So my husbands mom lives next to her sister (his aunt)... today h and I were pissed at each other and his mom was trying to talk to us outside saying it's not worth it blah blah blah... then his aunt comes out of the woodwork to give her unsolicited advice yelling in my face about how my family (who she knows nothing about) is moving away (not even an hour away) and are leaving me and she thinks it's ridiculous (not so ridiculous they can do whatever they want...we're all adults here) and as she's walking away because at this point I'm standing there in shock she waits til she's standing in her doorway to say "You know what I think, I think your parents are assholes and your an asshole too" And closes her door..
Like excuse me where do you get off? Talking about something you know nothing about. Mind you the only time she's even met my parents is the times my family opened our home to have them and their children over... But apparently if my parents make the decision to move less then an hour away it directly concerns her enough to yell in a almost 30 weeks pregnants face, calling her an asshole because my parents bought a new house? She's lucky H was inside at this point because when I went inside he was ready to go give her a piece of his mind but we both decided she's not even worth it.. MIL was in shock and so embarrassed for the record.
@onesassybishh yikes wtf. She's crazy! Good for you for keeping your cool!! You and your husband are right, she's not worth it. Living less than an hour away is so normal in my opinion! Haha. It's not like they picked up and moved across the country!
@onesassybishh you are a better woman than I! Wow! For inlaws at all to get in the middle and then to bring people in the middle of it who aren't even there? Yeah and living about an hour away is nothing, so I don't even know...
@onesassybishhThat's super annoying! Kudos to you and your husband for taking the high road.
My bitch for today - my mom watches DS during the week, and we are so thankful. She also picks up my nephew from preschool after lunch every day, which is fun because DS likes to play with his cousin. However, my mom texted me yesterday to let me know that my nephew had a fever Saturday and off and on yesterday, and his nose is running like a faucet. So, clearly he cannot go to school. Instead of my brother or SIL acting like conscientious or responsible parents and keeping their kid HOME, they're dumping my nephew off at my mom's house to expose my mom and DS (and likely a 7-month pregnant chick who can't take all the cold meds). Why is it okay to let your sick kid around my son when he's too sick to go to school? This is what sick/PTO days are for, people. The real kicker is that my brother works from home. My nephew is 4 years old and pretty self-sufficient. Currently he is sitting on a cot in my dad's home office in front of a TV with his iPad so that he's not around DS. Why could he not have just done this in the comfort of his own home, then? I mentioned all of this to my mom, and she just said that she's not going to get in the middle of it. I'm so tired of people enabling my brother to not have to parent. Grow the eff up, dude.
@soberkfell yeah I totally understand your issue! My mom still enables my 26 y/o married brother. She watches his bank acct., puts money in so he doesn't OD. The other day she told me that she was going to have to call him because he was behind on his truck note (that she co-signed for). I'm sorry what? He is a grown married ass man! I can't even imagine how it's going to be once they have kids!
I'm a grad student and I have a collective 57 pages to write before next week, the end of the semester. Pregnant brain + the Ivy League = not a good combination. OH AND we're moving across the country next week. NBD.
Went to bed last night with killer heart burn. Drank baking soda water, drank pickle juice, drank ACV water- nothing helped a bit! Woke up this morning, still have same heartburn! *B!TCH* I thought sleep was the magic reset button?!
Also @soberkfell That is freaking ridiculous! He works from home?! It's not like a child with a cold will exactly be climbing the walls. Give him some cold meds and just check in on him while he naps and has a movie & PJ day! That really shouldn't completely hinder WFH- I'm annoyed for you. If you end up with that cold, punch your brother in the dick and be like "YOU KNOW WHY B!TCH!"
For the last two weeks, it has felt like someone is stabbing/punched me in the snatch. Also, I am having gnarly nosebleeds every freaking day and last night, I was coughing up the blood since it ran down my throat, and the force of the coughing kept making me pee myself. Isn't pregnancy such a beautiful thing?
This week were are moving and I have an interview for a new position within the school campus I teach at. I have had a lot of parent and staff support for the position but I'm still nervous about the whole interview process. Today a coworker told me to not be too upset if they gave the job to someone else because I will be out the first quarter on maternity leave (I have already lined up a long term sub regardless of which building I teach in). If they pass me up just because I'm pregnant I'm going to be furious.
