FFFC

kmbk27 · June 2014

Tell me your secrets!

(But remember - Flame Free is not a promise. Flame Free? Flame full? Choose your own adventure, ladies.)

mrsdanielleM2010 · June 2014

I'm mad that two of my students pulled out a grade on their final that lets them pass for the year. Where was this effort the other 9 months?!

kmbk27 · June 2014

Even though I am almost certain it will be very different, I gauge how many times I think SO will get up with the baby by how often he gets up with the dog. (To his credit - he was the one up with him at 4am this morning. Score!)

I know I have more but can't think of any at the moment.

ConversationFear · June 2014

I dance to Wham! in my living room when my husband is not home. :-S

suitern · June 2014

I hired a cleaning lady because I can't keep up even though I stay at home with DS. The stress of a high risk pregnancy and PTL have totally taken me over and I am scared to do more than hang out with DS and run only the necessary errands. We are only keeping her until September, but I still feel guilty not being able to do it. Currently, she is upstairs cleaning and I am sitting on the couch....

drae86 · June 2014

Um, beginning to feel huge, can't move like I used to, grunt everytime I sit down or get up (and when I forget to grunt DH makes sure to make the sound for me), pretty sure I have begun to waddle, and my back is starting to hurt. I've maintained being active, haven't gained too much weight, eat healthy, even sit on a balance ball at work...freaking out that i still have 3 months if this stuff is already starting! Was supposed to be a beautiful pregnancy with no issues (especially back pain!!!) besides the crazy hormone stuff...i know i'm laughing at my own first time expectations too. but i think i'm ready for sept, hoping the next few fl hot months fly by.

punnybunny · June 2014

I had Smarties and a Snickers for breakfast yesterday. It's probably worth noting that I ate a more substantial brunch an hour and a half later.

lmdonnel · June 2014

While I am more than excited for this little boy to grace us with his presence, I am finding out very quickly that I am not a huge fan of being pregnant. I know I shouldn't complain as I have had nothing but (what appears to be) an "easy" pregnancy with a healthy little boy in there. This is going to sound totally selfish and conceited, but I REALLY miss my wine and beer, I miss being able to run/exercise without it being so exhausting, I miss being able to sleep well and all night in my super comfy king size bed (I know, I need to get used to this, but it still sucks)! I am just not a fan so far...

Does this make me a horrible person?!?

mrsdanielleM2010 · June 2014

MermaidsMagic said:

mrsdanielleM2010 said:

I'm mad that two of my students pulled out a grade on their final that let's them pass for the year. Where was this effort the other 9 months?!

You would have hated to have me. First quarter I would have gotten a solid B, next probably a D, the next a C and finally another B with a final grade to give me a low B for the year.

No - lots of kids pull that and it's irritating but fine. These two have been on both edges of failure all year, and both bombed the midterm. The number of hours spent on the phone with parents, doing one on one extra help, and meeting with guidance... And 80's on the final. Complete waste of my time. But when I say to the parents that the kid is perfectly capable and is just being lazy, I get told I just don't understand how HARD it is. I guess I just don't know their lyfe.

hizah05 · June 2014

natsan08 said:

lmdonnel said:

While I am more than excited for this little boy to grace us with his presence, I am finding out very quickly that I am not a huge fan of being pregnant. I know I shouldn't complain as I have had nothing but (what appears to be) an "easy" pregnancy with a healthy little boy in there. This is going to sound totally selfish and conceited, but I REALLY miss my wine and beer, I miss being able to run/exercise without it being so exhausting, I miss being able to sleep well and all night in my super comfy king size bed (I know, I need to get used to this, but it still sucks)! I am just not a fan so far...
Does this make me a horrible person?!?

I'm not a huge fan of being pregnant either. I find that it's a taboo to talk about because OMG THE MIRACLE OF LIFE, but frankly for the majority of time it sucks.

