My MIL uses incorrect grammar when taking to DD (15mo) and it drives me batty. Mostly using "is" when "are" or "am" would be correct. (Ex: You is so big! I is eating breakfast with you.) And it is only for DD, she can speak using correct grammar.
Me: 30 H: 30 Dx: PCOS Married: June 2013 TTC#1: January 2015 BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16 TTC#2: June 2017 BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
@becausescience ugh I know I'm going to have the same issue with my ILs, except they use incorrect grammar all the time. How annoying she only does it with your DD! I would probably be super passive aggressive and say it correctly after her like, "yes, you ARE getting so big!" and hope she gets the hint haha
Christmas get together are trying to be planned on DHs side and it is super irritating. DHs sister lives in Colorado- we live in Michigan and she is here for 7 days but doesn't come in until Sunday night and is leaving Christmas Day or the morning after. His dad has a set work schedule that he can't change. His brothers kids play hockey and they are putting that first. I am being open to anything but his SIL is complaining about everytime because she wants to spend time with her family(that lives 10 minutes from her and she sees all the time.) The worst part is that this is only one side(his parents are divorced) and the other hasn't even started trying to figure stuff out because his aunt and uncle are fighting about whether they are coming from Texas or not. This makes me dread the holidays.
@megpeg Ooof, I'm sorry. Family dynamics are always hard, but I think they can be especially hard when you're dealing with ILs. I'm thankful that my (divorced) parents have been dealing with this long enough that they realize they have to "share," and that I have a good partner in my brother in navigating that. But I've had some struggles with DH's parents because they've never had to deal with it, and we're not spending any holidays with them this year. Thankfully there hasn't been any drama but I'm still nervous that something will come up before the end of the year.
Y'all this is a totally ridiculous complaint and I know it, but MAN do I wish I'd taken this whole week off. I have to go in for a few hours this afternoon and I just. don't. want. to. Also the bank had to cancel my debit card this morning because of some fraudulent charges (right before we go out of town) so I'm just salty in general. In other words: I'm eating french bread pizza for breakfast and IDGAF.
My complaint is that I had a really good rant in my head yesterday that I was going to post and now I've forgotten what it is-pregnancy brain hitting so hard right now
Due to family drama, my Thanksgiving plans are dinner with my husband, son, and no one else. Our parents live about 35-45 min away and see us at least once a week so it is 100% drama driven. So annoying.
Mine is more of a whine, but still. I couldn't get time off for Thanksgiving, so my in laws took my 2.5 year old with them to the family thanksgiving in Mississippi (12 hour drive). They left early Saturday morning and won't be back til really late Friday night. I'm kinda thankful for a kid free week to get the house cleaned and decluttered, but I miss that kid sooo much. plus now it's just me and DH for Thanksgiving which is kinda sad, lol.
My dog's bandana smells so horrid. I JUST washed it Sunday...so I don't know WTH she did yesterday. It smells so bad that after I threw it in the basement to be washed, my basement now smells putrid. And it's only the bandana, not her collar or fur. It's sitting in a bucket of Resolve, so here's hoping!
The woman who covers my desk when I’m out took down my passive aggressive note above taking my supplies from my desk. I hung it back up and kind of want to post a note about taking my notes down.
I am more of a confrontational person but since I don’t know who is doing it the notes are necessary.
I can’t wait to be away from this place even if it’s only for 12 weeks...
We reserved our turkey weeks ago, at the farm where we do our CSA in the summer. Our farmer friend said he would have a small (9 or 10 pound) turkey for us, since half the family is vegetarians. Well, I went to pick it up today, and the smallest he had was 14 pounds. It's organic, free-range, and all of that stuff, so it's hyper-expensive, and that made the cost considerably different. I'm pretty pissed.
Me. I had all this productivity planned and so far it’s lasted about an hour. I’m still looking at four loads of laundry to fold. Three of them have been staring at me since last Thursday. I suddenly realized it’s Tuesday and we have our neighbors coming over in 48 hours. WTF, me?? Get up and clean. Ha.
Also, the one time that my ILs actually book their plane tickets months in advance is for this baby and they picked to straddle two weeks, possibly in the window for me me to be induced, and to make it impossible for my Mom to come out until April. Ugh.
I kinda feel like a TW. I just am not feeling going anywhere for Thanksgiving. I have been so tired this week. 3 ten hour shifts and I know I will be in bad shape on Thursday. Whomp whomp.
ETA my family is really only 40 minutes away. I ain't right.
Our dining room is essentially used for storage. We eat in the kitchen. We only eat in the dining room for special occasions. I'm doing all the work for Thanksgiving. My husband's only task was to clean the dining room. I started asking him a month ago, and he hasn't touched it. It's multiplying my stress like crazy.
