Twatwaffle Tuesday 08.02.2016

mothernorth · August 2016

mothernorth · August 2016

My brain is a twatwaffle... I feel like I'm going through some Flowers for Algernon situation.

booksandicecream · August 2016

My mother is a twatwaffle. Again. Yesterday was DH and my anniversary and she made this elaborate Facebook post congratulating us the day BEFORE. Of course she tagged us both, so everyone "liked" and commented on her post before I'd even had a chance to decide whether I wanted to post something (usually I wouldn't, but was considering it this year due to Baby). THEN she sends me a note last night "kindly reminding" me to thank everyone who commented on her post. It wasn't THAT big of a deal and she wasn't intending to be mean, but it's not her news to share.
I am honestly considering not telling her about the birth of her grandchild until I'm ready for everyone to know...

mizzkbrat · August 2016

Everybody. Everybody is a TW. I'm in that sort of mood today

CopperBoom86 · August 2016

My SIL is a twatwaffle. The shower she's hosting for me is next Saturday and she still hasn't sent out the formal invitations. WTF.

blaf322 · August 2016

@CopperBoom86 whaaaat?! They're not even going to arrive before the shower at this point. What's wrong with her?!

LGW2015 · August 2016

@CopperBoom86 ughhh that would drive me nuts!! MIL seriously delayed on everything for the shower and it made me crazy.

queen_frostine · August 2016

Waiting for my three-hour glucose tolerance test results is a twatwaffle.

CopperBoom86 · August 2016

@bnsmith85 - Yeah, it's cray.

I mean, she did create a Facebook group for the event to ask for addresses about a month ago, so that will help some, maybe. The guests are all from DH's side of the family, some of which don't have Facebook, so I'm concerned about those, but what can I do?!

She's just completely ignorant on shower etiquette. My MIL is a total tomboy and I'm sure has never hosted a shower in her life, so my SIL didn't have anyone to teach her. I've had to just let it go and not think about it. It's something I can't control, so whatevs....

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BluMommy · August 2016

@CopperBoom86
If nothing else, I'm sure she's thinking as long as they get an invitation, they will at least send a gift. But still, WTF? Who waits that long?

ibabyloveb87 · August 2016

@CopperBoom86 I could NOT handle that......people with terrible shower ettiquette drive me crazy!!!

My coworker who is in a cubicle (!) and is misting essential oils into the office air is a twatwaffle. If you have your own office and can shut that stink in there, then go for it, but please stop subjecting the pregnant woman to smells she doesn't want to smell. I don't care what they're supposedly good for! And I can't say anything because she would hold a major grudge.
(sorry if anyone loves essential oils, but the fad at my office is out of control).

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mothernorth · August 2016

@mizzkbrat Can I come sit with you? I don't think I can deal with anybody aside from my completely dependent and helpless infant today.

CopperBoom86 · August 2016

@ibabyloveb87 - Frickin' essential oils, man. I stopped going to my yoga class in my first tri because of all the essential oils the instructor insisted on diffusing. I can't imagine being stuck at work with them and not being able to escape!

LGW2015 · August 2016

@ibabyloveb87 Yuck! I couldn't even use my lotion yesterday because pretty much any scent makes me nauseous. Just go throw up on your coworker, that'll get them to stop

suzy311 · August 2016

@ibabyloveb87 ...I can't even imagine why anyone would think that's okay. If you're in a shared workspace, you have to be considerate of other people!

ibabyloveb87 · August 2016

suzy311 said:

@ibabyloveb87 ...I can't even imagine why anyone would think that's okay. If you're in a shared workspace, you have to be considerate of other people!

I am in an office and it's crept all the way back here. Luckily it doesn't make me nauseous @LGW2015 but I do get a headache. Which I have now. Come on lunch time!

sjo_thetwins · August 2016

@CopperBoom86 I feel you on the shower stress. We are having an "all sides of the family" attending one at our house this weekend, because I'm basically bed ridden and am not traveling to other people's houses. But guess how many things have been purchased off of our registry? With 4 days until the shower? 2. I'm a little worried that people are just going to show up with clothes for the twins. While I appreciate clothes, there are other things that we also NEED. It may sound selfish, but I don't see the point of having a shower or having attendants if you aren't going to bring things that the new parents will need. Maybe that's just me though.

