A kid in the library music class kept fake coughing in my DDs face and trying to push her over. The mom totally ignored the behavior and I tried to stay calm for as long as I could.
Finally, the kid pushed my DD over and then proceeded to fake cough in her face again. I seriously like switch-leaped over there and grabbed my DD and told the other girl to please stop touching my daughter. I wasn't rude but I was obviously upset and the mom was doing nothing! The mom finally looks up from her phone and says, "excuse me?!?! Are you speaking to my child?!?!" In my head I was like yes, bitch!! In real life I just stared at her but I really wanted to take her down.
A kid in the library music class kept fake coughing in my DDs face and trying to push her over. The mom totally ignored the behavior and I tried to stay calm for as long as I could.
Finally, the kid pushed my DD over and then proceeded to fake cough in her face again. I seriously like switch-leaped over there and grabbed my DD and told the other girl to please stop touching my daughter. I wasn't rude but I was obviously upset and the mom was doing nothing! The mom finally looks up from her phone and says, "excuse me?!?! Are you speaking to my child?!?!" In my head I was like yes, bitch!! In real life I just stared at her but I really wanted to take her down.
Not sure when I can return to music class... >:/
I hate when parents ignore their children during classes like that, on the playground, etc. I can't believe she had the nerve to speak to you like that when her child is the bully! She needs to redirect her child and not allow that sort of repetitive, aggressive behavior. This stuff drives me crazy.
Ooooh, I got a new one! I am actively ignoring all emails from a certain colleague because they are making me feel very stabby. Like I want to stab her in the face with my McGuyver chopsticks. She is questioning a new policy I have been trying to get everyone to comply with in the most passive-aggressive and obnoxious ways and is CCing my boss on her ridiculous and dumb-face questions. So now my boss is all like "WTF? Do we need to have a meeting about this?" and I just can't right now. Excuse me for trying to make the school day just a little safer for our kids and avoiding a potential lawsuit!
The problem is I don't get mad anymore...I just cry. So even though I would normally be all BAMF and tough, I am holding back tears and attempting to appear professional. Is it the weekend yet?!
Apparently I did something to piss someone off today. Discussed my lab results with the midwife... Asymptomatic UTI. Yay. Antibiotics for 10 days. And while I'm at it... No sex while treating. DH was ecstatic with that news with us going on vacation next week and since I was just starting to feel better.
The sign I ordered to be able to print from Etsy for the announcement I swore said 24 hours, but now it says it could take longer... Of course if it doesn't get here before Sunday afternoon then I have to wait till Thursday anyway bc I'll be out of town.
And I feel bad now for not wanting to go to dinner with MIL bc her dog died today. She was REALLY old, but it's still really sad. She was a rescue dog and I remember her from when DH and I first met 13 years ago. Idk if she even wants to go now but I'm kinda kicking myself about wanting to avoid going.
I feel like this was all more of a rant, but I need it right now bc my day is majorly sucking.
Ooooh, I got a new one! I am actively ignoring all emails from a certain colleague because they are making me feel very stabby. Like I want to stab her in the face with my McGuyver chopsticks. She is questioning a new policy I have been trying to get everyone to comply with in the most passive-aggressive and obnoxious ways and is CCing my boss on her ridiculous and dumb-face questions. So now my boss is all like "WTF? Do we need to have a meeting about this?" and I just can't right now. Excuse me for trying to make the school day just a little safer for our kids and avoiding a potential lawsuit!
The problem is I don't get mad anymore...I just cry. So even though I would normally be all BAMF and tough, I am holding back tears and attempting to appear professional. Is it the weekend yet?!
It makes me embarrassed to be a teacher when I know that some teachers act this way. Your colleague just needs to listen to, and follow the new policy and be done with it. Sorry you're having a frustrating Friday.
@kbrands7 I finally went to another teacher (who has already sent out all the proper paperwork to follow our new policy) and asked her if the policy seemed ridiculous or what and she was shocked like "Umm, no! You are being proactive and keeping us from having a major issue at school. I think everyone is just fed up and we all need this weekend!" So I am putting you and her in my good column and just dismissing the outlier. I also need to get my big girl panties on, try my hardest not to betray my authority by crying, and calmly explain that this is the way things are being done now because it is in the best interest of the students. Boom!
Another FFFC - my parents are the BSC inlaws. I am very lucky and love my inlaws! I consider MIL a good friend and I text her more than DH does. But my mom was trying to set me up on dates with other guys when DH and I were engaged, and my stepdad has told me he feels bad for me being married to him, etc. They're awful! Poor DH is very patient and holds his tongue pretty well for the most part. But I feel bad that my parents are such childish assholes when DH is nothing but respectful and wonderful.
@dsmith211 I hear you on the crap day. I hope it gets better for you, or at the very least goes quickly.
