Nngh, my mother. I posted my ultrasound pics to FB, and the ONLY thing she commented on was how in one shot the shadowing between the baby's head and the visible hand sort of looks like a middle finger shape (Her actual comment was "umm.... in the top middle it looks sort of like she is giving the middle finger").
I am irrationally annoyed by this, like... she can't comment on profile shot of the face, or the adorable clearly visible not-flipping-you-off hand? Just the shadowy shape that she thinks looks like a baby giving the bird, except that in order for that to be whats there the baby would have to have two right hands? AUGH.
My MIL! She is driving me crazy- among the things on my list this week is that she's booked a makeup artist for SILs wedding in a few weeks & made appointments for everyone but me. She told me there was no time for him to work on me since he was doing everyone else & I should just figure it out on my own.
My MIL! She is driving me crazy- among the things on my list this week is that she's booked a makeup artist for SILs wedding in a few weeks & made appointments for everyone but me. She told me there was no time for him to work on me since he was doing everyone else & I should just figure it out on my own.
@calecorvus You're not being irrational and I encourage you against that type of language.
Related note: I get annoyed when people impute things on kids. Your example is perfect: A sweet baby in womb is not giving anyone the middle finger.
@barrelocarol Youve got a point on the wording, i do tend to use that as more a volume measurement of annoyance rather than indicating that being annoyed is irrational, but really, i think im totally justified in both aspects here. Im still annoyed about it and she commented last night.
Bought a profiteroles cake at Costco. Wasn't sure if I need to store it in the fridge or freezer. I googled my question and no luck. I called Costco, 45 mins before closing time...bakery would not answer the phone, tried a few other departments for help...they just wouldn't answer the phone. I know they are busy etc...but I was deeply annoyed for a good hour! Anyhow, its in the fridge....hope it doesn't go to sh*t for tomorrow. Crossing fingers.
So the hospital called me back and with MaterniT1 testing mess up they did with the billing. They apologized and realized they made a mistake in the billing so I will NOT be paying the $1,450 just the $200 as promised. I'm not really annoyed by this but this is where I originally posted my annoyance of it so figured I would update!
S.O. is just annoying me. He goes off the handle for any little thing. Example: I asked him to take the turns easier because I don't want to spill our drinks. He exaggerates and drives really slow. He starts complaining about being asked to take the turns slower. Finally fed up with his mood swings I just blurt out that he's annoying me. This starts another one of his tantrums. I don't think he understands that he's been acting up and annoying me for the past month. I partially blame my own hormones for my lack of patience, but honestly, he's acting moodier than me which makes wonder which one of us is actually the pregnant one. Rant over...
@PixieMoxie I feel ya! My SO sometimes throw little tantrums, and wonders why our 7yo whines. This morning I made oatmeal and he whines there's not enough cinnamon. Ok...so add some. Then our 7yo tells me there's not enough butter on his bagel, and my SO proceeds to tell him he needs to do it himself so he doesn't complain. Dude...you just did the same thing 1minute prior.
And now...sitting on the train and need to be in disability area...there are 3 crying and screaming 2-3yr olds making my head spin. Yup, FTM here, but I've never seen this on the train to work before. LOL In go my headphones and some good reggae.
Ok, so I know she probably didn't mean it the way I'm taking it, but my MIL really annoyed me yesterday. The closest BBB is up near them, so we decided to have dinner at their house after looking at strollers and starting our registry. I was talking about the crib we liked (which I thought was a super reasonable price for a convertible) and some other stuff, and she kept talking about how when they had my DH and his brother that they'd just gotten the "basics" and "well you'll figure it out" when I wasn't asking questions. I feel like I have pretty not-insane thoughts about what to register for/what we need (definitely shot some eye-rolls to my DH at some of the suggestions from the sales associate) and we're buying very little furniture for the nursery. (Crib and glider/recliner...maybe a bookshelf. We're keeping the dresser that's in there and MIL has DH's changing table so we're using that.) I'm probably being too sensitive but she was kind of like this about our wedding registry, too. I'm all about deals and saving money but just let me register for the $399 crib!
@ksmwalters back in the day when my MIL was allowed to be involved, we were expecting DS and well, we did research and wanted specific things. Every single decision we made she gave us a hard time. When she would come by Inwould hide purchases so I didn’t have to hear about it. She would buy us a lot of stained second hand stuff and reason that he would stain it anyway. People have different money situations and different priorities. Y’all do whatever works for you guys! Lol MIL is a nut case and her actions during that pregnancy were the beginning of the end for us.
@ksmwalters, unless they are paying for it, it's really none of their business how much your crib costs. You guys are adults, about to become parents. I assume you have jobs (or at least one of you) as a means to support yourselves. So...if she doesn't like the cost of your crib (or anything else on your registry for that matter) she can suck it up.
That being said, I DO feel it's courteous to have a wide range of prices on your registry to keep in mind some people will want to spend much more than others. But that's besides the point.
@justkeeptrying Oh we will definitely have a wide range! But yeah I feel like we can choose what we want to spend. Also my mom had the opposite reaction to the price of the crib (like it was going to fall apart immediately or something...eye roll) so I'm just going to do what we want.
@syssa-o Oh man I'm sorry! I'm all for secondhand stuff but not stained stuff! (At least as a gift/something paid for...if my friend had something that was slightly stained but it was free I'm all for it.) They're not hurting financially but she is definitely more of a penny-pincher and saver.
@ksmwalters Register for wtv your heart wants. If people want to purchase, they will. If not, they will find something more suitable to their budget. I'm sure you aren't expecting your MIL to cough up all the money for the crib. And FWIW, that's a reasonable price for a convertible crib.
Everyone is clearly closing their eyes trying to rest on their way to work. 2 ladies chitter chatting about trivial things and sound like they are trying to impress one another..and their voices get louder and louder as they talk over each other...sooo annoying. Shush up! Nobody cares.
Lady beside me tapping on her phone. Why is she using her nails? Use your finger tip. Please. I'm not gonna look. Maybe her nails are super long...fine...but that tapping in my ear. Ugh. Man beside me on the left reading a book, thanks for being quiet but your elbow is jabbing me every so often. Grr.
These things didn't bug me so much before. Now I'm just finding this ride so annoying. My senses are all heightened.
Re: Easily Annoyed..
I am irrationally annoyed by this, like... she can't comment on profile shot of the face, or the adorable clearly visible not-flipping-you-off hand? Just the shadowy shape that she thinks looks like a baby giving the bird, except that in order for that to be whats there the baby would have to have two right hands? AUGH.
Related note: I get annoyed when people impute things on kids. Your example is perfect: A sweet baby in womb is not giving anyone the middle finger.
That being said, I DO feel it's courteous to have a wide range of prices on your registry to keep in mind some people will want to spend much more than others. But that's besides the point.
@syssa-o Oh man I'm sorry! I'm all for secondhand stuff but not stained stuff! (At least as a gift/something paid for...if my friend had something that was slightly stained but it was free I'm all for it.) They're not hurting financially but she is definitely more of a penny-pincher and saver.
Everyone is clearly closing their eyes trying to rest on their way to work. 2 ladies chitter chatting about trivial things and sound like they are trying to impress one another..and their voices get louder and louder as they talk over each other...sooo annoying. Shush up! Nobody cares.
Lady beside me tapping on her phone. Why is she using her nails? Use your finger tip. Please. I'm not gonna look. Maybe her nails are super long...fine...but that tapping in my ear. Ugh. Man beside me on the left reading a book, thanks for being quiet but your elbow is jabbing me every so often. Grr.
These things didn't bug me so much before. Now I'm just finding this ride so annoying. My senses are all heightened.