Friday FF Confessions

Nessia · October 2010

DH grandfather is having a birthday party this weekend in Rockport and I sooooo don't want to go. No real reason other than I just don't feel like it. I will go because it's the last living great grandparent the kids have. DH and I both lost our grandmothers this year so it's important to enjoy the time left with DH's grandfather.

joyco · October 2010

::zips up flameproof suit, even though this is FF::

I HATE hate HATE when people call their children monkeys, things or peanuts. I also still hate tickers that are less than 4 weeks pregnant. Um, seriously?

::runs for cover::

MrsAJL · October 2010

dd for the protection of lurking eyes

ali-1411 · October 2010

I have so many people on Facebook that I absolutely cannot stand. But I don't delete them because then I would miss all their posts and I wouldn't be able to make fun of them anymore.

I love talking smack about people*. I love gossip. Its bad and I know I should feel guilty about it but don't. I figure if someone is stupid enough to do something or say something, then I'm entitled to talk about it. And I never get upset when I hear that somebody was talking about me behind my back because that would be hugely hypocritical.

* I guess there's been board related drama about gossip? I haven't been any part of that, I don't know anybody here IRL. I'm talking about family members and my neighbors

Abrooks · October 2010

Instead of taking a shower yesterday, my sleep deprived self opted for extra sleep. I sprayed perfume on, pulled my hair up and then febrezed my jeans while wearing them. I might have smelled funny - but I didn't stink.

And I am now putting Baby N on her tummy to sleep after she wakes for the first time. I always try her back first but she will not fall asleep or stay asleep on her back. I say a prayer each time since she isn't rolling yet but it is the only way she will sleep.

I've got less than half as many pics of Baby N at this age as I do with her sister at the same age. Poor second child.

Nikison · October 2010

ali-1411:
I love gossip.

Me too!

My confession, I'm going out this weekend to the Cheesecake Factory to celebrate a girlfriends birthday, and DH can't go because of work. I feel like I'm going on a date without him...and I don't feel bad about it.

mlf625 · October 2010

I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.

ali-1411 · October 2010

mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.

Me neither! I hate it. I was able to resist character clothes until Jakob was 4 years old and the social status in daycare was determined by their Power Ranger outfit. It burned but I couldn't allow my kid to be the uncool kid. Off to Kohl's we went to buy the dreaded outfits. But he loved it

kissmytiara · October 2010

My husband is OOT this weekend and I am so excited to have some time to myself. I've never understood the couples who are joined at the hip and can't be away from each other. Now if only he would have taken the 2 dogs with him

Nessia · October 2010

kissmytiara:
My husband is OOT this weekend and I am so excited to have some time to myself. I've never understood the couples who are joined at the hip and can't be away from each other. Now if only he would have taken the 2 dogs with him

I feel the same exact way. I need time all alone, even from DH. He goes places without me all the time and I go without him. I have no problem with it at all.

Nessia · October 2010

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Chicklit · October 2010

I may have more than one. It's only 10 a.m., but it's turning into that kind of day. Embarrassed

My completely irrational vent/confession is that I hate "totes" as the new super cute slang word for "totally." (Does totally really need to be abbreviated? Really?) Yesterday I was on the phone with a client and we got to talking about a book she was eager to recommend.

Her: I totes love it
Me: ... Pause...
Me: I'm sorry. I didn't catch that.
Her: It's totes awesome.
Me: ... Pause... Distressed at the possibility of impending old age and losing the ability to parse sentences correctly.
Me: I'm sorry, I still didn't get it.
Her: It's totes awesome
Me: Totes. . .???
Her (frustrated): It's awesome! I love it!

I've heard it before, or rather seen it written in tweets and stuff but OMG you are not a 15 year old girl at an NYC prep school, talk like an adult. What makes it worse, is I'm pretty sure no self-respecting 15 year old prep schooler would use it. It seems to be the new slang among late twenty and early thirty hipsters and it just sounds dumb to me. Clearly, I'm getting old.

L L CG · October 2010

I think I've almost convinced myself that I can do this med-free labor thing. I am going into it with a positive attitude and I'll deal with this just like I've dealt with all of the other painful things in my life. This time, though, I get the biggest reward of my life.

BUT, there is a little voice in my head that is wondering if I am setting myself up for embarrassment. Like, if I get in there and seriously cannot do it and end up being knocked out or whatever... that everyone will think I'm a wimp and not strong and I'll be humiliated.

kissmytiara · October 2010

L*L*CG:
that everyone will think I'm a wimp and not strong and I'll be humiliated.

