FFC

Andrewsgal · February 2014

Let's hear them.

notreallyirish · February 2014

I would rather watch Phineas and Ferb than a lot of stuff on my DVR.

ASullivan1231 · February 2014

I hate Valentine's Day bc it puts unneeded pressure on my otherwise good relationship. It's not the holiday's fault, it's mine. I feel myself getting mad if DH isn't super romantic today, and it's unfair to him bc he's a really good husband. Wish we could just skip over today.

Andrewsgal · February 2014

SIL posted a big happy birthday to my DH on FB. There are several problems with this.

1. DH doesn't have a FB account I will show it to him because we will get a laugh out of it

2. She posted how wonderful he was and how it is so nice to grown up with someone because you know them so well and how siblings are your best friends. Bitch please. You guys lived in the same house for 8 years. There is a 10 year age gap you did not grow up together. I can pretty much guarantee his coworkers know him better than you.

3. You talk maybe once every six months and I am pretty sure you don't even like each other.

so all for show. I am so tempted to say something snarky, but it's just not worth it.

Lilly&Co · February 2014

I got food poisoning I think from the mexican place we ordered take out from. Ugh hope I feel better by the time we are supposed to leave for the city tonight.

ASullivan1231 · February 2014

Andrewsgal said:

SIL posted a big happy birthday to my DH on FB. There are several problems with this.

1. DH doesn't have a FB account I will show it to him because we will get a laugh out of it

2. She posted how wonderful he was and how it is so nice to grown up with someone because you know them so well and how siblings are your best friends. Bitch please. You guys lived in the same house for 8 years. There is a 10 year age gap you did not grow up together. I can pretty much guarantee his coworkers know him better than you.

3. You talk maybe once every six months and I am pretty sure you don't even like each other.

so all for show. I am so tempted to say something snarky, but it's just not worth it.

My SIL pulls this shit all the time. People like this make everything about them. Ultimate AWs. I'll never understand wishing people Happy Birthday or Anniversary as your status update, yet the other person isn't even on FB.

Cherryblossoms07 · February 2014

Andrewsgal said:
SIL posted a big happy birthday to my DH on FB. There are several problems with this.

1. DH doesn't have a FB account I will show it to him because we will get a laugh out of it

2. She posted how wonderful he was and how it is so nice to grown up with someone because you know them so well and how siblings are your best friends. Bitch please. You guys lived in the same house for 8 years. There is a 10 year age gap you did not grow up together. I can pretty much guarantee his coworkers know him better than you.

3. You talk maybe once every six months and I am pretty sure you don't even like each other.

so all for show. I am so tempted to say something snarky, but it's just not worth it.

My grandmother does the same thing it bugs me like no other! She had no real relationship with my brother and I growing up and has never had any interest in my kids until FB. Now every time I post about my kids' birthdays she posts something like, "Happy Birthday x! Great Grandma loves you!". Every time she posts it I think "ya right! You don't acknowledge their existence other than on FB." She goes to all the other grandkids birthdays and my kids never get so much as a card. I never say anything though.

Arnegard · February 2014

DH and I are not exchanging gifts for V-day. I do not care if he is romantic at all. But, romantic has changed over the years from flowers and dinner to folding laundry and picking up after himself.

spring_time · February 2014

I have been mentioning for awhile that I would like some new pjs. I asked for them for Christmas, and didn't get any. I have been sleeping in t-shirts from ex-boyfriends from 15 years ago. You would think this would be an incentive. I have clearly pointed out the type of pjs I want...nothing fancy, just some cotton pjs. DH asked what I wanted for V-Day and I flat out told him, but I don't think he believed me.

I do realize this is completely ridiculous and I could go out and buy them for myself. I think it is just the bigger issue of not listening to me when I could not be more crystal clear.

