Longest Thread EVER! (aka Random Thoughts Thread )

kseccomb17 · August 2014

Three things that freak me out:

The feeling of walking through a spider web and the creepy crawlies that last forever.

Carpet in a bathroom, especially if you feel wetness.

When you have to use the bathroom and the toilet is still warm.

SoulTermination · August 2014

I hate my life so much right now. Alera hasn't slept more than half an hour total in the last 10 hours. She's so overtired she won't stop fucking screaming. If I wouldn't lose my mind with worry for her, I might act on the impulse to put her in her crib, lock the apartment door, and start walking and never come back. This had been going on almost daily for over a month now, and if Wondet Weeks is as correct for us as it seems to be for most of the rest of you, we've got over three more weeks of this bullshit. Add to that I keep forgetting to take my antidepressants because A's losing her bloodyfucking mind, and things are bad over here. DH told me today that he's thinking of locking up his guns because he's worried I'm going to blow my head off, and I'm not entirely sure he's not right to be worried.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

Ok, so...my brother and I can barely stand each other and his wife is a nut job, but I really try to have some kind of friendly relationship despite his efforts to completely brush me off. He actually invited me to his wife's 40th birthday party. I'm pretty sure my mom insisted but I thought it'd be nice if he met my baby. It's a low country boil, which I just found out is this thing where you boil crawfish and other things like crawfish (?) I don't know, some kind of southern thing. Somehow it's a party. Not even a minute after I left a message saying we'd all be there, he calls me and tells me btw kids are not allowed. It's more for adults only. They live three hours away and my parents are also going, we have nobody who can watch the kids overnight so there is no possible way we can go. He has this rare opportunity to see my kids and his new niece and his weird ass crabby party is too fancy for kids. Like a wedding. Champaign and craw daddies. I have another brother so I could really care less if I kept in touch with this one but it means a lot to my parents. Once they pass away I can stop pretending, yaaaaaay

JessieAlbin · August 2014

@SoulTermination‌ oh honey. I'm sorry you're going through such a shitty time. Put down the wonder weeks though.. I don't think it's forecast is giving you any insight that is helpful, just more doom and gloom, which obviously you have plenty of! Big creepy internet hugs, and a promise that eventually, it WILL get better. It has to. Can you and DH trade off napping privileges? It's amazing what an hour of sleep will do when you're in the trenches. Or even if you get to leave the house for a few minutes to go pick up takeout for the two of you. Real/comfort food seems to help in Albinland. We're all here to listen and at least on some level, we all get it. Hang in there!!

MissHSoonToBeMrsS · August 2014

Clearing the text box....how my LO woke up this morning.

SoulTermination · August 2014

@JessieAlbin‌ I have A-game 12 hours a day all week while DH is at work. He takes over when he gets home, so I just have to hang on until then... @-)

@Jessieann1020‌ Unfortunately not this week. MIL is working, one SIL has no job and no gas money, and the other SIL is working and her 9-year-old son has sports practices all week. Might be able to get 13-year-old niece to come up and help me with A, but I don't feel comfortable having her take care of A alone while I sleep. =/

As far as Wonder Weeks, I know I shouldn't look at it as gospel - I got the app more for the info on the leaps because it was cheaper than the book. $:\$ "> But it's been spot-on for several kids around here so I can't help fearing. Hopefully it's wrong for us, because I swear A started this leap forever ago. x.x;;

rtv3 · August 2014

Big hugs @SoulTermination‌! That is rough

Ashleypixie · August 2014

@SoulTermination‌ I'm sorry you're having a hard time. It can be rough sometimes. I agree with @JessieAlbin‌ though, there's no use in following some guidelines that know nothing about your baby. It just makes the bad days so much worse you don't even notice the good ones.

thomas930 · August 2014

Big hugs @SoulTermination‌.

rtv3 · August 2014

I wish I was sleeping. But I have to stay up to pump :-( I'm just doing it to build up my stash, so I really hope pumping goes well when I go back to work and I can drop this MOTN pump session because it really sucks.

mrscrcalli · August 2014

Trying to be great at work, a great wife and a great mom is hard. I pretty sure I'm subpar at at least one and getting better but not quite awesome at the others, jut not sure in what order. Sorry haven't had much bumping time, just trying to get as much quality home time in as possible.

