Can today can be combined confession/Vent :)

jennybeams

Because I need to

My MIL just called last night as said they are not coming over for DD's 1st birthday/Thanksgiving.  They usually T-day dinner, and the reason was "We don't want to leave the house that day."  That is their excuse for missing their only grandaughter's first birthday.  So lame, if you ask me.  She waited on the phone like I was magically going to change my plans because they couldn't come.  Yeah right lady, I'm going to change the whole party just so you can cook a turkey....NOT!!!

Confession:  I can be a judgemental momma.  My IL's were over this weekend and our nephew is about 1.5 YO.  He's eaten every meal from a jar since he started solids (with the exception of a few Gerber snacks thrown in.)  My SIL said she tried to give him toast the other day and he gagged.  Seriously, you haven't even given the kid toast yet?  I just don't get that.  DD was eating toast at 6 months old. How the heck is that kid every going to learn to swallow if they don't feed him real food?

 

Liss_37

they just didn't want to leave the house that day? wth kind of excuse is that! I'd be pissed. Good on you for not changing your plans, I wouldn't either. 

MSUMamaof2

I think this is a good idea--that way, I won't seem so whiney when I complain.  LOL. 

I took my sick kids to the doctor yesterday.  It's the 3rd cold we've had since the end of September, and the 4th illness including the stomach flu we had 2.5 weeks ago.  I'm at the end of my effing rope.  Eli has an ear infection in his left ear and a sinus infection.  He has antibiotics.  Samuel has a sinus infection and he broke out into one of his eczema rashes due to the compromised immune system.  He has antibiotics.  I went to urgent care on Saturday after Eli's party and I have ear infections in both ears.  I don't mind being sick and taking care of sick kids everyone once in a while (it comes with the job), but I'm talking 6 WEEKS of dealing with this shiz.  I've fulfilled my quota.  I want a night's sleep without someone waking up every 2 hours.  

Oh, and I'll admit, I judged a friend at Eli's party.  She had her 3.5 year old in diapers still and he pooped his pants at my house.  Samuel is a year younger and has been potty trained during the day for almost 5 months now.  She attempted potty training this summer, but she's one of those people who won't stay home for more than 2 hours at a time, and she'd always put the kid back in diapers when they'd go away for the weekend.  Sorry, that's a potty training no-no.  You're confusing the kid.  Sam wears diapers at naptime and bedtime, but never during the day.  We've never bought pull-ups, either.  He hasn't had an accident in months.  You have to put in the work and she hasn't.  It's not an issue of him being a hard trainer, either.  He'd do it if she'd teach him.  3.5 years old?  Seriously.  Potty train your effing kid.  That's nasty.   

Ivana_Stolichnaya

Oh I can vent about this too....

 

My husband and I were really upset at my FIL who 2 weeks before DD's birthday told us he was going to go to NM to watch the hot air balloons instead of driving 10 miles to come to his first grandchild's 1st birthday.  His excuse was, "She's too young to know if I'm there or not"  So he wasn't there for any of the celebration, cake or pictures.  Some balloons going up in the sky was more important to him, his priorities are right in line I see.

He's the most self-centered person I've ever met.  He didn't think twice about taking my BIL's ex-gf on a month long African safari this past June...just the two of them.  She's 30, he's 63...ex of my BIL.  You would think that would be a no-no but he claims they were friends before his son and her started going out.  She was also one of my bridesmaids and stopped talking to me after the wedding four years ago...for no reason.  So I'm a little bitter towards her as it is.  She can go on a trip with my FIL and not talk to me, I didn't do shlt to her.

The whole birthday issue with him fried me, we specifically settled on a date because he was leaving the day after her real birthday for another month long vacation to Borneo and would miss it.   Well he booked the first two weekends in Oct. and then was gone until just a few days ago.  He actually thought it was odd of us not to hold her birthday party on her real birthday which was a Wednesday.   *sigh*

jennybeams

MSUMamaof2:

I think this is a good idea--that way, I won't seem so whiney when I complain.  LOL. 

I took my sick kids to the doctor yesterday.  It's the 3rd cold we've had since the end of September, and the 4th illness including the stomach flu we had 2.5 weeks ago.  I'm at the end of my effing rope.  Eli has an ear infection in his left ear and a sinus infection.  He has antibiotics.  Samuel has a sinus infection and he broke out into one of his eczema rashes due to the compromised immune system.  He has antibiotics.  I went to urgent care on Saturday after Eli's party and I have ear infections in both ears.  I don't mind being sick and taking care of sick kids everyone once in a while (it comes with the job), but I'm talking 6 WEEKS of dealing with this shiz.  I've fulfilled my quota.  I want a night's sleep without someone waking up every 2 hours.  

Oh, and I'll admit, I judged a friend at Eli's party.  She had her 3.5 year old in diapers still and he pooped his pants at my house.  Samuel is a year younger and has been potty trained during the day for almost 5 months now.  She attempted potty training this summer, but she's one of those people who won't stay home for more than 2 hours at a time, and she'd always put the kid back in diapers when they'd go away for the weekend.  Sorry, that's a potty training no-no.  You're confusing the kid.  Sam wears diapers at naptime and bedtime, but never during the day.  We've never bought pull-ups, either.  He hasn't had an accident in months.  You have to put in the work and she hasn't.  It's not an issue of him being a hard trainer, either.  He'd do it if she'd teach him.  3.5 years old?  Seriously.  Potty train your effing kid.  That's nasty.   

