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missteacherlady16 · January 2016

What do you have to confess?

Warning: not guaranteed to be flame-free

sldp123 · January 2016

This will probably get me flamed and maybe turn some people against me, but I do not like dogs. Or cats. We actually have a dog, and I don't dislike him as a dog (lol) but I really do not like having a dog. I can't stand the hair everywhere, and having to make sure the house is dog-proofed every single morning, and revolving plans around being home to let him out at a certain time.

Before anyone hates me, let me just say that I am nothing but nice to our dog, and DH is the best dog-parent he could ever ask for, so the dog has a great life. I would just prefer a pet-free home.

jmr1515 · January 2016

LOL @sldp123 I agree with you about the dog hair but my FFFC is actually about how much I love my dog!
Today is her birthday and I'm not ashamed to admit that we have a party planned for her complete with presents and cake. As you can see she is thrilled about it! Haha

anj27 · January 2016

@jmr1515 Aww happy birthday to your adorable dog!

My FFFC is that H and I can't decide whether we want to go to a birthday party this weekend 2 hours away so we are going to let our cat decide for us. We are going to offer him two plates of food, assign an outcome to each, and see which he goes for first. As soon as he wakes up from his nap. ETA: I am secretly hoping he will choose not going.

MRSCORKER · January 2016

@jmr1515 That picture is too much. So cute. I love goldens so much!

@anj27 That is the only logical way to decide.

My confession is that I told a fib to my mom last night to get out of going to a family dinner. I just didn't feel like going out, I was comfy in my sweats and it's cold and I didn't have the energy to deal with my sisters.

furbabymom2007 · January 2016

I take my dog to doggy day care (once or twice per week)

That in itself is not bad. It is part or being a responsible pet owner to ensure that your dog is well socialized with both humans and other dogs (especially when considering bringing a baby into the mix). Our other older dog is not at all interested Playing with her and we did not want her developing the same anti social behavior. She is also a puppy and we work all week so this gives her some more kennel free time.

This is what I tell myself.

The reality is that I love it as much and the puppy does. I get daily report on who she played with and who her friends are. I have to fight the urge to ask is she made new friends and if she had fun. I can also watch her on webcams when she is at day care. I ask her (the puppy) if she had fun when I pick her up. When I am on the way to drop her off I ask her if she is excited to see her friends. And I leave work early sometimes to make sure I get to doggy day care on time. I freaking love it. The puppy even had s boyfriend at one point (don't worry, we had the talk and I told her not to be a hussy).

anj27 · January 2016

My other pet-birthday-related FFFC is that we ordered in a huge platter of sashimi for my cat's 10th birthday last year. The cats only got a tiny bit and they probably would have preferred Fancy Feast but it felt festive to us.

Xstatic3333 · January 2016

jmr1515 said:
LOL @sldp123 I agree with you about the dog hair but my FFFC is actually about how much I love my dog!
Today is her birthday and I'm not ashamed to admit that we have a party planned for her complete with presents and cake. As you can see she is thrilled about it! Haha

Awww happy birthday cutie!

I will share this FFFC. I'm pretty darn obsessed with my dog. I sometimes leave work a little early (flex scheduling, so this is allowed) just cause I miss him.

@sldp123 your attitude sounds reasonable. Dogs aren't for everyone. Thanks for being kind to your dog anyway

housewifehobbyist · January 2016

I may get flamed for this.

I have an Uncle (my mother's oldest brother) who is weird and wealthy and by all accounts a reclusive complete bigoted jerk. They live on the opposite side of the country and I've never met him, or his 46 year old mentally challenged daughter "Karen". Karen has the mental capacity of a ten year old, and has acquired a Facebook account over the past years on which she's befriended various family members and posts really over affectionate and occasionally awkward things on their pages. She's sent me several messages and friend requests, all of which I have completely ignored. She seems really sweet and enthusiastic, but I've blocked my own MIL from seeing/posting things on my social media for the same reason and I just don't know how to deal with her nicely so I'm just pretending I never saw her messages and hoping she thinks its just a Facebook error preventing her from reaching me.

