@LauraPCOS That gif is perfect and just about sums up my current mood.
Wtf to my sister... I deactivated facebook a few weeks ago for several reasons. I needed a break from the constant political crap, I was spending too much time on it, I was sick of being invited to something every other day and expected to participate/attend, sick of my "friends" trying to sell me nail wraps, bags, face wash, etc., and my sister was constantly bombarding me with stuff. I never had the FB messenger app on my phone, I just saw it as one more thing to occupy space on my phone and time in my life. My sister knew that but would still constantly send me fb messeges so I would have to log on on the computer or via safari on my phone. I told her to stop but she didn't. It was anything baby related and each article would contradict the last. Well, she figured out that I'm not on FB anymore so now she's texting me fb links to things. IT NEVER ENDS. I just want to be left alone.
I always intended to re-activate at some point, I just need a break from it but apparently that's not acceptable. This particular sister plus one of my other sisters and my step-mom all texted me asking me why and arguing with me about it. WHY DO YOU CARE?!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
@MRSCORKER... it's so crazy how much some people care about that! DH deactivated his a while back (with no intentions of reactivating) and I actually got a FB message from someone asking if he unfriended them. Really guy? Caaaaalm dowwwwwn
@MRSCORKER... it's so crazy how much some people care about that! DH deactivated his a while back (with no intentions of reactivating) and I actually got a FB message from someone asking if he unfriended them. Really guy? Caaaaalm dowwwwwn
Right?! My other sister texted me last night "Why can't I find you facebook?" I could just hear her tone, I could tell she thought I unfriended her. IT'S NOT THAT SERIOUS. I had been on fb since 2004. I don't even want to know how much time has been wasted in those 12 years.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
WTF to Pinterest's "suggested pins". First, it suggested a pin about losing fat during pregnancy (uh, no. That's a stupid idea). Now, *TMI* it's suggesting a pin to an article on how to prevent pooping during labor. Yeah, I pooped giving birth to my first. I couldn't help it. Don't make me feel bad about it now! (And a WTF to the writer of the article, especially since the last tip, after suggesting enemas and suppositories, is "don't stress. It's totally normal." So why are you writing the article?!?)
I'm just over here not having Facebook or Pinterest...
Life would be much better. I wouldn't have to go on rants against racist memes my friends share having no idea why they're racist. I wouldn't have to feel bad about myself for what an algorithm thinks I might like (weight loss ads on Facbook, anyone?). But I also wouldn't be able to share photos as easily with my family across the country.
I'm just over here not having Facebook or Pinterest...
Life would be much better. I wouldn't have to go on rants against racist memes my friends share having no idea why they're racist. I wouldn't have to feel bad about myself for what an algorithm thinks I might like (weight loss ads on Facbook, anyone?). But I also wouldn't be able to share photos as easily with my family across the country.
I have noticed that I miss certain people that I didn't realize I only connected with via FB so I just have to step my game up and make sure to reach out IRL. But seriously, going into an election, I just couldn't take it anymore.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
If I didn't have Facebook, I would never speak to or hear from any of these people. There's no way in hell I'm going to be texting people or calling them or going out for coffee or whatnot. Facebook saves me from never speaking to anyone other than immediate family.
If I didn't have Facebook, I would never speak to or hear from any of these people. There's no way in hell I'm going to be texting people or calling them or going out for coffee or whatnot. Facebook saves me from never speaking to anyone other than immediate family.
This made me LOL. I guess my confession is, with the exception of a hand full of out of town friends, I didn't even want to facebook connect with most humans anymore.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
Meh. The way I see it is if I care about you that much, and you care about me that much, we'll keep in contact some other way.
Edit to add: That's just me though. I'm not knocking FB or social media, I had FB and MySpace before back in the day, it's just not my thing anymore, personally
Just called to make DS1 a well visit and they are booked into September! He goes to preschool and needs updated vaccines before he can go! Late August birthdays can be so annoying!
wow @MRSCORKER, wtf to your sister indeed! tell her to leave you the F alone or you're gonna block her from texts too. lol.