Andrewsgal · February 2014

I totally went all out for DS preschool valentines because I knew the other moms would and didn't want to be upstaged.

notreallyirish · February 2014

My FIL addresses DS1 directly when he posts on my Facebook or sends me a text. It drives me INsane! It's not his account/phone, he can't read. And the comments are asinine. They are more like captions. It reminds me of the cake Dwight got for Kelly on the Office: "It is your birthday"

Arnegard · February 2014

joirish said:

My FIL addresses DS1 directly when he posts on my Facebook or sends me a text. It drives me INsane! It's not his account/phone, he can't read. And the comments are asinine. They are more like captions. It reminds me of the cake Dwight got for Kelly on the Office: "It is your birthday"

MIL does this as well and it drives me BSC.

ToastieSimons · February 2014

im feeding ds2 ice cream sundae pop tarts for breakfast. we lost power and we have few choices. so cereal, banana and pop tarts it is

penguingrrl · February 2014

1. I think Valentines Day is a holiday for kids, not adults. I find it really weird when adults put pressure on this one day as a statement on how their relationship is. But my kids all got cute gifts this morning (small things, but gifts) and the girls are wearing pink shirts with sparkly hearts on them to school, Drew will wear jeans and a red turtleneck.

2. The girls had chocolate for breakfast. And candy hearts. And I'm not sorry. It's Valentines Day, they've been looking forward to it for months. They loved it!

raraavis28 · February 2014

ToastieSimons said:

im feeding ds2 ice cream sundae pop tarts for breakfast. we lost power and we have few choices. so cereal, banana and pop tarts it is

I read this too fast at first and thought you said you were feeding him ice cream sundaes for bfast, and was like "dang I want some!"

Yeah, I have a feeling I'm gonna be doing a lot of sitting on my hands on FB today....last Vday was a total AW-fest of "Look what my DH/BF got me....I'm so lucky!" blah blah blah. I'm not jealous, and DH totally spoiled me last year, but I refuse to post it online....just in case there's someone like me who's laughing at all the AWs behind the screen. :-P

Also, I'm so w/ Cabbage on the heart-necklaces.

And mine: My dad bought me a box of Godiva chocolates for Vday (it's been his tradition since we were kids for him to get chocolates for all his daughters....and I think it's sweet that he still does it). Well I hid the box from DH b/c last year I only got one piece and he ate the rest when I was gone! Sooo not happening this year! (and I think this is my second post about me hiding chocolate from DH....need to get more creative in my FCs :-P)

notreallyirish · February 2014

LalaMama81 said:
We have plans with several other couples to meet a friend's new bf. The girls are going to my parents overnight. I should be excited. I was secretly hoping it would snow too much and we'd have to cancel. I think I'm just so tired lately and want to be a homebody. For once DH is more excited than me, and that never happens!

Yeah, even IF I could leave DS2 in the evening without him screaming the whole time, I'm not sure I have the energy to go out. Of course if he were easier in the evenings, maybe I WOULD have the energy.

magentawarped · February 2014

I came to the sad realization yesterday that my baby is not photogenic. I think he's adorable, but in pictures he looks like a baby monkey. DD took beautiful pictures, and I'm a little sad that DS's won't look as good.

notreallyirish · February 2014

LalaMama81 said:

joirish said:

LalaMama81 said:
We have plans with several other couples to meet a friend's new bf. The girls are going to my parents overnight. I should be excited. I was secretly hoping it would snow too much and we'd have to cancel. I think I'm just so tired lately and want to be a homebody. For once DH is more excited than me, and that never happens!
Yeah, even IF I could leave DS2 in the evening without him screaming the whole time, I'm not sure I have the energy to go out. Of course if he were easier in the evenings, maybe I WOULD have the energy.

Normally I love going out to dinner and I think if it was just DH & I I'd be looking forward to it more. Oh well.

Yeah, a larger group requires more energy because you have to be "on". I love going out to dinner in general too, but for now lunch or brunch is easier for us. I have more energy and DS2 is easier to please.

ariel06 · February 2014

I hate buying DH gifts because he's so fussy. He hates to get clothes, but won't buy them otherwise. He's also horrible about being tactful about when he's less than excited about a gift. We've talked about it, but he just doesn't seem to get it.