Wtf to this weather. Make up your mind already! Also wtf to gaining 5 pounds this week. This puts me at 20 pounds in 22 weeks. My doctor told me I should aim to only gain 20-25 pounds this pregnancy (I gained about 40-45 with my previous pregnancies). Wtf?? I eat healthy most of the time. I exercise. I drink water. I have come to believe that this is just what my body does. It’s not like I’m sitting home drinking milk Shakes and eating fries all day, although I’m beginning to think I’d weigh the same even if I did that.
@amylonghorn My office is half empty today, and traffic this morning was non-existent on the way into work. I definitely echo the bitterness in being here right now, especially after being a teacher for 7 years (which is WAY harder than my current job, but also meant having today off!). I too will be grateful for the days off after Christmas.
I'm trying to clean and start food prep for Thanksgiving, but I'm just getting constant cramps and contractions. I don't feel well at all unless I sit/lie down.
Also, my toddler's molar decided that this would be a good time to show up, give her a fever, and make us all miserable.
WTF to my DH constantly changing his mind about Thanksgiving. I posted an earlier rant about the whole Thanksgiving debacle in a previous TW Tuesday. As of Monday he was reconsidering and talking like he was going over to my mom's house with us (thinking about different desserts we could take over, wanting to make something else like a snack to take over) then last night he completely flips script again and is adamant that he's not going.
This continued into this morning where he was just bitching at me while I was getting ready for work and I wasn't responding because I was getting ready and he started saying "oh you're not going to reply to that thinking I'll just give in and go but I'm not going to" etc and I said "uh no, I'm not replying because I'm getting ready for work!". Then he calls me on my way to work to keep bitching and it just puts me in a bad mood going into work and pisses me off that he would do that while I'm trying to get into the right frame of mind to work and interact with the public. We're supposed to go to the Penguins Hockey game tonight so who knows if we will argue the whole way there or even at the game-for once not looking forward to going to the game
Sounds like everyone is having a rough day today! My BF/WTF is also work-related. I'm here, whatever, no big deal. However... we have a weekly update meeting at 3:00 every Wednesday that is minimum 1.5 hours long, but a lot of times more like 2 hours long. I thought for sure they'd cancel this week's and let people head out early. Wrong! Business as usual! This is one of the only times I miss my old place of work. At least I knew I was guaranteed to be told to leave by 2:00 on days before holidays.
@KZ1126 I agree about thanksgiving needing wine! I don’t miss drinking day to day, which I thought I might honestly, but sober at social gatherings is exhausting! To add insult to injury I got a gestational diabetes diagnosis just in time to mean no pumpkin pie either
Someone brought in donuts from our local mom and pop bakery which are FABULOUS and I could probably eat a dozen myself in one sitting but nobody told me they were there! I work in a small office (8 people) and not a word was breathed to me, I only saw the box when I went into the kitchen to get some water. The one guy joked that they didn't tell me because they all wanted to have one before I started in on them. I was not amused
@leilaquinn You can have a small piece. My sister had GD and definitely still ate some stuff like pie. Just make sure to have a good amount of healthy fiber. Or you can even try to find a sugar free pumpkin pie. I make one for my mom every year.
I am in the grocery store. Done with everything else and just trying to get immune system stuff for H. These three women have been blocking the entire section for close to ten minutes chitchatting. I'm not being pushy but I've definitely been hovering. Take the hint and MOVE! They even got my hopes up by doing a first goodbye. Hugs and all. I'm about to go just shove in. Ain't nobody got time for this.
Me: 34 DH: 38 Married: June 2011 TTC since Feb 2016 BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16 BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
@kiki75 oh my lanta girl do not get me STARTED. Yesterday two women (both with their own carts) were blocking the sugar section in the baking isle. Would NOT move. An HEB employee was even trying to restock and they still wouldn’t move. I had to say excuse me multiple times to get my hands on some brown sugar. In a different isle I got stuck behind a woman who wasn’t moving because she was ON HER PHONE.
Ladies. This store is PACKED. Unless you’re actively moving around and getting your items you came here for, GTFO. Don’t have long conversations and scroll through social media in the middle of the isles.
@leilaquinn let me find my pumpkin pie recipe or look for one on Pinterest. Use almond flour and butter for the crust then if you do pumpkin, cream cheese, eggs and spices you don't need a lot of sugar. And if you add whipped cream that sweetens it a little too. there is fiber and protein in the filling and crust or ditch the crust completely. You can find ways to make most anything.
Ladies. This store is PACKED. Unless you’re actively moving around and getting your items you came here for, GTFO. Don’t have long conversations and scroll through social media in the middle of the isles.