I have instagram and FB. I don't have snapchat... but I heard it's the thing to have now. I just don't wanna have to open up ONE MORE APP.
and yes @bnsmith85 is right----Give me all the filters!!!!
WTF to my baby shower planning committee.....
They were gonna throw my baby shower at a friend's house who graciously offered up her house (has a vineyard and pool, it's baller).... my 4 friends throwing the baby shower all agreed to get her something as a thank you. One friend wants to give her $200 as a thank you and so she can hire cleaners if she wants... (the party consists of 40 people!). The other two friends (who i've complained about in the past for being cheap) want to give her a bottle of wine. Like for reals?
But then my friend says "we can actually throw Anna's baby shower on my friend's yacht! he offered it to us for free for as long as we post pics on FB, review it on yelp, and tip the captain"
My cheap friends: "how much do we tip the captain? i don't wanna pay more than $50 per person for the tip, food and decor". So these cheap friends think they can throw a baby shower for 40 people with only $200???? Why throw the party then?
I hate that it's become about money---because it really isn't about the money. But I think about all the times I've spent money on these friends (who are cheap) and it makes me sad. I spent $200 for a champagne dinner once because that friend passed her board exams as a therapist.... I spent $100 on my other friend's bday decor one year and countless hours putting it together.... and they wanna spend $50 on drinks, decor and the captain's tip?!?!? To have the baby shower for FREE on a yacht? Come on! What's sadder is that two of the girls throwing the baby shower are the ones who don't have all the money in the world...and yet want to really throw a good party.. The two other cheap ones are the ones who have amazing jobs and have rich husbands.
I guess we'll be eating domino's pizza at my baby shower. As long as domino's is having a buy one get one pizza deal.
@annabenanna... so many things to say here: - haha... bogo pizza deal only - ummm... can you share your friends? vineyard... yacht? ... actually, I'm not even close to being on their level. Maybe it's best they don't know me lol j/k - I'm sorry you're dealing with this and involved in the stress. Do you think if you went to the cheap ones and kind of offered up some funds that they'd get the message and ante up? Or do you think they'd just be excited to have you pitching in? (which would be ridiculous)
@annabenanna can we be friends, because I would totally chip in for either one of those FUN events!! LOL
But I am really sorry you have to deal with this.
Married 11-11-11 TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year. BFP 02-15-16 with our first IT'S A BOY!!!
My WTF is to my co-worker. We had a really big event for work Monday. I'm always a very hands on worker, but this year there were some physical limitations because I'm pregnant - mainly loading and unloading all the stuff. Most of it has fallen onto my co-worker who is now being super passive aggressive to me. It's not my fault! If it's too much on your plate, talk to the boss and see if they can make arrangements for help (which she won't but that's not my fault either.) She sent me a passive aggressive email (we sit directly across from each other) asking if one of the large items had been returned. I answered that unless she had done it, it had not, because she knows I can't lift and carry the boxes, which is why she had to pick the item up to begin with. She then wrote back that she thought I would be "coordinating the return" since I had arranged for the item. There's nothing to coordinate - I arranged to have the item at the event, and it needed to be picked up before the event and returned after. If you were responsible for picking up the item because your pregnant co-worker can't lift it, why would you think the pregnant lady can suddenly return it? I get that she's frustrated about the extra work falling on her shoulders, but there's literally nothing I can do about it.
@bnsmith85, yes BOGO Domino's pizza. LOL. I actually am composing an email saying, "i want it simple, let's do a sunset cruise that way they don't have to feed people dinner/lunch.... and that they can just serve wine, cheese, crackers + fruit.... and that I'd gladly give $100 to share... plus some nautical decorations I have." I'd gladly share my friends! but you have to take the cheap ones too. HAHAHAHAHAHA.
@sportiegrl1213, let's be friends! I know what you mean, I'd gladly chip in for a fun event like that too!
@SpaceBurger, my friends sound fancy, but really I promise we aren't! We just have fancy connections. lol.
