Uo, Fffc and randoms?

shiggybop · November 2014

I'm guessing it will be pretty dead here starting tomorrow, so shall we cleanse our souls today?

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Flamingemu · November 2014

I waited to late to accept an invitation to my grandparents house in DE for Thanksgiving and got a phone call last weekend saying they were sorry they were going to miss us - score, got uninvited to one house.

DH didn't hear his phone ring last night. When I saw that it was FIL, I left it and waiting for DH to see it. I am not going to remind him about the missed call. He is forgetful enough, that he won't remember to call his dad back.

I am crossing my fingers that we just missed out on all Thanksgiving obligations since we already declined my other family requests and my MILs request. I essentially just got a Thanksgiving Day at home without having to host anyone by not committing to anything until last minute.

We are so those people and I only feel slightly guilty about it.

kelbel527 · November 2014

I can't imagine not spending the holidays with my family. They drive me nuts from time to time, but I wouldn't want it to just be the 4 of us. I guess I should feel lucky.

That part of me makes it hard to understand why DH's brother's family skips out on stuff all the time. They aren't coming to Thanksgiving for the 3rd year in a row and they are going out of town for Christmas. It frustrates me and I feel bad for DH's parents who just want to get their family together for the holidays. And then when we do see them, SIL complains that our boys are shy around her. They don't see them enough!

Pokedot · November 2014

I don't think I have a UO or FFFC but I do have some random questions!

Tonight after work I get my mani/pedi then we're off to dinner and the city tree lighting. I'm so excited which means DS won't cooperate. Why is it when you have plans that sound so fun they ruin it with a crabby attitude?

We got about 8 inches of snow last night and the schools are closed. So far thats 2 snow days before Thanksgiving. If this keeps up the kids will be going until the middle of July.

I'm thinking of ordering some cinnamon rolls from WS for breakfast for Christmas. I've never had food from there before. Worth the $35? DH almost died when I told him the price then got excited because duh cinnamon rolls.

Flamingemu · November 2014

@kelbel527 I get it. I love being with MY family during the holidays. I would 100% being going up if they were all together. 3 or 4 years ago my grandfather and his wife decided they weren't traveling for the holidays anymore. Then started guilting us into making 2 trips to see them in DE and everyone else in NJ. FTR, they travel nearly every weekend to watch my cousin play football and will have to be in NJ on Friday anyway, but still insist on hosting in DE. It just doesn't make sense so I avoid it.

Then I also have to fit in DH's divorced parents.

Ever see 4 Christmases with Vince Vaughn & Resse Witherspoon. It is like that, but worse.

I just want to stay home and drink wine and watch football. After 14 years of traiping between houses for the holidays in 3 - 4 different states, I am tired.

Flamingemu · November 2014

And I am a total bitch for it, but I don't like spending holidays with my inlaws. I do it with a smile on my face, but then again, I also drink alot.

MarisaKathleen · November 2014

I am so thankful we do not celebrate Thanksgiving with DH's family. The last time we did was the year we got married. FIL was so wasted by the time we got there he was throwing mashed potatoes at SIL's step son.

Then we all found out that he had a love child with a woman he used to work with and he's African American and the same age as my niece, who is now 8.

Good times, good times...

Nita2603 · November 2014

I would be perfectly fine never seeing my family again. Actually, it would make me happy.

As for my ILs, if it was DH's parents only, I could spend every other day there, but his siblings, their partners and their offspring are people I could never see again and wouldn't think twice about it too. Ah well. Whatever.

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tinyhumantoe · November 2014

Can I just shout from the roof how AWESOME it was to not have my inlaws over last weekend or this week! Fuck man, I am in heaven.

I should screen shot my call history. MIL is in CO with my new nephew and has facetimed us 3-5 times a day since she's been gone (yesterday was 7!). She texts the rest of the time. I put my cell on silent yesterday because of her and accidentally missed a few work calls. DH says just laugh about it, she's excited and it's cute. Yah, cute.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

MarisaKathleen · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

Dude. You're pregnant. Is she seriously going to try to sell you Advocare or some shit like that? Make sure you bake a big chocolate cake for when she comes over to talk to you.

MRoxy0628 · November 2014

I like seeing family on Thanksgiving and luckily we get to celebrate with both sides on Thanksgiving day.

I do understand why people would want a break from all of that though. Not year after year, but I think it's okay to stay home every once and a while. I wonder if there is something else going on with your BIL and his wife. Or maybe the holidays just stress them out?

edit: I should say if you want to stay home year after year and never see family, that's really none of my business. I was just commenting for myself that I couldn't do that.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

There was a video going around about some nanny beating a kid. I avoided it because those things make me sick. I think I have an emotional issue, maybe hormones, but the last video I watched had me in hysterics and feeling sick all day.