Oh and also I prefer cats to dogs.

Itsnotyourturn · January 2016

Someone keeps stealing packages off our porch, so yesterday my husband filled an amazon box with garbage and rotten food and left it on the porch. When we got back from the store it was gone.

I hope they enjoyed the surprise.

mrsdee15 · January 2016

I'm not sure if this is the right kind of confession, but I still use Disney Princess Chapstick. So, there's that.

Stay tuned, may come back later with more clearly necessary FFFCs.

jmr1515 · January 2016

@furbabymom2007 That is hilarious! I take my dog to doggy daycare too and basically do all the things you mentioned!

LoveIsOwlYouNeed · January 2016

Itsnotyourturn said:

Someone keeps stealing packages off our porch, so yesterday my husband filled an amazon box with garbage and rotten food and left it on the porch. When we got back from the store it was gone.

I hope they enjoyed the surprise.

That's. Awesome.

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izza2 · January 2016

We're overflowing with garbage, and I'm supposed to do a dump-run today because I'm off, but... I really want to "forget" and tell hubby that my homework took a lot longer than I thought it would and it was due today.
I have not forgotten, my homework isn't due until tomorrow, and I just finished it. Except for the case study. That's due on Sunday, so I'll be doing it on Sunday. Last minute is the best.

Andplusalso, I scold hubby about leaving the dog in his crate while we're home, since he's in there when we're away from home and while we sleep, but this morning I definitely put him back in his crate after letting him out, just to get a few minutes of "me time" without the dog under my feet...

DiFazette911 · January 2016

@Itsnotyourturn - I'd do this consistently until the packages stop disappearing. If you have a pet I'd fill it with poop. Maybe after a few the packages will stop disappearing. Sorry - I hate a theif more than almost anything.

smmatt08 · January 2016

On the dog topic...
I've been letting my dog poop in the neighbor's (side) yard for the past few days because it is so damn cold and I just want her to do her business quickly.

Itsnotyourturn · January 2016

What drives me bananas is that 75% off the packages they have taken were cat food. How many times do you steal cat food before you knock it off? Is there a high resale value on friskies I'm not aware of? Dicks.

Sparty18 · January 2016

@furbabymom2007 & @jmr1515 I'm with both of you on the doggy day care! We take our 5 month old puppy twice a week and my favorite part is seeing how excited she is in the morning when I ask if she wants to go to doggy day care. She knows the name of the place and starts running and jumping around and basically drags me out the door to go. It is the cutest. thing. ever.

DiFazette911 · January 2016

TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC...

Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same.

I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

Itsnotyourturn · January 2016

DiFazette911 said:

TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC... Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same. I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

Have you ever had to bottle feed a kitten? I have. Every 2 hours a Goddamn night. Until they are weened they can't figure it out.

I concur they aren't the same as a human child but until they reach the 8 weeks phase they are just as helpless as a small child, FWIW.

furbabymom2007 · January 2016

DiFazette911 said:
TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC...

Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same.

I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

I understand that they are not the same. But you also cannot compare your feelings to someone else's feelings. You are correct, people should not make the comparison to you. But you also can't tell them that the love they have for a pet is not real or not as good as if it was for a child. One type of love or feeling is not more or better than the other, they are just different.

Also... My older dog would not be able to figure it out if I left food out. He's a little derpy.

Edit: I also want to add that when people tell me "I don't know what love is until I have a child" .... I get stabby as well. Best just to let people be happy with what makes them happy.

Xstatic3333 · January 2016

DiFazette911 said:
TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC...

Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same.

I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

No, even as a crazy dog lady with no kids yet I do agree with this. The only time I allow that comparison is when trying to impress upon someone what a big commitment a pet is so that they don't make a bad decision and end up "rehoming" it later.

MrsDho11 · January 2016

My kitty is sitting next to me sleeping adorably, and I reached over to scratch under his chin and got him purring. Then I thought, "I'm going to take a picture and post it with a 'how could you not love this face

' for the cat haters." So I pulled my hand away and the cat (mostly) play attacked and even took a small nip at me. My reaction was to laugh out loud and say, "I fucking love cats!"