I'm right there with you. I do not like being pregnant at all. Not even one bit. I'll be honest, I hate it. I told my doctor this, following it up with, "I know, I should be grateful and shouldn't say that". She told me she thinks you should be grateful for having a child but in no way should anyone have to feel like they must be grateful about enduring pregnancy. It's hard. It made me look at it a little differently and maybe think it shouldn't be taboo to say you dislike being pregnant.

rebennett06 · June 2014

hizah05 said:

natsan08 said:

lmdonnel said:

While I am more than excited for this little boy to grace us with his presence, I am finding out very quickly that I am not a huge fan of being pregnant. I know I shouldn't complain as I have had nothing but (what appears to be) an "easy" pregnancy with a healthy little boy in there. This is going to sound totally selfish and conceited, but I REALLY miss my wine and beer, I miss being able to run/exercise without it being so exhausting, I miss being able to sleep well and all night in my super comfy king size bed (I know, I need to get used to this, but it still sucks)! I am just not a fan so far...
Does this make me a horrible person?!?

I'm not a huge fan of being pregnant either. I find that it's a taboo to talk about because OMG THE MIRACLE OF LIFE, but frankly for the majority of time it sucks.

I'm right there with you. I do not like being pregnant at all. Not even one bit. I'll be honest, I hate it. I told my doctor this, following it up with, "I know, I should be grateful and shouldn't say that". She told me she thinks you should be grateful for having a child but in no way should anyone have to feel like they must be grateful about enduring pregnancy. It's hard. It made me look at it a little differently and maybe think it shouldn't be taboo to say you dislike being pregnant.

I completely agree. I hate the comments from people when saying you hate pregnancy that are "just wait until the baby gets here, it will be all worth it." well yes, obviously, otherwise I wouldn't be doing this...but that doesn't detract from how much this sucks. I'm already huge because I have no room for this kid, and I'm swelling like crazy, and its all I can do to get my ass to work, much less actually work when I'm here!!!

My confession is: I haven't cleaned my house in forever. Like seriously, a long time. I have a stack of laundry about a mile high, and all our baby stuff is in the living room waiting for furniture to be delivered (a week and a half after they scheduled it originally) and I'm freaking out about it- but I have no desire/energy to do anything after work but lay down on the couch. DH is no help whatsoever...and i'm getting very frustrated. I never expected him to be the kind to do everything for me when I was pregnant, but for the love of god, a little assistance would be nice, and would it hurt to bring me home one of the foods i'm craving just once???? He seriously hasn't this whole pregnancy and its getting really frustrating. I don't need to be completely spoiled, but come on man, I'm growing your kid here!!!!

trebekastan · June 2014

mrsdanielleM2010 said:

mrsdanielleM2010 said:

I'm mad that two of my students pulled out a grade on their final that let's them pass for the year. Where was this effort the other 9 months?!

You would have hated to have me. First quarter I would have gotten a solid B, next probably a D, the next a C and finally another B with a final grade to give me a low B for the year.
No - lots of kids pull that and it's irritating but fine. These two have been on both edges of failure all year, and both bombed the midterm. The number of hours spent on the phone with parents, doing one on one extra help, and meeting with guidance... And 80's on the final. Complete waste of my time. But when I say to the parents that the kid is perfectly capable and is just being lazy, I get told I just don't understand how HARD it is. I guess I just don't know their lyfe.

YES! It is a waste of my time to constantly be harrassed by parents about their kid's grade when the only problem with them is they just don't care.

Daisy1232 · June 2014

One of my dogs is going to live with my brother starting Saturday...and I'm ok with it. We have tried everything and she's going to a good (probably better) home.

JustCricket · June 2014

I slept until 1030 this morning. This is become a very frequent occurance. I don't feel bad b/c I still get shit done around the house like cleaning and cooking... I just do it on a delayed schedule!

lmdonnel · June 2014

natsan08 hizah05 rebennett06 Soooo glad that I am not the only that feels this way!!

LexiT88 · June 2014

I think I gained 5lbs this week alone...I have had days where I felt hungry all day long and have probably eaten half of our pantry. Definitely do not remember being this hungry last time...

ConversationFear · June 2014

Daisy1232 said:

One of my dogs is going to live with my brother starting Saturday...and I'm ok with it. We have tried everything and she's going to a good (probably better) home.

