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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Momma.Brown
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FFWC
Momma.Brown
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i dont do gift exchanges at work. frankly i really, really dislike all but two of my co-workers. but in an effort to not be a massive biitch all year-round, I always bake cookies or cheesecakes for everyone. people rave about them and now they start bugging me weeks before, asking if i'm baking this year.
This year i just couldnt be bothered with all the measuring and what-not. so all of my cookies came from those bag mixes with something extra thrown in to look home made.
the flameful part?
i made them all while i had the worst cold of my life. if it helps, i wore latex gloves when handling everything (except the removal from the oven. ha!)
hey, all the germs got cooked off in the oven, right?
yikes, gracie. you are being waaaaaay too hard on yourself.
if you are a good mom (and i'm guessing you are), then its impossible to have failed your family. you have to stop letting your physique define who you are. you really limit your potential when you do that.
besides, you've been working really hard and you should be patting yourself on the back for that.
i'm with ya. i've mentioned before how much i dont like our dog. but i never really liked him. he came with the husband unfortunately. this dog and his master have ruined my love of dogs.
#1-My inlaws are down for Christmas and I secretly want my mother in law to open her big mouth and say something rude or "whatever she wants" so I can really tell her where to go and get away with it and blame it on the pregnancy hormones. I really can't stand her, not even a little especially after last night's post with the way she treated my daughter.
#2-I wish I had gotten pregnant AFTER Christmas because I'm sick of being so damn sick and could really use a stiff shot of something to get me through the inlaws being here.............!
Shouldn't this be a Festivus thread? It is December 23rd...
MIL bailed on watching DD yesterday (she usually watches her on Tuesdays) because she needed to "prepare for Christmas". I had to totally LOL because she only works 4 hours a day (she gets out at 2), and all she's making is salad and lasagna for Christmas dinner. She's only making the sauce 3 days ahead but not even assembling the lasagna till thursday.
Instead, DD had to go to my parents house, and while watching DD and my niece, my mom had to start getting ready for her christmas dinner (which is a full regular holiday meal. Ham, all the sides, cookies, etc.) Did I mention that my mom also is having trouble walking because of some knee issues?
So MIL couldn't handle making her lasagna w/DD over, but my mom can prepare a full Christmas meal watching 2 kids (and my niece is almost 2 and a Total.Handful.) This is further evidence on how big of a drama queen MIL is. And, Go Mom!!!
no joke, i actually considered that. but i wanted to use the burning tree and nasty monkey pics.
start an airing of grievances thread. that should be good for some drama.
Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! Pick me!
Do it, Judah! I'm too lazy AND I have crazy amounts of work to do today.
you're it!
A Festivus for the rest of us!
I swear next year I'm having a Festivus Friday party at my house. It will consist of watching Seinfeld episodes and eating black and white cookies.
I can't wait to get to my MIL's tomorrow night. She has turned into her mother and is starting a ruckus over this dumb Secret Santa thing. There have been some pretty heated phone calls about it between my MIL and BILs this week, and I'm expecting fireworks tomorrow night. It's going to be dinner and a show! What adults argue over a Secret Santa exchange?! Tis the season!
My FFWC: I asked H not to invite MIL and DSD to spend the night Christmas Eve, they'll just be coming over Christmas Day like the rest of the family. I want to wake up Christmas morning with my son and my H and enjoy our little family Christmas. I want to get all excited while DS opens his gifts and has a ball and I don't want MIL in the background in whatever mood she decides to pick that day and I don't want to have to tell DS he has to wait to open his gifts until 10am when DSD decides to get out of bed.
I know this makes me a bad person but I just want it the way I want it for 1 special day without having to have everything revolve around MIL and DSD and their schedules and moods. Plus they'll be there for our 1 o'clock party at about 11 anyway so we'll still have Christmas morning with them, just after I have Christmas morning focused solely on my DS.
I hope none of them really feel like you failed them. I'm sure they'll just be happy to see all of you and not care about your weight. You look beautiful! I hope you enjoy your trip!!!
You wore latex gloves? I think you are lying for the sake of this board
I sure as shiit wouldn't be wearing any latex gloves while I was baking for my co-workers. They come to work sick all.the.time. It would be a nice payback 
I think people who try to potty train their child before 2yo are nuts.
