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lakesideknitter · July 2015

This one makes me sound like a terrible person. Sorry for the longish post.
My best friend is staying with us - she lives on Reunion Island - a French colony off the coast of Madagascar (if you watched Shark Week, it was featured as Shark Island). It takes her two days of travel and thousands of dollars to get here, and she's visiting for six weeks. She's helping us get the house and nursery ready for baby as well as making us a lot food - she's a fantastic cook. She's pretty much taken over the fridge, which is perfectly fine by me. However, this morning as I was getting ready for work at 5am, I opened the fridge door to get the chocolate milk (it's what I take my prenatals with), and a half-full, uncovered, giant can of chicken stock magically exploded everywhere - all over the fridge, the floor, and my clothes. I honestly couldn't tell you how it happened. I had to wipe it up, because chicken stock goes bad quick if left out, and it REEKS. That meant emptying the fridge (shelf and drawers below) and wiping it down/sanitizing it, cleaning the floor, and changing my clothes, all with 5 minutes left to get out the door.
I have never been so irrationally mad at anyone in my entire life. The chicken stock was only there because she's been making us delicious food, and it was clearly my fault that it spilled, but I seriously could have strangled her in her sleep in that moment.
I'm a bad person. How about you ladies?

thegingeravenger · July 2015

Oh I feel like a terrible person too. A quick backstory - I used to LOVE my SO's mom. She annoyed me with her extremely fundamentalist views, but other than that I liked her as a person. Now? I can barely tolerate her. I know it's hormones contributing, but everything she does pisses me off. I refuse to talk to my SO about it since I know it will just cause an argument.

She hasn't changed a bit either so it's all me.

whatabout2ndbreakfast · July 2015

This isn't really a confession, but it really bothers me when coworkers (the men and the childless) act like maternity leave is some kind of wonderful vacation! The first 6 weeks are recovery and I was only planning on taking 8-10 weeks total including those 6...

Favoritemandms · July 2015

I just housed two krispy kreme donuts in about 5 minutes because I couldn't decide between cinnamon and chocolate.

dogsombrero · July 2015

DH and I are shutting our business down. We don't have an end date yet and I'm putting off telling people. It's so bad that one day we just might not be there.

I am a bad person but IDGAF our customers have slowly been sucking the life out of us. I actually had a lady flip her shit yesterday because I wouldn't give her free service after she went 9,000 miles over on an oil change and nearly killed her car because she drove it 2 days with the low oil light on. I'm so glad it's almost over.

dogsombrero · July 2015

BUMP BURP- Sorry ladies just noticed this.

lulamagoo · July 2015

I am terrified of the first 6 months after our baby is born. It was brutal with my son and I have no effing clue how we are going to get through it again. Yes, we talked about this before trying for number two, it still just scares the shot out of me.

dogsombrero · July 2015

lulamagoo said:
I am terrified of the first 6 months after our baby is born. It was brutal with my son and I have no effing clue how we are going to get through it again. Yes, we talked about this before trying for number two, it still just scares the shot out of me.

Right there with you. DS didn't STTN til 13 months and had severe reflux from 1 month til 11 months. Now we're having twins and I'm going to be a SAHM. I'm more scared than excited right now too.

bellie1223 · July 2015

This is more of a rant than a confession. I know that pregnancy is not an excuse to be rude and short tempered, but I seriously almost lost it at work yesterday, the only reason I didn't go off on this guy was because I shut the door in his face as I was locking up. I work in the service industry and I am so tired of dealing with stupid people! Please stop asking me questions that I just answered because you obviously weren't listening, asking me questions then interrupting me when I try to answer you, and asking me the same thing over and over hoping for a different answer. I literally cannot handle it anymore. Trying to psych myself up for work today so I will have a better attitude!!

kmkrushi · July 2015

I ate an entire bag of airhead bites yesterday. And I almost finished an xl symphony bar. Sorry. Not sorry.

rox7777 · July 2015

I have no idea how I'm going to handle the 15 hours I registered for this semester + moving + two year old + newborn. DH works 60-70 hour weeks so he depends on me to keep the house functioning and the kids alive and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to keep my self afloat, much less 3 other people.

