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Gripe fest, week of 5/23

kboydbowmankboydbowman member
in September 2022 Moms
What's got you hot this week?
Current pregnancy -
First BFP on 1/4/22.  Due date 9/13/22.

Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.


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  • maple1422maple1422 member
    Ants! Every time I walk by the kitchen sink there are 3+ walking into it from the window. I’m ready for our new window and the dishwasher that is sitting in a box in the livingroom. I’m going to run a bunch of baking soda down our drains tonight. 
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  • whitta1015whitta1015 member
    @maple1422 Those are the worst! We usually get them like once a year and I lose my mind every single time. Those little gel bait things work well!
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  • ashking0922ashking0922 member
    Being a teacher, especially a teacher in Texas rn
    I'm about an hour away from Uvalde, my dad went to that elementary school, I've got family still there
    Coming to work today like nothing happened, kids making fun of it, and parents pushing for teachers to be armed is a lot 
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  • maple1422maple1422 member
    @whitta1015 YES! It's not an all the time problem, but I just can't handle it. I have a couple of those left over from last year we put out. 
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  • bigworldlittlegbigworldlittleg member
    @ashking0922 I'm so sorry  :( That hits close to home for you. It's sickening what happened. My opinion is that an 18-year-old should not be able to legally and easily purchase two assault rifles and 375 rounds of ammunition. We've seen what it leads to time and time again. Definitely tough to be a teacher in the US these days.
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  • pangolindromepangolindrome member
    edited May 2022
    @ashking0922 Sending hugs and all the strength I have!


    Slight gripe. We've got three weeks until the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL and I just... I haven't been this unmotivated/checked out ever before. Two years of pandemic teaching have taken their toll and it takes just about all I have to gather the energy to keep up on grading, which I make pretty easy, and to give students their work. I just don't have the oomph left.
    What's even worse is that I want to prep this gargantuan Google Sheet with my daily lessons and learning goals so that whoever comes in to cover for me will have an easy, well-guided time... and I really just... would rather not try to remember what I did at the beginning of the year. I tell myself that if I get a week or two done for each class every day then I'm in great shape, because I really don't want to have to do it this summer, but even that has been a struggle.
    I've already got the first nine weeks done for my biggest dual-credit class (WR-121 and EN-104) since I felt inspired this one day. It shouldn't be this difficult.
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  • jhysmathjhysmath member
    @pangolindrome I'm with you on being done and we still have 3 weeks left too. My students are acting up. Seniors are done this week and my underclassmen think they're done too. I normally only give competency recovery for a final, but I'm so sick of them not doing anything that I'm going to be giving them a final and making them do review work for it. I'm thankful currently I am not returning to work or making sub plans for next year.

    My gripe is I've had people comment on how big I am, that I just be delivering in the next month or two, no way September, and then I just got my hair cut and this person was like oh you're pregnant? And didn't think I was all that far along. It just seems very odd to me.
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  • laj0217laj0217 member
    @pangolindrome and @jhysmath oh man, I feel for y’all! Today was the first day of post planning and we are done for summer on Friday. Luckily, as a social worker, I don’t have any lesson planning, but I am taking my covering coworkers around tomorrow to meet admin/staff and get the layout. My boss said to go ahead and start in case I end up taking maternity leave earlier than planned. The plus side for y’all is you won’t have to go back as long. I’ll have 5-6 weeks of work before my due date, 9/5.
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  • laj0217laj0217 member
    Omg, our a/c is not working. It’s in the 80s. I’m laying sprawled naked under a ceiling fan. If this a preview of pregnant in the summer, I am not a fan. 
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  • pangolindromepangolindrome member
    Have been up since about an hour because the one part of my intestines that is upset from the curry is hurting. Not as bad as night to Tuesday, but it still hurts enough that I can’t sleep. Forgot to take Famotadine yesterday, which probably didn’t help, but I am kinda just hoping I’ll get more sleep today so I can go to work. Last day of the week.

    Silver lining is doggo insisting on keeping me company.


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  • lalarose22lalarose22 member
    @ashking0922 I'm so sorry. Sending you love!
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  • mamamoomoo12mamamoomoo12 member
    I almost got into it with an old lady at costco today... I had to run and grab stuff for school lunch and rush back. She was taking forever to get to the receipt checkers so I went around and she yelled at me that it wasn't a race. This hormonal momma was not having it this morning. Just because you are old doesn't mean you get to be a meany!
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  • kboydbowmankboydbowman member
    My skin is generally pretty good, but for some reason over the last couple days I have developed a GIANT whitehead on my right cheek.  It's not at the stage yet where I can do anything about it yet, it's just annoying.
    Current pregnancy -
    First BFP on 1/4/22.  Due date 9/13/22.

    Four prior losses, no living children - 1 first trimester miscarriage, 1 blighted ovum, 1 chemical, and one extreme premature live birth daughter who died at 15 days old.


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  • newbabymama27newbabymama27 member
    edited May 2022
    @mamamoomoo12 that’s so annoying! I hate when people do that. Like come on, did this make her day better? I doubt it. I was at Costco a few weeks ago and this elderly man had only a cheesecake in his cart and couldn’t figure out where to stand in the line, it was super busy, and kind of cut in the middle. The guy in front of him (also older but not as old) yelled at him for cutting. I was like really? He has ONE item and he’s behind you. The girl behind them didn’t care at all. I tried to get the man’s attention to get him to stand in front of me in my line but he had trouble hearing so he just walked away. It made me feel really bad for him because he really did look clueless as to where the line was. 

