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Cheenomae · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

I found my ex-boyfriend's wife's blog via Facebook and have been reading it.

I did this a couple years ago. She hasn't blogged in a while, but I still check it!!

melody921 · March 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

MRoxy0628 said:

I found my ex-boyfriend's wife's blog via Facebook and have been reading it.

I did this too. It was weird...we broke up and he started dating her within around 3 months. She looked so much like me it was uncanny, only she's short. Also, weirder? Her name is Marissa.

It made me sad to find her blog though...he's been in and out of rehab since right after they got married and now they're divorced. It sounds like since he never bothered to get a job (his family is extremely, extremely well off) that she supported him 100% and ended up having to pay him alimony when they divorced.

I did this, only with FB. My ex-fiance's wife is an adorable, naturally perfect-looking sort of woman, and they have two girls. After stalking both of their pages though, I didn't feel any sense of satisfaction. I just felt sad that I was even looking at it. Odd part -- their daughter is Clara, mine is Claire. It was similar enough that it freaked me out. But mainly it just made me wonder what was so great about her after he had told me he wasn't ready to get married.

melody921 · March 2014

OceanLover26 said:

@melody921 I know that must be frustrating! I started telling my boys "It's okay to be mad, but it is NOT okay to be mean." And they apologize for the name calling and we talk about what we are supposed to be doing. (bedtime, eating, bath, clean up) I actually heard another mom tell her 4 year old this during a Super Bowl party we had this year and I started using it! It seemed like for a long time there I had to be right behind my kids in every step of everything they did because they were so defiant and wanted to argue, so I basically led them through their routines just to keep them on it, no matter how much they grumbled. Hopefully the lead teacher will have some good insight to what's going on at her end. My oldest took it really hard the first time kids started saying things like that to him. Maybe some extra cuddles and one on one time could help? A few weeks ago I noticed one of my little guys feeling down and acting out so I put off my grocery shopping till the evening and took him alone with me (after DH got home to watch the others) so we could talk and stop for a treat out together. It seemed to help his mood tremendously to have that extra attention, and while he was in a good mood I was able to talk to him about what was going on lately. Hang in there!

I like that line! Thanks for the tips. I'm about willing to try anything. @AllinJo, I might look into sticker chart too. Thanks.

Cheenomae · March 2014

My FFFC: I wish I could have a friendship with my ex boyfriend. We broke up 12 years ago, but I've never stopped caring about him. In a purley platonic way, we broke up for a reason, but I still want the best for him. The break up was harder on him and he'd never ever speak to me again so it doesn't really matter!

MarisaKathleen · March 2014

Cheenomae said:

My FFFC: I wish I could have a friendship with my ex boyfriend. We broke up 12 years ago, but I've never stopped caring about him. In a purley platonic way, we broke up for a reason, but I still want the best for him. The break up was harder on him and he'd never ever speak to me again so it doesn't really matter!

My most important ex and I still have a couple friends in common but he would never speak to me. Thankfully it's also been 12 years and we've never run into each other (he lives in Boston) or anything but I still wonder about what it would be like to see him again, meet his wife, etc. My really good friend from grade school/high school is his cousin. I'm interested to see if we'll be invited to his wedding this summer, as I know my ex is standing up for him.

KellersPrag · March 2014

Thanks guys! I'm hesitating because it triples my commute, and it's hard to think about making a huge life change especially when we have so much shit going on. But I've basically topped out at my company because they are shady, don't give raises, and don't treat their employees right. In my heart I know it is right, it is just difficult to say "I'm definitely doing this."

I have a bit of time anyway because starting at the new job would put me with no insurance for 90 days, and my company will likely walk me out the day I put in my notice, so I need to make it through C's 18 month checkup. haha

hmp1 · March 2014

KellersPrag said:

I like the idea of year round school. The kind of setup where it is 3 weeks on, 1 week off, or something similar. This brought to you by an education major who never finished her degree so I can't say I'd still like it in practice, but I assume I would.

I am a fan of year round school. My sister lives right by Linzeek and her kids were in the year round school system until high school when it switches to a regular schedule. They do it in quarters so it is more like 3 months on 3 weeks off with everyone getting spring break and winter break still.

Growing up, my mom would home school us M-F morning in the summer so we wouldn't lose knowledge and would continue to think and learn daily.