(And I don't mean introducing the potty, but full-on "no diaper, only in the potty" trained)
Only because I'm waiting until Henry can handle it all himself (i.e. unbutton/unzip etc). 2.5-3 sounds good to me.
FTR- he is a beast during diaper changes.
hand to god, i wore gloves. my H kept giving me the ew face so i was guilted into it.
lol c'mon blondie, with all the stuff i've said/done here, i've got nothing to lose. i'd tell y'all if i spit in the batter or something. but i might not wear them if this happens again next year
ETA: we keep the gloves around the house for cleaning the bathroom. in case anyone was wondering why we have them. LOL
This leads me to another flameful confession. I am irritated that DS is not potty trained. I'm irritated b/c I know he could be if he wanted to be. We were done DONE with diapers, he was potty trained then he reverted. He was going on the potty 100% of the time, staying dry all day and thru the night. Now, he goes then tells me he went. I hate spending over $15 on a pack of diapers when I know I don't have to. But, I'll continue with the diapers until he's ready again, it just irritates me.
haaahaaaa! Awesome!
Awesome!
There is a poster who, while nice enough, would constantly overanalyze every bodily function she had as a potential labor sign back in 3rd tri. She was generally an oversharing extraordinaire that got on everyone's nerves after awhile and pretty much disappeared after she had her baby.
Well, she started posting again, here, actually, in the last week or two and she's doing the SAME thing over again, only now in regards to TTC. My confession is that I'm laughing to myself whenever she posts and people are giving her nice responses, and I'm waiting patiently for when everyone realizes that she is a complete and total spaz.
Sarah - 12/23/2008
Alex - 9/30/2011
"I say embrace the total geek in yourself and just enjoy it. Life is too short to be cool." - Shirley Manson, Garbage
I really can't get myself in the Christmas spirit. I lost my mom this year and honestly I could care less about the holidays. I keep trying to tell myself to suck it up and be thankful for what you I have but I'm still in a funk.
I don't know if I should laugh, barf, or what. This is crazy but funny at the same time. Does she know you that you pilfered a pair of panties?
I am so sorry about your mom.
GracieWK... You are silly girl... they are going to be soooo excited to see you and your family! And girl you have lost a bunch they will notice!
snowinlv... that is pretty funny!
Understandably you're in a funk, it's got to be hard to get thru the first Christmas holiday without your Mom. Don't be so hard on yourself for feeling it still, it's going to take some time especially at certain points during the year like the holidays. I hope you can enjoy yourself but don't beat yourself up if you're feeling a little down.
Spill it!
I'm actually glad I got Spider Pig only one thing for Christmas.
At least this way I know he'll actually get to enjoy playing with his new toy without being overwhelmed with a ton of stuff.
aokiedokie
I can relate to this. I lost my mom many moons ago, but the holidays will just never be the same.
HUGS and I am sorry to hear about your Mom.
I could have written the same thing. Today we take our dog to the vet for $95 bloodwork so he can be put on anti-anxiety medication which will cost ME money (DH is always broke). The dog has terrible separation anxiety and goes nuts in his crate when we leave, to the point of bending the wires and he's only 45 pounds. I refuse to leave him uncrated (he's destroyed furniture, blinds, baseboards, etc.) and DH gets irate at me for it saying then we "just have to get rid of the dog then cause you are NOT listening to me!" I really dislike him when he's like that - a LOT. But despite how much I dislike the dog, I love him, so I don't want to just get rid of him. I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever have another dog though. Period.
My mom invited MIL and FIL over to their house for Christmas...BIL and SIL started this whole totally awesome family drama with refusing to leave their house on Christmas (thus making their side of the family's celebration on Christmas Eve), and saved us all from traveling to 18 bajillion different places. So since MIL and FIL wouldn't have anything to do ON Christmas, my mom invited them over.
I soooo hope they don't come because that would mean I have to buy an extra present for each of them so they'd have something under the tree. That's really the only reason. I don't want to buy them more presents.
I'm with you on this one. I lost my dad in April and as hard as I try, my give a damn's busted.