@TXmamatobe That stuff makes me NUTS!! There's a kid in my DD's little gym class that's always running over/pushing/hitting the other kids, and his mom is NEVER paying attention. I'm like seriously, it's not even that I care that my daughter gets pushed around once in a while, but OMG why aren't you watching your kid!! UGH!
I am using this more as a place to vent, because I am not in a good way today. I need to get it out, and don't want to make a special snowflake post.
A few weeks ago I posted about the issues with my mom and DH... basically he hates her. She is not everyones cup of tea and that's fine. I honestly don't know if he has a really good reason, except she rubs him the wrong way. He tried to apologize to her before the wedding and get things back on track but she was so hostile and defensive she wouldn't accept it. Barely congratulated him after the ceremony. We don't even have a wedding picture of her with a smile on her face. Absolute sour puss.
Now she sent him a "make up" package of bib and a card that came across 50% manipulative, 50% sincere. I don't know what to make of it. He wont even read the card, and laughed that "yeah, now that there is a baby, she will do whatever she can to make good".
I just feel sick. This isn't working, and I don't know how to fix it. When we have the baby, I want her to be able to stay with us for a few days, but he has already said that he will stay with his parents in that case, he doesn't want to be around her.
So my FFFC is THIS EFFING SUCKS. I think HE is wrong. I think SHE is wrong. But the real loser here?? ME. No matter what I do I make someone mad. No matter what I do, my "loyalty" is testing. So I think everyone should put on their big kid panties and get the f*ck over it. I am miserable today and on the verge of crying all day. GRRRRRRR
*HUGS* You shouldn't have to deal with that. I had a similar feud situation between DH and my father, but I basically told them they needed to stop putting me in the middle. Hope it gets better for you soon!
My FFFC is my in-laws. All 3 of them. MIL and FIL have very little reaction to the baby. DH told MIL on his own due to some personal issues, and we told FIL separately with the gift meant for both of them. It was a picture frame with a note in the frame saying "Newest Family Member Arriving May 2016". He stuck his hand in the bag, looked past the tissue paper (didn't pull it out of the bag!) and said "Oh, it's about time" and then began a conversation about deer hunting. When we showed them the video of LO's heartbeat, they both nodded and said "That's so nice" and then said they needed to end their visit. WTF? I feel like DH is getting screwed out of parental excitement.
As for SIL, she has no time management. She makes birthday plans for the family two days prior to her daughter's birthday, but then doesn't tell us a time, telling us to "come whenever", despite our requests to let us know (is lunch going to be served? what time will you be home?). I always ask stuff weeks in advance of her because she won't answer text messages or phone calls for days. And this is the same woman who expects DH and I to go on a 3 day Disney Cruise for her daughter's 7th birthday next October.
I go on vacation for a week and a half in about 2 hours. I gave up on work a long time ago. Can I go home yet?
Where are you going?
For a few days next week we're going to a cabin in North Georgia. Peace and quiet with some decent weather for a few days, plus apple picking and fresh apple cider donuts are also a nice addition.
Then back home just to relax a few days with a Food and Wine Festival visit at Epcot somewhere in there. DH is pretty excited bc I'm the automatic DD. I'm just in it for the tasty food.
I'm mostly just excited to get away from work (and get some real sleep). Lately it's been so annoying so it will be good to get away.
Food related: I had a frozen beef and bean burrito, french fries, and a Edward's Hershey cream pie for lunch. I'm making tater tot nachos for dinner and I'm making mini burritos for a potluck I'm going to tomorrow. I feel like I should have something healthier or at least change the theme up a bit but seriously, Mexican-ish food is about all I want.
Married: 1/2008 ~ DD#1: 3/2012 TTC #2: Started 4/2014 BFP 7/30/15 MC 8/3/15 BFP 9/4/2015 EDD 5/16/2016
@Charla1224 Oh hey gir! You could have tagged me in this post since it's obviously about my UO yesterday. I find it funny how so many got offended over someone's UO. If you find what I believe to be ignorant then that's on you. It's a belief I have about my Lord and Savior. Oh and yes over my opinion you know all about me and my true colors. Please avoid me since we might see each other on this board. I'm a stranger you don't know me or anything about me based off one of my posts. I can take the flame like a big girl. So if you have something to say then you can private message me or mention me in your posts.
So I haven't been feeling well all day (lot of nausea and vomit). However, I feel much better now!!
My FFFC is that I'm still pretending to feel sick so that my DH takes care of our son. He gave him a bath, fed him dinner and now is putting him to bed. The worst part is that I don't feel one bit guilty about it and may continue to take advantage the rest of the night . He just made me tea!!
FFC#1- This guy that I have to give orders on dates has TWICE now not been happy with the date I give him and then he turns around and CC's all higher up people saying I need to give him a better date. Seriously dude, I'm giving you the best date I got. He's acting like a little brat.