Cheenomae · March 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

Cheenomae said:

My FFFC: I wish I could have a friendship with my ex boyfriend. We broke up 12 years ago, but I've never stopped caring about him. In a purley platonic way, we broke up for a reason, but I still want the best for him. The break up was harder on him and he'd never ever speak to me again so it doesn't really matter!

My most important ex and I still have a couple friends in common but he would never speak to me. Thankfully it's also been 12 years and we've never run into each other (he lives in Boston) or anything but I still wonder about what it would be like to see him again, meet his wife, etc. My really good friend from grade school/high school is his cousin. I'm interested to see if we'll be invited to his wedding this summer, as I know my ex is standing up for him.

We have so many similarities! My BFF is my ex's cousin. I'm still friends with my ex's mom on FB because we were really close when we dated and for a long time after that. I've ran into him a few times just because I'm such a big part of his extended family. I was long before he and I started dating. He now lives in Dallas so the chances of seeing him again are almost none existent. It was a really sad break up and completely 100% his doing (I wanted to finish school in NC and he was scared to wait), but when he realized how stupid he was it was too late. I regretted for a very long time not taking him back, but it wasn't what was right for me. Then I met DH and I realized very quick why it wasn't meant to be. I still miss him though and want him to find happiness.

That will be really sad if you don't get invited to your friend's wedding just because your ex is standing for him. I realize it can be uncomfortable, but hopefully everyone can just make the best of it for the night. I know that my ex wouldn't come to his own family events if he knew I were going to be there, so I'd probably stay away for his sake. But a friend's wedding would be different for me.

hmp1 · March 2014

Pokedot said:

Yesterday at DC pickup DS was playing outside having a ball. I felt bad to end the fun but told him we'd play at home outside. He flipped his shit when he realized we were leaving. I threw his boots and hat off after 10 minutes of trying to get him in the car and realized it would be 10x easier getting him in the carseat if it were FF. I'm all about safety and many of you know how I feel about RF before 2 but I might end up eating my words. The kid is way too strong to get him down in the seat when he freaks. He was hyperventilating it was so bad. I had a drink last night after he went to bed to reward myself for not losing my complete cool.

Maybe because I have never had a ff child, but I don't really see how wrestling him would be easier ff. He wasn't pissed about sitting rf, he was pissed about leaving and would have thrown a fit regardless. I tend to think it would be easier while rf since the seat is more reclined, so easier to pin him down. I would find something that works to get him to calm down for the 10 seconds you need to clip him in.

thebanich · March 2014

DH is hoping a praying for year-round school here. It would be fantastic.

hmp1 · March 2014

MeatballEsq said:

I cannot for the life of me understand not voting. Sorry guys but IMO that's the most flammable thing I've seen around here in a while.

Same, it is has nothing to do with women's suffrage, that thought never crossed my mind. It has to do with the fact that we have a government that lets the people decide on important issues. That is so powerful and I can't understand not participating when there are so many people that would kill (literally) to have this right as a citizen.

MRoxy0628 · March 2014

melody921 said:

MarisaKathleen said:

MRoxy0628 said:

I found my ex-boyfriend's wife's blog via Facebook and have been reading it.

I did this too. It was weird...we broke up and he started dating her within around 3 months. She looked so much like me it was uncanny, only she's short. Also, weirder? Her name is Marissa.

It made me sad to find her blog though...he's been in and out of rehab since right after they got married and now they're divorced. It sounds like since he never bothered to get a job (his family is extremely, extremely well off) that she supported him 100% and ended up having to pay him alimony when they divorced.

I did this, only with FB. My ex-fiance's wife is an adorable, naturally perfect-looking sort of woman, and they have two girls. After stalking both of their pages though, I didn't feel any sense of satisfaction. I just felt sad that I was even looking at it. Odd part -- their daughter is Clara, mine is Claire. It was similar enough that it freaked me out. But mainly it just made me wonder what was so great about her after he had told me he wasn't ready to get married.

I had similar feelings when I found out he was getting married. This was many years after we broke-up, but I still wondered why we weren't meant to be together. I have my answers now and I think that's why I've finally come to terms with our break-up (it took me FAR too long to get there). Thank you to those of you chiming in with similar stories. I'm glad I'm not alone!

Cheenomae · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

melody921 said:

MarisaKathleen said:

MRoxy0628 said:

I found my ex-boyfriend's wife's blog via Facebook and have been reading it.

I did this too. It was weird...we broke up and he started dating her within around 3 months. She looked so much like me it was uncanny, only she's short. Also, weirder? Her name is Marissa.

