I know we've ranted about this before but MLM and Facebook. I get it - you liked something and are now promoting it. Or you need a side hustle. Get your money girl, and work it. I think there are better ways than getting sucked into MLM but that's just my opinion.
However - adding me to groups/events without messaging me first or even having a general convo about it first really irritates me.
The real problem is Facebook, I know. They should have some sort of approval system like tagged photos. But still. STOP ADDING ME AND STOP ASKING ME TO WATCH SOME RANDO OPEN AN OYSTER.
@PizzaMonster3. That drives me crazy. Ask me if I want to be in a group!!!! I hate when I'm just put there!
The big one near me is Rodan and Fields. I feel like there are 45 people on my facebook newsfeed all posting the same exact picture. I have been spared from pearls. Yay! More power to people who do that sort of stuff, but that's totally not me.
@PizzaMonster3 those darn pearl videos are so intriguing to me haha! I don't even know why because I don't even like pearl jewelry at all. I am embarrassed about how long I watched one of those videos one day haha!
I just got invited to a huge gender reveal party for my DH's cousins THIRD kid. And his family does gifts hard, no matter what the invite says about "no gifts please", so we have to bring a gift or we will get majorly side-eyed. Oh and the baby shower is coming too, never fear. Sorry, "sprinkle." Shoot me.
I just got invited to a huge gender reveal party for my DH's cousins THIRD kid. And his family does gifts hard, no matter what the invite says about "no gifts please", so we have to bring a gift or we will get majorly side-eyed. Oh and the baby shower is coming too, never fear. Sorry, "sprinkle." Shoot me.
We're doing a gender reveal and this is our fourth. But we don't expect gifts and we will make that be known. We just want to have some sort of party to celebrate this baby since it was a tough road getting here and it's our last.
But it's a completely different thing if people expect gifts. That's tacky. I wouldn't bring one since that's what their invite said, regardless of whether they're a big gift giving family or not
@sjohns08 they will have three under 4 after this LO. Gender reveal and baby shower for each. So. Many. Parties. That's what has me super annoyed about this particular situation.
And in general I guess I just am not a huge fan of gender reveals, but that's because I'm a Scrooge
eta: I actually don't mind the sprinkles so much. I don't get to see his family as much as I'd like, so the excuse is nice. This is just a lot.
I didn't know you were even supposed to take gifts to a gender reveal party?? Or it was expected you take a gift.
This totally depends on your circle. I definitely don't think you're "supposed to." However, I showed up years ago to the first one in DH's family with just a bottle of wine for the host (the mother to be's sister) and immediately felt like an asshole because there was a MOUNTAIN of presents already piled up. Everyone in their family is just so generous, and so is DH, so after seeing that, he would never entertain the thought of being the only one not to bring a gift.
I think in more sane circles, people don't do this.
I didn't know you were even supposed to take gifts to a gender reveal party?? Or it was expected you take a gift.
This totally depends on your circle. I definitely don't think you're "supposed to." However, I showed up years ago to the first one in DH's family with just a bottle of wine for the host (the mother to be's sister) and immediately felt like an asshole because there was a MOUNTAIN of presents already piled up. Everyone in their family is just so generous, and so is DH, so after seeing that, he would never entertain the thought of being the only one not to bring a gift.
I think in more sane circles, people don't do this.
@curlyq423 definitely not the norm to take gifts to a gender reveal. But since it's not really a "normal" thing in our area for people to do these, we'll have to put on the invites and spread the word ourselves that we aren't expecting gifts.
@bluejeanbabi05 that's excessive. You don't need a reveal and a shower for each baby. Shower for first, reveal OR small sprinkle for each kid after. That's just too much AW for me. I had one baby shower for my first, nothing for 2nd and 3rd and this reveal is the only baby-related event for this LO.
I just got invited to a huge gender reveal party for my DH's cousins THIRD kid. And his family does gifts hard, no matter what the invite says about "no gifts please", so we have to bring a gift or we will get majorly side-eyed. Oh and the baby shower is coming too, never fear. Sorry, "sprinkle." Shoot me.
I was browsing other BMBs the other day and there was a girl who posted pics from her very elaborate baby shower for her THIRD boy. Nobody said anything! Back in my day in 2015 (said while waving a cane) people would get flamed like crazy for stuff like that!