FFC#2- Had to re-figure out dates twice for one of my machines (~25 orders) after the receiving plant decided that the due dates could all be switched around and run order.
FFC#3- Had my 2nd prenatal appt. and scheduled my flu shot for it. We left a couple of minutes late, got stuck in a long detour, then couldn't remember where the ob-gyn's office was in the huge hospital. I'm so scared of needles so I freaked out about the flu shot for about 20 minutes and then asked if we could check on the baby first to make sure I hadn't lost it since the last appointment before I did the shot. I really debated not getting the shot. My arm super hurts right now and has hurt since they did it. I'm never getting the flu shot again. I really don't know if I'm going to be able to handle delivering a baby. My blood draw was so much better than this shot. AND I have to go back on Monday to do my blood draw. booo so now I'm going to be anxious all weekend about it..
schicksal LOL yes, all the time. For our wedding they insisted that we buy the champagne from a different liquor wholesaler than the rest of our bar drinks because they found it $1 a bottle cheaper somewhere else. The cheaper place didn't deliver the alcohol to the venue. The place where it was $1 more (and where we had ordered all the rest of our alcohol) DID deliver. No joke, my MIL and her husband insisted on picking up the champagne from the cheaper place, driving it to the venue the day of the wedding and bringing it in. Mind you, they are old and not very mobile (they've both had knee replacements and kind of wobble and hunch over when they walk). And they want to personally carry in cases of champagne because it is $1 cheaper per bottle. I finally put my foot down (for their own benefit!) and said absolutely not. IN any event, the day of the wedding, MIL would need to be getting ready, etc. Not hurting herself carrying cases of champagne (at high elevation--we got married in CO!) all over the place.
Oh, I should add that we ordered 16 bottles of champagne. So all of that craziness for $16. lolz.
Yikes... my best BSC inlaws story is from when we were recently engaged and we did Thanksgiving at their place. It's 2008, Black Friday rolls around and her dad goes over to Wal Mart to get a brand new, giant 24" TV for their living room (not a flat panel, the square tube kind) for the lofty sum of $75. Her mom sees it after she wakes up and just freaks out. "It's too expensive! I can't believe you spent so much! Take it back!" and all kinds of fighting breaks out. Not awkward at all to see your soon to be in-laws going at it over basically nothing. I should have offered to pay for it because this was way over $75 worth of us wanting to GTFO immediately, but he went back and made probably the only return that day.
Lol that's a good story. And Black Friday at Costco. MIL and her husband were here last T-giving and of course they went. They bought a Keurig and proceeded to brag about its low cost, haha. Their behavior mostly makes me laugh. I wasn't dragged along or anything, thank goodness!
Okay I know it's Saturday but I've been a wallflower on this UO debacle. @mrsjlopez12 even if someone else referenced the UO first, you're actively dragging this on and appearing pretty combative. I know it's hard to sit back and watch others not understand your beliefs, but you put them out there for all to see in the first place. Can't control the responses.
What does your religion say about two wrongs don't make a right?
@yogahh I'm so sorry you're in that situation. Definitely sit down with your H and figure this out. I know you can't give up your mom but also remember you chose your husband. I hate being that girl but no one else pointed it out. Try to find some compromise to make it work for both of you. For instance, if she comes to visit for a couple of days, she can stay at a hotel, and visit during the day/early evening. Just food for thought.
I'm super late to this party since it's no longer Friday, but wanted to second this.
@yogahh Your situation really sucks and I think both your mom and DH need to come to some sort of agreement to be civil for when they're both going to be around you and the baby.
I do think that DH shouldn't have to have your mom around right after the birth if he really feels strongly against it. My mom drives DH crazy and it wouldn't have been fair to have her in our house for any period of time when we're trying to settle in to our new routine with a baby.
If your mom would have stayed with you and helped out though, then your DH better be ready to pick up the slack in not having her around.
For me personally, it would have been much more stressful having anyone in our house when we first came home (or even for the first few months), but we are a very independent couple so we're most likely not the norm.
Also, as far as him seeing or assuming the worst in her actions - sometimes people kind of hit a point of no return after repeatedly seeing negative behaviors from someone. It's the "actions speak louder than words" and "trust takes forever to repair" things and it would probably take a while of her being amicable for him to trust her intentions. I don't think he's being an asshole, but is rightfully being cautious.
@yogahh I think @Par13 nailed it with the last sentence. "...I think he's being rightfully cautious." My MIL is a serious bitch. She is super self absorbed and has no filter to the point that it's hurtful. She's been this way for as long as I've been with my husband, so when she's actually on good behavior, or being kind to me, I kind of do a double take. If you've been hurt by someone over and over again, it just takes time and trust to repair the relationship. I don't know how long your H and Mom have been at odds, but I assume that at this point, your husband is just a little confused by her actions. I hope things get better for you and for their relationship.
