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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
TGIF & FFFC
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Re: TGIF & FFFC
Sister and her dead-beat loser baby daddy boyfriend are driving from Texas to Arkansas today to pick up his 2 other children (he's 22 and has 4 maybe 5 kids with at least 3 different ladies) from their mother who doesn't want them anymore and has already left 1 of her other children in Georgia. I feel so so so bad for these little boys (ages 1 and 3) that their Mom is giving them up to a Dad they've never met. I can only imagine how scared they will be when they realize there Mommy isn't coming back. My sister can't afford to take care of herself, her DD, and dumb boyfriend so I have no idea what they're going to do with 2 more kids. Sister got laid off, they're getting evicted by the end of the month, and now they have 2 more kids to take care of! And my sister's too stubborn to sign up for WIC or any other type of assitance. My sister is a great Mom and will do what's right for all 3 kids but I just feel so bad for them.
Guess that's not really my confession but it's all I got right now.
I have been eating Activia yogurt this week. Let me tell you they aren't kidding when they say it keeps you regular. Note to self, only eat this yogurt every other day.
I know deep down we need to wean Evie from her paci, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I just feel like all the baby stuff is coming to an end and it is one that thing that I am holding on to. I just need to buck up and do it. Plus she isn't saying very many words yet and I feel like the paci in to blame b/c it is in her mouth most of the day.
Ugh. This is so sad. Those poor little boys!!
I hate water... Hate it. But after going into L&D last night with BH, I need to drink more...
Oh, and after the doc checked my cervix at the hospital last night she said "Well, I could do a FFN test... have you had sex in the last 24 hours?" I gave her this blank stare and said "Are you freaking kidding me?"
She assured me that its totally safe to have sex while pregnant... I told her I already knew that. I just have.zero.drive. I don't even want to... umm... double click my own mouse cause of the cramps after the fact... its just not worth it.
I want to have this kid so I can go back to post pregnancy sex....
Malakai - 8.3.09
Ezra - 12.1.11 ASD
I had a meeting with my daughter's guidance counselor and the head of the math department yesterday afternoon. Jordan has had major issues with the teaching styles of her last two math teachers and I went there to make sure that she gets a good teacher next year, because I refuse to have a repeat of this past year. Long story short, they are recommending that based on her grasp of the material that she re-take this class next year...and I totally agree with them.
I talked to her about it last night and she freaked out, is absolutely refusing to do this and won't listen to reason about why it's in her best interest to do so. I'm going to email the guidance counselor and math dept head and request that we have another meeting to see if they can talk some sense into her. If not, I'm going to tell them to go ahead and schedule her to re-take the class anyway. She will be furious and probably not talk to me for a few days, which will kill me, but this is what I have to do as her parent because I think it's what's best.
Ok, that wasn't really a confession, but I needed to get it out because I'm upset about it.
I have a call out that I want to make but I am afraid to post it because I don't want to deal with the BSC people who will jump down my throat...even though I have NOTHING to do with the call out except that I noticed things didn't add up.
So that's my FFFC...I'm finally afraid of posting something on TN.
Oh...this has nothing to do with me at all. It's just that certain people will turn it around and try to make it about me.
why not just PM the person that you want to call out? seems like the call out would cause drama.
Malakai - 8.3.09
Ezra - 12.1.11 ASD
True. Very true. But it sucks. I don't like to see people get screwed and I'm afraid that is what is happening.
does this have to do with a certain someone posting certian things on swap spot?
Malakai - 8.3.09
Ezra - 12.1.11 ASD
No. Not involved with that at all. But I'll send you an e-mail.
Ok, this isn't a confession but kind of a funny and I felt like I had to share.
My 93 year old grandfather broke his wrist last Friday. How? He went out to get the mail and when he was walking back up the driveway, there was a ball left out by one of the kids. He kicked the ball then ran after it (as much as a 93 year old can) and tried to kick it again. He lost his balance and fell. It's not funny that he broke his wrist but the picture of him kicking a ball then running after it to kick it again is so my Grandfather.