Whew. Don't mind me, just having a tiny freak out.

rox7777 · July 2015

@anikajoy I'm not sure what prenatals you take, but my third trimester with DS1 I found taking prenatals with milk was a big no no because it affects absorption. I use orange juice now.

lakesideknitter · July 2015

rbradshaw77 said:
@anikajoy I'm not sure what prenatals you take, but my third trimester with DS1 I found taking prenatals with milk was a big no no because it affects absorption. I use orange juice now.

That's super interesting. I actually was told the opposite by my doc - that too much vitamin c in the morning can block absorption and that I should take them with milk. Anyone else?

hacharles · July 2015

anikajoy said:

@anikajoy I'm not sure what prenatals you take, but my third trimester with DS1 I found taking prenatals with milk was a big no no because it affects absorption. I use orange juice now.
That's super interesting. I actually was told the opposite by my doc - that too much vitamin c in the morning can block absorption and that I should take them with milk. Anyone else?

Whoa... I haven't heard either of these. And both have been serious cravings so they are always on hand. :-(

LizQ2 · July 2015

My 5 year old has been annoying the crap out of me lately. She asks 7000 ridiculous questions a day and says the most random nonsensical things in the world. She literally never stops talking from the moment she gets up until the moment she goes to sleep. Today is her last day of summer school too so she'll be home all day every day for the next month and a half. I know this is normal 5 year old behavior and I feel bad but some days I want to rip my hair out. My temper and patience are definitely waning.

VexedMommy · July 2015

anikajoy said:

@anikajoy I'm not sure what prenatals you take, but my third trimester with DS1 I found taking prenatals with milk was a big no no because it affects absorption. I use orange juice now.
That's super interesting. I actually was told the opposite by my doc - that too much vitamin c in the morning can block absorption and that I should take them with milk. Anyone else?

I have been told by multiple doctors and a naturopath that vitamin C aids absorption of iron and that calcium blocks iron absorption. I was anemic my last pregnancy and was told that I should take my iron supplement separately from any dairy products.

ETA: That's the problem with multivitamins. You need all of them, but some of them block absorption of others and sometimes they're in forms that are less naturally soluble. It's why it's recommended you eat a balanced diet even while taking multivitamins.

DylansCandyBar · July 2015

My curiosity is killing me and I am on the verge of purchasing Go Set a Watchman even though I know it's wrong and I shouldn't be contributing to what's being done to this poor feeble woman. The only thing that's stopping me right now is the possibility that it might ruin one of my most loved books forever.

VexedMommy · July 2015

DylansCandyBar said:

My curiosity is killing me and I am on the verge of purchasing Go Set a Watchman even though I know it's wrong and I shouldn't be contributing to what's being done to this poor feeble woman. The only thing that's stopping me right now is the possibility that it might ruin one of my most loved books forever.

Agree completely. I'm curious and would like to see what all the fuss is about, but I don't feel it's worth participating in the exploitation of a blind, deaf, elderly shut in who had publicly vowed not to publish another book while she was still in control of her faculties.

Favoritemandms · July 2015

DylansCandyBar said:

My curiosity is killing me and I am on the verge of purchasing Go Set a Watchman even though I know it's wrong and I shouldn't be contributing to what's being done to this poor feeble woman. The only thing that's stopping me right now is the possibility that it might ruin one of my most loved books forever.

Same. TKAMB is one of my all time favorite books and so much of me just wants to leave it at that. But definitely curious!

VexedMommy · July 2015

Ok. My confession. I laughed so hard last night at my belly that I peed myself a little.

I went to get out of bed yesterday and my stomach made a 90 degree corner right in the center. It was hilarious. Apparently when I lean on one elbow and tense my abdominal muscles I can now make my stomach into a triangle if baby is in certain positions. Still funny today. Rofl.

lakesideknitter · July 2015

VexedMommy said:

anikajoy said:

rbradshaw77 said:
@anikajoy I'm not sure what prenatals you take, but my third trimester with DS1 I found taking prenatals with milk was a big no no because it affects absorption. I use orange juice now.
That's super interesting. I actually was told the opposite by my doc - that too much vitamin c in the morning can block absorption and that I should take them with milk. Anyone else?

