FFFC 3/23

coco2787

What have you got ladies?  *Not guaranteed to be flame free

spottedginger

MIL is in town and I do not have the patience or tact I usually display. We generally get along and I love her dearly.  However, as she is aging she has some put-on mannerisms that drive me bonkers and wants to repeat entire conversations again and again as if the content or my responses will change. Like... we just fucking had this same conversation not an hour ago. No, I still don’t know the date for XYZ or if we need your help to meet contractors next month. This isn’t cute. Do you honestly not remember our conversation or are you looking for me to say something different? Either is an issue. 

Tldr: I may not make it through the weekend without combusting and losing my everloving shit. 

prpl11butterfly

My role as AP at work requires me to balance the bank statement daily. Register all checks and outgoing funds, the whole 9 yards. My confession is that I don't do this at home with my accounts, ever. Which is why my checking account has just over $1.00 currently (savings is fine and there for back up). Also, H and I have separate accounts and pay separate bills.

spottedginger

Another one: I had a horrific migraine with all the vomiting weds afternoon through yesterday evening and have been surviving purely on Coca Cola for almost 48 hours now. Not planning on stopping anytime soon. 

coco2787

It’s been so long since I shaved my legs that when I was walking around in my robe last night I thought I had a head hair stuck to my leg but it was actually just that I was catching a breeze in my extremely long leg hairs 

lalala2004

@suzycupcake I thought about you when I ate my McDonald’s bacon, egg and cheese bagel this morning. And that’s the last I’ll bother you about it

prpl11butterfly

And another. One of our customers brought in donuts. I've already had breakfast of a mini bagel and pineapples but I'm emotional today so I'm having a donut for my feelings. Coworker also brought in cupcakes so that's going down after lunch. 

SkilledSailor

@spottedginger I once had a FMIL like that. I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a factor in calling off the wedding. I mean, her son was a douche and a half but I also couldn't live the rest of my life with a MIL like that. I feel for you. 

@prpl11butterfly For whatever reason, your confession makes me feel better about my current finances. Also, yay surprise donuts!

FFFC: H voluntarily slept in the other room a few nights ago. And then has kept sleeping in the other room (once because he got home late) because his snoring is getting really bad and I'm having trouble sleeping. My FFFC, I told him once the pollen/his allergies get better then he could come back. I'm going to be sad about that day. I'm sleeping SO well right now. 

kristah2

FFC: So many of my family (my mom, my step-mom and H's Mom's boyfriend) have all been laid off in the past month and I just booked an overly expensive vacation and I'm not even mad about it. We just keep avoiding telling them all anything about it.
(In case anyone is wondering, Bahamas has officially been taken off the Zika list!)

spottedginger

@skilledsailor She’s not always like this. She just picks something arbitrary and gets stuck in a loop. It wouldn’t be so frustrating if I didn’t genuinely like her. 

SkilledSailor

@spottedginger I guess that's the silver lining! Hopefully she gets out of the loop soon! 

krash_

@SkilledSailor actually pretty jealous of your sleeping arrangement right now. I have to wake MH up in the middle of the night, sometimes multiple times, to tell him to turn over because hes snoring or breathing in my face. I don't want to kick him out of bed but if he decided to sleep in the guest room I wouldn't be mad about it. 

FFFC: I'm still using a Christmas coffee mug at work and I have no plans of switching it out anytime soon. 

jengibre_zorro

@spottedginger - i'm drinking a diet coke for breakfast right now - #cantstopwontstop 

My confession is that got a save the date for a distant cousins wedding this fall, and i have no intention of going (its super far, and like, seriously haven't talked to him in years)  So i was just going to send them money, but he is posting non stop on facebook about how he loves guns guns guns, and i'm not going to send him anything now.  I'm a bitch, and not sorry. 

eleven_

I'm probably going to be flamed for this. 

My DH and I have 1 or 2 tequila shots on the weekend. My kids 2 & 4 always ask us for shots too. We now give them chocolate milk in shot glasses and let them cheers with us. 

prpl11butterfly

@kristah2 I got layed off last Feb and was unemployed until June. H bought me a new (to me) Enclave in April. My family kept making remarks about how well unemployment was going for me. My parents were all in good fun but some friends of theirs seemed a little more irritated by it. Basically they are perpetual one uppers and couldn't one up me.

SkilledSailor

@eleven_ Part of me wants to be like "omg that's horrible" but really, I'm a big wine person. Like, love it. So I would totally give my kid some grape juice in my tervis wine cup if they asked to drink wine with me. 

krash_

@eleven_ when I was a kid my parents used to give me shots of sprite when they were partying with friends and taking shots. In hindsight, now knowing that my mom was an alcoholic that was probably a bad idea. 

prpl11butterfly

@eleven_ I totally missed your shot comment. Nothing wrong with that IMO. I grew up in a very heavy drinking Italian family. I'm sure I my share of actual alcohol from relatives. In fact, even now as a sober adult my mom tries to get me to take shots of Fortissimo at family funerals. 

jengibre_zorro

@eleven_ i think that's adorable!

doxiemoxie212

@eleven_ I think that’s totally fine. Might side eye if you gave them shots of TEQUILA lol but tiny gulpable glasses for tiny humans are great. 

galactickates

My FFFC - I always thought it was totally stupid that you make friends in TTGP go through the daily struggle, share the BSC, but once someone got a BFP all interactions stopped. It made me super sad to lose those friendships I made. I'm glad this is catching on and I'm not the only one who felt that way.  I missed you ladies and these threads are making me super happy! 

