N stayed at my SIL's house last night and apparently was up from 1-5 am.
My thoughts are simultaneously: "Omigosh! I feel so bad! Poor SIL" and "What did she do wrong?" because seriously, N has not done that since she was 4 months old. She has woken up exactly 3 times after going to bed since she was 4 months old, and each time it was sometime around 11/12 and she went back to sleep within 30 minutes of waking up.
She does often wake up in the middle of the night, cry for a bit, and go back to sleep. Actually, sometimes I thinks she's crying IN her sleep. I always ignore those wake ups because she goes right back to sleep with no issue. She was sleeping in SIL's bedroom so what I bet happened is that SIL responded quickly to that kind of crying, and then woke N up all the way, and then N got wired, and then SIL wouldn't let N cry herself back to sleep, and so she ended up being awake all that time.
I guess N won't be sleeping at their place anymore. Or anywhere where she can't have her own room (unless maybe with us).
I can't let go of this feeling of guilt. But I also just can't let go of the feeling of "if she had only listened to me when I told her how to handle a situation like this..."
I haven't been following the story too closely but from what I've heard the young man was unarmed and allegedly trying to get the police officer's firearm. Speaking from an ex law enforcement prospective, if somebody is trying to get your firearm you have every right to use deadly force. We are also trained to shoot to kill. When I qualified with my firearm every 3 months, we had a deadly force course we had to sit through every time. Believe me, if somebody was grabbing at my gun and they were larger than me and I felt like they could get it I wouldn't hesitate to grab my firearm and shoot.
Obviously there are 2 sides to every story, and the truth so hopefully this gets resolved. If it turns out that the officer was just using this guy for target practice and there was no threat I hope that he gets the book thrown at him. If it does turn out that the guy was trying to obtain his gun and the officer felt that his life was at stake, I hope that he can resume a normal life after his name is released.
@ilovemarfa there seems to have been a struggle, but he was shot multiple times (sounds like around 8 is the number being leaked) and the fatal shots were outside of the police vehicle as he was trying to flee the scene, still unarmed. While I believe an officer's instincts should be to defend themselves in the situation, especially over the struggle for a weapon, if the person is fleeing my instinct wouldn't be to shoot multiple times. It would be to get in my car and chase them down.
His name was Darren Wilson. I just listened to the newscaster spell that like 4 times.
And apparently the officer was responding to a strong-arm robbery. But they aren't saying how Michael Brown was involved in that.
God help all of the men out there with that same name.
I am so freaking tired the last few days. Also I have the runs. WTF body? I usually have so much energy and I just feel like a lump. Caffeine is not working.
Just wanted to share my zombie like state with the world.
Don't you love that exhaustion makes your bowels turn into something akin to air spluttering out of a ballon?
Unfortunately this is a perfect description of my disgusting body right now. I'm wondering if it's some bug with no other symptoms though, because yesterday G seemed to have it too. He ran through the house and said, "I gotta go mom!" and when I went in to help him he blew out and then said, "mom that was really fast and really stinky." So it seems he has the splat attack too.
Or we need to stop eating like 20 gallons of fruit a day because it's summer.
Talk about Lo being risk averse. You know how most walking push toys have wheels? Well when he tries to slooooooowly walk behind the wheeled toys on wood it goes way to fast for him and he does not like it at all. So the little stinker has turned the toys on their side so they slide but don't roll and go much slower. So although he's behind in the walking department, he's definitely thinking about solving problems!
Interview etiquette question: Yesterday I got a call to interview for a job in an after-school program. I set up the interview for Monday at 10. Today I got a call for an interview for a part time job actually in a school, which is more likely to pay better and lead to a full time classroom. Her message said she wants to set up the interview for Monday morning. They really aren't close enough for me to do both on the same morning. Do I just tell her I already have an interview set up for then and ask if she can do a different time? I feel like I should bend over backwards to get this job, but if I don't get it, I don't want to miss my chance on the other job.
Interview etiquette question: Yesterday I got a call to interview for a job in an after-school program. I set up the interview for Monday at 10. Today I got a call for an interview for a part time job actually in a school, which is more likely to pay better and lead to a full time classroom. Her message said she wants to set up the interview for Monday morning. They really aren't close enough for me to do both on the same morning. Do I just tell her I already have an interview set up for then and ask if she can do a different time? I feel like I should bend over backwards to get this job, but if I don't get it, I don't want to miss my chance on the other job.
You don't have to say you have another interview, just say that time doesn't work for you and that you'd be glad to schedule it in the afternoon or a different day.
I hate the Woodward dream cruise! I basically live in the middle of it. It's only supposed to be one day but it always is a week long event. I can't get anywhere because traffic is insane and those damn old cars are so loud that napping and bedtime for D are a disaster!
I know how much I hate the Downriver Cruise for the same reason. I'm a block off Fort Street. However, the Woodward Cruise is bigger. You have all my sorries.
I was just driving and tried to find the song on Spotify and nearly got in an accident. How lame of an excuse would that be? "Sorry I didn't see you, I was just looking up my favorite BSB jam."
I do a really good overdramatic lip sync rendition.
My fav BSB song is Don't Want You Back.
