Trouble in Paradise
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Randoms
Because this place is a tomb.
I feel like a bag of mashed asssholes. I'm stuffed up and exhausted yet jittery and like I'm going to crawl out of my skin. I'm blaming this on coffee, too little sleep, and the fact that the gottdamn weather can't make up its gottdamn mind and keeps vascillating between 80/hot and 60/raining. EFFFFFFFFFF!
As of this coming Friday I will no longer have a car payment. I could weep with happiness.
Gym membership starts Friday. Lard-be-gone!
I have my first doctor appointment in 5 years on the 24th. I'm nervous and hopeful that I'm not riddled with cancer or anything.
Go.
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Re: Randoms
I am annoyed that I am again waiting on UPS. This is like the 5th day I've have to wait on them for the same problem. Grrr...
My foot hurts. I think there is glass in there or something. Between the two of us, Brad and I have smashed 3 glasses in the past week and a half. Awesomeness.
Come on, UPS! I've got schit to do!
we're in 300 as of today for wheel bearings for the Mr's car, boo!
Buffy does not like rain. She, according to the Mr., keeps putting on her coat and shoes and going to the door to ask to go outside...the mr. opens the door, buffy sticks a hand out, it gets wet and she screams in frustration and stomps. Distractions dont' help because she can see the play-slide-thingy we *just* put up Sunday afternoon that she wants to play on.
Cheap chap-stick is an awful thing. This mint crap that my employer gives out for free to prospective folks? yeah, I'm tossing it all. I"m not even sure how I got 6 tubs of it.
My coworker is making me stabby today.
I'm on week 3 of getting up at 4:30 a.m., working out, then going to work. I'm still loving it. And it's working, I'm almost ready to buy another (smaller) pair of pants.
I wish I was imoan right now on a Mediterranean cruise.
Lady bug knick knacks.
I have a test in an hour and I am here instead poking around various boards.
I am ready for school to be over, I have no motivation to study for finals. I may or may not have cried a little on Sunday night because I am so frustrated with school.
I am excited for the gtg next week but i am worried about getting stuck somewhere in between here and there.
I'm so sorry.
Well at least its much less horrifying than the porcelain clown doll collection I had imagined! Still....
Oh hells no would that be allowed in my house. I'd burn them and not think twice about it.
I mistakenly thought Abby's doctor appointment was today. So I get down there to discover its not until the 24th. Calendar fail!
Note to self: when reheating pur?ed chicken in the little tubs (blended at home in bullet) remember to leave adequate venting. Otherwise the little tub will explode & you will have chicken goo everywhere. Lol.
I saw a lady driving with her kid on the roof of her car (leaving doc's office). When I stopped at the light to tell her that her infant carrier (with newborn inside) was on the roof, she lost her shizz on me. I could tell she was tired & sleep-deprived, so I was trying to be nice about it. We were almost to the entrance to the freeway...
She broke down crying & so I put my hazards on to get out to console her. Poor thing was going on about how bad of a mom she was etc. I told her that it was an accident & that she is fine. The baby was fine & that she can just go home. I felt so bad for her because it was done in the haze.
Holy crap! Thank goodness the baby is okay!
Hooooooly fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
One time I left my purse in a grocery cart and drove off but I can't imagine forgetting your child on top your car.... oh god I hope I never do that... now I'm askeered.
My doctor's appt is on the 24th... I forgot to write down what time its at... great way to start off.
For whatever reason it happens more frequently than I thought.
In the parenting class that I took before I gave birth they gave us all pointers on functioning in the "new mom haze". They gave us examples like this that have happened to moms. One lady forgot her kid in the car (for whatever reason she believed she had dropped her off at daycare already, and went into work) and the poor baby died.
I never thought I would see one of them, but your brain is fried in the beginning. I really did feel for this lady because she seemed so frightened and guilty. I just hugged her and helped her put the carseat back in. She was apologizing to the baby, and then thanked me. I asked her if she was ok to drive home, and she said yes.
I almost dropped Abby the first week she was home because I was sore (waddling) from my tear. I got out of bed a weird way and twisted my ankle. I swear I almost had a stroke for fear of dropping her. So, while its not quite the same thing. I can understand feeling guilty. I still apologize to Abby when I eff up clipping her nails (I've given up and started filing them). In the beginning I would always cut her finger because little baby nails are so crazy small.
So, in my paranoia not to kill my kid by accident I am always double-checking everything. I've since mellowed some, but still have moments where I am hyper alert.
I think the 'forgot the kid' thing is pretty misunderstood--there have been some good articles and studies on it.
If your'e capable of forgetting and leving the oven/iron/etc on (potieintally burning down the house :-P), you're capable of forgetting your kid--so the solution isn't to condemn blanketly, people who make these sorts of screw ups (not that anyone here was doing that), but to educate peole about the possibilities so they take steps to not have it happen.
(me, personally, I tie a dog leash to my purse EVERY time I put the dog in the car--so I can't forget her. And if Buffy is in the back seat, her bag is on the passenger-side seat)