@SoFlaMommie1128 Yes! We lost power for a few days. Getting back to normal, and I'm sure you're doing the same!
Side note: I have to vent - While I'm a lifelong Floridian, I take hurricanes seriously. I kept feeling like I was being told I'm prideful if I think I can stay in my house during a hurricane. The truth is...It all sucks. Staying sucks. Evacuating sucks. It all sucks. We just chose to ride out the suckiness at home and that doesn't mean we have hubris or are stupid.
But, I sound more pissy than I am. I'm so glad to be in AC. Once we got power back, nothing was wrong in my world.
Second side note: I highly recommend joining the Nextdoor app in your areas. It saved me when we had no access to news (no radio stations were giving good info). Also, Urban League of each county is feeding people, clothing them and a lot more. Thinking of your brother, @ShawnaO88!
@barrelocarol I feel you on the evacuating vs staying thing - I grew up on the GA coast & my parents live on the beach in NE FL now. They stayed for Matthew but evacuated this time - mainly bc I told my dad I couldn't handle the stress of worrying about them. It's terrible either way. So glad y'all are safe!!
My random is that I had a customer just talk down to me and I wanted to punch him in the face. He thought that because a) he's a lawyer, b) he's older than me and c) he's a man he knew more about banking than me. When I repeated his request to make sure I was understanding him properly (which I do with everyone so there's no confusion later) he was condescending and said things like "that's what I said" and "weren't you listening?" among other things. Dude was seriously a major d*ck and was stretching my patience. One of my co-workers heard the way he was talking and said "as soon as I heard him start talking down to you I almost showed him the door, but you seemed to be taking it in stride" but seriously, don't mess with me. I can be bitchy on a normal, non-pregnant situation, don't test me when I'm hormonal. That is all
Late mbf, but I'm still stewing over it and must get it off of my chest. You ladies are the only ones I can discuss this with, other than my poor dh.
Yesterday my younger cousin contacted me out of the blue (haven't talked with her in months) and asked me to provide a job reference for her. I was happy to help her out and told her I would take care of it right away. She then proceeded to tell me that she checked the box for "family friend" and said I should state that "'I'm a friend of the family who watched her grow up,' lolz no big deal right?" Because, you know, I'm not blood related family.
Some background: I was adopted into our family at the age of two. This is the only family that I have ever known. What the actual f*ck. She has some serious nerve. I'm pretty sure that she has no clue how much this little request has upset me. I don't know if I'm being overly sensitive or too hormonal but I'm... hurt. I've always put my family first, treated her like a little sister for as long as I can remember.
@jack_bauer: I 100% understand why that upset you and I'm sorry that your feelings were hurt. I'm assuming she asked because most companies don't want a family reference and she's just lying about it and would ask other family members to do the same? I hope that is the case. Either way, creepy internet hugs to you.
@notthefather thank you for the kind words. Yeah I wouldn't put it past her to ask others to fudge the form a bit. It's all about her and what you can do for her.
I just realized that I meant to post this in "mbf" but oh well.
Re: Weekly Randoms - 9/11
Wanting to insert a very simple hand wave emoji without all the hullabaloo of a gif insert.
Side note: I have to vent - While I'm a lifelong Floridian, I take hurricanes seriously. I kept feeling like I was being told I'm prideful if I think I can stay in my house during a hurricane. The truth is...It all sucks. Staying sucks. Evacuating sucks. It all sucks. We just chose to ride out the suckiness at home and that doesn't mean we have hubris or are stupid.
But, I sound more pissy than I am. I'm so glad to be in AC. Once we got power back, nothing was wrong in my world.
Second side note: I highly recommend joining the Nextdoor app in your areas. It saved me when we had no access to news (no radio stations were giving good info). Also, Urban League of each county is feeding people, clothing them and a lot more. Thinking of your brother, @ShawnaO88!
Welcome back! Glad to hear you both made it through alright
So glad to see that you're back and all good @SoFlaMommie1128 and @barrelocarol!
My random is that I had a customer just talk down to me and I wanted to punch him in the face. He thought that because a) he's a lawyer, b) he's older than me and c) he's a man he knew more about banking than me. When I repeated his request to make sure I was understanding him properly (which I do with everyone so there's no confusion later) he was condescending and said things like "that's what I said" and "weren't you listening?" among other things. Dude was seriously a major d*ck and was stretching my patience. One of my co-workers heard the way he was talking and said "as soon as I heard him start talking down to you I almost showed him the door, but you seemed to be taking it in stride" but seriously, don't mess with me. I can be bitchy on a normal, non-pregnant situation, don't test me when I'm hormonal. That is all
Yesterday my younger cousin contacted me out of the blue (haven't talked with her in months) and asked me to provide a job reference for her. I was happy to help her out and told her I would take care of it right away. She then proceeded to tell me that she checked the box for "family friend" and said I should state that "'I'm a friend of the family who watched her grow up,' lolz no big deal right?" Because, you know, I'm not blood related family.
Some background: I was adopted into our family at the age of two. This is the only family that I have ever known. What the actual f*ck. She has some serious nerve. I'm pretty sure that she has no clue how much this little request has upset me. I don't know if I'm being overly sensitive or too hormonal but I'm... hurt. I've always put my family first, treated her like a little sister for as long as I can remember.
Ugh. Sorry for the vent. So there's my mbf.
EDD March 12, 2018
I just realized that I meant to post this in "mbf" but oh well.