I'm sorry you guys are all sick. 

I can't speak from experience, but I pray to God we're not diapering at 3 YO.  We have the potty out now so DD can look at it and explore.  We're going to start at 1.5 and hopefully be done by 2.  My nephew wasn't trained till 4 and neither was our littlest cousin.  That's crazy IMO. 

MSUMamaof2

jennybeams:

MSUMamaof2:

I think this is a good idea--that way, I won't seem so whiney when I complain.  LOL. 

I took my sick kids to the doctor yesterday.  It's the 3rd cold we've had since the end of September, and the 4th illness including the stomach flu we had 2.5 weeks ago.  I'm at the end of my effing rope.  Eli has an ear infection in his left ear and a sinus infection.  He has antibiotics.  Samuel has a sinus infection and he broke out into one of his eczema rashes due to the compromised immune system.  He has antibiotics.  I went to urgent care on Saturday after Eli's party and I have ear infections in both ears.  I don't mind being sick and taking care of sick kids everyone once in a while (it comes with the job), but I'm talking 6 WEEKS of dealing with this shiz.  I've fulfilled my quota.  I want a night's sleep without someone waking up every 2 hours.  

Oh, and I'll admit, I judged a friend at Eli's party.  She had her 3.5 year old in diapers still and he pooped his pants at my house.  Samuel is a year younger and has been potty trained during the day for almost 5 months now.  She attempted potty training this summer, but she's one of those people who won't stay home for more than 2 hours at a time, and she'd always put the kid back in diapers when they'd go away for the weekend.  Sorry, that's a potty training no-no.  You're confusing the kid.  Sam wears diapers at naptime and bedtime, but never during the day.  We've never bought pull-ups, either.  He hasn't had an accident in months.  You have to put in the work and she hasn't.  It's not an issue of him being a hard trainer, either.  He'd do it if she'd teach him.  3.5 years old?  Seriously.  Potty train your effing kid.  That's nasty.   

I'm sorry you guys are all sick. 

I can't speak from experience, but I pray to God we're not diapering at 3 YO.  We have the potty out now so DD can look at it and explore.  We're going to start at 1.5 and hopefully be done by 2.  My nephew wasn't trained till 4 and neither was our littlest cousin.  That's crazy IMO. 

Holy crap Jenny, how did I miss your latest pregnancy?!?  Congrats, lady!  2u2.  LOL.  Good times.

jennybeams

MSUMamaof2:

jennybeams:

MSUMamaof2:

I think this is a good idea--that way, I won't seem so whiney when I complain.  LOL. 

I took my sick kids to the doctor yesterday.  It's the 3rd cold we've had since the end of September, and the 4th illness including the stomach flu we had 2.5 weeks ago.  I'm at the end of my effing rope.  Eli has an ear infection in his left ear and a sinus infection.  He has antibiotics.  Samuel has a sinus infection and he broke out into one of his eczema rashes due to the compromised immune system.  He has antibiotics.  I went to urgent care on Saturday after Eli's party and I have ear infections in both ears.  I don't mind being sick and taking care of sick kids everyone once in a while (it comes with the job), but I'm talking 6 WEEKS of dealing with this shiz.  I've fulfilled my quota.  I want a night's sleep without someone waking up every 2 hours.  

Oh, and I'll admit, I judged a friend at Eli's party.  She had her 3.5 year old in diapers still and he pooped his pants at my house.  Samuel is a year younger and has been potty trained during the day for almost 5 months now.  She attempted potty training this summer, but she's one of those people who won't stay home for more than 2 hours at a time, and she'd always put the kid back in diapers when they'd go away for the weekend.  Sorry, that's a potty training no-no.  You're confusing the kid.  Sam wears diapers at naptime and bedtime, but never during the day.  We've never bought pull-ups, either.  He hasn't had an accident in months.  You have to put in the work and she hasn't.  It's not an issue of him being a hard trainer, either.  He'd do it if she'd teach him.  3.5 years old?  Seriously.  Potty train your effing kid.  That's nasty.   

I'm sorry you guys are all sick. 

I can't speak from experience, but I pray to God we're not diapering at 3 YO.  We have the potty out now so DD can look at it and explore.  We're going to start at 1.5 and hopefully be done by 2.  My nephew wasn't trained till 4 and neither was our littlest cousin.  That's crazy IMO. 

Holy crap Jenny, how did I miss your latest pregnancy?!?  Congrats, lady!  2u2.  LOL.  Good times.

Thank you!  We're super excited.  We've been trying since July, but it's still a shock to us

 

kristalovesjared

sounds like something my IL's would say. They live 1.5 hours away and rarely come over. My parents live 20 min away so they come over a lot. However, even if my parents lived 3 hours away (like they did when i was in college) I know they would still come see her at least every other week if not more. My IL's always say, "she doesn't remember us. i'm sure she loves her other grandparents" and DH and I get annoyed because if you want her to remember you come see her every once in a while! we haven't been going there very often b/c DH works 3 hours away during the week and driving is the last thing he wants to do on the weekend, but when he worked closer we did go see them about once a month (but we can't go to their house it has to be a different family members because their house is tiny and not very clean so they don't like us to come over!!!). ahhhh!