I I hope the stress from your shower goes away quickly once you have everyone together and get to enjoy the celebration.

ibabyloveb87 · August 2016

@sjo_thetwins I felt the same way when I looked at my registry but then I got a bunch of the stuff off of it. I think people maybe shopped elsewhere (Amazon?) for the same stuff! I hope you get some great items!

LGW2015 · August 2016

@sjo_thetwins I feel your pain when it comes to the registry. We barely got anything off of our registry from the first shower and with our second shower this Saturday there have been literally 3 things purchased off the registry. I don't know what people are thinking!! My mother kept telling me to put more stuff on the registry because she thought we didn't have enough and I kept telling her people like to go rogue and just buy cute clothes. We're going to have SO much to buy still. Hopefully people don't do that to you too!

CopperBoom86 · August 2016

@sjo_thetwins - I definitely worry about the same thing. DH and I have already decided we'll be returning pretty much any clothes we get that come with a gift receipt. I mean, I sure they'll be cute, but we have NEEDS.

F47 · August 2016

@CopperBoom86 seriously, WTF SIL? I have all the questions...but that pretty much sums it up.

SpaceBurger · August 2016

@sjo_thetwins so agree! I didn't want to say it out loud to anyone at the party, but I was super disappointed with all the clothes. None of the clothes had receipts either wah wah. I know now for future baby showers that even if I get some clothes, I will buy off the registry. The one lady who got us stuff from the registry kept apologizing too like it was terrible. She needed to be congratulated!

LGW2015 · August 2016

Just wanted to say that we got a bunch of carter's brand clothes from babies r us and were able to return them without a receipt.

BluMommy · August 2016

I just went through and removed ALL of the baby clothes from my registry. Kinda hoping people will take the hint, but not gonna hold my breath on it. Think ill just brace myself for the onslaught of clothes she will most likely never wear and an abundance of blankets.

annabenanna · August 2016

omg @CopperBoom86!!! That would drive me nuts! Want me to call her up and do it for her? Because seriously, who does that????

@sjo_thetwins @LGW2015, that's how I feel about our gift registry too.... Our baby shower is at the end of the month, and only 1 gift has been reserved. LOL. And it's a BOOK. OMG.

Today, my co-worker is a TW. On Friday, we already were out of milk for the coffee... but that was okay since we all had had our cup of coffee before the milk ran out.

Yesterday I was off, so someone should have gotten milk. I come in this morning, and WTF, STILL NO MILK! Must I do everything around here?!?!?!?!

sportiegrl1213 · August 2016

My "friend" is a TW! I'm a little annoyed that she would have the balls to ask me to help her out with my Disney discount again. I did it once to be nice and now I feel she's taking advantage!! So annoyed!! I don't ever talk to this girl! As soon as I posted about our trip in June, she IM'd me and was like "ohhhhh so funny you just booked your trip, I was gonna ask you for your discount again." REALLY?! I'm trying to come up with a nice way to tell her to pound sand!! I don't want to help her out again.

And I'm not a mean person and end up feeling guilty --- which I totally can't stand about myself.

blaf322 · August 2016

@sportiegrl1213 - don't feel bad about that. She's using you. You prob wouldn't feel the same if your BFF came asking for help. I'd just tell her that they're cracking me down on employees sharing their discounts and you could lose your job so you can't help anymore. Then be done with it.

sportiegrl1213 · August 2016

So funny you said that @bnsmith85, I literally just told her that. It's just not right. I don't mind sharing my discount with anyone who can really use it. She stays at the high end hotels, if you can afford those hotels you don't need my discount. Granted its a good and that's why she wants it again. But next time be more thankful and maybe I would have helped you out again.

mizzkbrat · August 2016

@AllyTheKid feel free to join me on the F Everybody train

ibabyloveb87 · August 2016

@sportiegrl1213 I was going to say the exact thing @bnsmith85 said. Perfect response!

ashleyp625 · August 2016

My OB's office. We were there for 45 minutes because they were so slow, and it seriously took 2 minutes once the provider finally came in. Ugh.

krzyriver · August 2016

@sjo_thetwins That's my big fear, getting all clothes. I've got a couple weeks left till my shower, but not much as been purchased and I'm nervous it's because people are buying clothes. You can return things without a receipt, but it's such a hassle and most places have a limit too.

