FFFC 3/9

nlc8424

It's confession time! I have way too many random thoughts that go along with this that I couldn't pick a gif to go with it.

jumpy57

A co-worker brought in cupcakes. I took one, threw away the frosting, and ate the cake. I don't even feel bad, I just don't like frosting.

SkilledSailor

I just read the cravings chart that @starla shared in the food thread. I read the word "chocolate" and immediately went searching for the Lindt truffle I had in my purse. No self-control over here today. 

spottedginger

@EErin86 we can be cake buddies. I’ll eat all the frosting and you can have the cake. 

stothi

EErin86 said:

A co-worker brought in cupcakes. I took one, threw away the frosting, and ate the cake. I don't even feel bad, I just don't like frosting.

I do the same. I like the frosting that I make (white chocolate cream cheese amazingness) but don't like most store bought frostings. Even when I do like the frosting from nicer bakeries it's too much and I scrape all but a thin layer off.

stothi

Today my toddler asked for chocolate pudding for breakfast. I immediately said yes without even trying to negotiate for something healthier because I wanted chocolate pudding for myself and I didn't want to cook or prepare anything.

mrsman2018

I don't mind one off AW threads. I get they can get out of control and it's nice to have a clean front page. But I don't mind them in case I missed something in randoms. 

yosemite2018

I have a client meeting today so I have to go into the office, but decided to work from home in the morning because I just wanted a few extra hours in my comfy robe instead of squeezed into dress pants.

pourmeanothermocktail

I'm eating directly out of a tuna pouch, because in compromising with my midwife. She wants me to get protein in each meal...and I really want Mac and cheese for lunch. 

stothi

pourmeamocktail said:

I'm eating directly out of a tuna pouch, because in compromising with my midwife. She wants me to get protein in each meal...and I really want Mac and cheese for lunch. 

My kiddo and I like adding tuna to our Mac n cheese. We think it's yummy! Sometimes we get crazy and add some peas too.

pourmeanothermocktail

@stothi It makes me sad to put it in, especially if I'm craving the taste. I can add spinach or veg OK, but I like my tuna separate.

stothi

@pourmeamocktail that's legit. 

jumpy57

mrsman2018 said:

I don't mind one off AW threads. I get they can get out of control and it's nice to have a clean front page. But I don't mind them in case I missed something in randoms. 

I don't mind most of them, unless the obvious answer is.... CALL YOUR DOCTOR. Then I get annoyed, please don't take medical advice from internet strangers. 

nlc8424

I should be happy that I have a patient scheduled this afternoon, but I'm really not looking forward to it. I'm totally judging ahead of time what I'll be saying and I just don't want to go through the motions.

Also, I've been really worried about my pregnancy nose while working at the hospital lately. My stomach is fairly strong, but dang. I'm so afraid I'm going to have to walk right out of someone's room and hurt their feelings.

[Deleted User]

I am just over it today.  Work has been extra crazy because of the storm, and it doesn't help that the atm is down, too!  And we've got someone on vacation!

But my real FFFC is I am totally over clients telling me, "Happy Friday!"  1. We work Saturday, so it's not really "Friday" for us.  It's like second Thursday.  Only we're open later.  So it's basically another level of hell.  It sucks.  2.  Fridays are always extra slammed with people cashing checks i.e. not interested in sitting with the Banker to talk about their relationship, and non-clients cashing checks who will never open accounts and half the time I have to stop and call before I can cash it.  3. Sometimes I can barely even keep money in my drawer, so many people are just taking out cash and then they get pissy when I have to give them 50s, or else stop what I'm doing and go physically get more.  4.  Did I mention after an extra-long day, I still have to come in tomorrow???