@scostel2, remind me not to let anyone throw a party for me again. lol. Your Co-worker: can you be passive agressive back? I feel like that's what I would do. Or if not, you can confront her and just be like "hey i know a lot of extra work is falling on you, and I'm sorry you have to deal with it, but there are things I can't do because of this pregnancy. Do you want me to talk to the boss and see how we can go about these things in the future?" Maybe that'll shut her up. I'd even inject a "i sense that you're frustrated at me."
@annabenanna Thanks! I pretty much did exactly that. I can't do passive aggressive, I'm always super direct so I just walked over to her desk (all 10 steps, why would you email me!) and said "I can tell you're annoyed, and I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do in this situation. I can't physically lift the boxes. So if there's something else I can do to help, just tell me." She was super flustered and just said "it's fine, I'm just going to have to go after work because I have too much to do." 1) she 100% does not have to go after work, she could go right now. 2) if she did have soooooo much post-event work to do, then she should talk to the boss who can delegate some of those responsibilities to me. Most of the post-event admin style stuff is not time sensitive at all (and I'm doing most of it anyway!) so there's no reason she couldn't do the drop offs during work hours, she just wants to play victim about having to do it all herself.
WTF to the guy who rang me up at Potbelly earlier. He said, "Your belly button looks excited. What's up with that?"
Yes. My belly button is protruding and it's gross. I get it. Whyyyy must people point it out? Especially men? Especially the dude at Potbelly? lol
That's super gross. A friend of mine is an author and wrote a HILARIOUS book, part of which details a hook-up he had with a guy who had an outie belly button fetish. That's all I could think of when I read your post. Maybe he has one too! So gross! Funny story though... the book did wildly well and was plugged by a bunch of celebs and the random belly button fetish guy (who also happens to be a furry, a dolphin to be precise) found out about it and is super pissed. He wasn't named so he can't do anything about it but still. I;m dying laughing at my desk right now.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
Married: November 2014
TTC #1 Since: October 2015
BFP #1: 11/18/15 - CP BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16 IT'S A BOY!!!! DS Born 10/16/16
WTF to myself. I accidentally deleted a huge portion of my files on my work computer. I accidentally clicked on "My Documents" along with the two things I meant to delete. Luckily, I exited out quickly but about half of my stuff was gone, mostly old files. I wasn't too worried until I noticed my "personal" folder was cleared out, including all of my weekly HDBD.
Good news is, I restored my computer to where it was this morning and got everything back but it took 6 hours.
WTF to the guy who rang me up at Potbelly earlier. He said, "Your belly button looks excited. What's up with that?"
Yes. My belly button is protruding and it's gross. I get it. Whyyyy must people point it out? Especially men? Especially the dude at Potbelly? lol
That's super gross. A friend of mine is an author and wrote a HILARIOUS book, part of which details a hook-up he had with a guy who had an outie belly button fetish. That's all I could think of when I read your post. Maybe he has one too! So gross! Funny story though... the book did wildly well and was plugged by a bunch of celebs and the random belly button fetish guy (who also happens to be a furry, a dolphin to be precise) found out about it and is super pissed. He wasn't named so he can't do anything about it but still. I;m dying laughing at my desk right now.
I went to Pittsburg once for July 4 fireworks (Canadian here) and while wandering around, we passed a furry convention. That was probably the best part of the trip from hell.
my only wtf is to this heat, I'm soooo done with heat!
@LauraPCOS a while ago DH and I were shopping in a mall a few cities over from us and passed a Furry casually sipping some Starbucks in the food court. It was definitely the highlight of the day.