I just turned on the tv, and it was playing on a show called Right This Minute. I think I'm going to puke

I just can't see that kind of thing anymore. Is that normal? I literally feel sick and I'm crying.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

I think I'll get a nanny cam if I ever have to leave my kids with a sitter.

Pokedot · November 2014

We really don't see DH's side for holidays. His mother is a hermit and hates being around people. She also won't eat in front of anyone unless it cake. Yes cake is acceptable. His brother is a recovering alcoholic who has a very different girlfriend and my SIL, well I really do love her. Thankfully she's normal.

Both of our families are really, really small so it's nice not having to shuffle from house to house.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

tinyhumantoe said:

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

Dude. You're pregnant. Is she seriously going to try to sell you Advocare or some shit like that? Make sure you bake a big chocolate cake for when she comes over to talk to you.

I'm actually thinking that's my best out. She wanted to come over Wed night and I said after Thanksgiving. Now I'm wondering if it's worse to waste her time, or if it's nice to give her a chance. I don't spend money on this kind of thing.

MRoxy0628 · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

There was a video going around about some nanny beating a kid. I avoided it because those things make me sick. I think I have an emotional issue, maybe hormones, but the last video I watched had me in hysterics and feeling sick all day.

I just turned on the tv, and it was playing on a show called Right This Minute. I think I'm going to puke I just can't see that kind of thing anymore. Is that normal? I literally feel sick and I'm crying.

I think it's normal to not want to see it (I certainly don't want to). I don't know if the hysterics is "normal" or good for you though. You probably would react even if you weren't pregnant, but I'm sure the increased hormones exacerbate it.

I have to avoid really sad things, not meaning that I turn a blind eye to things that I could help with, but that I try not to seek sad stuff out, because I know how it makes me feel. It doesn't always work to avoid it, but I try my best.

danabsd · November 2014

Yesterday I bought the BOB duallie tray, we currently have the car seat adaptor/tray and 2 other things on Amazon Prime. It shipped and said it won't be here until Friday but the other things will be here tomorrow. I emailed Amazon and asked why and they extended my prime membership for a month out. I was just wondering why, not asking for anything, but I am a little excited that my $99 is streching just a little farther since the price jump.

MarisaKathleen · November 2014

I'm so sick and tired of people bitching about stores being open on Thanksgiving. Lots of stuff is open on Thanksgiving. It's ok to have restaurants be open because those people are serving you and it's not about blatant consumerism? My parents and I went to the movies every year on Thanksgiving when we got home from my Aunt's house...My brother manages a grocery store. They're open too. No one is bitching about those things being open and all those "poor people" who have to work.

BeebopandBuddy · November 2014

I love spending Thanksgiving with just us. I wish SD's would come but, other than that, I really don't want to deal with anyone. Christmas is total traveling hell, so it's nice to just sit back and do what we want for a change.

FFFC & probably TMI- I usually only shave my legs once a week in the winter on Sat or Sun when I'm not rushed. This weekend Maya decided to shower with me so I couldn't shave. My legs were so hairy and I couldn't shave my pits or nether-region which are usually an every-other-day thing. I planned on doing it this morning but I felt so gross that I woke up three times last night hoping it was morning so I could shower and shave. I feel SO much better now.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

I feel okay now after seeing this video

Pretty much anything they can show on tv I can get through.

The video that had me in hysterics was filmed in Asia and showed a probably 2yo getting run over repeatedly by cars and trucks and people just walking by the struggling/screaming child and leaving it in the street. I assume the child died. It was posted as an 'inspirational' video, so I was not expecting it. That's the one that really made me upset. It seems like a new fb thing is to post videos of awful things.

My mom likes to tell me every tragic story from around the world. I always beg her to stop if it involves children. I read the paper, I watch the news, that's enough. I don't need to hear about tortured children from across the globe.

MarisaKathleen · November 2014

danabsd said:

Yesterday I bought the BOB duallie tray, we currently have the car seat adaptor/tray and 2 other things on Amazon Prime. It shipped and said it won't be here until Friday but the other things will be here tomorrow. I emailed Amazon and asked why and they extended my prime membership for a month out. I was just wondering why, not asking for anything, but I am a little excited that my $99 is streching just a little farther since the price jump.

I forged my old student ID so that I could still get the student rate for Amazon Prime...

danabsd · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:
There was a video going around about some nanny beating a kid. I avoided it because those things make me sick. I think I have an emotional issue, maybe hormones, but the last video I watched had me in hysterics and feeling sick all day.

I just turned on the tv, and it was playing on a show called Right This Minute. I think I'm going to puke I just can't see that kind of thing anymore. Is that normal? I literally feel sick and I'm crying.

