Sunday Rant and Rave

islandwaddle · December 2014

Not sure if we had anything planned for Sunday but I wanted to get a head start!

Rant- still having this cold from hell and having zero motivation to get the Christmas crap put away.

Rave- just found out 2 of my friends are also pregnant ! 1 is due in July !! 1 week after myself.
She might be on here which is kinda cool too.
The other is due in June !

Hope Everyone has the best Sunday possible !

smoresdoeuvres · December 2014

Love that you have friends due around the same time. Your kids get to grow up together! : )

Rant- I have to go back to work on Monday. Cliche, I know, but I've so enjoyed my long weekend off. Being lazy is my favorite right now.

Rave- I think my antibiotic is finally working. No more coughing all day/night until I almost puke. Happy day!

PeepingTom · December 2014

Rant- I wish flatulance wasn't so prominent during pregnancy. I love cucumber and broccoli, but they give me really painful gas. It's a love hate relationship.

Rave- My husband and I start house-hunting. We are on our way to being first time homebuyers. Ahhhhh. *Squeal*

kacdanz · December 2014

Rant: I can't sleep because of painful cramps I think are due to constipation. No position is comfortable and I've urinated at least 5 times in the past two hours. On top of that heartburn is killing me

Rave: TBD

squeegoi · December 2014

Rant- didn't get to tell mom, because we were both too tired to stay up later than everyone, and H got rip-roaring drunk. The Dingus.

Rave- It's 5:00am, and even though I *am* Santa Claus, I'm up and excited. Can't wait for all my nieces and nephews to wake the frack up and see the tree.

*wiggle wiggle*

cabinchick · December 2014

RANT: DH is being pissy, and mean, and ran off twice in the middle of the night...and I'm too tired and pukey to follow him, so I'm sure it will get pinned back on me for not being supportive.

RAVE: We are aunt and uncle for the first time!!! Our nephew was born this week...now for this morning sickness to subside and we will fly out to meet him!

BabyShaps · December 2014

RANT: After embracing and encouraging my decision to get pregnant so that she could keep me for another 2 years to nanny her children, my employer took another job and will no longer need me after next week because she will be able to work from home. After she basically fired me yesterday she spent 1.5 hours telling me how excited she is about her new job. I got 1 week official notice.

RAVE: I went grocery shopping yesterday and finally got popsicles...not because of ms...just because. YUMMO!

Emeraldeyed315 · December 2014

BabyShaps said:
RANT: After embracing and encouraging my decision to get pregnant so that she could keep me for another 2 years to nanny her children, my employer took another job and will no longer need me after next week because she will be able to work from home. After she basically fired me yesterday she spent 1.5 hours telling me how excited she is about her new job. I got 1 week official notice.

RAVE: I went grocery shopping yesterday and finally got popsicles...not because of ms...just because. YUMMO!

Omg I'm sorry!

Emeraldeyed315 · December 2014

Rant: I hate my inlaws. I hate that after visiting them I can't forget them until he next time. Instead things way away at me.

Rave: I think I may become a sahm after this school year!!!

ChristyM87 · December 2014

RAVE. Told my closest coworker yesterday who is super excited for me. She has a 6 month old and knows what I am going through

RANT. I wish my appetite would come back. I am not nauseous really but I haven't felt like eating much

monkeydilla · December 2014

Rant: This pregnancy rhinitis is AWFUL. Every night I am so congested, and can't breathe. I hope this fades fast.

Rave: I found some delicious decaf coffee at the store yesterday! I had some this morning and it was pretty much amazing. Also, we don't have anything planned today, so I'm going to sit around in my sweats all day and watch Harry Potter.

Rose0825 · December 2014

Rant: My husband is a chef so he has been working crazy hours during this holiday season and I feel so alone.

Rave: I brought a whole bunch of natural hair care products the other day and now my hair feels awesome and looks even better. \:D/

sutavim2 · December 2014

@lavendergrrl‌ you don't need that crap around you. There will always be people that don't agree with your decisions, but your friends will support you because those decisions are important to you. Be proud of yourself for standing up to her!

mrstutus · December 2014

@lavendergrrl‌ this lady sounds like a major asshat. Glad you kicked her to the curb.

blukats · December 2014

Rant- my husband kept me up all night with his snoring. Which really irritates me because he has a CPAP machine to stop it and he takes it off in the middle of the night.

Rave- my brother and sister in law are expecting 2 weeks after me, which is exciting to have someone to share it all with.

squeakyfrog15 · December 2014

@lavendergrrl‌ I'm so sorry you had to go through that! Sometime "friends" think they are more important and know everything...so not true! Good for you for standing up to her!

Rant: I spent the weekend crying because my DH has decided that it may be time to move across the country to where his family lives (I have a hard time leaving my family, but am willing to go with him). Oh but it gets better, we have to move the week after I'm due...

Rave: DH works all day so I'm laying in bed and trying not to think about all of that!

kinihall · December 2014

Rant- my inlaws think I am faking all of my symptoms and say I need to get over myself.

Rave- my DS turns 3 this week!

JuneBug0611 · December 2014

Rant: The nonstop m/s is really getting to me.

Rave: Getting a long-overdue haircut today so at least I will look good while feeling awful!

MisSmartyPants · December 2014

RANT: the dizziness hit again...omg...my head is spinning like crazy!! Agghh...I was hoping this was the end to it. But nope...it isn't. RAVE: my best friend who is preggo too, EDD 15th of July visited last night. We are totally preggo couples now - all we talked about was baby stuff. So awesome to have somebody so close, going through the exact same thing!! :-)

foreverMorgan · December 2014

@monkeydilla‌ - I'll bring the popcorn...I wanna watch Harry Potter all day!

