Twatwaffle Tuesday 3/6

bearmomma1 · March 2018

Who's da twat?

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bearmomma1 · March 2018

Selfishly started: I'm da twat today. Scheduled my boss for an appointment this morning and forgot to write it down anywhere...then scheduled him for 2 other appointments right around the same time...doh. The client that he will be extra late for now is not very happy...

Can I claim pregnancy brain?

morethanamama · March 2018

@rachelsogo I've been bad with calendars too! I've put stuff for me and my boss in the calendar but forgot to invite her (damn Gmail) so she rushed to a couple of conf calls last week.

My twat is the immigration office here in my area in California. I just submitted my citizenship application and was all excited until I saw that this office has an 8 month average approval timeline. WTF. And I went online and saw that it used to be 3 and between 2016 and 2017 it went all the way to 6-7 months. I don't want to draw my own conclusions...the timing is interesting

anyways other offices have way shorter times but because of where I live that is for sure where my application is going.

It's not a huge deal I was just hoping to have my new passport by end of September when I plan to go to Italy with the babe. I have my green card and Italian passport so it will be ok, it's just a bummer. Here's to hoping I can at least get it before the November primaries!

gingerbride26 · March 2018

rachelsogo said:

Can I claim pregnancy brain?

I totally did at work last week - something was due and i spaced, so when I finally sent it in after a "are you submitting this?" email, I claimed pregnancy brain :-P If they really start yelling, just start crying and profusely apologizing and they should back down ;-)

bearmomma1 · March 2018

@kissableviv ooof, 8 months? that's a long time! Hopefully that average is off and you get it before!

SmashJam · March 2018

@kissableviv I don't know how long it took my friend to get her Canadian husband his green card but he became a citizen last month-and their daughter, conceived few months after they married, is now 3. The immigration system for sure broken. I also didn't realize that this was the case but it cost them thousands of dollars over that time.

morethanamama · March 2018

@SmashJam oh yeah. It makes sense he waited 3 years. You have to be married that long before applying or something like that. My eligibility is based on the fact I've been a resident for over 5 years. Between the original Visa I came here with, the medical exams I've had to take and pay for, the green card, the second interview for the 10 year green card, and citizenship, I think I'm close to 7k. This application was $725!!!!!!!!

stillcozy · March 2018

@kissableviv wow I had no idea how extensive and long not to mention costly it was! that just seems so wrong to me. Hope it doesn't actually take that long!

gingerbride26 · March 2018

@kissableviv seconded - no idea it was that big a PITA - I mean i expected some red tape but wow that seems a lot.
I had thought my only TW for the week would be DH...I was wrong... work nemesis strikes again. Last week she derailed a meeting for an HOUR hostilely complaining basically that management didn't consult her making a decision on one of our projects, so I offered to set up a meeting with said management for her and her boss to air their concerns... she barely says a word and now management thinks i'm the nuts one....well played...

morethanamama · March 2018

@gingerbride26 oh gosh, way to go complaining about something and then not saying anything when you're given the chance!

Another twat is the italian consulate. I'm trying to register my marriage there and they are asking for so many documents and each needs an apostille which of course I have to request and pay for at an office in LA or do it by mail which will take for freaking ever. I just need to push through and get this done so we can then register the birth of our boy without any additional questions.