So I guess my FFFC is that I'm crazy?

DiFazette911 · January 2016

Itsnotyourturn said:

DiFazette911 said:

TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC...

Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same.

I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

Have you ever had to bottle feed a kitten? I have. Every 2 hours a Goddamn night. Until they are weened they can't figure it out.

I concur they aren't the same as a human child but until they reach the 8 weeks phase they are just as helpless as a small child, FWIW.

@Itsnotyourturn - no I haven't but I did have a preemie who needed to be fed every 2 hours for months and pump every 2 hours as well to provide him food.... So there's that.

smmatt08 · January 2016

I have another pet related confession...
My bff is obsessed with cats and it makes me irrationally annoyed. She constantly talks about a cat she had that died over 3 years ago. I honestly could care less about said cat, or any of her other 5 cats! I also don't want to see a picture of her cats via text or social media every day.

DiFazette911 · January 2016

furbabymom2007 said:

DiFazette911 said:
TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC...

Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same.

I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

I understand that they are not the same. But you also cannot compare your feelings to someone else's feelings. You are correct, people should not make the comparison to you. But you also can't tell them that the love they have for a pet is not real or not as good as if it was for a child. One type of love or feeling is not more or better than the other, they are just different.

Also... My older dog would not be able to figure it out if I left food out. He's a little derpy.

Edit: I also want to add that when people tell me "I don't know what love is until I have a child" .... I get stabby as well. Best just to let people be happy with what makes them happy.

Word. I would never suggest the love isn't real, genuine, deep or otherwise. I didn't say that though. And whatever makes someone happy is good with me. It's not the same. Doesn't make it better or worse, but it's still not the same. There's one person in my life that tries to tell me it's the same. BTW - I have a dog that I love very much - I know how special pets are.

Itsnotyourturn · January 2016

DiFazette911 said:

DiFazette911 said:

TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC... Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same. I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

Have you ever had to bottle feed a kitten? I have. Every 2 hours a Goddamn night. Until they are weened they can't figure it out.

I concur they aren't the same as a human child but until they reach the 8 weeks phase they are just as helpless as a small child, FWIW.
@Itsnotyourturn - no I haven't but I did have a preemie who needed to be fed every 2 hours for months and pump every 2 hours as well to provide him food.... So there's that.

I was responding to your comparison of the level of helplessness a baby has to a pet. I was not trying to imply you cared less for your child than I cared for my cat.

I am sorry if that's how it came across.

DiFazette911 · January 2016

@Itsnotyourturn - no worries.

And I just want to clarify my opinion here without the quite tree insanity - my FFFC has nothing to do with someone's love of their pet versus a child...it's the respnsibility comparison that annoys me. Nothing to do with love comparison.

missteacherlady16 · January 2016

So my confession is that last night, I totally trolled a group of gullible idiots (ie: the "dark side") with a fake screen shot. They totally ate it up and thought it was legit. I think the light bulb is finally starting to go on for them, but I am floored by how long it took.

I don't feel the least bit bad about it.

It's hard to be smart, sometimes.

FiancB · January 2016

I would totally take my dog to doggy day care if it weren't so expensive. I'm still considering it for later in the semester when I'll have class or clinical every day.

As it is, if we go to a movie or something we drop him off at H's parents so he can play with their dogs and he doesn't have to be lonely.

NovaSaysNo · January 2016

Itsnotyourturn said:

Someone keeps stealing packages off our porch, so yesterday my husband filled an amazon box with garbage and rotten food and left it on the porch. When we got back from the store it was gone.

I hope they enjoyed the surprise.

This is totally a fear of mine! Good idea to get back at them.

CupcakesRamazing · January 2016

Lurker and siggy warning *****

@missteacherlady16 Do they haz the dumb?