What's going on with your doggie? It's really great that your brother can take the dog, though. At least this way you will still be able to see him/her.

nstark2908 · June 2014

A tornado going through my house would probably be an improvement over its current state. Not really, but I feel like there is so much to do. I have lived in my apartment for 2 1/2 years and am making it my goal to completely unpack before baby boy gets here. Maybe the correct confessions should be that we still aren't unpacked after 2 1/2 years of living in our house.

LifeofCat · June 2014

I had intended to save this pack of Reese's PB cups for next week (since I had one just yesterday), but somehow, it mysteriously disappeared... :-/

Daisy1232 · June 2014

@conversationfear She's gotten really aggressive with our other dog over the past year. She started attacking our other dog and then turning on us a few months ago. We've worked with her a lot but the past few fights have been really bad and my husband has gotten bitten pretty badly.

Both my dogs are rescues and I NEVER thought I'd be the kids of person to get rid of my dog, but my husband and I have different feelings about pets (he sees them as people which causes a lot of issues) and it's made the training less effective than we need it to be. We spoiled this dog when we first got her and then started putting more boundaries when she was about 2. She's also a mix of chihuahua, dachshund, shiba inu and beagle...it took 2 years to house train her and she still fake pees outside sometimes so she can save it to mark in the house.

If we had a time machine, we would go back and do things differently but things have gotten to a really bad place. You can literally smell it in the air in the house and we have had to keep the dogs completely separate for the last 2 months waiting for my brother to be able to take her. He had been thinking about getting a dog and she has a lot of great qualities, she's a perfect city dog and I think she's going to be a lot happier with him and I know he is prepared to put in some work with training her.

I hope this isn't flame worthy...I don't want to get into the whole long(er) story of all the issues, but sometimes I think there is a good reason to rehome a dog, and I'm glad my brother could take her. I feel like I owe him for life!

Daisy1232 · June 2014

@JudyBlume14 Yea, I know when you read these things you tend to picture someone that is kind of silly that way but we really did try and we wouldn't have let her go if she wasn't going to a better home.

ConversationFear · June 2014

@Daisy1232 - I'm sorry to hear that and I can't imagine how hard it is for you to say enough is enough, but you and your husband have obviously tried to do what you could. I don't think that what you are doing should be flame-worthy. It's obvious you care about your dog. The rehoming ads that pisses me off are, "Oh we just had a baby and now we aren't interested in our 12 and 15 year old dogs anymore - does anyone want them?"

It's pretty obvious you are not even CLOSE to that type of person, and I think you are doing the right thing to hand her over to your brother. I hope it all works out for them!

LTMama · June 2014

I've been running errands and it started pouring rain. Like a freaking monsoon. In done with errands and I have to pee, but instead of going home like a reasonable person, I'm waiting in the car on the parking lot at Chipotle bcs I want a damn burrito. Stop it, rain.

wrightpalomo · June 2014

I'm mobile bumping from my glucose test. You all had me so worried about that drink and I have to say some of you are cry babies. It tastes like a melted orange Otter Pop. A little sweeter than I would have liked but nothing to gag about. So my FFFC is that I think the drink is fine. Anyone still waiting to take the test don't worry about it!

JustCricket · June 2014

TheEmpireNeedsYou said:

Don't believe the hype about the GBS swab either. They don't stick the q tip in your bum. It will be fine. There was so much freaking out over this on the boards when I was pregnant with DD and it's like a 2 second swipe with a q tip.

shit, people freak out over that??? FFS they did it during my initial exam and they were ALREADY up in my buisness swiping stuff and feeling my ovaries I didn't even give the gbs test a second thought.

LTMama · June 2014

zoeygirl1105 said:

I'm mobile bumping from my glucose test. You all had me so worried about that drink and I have to say some of you are cry babies. It tastes like a melted orange Otter Pop. A little sweeter than I would have liked but nothing to gag about. So my FFFC is that I think the drink is fine. Anyone still waiting to take the test don't worry about it!
I got the fruit punch and it was pretty good until the last couple of sips. The drink itself isn't bad it's the after feeling of feeling like crap all day that I could do without.