That's when you tell everyone to suck it and kick them out. You can do it!

L L CG · October 2010

OH. And it totally gets on my freaking nerves that my sister in law, who is due in December, loves to post her belly pics on FB but can't be bothered to put on regular clothes or make-up for them. She takes them all in a t-shirt that belongs to her husband and his gym shorts. And I am supposed to comment that she looks cute. She doesn't. So, I don't.

OH, AND, she's a teacher! Can she please, PLEASE, write me an e-mail with whole words? Its OUR not R. Its YOUR not UR. LATER not L8R. Seriously? How old are we? I was venting to DH and he said, "Well, she's younger than us." She's 29! AND A TEACHER!

MrsBeckO · October 2010

I was mad at DH this morning (shocker) for not doing anything to help me get the house ready for our weekend guests. I knew he was meeting a friend at 9am to ask for help on a side-job and expected me to leave work a little early and rush home. So I did leave early, but I stopped at Starbucks on my way home and didn't answer the phone when I knew he was calling to ask where I was. In my head, if he has no issue with making my life harder today, I'm not going out of my way to make his easy. Yep, mature. I know. But I sure did enjoy that Venti Upside-Down French Vanilla Caramel Macchiato.

Nessia · October 2010

L*L*CG:

OH, AND, she's a teacher! Can she please, PLEASE, write me an e-mail with whole words? Its OUR not R. Its YOUR not UR. LATER not L8R. Seriously? How old are we? I was venting to DH and he said, "Well, she's younger than us." She's 29! AND A TEACHER!

This annoys me sooo much. I tolerate it in texting but in an email? My cousin insists on spelling school as skool on her FB posts. Yes she is in her early 20's but come on, what is one more letter?

ShernRich · October 2010

ali-1411:
mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.
Me neither! I hate it. I was able to resist character clothes until Jakob was 4 years old and the social status in daycare was determined by their Power Ranger outfit. It burned but I couldn't allow my kid to be the uncool kid. Off to Kohl's we went to buy the dreaded outfits. But he loved it

OMG! Me too. For our baby shower, we got a few outfits with Winnie the Pooh and Elmo on them, and I *gasp* regifted them for a friends baby shower a few months ago.

balihaigirl · October 2010

ShernRich:
ali-1411:
mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.
Me neither! I hate it. I was able to resist character clothes until Jakob was 4 years old and the social status in daycare was determined by their Power Ranger outfit. It burned but I couldn't allow my kid to be the uncool kid. Off to Kohl's we went to buy the dreaded outfits. But he loved it
OMG! Me too. For our baby shower, we got a few outfits with Winnie the Pooh and Elmo on them, and I *gasp* regifted them for a friends baby shower a few months ago.

I hate character clothing too!!

rssnlvr · October 2010

Nessia:
L*L*CG:

OH, AND, she's a teacher! Can she please, PLEASE, write me an e-mail with whole words? Its OUR not R. Its YOUR not UR. LATER not L8R. Seriously? How old are we? I was venting to DH and he said, "Well, she's younger than us." She's 29! AND A TEACHER!
This annoys me sooo much. I tolerate it in texting but in an email? My cousin insists on spelling school as skool on her FB posts. Yes she is in her early 20's but come on, what is one more letter?

I would die. DIE. My family knows better than to use text-speak even when texting me. They spell out all words and use punctuation.

ebat · October 2010

I want another baby, bad. I haven't even gotten AF back yet. Part of the reason I want another one now is so we can be done with the baby stage all at once and go back to going on ski trips

abh1977 · October 2010

Chicklit:

I may have more than one. It's only 10 a.m., but it's turning into that kind of day.

My completely irrational vent/confession is that I hate "totes" as the new super cute slang word for "totally." (Does totally really need to be abbreviated? Really?) Yesterday I was on the phone with a client and we got to talking about a book she was eager to recommend.

Her: I totes love it
Me: ... Pause...
Me: I'm sorry. I didn't catch that.
Her: It's totes awesome.
Me: ... Pause... Distressed at the possibility of impending old age and losing the ability to parse sentences correctly.
Me: I'm sorry, I still didn't get it.
Her: It's totes awesome
Me: Totes. . .???
Her (frustrated): It's awesome! I love it!

I've heard it before, or rather seen it written in tweets and stuff but OMG you are not a 15 year old girl at an NYC prep school, talk like an adult. What makes it worse, is I'm pretty sure no self-respecting 15 year old prep schooler would use it. It seems to be the new slang among late twenty and early thirty hipsters and it just sounds dumb to me. Clearly, I'm getting old.

