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  • I am totally going to tell my cousin that DS is sick so that I can cancel going shopping with her tomorrow. I am just not in the mood to go anymore and i know she will get butthurt if I just say that.
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  • I judge the mother that lives across the street.  I honestly think she just flat out sucks as a mother. Like pretty badly. I don't typically like to judge other mothers, and I'm not judging her for petty reasons.  Truly, I think she's not meant to have kids.  I wouldn't be surprised if CPS came someday to their house, and deep inside I will feel super happy for this.
    E+C
    (+ hers and his, ages 13 & 8)
    TTC
  • Chapter79 said:
    I judge the mother that lives across the street.  I honestly think she just flat out sucks as a mother. Like pretty badly. I don't typically like to judge other mothers, and I'm not judging her for petty reasons.  Truly, I think she's not meant to have kids.  I wouldn't be surprised if CPS came someday to their house, and deep inside I will feel super happy for this.
    I was the same way with my sister in law. But then CPS did come and take her kids and they live with other family. It all worked out.
  • OH another. DH has been wanting some nookie. I haven't been in the mood. Last night i told him i was going to bed early b/c i didn't feel good. Really i just played on pinterest in bed! 
  • Chapter79 said:
    I judge the mother that lives across the street.  I honestly think she just flat out sucks as a mother. Like pretty badly. I don't typically like to judge other mothers, and I'm not judging her for petty reasons.  Truly, I think she's not meant to have kids.  I wouldn't be surprised if CPS came someday to their house, and deep inside I will feel super happy for this.
    I was the same way with my sister in law. But then CPS did come and take her kids and they live with other family. It all worked out.
    It's super sad when this happens, but sometimes (well usually) it's for the better.
    I'm so sick of the way she talks to her kids.  She has a daughter my age and at the bus stop yesterday all I heard was "stop stepping on the f*ucking ice, put your mother effing feet on the concrete and stand still" and "stop yawning, if you weren't going to bed so late and whining all effing day and night, maybe you could effing sleep so you're not a crank shit all day at school" .. in front of all the other kids.  I always kinda walk away, after I give her a look of hell.  There's just no need.    She also leaves her 2 year old in the house constantly to bring the older kid to the bus. The other week he walked out of the house and into the road. No joke!  She's always fighting with the people who live below her... in the street, for us all to hear.   She has even punched a lady once.  And the husband is no better.  They're just gross and tacky.   That's just 2% of what I could tell you.
    E+C
    (+ hers and his, ages 13 & 8)
    TTC
  • @OhBenji, Good for you. Seriously, sometimes it seems like they just don't think.

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  • OhBenji said:

    Last night after dinner I went downstairs to our basement with DS. I was in the laundry room sorting laundry and he was playing and somehow lost the TV remote.

    DH came downstairs and started yelling at me and saying how DS always loses stuff when he's with me and that I don't take good care of him. So basically he said I'm a bad mom. This isn't the first time he's said that and I got super hurt and pissed.

    Instead of arguing with him I went upstairs locked our room and read a book. I feel super guilty about not putting DS to bed but I just couldn't deal with seeing H's face. He's been acting like a total jerk. He slept in the guest room. I went to work this morning without speaking to him.

     

    Oh geez! I am so sorry, what a crappy thing of him to say :(
    E+C
    (+ hers and his, ages 13 & 8)
    TTC
  • Chapter79 said:
    Chapter79 said:
    I judge the mother that lives across the street.  I honestly think she just flat out sucks as a mother. Like pretty badly. I don't typically like to judge other mothers, and I'm not judging her for petty reasons.  Truly, I think she's not meant to have kids.  I wouldn't be surprised if CPS came someday to their house, and deep inside I will feel super happy for this.
    I was the same way with my sister in law. But then CPS did come and take her kids and they live with other family. It all worked out.
    It's super sad when this happens, but sometimes (well usually) it's for the better.
    I'm so sick of the way she talks to her kids.  She has a daughter my age and at the bus stop yesterday all I heard was "stop stepping on the f*ucking ice, put your mother effing feet on the concrete and stand still" and "stop yawning, if you weren't going to bed so late and whining all effing day and night, maybe you could effing sleep so you're not a crank shit all day at school" .. in front of all the other kids.  I always kinda walk away, after I give her a look of hell.  There's just no need.    She also leaves her 2 year old in the house constantly to bring the older kid to the bus. The other week he walked out of the house and into the road. No joke!  She's always fighting with the people who live below her... in the street, for us all to hear.   She has even punched a lady once.  And the husband is no better.  They're just gross and tacky.   That's just 2% of what I could tell you.
    That's horrible. I would say something to her about speaking that way in front of my child! 
  • OhBenji said:

    Last night after dinner I went downstairs to our basement with DS. I was in the laundry room sorting laundry and he was playing and somehow lost the TV remote.

    DH came downstairs and started yelling at me and saying how DS always loses stuff when he's with me and that I don't take good care of him. So basically he said I'm a bad mom. This isn't the first time he's said that and I got super hurt and pissed.

    Instead of arguing with him I went upstairs locked our room and read a book. I feel super guilty about not putting DS to bed but I just couldn't deal with seeing H's face. He's been acting like a total jerk. He slept in the guest room. I went to work this morning without speaking to him.

     

    I'm sorry this happened. Maybe your DH is just stressed about something your unaware of. You should talk to him about how the things he says can be hurtful.

    BTW you are in no way a terrible mom (from what I know). Hell I lose the remote all the time! I don't blame you for what you did. I would have done the same thing.
  • OhBenji said:

    Last night after dinner I went downstairs to our basement with DS. I was in the laundry room sorting laundry and he was playing and somehow lost the TV remote.

    DH came downstairs and started yelling at me and saying how DS always loses stuff when he's with me and that I don't take good care of him. So basically he said I'm a bad mom. This isn't the first time he's said that and I got super hurt and pissed.

    Instead of arguing with him I went upstairs locked our room and read a book. I feel super guilty about not putting DS to bed but I just couldn't deal with seeing H's face. He's been acting like a total jerk. He slept in the guest room. I went to work this morning without speaking to him.

     

    If your kid losing the remote makes you a bad mom, add me to the list.  Sheesh.  What a nasty thing for him to say.  I agree with PP that he may be stressed about something and you got the backlash of it.  Are you going to talk to him about what he said?  You really should.  Even if he doesn't apologize, at least you spoke up.

    I don't really have anything to confess.  Even though I knew it would make me late for work, I hit up the Second Cup drive-thru this morning.  Mmmm, white hot chocolate.
  • OhBenji said:
    There's so much OaD talk in FFFC thread in Parenting!
     I saw that! lol I am just going to lurk over there from now on. I think i fit in more here.
  • Thought of another one - a girl at work announced that she's pregnant the other day and my first thought was one of sympathy.  Of course, I didn't say that to her.  I congratulated her and asked about due date, etc, etc, like a normal person but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for what she's in store for.  I guess this is just another reason to be OAD.
  • I never feel sorry for anyone. It's their choice, and I wouldn't want them to feel sorry for me for only having 1 child.
  • OhBenji said:
    Thought of another one - a girl at work announced that she's pregnant the other day and my first thought was one of sympathy.  Of course, I didn't say that to her.  I congratulated her and asked about due date, etc, etc, like a normal person but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for what she's in store for.  I guess this is just another reason to be OAD.

    I feel like this as well. One of my FB just announced that she's expecting her 2nd child, her son is only 15 months.

    I liked her post but I cant help but feel sorry for her.