CopperBoom86 · August 2016

I just stalked my registry and the only things that have been purchased are a swaddling blanket and TWO packs of large Avent bottles, when we only registered for ONE. I'm pretty sure whoever bought them was like "they're gonna need more than that!" ......... Buuuuut we only registered for one pack as a back up because I plan on BFing and won't use those type of bottles unless that plan doesn't work out. Why do people think they know it all?!

ignoscemihi · August 2016

@sjo_thetwins, @krzyriver and others worrying about getting only clothes, I wouldn't remove all the clothes off your registry - that might actually encourage people to buy more clothes, thinking they're doing you a favor. But yeah, you're going to get a lot of clothes. A LOT of clothes. Because baby clothes are adorable and fun to buy.

Something that helped my sister-in-law was that her mom spread the word that she was getting all our hand-me-downs (her son was born about 1 year and 3 months after our first). She still got some clothes, but she mostly got things from her registry. So maybe ask the host of your shower to spread the word that you've got all the clothing you need (in a polite, light way).

krzyriver · August 2016

@ignoscemihi That's a good idea. People are supposed to call my mother to RSVP and she's good at dropping hints. I'm sure she can find a way to slip that in quick.

I don't want to take clothes off anyway. If I need to return things, oh well. But at least I can keep track of any things I still need if I leave them on. Cause everyone who wants to buy clothes will probably buy a cute little outfit, not necessarily the clothes I actually still need. Lol

KenderTas06 · August 2016

I didn't put any clothes on my registry because I assumed people would just buy cute clothes. I always buy something from the registry and then whatever clothes I find that are cute and on sale. I didn't get nearly as many clothes as I thought I would. And most outfits were 6+ months.

MRSCORKER · August 2016

CopperBoom86 said:

I just stalked my registry and the only things that have been purchased are a swaddling blanket and TWO packs of large Avent bottles, when we only registered for ONE. I'm pretty sure whoever bought them was like "they're gonna need more than that!" ......... Buuuuut we only registered for one pack as a back up because I plan on BFing and won't use those type of bottles unless that plan doesn't work out. Why do people think they know it all?!

Not much has been bought off of our registry either. My Mom told me my Aunt is making us something. Don't get me wrong, I'm touched that we will have a heart felt, hand made gift from my Aunt but part of me is like, why even have a registry ?

krzyriver · August 2016

@KenderTas06 6+ months? That's reassuring! I assumed people would buy mostly newborn or 3 month cause they're so cute. But I have plenty in those sizes already.

KenderTas06 · August 2016

I purposely didn't buy any clothes because I knew I would get so many at my shower.... I have maybe 8 outfits total that are smaller than 6 months. So that's 4 per baby because every outfit is matching for the girls.

CopperBoom86 · August 2016

ignoscemihi said:

Something that helped my sister-in-law was that her mom spread the word that she was getting all our hand-me-downs (her son was born about 1 year and 3 months after our first). She still got some clothes, but she mostly got things from her registry. So maybe ask the host of your shower to spread the word that you've got all the clothing you need (in a polite, light way).

This is what we're doing. I've had several people ask about the nursery and if we've got everything just about ready for her. I've been saying "Yeah, we've got all the big stuff, like furniture...and we've also got a ton of hand-me-down clothes from family..." Maybe they'll take the hint.

blaf322 · August 2016

@CopperBoom86 I do not understand people who buy decorations for someone's home... The exception being if you know of a specific item they're looking for and you found it... Or something like that.
I had a friend spend a lot of money on this custom made thing for our house last year. So thoughtful... But I have nowhere to put it. So now it's going in the yard sale pile

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