Wtf to my mom. I love her but I can not handle the way her and my stepfather do things. I mentioned before, we are buying their house and we have to close before she can close on the one she bought. For our mortgage, we needed them to sign a sale agreement and a gift of equity form (since they are selling it to us for less then it's worth). The mortgage guy (who I am still having problems with) sent me over the documents and dh and I signed them, then dh brought them to my parents to sign and my mom said she would fax them. That was last Thursday. Friday I was over her house and she didn't have them filled out yet so I reminder her that we can't do our mortgage until that's done. I texted her yesterday about them, no answer. Then this morning I asked if they got a chance to fax them or did she want my dh to pick them up on his way home so we could (dh works 5 minutes away which is another reason we wanted the house). No answer. Then at 3:45 my mom calls and is JUST THEN filling out the forms and had a question and tell me she wants dh to pick them up. She knows my husband leaves at 4 during the summer. She does this all the time. I procrastinate too but not when so much is on the line. We need this paperwork done so the inspection can be done and since it's a va inspection, they tend to be pickier and then everything has to be fixed before we can close... And they are closing on 8/31 so if they don't get moving, it's going to be really tight (they need the money for their down payment). Ugh! Get it together mom!!
How would you know they're a furry and not just a mascot on break?
Hm, you know, I guess I wasn't 100% sure @bnsmith85 - except that they looked VERY much like the standard "fox furry" I've seen on TV (like this guy). DH and I definitely turned to each other and said "Is that a Furry?!"
@annabenanna I would pay just to be invited to a shower like that!
@F47 If anybody ever says something like that to you again, just say "Oh, that's not my belly button..." stare at them awkwardly for a few moments too long, then walk away without saying another word.
@MRSCORKER@lindzsers Okay guys, don't judge me, but... what is a furry? Or a dolphin furry?
So I've a question... these furry people... Is it like a sexual fetish? Or it's not even sexual at all?
The only knowledge I have about furries stems from a CSI episode I watched eons ago... and it was about some furry sex party.
And if it IS sexual, I have a follow up to @bnsmith85 's question about whether it's just a mascot on break.... if it IS sexual, does it mean the furries buy their costumes that are specifically meant for furry freaks (like there's a hole where the vag would be, and the peen would be, and the butthole would be?) Meaning any old mascot costume won't do right?
So I've a question... these furry people... Is it like a sexual fetish? Or it's not even sexual at all?
The only knowledge I have about furries stems from a CSI episode I watched eons ago... and it was about some furry sex party.
And if it IS sexual, I have a follow up to @bnsmith85 's question about whether it's just a mascot on break.... if it IS sexual, does it mean the furries buy their costumes that are specifically meant for furry freaks (like there's a hole where the vag would be, and the peen would be, and the butthole would be?) Meaning any old mascot costume won't do right?
Will someone please enlighten me?
This whole time this is the only thing I could think about as it was my only 'knowledge' about this topic! Good old CSI
Re: WTF Wednesday (July 13)
Wtf to my sister... I deactivated facebook a few weeks ago for several reasons. I needed a break from the constant political crap, I was spending too much time on it, I was sick of being invited to something every other day and expected to participate/attend, sick of my "friends" trying to sell me nail wraps, bags, face wash, etc., and my sister was constantly bombarding me with stuff. I never had the FB messenger app on my phone, I just saw it as one more thing to occupy space on my phone and time in my life. My sister knew that but would still constantly send me fb messeges so I would have to log on on the computer or via safari on my phone. I told her to stop but she didn't. It was anything baby related and each article would contradict the last. Well, she figured out that I'm not on FB anymore so now she's texting me fb links to things. IT NEVER ENDS. I just want to be left alone.
I always intended to re-activate at some point, I just need a break from it but apparently that's not acceptable. This particular sister plus one of my other sisters and my step-mom all texted me asking me why and arguing with me about it. WHY DO YOU CARE?!
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Edit to add: That's just me though. I'm not knocking FB or social media, I had FB and MySpace before back in the day, it's just not my thing anymore, personally
I have instagram and FB. I don't have snapchat... but I heard it's the thing to have now. I just don't wanna have to open up ONE MORE APP.
and yes @bnsmith85 is right----Give me all the filters!!!!
WTF to my baby shower planning committee.....
They were gonna throw my baby shower at a friend's house who graciously offered up her house (has a vineyard and pool, it's baller).... my 4 friends throwing the baby shower all agreed to get her something as a thank you. One friend wants to give her $200 as a thank you and so she can hire cleaners if she wants... (the party consists of 40 people!). The other two friends (who i've complained about in the past for being cheap) want to give her a bottle of wine. Like for reals?