DH is also a horrible gift giver, so I do all of the gift buying for everyone.

notreallyirish · February 2014

Usm123 said:
We have a handicap parking tag because DS2 is on portable o2. Now that he is off while awake I just use it in the car and at night. I still parked in a handicapped spot at Target the other day. I need to learn to get him out of the car without the extra space but it was cold and I had no energy to learn atTarget.

The rules/laws about hang tags are odd to me. My grandfather got one because my grandmother can't walk well. But it's temporary and he has to get it renewed periodically. She's not going to stop being old and miraculously get better at walking, but I guess they don't want him to continue to use it after she dies? Meanwhile my (able-bodied) in-laws sometimes use a tag from when DHs grandmother was ill, and she died almost 15 years ago. It's from a different state, so maybe that's it, or maybe it's expired and no one pays attention?

notreallyirish · February 2014

magentawarped said:
I came to the sad realization yesterday that my baby is not photogenic. I think he's adorable, but in pictures he looks like a baby monkey. DD took beautiful pictures, and I'm a little sad that DS's won't look as good.

I thought my babies were adorable, but I also thought they frequently looked like the bitter beer face guy. I think my nephew is adorable too, but he also looks kinda like Ed O'Neill (Al Bundy/Jay from Modern Family).

bumpuser8448316 · February 2014

penguingrrl said:

1. I think Valentines Day is a holiday for kids, not adults. I find it really weird when adults put pressure on this one day as a statement on how their relationship is. But my kids all got cute gifts this morning (small things, but gifts) and the girls are wearing pink shirts with sparkly hearts on them to school, Drew will wear jeans and a red turtleneck.

2. The girls had chocolate for breakfast. And candy hearts. And I'm not sorry. It's Valentines Day, they've been looking forward to it for months. They loved it!

I totally agree!! I get my kids a valentine book (and this year DS got a chocolate), make them pink heart shaped pancakes, etc. DH and I have never celebrated valentines

Andrewsgal · February 2014

I think people who go out to eat on valentines are crazy. Long ass waits, jacked up prices, limited menus. Why in the world would you subject yourself to that?

bumpuser8448316 · February 2014

Usm123 said:

We have a handicap parking tag because DS2 is on portable o2. Now that he is off while awake I just use it in the car and at night. I still parked in a handicapped spot at Target the other day. I need to learn to get him out of the car without the extra space but it was cold and I had no energy to learn atTarget.

I wouldn't feel guilty at all. You have every right to use it

lexusolsen · February 2014

Andrewsgal said:
I think people who go out to eat on valentines are crazy. Long ass waits, jacked up prices, limited menus. Why in the world would you subject yourself to that?

Dh is taking a half day and we are going to lunch. Hoping to avoid the crazy.

penguingrrl · February 2014

Andrewsgal said:

I think people who go out to eat on valentines are crazy. Long ass waits, jacked up prices, limited menus. Why in the world would you subject yourself to that?

DH and I are going out tonight lol! But we're going to a panini place/coffee house. And we're going because my sister was coming to stay at our house tonight for other reasons (long long story) and offered to sit. Hell yeah I'm taking any chance to get out sans kids!

I also went out a few times in the city because my aunt would babysit and give DH and me $100+ to go out with. There was a place around the corner that had amazing food, a romantic atmosphere and a special Valentine's Day menu that wasn't far from their regular menu and was amazing.

So basically, when family goes out of their way to babysit and pays for our dinner we happily go

. But years that nobody is around or offers we happily order pizza and snuggle the kids!