Ahhh.....my sister is currently stuck on "ridic" vs. ridiculous. Driving.me.nuts. And she's so incredibly rude, so she uses it ALOT. For example....last weekend we went to my parents' lake house - they just did a huge remodel and had an open house. I had on jeans and high-heeled boots for the party, but as soon as everyone left I put on my tennis shoes. I cuffed my pants, as they were way too long without the boots. She immediately says "Your pants look ridic, just so you know." Ummm....what???? Who tells people that? And who uses that "word"? Oh, and she's 30. Yep, 30. There are about 23456 things about her that drive me nuts, but this one it the current worst.

mcgee · October 2010

mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.

I'm sorry, but I'm snickering at the irony of you saying that you hate character clothing on kids, especially when they aren't old enough to choose it themselves... but your signature photo is of your children dressed in Green Bay Packers clothes. I'm not seeing how that's all that different. It's not like your kiddos are actively choosing to be Packers fans.

ShernRich · October 2010

My confession. I've been down in the dumps lately. My hormones are wacky, my weight is getting out of control and I'm tired all the time. My mom drove all the way from San Antonio to Austin two days in a row just to go walking in the mornings with DD and I. She also took me to Whole Foods and bought some herbal 'happy pills" to help with my mood, as well as took us out for a healthy lunch for those two days. I thought it was obsurd but didn't want to be the 'ungrateful daughter' so I went along with her plan. I actually feel much better and was a little saddend that she didn't come in to town today to walk with us. The last two days have made me realize that I really miss my mom. She knows me more than anyone and always knows how to make me feel better, regardless of cost or inconvenience. I [big puffy heart] her

rssnlvr · October 2010

I took DD's 12-month pictures yesterday. Yes, she's more than 13 months old. But dammit I made it all the way through months 1-11 taking her monthly pictures, and I'm not about to admit defeat about month 12! I couldn't bring myself to fake the ones with the sign that say "today I'm 12 months old" with the date, but I did put the last sticker on her and took her outside pics.

I feel a little bad they are "fake" 12-month pics . . . but mostly I feel good that I now have a complete set.

A&Jmom · October 2010

mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.

but apparently team apparel is ok! LOL! Sorry, i could not resist. Stick out tongue

*ETA-sorry, promise this was not a flame. It was totally meant in good spirit. I just thought it was hilarious given your sig pic. And i should have read the other replies, because I now see someone else pointed it out. I would not have if I had sene that.

mcgee · October 2010

A&Jmom:
mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.
but apparently team apparel is ok! LOL! Sorry, i could not resist.

*ETA-sorry, promise this was not a flame. It was totally meant in good spirit. I just thought it was hilarious given your sig pic. And i should have read the other replies, because I now see someone else pointed it out. I would not have if I had sene that.

A&J - get out of my head! Stick out tongue

ali-1411 · October 2010

Team apparel sooo does not count as character clothing.

But here's another for irony...I hate character clothing but Layna is going to be Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba for Halloween. Its the only thing we could think of that she would get excited about Embarrassed

A&Jmom · October 2010

flame away!

I do not like pics of kids in just diapers. Even the smash cake ones. I think the pic itself is cute, but keep thinking put some clothes on that kid. just a personal thing. Oh and on a similar note, I do not like the headless shots that are so popular now (especially the maternity ones). I understand the focus is on the belly, but all I think when I see them is "where is her head." Sorry, it just looks weird to me.

mcgee · October 2010

I've got one:

Alex blew out a diaper this morning, and it got on the carpet. My first thought was, "Dude, why can't you do that BEFORE your dad leaves for work?" Embarrassed

A&Jmom · October 2010

mcgee:
A&Jmom:
mlf625:
I can not stand character clothing (Winnie the Pooh, Cars, Elmo, etc.) Specifically, on kids who are too little to choose that for themselves. When DS is a little older and is totally freaking obsessed with some character and ASKS for a shirt with so-and-so on it, fine, I'll deal, I'm not going to burst his bubble. But I don't get putting that stuff on little ones.
but apparently team apparel is ok! LOL! Sorry, i could not resist.

*ETA-sorry, promise this was not a flame. It was totally meant in good spirit. I just thought it was hilarious given your sig pic. And i should have read the other replies, because I now see someone else pointed it out. I would not have if I had sene that.
A&J - get out of my head!