It made me sad to find her blog though...he's been in and out of rehab since right after they got married and now they're divorced. It sounds like since he never bothered to get a job (his family is extremely, extremely well off) that she supported him 100% and ended up having to pay him alimony when they divorced.

I did this, only with FB. My ex-fiance's wife is an adorable, naturally perfect-looking sort of woman, and they have two girls. After stalking both of their pages though, I didn't feel any sense of satisfaction. I just felt sad that I was even looking at it. Odd part -- their daughter is Clara, mine is Claire. It was similar enough that it freaked me out. But mainly it just made me wonder what was so great about her after he had told me he wasn't ready to get married.

I had similar feelings when I found out he was getting married. This was many years after we broke-up, but I still wondered why we weren't meant to be together. I have my answers now and I think that's why I've finally come to terms with our break-up (it took me FAR too long to get there). Thank you to those of you chiming in with similar stories. I'm glad I'm not alone!

You're definitely not alone.

hmp1 · March 2014

melody921 said:

I'm on the verge of losing my shit with DS. I posted last week about how he's been so defiant/argumentative. I ask him to do something, he says no and yells about it. I tell him he can't do something, he calls me stupid and yells again. It's bedtime, and he's out of his bed countless times until it's two hours past when he should have been asleep. Every.single.day it's something. This started when DH was traveling but has not really improved in the week he's been home, so I'm not sure it's just related to the schedule being different.

I'm really at a loss for what's driving this. DH and I obviously don't yell and name call at home, so I don't know if this is something he's witnessing at school. He's mentioned a couple of times that some of the older kids at daycare say things that aren't nice, such as "You're not my friend, go away," but when I ask for more details, he doesn't give them. This morning, he just looked sad. One of his teachers said he hasn't really been saying much at school (I want to talk to the lead teacher to get a better feel for how he's been overall). Last night, my FIL was watching the kids for a few hours, and when we got home at 9:15, DS was still up, argued a ton about going to bed and FIL looks absolutely defeated and just kept saying, "He just doesn't listen."

I feel like my kid is turning into one of those monster children that I can't stand to be around (and that others won't want to be around either), which is sad because when he's not being such a punk, he's a fun, loving, interesting kid. I have no idea what to do. DH and I don't like to approach things from an overly punitive standpoint, but there are some rules that are not negotiable, and name-calling is never OK. I'm exhausted right now. If you read all of this, here are some cookies:

Big hugs! James went through a terror phases a couple weeks ago. 4 days in a row with a bad daily report from daycare, banging on his door at bedtime, talking back... He responds really well to a good behavior chart. Every night after dinner we stars on his chart, he gets to put them on. We talk about what he did that day to earn the stars or what he needs to improve on tomorrow to earn one. I have like 8 or so categories, perfect potty day is his given since he never has accidents and then the rest are ones that we struggle with.

MeatballEsq · March 2014

@KellersPrag‌ what does triple your commute mean though? From 3 to 9 minutes? Or 30 to 90 minutes?

hmp1 · March 2014

BeebopandBuddy said:

I have only voted in presidential elections. I don't take anough time to research and figure out who to vote for in the other elections and I feel that an uninformed vote may do more harm than good.

But local elections usually have more direct impact on you and your family. I urge you to at least research and vote on things like your school board.

MeatballEsq · March 2014

hmp1 said:

BeebopandBuddy said:

I have only voted in presidential elections. I don't take anough time to research and figure out who to vote for in the other elections and I feel that an uninformed vote may do more harm than good.

But local elections usually have more direct impact on you and your family. I urge you to at least research and vote on things like your school board.
I agree. Things like your congressman, local tax levies, etc. impact you the most.

KellersPrag · March 2014

MeatballEsq said:

@KellersPrag‌ what does triple your commute mean though? From 3 to 9 minutes? Or 30 to 90 minutes?

22 minutes to 1 hour 8 minutes.

MarisaKathleen · March 2014

FFFC: I actually have a better track record with voting for local positions vs. voting for the president. Wisconsin has had some HUGE elections the last few years and has had a lot of changes. Last time we voted (I believe during a recall election) we waited in line almost 30 minutes to vote. It was crazy!

I didn't vote in the last presidential election. I thought they were both terrible and couldn't decide so I didn't vote. My DH is still irritated about this.