@BabyShaps‌ - sorry about your job. That sucks.

@lavendergrrl‌ - good for you for calling out crazy. You don't need that.

Rant: my mom calls me at the worst possible time Every.Day. And then gets mad when I can't talk. Gee, I have 3 kids, a house and a husband to take care of. Yeah, I'm a little busy.

Rave: DH took DD to the movies for a Father/Daughter date. He hardly ever does fun stuff with any of them so I was so happy that he did this.

KellyinHB · December 2014

Rave:

Purrrrrrrrrrr...... I just got laid. Lol. My sex drive finally came back this morning! DH is thrilled, too, after after 8 long nookie-less weeks.

Rant:

None here, because, see above. :x

Also funny, DH and I were reading TB description of week 13. It said, "you might notice an increased sex drive". We both started cracking up.

islandwaddle · December 2014

lavendergrrl said:
I may or may not have a rave after this (long) rant. Been looking for somewhere to vent this (don't think I can wait for FFFC), and I think this might be the thread, so brace yourselves for those that continue to read:

I (hesitantly) got into it Christmas Eve with a "friend." I say hesitantly because all I did (IMO) is ask a question, and I call her a "friend" because she's a flake: asks a million favors but is completely unreliable and no where to be found when I need something. I'm not one to keep these types around, but she works with DH. She and her daughter, who is 20 (and has asked me to buy beer for, as an example), came over for crab legs, fried oysters and holiday booze. After she had several drinks and a full belly, she brings up the baby. Wants to know possible names, but gives her daughter the side eye the whole time. I talk about my growing interest in breast feeding and cloth diapering and she rolls her eyes between her sips of alcohol. Finally tells me that I will give all that up once the baby gets here and doesn't understand why I'd want so much extra work. Ultimately, finding out the sex comes up. DH and I are team green, which she also can't understand. She then launches herself into orbit talking about how doctors can tell the sex from "the way the baby's butt is shaped..." I know what you're all thinking, and believe me, I'm thinking it too... you batshit crazy loon, WTF are you talking about? I give her a run down on all that pseudoscience crap and make a point to say that the baby doesn't even have developed genitals yet, WTF does the shape of the butt have to do with ANYTHING? "Oh no, it's a thing that the really good ones can do." I've never been one to just accept things just because it's said aloud, something else she doesn't get about me. So, I ask, what might this technique be called, so that I may ask my (obviously) uneducated, no-good doctor about it. This is when she totally loses it, gets all snotty and asks me if I really want to go down this road again and berates me a solid 5 minutes for always having to know "why." "Why do you have to know every little thing? Why do you have to know why? I read it somewhere and it doesn't have a name, but this is what I'm telling you. Why do you have to know why?" This is the same woman that previously told me she read somewhere that people, particularly women, get cancer because they've done something horrible in their life... as in cancer manifests in evil people? Yeah, I asked her then, where she got this information and she couldn't give me a name or anything and totally brushed it off when I asked her how children get cancer... I was told "it just happens in most cases when women get cancer." Anyways, I stood up then and told her "Yeah, I fucking have to know why. Just because someone writes an article that claims the sky is green and the grass it blue doesn't make it fucking true, does it? I don't have to accept anything you say just because you've said it!" I'm shaking and my heart is racing and I'm surprised I haven't started crying yet as I walk into the kitchen to start throwing dishes everywhere. I'm really not one for confrontation, but I really feel like the drunk skunk had it coming all night. DH has my back, tells her she's been really rude and he gets up and heads for his garage mancave without telling them goodbye. After a few minutes, she and her daughter come into the kitchen to gather up jackets and leave. She looks at me and says "From now on, when I come over I won't say anything. I won't have an opinion and I just won't say anything. I'll come over and sit and have a good time and keep my mouth shut." I told her to not even bother coming over and to have a Merry Christmas. She texted me after they left to say she was sorry to upset me and that she didn't have the answer to my question. I didn't respond and don't plan to. I also tried to find something, anything on google about the crap she was talking about and came up with nothing. Even if it's a thing, it couldn't be an accurate or remotely reliable way to tell the sex, and I'll question anything I fucking want to! I feel bad, but then again I don't. I really like the daughter, but could care less if I see the mother again. Not looking for any particular response from you guys, but was hoping you might have some thoughts about what do if she comes around in the future. I am definately one to hold a grudge, and especially if you've insulted what I consider a really great quality in myself.

Rave: DH's crab legs and fried oysters were so glorious, he's obliging my request to make them again NYE as a completely untainted and romantical dinner!

If she comes back ? Load the shot gun. Lol but honestly your a much better woman than I would have been. I would have thrown her out on her ass. I HATE HATE HATE know it all people about random shit like this. She sadly sounds a lot like my own mother with the 'next time I come back I just won't talk'
I always tell her to just not bother coming back. Harder to cut her out as she's my mom and is going thru a hard time (menopause and diagnosed finally with bipolar)
I feel for you !!
Lovely sounding dinner !!

KellyinHB · December 2014

MisSmartyPants said:

RANT: the dizziness hit again...omg...my head is spinning like crazy!! Agghh...I was hoping this was the end to it. But nope...it isn't. RAVE: my best friend who is preggo too, EDD 15th of July visited last night. We are totally preggo couples now - all we talked about was baby stuff. So awesome to have somebody so close, going through the exact same thing!! :-)

That's so cool. I would love to have a close friend/couple to go through this with. How fun!

BabysMomma4 · December 2014

@lavendergrrl‌ So sorry you had to deal with someone like that! Some people are just clueless. I would just give yourself some space from her for awhile. Then you'll have a clearer head on how to handle her when you have to see her again.

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