This is the same man that broke his hip a couple years back when he was on a riding mower and tried to take a steep incline that everyone knows was too steep but he said he could do it and it fell over on him. He really doesn't get that he's over 90 and maybe needs to slow down a bit.
This was my first thought too.
Flame Free Friday Confession...although nothing on TN is really Flame Free.
OHH!!. Cool.
I'm about ready to strangle the people at DS's DCC. How can they NOT get it that he absolutely under no circumstances can eat oranges!!!!! I am seriously going to bring DS back to school the next time they do it. He was crying for an hour last night trying to pass those $#@# things!! And the diapers are sooo nasty.
That venting was very nice.
Supposed to be Flame Free but I like to think of it as Flame FULL Friday Confessions - nothing's ever reall flame free
Ok, I have another.
I've posted about this before, but at the beginning of October, I was paid my quarterly bonus. It was based on performance for July, August and September and covered the period of October through December. Two weeks after I got the bonus (and the money was gone), my bosses decided that they didn't want to continue to pay me for a full day for WAH on Mondays. So, they told me I had to repay the bonus and I was given a 10% cut moving forward, since I would be taking care of Ben and not putting in the same hours were I at the office. Fast forward to a month ago and the administrative staff all took a 10% cut because of the economy. So not only is my salary down 20%, but I have had money being taken out of each check since January to re-pay the bonus. I feel like I'm practically working for fucking_peanuts at this point.
Given all this, my attitude and motivation around here are in the toilet and I don't care. So, if I spend a lot of time on here and not working, so what. I'll be here for 11 years next month, have busted my ass and gone above and beyond, time and time and time again...and this is the_bullshit I get. When I was 9 months pregnant, I was working 12 hour days because they kept giving me more projects to do, when all I was trying to do is wrap things up to be out on maternity leave. Ridiculous. When Ben goes to daycare (after his 2nd birthday), I can't wait to look for another job because I have such a bad taste in my mouth with this place.
I'd start looking now. That was not a cool move on their part.
My DD loves doughnuts. And ice cream and cookies. :P (we don't eat those things much ourselves, but when we do, we let her have some too)
Also, we don't always get in her veggies every day. We're good with fruit, but sometimes I forget the veggies. DD also still gets a bottle at night before bed because it calms her - sometimes it's milk, sometimes it's water.
Last one: last night DH and I had some ice cream - just finishing up 1/2 a pint that was in the freezer. DD decided she wanted some, so DH gave her a spoonful in a coffee mug, placed her on a towel on the floor and let her at it with a spoon. She was eventually covered from head to toe in black raspberry ice cream (minus the hair, thank god), but I didn't feel like giving her a bath last night, so all I did was clean her off with some baby wipes before putting her in bed.
What a bunch of jerk holes. Ditto PP, start looking now and I hope you find something. They'll realize once you're gone how great they had it with you.
Seans - I am so sorry you are dealing w/ a craptastic boss. I can't believe they gave you a bonus and had the ballz to ask for it back. I can somewhat relate b/c I have a sucky boss myself. I hav had 2 of my paychecks get return in the last couple months, due to my boss having NSF in his acct. The added stress from a sucky job, impacts your at home life in a nasty way. I hope things get better for you, in the meantime nest-away girl!
Thanks, ladies.
What I forgot to say is that the only good thing to come of all this crap is with the second 10% cut, they told me that I could have Mondays off (no WAH) -- so I really love having that day with Ben.
Plus, they pay for the health insurance for the kids and I (which is over $800/month). So, I really need to stick it out a bit longer until DH and I can get some bills paid off and be able to come up with another $400 a month, which is what it would cost to add the kids to his health insurance, because I doubt whatever job I go to is not going to incur this expense.
Ever since seeing that email yesterday between my boss and the other woman, I've been checking his email to see if I "accidentally" stumble across anything else. It's my soap opera entertainment while I'm sitting in here by myself.
Scandalous.