Translation: @ShawnnaO just yelled at @kiki75 for writing to all of us while she was standing around in the grocery store
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Speaking of grocery store madness, does anyone else purposefully avoid stores that have their parking lot lines on a slant instead of straight on? I don't know why but it feels so much more chaotic that way, so I always try to go to Safeways with the good parking lots instead of Frys with the stupid slanted ones.
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Here's mine...I live in Canada. We had Thanksgiving over a month ago. But all this talk of pumpkin pie and stuffing has me MAJORLY craving it!!! Thank you to my American friends. I almost bought a Costco Pumpkin Pie on Monday...but DH is off sugar which means I'd be eating that entire thing myself. Which will NOT help the scale...So I resisted. But I'm regretting it!
MIL shows up for Thanksgiving dinner. Fine. But she also brings along our ridiculously naughty nephew. Oh. My. Word. He was slamming toys on our floor (that unfortunately scratches and dents way too easily) and then was throwing his food and his fork because he thought it was funny. Ended up going and playing in the toilet. Pregnancy + others naughty kids I wasn’t mentally prepared for= exhaustion. I am SO tired and I truly think it was because he caused me so much anxiety.
Re: Week of Thanksgiving - BF/TW/WTF
Dx: PCOS
Married: June 2013
TTC#1: January 2015
BFP #1 8/24/15 | MC 9/3/15 at 6w2d
BFP #2: 12/12/15 | DD born 8/29/16
TTC#2: June 2017
BFP #3: 7/15/17 | DS born 3/20/18
This makes me dread the holidays.
EDD March 12, 2018
me 34 | him 37 | married 6/6/15
• April 2017 - TI #3, 100mg Clomid BFP | CP
• May/June 2017 - IVF#1 - BFP - Due 3/7/18
Pregnant with #2:
I am more of a confrontational person but since I don’t know who is doing it the notes are necessary.
I can’t wait to be away from this place even if it’s only for 12 weeks...
Also, the one time that my ILs actually book their plane tickets months in advance is for this baby and they picked to straddle two weeks, possibly in the window for me me to be induced, and to make it impossible for my Mom to come out until April. Ugh.
ETA my family is really only 40 minutes away. I ain't right.
@megpeg My SIL (BIL wife) is like that I get so frustrated. She can see her family anytime! Instead she keeps him from seeing his family.
@KZ1126 Yes!!!
DS 6/3/2016
MC 1/12/2017
BFP 7/19/2017
EDD 3/31/2018
Also wtf to gaining 5 pounds this week. This puts me at 20 pounds in 22 weeks. My doctor told me I should aim to only gain 20-25 pounds this pregnancy (I gained about 40-45 with my previous pregnancies). Wtf?? I eat healthy most of the time. I exercise. I drink water. I have come to believe that this is just what my body does. It’s not like I’m sitting home drinking milk Shakes and eating fries all day, although I’m beginning to think I’d weigh the same even if I did that.
DS 6/3/2016
MC 1/12/2017
BFP 7/19/2017
EDD 3/31/2018
And WTF to kids having this whole week off of school?! Back in the day, I had to go to school through Wednesday...kids these days don't even know!!!
Also, my toddler's molar decided that this would be a good time to show up, give her a fever, and make us all miserable.
WTF to my DH constantly changing his mind about Thanksgiving. I posted an earlier rant about the whole Thanksgiving debacle in a previous TW Tuesday. As of Monday he was reconsidering and talking like he was going over to my mom's house with us (thinking about different desserts we could take over, wanting to make something else like a snack to take over) then last night he completely flips script again and is adamant that he's not going.
This continued into this morning where he was just bitching at me while I was getting ready for work and I wasn't responding because I was getting ready and he started saying "oh you're not going to reply to that thinking I'll just give in and go but I'm not going to" etc and I said "uh no, I'm not replying because I'm getting ready for work!". Then he calls me on my way to work to keep bitching and it just puts me in a bad mood going into work and pisses me off that he would do that while I'm trying to get into the right frame of mind to work and interact with the public. We're supposed to go to the Penguins Hockey game tonight so who knows if we will argue the whole way there or even at the game-for once not looking forward to going to the game
Someone brought in donuts from our local mom and pop bakery which are FABULOUS and I could probably eat a dozen myself in one sitting but nobody told me they were there! I work in a small office (8 people) and not a word was breathed to me, I only saw the box when I went into the kitchen to get some water. The one guy joked that they didn't tell me because they all wanted to have one before I started in on them. I was not amused
Married: June 2011
TTC since Feb 2016
BFP#1: 7/7/16 MMC: 8/16/16
BFP#2: 5/8/17 - CP
BFP#3: 6/27/17 EDD: 3/10/18
Ladies. This store is PACKED. Unless you’re actively moving around and getting your items you came here for, GTFO. Don’t have long conversations and scroll through social media in the middle of the isles.
Thanks for the heads up, MIL........