I have been told by multiple doctors and a naturopath that vitamin C aids absorption of iron and that calcium blocks iron absorption. I was anemic my last pregnancy and was told that I should take my iron supplement separately from any dairy products.

ETA: That's the problem with multivitamins. You need all of them, but some of them block absorption of others and sometimes they're in forms that are less naturally soluble. It's why it's recommended you eat a balanced diet even while taking multivitamins.

Noooooooooooo!!!!!! Well, apparently I have another confession - I've been unintentionally depriving my unborn child of essential nutrients. Ugh, calling my doctor.

laswett · July 2015

Warning: long. I am super pissed at SO today, and he feels I'm being irrational. I personally don't think so. I went to a painting class last night, so he went out to the town's Thursday concert series with his friends. Great. We both had fun. When my class is done, I let him know. He then wants me to come pay for the last half hour and hang out with them. No. Then he has his friend's wife text me to get me to come. Nooooo. He tells me they're going out for an hour or less to have another drink. 3 hours later at midnight, he's still not home AND he hasn't sent me a text or called to let me know anything. For all I know they've all been picked up for DIP or something. So I text him and ask if he's planning on coming home, and he replies yes, right now. Takes him 45 minutes to get home. We live 5 minutes from the bar. With traffic. So he comes in hiccuping and reeking of booze to say goodnight. I'm icy, but say goodnight and I love you. THEN, I hear him go outside, start my car, AND LEAVE. Oh heeellllll no. I call him and rip him a new one. He wanted to go to McDonald's. Which is across the street. Fine, but you walk your happy ass down there. You don't take MY car in your condition. So he gets home and acts like I was the jerk. He passes out on the couch. I cool down and go to get him because he has to work early. Then I wait until 2 for him to come to bed. I think he finally did around 5. He still doesn't understand this morning. I'm really disappointed in his total lack of consideration for my feelings, and his inability to wonder if he's doing things that a man who has a baby coming should be doing. I'll say he's an amazing man 98% of the time. This was one mistake that is very rare, but hormones be damned. He deserves my wrath on this one, and IDGAF.

Squirtgun · July 2015

@DylansCandyBar yes!! I'm feeling the same way!!

My confession: random, but I hate okra. I grow it in my garden every year, a lot of it, because I think the plant is SO pretty. Then I give away every single okra that grows.

apritch88 · July 2015

This is so terrible.

My Husband's Grandfather died and I'm really angry/annoyed about it.

Mostly because he died before my husband could say goodbye so now he's all distraught about it, and SUPER annoyed because he wanted to be buried at sea..... which my husband's family has conveniently scheduled ON my husband's 30th birthday- 6 hours away from our house!!

Nobody even asked him if he would mind spending his 30th birthday on a boat with his dead Grandfather's ashes! I'm not even sure if they remember that it's his birthday and he doesn't feel like he can say anything because he doesn't want to "make it all about himself" when clearly Grandpa's wishes are also important.

Really hoping to have some time to sit down and talk this out while they are here this weekend for our gender reveal! Ugh!

laswett · July 2015

@amberpritchard Oh wow. That sounds really inconsiderate of them. Especially since he seems like they were close. Not a good way to remember a milestone birthday.

grapesoda1111 · July 2015

@laswett If it makes you feel any better I'm 100% on your side.

My confession: I just ate a bunch of Doritos with salsa, a package of Swiss rolls, and now 2 corndogs. I'm not sorry. I'm happy. DH will come home for lunch and I'll probably eat another corndog.

Eta: you know when you go grocery shopping and when you get home you have to try everything? Yeah that's me

mamavbs · July 2015

Going out for dinner, my parents are having the two little ones. I've let the 3.5 year old nap... It's 5pm.

That's gonna be a fun little treat for nanna...

kmkrushi · July 2015

Favoritemandms said:

DylansCandyBar said:

My curiosity is killing me and I am on the verge of purchasing Go Set a Watchman even though I know it's wrong and I shouldn't be contributing to what's being done to this poor feeble woman. The only thing that's stopping me right now is the possibility that it might ruin one of my most loved books forever.