I've had the orange one both times and I don't mind it at all. Tastes like flat orange soda to me, and I usually let my soda go flat before I drink it anyway.

Everyusernameistaken · June 2014

wrightpalomo said:
I'm mobile bumping from my glucose test. You all had me so worried about that drink and I have to say some of you are cry babies. It tastes like a melted orange Otter Pop. A little sweeter than I would have liked but nothing to gag about. So my FFFC is that I think the drink is fine. Anyone still waiting to take the test don't worry about it!

We must have been doing the test at the same time! The flavour isn't bad, its just the syrupy-ness that bothers me.

drae86 · June 2014

Oh, I just went shopping for the first time this pregnancy and I swear I bought anything that fit and was soft/comfy. I am so grateful now that I'm preggo during the summer, dresses are so comfy and so cheap at Marshalls. My confession being that even though they are cheap, if you buy 7 of them you're still spending 200 bucks. In my defense 50 of that 200 went to DH.

JustCricket · June 2014

I think everyone has different taste buds, and what may be overly sweet for someone may just be like drinking water to another. I have a huge sweet tooth and the drink didn't bother me too much, but I can see if I didn't how I would gag. Especially towards the bottom of the drink it was starting to bother me.

ETA- I also had a HUGE crash later that day... and I know that if I had done the test in the morning, I probably would have gagged b/c my stomach just can't handle sugar in the morning

HorseLover11 · June 2014

My new client is a chocolatier and they just shipped me a ton of samples - unfortunately they're melted so I "hid" them in the freezer. Not sure if I will forget to tell DH about them...

amom2four · June 2014

I do not like any of the names my husband has suggested. Now I feel like a snot (kinda) because he lost a friend two weeks ago very unexpectedly and wants to incorporate his name which I really do not like and they were not even close for the entire time we have been together and that's the better part of a decade! Ugh. I really dislike naming children. I am absolutely fine with naming after significant people in your life my youngest is named after my grandmother but I also think it's weird when you name a kid after someone that neither parent were close to for many years. I don't want my son to be named after dads dead friend. I feel awful.

BrightMoon1 · June 2014

lmdonnel said:
While I am more than excited for this little boy to grace us with his presence, I am finding out very quickly that I am not a huge fan of being pregnant. I know I shouldn't complain as I have had nothing but (what appears to be) an "easy" pregnancy with a healthy little boy in there. This is going to sound totally selfish and conceited, but I REALLY miss my wine and beer, I miss being able to run/exercise without it being so exhausting, I miss being able to sleep well and all night in my super comfy king size bed (I know, I need to get used to this, but it still sucks)! I am just not a fan so far...
Does this make me a horrible person?!?

This. Everything about this. You'd think i would've come to terms with pregnancy by my 3rd time around. But I really do not enjoy pregnancy at all. I try to look on the bright side and remain positive and grateful for the opportunity to be pregnant. But it does not come naturally to me. For me, pregnancy is just a means to a beautiful and blessed end (a precious take home baby). I can't wait til my baby boy is in my arms! And a frozen margarita again will be great too!

trebekastan · June 2014

shimmer475 said:

We never close the door to the bathroom in our house... I'm realizing this isn't a good habit to teach a little one, so I guess we'll have to make an adjustment.
:-/
It's the same in our house. DH has been doing work in our only bathroom forever. We actually didn't even have a door for a few days just a sheet when he was moving the door frame over. The door is back on now but it's hard to get it to shut all the way and DS just busts in any time he feels like it. I look forward to the day I have a bathroom with a lock and I can go in by myself!

Yeah, I don't think that's what she meant. I grew up with a single mom and we had no boundaries when it came to bathroom time. I kept the door open and I would talk to her when she was going all the time. This has translated into my marriage and I don't close the door for #1 or #2. DH closes the door and says he needs poo-rivicy, but I feel claustrophobic with it closed. I too feel like this is one of a dozen things we (I) need to change before baby comes.

MrsLaLaBug · June 2014

I can't wait to have a fucking vodka and something. 12 weeks left and counting.....

kmbk27 · June 2014

12jemjem34 said:

MrsLaLaBug said:

I can't wait to have a fucking vodka and something. 12 weeks left and counting.....

Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet with 2 Olives please...

Any craft beer new or favorite, or a Bud Light with two jalapeño stuffed olives over here.

chardonnay24 · June 2014

@suitern

Don't feel bad! I'm a SAHM and had a cleaning lady come twice a month before I was pregnant. She hurt her back a couple months ago and I haven't found a new one yet, but I'm definitely working on it. I don't have a high risk pregnancy, either. I could try to justify it by saying that I have a SN kiddo and a husband who works long hours, but really, I just cannot stand cleaning my house. And I don't feel guilty at all. Maybe that's my confession?

wrightpalomo · June 2014

wingardiumleviosa said:

Falling asleep is always a pre-determined decision for me because I wear a face mask and ear plugs, but I've used the excuse "sorry, I was so tired, I just passed out" many a time. My BF knows the truth; I'm just lazy and decided to take a nap. Also, not looking forward to giving up the ear plugs when LO is born. BF snores and I love total silence when falling asleep.

-----^^quote^^--------

OH GOD YES! The ear plugs and face mask are my favorite! I swear I can sleep through anything with those on but I only bust them out when I'm exhausted or Hubbs is up studying late at night. It is the best, most decadent sleep ever.

-------- just in case I fail a quotes------

12jemjem34 said:

MrsLaLaBug said:

I can't wait to have a fucking vodka and something. 12 weeks left and counting.....

Brandy Old Fashioned Sweet with 2 Olives please...

-----hella quotes-----

Templeton Rye, on the rocks.... pump and dump, ladies!

aliciak316 · June 2014

H

kaitlinr87 said:
My daughter woke up from her nap 10 minutes ago and I haven't gone to get her yet. She is happily playing in her crib and I am comfortable right now.

I do this all the time! If their not crying and happily playing by themselves I see no harm in taking extra time to finish what I'm doing......or wait for a commercial

slowmo · June 2014

chardonnay24 said:

@suitern

Don't feel bad! I'm a SAHM and had a cleaning lady come twice a month before I was pregnant. She hurt her back a couple months ago and I haven't found a new one yet, but I'm definitely working on it. I don't have a high risk pregnancy, either. I could try to justify it by saying that I have a SN kiddo and a husband who works long hours, but really, I just cannot stand cleaning my house. And I don't feel guilty at all. Maybe that's my confession?

Girl, we started using a cleaning lady long before I got pregnant. It started a few years when I was too stressed with work to deal with cleaning the apartment before my mom came to visit, and the housekeeper we hired did such an amazing job that we've been using her every 4-6 weeks for deep cleans ever since. We're moving at the end of the month and totally devastated to lose her. My mom is still appalled at the idea of hiring someone to clean your house instead of just doing it yourself, but we found it to be surprising affordable and totally worth it. Less stress, less mess, happy us!

mrsdanielleM2010 · June 2014

wrightpalomo said:
I'm mobile bumping from my glucose test. You all had me so worried about that drink and I have to say some of you are cry babies. It tastes like a melted orange Otter Pop. A little sweeter than I would have liked but nothing to gag about. So my FFFC is that I think the drink is fine. Anyone still waiting to take the test don't worry about it!

I had mine this morning and I have been nauseous and had a headache all day. It's probably different for everyone but there's no shame in complaining that it sucks if it does in fact suck.

wrightpalomo · June 2014

mrsdanielleM2010 said:

I'm mobile bumping from my glucose test. You all had me so worried about that drink and I have to say some of you are cry babies. It tastes like a melted orange Otter Pop. A little sweeter than I would have liked but nothing to gag about. So my FFFC is that I think the drink is fine. Anyone still waiting to take the test don't worry about it!
I had mine this morning and I have been nauseous and had a headache all day. It's probably different for everyone but there's no shame in complaining that it sucks if it does in fact suck.

I also came home and promptly ate a doughnut so I probably have some sort of freakishly high sugar tolerance

ETA: letters

Want a personalized experience?

FFFC

Re: FFFC

Choose Another Board

Search Boards