I wish I could chat with y'all all day, but my boss has been serous business since I've been back.. I do day dream of you guys often though :x

knotty-girl · August 2014

Ashleypixie said:
his weird ass crabby party is too fancy for kids

This made me laugh so hard!

SoulTermination · August 2014

About teacher's lists... eh, it may be a little difficult because it'd probably be after the back-to-school sales and all, but I'd send home a list of needed classroom supplies the first week of school, possibly with an item assigned to each student so I didn't wind up with 30 things of dry erase markers or something. It seems a little better than including a whole ream of extra supplies to everyone's lists, but I also have no true idea of just how much of certain things any given classroom can go through. I know copy paper is a big one, but I remember my schools' administration supplying it. Do they not do that now? O.o

hlm184 · August 2014

SoulTermination said:

About teacher's lists... eh, it may be a little difficult because it'd probably be after the back-to-school sales and all, but I'd send home a list of needed classroom supplies the first week of school, possibly with an item assigned to each student so I didn't wind up with 30 things of dry erase markers or something. It seems a little better than including a whole ream of extra supplies to everyone's lists, but I also have no true idea of just how much of certain things any given classroom can go through. I know copy paper is a big one, but I remember my schools' administration supplying it. Do they not do that now? O.o

Last job I worked at, the school supplied some, but when it was gone it was gone. And it was always gone pretty quickly.

Xxlilies · August 2014

Ugh up so early today
Also LO pooped in his sleep so that was a nice gift to wake up to

One day of no pumping and my boobs are ginormous and seemingly quite full ( stopped pumping because nothing was coming out) likely too good to be true so trying to just mkve on

eireyes · August 2014

honeyzoo said:

Also--note for the DC moms who are also irrationally worried that our little ones will fall more in love with the DC providers. Not going to happen. I've been at ours when other moms/dads have picked up older kids and the kids are SO EXCITED to see their parents--even though they were having a blast doing something the second before they got there. Like running and yelling "my mommy! my mommy!". Watching this totally melted my heart.

Totally this. I was so worried Aiden would love his daycare teachers more than me, but it never fails that as soon as I walk in to pick him up, he busts out this huge grin and squeals. He could be purple crying for the teacher, and as soon as he sees me he calms down and gets happy :x My little bugger has me knotted around his finger - I'm so screwed :-D

baileymama3 · August 2014

We need a bigger playmat.

speechie517 · August 2014

My school is probably 50/50 on kids bringing requested supplies but we get a lot of donations from families and local businesses which we are so thankful for.

I hate that I came bearing a daycare horror story just in time for so many of us to return to work. I needed to put it out there and see what other people besides my friends thought. I worked at several day cares throughout college and grad school so I was shocked with this experience. I've seen a lot more good than bad in my other experiences.

rtv3 · August 2014

I'm watching my aunt's daycare kids today. My 3mo old, a 9mo old, a 4 yr old, a 5 yr old, and a 11 yr old. Thankfully, the oldest is super helpful and both babies are napping right now

RedDawnsRevenge · August 2014

MrsStanton87 said:
I've never lived in a house with hardwood floors and the new one is half hardwood. What's the fastest way to clean them? I know not to use my steam mop or Swiffer WetJet. Any other ideas?

We refinished our 90yo hard wood last year (still need to finish bedrooms and hall). I find the wet swifter dulls the finish. I just sweep since my house is little. To mop we use mrs.myers clean day.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

MrsStanton87 said:

I've never lived in a house with hardwood floors and the new one is half hardwood. What's the fastest way to clean them? I know not to use my steam mop or Swiffer WetJet. Any other ideas?

I just posted about this yesterday. I got a little hard floor vacuum thing. It's basically a dust buster with a long handle, plugs into a wall to recharge and it's small enough to stuff into a closet. It's so much faster and easier than sweeping with a broom! They range around $100-$150, I thought it was pricey but I use it alllll the time. Just don't get the Shark one. They suck.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

Back to school supplies: the teachers send out emails for more donations three more times a year. We are in a high income school but I think they take advantage of that a little bit. If every student spends $230 that means the teacher gets $5,750 in donated supplies. I sympathize with teachers but suck it up. You can buy a couple extra packs of dry erase markers.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

Tasha575 said:

Back to school supplies: the teachers send out emails for more donations three more times a year. We are in a high income school but I think they take advantage of that a little bit. If every student spends $230 that means the teacher gets $5,750 in donated supplies. I sympathize with teachers but suck it up. You can buy a couple extra packs of dry erase markers.
Well I don't work in an upper class area nor do I just buy " a couple of extra packs of dry erase markers" sorry your teachers take advantage, but the teacher that I am and the teachers I work with don't. So I will not just suck it up thanks

Nothing personal, maybe you consider the fact that your families are lower income. If your the type of teacher, however, that asks each student for four reams of paper, 100 pencils, four composition notebooks, etc than yea, you need to suck it up. $5,000 in school supplies and parents are assholes for being annoyed by this? I hope not all teachers are pissy and entitled because that's not doable for every family.

Bees Everywhere · August 2014

Can anyone PM me an invite to the facebook group? I'm able to access facebook a lot easier than the bump. Do you guys use a mobile app to bump? I've only done it from computer and I'm never on my computer anymore.

Thanks!

Ashleypixie · August 2014

It's a Rowenta delta force. I got it because it had good reviews online. They all did really.

Teresa1896 · August 2014

Our school supply lists are pretty lengthy. A lot of our schools are title 1/low income so not everyone can afford to buy their own supplies. They ask those that can afford supplies to donate more to make up for those that can't, and all supplies are pooled for classroom use.
But IMO every parent should be providing these supplies, even low income ones. I work with low income families and I know there are multiple school supply drives to get everything covered.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

We have daddies at our school who play for the Falcons or the Braves who give the school unspecified donations. As well as a real housewife. Maybe they buy extra dry erase markers.

snowbound · August 2014

When I was a kid our supply lists were lengthy but the items were strictly ours. There weren't any "supply pools." The only thing I was required to supply for the class room was two boxes of Kleenex and hand soap. My how the times have changed!

Ashleypixie · August 2014

@3crazykitties‌ The guy sounds crazy! If he thought your DH was stealing his boxers why would he want to go get them back?! That's creepy, especially since that's clearly not the reason he's going in there.

hlm184 · August 2014

A lot of the supplies also go to teachers who don't have homerooms - music, art, etc. As a music teacher, I was constantly begging other teachers for tissues or tape or whatever.

rtv3 · August 2014

Vinny424 said:
@3crazykitties‌ a lock on the door might help so your BIL would need to ask before he just goes in the room.

This! He needs to know that is not ok. What kind of stuff is he taking? Sheesh, even kids know it's not ok to take other people's things.

AcaAwkward · August 2014

Are there no longer school stores? When I was in elementary and middle school, there were little "stores" in each school that sold supplies. At the beginning of the year, you just went to the "store," said "I need the 5th grade kit" or whatever, and paid. Everyone had the same stuff. EZPZ.

Fwiw, all the teachers I know, whether they teach in a wealthy district or an impoverished one, spend tons of their own money on basic supplies. That should not be their responsibility. If they want to do some sort of fancy Pinteresty thing in their classroom, then, sure, I'd expect them to cover that but pens and paper? No. That's not cool.

{OH HAI, DIRTY LURKER COMING OUT OF HIDING}

AcaAwkward · August 2014

dani+california said:
FFTC:

I'm so tired of reading articles about celebrities breastfeeding and the inevitable 'it's just so NATURAL for me' and 'I can't imagine not breastfeeding, it's so magical' and any other variety of THIS IS SO EASY.

I guess LO and I are from another planet then, because nothing came naturally, it wasn't easy, it wasn't magical and I couldn't do it. It's like having my face rubbed in it every time I read stuff like that, even if that wasn't the intention.

Olivia Wilde? Glamour?

Don't get me started on fucking Giselle.

AcaAwkward · August 2014

dani+california said:

AcaAwkward said:

dani+california said:
FFTC:

I'm so tired of reading articles about celebrities breastfeeding and the inevitable 'it's just so NATURAL for me' and 'I can't imagine not breastfeeding, it's so magical' and any other variety of THIS IS SO EASY.

I guess LO and I are from another planet then, because nothing came naturally, it wasn't easy, it wasn't magical and I couldn't do it. It's like having my face rubbed in it every time I read stuff like that, even if that wasn't the intention.
Olivia Wilde? Glamour?