Mc_Newlywed · February 2014

We busted open the wine at 5:30 last night (snow day and crazy kids makes me want to unwind with the hubs and have a nice dinner!). That's not the confession though. The confession is that after the kids went to bed I said "did you happen to get me chcolate for Valentine's Day?" He said "say no more" and ran down to the basement and came back w the most delectable box of sweets. We totally ate our faces off. Now I just have to keep the box closed so my daughter doesn't think I ate all of those this morning for breakfast! (She got her own box so no harm no foul)

jensriot · February 2014

I think people who go out to eat on valentines are crazy. Long ass waits, jacked up prices, limited menus. Why in the world would you subject yourself to that?

I agree, plus getting a sitter is next to impossible. We did our dinner out last night. No rush, excellent service...it was great. We always go out before or after the actual day.

Deblondie1 · February 2014

I've started worrying that people are judging us when they hear our girls' names. Their given names are great, Emily and Elizabeth. But their nicknames, that we use 9 times out of 10, are really matchy-matchy. Sometimes I cringe a little for not seeing that ahead of time.

Andrewsgal · February 2014

JenS2203 said:

I think people who go out to eat on valentines are crazy. Long ass waits, jacked up prices, limited menus. Why in the world would you subject yourself to that?

I agree, plus getting a sitter is next to impossible. We did our dinner out last night. No rush, excellent service...it was great. We always go out before or after the actual day.

Its DHs birthday so we celebrate that more than valentines day, but we got a sitter last weekend and went to our favorite Brazilian steakhouse. No rush, great food and no wait!

ToastieSimons · February 2014

Deblondie1 said:

I've started worrying that people are judging us when they hear our girls' names. Their given names are great, Emily and Elizabeth. But their nicknames, that we use 9 times out of 10, are really matchy-matchy. Sometimes I cringe a little for not seeing that ahead of time.

My boys names sound nothing alike yet they the same letters in them just rearranged. I always wonder if people judge me for picking them because they have the same letters. I don't judge matchy matchy names unless they're SUPER close. Like MTV's true life, I'm having twins. She named them anisa and arnisa.

fivesecondrule · February 2014

I sometimes throw my H's stuff away and then act like I don't know where it is when he asks me about it. Horrible, I know.

dizzycooks · February 2014

It's a good thing dd is coming home from daycare next week. Otherwise I think I would stay on the couch with dd2 until spring comes.

dizzycooks · February 2014

One more fc, I totally made dd a fancy valentines lunch and breakfast for daycare today. Complete with rainbow waffle, strawberries and yogurt; heart shaped pita breads with turkey and tomato pin wheels. It was pretty and I'm happy she has a fancy lunch even if she probably doesn't know the difference. Oh and dh have her a chocolate croissant for her early breakfast

. I love that girl....and yeah, I think she's pretty stinking cute.

rosesandpetals · February 2014

I made Dh a heart that is stuffed. One side is my favorite color, the other is his favorite color, and there is a mini heart going through the string for dd. It is just a fluffy little thing to hang from the fridge. He got me tickets to the ballet. I should feel bad about the difference in our gifts but I don't. I love the ballet and didn't feel the need to get him anything extravagant. Eta weird typo.

rosesandpetals · February 2014

If I know someone will spank their kid for something, I won't tell them they did it. Discipline your kids that way if you must but I will have no part in it.

Cherryblossoms07 · February 2014

DS's fingernails are pink. I painted DD 's this morning and he wanted his painted too.

The kids and I ate chocolate for breakfast.

DD was throwing a temper tantrum so I sent her up to bed. I just realized I had stripped her bedding and her mattress is against the wall. Oops!

EandIMommy86 · February 2014

My SIL's sister posted a pic of her niece next to my daughter's photo (without asking me) on FB and shared it talking about they look just alike...they don't. I secretly hoped it did not get a lot of likes. There were a total of 5 and ALL came from her side of the family. No one on my side liked it. Lol.

caybeh · February 2014

I can't remember if I have already confessed this or not. When I make a cake just because and just for us, DH and I eat it out of the pan with forks. We use plates when DS has some with us, but all bets are off once he goes to bed.