I get annoyed by how helpful my FIL is. When they visit he’s always looking for a project. He organized our garage one time and I couldn’t find ANYTHING. I’m terrible.
@EmilyE13 oh that would bother me. My father in law would criticize everything I did and tell me if only I did things the way he did then I would be better at it. He was awful. He passed away a couple years ago and the relief I felt was something I should be ashamed of.
I’ve eaten raw eggs from recipes multiple times over the last month…licking the spoons in cake batter and cookie dough 😬. I bake a lot and have zero self-control.
I told myself I was going into the office today so that I wouldn’t spend the day at home eating. In reality I was going into the office because I knew we were having an ice cream sundae bar. It didn’t disappoint!
Do you think Reece’s eggs count as egg protein my confession is I am still having a really difficult time adjusting to this pregnancy it has been so different from my others and that is really freaking me out this time. I just feel so disconnected and feel like I am always preparing for the worst. I have never been this way before
@hotmessexpress89 if I hear one more person say “are you excited? Are you just sooooo excited???? You must be EXCITED!!!!!” I’m gonna start kicking shins. Because I really WANT to feel excited, but….. I’m just not there. And I don’t know why. Dr keep telling me everything looks good. But hanging out in overwhelm and anxiety anyway. 🤷🏻♀️
My guilty pleasure is lime popsicles. I’m supposed to severely limit sugar because I’m genetically at risk for gestational diabetes. But I tell myself that if I work out for 5-10 extra minutes I can have one. 😂 Nothing else tastes as amazing. I just can’t resist.
Cue: Rant I didn’t know I had in me. I hate people.
I don’t want to go to work. I’ve never wanted to quit in my life, and I don’t know if it’s pandemic teaching or if it’s hormones, but I could give five shits right now. If we didn’t need the insurance, I’m pretty sure I’d tell them now I don’t want to be there next year. I usually feel like this after a long break, but it’s been almost two months now. Even though I feel better and have more energy, my love for teaching just isn’t there. Home stretch is basically here. Third quarter ends next week even though it’s week 26. That’s also really stupid.
Additionally, everyone thinks of Oregon as basically this liberal/leftist/hippie commune state and they clearly haven’t actually been here or they’ve kept their eyes closed the entire time unless they passed through Eugene. Very limited parts of Oregon are left-majority. The lack of masks should really emphasize that to anyone who has doubts at this point. If you don’t wear a mask, I have no sympathy for any contagion that ruins your life. I am pregnant and you’re pretending that wearing a mask and keeping other people safe is equivalent to actual persecution and you’re willfully ignorant so that you don’t have to challenge your own genuinely stupid beliefs.
My parents helped Chilean refugees escape LITERALLY BEING MURDERED by Augusto Pinochet, Ukrainians are fighting for their lives, and you can’t wear a goddamn mask during a global pandemic because you are too self-centered and spoiled? Go cry me a river. UGH.
@pangolindrome yup and even the liberal parts of Oregon are generally pseudo liberal (yes we want affordable housing - just not in MY neighborhood etc. etc.) I’m so sorry you’re having to teach through this mess. I left the classroom three years ago for grad school and feel like I got out just in time (not that things weren’t already bad). One of my closest teacher friends went on medical leave for anxiety this year. I can’t believe what communities/states/the nation are doing to teachers right now. I’m sure you’re doing amazing and I’m also sure you’re being asked to deal with way more than is reasonable or fair or safe. ♥️
@rin_dancing I totally get where you're coming from about the excitement. This will be my fourth child. I love my kids, but I HATE being pregnant. So no, this part is not remotely exciting
@rin_dancing well if you get GD I'm here for you. I've had it 2/3 pregnancies and already prepared for it to happen this time. The trick is to work out after you eat. Eat a lime popsicle and hop on the elliptical or just walk briskly. That will do the trick.
@rin_dancing hopefully you beat the odds and don't get it. I had literally zero risk factors and here I am. I had friends with multiple risk factors and they were fine. It's a crapshoot. It's a big pain but it's not unmanageable as long as you like cheese and eggs.
@pangolindrome I’m so sorry for what you & other teachers are going through. The public health crisis aside, nothing seems to be as it should and it’s terrible.
I live in Michigan, so if you’ve heard about the people here you know what kind of morons walk among us 🤦🏽♀️ I work a hybrid schedule- 2 office days & 3 days home, I dread the days in the office. Most of our “team” is fed TF up with being overworked & under-appreciated, but they swarm me like a chocolate cake at break time - and they don’t know I’m pregnant yet. I wear a mask and they get weird about it, and I got complaints for staying home when my kid was so sick she couldn’t go to daycare. It’s bizarre. If I hear one more of them tell me, “well if you got the vaccine, then you’re fine,” I might go full fire-breathing dragon.
I wish I could quit but I can’t find anything that pays close to what I make now.
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Re: Flame-Free Friday Confessions (FFFC) 3/25
I usually feel like this after a long break, but it’s been almost two months now. Even though I feel better and have more energy, my love for teaching just isn’t there. Home stretch is basically here. Third quarter ends next week even though it’s week 26. That’s also really stupid.