I can't watch that stuff either. It won't leave my head then I'll be alone, driving or somthing and start thinking about it and likely start crying, again. My hormones are just a constant state of mess for the past 3 years. PG-BFing-PG-BFing.

tyrannasaurusjess · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

omg whaaat?! Tell her 'oh good! I didn't want to bring it up last time, but we had such a good connection, I'd really like to talk to you about my religion/church.' Bonus points for making up outlandish stuff that makes her uncomfortable and the whole situation awkward x15.

Nita2603 · November 2014

I had a blissfully calm time without my mother contacting me. For whatever reason, she started bombarding me with her jabber again yesterday. I am so annoyed by her and her false friendliness.
I did enjoy hearing from her once in 6 weeks.

BeebopandBuddy · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

Tell her you're not interested. Seriously, I know you aren't confrontational, but this is really the best thing to do. Since I have started selling Jamberry, it has become one of my biggest pet peeves. If you aren't interested just say so. Don't ask questions like you might be interested and then stop responding or ignore me. I don't want to waste my time and I don't want to make someone annoyed. I would so much rather someone say that they don't want it. It doesn't hurt my feelings, it lets me take a mental note not to ask them again and move on.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

BeebopandBuddy said:

tinyhumantoe said:

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

Tell her you're not interested. Seriously, I know you aren't confrontational, but this is really the best thing to do. Since I have started selling Jamberry, it has become one of my biggest pet peeves. If you aren't interested just say so. Don't ask questions like you might be interested and then stop responding or ignore me. I don't want to waste my time and I don't want to make someone annoyed. I would so much rather someone say that they don't want it. It doesn't hurt my feelings, it lets me take a mental note not to ask them again and move on.

But nobody wants a health supplement scheme; people might want a product like jamberry or 31, etc. The only hope these nutrition people have at making a sale is to get someone to listen to their presentation, and hope the people will find an interest or guilt-buy.

I feel like someone who didn't want to meet with unwilling customers would have said - hey, just so you know, I sell "x" and we absolutely love it. If you are ever interested please let me know. I think they count on people who don't want this shit to give them the courtesy (probably out of awkwardness or guilt) of listening to the presentation. Otherwise, who would buy? It's not a chevron nail wrap that someone sees and thinks Ooo!

Anyway, she didn't ask if I was interested, she asked if DH and I would please meet with her. So I feel like meeting would be the courteous thing to do? I don't know....sigh....

<<<overthinking this>>>

Nita2603 · November 2014

Tht, just tell her you are not interested. Done. You are pregnant on top of that. Just tell her no in no uncertain terms.

hmp1 · November 2014

Pokedot said:

I don't think I have a UO or FFFC but I do have some random questions!

Tonight after work I get my mani/pedi then we're off to dinner and the city tree lighting. I'm so excited which means DS won't cooperate. Why is it when you have plans that sound so fun they ruin it with a crabby attitude?

We got about 8 inches of snow last night and the schools are closed. So far thats 2 snow days before Thanksgiving. If this keeps up the kids will be going until the middle of July.

I'm thinking of ordering some cinnamon rolls from WS for breakfast for Christmas. I've never had food from there before. Worth the $35? DH almost died when I told him the price then got excited because duh cinnamon rolls.

We get their Chocolate Croissants for Christmas morning. I love them.

kelbel527 · November 2014

Flamingemu said:

@kelbel527 I get it. I love being with MY family during the holidays. I would 100% being going up if they were all together. 3 or 4 years ago my grandfather and his wife decided they weren't traveling for the holidays anymore. Then started guilting us into making 2 trips to see them in DE and everyone else in NJ. FTR, they travel nearly every weekend to watch my cousin play football and will have to be in NJ on Friday anyway, but still insist on hosting in DE. It just doesn't make sense so I avoid it.

Then I also have to fit in DH's divorced parents.

Ever see 4 Christmases with Vince Vaughn & Resse Witherspoon. It is like that, but worse.

I just want to stay home and drink wine and watch football. After 14 years of traiping between houses for the holidays in 3 - 4 different states, I am tired.

I totally get it @flamingemu. We had to draw the line once we had kids. We were going to 5 Christmases in 2 days when DH and I were dating. Now, we do one Thanksgiving (2 of our 3 core families come to us) and 3 Christmases (in 2 days). If DH's parents were divorced too, we'd be screwed.

I love Thanksgiving the most because we get to stay home and host. The kids can take naps and I can drink. It's great.

Enjoy your day and all the wine!

hmp1 · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

There was a video going around about some nanny beating a kid. I avoided it because those things make me sick. I think I have an emotional issue, maybe hormones, but the last video I watched had me in hysterics and feeling sick all day.