Today several people on the front end of my job get a huge middle finger. No one is adhering to lunch schedules and one lady is trying to boss me around since the branch manager is on maternity leave (I have more authority than this lady too.... it's hard to take her seriously). Also, I feel like ass today. My head aches, I keep feeling lightheaded and faint and I'm tired and grumpy (obviously). Is it 5:00 yet? My saving grace is my partner on the teller line.
1) DH: I know I've talked about this problem before, but just let me vent!!!! I am not asking for a solution but I'm allowed to voice my frustrations! It doesn't mean I'm mad at YOU, but I sure as hell am NOW because you won't let me talk about it!!!
2) Students: if it's says JUST problem #5, then it means JUST problem #5!!! Why do you have to ask me that?? Also, if I say "make sure to put this in your notes" YES you should write it down!!! It's APRIL! WHY are you still asking me this???
My car is most likely officially dead. It's 12 years old and we were hoping it would hold out another 2 years since my husband just bought a new car 6 months ago. So now we have to go shopping for a new car for me and soon cuz I currently will be relying on rides to and from work at least the rest of this week.
The only other receptionist at my job got fired today, right as I was in talks with my boss to cut back on my hours starting in June. This means when I get back from maternity leave in September that I will be thrown in right away working 7 days a week, 12 hours each day unless they can find a replacement. I am ridiculously cranky now.
The neurologist I see is running 45+ minutes late. I love her which is why I put up with it, though apparently everyone else does too because she's always late.
This probably should've gone in the weekend bitchfest, but I'm still irritated about it so whatever. Sorry if this gets long...I've already talked DH's ear off about it and he's not happy either. Feel free to skip over me for lighter, shorter bitching!
We had dinner with DH's grandma Saturday night. She randomly changed the subject while DH and her husband were talking, to ask me how I like DH's 4 year old daughter, who we haven't seen since last year. We haven't seen her because her mother is a psycho stalker and she refuses to let him see her at all now, there is no way to legally force her to and he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Grandma proceeds to tell me how psycho stalker was supposed to bring the kid over to see her a couple times and either canceled or no-showed or whatever, how she doesn't care what is going on between DH and her and she just wants to stay out of it.
First of all, where does she get off asking me "IF" I like her. Seriously? I am not some stepmonster, DH isn't flaking out as a parent or ignoring this kid because I don't like her or because I don't want her around. And I'm not some new fling that *just* met his kid, so it's not exactly 'just making conversation' to ask. Secondly... I find it wildly inappropriate that Grandma is contacting psycho stalker, who DH says she only met once or maybe twice previously when they were dating, so it's not like they had regular playdates or spent a lot of time together, where it would possibly be acceptable (and this is DH's grandma, so the kid's great-grandma).
And thirdly, I am disgusted at the lack of familial loyalty and support this woman offers by playing Switzerland. Not to mention the hypocrisy when she "doesn't want to get involved" but then very obviously has opinions that DH is a flaky father who abandoned his kid for a new wife/family because I don't like her. DH's parents are already dead to us (a whole 'nother point of contention that we won't get into!), so adding Grandma to the list of people my baby will never meet isn't a big deal. DH is upset that she cornered ME about it, and I told him he's lucky my hormones haven't completely taken over yet because there were SO many levels of wrong.
Since I failed my lovely 3-hour glucose test last week, my OB scheduled me an appointment for a week from today with a high-risk doctor to do some nutritional counseling. It's over an hour away and I've never been there before, so DH is planning on going with me. On one hand, I want him to go with me just to have him there at the appointment with me, but on the other hand, he's already put me on "lock down" so much that I'd almost rather go by myself. I'm sure the appointment is going to be a lot of "you can't have this" and "you can't have that", and with DH already doing the "nope, you can't have that..." when I mention anything sweet to eat (even something small after a protein-packed meal), and telling me that I can wait 11+ more weeks to have anything at all sweet, I'm sure this will just make things even more frustrating for me.
So there's this boy. He kinda stole my heart. He calls me "Mom"
Since I failed my lovely 3-hour glucose test last week, my OB scheduled me an appointment for a week from today with a high-risk doctor to do some nutritional counseling. It's over an hour away and I've never been there before, so DH is planning on going with me. On one hand, I want him to go with me just to have him there at the appointment with me, but on the other hand, he's already put me on "lock down" so much that I'd almost rather go by myself. I'm sure the appointment is going to be a lot of "you can't have this" and "you can't have that", and with DH already doing the "nope, you can't have that..." when I mention anything sweet to eat (even something small after a protein-packed meal), and telling me that I can wait 11+ more weeks to have anything at all sweet, I'm sure this will just make things even more frustrating for me.