This is how they must feel on a daily basis:

PeggyOlsonFTW · January 2016

Now that my parents have moved a plane ride away, my mom wants to Facetime with DS every week. Last week I pretended I missed it and didn't see her texts because my New Years resolution was to spend less time on my phone, but really, I didn't want to Facetime her because a) She didn't see him once a week before they moved, so why does she want to now? I'm not going to make it so she can "see" him more often now that's she's moved further away. I'm not going to let herself feel okay about her move by justifying it that she still "sees" him a lot and b) I hate Facetiming with her and DS. He usually just stares at her, doesn't answer her questions (he's not like this with other people) and then tries to end the call.

Sorrynotsorry mom.

FSUNole31 · January 2016

Since becoming a SAHM 2 years ago I have spent a lot of nap times watching every season of Sabrina the Teenage witch. I am really going to miss my TV time when I go back to teaching this coming fall.

NovaSaysNo · January 2016

DiFazette911 said:

TW - I don't want this to sound insensitive to anyone having a hard time TTC... Pet related FFFC here, but different direction. I can NOT stand when people try to suggest that having a pet is the same responsibility as having a child. It's almost the same, except for not even close to being the f-ing same. I can totally leave out some food and water and leave the house for few days, my two year old will figure it out, right? It's cool if you don't want kids and are happy with your pet, but if you compare my child to your cat one more time, I'm going to get stabby.

Kind of on this note... I have three pups that I love so much but my mom keeps says (literally every time we speak) how they are "good practice." My response, "Yeah I know! I think we're almost good enough to get another one!" I say it with zero sarcasm like I have no idea what she means and obviously getting another dog is the next step. I hate the plant or dog as practice thing so much.

Somewhat related... my FFFC is that I tell my mother that my husband and I have no desire to have kids. She has been dropping hints the past few months out of nowhere (she already has several grandchildren), but that just makes me want to tell her we're adopting goldfish instead. 200 of them. She's a crazy person and is the last person I would want knowing that we're TTC.

smmatt08 · January 2016

NovaSaysNo said:

Somewhat related... my FFFC is that I tell my mother that my husband and I have no desire to have kids. She has been dropping hints the past few months out of nowhere (she already has several grandchildren), but that just makes me want to tell her we're adopting goldfish instead. 200 of them. She's a crazy person and is the last person I would want knowing that we're TTC.

I do this too! Every time my older sister, who thinks it is every female's calling to reproduce, asks us when we are having kids I tell her we're not. I like to see her disapproving reaction because for some reason it makes me feel smug!

LoveIsOwlYouNeed · January 2016

Itsnotyourturn said:

What drives me bananas is that 75% off the packages they have taken were cat food. How many times do you steal cat food before you knock it off? Is there a high resale value on friskies I'm not aware of? Dicks.

If there is, you should totally stock up and resell it yourself! Second income!

hboaz · January 2016

missteacherlady16 said:
So my confession is that last night, I totally trolled a group of gullible idiots (ie: the "dark side") with a fake screen shot. They totally ate it up and thought it was legit. I think the light bulb is finally starting to go on for them, but I am floored by how long it took.

I don't feel the least bit bad about it.

It's hard to be smart, sometimes.

OrangeEv · January 2016

All these FFFC are cracking me up. @sldp123 I agree about dogs. I think some dogs are so sweet and they are smart and great in so many ways. But the doggy smell, licking your face thing, barking, and having to leave them at home and they are sad thing is too much. Also glad you officially got the new house!

I know this has come up before with @anj27 but Go Team Cat! Also @housewifehobbyist, @MrsDho11 and maybe @Itsnotyourturn as I assume you are ordering catfood for a cat.

All your doggy pictures are adorable, doggy people!

My FFFC is small. I couldn't figure out what FX stood for, but I understood the concept so I would mentally say "hopes" when I read it. Like " FX (Hopes) for you, so and so!" I googled it a couple days ago and facepalmed when I saw it means fingers crossed. Doi.

Jen080916 · January 2016

Everyone at work is complaining about the asshole that microwaved fish in the break room.

It was me.

Flame away.

iceandsnowflakes29 · January 2016

My FFC is I actually think a baby is easier to take care of than a puppy. Give me a newborn any day. I've got that down. The baby isn't going to chew up my Victoria secret bras (not the cheap walmart ones, only the VS ones. True story)

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