Don't get me started on fucking Giselle.
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Yes!! Ugh

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On one hand, the photo is lovely. On the other, I'm with @poru‌ -- glamorizing BFing doesn't really normalize it, and it likely gives some FTMs unrealistic expectations. I know with DD I expected BFing to be "uncomfortable but not painful" and an overall lovely experience. It was so so so hard. It's easier with DS, but I just got lucky there.

Ashleypixie · August 2014

Breastfeeding was so never magical. Well, except for when I could squirt across the room. I'd say that was some cool shit. I suppose for the women who had and easier time it may have been a bonding experience, but I feel so much more bonded with a baby when I'm not trying to jab a boob into her mouth while she's trying to find some nonexistent other boob in my armpit. But celebrities are so extreme, everything they say is about 20% exaggerated and mostly bullshit. They're the uluminaty anyway. (Jk)

RedDawnsRevenge · August 2014

When I was in school, here in Ca, the only thing that we were 100% required to bring to school was out earthquack kit. For those that don't know what that is, it's an emergency food kit we had stored in the back of the class in case of an earthquack at school incase we got stuck at school, if the building collapsed on us. And from Lindergarten to HS we had chalkboards so no expensive dry erease markers. Our teachers didn't provide anything, I went to a very poor school. We didn't get photo copied syllibus, we copied it from the overhead projector or as the teacher read it out loud. We didn't use markers or crayons because homework was done, at home. My GF is a spec. Ed. Teacher here and the school provides everything, even classroom decorations. Why does a class need decorations?

Ashleypixie · August 2014

poru said:

And I am sitting in the pumping room crying. I just want to be home with my baby. (

Hugs. Lots of them.

hlm184 · August 2014

RedDawnsRevenge said:

When I was in school, here in Ca, the only thing that we were 100% required to bring to school was out earthquack kit. For those that don't know what that is, it's an emergency food kit we had stored in the back of the class in case of an earthquack at school incase we got stuck at school, if the building collapsed on us. And from Lindergarten to HS we had chalkboards so no expensive dry erease markers. Our teachers didn't provide anything, I went to a very poor school. We didn't get photo copied syllibus, we copied it from the overhead projector or as the teacher read it out loud. We didn't use markers or crayons because homework was done, at home. My GF is a spec. Ed. Teacher here and the school provides everything, even classroom decorations. Why does a class need decorations?

I dunno but my admin has always required it. "You must change your bulletin boards every X weeks" "Why are your classroom walls bare?" etc.

baileymama3 · August 2014

dani+california said:

AcaAwkward said:

dani+california said:
FFTC:

I'm so tired of reading articles about celebrities breastfeeding and the inevitable 'it's just so NATURAL for me' and 'I can't imagine not breastfeeding, it's so magical' and any other variety of THIS IS SO EASY.

I guess LO and I are from another planet then, because nothing came naturally, it wasn't easy, it wasn't magical and I couldn't do it. It's like having my face rubbed in it every time I read stuff like that, even if that wasn't the intention.
Olivia Wilde? Glamour?

Don't get me started on fucking Giselle.
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Yes!! Ugh

She was breastfeeding a naked baby. That the dumbest part. He would've pooped all over her and that fancy dress. I rolled my eyes when I read t being "the most natural thing ever." Breastfeeding is hard. I dreaded every feeding and each time my LO latched I winced and sometimes cried for 3 weeks because of the pain.

SoulTermination · August 2014

MrsStanton87 said:
I'm late to the school list party, but we were given a list every year of supplies we were required to have, and then a 'suggested' list as well. It wasn't lengthy, but it was expensive. My grandparents always took us to Staples a few weeks before school started and got us our supplies. I remember it being around $200 a year.

To add to that, we lived in a wealthy town and I was part of an 'alternative' public school class, where it was faster paced learning and sort of the hand-picked kids were in it. So definitely money was there, but parents were still required to purchase supplies. I think teachers only provided tissues, hand sanitizer, and she brought her own chalk/dry erase markers. Kids weren't allowed to touch them unless given permission.

This is pretty much what I remember from school. Each kid would have their parent(s) buy them a few packages of looseleaf paper, spiral notebooks, 3-ring binders, pens and pencils, dividers for some subjects, and then whatever special for math or science classes and that kind of thing. Most years they'd have each kid bring a box of tissues, too, but that was it.

Not looking forward to practically buying a small office store when Alera gets to go to school... =/

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