I'll Never Break Your Heart is a Close Second
Ah I forgot about Don't Want You Back! I also love Get Another Boyfriend. I feel like I need to have a boy-band-athon in my sweet mini van. My girls would probably love it truthfully.
I just got an email at work that was sent to a large distribution list. It started with:
Good Day...
Today we let "so-and-so" go.
Whaaaaaaa? Who the eff announces that via a broadcast email? Can't you just politely say "Today was "so-and-so's" last day?
I'm appalled.
This happens where I work, only it's "so-and-so is no longer with us". If they quit, there is a party and no one is emailed. If they are fired, an email is sent.
They've only been here 2 hours and I'm already pissed. One of the biggest things is when I was giving FIL a basic overview of bedtime routine since he'll be doing it tomorrow, I mentioned he gets rocked (I nurse) before being put in bed. FIL said "so you're raising a momma's boy huh? How does DH feel about that?" Excuse me??
Wtf?!?!?! He needs to shut his mouth. We still rock Grayson to bed. Alex is actually the one who rocks Grayson! I don't think we're raising a daddy's boy or momma's boy.
I just tried texting 3 babysitters to come babysit "like now?" because DH and I decided that we should go see his friend's band tonight at the last minute. I had been drinking and didn't look at my watch and realized I am texting teenagers, drunk, at 8:45 asking them to watch my kids. I am definitely getting judged by teens at some keg party in the woods right now.
How is it that something that weighs roughly a pound and is approximately a foot long can make you so freaking uncomfortable!? I swear the second I lay down to relax this new lil guy stretches out and attempts to rearrange all my enternal organs. It's def a love/hate situation.
@Nix55 you popped up in my people you may know feed and I saw that your new precious baby arrived!!! Congrats and when you get the chance you need to come give her birth stats and AW some pics of her!!! So excited for you lady
So Alex took Grayson downstairs for bedtime earlier. He never came back up and it had been almost an hour since they went down. I go in the bedroom to find them both passed out in the chair lol it was too cute. I wish I was able to get a picture but the flash would have woken Grayson.
Re: Quit playin games with my SPAM
N stayed at my SIL's house last night and apparently was up from 1-5 am.
My thoughts are simultaneously: "Omigosh! I feel so bad! Poor SIL" and "What did she do wrong?" because seriously, N has not done that since she was 4 months old. She has woken up exactly 3 times after going to bed since she was 4 months old, and each time it was sometime around 11/12 and she went back to sleep within 30 minutes of waking up.
She does often wake up in the middle of the night, cry for a bit, and go back to sleep. Actually, sometimes I thinks she's crying IN her sleep. I always ignore those wake ups because she goes right back to sleep with no issue. She was sleeping in SIL's bedroom so what I bet happened is that SIL responded quickly to that kind of crying, and then woke N up all the way, and then N got wired, and then SIL wouldn't let N cry herself back to sleep, and so she ended up being awake all that time.
I guess N won't be sleeping at their place anymore. Or anywhere where she can't have her own room (unless maybe with us).
I can't let go of this feeling of guilt. But I also just can't let go of the feeling of "if she had only listened to me when I told her how to handle a situation like this..."
DS born 6/2013
Obviously there are 2 sides to every story, and the truth so hopefully this gets resolved. If it turns out that the officer was just using this guy for target practice and there was no threat I hope that he gets the book thrown at him. If it does turn out that the guy was trying to obtain his gun and the officer felt that his life was at stake, I hope that he can resume a normal life after his name is released.
#Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime
Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
I am so freaking tired the last few days. Also I have the runs.
WTF body? I usually have so much energy and I just feel like a lump. Caffeine is not working.
Just wanted to share my zombie like state with the world.
I think that's what I was trying to get at with my long winded response @steamboat123
I need an editor.
Unfortunately this is a perfect description of my disgusting body right now. I'm wondering if it's some bug with no other symptoms though, because yesterday G seemed to have it too. He ran through the house and said, "I gotta go mom!" and when I went in to help him he blew out and then said, "mom that was really fast and really stinky." So it seems he has the splat attack too.
Or we need to stop eating like 20 gallons of fruit a day because it's summer.
Yesterday I got a call to interview for a job in an after-school program. I set up the interview for Monday at 10. Today I got a call for an interview for a part time job actually in a school, which is more likely to pay better and lead to a full time classroom. Her message said she wants to set up the interview for Monday morning. They really aren't close enough for me to do both on the same morning. Do I just tell her I already have an interview set up for then and ask if she can do a different time? I feel like I should bend over backwards to get this job, but if I don't get it, I don't want to miss my chance on the other job.
@cricket81 I would definitely say you have a prior commitment. No explanation is necessary.
Also when people have an explanation and I didn't ask for one I presume they are lying
^^^ had that saved as a draft.
#Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime
Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
My jam by them was "I Want it That Way"
I do a really good overdramatic lip sync rendition.
Don't want to hear you saaaaaaaay...
My fav BSB song is Don't Want You Back.
I'll Never Break Your Heart is a Close Second
#Bodymber14 #Bodygate #itsMillerTime
Bradley 05-04-11 & Tyler 06-18-13
But worse, no one can babysit. Wah