But then my friend says "we can actually throw Anna's baby shower on my friend's yacht! he offered it to us for free for as long as we post pics on FB, review it on yelp, and tip the captain"
My cheap friends: "how much do we tip the captain? i don't wanna pay more than $50 per person for the tip, food and decor". So these cheap friends think they can throw a baby shower for 40 people with only $200???? Why throw the party then?
I hate that it's become about money---because it really isn't about the money. But I think about all the times I've spent money on these friends (who are cheap) and it makes me sad. I spent $200 for a champagne dinner once because that friend passed her board exams as a therapist.... I spent $100 on my other friend's bday decor one year and countless hours putting it together.... and they wanna spend $50 on drinks, decor and the captain's tip?!?!? To have the baby shower for FREE on a yacht? Come on! What's sadder is that two of the girls throwing the baby shower are the ones who don't have all the money in the world...and yet want to really throw a good party.. The two other cheap ones are the ones who have amazing jobs and have rich husbands.
I guess we'll be eating domino's pizza at my baby shower. As long as domino's is having a buy one get one pizza deal.
- haha... bogo pizza deal only
- ummm... can you share your friends? vineyard... yacht? ... actually, I'm not even close to being on their level. Maybe it's best they don't know me lol j/k
- I'm sorry you're dealing with this and involved in the stress. Do you think if you went to the cheap ones and kind of offered up some funds that they'd get the message and ante up? Or do you think they'd just be excited to have you pitching in? (which would be ridiculous)
But I am really sorry you have to deal with this.
TTC only since Dec 2015. I had some weight to get off. Been working hard in the gym for over a year.
BFP 02-15-16 with our first
IT'S A BOY!!!
@sportiegrl1213, let's be friends! I know what you mean, I'd gladly chip in for a fun event like that too!
@scostel2, remind me not to let anyone throw a party for me again. lol. Your Co-worker: can you be passive agressive back? I feel like that's what I would do. Or if not, you can confront her and just be like "hey i know a lot of extra work is falling on you, and I'm sorry you have to deal with it, but there are things I can't do because of this pregnancy. Do you want me to talk to the boss and see how we can go about these things in the future?" Maybe that'll shut her up. I'd even inject a "i sense that you're frustrated at me."
Yes. My belly button is protruding and it's gross. I get it. Whyyyy must people point it out? Especially men? Especially the dude at Potbelly? lol
So gross!
Funny story though... the book did wildly well and was plugged by a bunch of celebs and the random belly button fetish guy (who also happens to be a furry, a dolphin to be precise) found out about it and is super pissed. He wasn't named so he can't do anything about it but still. I;m dying laughing at my desk right now.
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
Good news is, I restored my computer to where it was this morning and got everything back but it took 6 hours.
Dating: 10/3/08 | Married: 12/27/14
TTC #1: August 2015 | BFP: 2/3/16 | EDD: 10/7/16
DD: 10/5/16
TTC #2: September 2017 | BFP: 4/28/18 | EDD: 1/7/19
DS: 1/9/19
my only wtf is to this heat, I'm soooo done with heat!
@F47 If anybody ever says something like that to you again, just say "Oh, that's not my belly button..." stare at them awkwardly for a few moments too long, then walk away without saying another word.
@MRSCORKER @lindzsers Okay guys, don't judge me, but... what is a furry? Or a dolphin furry?
Edit: wordz.
@bnsmith85 hahaha
The only knowledge I have about furries stems from a CSI episode I watched eons ago... and it was about some furry sex party.
And if it IS sexual, I have a follow up to @bnsmith85 's question about whether it's just a mascot on break.... if it IS sexual, does it mean the furries buy their costumes that are specifically meant for furry freaks (like there's a hole where the vag would be, and the peen would be, and the butthole would be?) Meaning any old mascot costume won't do right?
Will someone please enlighten me?