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I'm just gonna leave this vent here tl;dr
Ugh, I have to get this off my chest. First DH is annoying me today. I'm trying to get things done so he takes DS and I go into the office to take care of a few things since DS will cry when he sees me. So DH comes waltzing in with DS 2 minutes later and stares at me, then finally leaves after 5 mins. WTF? You complain DS never wants to be held by you when I'm around yet when I leave you come find me. He came back 3 times before I finally snapped at him and then I hear him talking to DS 'Mommy is looking at ads so we can make a last minute trip to the store'. No. I'm planning on going later in the week and it's better to have a plan. I've been doing this for a while. But I shut the door and now he's irritated.
Anyway, my real annoyance is my sister. She has 2 kids (I've probably mentioned before) and she keeps commenting on how I do things. She came over a week ago cause she wanted to see DS, so no problem. Her girls got cookies so I asked them to eat in the kitchen (cause hard floor is easier than carpet on cleaning crumbs). I had to ask twice cause they kept trying to go into the family room. My sister then says 'I used to have rules like that too, but when DS gets older you'll realize it's too hard to keep up with the rules and just let them do whatever.' I almost laughed, but held it. This was the same time that I had to ask her girls 4 to 5 times to not swing the baby swing into the wall, break their neck by balancing on an ottoman they were standing on the edge of making it unbalanced, and just trying to get into things in general.
But last night she really is starting to push my buttons a bit (which I think she is doing on purpose cause she loves drama and wants me to call her out). So her girls get there and I ask them to wash their hands since they want to play with DS's toys (I have asked them before to do so as well). They do and my sister pats my shoulder and says 'Oh I used to be just like you. Have everyone wash their hands before touching the baby (everyone is respectful to do so without me saying and everyone has been vaccinated) but it's just a FTM thing and when you have more, you'll realize how silly it is.' I was holding my tongue so hard, mostly because I KNOW her kids aren't up to date on their vaccinations plus she has 3 cats and 2 dogs, which one dog she is trying to get rid of and refuses to housetrain it. Sorry, but I don't want dog piss that the girls may have touched all over DS's toys or DS. Also, it was her and her bf's choice to not have Medicaid for the girls anymore instead of having bf spend a few months in jail (judge orders) which is why she hasn't had the girls to a doctor or vaccinated in months. I also heard her say she would love to feed DS ice cream and cake (it was sister #2's birthday) but she knows he's too young. I really wanted to say the first ice cream and cake he will have will be on HIS birthday, but I feel like it's just for wanting me to say something so she can cause drama and talk behind my back to the family about how 'strict' I am.
Also my aunt didn't like how she posted a selfie with DS on FB like it was her kid and called her out on that, but I feel it's a small thing that I'm not gonna bother with.
Feels good to get that out. DH has been a pain, but I'm trying to keep composed cause he might come out with the 'those PPD pills aren't helping you' b.s.
Anyway, my real annoyance is my sister. She has 2 kids (I've probably mentioned before) and she keeps commenting on how I do things. She came over a week ago cause she wanted to see DS, so no problem. Her girls got cookies so I asked them to eat in the kitchen (cause hard floor is easier than carpet on cleaning crumbs). I had to ask twice cause they kept trying to go into the family room. My sister then says 'I used to have rules like that too, but when DS gets older you'll realize it's too hard to keep up with the rules and just let them do whatever.' I almost laughed, but held it. This was the same time that I had to ask her girls 4 to 5 times to not swing the baby swing into the wall, break their neck by balancing on an ottoman they were standing on the edge of making it unbalanced, and just trying to get into things in general.
But last night she really is starting to push my buttons a bit (which I think she is doing on purpose cause she loves drama and wants me to call her out). So her girls get there and I ask them to wash their hands since they want to play with DS's toys (I have asked them before to do so as well). They do and my sister pats my shoulder and says 'Oh I used to be just like you. Have everyone wash their hands before touching the baby (everyone is respectful to do so without me saying and everyone has been vaccinated) but it's just a FTM thing and when you have more, you'll realize how silly it is.' I was holding my tongue so hard, mostly because I KNOW her kids aren't up to date on their vaccinations plus she has 3 cats and 2 dogs, which one dog she is trying to get rid of and refuses to housetrain it. Sorry, but I don't want dog piss that the girls may have touched all over DS's toys or DS. Also, it was her and her bf's choice to not have Medicaid for the girls anymore instead of having bf spend a few months in jail (judge orders) which is why she hasn't had the girls to a doctor or vaccinated in months. I also heard her say she would love to feed DS ice cream and cake (it was sister #2's birthday) but she knows he's too young. I really wanted to say the first ice cream and cake he will have will be on HIS birthday, but I feel like it's just for wanting me to say something so she can cause drama and talk behind my back to the family about how 'strict' I am.
Also my aunt didn't like how she posted a selfie with DS on FB like it was her kid and called her out on that, but I feel it's a small thing that I'm not gonna bother with.
Feels good to get that out. DH has been a pain, but I'm trying to keep composed cause he might come out with the 'those PPD pills aren't helping you' b.s.
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Re: I'm just gonna leave this vent here tl;dr
IMO opinion, a perfectly acceptable answer would have been "you do things your way, I'll do things my way. Now STFU".
Baby GIRL due 12/26