Two BFs 1) my church is getting ridiculous about what kids can/can't do and after watching other people's kids run amok for years, it's a little much. I want to show up with my kids on leashes (short ones) just to make a point. Like kids can't socialize unless they're also serving, but no one cares how many ADULTS run around doing nothing and spilling coffee on stuff, but my kid can't sit and calmly eat a snack with a friend unless I'm 2 feet away making sure there arent any crumbs and that they don't talk TOO much before getting back to work.
2) My kids came back from my in laws with fevers and chills...
Verge of tears I decided to bake cookies for DH since he cooked dinner. The whole batch didn't fit on one sheet so I decided to cook the last 4 cookies in the toaster oven.
Well the toaster oven cookies finished a few minutes early and we gobbled those up quickly while the rest finished up. I have a horrible history with cookies and always over cook them but magically the toaster oven cookies were soft.
The oven cookies looked ready about 5 minutes later.
ROCK HARD AND A DOZEN COOKIES ARE WASTED. I CANT HANDLE LIFE RIGHT NOW AND IM GOING TO RIP THIS OVEN OUT OF THE WALL
@Boobopgirl that's really frustrating. Our church doesn't have much of a children's program at the moment, but we have been volunteer youth leaders for five years and it's depressing how little faith the church at large has in teenagers. Our students are always the hardest working ones at service events and on our Mexico missions trip, while some of the adults just sit around and shoot the breeze. And yet somehow the older generation still finds all kinds of things to criticize about our students. Drives me nuts.
@soprano19 It frustrates me to no end when people expect kids to behave better than adults. Someone complained about my class (of 2 and 3 year olds!!) That they were fidgeting and fussing with toys during the lesson. I pretty much said "ok, i'll sit next to you in worship and nudge you every time you fidget or check your phone." She quit the ministry...
Lol @Boobopgirl! I have wanted to make similarly snarky comments to older members of our church before. About two years ago, one older lady told H and me to our faces that she thought we should hire someone in their mid-50s to run our youth program because "it would be nice to have a grown-up doing youth ministry."
Re: Bfest Monday (4.24)
I get it - you liked something and are now promoting it. Or you need a side hustle. Get your money girl, and work it. I think there are better ways than getting sucked into MLM but that's just my opinion.
However - adding me to groups/events without messaging me first or even having a general convo about it first really irritates me.
The real problem is Facebook, I know. They should have some sort of approval system like tagged photos. But still. STOP ADDING ME AND STOP ASKING ME TO WATCH SOME RANDO OPEN AN OYSTER.
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The big one near me is Rodan and Fields. I feel like there are 45 people on my facebook newsfeed all posting the same exact picture. I have been spared from pearls. Yay! More power to people who do that sort of stuff, but that's totally not me.
I reiterate my early BF - I hate everyone and everything today.
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But it's a completely different thing if people expect gifts. That's tacky. I wouldn't bring one since that's what their invite said, regardless of whether they're a big gift giving family or not
And in general I guess I just am not a huge fan of gender reveals, but that's because I'm a Scrooge
eta: I actually don't mind the sprinkles so much. I don't get to see his family as much as I'd like, so the excuse is nice. This is just a lot.
I think in more sane circles, people don't do this.
@bluejeanbabi05 that's excessive. You don't need a reveal and a shower for each baby. Shower for first, reveal OR small sprinkle for each kid after. That's just too much AW for me. I had one baby shower for my first, nothing for 2nd and 3rd and this reveal is the only baby-related event for this LO.
2) My kids came back from my in laws with fevers and chills...
I decided to bake cookies for DH since he cooked dinner. The whole batch didn't fit on one sheet so I decided to cook the last 4 cookies in the toaster oven.
Well the toaster oven cookies finished a few minutes early and we gobbled those up quickly while the rest finished up. I have a horrible history with cookies and always over cook them but magically the toaster oven cookies were soft.
The oven cookies looked ready about 5 minutes later.
ROCK HARD AND A DOZEN COOKIES ARE WASTED. I CANT HANDLE LIFE RIGHT NOW AND IM GOING TO RIP THIS OVEN OUT OF THE WALL