You can have sweets. It's just portion control and in moderation. Low carb cheesecake is actually very GD friendly. It's definitely an adjustment at first but you will get used to it. There is a check in for GD. Your welcome to hop in.
@DarkCat Hopefully when I go on Monday, the doctor can get that point across to DH. I love him, but I'd really like to thump him every time he tries to tell me that I can't eat something that I know I can have if I just eat small amounts of it.
So there's this boy. He kinda stole my heart. He calls me "Mom"
@sami1784 I'm sorry you are going through that. I have my test Friday and I know if I fail it DH is going to be exactly the same. He's already borderline trying to control what I eat, but I can still just tell him to shut up. If it's an actual medical thing he will have the upper hand.
I don't really have a bitch, I'm just tired and wish it was still the weekend. 9 weeks until maternity leave starts.
How my own mother keeps bothering me about my weight gain, claiming that it's gonna be hell for me to get it off after.. I'm gonna SNAP! First of all I'm not that type of person to sit around and be lazy, and secondly even if I don't loose the weight WHATS IT TO HER! Blah!!!
@DarkCat Hopefully when I go on Monday, the doctor can get that point across to DH. I love him, but I'd really like to thump him every time he tries to tell me that I can't eat something that I know I can have if I just eat small amounts of it.
I told my husband that if I fail the test, and then fail the three hour one, then he has to go on the same diet that I am on. Its called supporting your wife during a difficult time. HAHA!
This probably should've gone in the weekend bitchfest, but I'm still irritated about it so whatever. Sorry if this gets long...I've already talked DH's ear off about it and he's not happy either. Feel free to skip over me for lighter, shorter bitching!
We had dinner with DH's grandma Saturday night. She randomly changed the subject while DH and her husband were talking, to ask me how I like DH's 4 year old daughter, who we haven't seen since last year. We haven't seen her because her mother is a psycho stalker and she refuses to let him see her at all now, there is no way to legally force her to and he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Grandma proceeds to tell me how psycho stalker was supposed to bring the kid over to see her a couple times and either canceled or no-showed or whatever, how she doesn't care what is going on between DH and her and she just wants to stay out of it.
First of all, where does she get off asking me "IF" I like her. Seriously? I am not some stepmonster, DH isn't flaking out as a parent or ignoring this kid because I don't like her or because I don't want her around. And I'm not some new fling that *just* met his kid, so it's not exactly 'just making conversation' to ask. Secondly... I find it wildly inappropriate that Grandma is contacting psycho stalker, who DH says she only met once or maybe twice previously when they were dating, so it's not like they had regular playdates or spent a lot of time together, where it would possibly be acceptable (and this is DH's grandma, so the kid's great-grandma).
And thirdly, I am disgusted at the lack of familial loyalty and support this woman offers by playing Switzerland. Not to mention the hypocrisy when she "doesn't want to get involved" but then very obviously has opinions that DH is a flaky father who abandoned his kid for a new wife/family because I don't like her. DH's parents are already dead to us (a whole 'nother point of contention that we won't get into!), so adding Grandma to the list of people my baby will never meet isn't a big deal. DH is upset that she cornered ME about it, and I told him he's lucky my hormones haven't completely taken over yet because there were SO many levels of wrong.
can you explain this a little bit more? Has he already been to court and a judge has ruled that she have sole custody and the visitation is at her discretion? Otherwise, there are most definitely legal remedies that can help the situation.
How my own mother keeps bothering me about my weight gain, claiming that it's gonna be hell for me to get it off after.. I'm gonna SNAP! First of all I'm not that type of person to sit around and be lazy, and secondly even if I don't loose the weight WHATS IT TO HER! Blah!!!