Yea, I wish people would stop saying, "Happy Friday."  It's like they're just rubbing it in.

stothi

@BusinessWife not the same thing, but vaguely similar- I actually get offended when people ask me if I have fun/exciting plans for the weekend. I'm a full time stay a home (currently single) mom. I'm pregnant and have a toddler. What big exciting plans am I going to make when I'm too sick to get through just a regular day when my kid is at school for 4 hours? On weekends if no one comes to help then I have more to do, not less, because my toddler is home all day and bored and wants my attention. I'm not magically less sick on the weekends. So no. No, I do not have big exciting plans for the weekend and will probably be more tired by the time the weekend is over because most of the time with hubby being gone weekends are actually harder than weekdays, but thanks for asking. It makes me feel like people haven't listened to a word I've said and they haven't been paying one bit of attention to how my life actually is right now and has been for the passed many many months.

nlc8424

@BusinessWife that sounds so tough, I'm sorry you have to deal with that every week. One of my best friends works in the same line and always has a 6 day work week. I hope you get to relax soon though!

nlc8424

@stothi I've said it before, but that's so rough and you've got my sympathy. I hope your weekend is filled with a toddler who sleeps a bit better than usual, eats well, and minimal tantrums. Message me if you want to talk about toddler sleep, I would love to help if I can.

[Deleted User]

@stothi. Oh totally!  So much more work + feeling like garbage =/= super fun times. Hope you get a bit of relief one way or another. ❤

nackie

@stothi I hate it when people say something like “at least it’s the weekend so you can get some extra rest”. How am I supposed to get extra rest when I have a toddler that gets up at sunrise?  It’s not like they understand sleeping in on weekends. 
On a related note, i am dreading the time change this weekend. 

jumpy57

@nackie noooooooooo I forgot about that

pourmeanothermocktail

Yeah, toddler and time change, no thank you.

I bartend and I love when customers ask me about my weekend or whatnot. Now, I'm lucky right now and don't work Saturdays, but for a long time I worked Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon. And most of my customers knew it, they were regulars. 

Please don't wish me a happy weekend, or ask me what fun stuff is going on, unless you want to know about the band playing at the bar itself, because that's all that's on my plate.

Now Fri night is my only weekend shift. Easier, but it's still a night that I lose with my family. Worth the money, but don't ask me at midnight why I'm tired, lol. It's because I got up at 530 with kid A, and I'm growing kid B.

SkilledSailor

New confession brought to you by FB. If a grown woman describes themselves as "sassy" I automatically think they're probably a bitch who wears a smile a lot. 

nlc8424

Another FFFC: I judge parents who constantly pacify their kids. This is again coming after meeting with a child and parent who complain of picky eating and say that they cater to what the kid likes for all meals and they try to do whatever they can to avoid the kid getting mad and throwing a tantrum. What does that teach your child? They're bound to experience frustrating situations in life and by avoiding them at all costs you're not helping them learn how to appropriately/effectively deal with these emotions and situations.

jhjocelyn

Oohhh @nlc8424 that gets me too!! My brother was the worst, “oh we didn’t want to upset the kids, so we didn’t tell them we were getting divorced till it was final” ...okay, so you started living separately, doing everything separately, and went through all the scary crap telling thhem nothing because it wasn’t legit till you signed a piece of paper?!?! (The kids were 5&7, totally knew what was going on).
   Meanwhile I’m over here teaching my kid she has to spend hours of her life strapped to machines and taking pills in order to keep her body alive, and she is half their age... 

Be an adult people, deal with the hard stuff as it happens, I promise the road will be much smoother. 

There’s some hormonal ranting! 

Afm, Dd gets a downright shameful amount of screentime on a daily basis(side effect of lots of therapy, and poor parenting at mealtimes). I legit had to break her of using the ipad as her comfort item. But, we just got her bluetooth headphones, and today I m content to let her use them as much as she wants and am basking in the quiet. ...it helps that she was up 8x last night and barely napped today...I am tired, headachy and give not an f. 

yosemite2018

I’m actually really looking forward to the time change. While it means I get one less hour of sleep on my one day off, I don’t mind if DD sleeps an hour “later” and goes to bed at 9 instead of 8. I think the schedule change may help us (<- famous last words)

klj0228

I haven’t taken my prenatal in two days. I know how important it is for Bean’s growth but I could not stomach taking it at any time of day. Hopefully I can stomach it tonight.

yosemite2018

@klj0228 is it the iron that bothers you? If so, maybe ask your OB if you can take one without iron (I take gummies) then take bariatric iron which is much easier on the stomachs (slow release). I had so much trouble with my regular prenatals last time and as soon as I switched to the gummies and (chewable!) iron, it was a lot easier to handle.