Same. TKAMB is one of my all time favorite books and so much of me just wants to leave it at that. But definitely curious!

I wouldn't mind reading it, but more as a study of her process. I think it's important to remember that it is not a sequel. It was written first and rejected by the publisher. They asked her for a rewrite that would focus on Scout as a child. After the popularity of TKAMB she could have chosen to release the other, or even revise it, she did not (as far as I know).

As a writer I'm incredibly curious but I still think it was horrible to go against her wishes and publish this.

Lsager424 · July 2015

Oh I am sure I am going to take it for this one, but I am getting a little frustrated with everyone who has ever had a child giving me their hand-me-downs. While I appreciate the thought, I am starting to feel like goodwill, and it honestly feels like it is just creating more work (and mess) for me. I am sure this is a very UO, and I really do appreciate the thought, but I really don't need your babies stained onesies...

pink*sheep · July 2015

I hate going to baby showers while I'm pregnant, and I've been invited to go to at least two more before my due date. I've gone to two so far, and missed another. Maybe it's just the people who have also attended, but I get a million and five questions about my pregnancy. I get pretty short with my answers bc I don't know these people and this get together isn't about me. It's frustrating.

tayzav · July 2015

Lsager424 said:
Oh I am sure I am going to take it for this one, but I am getting a little frustrated with everyone who has ever had a child giving me their hand-me-downs. While I appreciate the thought, I am starting to feel like goodwill, and it honestly feels like it is just creating more work (and mess) for me. I am sure this is a very UO, and I really do appreciate the thought, but I really don't need your babies stained onesies...

I woke up 6 boxes of used baby clothes that my BF's friends pawned off on him last night while he was over there hanging out. I had already told him I didn't want their stuff, I really like them as friends and definitely appreciate the offer but they are nottttt by any means the cleanest people and it just bothers me. So what does he do? Waits for me to not be with him and brings it all home anyway. Grrrrrr!

Falchas · July 2015

DylansCandyBar said:

My curiosity is killing me and I am on the verge of purchasing Go Set a Watchman even though I know it's wrong and I shouldn't be contributing to what's being done to this poor feeble woman. The only thing that's stopping me right now is the possibility that it might ruin one of my most loved books forever.

I'm with you, the situation is definitely sketchy. If you can't contain the curiosity, get on the wait list at your library (if you live near one). That way you are at least supporting your public lib system. A little universe balancing if you will.

Mine: I went to my usual yoga class this morning. My teacher asked how I was feeling, so I said, "good, but I think I'll hang in the back and take it slow today". I know she assumed that it was pregnancy related, but truth was that I had just chowed down on a doughnut and iced coffee on the way to yoga and wanted to be lazy.

whatabout2ndbreakfast · July 2015

tayzav said:

Oh I am sure I am going to take it for this one, but I am getting a little frustrated with everyone who has ever had a child giving me their hand-me-downs. While I appreciate the thought, I am starting to feel like goodwill, and it honestly feels like it is just creating more work (and mess) for me. I am sure this is a very UO, and I really do appreciate the thought, but I really don't need your babies stained onesies...
I woke up 6 boxes of used baby clothes that my BF's friends pawned off on him last night while he was over there hanging out. I had already told him I didn't want their stuff, I really like them as friends and definitely appreciate the offer but they are nottttt by any means the cleanest people and it just bothers me. So what does he do? Waits for me to not be with him and brings it all home anyway. Grrrrrr!

This is my FMIL... please lady, I appreciate the thought but I don't want your 25 year old highchair

Bettytteb · July 2015

While I am absolutely in awe of the fact that my body is growing a baby right now, I am so annoyed by how ugly and frumpy I feel. Instead of the pregnancy glow I have acne worse than I have in 10 years, there are epic dark circles under my eyes, my already thick hair is now an out of control mop, and I think like 90% of maternity clothes I've tried look absurd on me. And while I'm thrilled to have 2 months off work this summer it also means I really have no incentive to dress nicely, wear make up or anything like that. Blargh. I think mama-to-be needs a trip to the spa or something.

