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nlc8424 · May 2018

Have a confession you'd like to share?

nlc8424 · May 2018

I think this every week, so I might as well put this out there. I think it's AWish to only participate in the HDBD thread. I really don't even want to love tit their posts and I just don't understand why you'd want to put that and only that out there for the public to see. ***this doesn't mean I don't want those individuals to participate, I'd love it!, but why not put a little more effort in so we know something else beside what your bump looks like?

nackie · May 2018

@nlc8424 I feel the same about the ultrasound thread. I see so many names I don’t recognize at all. Participate! We’re (mostly) really nice.

My FFFC is lame since I’m still thinking about it and haven’t done it, but I can’t think of a better one at the moment. I’m strongly considering calling in sick one day next week so I can go furniture shopping without bringing the toddler along. I’m desperately trying to save my vacation time for my maternity leave but furniture shops and 2 year olds don’t mix at all.

stothi · May 2018

@nlc8424 and @nackie it doesn't bother me when people only post in hdbd or the ultrasound thread but I don't understand it at all. "Hi strangers! Here's a picture of me! Bye!" I blame the Snapchat. Damn whippersnappers don't know how to write a post anymore. They can only caption a selfie.

sclarke7 · May 2018

@nlc8424 I get ya. I am a reader of those threads but haven't participated in them. I enjoy and participate in the dailies and weekly's a lot. Admittedly, am a little shy to post pics because I have a lot of fears about being PAL. I always love to see pics from those names I recognize, because I'm like invested! Since they post elsewhere feels like I " know them ".

adirat · May 2018

+1

It seems strange to me.

But then again I'm too paranoid to post my own hdbd because I'm worried someone at work will recognize me...

jumpy57 · May 2018

I imagine what all you people look like. It throws me off to see actual pictures. It's like when you read a book and then go see the movie and they got the characters all wrong.

nackie · May 2018

EErin86 said:

I imagine what all you people look like. It throws me off to see actual pictures. It's like when you read a book and then go see the movie and they got the characters all wrong.

Haha, me too. Every time I go in HDBD, I’m just like “wait that can’t be right”. It’s very confusing for me. Maybe I should just stop looking at that one since I’m too paranoid to post a picture of myself

pourmeanothermocktail · May 2018

+1 to not understanding why anyone would only post on the photo threads-and I don't mind photos of me and mine being out there (but I do get why other people mind!).

My FFFC is that I think I'm living on only soda for liquids today. It slipped spring here and went from snow to 85 degrees here, and we haven't had a chance to get our window AC units out, so have had windows open all night to try to keep cool (also sleeping pretty much nude and sweating!) but last night was so windy the blinds slapping the windows even where they were pulled mostly out of the way kept waking me up.

Also, due to fourth unscheduled vet visit since last Friday and then his splint slipping off/down too far AGAIN even though they just put it on today....I've had like 4 total crying meltdowns, mostly to my vet, one to my toddler, because I can't live like this.

ashh2018 · May 2018

EErin86 said:

I imagine what all you people look like. It throws me off to see actual pictures. It's like when you read a book and then go see the movie and they got the characters all wrong.

lol this exactly. (Slightly related: when Hunger Games came out, I was super mad because throughout the books, I kept picturing Haymitch as Michael Caine. Why? No freaking idea.)

i picture you all as your avatars regardless of your HDBD pictures.

ashh2018 · May 2018

@pourmeamocktail hugs to you and I hope your day gets better!

I just almost cried on the phone to my boss. Just one of those moments where it’s all at the surface, and the moment anyone says “are you ok?” It gets ready to come out haha. He was like “are you sure? Are you ok?” And I had to practically hang up on him lol.

yosemite2018 · May 2018

In case you missed it in the other thread, one of my H’s family members was killed yesterday. We are in shock and very sad about it. Here’s my fffc: when H spoke with his sister yesterday she was SOOOO overly dramatic about it that I don’t have as much sympathy for her. Yes, she was closer with this relative and everyone has the right to grieve in their own way, but the way she was speaking to DH rubbed me the wrong way. We’re gonna see her tonight and I am dreading it because I don’t want to put up with her tears for 5 hours. She acts like she is the only person to ever be sad before.

ashh2018 · May 2018

@yosemite2018 I am so sorry, that’s awful. I don’t blame you for not wanting to deal with that. I can’t stand when people act that way. She doesn’t need to exploit or monopolize the grief, there is enough to go around I’m sure

SkilledSailor · May 2018

@pourmeamocktail *hugs* We've all had those days where everything is so overwhelming. They absolutely suck! Especially when you can't end the day with a consolation prize of a bottle of good wine.