SkilledSailor

@galactickates Me too! I definitely have lots of ladies I wanted to reach out to after the BFP but didn't want to invade their safe space. It's really nice to see some of them here! 

prpl11butterfly

@galactickates it hard when you lose that connection. I missed interacting with a few of the ladies from the BMB but now I get to interact with them again and it makes me happy. This was a great call and I give you all the props!

doxiemoxie212

@galactickates @SkilledSailor I felt the same! I stalk everyone still but at some point just felt weird/invasive chiming in or messaging, I don’t know why. But it’s so nice to have a place we can all be together again! 

kristah2

Agreed, ladies!! You "chat" with someone for weeks, months, years... they are one of the few who understand what you're going through.. it's nice to keep connection! 
I realllyy missed the dailies once I went benched for that reason!

jrm_14

There was a ridiculous drama about MILs bday celebration (again). MH & I ended up conceding to appease. Well, MH had influenza this week, so we didn’t go to the dinner. I was so glad bc it would have been a huge strain on my work night. 

I may very well milk me not feeling well so we don’t have to go to ILs this weekend again. 

ETA: I almost started this thread late last night bc I had a good FFFC & of course didn’t write it down 

galactickates

Or what if you're just one month behind your buddy?  Because you ovulated at a different time you can't talk anymore?  Or the people that are benched for months they just have to be alone while they are already feeling bummed or adopting or they have their LO?  No F that. 
I'm just super happy. Last night it was like seeing an old friend enter a party with each post that popped up. It was great!  I was even happier to see the FFFC started this morning! 

galactickates

@jrm_14 - definitely milk the not feeling well card  I blame H for anything I don't want to do and/or cover for me.  I do the same for him.  That's the best part of being married.  

suzycupcake

@lalala2004 This is my face

lalala2004

@suzycupcake I actually took a picture of my lunch to show you how healthy it was:

But then one of the principals brought us pizza, so I put that back in the fridge for Monday I can’t turn down free food. At least there were vegetables on the pizza?

suzycupcake

@lalala2004 fffc I ate McDonalds two months ago. To my credit though, I only went there for coffee and somebody snuck a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit in there. 

nmbrcrnchr1

This idea is awesome @galactickates it’s so nice to see everyone here!

@eleven_ my flaming shot glass gif failed but I literally lol’d at your FFFC

AFM...I’m working from home, after a week of traveling and dealing with crap, I’m mostly catching up on tv with my laptop sitting next to me. The work will be there Monday  

jrm_14

Last weekend, there was a mixup with the hotel. After much discussion and a discounted room, I looked at the confirmation email & realized I had accidentally booked the hotel for the wrong date. I never told the hotel or MH. Oops. 

I do not like the word ‘funk.’  It makes me cringe. 

I have never honestly told MH “My Number.”  (Surely there are others, right?!)

I told two boyfriends plus now MH I had never had butt sex. It was only the truth the with the first person. 

One time, in HS age years, I baked brownies with laxatives in them & gave them away to the group of guys with whom I was friends. They would shat in bags & put it on people’s doorsteps. 

galactickates

@jrm_14 you are my hero with your FFFC. 

I've been using our move to get out of social events I just don't want to go to.  Happy hours,  kids birthday parties, get togethers. We're busy.. true... but we'd make time for something we ACTUALLY wanted to go.  

SkilledSailor

@jrm_14 I see no need for H to know my number. Andplusalso, I don't know my number. Some of them just weren't memorable and over a decade ago.

@galactickates I don't blame you. This happens more in the winter but if the weather is gross out, then I usually suddenly don't feel well and have to miss ____ event. 

galactickates

I hate the way my husband kisses sometimes.  I think he's seen to much porn and it's been so hard to correct. Why did no one correct him before me??? 

prpl11butterfly

I almost lost my virginity to a National Gaurdsman who was set to deploy for Iraq the following day. Spent the night drinking and fooling around and if AF hadn't been present, it would have happened. Sometimes I wish I had anyway...

This confession courtesy of my own #. 1. 

krash_

@jrm_14 MH and I have not shared our numbers either and like @SkilledSailor I'm not sure I could come up with mine at this point. However, I do know that MH lost his virginity to me (we didn't start dating until 3 years after we met) but I did not lose my virginity to him. 

@galactickates SAME! He tries to make out sometimes and its like he's putting his face too close to mine so I will kiss him back and push him away at the same time. 

jrm_14

@galactickates @krashke Igh, I wish Mh would make out. The last time we semi-passionately kissed was on our wedding day. It’s been probably 2.5yrs since we actually made out. There are other things Mh does that I side-eye & I am sure it is porn inspired. 

galactickates

@krashke ughh mine has his mouth wide open and flicks his tongue in my mouth like he's trying to give me a mouth orgasm lol that's not a thing.  It's weird, gross and I hate it.  The worst part is I think he thinks he's being sexy...   

jrm_14

Erm, I completely had swamp vagina last night. MH & I hadn’t had the sex in about a month (its own FFFC). I still let him down there.  Since he does that so infrequently, I knew it was this or who knew when!  Didn’t even apologize for the swampness monster.