    I'm glad I'm not alone :)
  • I never feel sorry for anyone. It's their choice, and I wouldn't want them to feel sorry for me for only having 1 child.
    Which is why I'd never say anything to anybody.  It's just by gut reaction because babies are hard and turn things WAY upside down.  Or, that's how it was for me anyway.
  • I never feel sorry for anyone. It's their choice, and I wouldn't want them to feel sorry for me for only having 1 child.
    Which is why I'd never say anything to anybody.  It's just by gut reaction because babies are hard and turn things WAY upside down.  Or, that's how it was for me anyway.
    This is totally true. Feel free to let it out here! LOL 
  • The only people I've really felt sorry for was a couple my husband knows who had three kids in the same calendar year. One kid followed by twins around 10 months later. That is a big adjustment in a short period of time!
    OMG I might die. Seriously.
  • OhBenji said:
    Thought of another one - a girl at work announced that she's pregnant the other day and my first thought was one of sympathy.  Of course, I didn't say that to her.  I congratulated her and asked about due date, etc, etc, like a normal person but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for what she's in store for.  I guess this is just another reason to be OAD.

    I feel like this as well. One of my FB just announced that she's expecting her 2nd child, her son is only 15 months.

    I liked her post but I cant help but feel sorry for her.

    I'm glad I'm not alone :)
    You're so not alone. Most people know how terrible my pregnancy was and combined with my inability to stifle anything that pops into my head, I've openly grimaced and even told one girl at work "Yuck, gross. I'm so sorry."
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  • The only people I've really felt sorry for was a couple my husband knows who had three kids in the same calendar year. One kid followed by twins around 10 months later. That is a big adjustment in a short period of time!
    OMG, that's tough!  How old are the kids now?  I hope she made/makes it out of the baby/toddler stages with her wits still intact. 
  • My DH is leaving for five days beginning next Thursday, and I cannot wait.

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  • Thought of another one - a girl at work announced that she's pregnant the other day and my first thought was one of sympathy.  Of course, I didn't say that to her.  I congratulated her and asked about due date, etc, etc, like a normal person but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for what she's in store for.  I guess this is just another reason to be OAD.
    OMG. Me, too. I don't feel excited for people, I feel a sick sense of "just wait till you're up for the third time overnight and haven't showered in three days...muahahaha..."

    I don't feel bad for expecting moms, but I do laugh inside at their naivety. FTMs really have no idea what's in store for them.  I sailed through 9 months of pregnancy eagerly awaiting my little bundle of joy.  My little bundle of never sleeping joy....
    DS 11.24.11
    MMC 3.30.16
  • I'm so glad that I met DH in college and never had to do the "dating" thing. As my friends are just inches away from 30, the single ones are getting a little crazy. I watch how obsessive and oddly awkward it can be, and I think to myself "I'm so glad I married young"
    DS 11.24.11
    MMC 3.30.16
  • Thought of another one - a girl at work announced that she's pregnant the other day and my first thought was one of sympathy.  Of course, I didn't say that to her.  I congratulated her and asked about due date, etc, etc, like a normal person but I couldn't help but feel a little bad for what she's in store for.  I guess this is just another reason to be OAD.
    OMG. Me, too. I don't feel excited for people, I feel a sick sense of "just wait till you're up for the third time overnight and haven't showered in three days...muahahaha..."

    I don't feel bad for expecting moms, but I do laugh inside at their naivety. FTMs really have no idea what's in store for them.  I sailed through 9 months of pregnancy eagerly awaiting my little bundle of joy.  My little bundle of never sleeping joy....
    OMG this is so true, and I myself was a victim! There are so many things I would have changed and done differently. Like changing pad covers. You know the fluffy ones. I insisted I needed several. Mostly b/c I just knew DS would NEED them. After 3 blow outs and a pee a palusa all in one day I threw them all out. NO ONE HAS THAT MUCH TIME TO DO LAUNDRY! 
  • OR to add on the the last comment. Whenever DS would nap i would clean the house, cook, and do laundry bills whatever. I never slept or showered b/c I felt so guilty like I wouldn't be living up to my wifely motherly duties. You know what that got me? Prolonged bleeding and pain and PPD. I would take all of the naps if i had another (when they were napping of course).
  • The only people I've really felt sorry for was a couple my husband knows who had three kids in the same calendar year. One kid followed by twins around 10 months later. That is a big adjustment in a short period of time!

    I am exhausted just reading that!!! Yikes!

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