I know! I posted before I read down the page, then afterwards saw you had already posted the same thing. LOL!

ali-1411 · October 2010

A&Jmom:
flame away!
I do not like pics of kids in just diapers. Even the smash cake ones. I think the pic itself is cute, but keep thinking put some clothes on that kid. just a personal thing. Oh and on a similar note, I do not like the headless shots that are so popular now (especially the maternity ones). I understand the focus is on the belly, but all I think when I see them is "where is her head." Sorry, it just looks weird to me.

OOoh I hate the maternity shots when the woman's hands make a heart over the belly. So cheesy.

intheatx · October 2010

DH and I and taking a weeklong cruise in a couple weeks...with dh's parents. And they drive me up the wall. Not that they're mean or anything - they're perfectly well-meaning and nice as can be, but they push my buttons in a very big way. Add PG hormones to that, and it'll be a miracle if we make it through the week without me saying something horrible to them. So, this is our big vacation before baby, and I'm absolutely dreading it. Dh is really excited (he's never been on a vacation with his parents, even as a kid), and that makes me feel even more awful. Yuck.

Nessia · October 2010

A&Jmom:
flame away!
I do not like pics of kids in just diapers. Even the smash cake ones. I think the pic itself is cute, but keep thinking put some clothes on that kid. just a personal thing. Oh and on a similar note, I do not like the headless shots that are so popular now (especially the maternity ones). I understand the focus is on the belly, but all I think when I see them is "where is her head." Sorry, it just looks weird to me.

DS would frustrate you to no end then. The kid does not like clothes right now. After bath he always refuses to put clothes on. I usually have to wait 20 minutes before I can put his underwear and pj's on w/o throwing a big fit.

A&Jmom · October 2010

Nessia:
A&Jmom:
flame away!
I do not like pics of kids in just diapers. Even the smash cake ones. I think the pic itself is cute, but keep thinking put some clothes on that kid. just a personal thing. Oh and on a similar note, I do not like the headless shots that are so popular now (especially the maternity ones). I understand the focus is on the belly, but all I think when I see them is "where is her head." Sorry, it just looks weird to me.
DS would frustrate you to no end then. The kid does not like clothes right now. After bath he always refuses to put clothes on. I usually have to wait 20 minutes before I can put his underwear and pj's on w/o throwing a big fit.

oh, i do not mind kids being in only diaper at time hanging around the house. I just do not like pictures of them, especially pro ones. Like I said I know it is really popular just NMS

AustinAggie · October 2010

I have 3 siblings. Right now I am pretending to like/tolerate them because I seriously think they are all off their rockers. I would not be friends with these people or even hang out with them if we were not related. I'm not sure how to kick some sense into any of them, so I try to ignore the issues at hand. I loved being part of a big family growing up and I want of big family of my own, but I don't want them to not talk to each other when they are grown. I want them to be friends, confidants.

The stupidity of these three kept me up most of lastnight and so far I've been unable to let it go today either. I need to just let it go. Certainly none of them are bothered/losing sleep because of their stupid actions. Ugh!

This is one is good: my DD slept/played in her crib until 11:22 today. 11:22!!! Mama got some quiet house/me time! I would feel totally recharged if it weren't for the aforementioned issue.

clynn58 · October 2010

I really hate it when parents bring the kids into a place of business knowing that they are going to be there for over an hour. The kids don't want to be here and do you really expect them to sit still for the 2+ hours you are here.

Nikison · October 2010

I have a second one...

A guy friend of mine just broke up with his girlfriend and signed up for Match. I hacked his profile and have spent the morning sending emails/winks to girls I think are cute/good for him..

ETA: during baby nap time.

michelleaxo · October 2010

DH sleeps really hard and I have to wake him up to tend to G if it is his "turn" b/c he seriously has no idea she is crying or that I have been up several times already that night. I use this to my advantage sometimes and get him up for his turn over and over without taking a turn myself.

FeistyFille · October 2010

I'm working from home right now because commuting into UT would eat up about 2 hours of my already short day. However, when my MIL comes for three. freaking. weeks over Christmas and New year, you bet your ass I'm going into the office everyday. Ugh. I'm already dreading it.

Abrooks · October 2010

FeistyFille:
I'm working from home right now because commuting into UT would eat up about 2 hours of my already short day. However, when my MIL comes for three. freaking. weeks over Christmas and New year, you bet your ass I'm going into the office everyday. Ugh. I'm already dreading it.

No - not again! Eek. I feel for you!

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