Falchas · July 2015

Slipping in a PSA summer read among the confessions. My mothers favorite movie and book is TKAM. Last year I got her "The Mockingbird Next Door" by Marja Mills. I haven't read, but my mother loved it and recommends it to all her friends who love mockingbird. It's a biography of sorts about Harper Lee that was written with her and her sisters permission.

CarrieOct15 · July 2015

Completely AW rant:

I hate my SO's parents. They are the most codependent, selfish, and cheap people I have ever met. I have no idea how my SO became such an amazing person with such ridiculous parents.

His father is currently suing his ex-employer for wrongful termination, and right now he's looking at winning $1.2 MILLION dollars. The kicker? His family, including his future granddaughter, will never see a dime of that money, because he will blow it on basketball tickets and merchandise. He won't even give his wife grocery money. We know this because he won another lawsuit a few years back (sued a guy for hitting him in a crosswalk), and he blew his hefty win on complete crap in only a few short years.

He's refusing to buy anything off our registry, because he only buys things from sketchy auction sites. He does not buy birthday or Christmas gifts. He does not do anything unless it directly benefits himself.

I know I'm not entitled to any money from him, and neither is my SO. It would be nice, though, to have in laws who actually want to help. His MIL won't even watch our daughter unless we agree to pay her minimum wage. When we told her that we wouldn't use her to babysit because my mother wants to watch her (and for free), she got pissed at us. I can't win with these f@&%ing people.

amandalt823 · July 2015

Lsager424 said:

Oh I am sure I am going to take it for this one, but I am getting a little frustrated with everyone who has ever had a child giving me their hand-me-downs. While I appreciate the thought, I am starting to feel like goodwill, and it honestly feels like it is just creating more work (and mess) for me. I am sure this is a very UO, and I really do appreciate the thought, but I really don't need your babies stained onesies...

My son is almost 2 and my neighbors still drop stuff off at our house randomly. They even stop us when we're on a walk to give us hand me downs. I totally feel the same way about being a Goodwill. And what's even worse is when the stuff is so worn out that I wouldn't even use it. Like you, I don't want to seem ungrateful but I feel like their recycling bin.

rox7777 · July 2015

@anikajoy, last pregnancy my doctor was the one to recommend taking it with juice because she was concerned that I wasn't absorbing enough of the iron which was making me anemic. I asked my doctor this time and she also said to continue taking it with juice and to avoid taking it with dairy. I have to watch when it when I take my thyroid medication too because apparently calcium affects the absorption of that too.

So many rules!!

merrypotter · July 2015

For the most part my in laws are great but last night they REALLY made me mad. My husband and I currently live in a one bedroom apartment. DH's brother and wife live in a two bedroom condo that their grandparents own. So the brother and wife are having a house built that will be done in October and we will be moving into the condo for the extra room and flexibility on rent. Our apartment lease is up August 29th so my in laws offered to let us move in with them until the condo is ready for us in October. Our complex has a 60 day notice policy and on June 29th we informed them we'd be moving out. Well, LAST NIGHT my in laws decided to tell us that they don't think it's a good idea for us to move in with them for that month because they don't want to get in our way or cause problems in the relationships. Ummm ok that's fine, but we've already put in our notice! We don't know if the apartment complex will let us retract our notice (my husband is going to call the office today) so as of now I am not sure where we will be living for that one short month!! Super annoyed.
X(

lakesideknitter · July 2015

YOU GUYS. I just discovered the most magical thing the world. DH's homemade banana bread with nutella. Not sharing. Sorry, not sorry.

sheri0102 · July 2015

Lsager424 said:

Oh I am sure I am going to take it for this one, but I am getting a little frustrated with everyone who has ever had a child giving me their hand-me-downs. While I appreciate the thought, I am starting to feel like goodwill, and it honestly feels like it is just creating more work (and mess) for me. I am sure this is a very UO, and I really do appreciate the thought, but I really don't need your babies stained onesies...

I could not agree more!! As soon as we found out we were having a baby boy, the hand me down clothes started rolling in. We already have two daughters, but everyone we know (friends and family) have little boys which means we MUST need all of their stuff. SIL is definitely the worst. I am busy enough going through all my girls clothes that I am trying to organize and donate and now I have to go through all of their stuff too. This is not how I was wanting to spend my summer vacation.

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