    @kboydbowman I normally have pretty good skin but have been breaking out lots during this pregnancy. Have you ever tried the Mighty Patch zit patches? You can get them for cheap on Amazon. Both my husband and I really like them and although sometimes they don’t work on the first try, at least it brings the stuff closer to the surface if you want to pop it to start healing. Or we just use a second one and then it sucks it out over the second night. Highly recommend. 
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  • babywiikbabywiik member
    @kboydbowman if you have any lavender essential oil put a dab of that on the zit. Has always worked for me!
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  • foreveronyoursideforeveronyourside member
    I can’t believe I’m saying this but I got into a shouting match with this guy I work with because he was being a complete dick after several warnings to stop his behavior… all in front of an RN from another department. I can’t stop thinking about the argument and I’m embarrassed I allowed him to get me like he did, but at the same time I’m tired of taking his shit and always backing down to keep the peace. He is lazy and likes to take shortcuts and when he tried multiple to control what I was doing to take an unnecessary short cut I told him to fuck off! 2 other coworkers tried breaking it up. It was awful. 
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  • pangolindromepangolindrome member
    Yesterday was the last time for a while I'll do my own Brazilian, and even with all the proper preparation, my skin was just NOT cooperating. My bump is officially in the way and I briefly prayed for death :sweat_smile:
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  • maple1422maple1422 member
    edited May 2022
    @foreveronyourside That is rough; I'm glad you stood up to him though! Losing control of our emotions, especially anger, can be so frustrating. I hate when it happens in public. On the other end of this though, the more you stand up to him, the less he'll want to deal with it.

    @pangolindrome That is NOT what I wanted to hear. You're the vet, I needed you to pull through on this one!  :D I picked up the flamingo box from target for $10 to try it myself. I'm just waiting until after the weekend because it will be dusty and muddy for three days and I don't want to deal with all that in sensitive open pores.

    Edited because I meant to enter both replies in the same note.

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  • pangolindromepangolindrome member
    edited May 2022
    @maple1422 I honestly was going to come on here and post to wait on trying DIY until post-pregnancy. The last two times have been a STRUGGLE. However, yesterday was extra weird because even my deodorant didn't stick to my skin, so maybe that was also why the pre-epilation oil didn't help. The bump is for sure not helping. I'm giving up for now, and I know who I want to see in this area for next time.
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  • runsonoatmealrunsonoatmeal member
    edited May 2022
    @ashking0922 I am so sorry for what you, your family, and other teachers, especially elementary are going through right now. Just thinking of how I’m going to have to explain this all to my future daughter someday, assuming nothing changes with gun control legislation, has been giving me major anxiety. I grew up about an hour from Sandy Hook and we’re all still reeling from it.

    @foreveronyourside the older I get the less tolerance I have for guys (people in general but especially guys) who try to get by on as little as possible when everyone else is busting their butts. I don’t blame you!

    I’ve been having a relaxing, lovely time with my family here in CT, but several aunts and cousins I was hoping to get together with tonight (my mom is the oldest of 9 and I’ve got 27 first cousins on her side alone!) have either been exposed to or have COVID now. I’m glad they’re being proactive in protecting me and not coming over, but I’m just so tired of all this and it sucks that people keep getting sick. My 93 year old grandmother whom I was also planning to see in person was also exposed. She’s vaccinated and has her second booster but still … ugh.


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  • jhysmathjhysmath member
    Every bathroom in my school had someone in it or out side of it, and I just wanted to poop. I probably looked like a crazy person walking around or building looking for a place to poop in peace. 
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  • runsonoatmealrunsonoatmeal member
    @jhysmath I can relate! There are only four women’s stalls in my entire department building and I have to time things precisely not to interfere with classes changing if I hope to get a spot. The closest building nearby, the library, isn’t much better. At least since things have, uh, slowed down during pregnancy I’m rarely in too desperate of a situation so I can wait a little if I need to.
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  • dsmith211dsmith211 member
    @maple1422 I got the Flamingo stuff too so let me know how it goes. Currently working up the courage (and energy 😂).
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  • liliennelilienne member
    @ashking0922 I'm sorry you're dealing with so much! I'm a non-teacher in a totally different state and it's still hard to take in. I can only imagine how much harder it is for the folks who are closer to it. :(
    @jhysmath the lead-up to summer sounds chaotic! Good luck.
    @pangolindrome I absolutely hate feeling sick...but snuggly pets make it all a little better. I hope you're feeling better now!
    @foreveronyourside oh no! I'm so sorry, how frustrating. I hope there isn't too much blow-back at work. Good luck with it all. :/
    My gripe is flies! We had the back door open for a little while the other day and a few of them got in. There aren't a ton of them or anything, but I hate the buzzing and I have lousy aim with a fly swatter. It's not the end of the world, just annoying!
    First time mom-to-be, due 9/25/22

    Some complicated chromosomal stuff going on - our fingers are crossed, but this may not go according to plan!

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  • babywiikbabywiik member
    @lilienne ugh flies! I look forward to summer, forgetting about flies, mosquitoes and moths. A tip on hitting flies, aim right behind them. Apparently they jump backwards when they take off or something? It's worked wonders for me. 
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