Just want you thank everyone for their encouraging words. I know I used the fffc as a journal entry, so apologize for turning it into myself. I promise I'll have some fun and snarky confession for next week
Re: FFFC 10/23
Finally, the kid pushed my DD over and then proceeded to fake cough in her face again. I seriously like switch-leaped over there and grabbed my DD and told the other girl to please stop touching my daughter. I wasn't rude but I was obviously upset and the mom was doing nothing! The mom finally looks up from her phone and says, "excuse me?!?! Are you speaking to my child?!?!" In my head I was like yes, bitch!! In real life I just stared at her but I really wanted to take her down.
Not sure when I can return to music class... >:/
The sign I ordered to be able to print from Etsy for the announcement I swore said 24 hours, but now it says it could take longer... Of course if it doesn't get here before Sunday afternoon then I have to wait till Thursday anyway bc I'll be out of town.
And I feel bad now for not wanting to go to dinner with MIL bc her dog died today. She was REALLY old, but it's still really sad. She was a rescue dog and I remember her from when DH and I first met 13 years ago. Idk if she even wants to go now but I'm kinda kicking myself about wanting to avoid going.
I feel like this was all more of a rant, but I need it right now bc my day is majorly sucking.
BFP 1: 9/15/2013 | DD 5/23/2014
BFP 2: 9/15/2015 | EDD 5/26/2016
@TXmamatobe That stuff makes me NUTS!! There's a kid in my DD's little gym class that's always running over/pushing/hitting the other kids, and his mom is NEVER paying attention. I'm like seriously, it's not even that I care that my daughter gets pushed around once in a while, but OMG why aren't you watching your kid!! UGH!
My FFFC is my in-laws. All 3 of them. MIL and FIL have very little reaction to the baby. DH told MIL on his own due to some personal issues, and we told FIL separately with the gift meant for both of them. It was a picture frame with a note in the frame saying "Newest Family Member Arriving May 2016". He stuck his hand in the bag, looked past the tissue paper (didn't pull it out of the bag!) and said "Oh, it's about time" and then began a conversation about deer hunting. When we showed them the video of LO's heartbeat, they both nodded and said "That's so nice" and then said they needed to end their visit. WTF? I feel like DH is getting screwed out of parental excitement.
As for SIL, she has no time management. She makes birthday plans for the family two days prior to her daughter's birthday, but then doesn't tell us a time, telling us to "come whenever", despite our requests to let us know (is lunch going to be served? what time will you be home?). I always ask stuff weeks in advance of her because she won't answer text messages or phone calls for days. And this is the same woman who expects DH and I to go on a 3 day Disney Cruise for her daughter's 7th birthday next October.
*end rant*
For a few days next week we're going to a cabin in North Georgia. Peace and quiet with some decent weather for a few days, plus apple picking and fresh apple cider donuts are also a nice addition.
Then back home just to relax a few days with a Food and Wine Festival visit at Epcot somewhere in there. DH is pretty excited bc I'm the automatic DD. I'm just in it for the tasty food.
I'm mostly just excited to get away from work (and get some real sleep). Lately it's been so annoying so it will be good to get away.
Married: 1/2008 ~ DD#1: 3/2012
TTC #2: Started 4/2014 BFP 7/30/15 MC 8/3/15 BFP 9/4/2015 EDD 5/16/2016
My FFFC: I love being a silly crazy mom!
My FFFC is that I'm still pretending to feel sick so that my DH takes care of our son. He gave him a bath, fed him dinner and now is putting him to bed. The worst part is that I don't feel one bit guilty about it and may continue to take advantage the rest of the night
FFC#2- Had to re-figure out dates twice for one of my machines (~25 orders) after the receiving plant decided that the due dates could all be switched around and run order.
FFC#3- Had my 2nd prenatal appt. and scheduled my flu shot for it. We left a couple of minutes late, got stuck in a long detour, then couldn't remember where the ob-gyn's office was in the huge hospital. I'm so scared of needles so I freaked out about the flu shot for about 20 minutes and then asked if we could check on the baby first to make sure I hadn't lost it since the last appointment before I did the shot. I really debated not getting the shot. My arm super hurts right now and has hurt since they did it. I'm never getting the flu shot again. I really don't know if I'm going to be able to handle delivering a baby. My blood draw was so much better than this shot. AND I have to go back on Monday to do my blood draw. booo so now I'm going to be anxious all weekend about it..
Lol that's a good story. And Black Friday at Costco. MIL and her husband were here last T-giving and of course they went. They bought a Keurig and proceeded to brag about its low cost, haha. Their behavior mostly makes me laugh. I wasn't dragged along or anything, thank goodness!
DS: Born 5-17-16
What does your religion say about two wrongs don't make a right?
DS: 9/18/12 - 40w5d // DD: 05/17/16 - 40w
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