Pokedot · March 2014

hmp1 said:

Pokedot said:

Yesterday at DC pickup DS was playing outside having a ball. I felt bad to end the fun but told him we'd play at home outside. He flipped his shit when he realized we were leaving. I threw his boots and hat off after 10 minutes of trying to get him in the car and realized it would be 10x easier getting him in the carseat if it were FF. I'm all about safety and many of you know how I feel about RF before 2 but I might end up eating my words. The kid is way too strong to get him down in the seat when he freaks. He was hyperventilating it was so bad. I had a drink last night after he went to bed to reward myself for not losing my complete cool.

Maybe because I have never had a ff child, but I don't really see how wrestling him would be easier ff. He wasn't pissed about sitting rf, he was pissed about leaving and would have thrown a fit regardless. I tend to think it would be easier while rf since the seat is more reclined, so easier to pin him down. I would find something that works to get him to calm down for the 10 seconds you need to clip him in.

I agree about that but he is SO strong. Literally DH can't wrangle him in sometimes. He gets leverage by putting his feet on the seat and arches his back then rolls. It's like wrangling a crocodile bahahah. Time will tell but I wasn't armed with anything to calm him down. It was so embarrassing! DC even came over to the car 2x to check and make sure everything was ok. I don't plan on flipping him anytime soon however.

Pokedot · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

I had similar feelings when I found out he was getting married. This was many years after we broke-up, but I still wondered why we weren't meant to be together. I have my answers now and I think that's why I've finally come to terms with our break-up (it took me FAR too long to get there). Thank you to those of you chiming in with similar stories. I'm glad I'm not alone!

I'm on the other end of this. DH was with someone for 7.5 years and they never got engaged. We met that same year they broke up and 9 months later had a home and were engaged. I still wonder how she feels about it. She's a bit nuts though so I can't feel too bad. After all she treated MH like crap and I got the good one she let get away.

Flamingemu · March 2014

I will agree with the local elections thing. Less than 10 years ago, VA voted to declare that marriage is between only a man and a woman. This year's attorney general was heated. The republican was on the same platform. The vote was hand recounted and didn't complete until December. It was that close. The AG that won was the Democratic candidate and has alread been taking strides to reverse that relatively new decision.

I was yelling at my DH for not voting this year because he had to work late and it was SO close.

thebanich · March 2014

I really do feel terrible about not voting. I get it now. Didn't when I was 20. It is really heated around here because NC is moving backwards and there are a ton of issues that affect my family/DHs work/my work.

I will vote. Pinky swear

hmp1 · March 2014

Pokedot said:

hmp1 said:

Pokedot said:

Yesterday at DC pickup DS was playing outside having a ball. I felt bad to end the fun but told him we'd play at home outside. He flipped his shit when he realized we were leaving. I threw his boots and hat off after 10 minutes of trying to get him in the car and realized it would be 10x easier getting him in the carseat if it were FF. I'm all about safety and many of you know how I feel about RF before 2 but I might end up eating my words. The kid is way too strong to get him down in the seat when he freaks. He was hyperventilating it was so bad. I had a drink last night after he went to bed to reward myself for not losing my complete cool.

Maybe because I have never had a ff child, but I don't really see how wrestling him would be easier ff. He wasn't pissed about sitting rf, he was pissed about leaving and would have thrown a fit regardless. I tend to think it would be easier while rf since the seat is more reclined, so easier to pin him down. I would find something that works to get him to calm down for the 10 seconds you need to clip him in.

I agree about that but he is SO strong. Literally DH can't wrangle him in sometimes. He gets leverage by putting his feet on the seat and arches his back then rolls. It's like wrangling a crocodile bahahah. Time will tell but I wasn't armed with anything to calm him down. It was so embarrassing! DC even came over to the car 2x to check and make sure everything was ok. I don't plan on flipping him anytime soon however.

You're not going to break him, and you are stronger. Put your forearm across his hips and your top arm/shoulder on his shoulder. Use your other arm under his feet to keep them up, like in a diaper change position, so he can't push off the chair. Use that hand to grab the strap and buckle. Once you get the hip buckles done, then put the shoulder straps. I know it sucks, but when it comes to pick my battles, this is a battle worth fighting for me.

MeatballEsq · March 2014

@Pokedot‌ basically knock his legs out at the knees and then karate chop him. It works

Pokedot · March 2014

MeatballEsq said:

@Pokedot‌ basically knock his legs out at the knees and then karate chop him. It works

OMG I've tried that I swear. He's like a ninja in an 18 month olds body!