Sorry @bunkie999 ! I went through that with my mom, grandma, aunt and sister with my first pregnancy. It was really rough because I was active (I was a nanny of four....there was no rest for me!), eating 80% healthy, drinking water like crazy, and I was just packing on pounds like nobody's business (I gained 75 pounds in the end). Even though I tried not to let the comments bother me, they still did. And even when I stuck up for myself, the comments still stung. Low and behold, I was mostly packing on water weight, and after giving birth and losing water weight.....I lost like 60 pounds in the first few weeks after giving birth (the other 15 stayed on until I stopped producing BM). I still have a hard time looking at pictures of myself while I was pregnant, and that was almost 5 years ago, because I am reminded of those comments made. This pregnancy, my body is starting to do the same thing.....retain a lot of water. I am constantly having to remind myself that even if I get big like last time, it IS going to come off in the end. I have decided that I am going to fight fire with fire this time around, and they are going to get some nasty comments about their own bodies thrown back at them if they say anything. A bitch move, but trying to be nice about it the first time around (with occasional snarky comments back), didn't work.....so this time the bitch is coming out.
@PhoebeJune1984 awe thanks for your comment, I am sorry you went through this too.. It's so hard! And I'm normally very small so it's hard cause the weight gain bothers me as well.. I don't need to extra comments.. I keep trying to ignoring it but it's bothering me deep down! But you know what I'm gonna take from this.. A lesson that if I have a daughter I will never do this to her, I will just continually remind her how beautiful she is no matter her size.
Here is my B for the day. I have worked my butt off for two hours making pennies so I could fast track my licensure hours to get them done in roughly 2 years. June will be the ending of that time frame and all I needed to do was to take a huge exam. I know I put it off but life got busy and it is not cheap between paying for study materials, the exam itself and then the license.
so I find out that it takes up to 4 weeks after they process my payment to confirm my registration qualifications. Well it took them freaking 4 weeks to process my payment because they suck so much!! So now I will be lucky absolutely lucky if I can take it in June. I had hoped to take it in May but they screwed me over on that one. So I'm crying and sad because it will be far more likely that I will have to wait until August to take it the last thing I wanted to do was to have to keep studying with a newborn pretty mad and teary tonight.
@Lindsayleigh1989 that is awful! I can't belive it took them so long to process it! Hopefully you can take it sooner rather than later, but if not be sure to study hard now, and keep up with periodic studying until August. Even if it is just a little once a week, it will help keep the information fresh in your mind.
@Lindsayleigh1989 That is so frustrating! I can't believe anywhere would take four weeks to process a payment. That's ridiculous. @blissylissy86 had a great suggestion if you have to take it later
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So my husbands mom lives next to her sister (his aunt)... today h and I were pissed at each other and his mom was trying to talk to us outside saying it's not worth it blah blah blah... then his aunt comes out of the woodwork to give her unsolicited advice yelling in my face about how my family (who she knows nothing about) is moving away (not even an hour away) and are leaving me and she thinks it's ridiculous (not so ridiculous they can do whatever they want...we're all adults here) and as she's walking away because at this point I'm standing there in shock she waits til she's standing in her doorway to say "You know what I think, I think your parents are assholes and your an asshole too" And closes her door..
Like excuse me where do you get off? Talking about something you know nothing about. Mind you the only time she's even met my parents is the times my family opened our home to have them and their children over... But apparently if my parents make the decision to move less then an hour away it directly concerns her enough to yell in a almost 30 weeks pregnants face, calling her an asshole because my parents bought a new house? She's lucky H was inside at this point because when I went inside he was ready to go give her a piece of his mind but we both decided she's not even worth it.. MIL was in shock and so embarrassed for the record.
Inlaws can suck a big one..
Rant over... for now
My bitch for today - my mom watches DS during the week, and we are so thankful. She also picks up my nephew from preschool after lunch every day, which is fun because DS likes to play with his cousin. However, my mom texted me yesterday to let me know that my nephew had a fever Saturday and off and on yesterday, and his nose is running like a faucet. So, clearly he cannot go to school. Instead of my brother or SIL acting like conscientious or responsible parents and keeping their kid HOME, they're dumping my nephew off at my mom's house to expose my mom and DS (and likely a 7-month pregnant chick who can't take all the cold meds). Why is it okay to let your sick kid around my son when he's too sick to go to school? This is what sick/PTO days are for, people. The real kicker is that my brother works from home. My nephew is 4 years old and pretty self-sufficient. Currently he is sitting on a cot in my dad's home office in front of a TV with his iPad so that he's not around DS. Why could he not have just done this in the comfort of his own home, then? I mentioned all of this to my mom, and she just said that she's not going to get in the middle of it. I'm so tired of people enabling my brother to not have to parent. Grow the eff up, dude.
