WTF Wednesday 4.13

kboydbowman · April 2022

You would *not* believe ___________________!

trapperkeeper87 · April 2022

My daughter is scared to death of going into the car seat again, ever since Saturday. We had this regression long ago, when others her age seemed to have it, but now it's back and worse than ever. This morning we did deep breaths together ("smell the flowers; now blow the bubbles") before getting in the car and talked about blasting off in a space ship, but she was literally wrapped around my head and waist. She's completely fine once she's in, but I have no idea why this is happening again.

She said the sweetest thing today, though. After I got her in, I asked how she got so brave. "'rom you!" Completely unprompted and not something we've ever taught her. But hearing her say it means more to me than all the other people who have said it in the past.

(I'm actively working on always finding the positive and not focusing on the negative, which is why I concluded that way.)

jhysmath · April 2022

Daycare is closed next Friday. Which is also the day before our spring break. Which is also a day we are not allowed to take off because it extends our vacation. So yeah... that will be fun, I'm hoping I'll be allowed to take the kids to school with me.

lucyg00cy · April 2022

Drama over my baby shower…my fiancés family thinks that it was going to be a huge event where everyone meets for the first time when I’m a little more traditional and want it to be girls only and in my hometown (down in Maryland vs in NH where we live now and closer to where his family lives). Now they’re upset and again aren’t considering that this is what I want and traditionally it’s a women only event so why the pressure to have both of our entire families meet let alone have it be co-ed. they can meet at another time, we have plenty of time for that but there’s a timeline for having a baby shower aka before I deliver.

It is so silly, but I’m so over his family consistently being more concerned about themselves and their expectations than being happy for me and understanding what I have always wanted to do. They are driving me NUTS.

trapperkeeper87 · April 2022

@lucyg00cy How annoying! Could they possibly have a separate men's event that's a diaper party for your fiancé? That way all the men get to meet and all the women get to meet, but neither sex has to be in the company of the other, which can be uncomfortable for many in that kind of setting.

jhysmath · April 2022

@lucyg00cy I had two separate ones. My husband's family and friends live in a different state so I told MIL she could throw one, but it had to be coed. Then my family had the more traditional only the women from my family one. Can you have two parties? My family didn't meet my husband's until our wedding for the most part. The year before my mom came to our summer party and met some of his family, now more and more want to come to our summer party since our wedding and they see his family then. His family (aside from BIL and MIL) do not come out to nh to see us.

mamamoomoo12 · April 2022

We were supposed to go to a family friends beach house for spring break on Sunday but he just found out he has covid. It seems everyone is getting covid again in our circle.

lucyg00cy · April 2022

I think we are going to do two separate showers- hopefully that eases tension. Both should be fun once they are planned and happen! It’s just endless drama over nothing that irks me.

In general I think we’ll do one traditional for sure because I don’t want to miss out on seeing my family and friends from home and then one co-Ed get together for everyone up north to celebrate.

The pressure on getting the families together is weird to me- totally didn’t think about that, most people I know and most of my cousins all had their parents meet their in-laws at the wedding so I’m not understanding the rush to meet especially when right now there’s so much to do with work, planning for the baby, and just life in general. It’s hard enough to get to see people who live 30 minutes away, let alone plan a trip for people who are 8 hours away 😂

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

It’s been a rough couple of days. We had to put our cat down yesterday very suddenly. I noticed she was breathing very fast and heavy this weekend, we brought her in Tuesday morning, and the x ray showed masses all over her lungs, with her left lung almost completely shot. The vet was pretty clear that the other options would just prolong things and not make her much more comfortable in the meantime. I feel awful for not noticing anything until she was this far gone; she’d been jumping up on the couch, eating and drinking as usual. But the vet said that cats will mask things for as long as they can. She’d also just been in for her shots and checkup in March and no one noticed anything then.

Anyway, at least we both got to be with her at the end and I know we did the right thing even though it sucks for the moment. She would have been 16 next month and had a long full life: 3 different states and with me for most of my adulting milestones. I’m sad she won’t get to meet her human sibling but she did get in a lot of snuggles with the bump these last few weeks.

kboydbowman · April 2022

I'm so sorry to hear that @runsonoatmeal

Three of my feline babies are 16 and I try very hard to forget that.

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

@kboydbowman thanks. We were surprised she made it that far since she had FIV, so that’s something. It is so hard not to know how long you’ve got with a pet, but I’ve heard of many cats living til 20!

rebornlotus · April 2022

@runsonoatmeal I am sorry you had to say goodbye to your furbaby. I just did last week to my 16 yo dog. It's hard to lose one of your best friends for so long. I get it.

trapperkeeper87 · April 2022

@runsonoatmeal I'm so sorry you're going through this. I had to say goodbye to my good boy last June after they discovered he had inoperable cancer near his ear. I got him when my first husband was in the deepest pit of addiction and he was my dog, through and through. He was there through the loss of that first husband, a new relationship and marriage, a miscarriage, and the birth of our daughter. He was abused as a puppy and struggled, but he and I trusted each other and worked hard every day to get him comfortable. My husband grew to love him too, even after an unfortunate incident a week after the miscarriage.

It still stings thinking about how it all started as what we thought was an ear infection, and how we learned that he was in so much pain that we needed to say goodbye.

You're not alone in this, and it's okay to grieve for as long as you need to. 10 months later and I still think about him daily. 💛

bigworldlittleg · April 2022

@runsonoatmeal So sorry about your sudden loss - sending a virtual hug! I love my cat Zoey beyond words, so I can imagine the pain. When/if you feel ready, share some pictures of her with us 💜

whitta1015 · April 2022

@runsonoatmeal Oh no!! So sorry you had to go through that! Our lab is 8 so I know he only has a few more years and I dread that day. Sending you hugs!!

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

@rebornlotus thank you. I’m so sorry for your loss as well. It’s so hard when they’re around for so long; she’d been with me for longer than some of my closest friends have.

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

@bigworldlittleg thanks for the virtual hug! Here she is on Monday, our last night together. She loved to join me for prenatal barre so she could stretch out next to me on the mat.

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

@bigworldlittleg thanks for the virtual hug! Here she is on our last night together. She loved to join me for prenatal barre so she could stretch out next to me on the mat.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5020794/uploads/editor/dr/kjdhdgu8n92b.jpeg

kboydbowman · April 2022

@runsonoatmeal
such a beauty!

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

@trapperkeeper87 ugh I’m so sorry you had to go through that with your dog. I’ve been through this a couple times with family dogs but my husband didn’t have pets growing up so she and her brother a couple years ago were his first pet losses and he’s been taking this hard, questioning whether we did the right thing, etc. He was so allergic at first he couldn’t even stay over when we were dating but they grew on each other. They even had a special treat routine at bedtime that I was not allowed to be part of so they could bond

.

I truly believe animals come into our lives for a reason and a season when we most need them 💕

runsonoatmeal · April 2022

@whitta1015 aww labs are the sweetest! My
parents had a chocolate lab and a lab / Chesapeake bay retriever mix now.

bigworldlittleg · April 2022

@runsonoatmeal Sooo sweet. Those eyes!

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