I just turned on the tv, and it was playing on a show called Right This Minute. I think I'm going to puke I just can't see that kind of thing anymore. Is that normal? I literally feel sick and I'm crying.

I saw a Dateline this weekend about a nanny cam catching abuse. So hard to watch and one of the main reasons I feel more comfortable in a center setting where there are a lot of people around, live feed cameras, and parents picking up/ dropping off all throughout the day.

hmp1 · November 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

danabsd said:

Yesterday I bought the BOB duallie tray, we currently have the car seat adaptor/tray and 2 other things on Amazon Prime. It shipped and said it won't be here until Friday but the other things will be here tomorrow. I emailed Amazon and asked why and they extended my prime membership for a month out. I was just wondering why, not asking for anything, but I am a little excited that my $99 is streching just a little farther since the price jump.

I forged my old student ID so that I could still get the student rate for Amazon Prime...

I used my student ID for movies and food discounts for way too long.

kelbel527 · November 2014

MRoxy0628 said:

I like seeing family on Thanksgiving and luckily we get to celebrate with both sides on Thanksgiving day.

I do understand why people would want a break from all of that though. Not year after year, but I think it's okay to stay home every once and a while. I wonder if there is something else going on with your BIL and his wife. Or maybe the holidays just stress them out?

edit: I should say if you want to stay home year after year and never see family, that's really none of my business. I was just commenting for myself that I couldn't do that.

BIL & wife just approach things differently. And I totally get it, not everyone has the same mentality. From their perspective, they enjoy having holiday time with just the 4 of them. BIL isn't as close to his parents as my DH is. And I'm really close to my siblings and my parents. So we just couldn't imagine holidays without them (and the craziness).

Here's my usual disclaimer: I don't care how other people want to spend their holidays. I just miss our family when they don't come and I like the craziness. Not everyone does and that's ok.

kelbel527 · November 2014

hmp1 said:

Pokedot said:

I don't think I have a UO or FFFC but I do have some random questions!

Tonight after work I get my mani/pedi then we're off to dinner and the city tree lighting. I'm so excited which means DS won't cooperate. Why is it when you have plans that sound so fun they ruin it with a crabby attitude?

We got about 8 inches of snow last night and the schools are closed. So far thats 2 snow days before Thanksgiving. If this keeps up the kids will be going until the middle of July.

I'm thinking of ordering some cinnamon rolls from WS for breakfast for Christmas. I've never had food from there before. Worth the $35? DH almost died when I told him the price then got excited because duh cinnamon rolls.

We get their Chocolate Croissants for Christmas morning. I love them.

Dumb question - what's WS?

hmp1 · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

MarisaKathleen said:

tinyhumantoe said:

So I called my neighbor back that has the little girl that came over to play with W one day a few weekends ago. She had called a couple times and I was feeling nervous that she'd want more from me than I really want these days......

Well, she wants to sit down with DH and I for 20 minutes to talk about a nutritional product that she sells

PHUK.

Dude. You're pregnant. Is she seriously going to try to sell you Advocare or some shit like that? Make sure you bake a big chocolate cake for when she comes over to talk to you.

I'm actually thinking that's my best out. She wanted to come over Wed night and I said after Thanksgiving. Now I'm wondering if it's worse to waste her time, or if it's nice to give her a chance. I don't spend money on this kind of thing.

Just tell her that you don't spend money on that kind of thing and don't want to waste either of your time. No big deal. I'm sure she gets turned down all the time. If it annoys her, at least you don't have to worry about her being pushy about play dates that you don't want to do anyway.

hmp1 · November 2014

MarisaKathleen said:

I'm so sick and tired of people bitching about stores being open on Thanksgiving. Lots of stuff is open on Thanksgiving. It's ok to have restaurants be open because those people are serving you and it's not about blatant consumerism? My parents and I went to the movies every year on Thanksgiving when we got home from my Aunt's house...My brother manages a grocery store. They're open too. No one is bitching about those things being open and all those "poor people" who have to work.

This was going to be my UO! We went bowling every year. Shopping is just another form of entertainment. Look at everyone that said in yesterday's thread that they go with their Mom, Sister, MIL... it is still family time for the people shopping. Plenty of people work on holidays and even more people work on Black Friday so they can't go out shopping. And as evidence by this thread, plenty of people would like to skip out on being stuck with family all day.

tinyhumantoe · November 2014

ETA: maybe I will delete this later.

ETA2 I deleted, sowwy

hmp1 · November 2014

tinyhumantoe said:

My mom likes to tell me every tragic story from around the world. I always beg her to stop if it involves children. I read the paper, I watch the news, that's enough. I don't need to hear about tortured children from across the globe.

We call MIL negative nancy because she always has to tell the most horrible news stories for no reason at all.

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