Pokedot · March 2014

hmp1 said:

Pokedot said:

hmp1 said:

Pokedot said:

Yesterday at DC pickup DS was playing outside having a ball. I felt bad to end the fun but told him we'd play at home outside. He flipped his shit when he realized we were leaving. I threw his boots and hat off after 10 minutes of trying to get him in the car and realized it would be 10x easier getting him in the carseat if it were FF. I'm all about safety and many of you know how I feel about RF before 2 but I might end up eating my words. The kid is way too strong to get him down in the seat when he freaks. He was hyperventilating it was so bad. I had a drink last night after he went to bed to reward myself for not losing my complete cool.

Maybe because I have never had a ff child, but I don't really see how wrestling him would be easier ff. He wasn't pissed about sitting rf, he was pissed about leaving and would have thrown a fit regardless. I tend to think it would be easier while rf since the seat is more reclined, so easier to pin him down. I would find something that works to get him to calm down for the 10 seconds you need to clip him in.

I agree about that but he is SO strong. Literally DH can't wrangle him in sometimes. He gets leverage by putting his feet on the seat and arches his back then rolls. It's like wrangling a crocodile bahahah. Time will tell but I wasn't armed with anything to calm him down. It was so embarrassing! DC even came over to the car 2x to check and make sure everything was ok. I don't plan on flipping him anytime soon however.

You're not going to break him, and you are stronger. Put your forearm across his hips and your top arm/shoulder on his shoulder. Use your other arm under his feet to keep them up, like in a diaper change position, so he can't push off the chair. Use that hand to grab the strap and buckle. Once you get the hip buckles done, then put the shoulder straps. I know it sucks, but when it comes to pick my battles, this is a battle worth fighting for me.

Tried this too. Either I'm super weak or this kid is ridiculous. It's not an all the time thing but yesterday escaladed above and beyond what it ever has.

thebanich · March 2014

kids are ridiculously strong. But you are definitely stronger. I would just find something (anything) to distract him. Crazy toy. Video on your phone that makes him laugh. anything. DD has done this a few times and I have had to just hold her down as tightly as I possibly can until she wears herself out.

Pokedot · March 2014

Banich4eva said:

kids are ridiculously strong. But you are definitely stronger. I would just find something (anything) to distract him. Crazy toy. Video on your phone that makes him laugh. anything. DD has done this a few times and I have had to just hold her down as tightly as I possibly can until she wears herself out.

I was totally exhausted after pick up last night! Haha I wasn't armed with any type of toy either so that probably didn't help in the least. Thankfully he doesn't freak out like that every time we're in the car. I'd never take him anywhere.

thebanich · March 2014

Fortunately my second child has a much calmer personality. When I put him in the car he whimpers and says "Its stuck" (his favorite phrase) and moves on with his lyfe.

thebanich · March 2014

@kellersprag - ouch. That is quite the commute. I assume moving anytime soon is not in the cards?

hmp1 · March 2014

Well crap. Remember when I commented about getting my new credit card issued a few weeks ago but I haven't activated it yet. Welp, my old one was shut off and DH's birthday gift that I ordered from Amazon got caught in the crossfire. His birthday is tomorrow and nothing is being delivered today

Ugg, I suck.

MRoxy0628 · March 2014

Banich4eva said:

kids are ridiculously strong. But you are definitely stronger. I would just find something (anything) to distract him. Crazy toy. Video on your phone that makes him laugh. anything. DD has done this a few times and I have had to just hold her down as tightly as I possibly can until she wears herself out.

I have to do this sometimes too (usually when leaving daycare) and I would wait it out, but even leaving town 5 minutes later can cause us to get stuck in traffic for even longer than usual. I really hate having to force her into the car seat.

Pokedot · March 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

Banich4eva said:

kids are ridiculously strong. But you are definitely stronger. I would just find something (anything) to distract him. Crazy toy. Video on your phone that makes him laugh. anything. DD has done this a few times and I have had to just hold her down as tightly as I possibly can until she wears herself out.

I have to do this sometimes too (usually when leaving daycare) and I would wait it out, but even leaving town 5 minutes later can cause us to get stuck in traffic for even longer than usual. I really hate having to force her into the car seat.