@yosemite2018 Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry for your family's loss. It can make it harder when you're grieving, and someone else seems to want you to still comfort them so much.

FFFC: I'm that crazy FTM that went into the birthing center today to have them check on baby. Spoiler alert, he's totally fine. I narrowly avoided an accident yesterday and the seatbelt tightened really quickly. Despite my google research telling me that it was probably ok, when LO was unusually inactive today I panicked. I feel like such a newb.

stothi · May 2018

@yosemite2018 love tit for support. I have a family member that acts like that. Any time a death, disaster or national tragedy happens they act like it's about them and their personal world falling apart. It's so hard to be supportive when all you can think is "suck it up! We are all sad/upset/affected! This isn't all about you!"
I'm so sorry about you and your family's loss.

stothi · May 2018

@SkilledSailor anytime you are worried about your baby, getting checked out is the right thing to do. Put those docs/midwives to work! It's literally their job. You done good to get your concerns addressed.

nlc8424 · May 2018

@pourmeamocktail I'm also sorry for the crappy overwhelming day. I hope you get some downtime soon and that things turn around for you.

@ashh2018 totally have had those moments before! There have been mornings after a particularly rough night of sleep that I've hardly even looked at my coworker and burst into tears. Luckily she totally gets it, but totally catches you off guard to be so easily emotional!

@SkilledSailor never a bad thing to get checked out. Like @stothi said, it's their job to take care of you! When it comes time, don't be afraid to bug the crap out of your pediatrician either, they get paid a lot of money and you should feel no shame in calling after hours with a question or concern.

SkilledSailor · May 2018

@stothi @nlc8424 Thank you! I feel a little less crazy, haha.

ashh2018 · May 2018

@SkilledSailor I absolutely would have done the same thing! Glad you’re ok.

yosemite2018 · May 2018

@SkilledSailor in my experience most OB’s will be happy you came in to be sure baby is ok (glad it is!).

Thanks for the support ladies. SIL was actually not bad in person today, so that’s good. We really like her current boyfriend, he tames the crazy.

magnolia209 · May 2018

@SkilledSailor I’m so glad that you and baby are okay. That’s been one of my biggest fears - the seat belt. Of course I always wear it, but I’m so scared of it tightening suddenly and hurting the baby. I read that you should wear the lap belt part low, below the bump. But I’m carrying so low that it is not really possible to go lower! Anyway - I’m glad you got checked out. I would have done the same.

stothi · May 2018

I've been trying all day to come up with a confession and the best I have is a weird quirk...
I can't stand when baby dolls are laying on the floor face down, jumbled, stacked under other dolls, ect. One of my son's dolls has shorts on and I have to put a little blanket on its legs at night cause I bugs me that this "baby" will get cold legs and feet otherwise. I can totally ignore all my kid's toy choas and just go to bed except for the dolls. Those I have to pick up and make sure they are "comfortable" in a chair or on a soft surface, positioned in a way that wouldn't hurt them if they were real. I can't handle seeing them in a heap on the tile floor and I don't really like them having to "sleep" alone so I like them to be with their "friends."
It's not as bad with toys that aren't representative of humans, but pretty much anything with a face I don't like to be face down or tossed haphazardly somewhere.

SkilledSailor · May 2018

@stothi Haha that's a great quirk!

[Deleted User] · May 2018

@yosemite2018 sending love and big, huge (((hugs))) to you, YH, and your family right now. ❤

magnolia209 · May 2018

@stothi Amazing!!! I never thought about it, but I am the same way with stuffed animals. I have some nice ones from my childhood that are still at my Mom’s place. I always check on them and make sure they are doing okay. I don’t like when one of their limbs gets squished. And I hate when they end up face down. I don’t like when the little ones get stuck under bigger ones. And, there are no kids playing with them! They just get into disarray when my Mom cleans or rearranges. She can’t wait to make me take all of them when this little one comes!

yosemite2018 · May 2018

@stothi and @magnolia209 I totally do that with stuffed animals too.

BostonBaby1 · May 2018

FFSC: I’m sitting outside at a restaurant by myself eating a cast iron skillet brunch of* cholesterol and giving no effs.

@SkilledSailor Definitely the right move to get checked.

@yosemite2018 I’m so sorry again.

@nlc8424 Completely agree! I’m only on TB regularly on weekends and I would never go to post on either of those threads.

mrsman2018 · May 2018

yosemite2018 That's horrible, I am sorry for your family's loss. Everyone grieves different I guess, so just give her time.

SkilledSailor Glad all is ok - I would have been freaked too.

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