I guess I’m the opposite with holidays and all that. I already have hearts ready for tomorrow through Valentine’s Day for his door with random reasons I love him. And I am the mom that is at every class party because my mom did that too and for me it’s a special time with him. And I go over the top for holidays without meaning too, my mom is still that way and I’m an adult so holidays have always been a big deal for us and an excuse to get together with our family.
Also my hair is so freaking curly if I want to wear it down I have to wash it daily it’s annoying as hell.
FFFC I love these teen pregnancy drama shows, TLC has one that makes Teen Mom seem tame.
I shower/wash my hair when I need to like @pirateduck said . Sometimes I only shower twice a week.
On holidays we celebrate Christmas. I bought dd a couple things at Easter last year (her first) but MH didn't even come so I don't think we can count that as celebrating as a family. I hate the consumer side of holidays mainly because I hate receiving junk I don't want or need. I try to give just one thoughtful present to family members and try to encourage them to do the same. We grew up with my parents trying to buy everything we could possibly want for Christmas, MH has also told me his mother would forgo paying the electric bill to get them some new toy. I don't ever want to be that parent. MH looks at it fondly she thinks what she gave up to get them the toy, I think how irresponsible she was to do that and that they didn't actually need the toy.
My fffc I told friend who's going in for her c-section Monday that I was hurt her so said he'd was going to put an email out to our entire staff when the baby was born and that I would have to find out just the same way people I don't care for at our school would find out. After stating this, I felt terrible because they need to do what is easiest on the day their child is born and my feelings shouldn't been important (though I of course plan on texting her as an individual when this is is born).
I'm with you @bananapanda I wash my hair, with shampoo, every single day.
I want to start this next statement with I don't judge anyone's religion, it is their choice. Period. The early years of my life my parents raised us Jehovah's Witness. At home we never realized that we were missing out on anything, but once we got to school, it became isolating. Pledge of Allegiance, sit down and don't say it. Birthday parties, sit back and don't participate, don't have a cupcake. Holiday parties, go sit in the library until it's over. It sucked. For whatever reason, they chose to step away from the congregation when I was about 9 or 10 and we were finally able to participate at school and I remember it being amazing. While I don't fault my parents for their religious beliefs, I always felt like my sister and I had to miss out because of their choice, not ours. So holidays, I go overboard. No shame, I probably will forever.
@splashmountain my husband was raised Jehovah’s Witness in his younger years (I don’t think anyone in the family subscribes by it much now), but it is quite different to how I was raised and definitely complicates things sometimes or makes it hard for us to understand each other’s perspectives when it comes to holidays. I have serious respect for couples who come from vastly different religious/cultural backgrounds and find ways to make it work.
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party because my mom did that too and for me it’s a special time with him. And I go over the top for holidays without meaning too, my mom is still that way and I’m an adult so holidays have always been a big deal for us and an excuse to get together with our family.
On holidays we celebrate Christmas. I bought dd a couple things at Easter last year (her first) but MH didn't even come so I don't think we can count that as celebrating as a family. I hate the consumer side of holidays mainly because I hate receiving junk I don't want or need. I try to give just one thoughtful present to family members and try to encourage them to do the same. We grew up with my parents trying to buy everything we could possibly want for Christmas, MH has also told me his mother would forgo paying the electric bill to get them some new toy. I don't ever want to be that parent. MH looks at it fondly she thinks what she gave up to get them the toy, I think how irresponsible she was to do that and that they didn't actually need the toy.
My fffc I told friend who's going in for her c-section Monday that I was hurt her so said he'd was going to put an email out to our entire staff when the baby was born and that I would have to find out just the same way people I don't care for at our school would find out. After stating this, I felt terrible because they need to do what is easiest on the day their child is born and my feelings shouldn't been important (though I of course plan on texting her as an individual when this is is born).
I want to start this next statement with I don't judge anyone's religion, it is their choice. Period. The early years of my life my parents raised us Jehovah's Witness. At home we never realized that we were missing out on anything, but once we got to school, it became isolating. Pledge of Allegiance, sit down and don't say it. Birthday parties, sit back and don't participate, don't have a cupcake. Holiday parties, go sit in the library until it's over. It sucked. For whatever reason, they chose to step away from the congregation when I was about 9 or 10 and we were finally able to participate at school and I remember it being amazing. While I don't fault my parents for their religious beliefs, I always felt like my sister and I had to miss out because of their choice, not ours. So holidays, I go overboard. No shame, I probably will forever.