Even if no ones around I wonder if people think I'm abusing my child when I do this. Toddlers are tough. I miss the days when you could put the kid in the carseat in the house!

linzeek44 · March 2014

melody921 said:

I'm on the verge of losing my shit with DS. I posted last week about how he's been so defiant/argumentative. I ask him to do something, he says no and yells about it. I tell him he can't do something, he calls me stupid and yells again. It's bedtime, and he's out of his bed countless times until it's two hours past when he should have been asleep. Every.single.day it's something. This started when DH was traveling but has not really improved in the week he's been home, so I'm not sure it's just related to the schedule being different.

I'm really at a loss for what's driving this. DH and I obviously don't yell and name call at home, so I don't know if this is something he's witnessing at school. He's mentioned a couple of times that some of the older kids at daycare say things that aren't nice, such as "You're not my friend, go away," but when I ask for more details, he doesn't give them. This morning, he just looked sad. One of his teachers said he hasn't really been saying much at school (I want to talk to the lead teacher to get a better feel for how he's been overall). Last night, my FIL was watching the kids for a few hours, and when we got home at 9:15, DS was still up, argued a ton about going to bed and FIL looks absolutely defeated and just kept saying, "He just doesn't listen."

I feel like my kid is turning into one of those monster children that I can't stand to be around (and that others won't want to be around either), which is sad because when he's not being such a punk, he's a fun, loving, interesting kid. I have no idea what to do. DH and I don't like to approach things from an overly punitive standpoint, but there are some rules that are not negotiable, and name-calling is never OK. I'm exhausted right now. If you read all of this, here are some cookies:

@melody921 I just did a parent workshop on challenging behavior this week. I don't know if it would be helpful, but if you think so, I can send you the link to it. One of the strategies is for encouraging compliance since noncompliance is exhausting.

linzeek44 · March 2014

hmp1 said:

KellersPrag said:

I like the idea of year round school. The kind of setup where it is 3 weeks on, 1 week off, or something similar. This brought to you by an education major who never finished her degree so I can't say I'd still like it in practice, but I assume I would.

I am a fan of year round school. My sister lives right by Linzeek and her kids were in the year round school system until high school when it switches to a regular schedule. They do it in quarters so it is more like 3 months on 3 weeks off with everyone getting spring break and winter break still.
Growing up, my mom would home school us M-F morning in the summer so we wouldn't lose knowledge and would continue to think and learn daily.

Yep, they do year round here (and some traditional and some modified calendars- all in one district). Logistically it's sorta a nightmare sometimes. I do love that the summer loss is less. For example, some of the classrooms I work in are year round track 4 (there are a bunch of year round calendar patterns). They get a break for 3 weeks in October, then they get their holiday break plus 3 weeks (so they go back around 1/22ish), then they get spring break plus a couple weeks added on in April, and a break in July.

KellersPrag · March 2014

Banich4eva said:

@kellersprag - ouch. That is quite the commute. I assume moving anytime soon is not in the cards?

No, we were just forced to resign our lease so we are stuck until at least April of 2015. But my husband's two jobs are VERY local to where we live now (we live next to one restaurant) so ultimately we may not want to move far anyway. Maybe a halfway point.

I just got the official offer letter. My stomach is in knots!

MeatballEsq · March 2014

I can't wait for it to warm up so the dog can spend some time outdoors. He loves it outside and he's really been getting on my nerves lately. Oh and the flameful part is that he's not tied up outside and we don't have an electric fence. He loves roaming our yard and he doesn't leave it except to play with the neighbor dog. In our defense, we live on 3 acres and there's only 7 houses on our street.

willy_gert · March 2014

KellersPrag said:

Banich4eva said:

@kellersprag - ouch. That is quite the commute. I assume moving anytime soon is not in the cards?

No, we were just forced to resign our lease so we are stuck until at least April of 2015. But my husband's two jobs are VERY local to where we live now (we live next to one restaurant) so ultimately we may not want to move far anyway. Maybe a halfway point.

I just got the official offer letter. My stomach is in knots!

Stuck in the box

You said you wouldn't be working OT anymore though right? So would the extra commute still leave you with more time at home with C and how much would the commute gas eat into the extra you are getting?

danabsd · March 2014

I often put my phone in my shirt kinda tuck it behind the straps to keep it safe. The other day at Starbucks Beb took my phone and insisted on putting it back. The result, pulling down my tank top shoving my phone down it and giving a nice young barista the nip slip.

I think I need to quit storing things in my shirt.

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