Pregnant brain + the Ivy League = not a good combination. OH AND we're moving across the country next week. NBD.
I just switch between this:
And this:
Is it 5:00 yet? My saving grace is my partner on the teller line.
2) Students: if it's says JUST problem #5, then it means JUST problem #5!!! Why do you have to ask me that?? Also, if I say "make sure to put this in your notes" YES you should write it down!!! It's APRIL! WHY are you still asking me this???
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The neurologist I see is running 45+ minutes late. I love her which is why I put up with it, though apparently everyone else does too because she's always late.
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We had dinner with DH's grandma Saturday night. She randomly changed the subject while DH and her husband were talking, to ask me how I like DH's 4 year old daughter, who we haven't seen since last year. We haven't seen her because her mother is a psycho stalker and she refuses to let him see her at all now, there is no way to legally force her to and he is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Grandma proceeds to tell me how psycho stalker was supposed to bring the kid over to see her a couple times and either canceled or no-showed or whatever, how she doesn't care what is going on between DH and her and she just wants to stay out of it.
First of all, where does she get off asking me "IF" I like her. Seriously? I am not some stepmonster, DH isn't flaking out as a parent or ignoring this kid because I don't like her or because I don't want her around. And I'm not some new fling that *just* met his kid, so it's not exactly 'just making conversation' to ask. Secondly... I find it wildly inappropriate that Grandma is contacting psycho stalker, who DH says she only met once or maybe twice previously when they were dating, so it's not like they had regular playdates or spent a lot of time together, where it would possibly be acceptable (and this is DH's grandma, so the kid's great-grandma).
And thirdly, I am disgusted at the lack of familial loyalty and support this woman offers by playing Switzerland. Not to mention the hypocrisy when she "doesn't want to get involved" but then very obviously has opinions that DH is a flaky father who abandoned his kid for a new wife/family because I don't like her. DH's parents are already dead to us (a whole 'nother point of contention that we won't get into!), so adding Grandma to the list of people my baby will never meet isn't a big deal. DH is upset that she cornered ME about it, and I told him he's lucky my hormones haven't completely taken over yet because there were SO many levels of wrong.
So there's this boy. He kinda stole my heart. He calls me "Mom"
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So there's this boy. He kinda stole my heart. He calls me "Mom"
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@sami1784 I'm sorry you are going through that. I have my test Friday and I know if I fail it DH is going to be exactly the same. He's already borderline trying to control what I eat, but I can still just tell him to shut up. If it's an actual medical thing he will have the upper hand.
I don't really have a bitch, I'm just tired and wish it was still the weekend. 9 weeks until maternity leave starts.
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Sorry @bunkie999 ! I went through that with my mom, grandma, aunt and sister with my first pregnancy. It was really rough because I was active (I was a nanny of four....there was no rest for me!), eating 80% healthy, drinking water like crazy, and I was just packing on pounds like nobody's business (I gained 75 pounds in the end). Even though I tried not to let the comments bother me, they still did. And even when I stuck up for myself, the comments still stung. Low and behold, I was mostly packing on water weight, and after giving birth and losing water weight.....I lost like 60 pounds in the first few weeks after giving birth (the other 15 stayed on until I stopped producing BM). I still have a hard time looking at pictures of myself while I was pregnant, and that was almost 5 years ago, because I am reminded of those comments made. This pregnancy, my body is starting to do the same thing.....retain a lot of water. I am constantly having to remind myself that even if I get big like last time, it IS going to come off in the end. I have decided that I am going to fight fire with fire this time around, and they are going to get some nasty comments about their own bodies thrown back at them if they say anything. A bitch move, but trying to be nice about it the first time around (with occasional snarky comments back), didn't work.....so this time the bitch is coming out.
Hang in there lady!
But you know what I'm gonna take from this.. A lesson that if I have a daughter I will never do this to her, I will just continually remind her how beautiful she is no matter her size.
so I find out that it takes up to 4 weeks after they process my payment to confirm my registration qualifications. Well it took them freaking 4 weeks to process my payment because they suck so much!! So now I will be lucky absolutely lucky if I can take it in June. I had hoped to take it in May but they screwed me over on that one. So I'm crying and sad because it will be far more likely that I will have to wait until August to take it the last thing I wanted to do was to have to keep studying with a newborn
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