SkilledSailor

@klj0228 No judgement from me! I’ve gone a few days before myself. And was only taking my DHA once a week. I was seriously struggling with pills. I just found a liquid one that tastes a bit like OJ that’s been much easier for me! It’s from WholeFoods if you think that would be easier for you as well. 

stothi

@nlc8424 hear, hear!!! Seriously though! I knew a picky eater who would only eat XYZ from one fast-food place. The closest one was like a 40 min drive away so the parents drove there once or twice a week to buy however many days worth to reheat for the kid. They seriously could not figure out why their child wouldn't eat anything else....
Um....
Um...
Really? Could it possibly, just throwing it out there, possibly be because the moment you offer your child anything new and they resist at all, you drive 80 minutes round trip to go get them their favorite fast food? Btw and plus also, that childhood obesity that you just can't figure out either? Might be a connection. Just a wild guess on my part...

jumpy57

@klj0228 thanks for the pill reminder. I'm so bad at remembering I had to get a weekly pill organizer to keep track

klj0228

@SkilledSailor that is a great idea! What is it called? I definitely think I would do better with one I drink that tastes like orange juice.

nlc8424

@stothi exactly. DS is not the best eater by any stretch of the imagination but I consistently provide new items to him without pressure because repeated exposure is so important. Most healthy kids won't starve themselves under normal circumstances, so you have to remember that your will power needs to outweigh theirs sometimes to make progress. I do hate coming off as being judgmental to parents and I'm in no position to say my way is best, but I do have some serious knowledge behind my recommendations...

SkilledSailor

@klj0228 Putting a photo of it in the spoiler. It suggests taking it with your favorite juice. I’ve done that and taken it as a shot, and added it to my smoothies. Much easier!

born2run911

@yosemite2018 tell me more about chewable iron! What does it taste like and where did you find it?! I’m in Canada and we definitely seem to lack every good option that you guys seem to have in the States in terms of gummie prenatals and I’ve definitely never seen the liquid stuff that @SkilledSailor speaks of either (mind you I’m in a rural community). Thank goodness for Amazon. 

knitknitread

@klj0228 I haven't taken mine either. I'm already taking a gummy. I notice a difference between my nausea level the next day when I take it at bed time. So I skip it a few times a week to avoid being nauseous even with my meds. Or in the case of yesterday, throwing up because I managed to be 30 minutes late on my phenergan dose.

So, there's my confession, I purposefully avoid my prenatal a few times a week ::shrugs:: I figure that it's more important that I get to consume and keep down food and fluids. 

stothi

@knitknitread and @klj0228 I don't take my prenatals every day. Sometimes I'm just too nauseous.  Last pregnancy I struggled during the first trimester too. I probably average taking them every other day. I do much better later in the pregnancy, or at least I did last time.

yosemite2018

@born2run911 hopefully I will remember to snap a photo later but I think the brand is called bariatric advantage. It’s kind of grape flavored I suppose. It reminds me of flinstones vitamins from when I was a kid. I get them from the pharmacy at our hospital (it’s over the counter though).

nackie

@knitknitread I skip mine a couple times a week, either because I’m too nauseous or I forget. Sometimes I don’t take them cuz I know they’ll make me sick and I don’t want to deal. I figure as long as I eat healthy it’ll all work out in the end. You just do what you can

Wishilivedinflorida

I have one. 

I'm pretty sure that if this LO is a girl, DH and I will have no problem saying we are “two and through” and he will probably schedule a vasectomy soon after birth. However, I think if we have another boy, though we will be overjoyed, I think DH won’t be able to commit to permanent birth control means, and I’m not sure I could either. I wouldn’t label it “gender/sex disappointment,” but more the “unknown experience of having a girl.” I feel guilty thinking this way, and it’s part of the reason we are Team Green...to not potentially spend the next six months overthinking our plans for birth control.

stothi

@Wishilivedinflorida I hear you. I'm so anti "gender disappointment." I side eye, I openly judge, I'm all,"a baby is a baby!" I think it was just last week that I was ranting about people trying for just one more, and one more and one more... to get the sex of baby that they want and how I don't like that. This whole time I've been saying that we are 2 and through. This is it for us. All done. Yeah... Found out this one is a boy too and almost immediately thought, "maybe we could try for one more...." Damnit self! Don't make me a hypocrite like that!!! It so strange when your brain thinks one thing and you feelings think another.