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Confession Thursday
Re: Confession Thursday
I'm irritated with H and I took it out in a way I shouldn't have last night. He's still looking for a job in his degree field and has been working two different jobs since May. He's a really hard worker and has been working about 7 days a week, 60 hours a week. One of the jobs that he has is a contracted position through an outside company doing work for VW. The parts that he works on are about to run out, and he may be out of that job until June or July. This is the job he works at 40 hours a week.
H has been very stubborn in that he WILL NOT make any attempts to look for another job!!! He says that mid-February VW is making their first run of the 2014 models, and there is always an issue with the parts that he will probably need to fix. I understand that he may be able to get more hours after two weeks off, but if not, we're screwed. That job alone brings in half of our entire monthly income.
Last night when we were arguing about it, I told him that he should consider finding anything, even working at Walmart, so that we have a full-time jobs worth of money coming in, even though it wouldn't be anywhere near the same amount. He said he wouldn't work somewhere like that, so I made the remark "Glad to know you're not willing to do whatever it takes to support your wife." I shouldn't have said it, and we worked it out, but I was mad.
This isn't a new issue, he's always bitching about working so much and not having an engineering job, yet he refuses to look for them because he wants to "enjoy his free time" since he doesn't have much. I have found all but one of the jobs that he has applied for. He just doesn't look. When I do find them, I have to hound him to apply. I think a lot of it comes from the fact that there's a good opportunity coming up that my BFF's dad told us about, he's at the top of the list, but we don't know when it'll end up getting posted (it was originally supposed to get posted in November, latest update says February), and there's not a guarantee he'll get it.
Sorry that this ended up so long!! I guess I really needed to vent! haha
My name is Samantha. I hate being called Sam. I make that very clear to people, but it's often ignored. People at work are increasingly calling me Sam and I correct them, but it goes ignored.
I met H through his sisters. In college, everyone called me Sam and there were just too many people to correct, so I ignored it. After college, I became more diligent with ensuring I am Samantha. H's sisters don't care at all. His parents called me Sam until last summer when H said something. His sisters response is we don't care, we're calling you Sam. His aunts, uncles and cousins call me Sam. Last weekend we were at a cousin's birthday party and I kept correcting people and it was like I wasn't saying anything.
I JUST WANT TO BE SAMANTHA!!!!!!!!
I feel your pain. My name is Ryann (pronounced like Ryan). My 1st grade teacher took it upon herself to call me Ry-Ann because there was a boy in the class named Ryan. I went to a small catholic school through 8th grade and people called me Ry-Ann all the time. In 6th grade, I was out sick and the teacher referred to my as Ree-Ann. My best friend said that's not her name, its Ryann. She argued with her and told her "She told me to call her Ree-Ann".I sure as heck did not. Once I got to high school I told people to stop calling my Ry-Ann -its not my name. To this day, there are still people that call me Ry-Ann. Its like nails on a chalkboard. A lot of people ask me how to pronounce it and are surprised when I tell them.
I am never spelled correctly, and thought about that while I read Samantha's and Ryann's comments. I am rarely pronounced correctly as Mendi, however, unless you are a voice major - who would know? Remarkably enough, if someone bothers to ask how to spell that - it still arrives to M-i-n-d-y. So whatever for me.
My vent is far more along side xxjen on H's lack-of-job front. He doesn't want to take a job 'beneath' him, because he is worried about what my family will think. Yes, he said that. It infuriates me. But not quite as much as he is always late. Always! If he has job interviews, or is helping with the kids and has the car (we downsized to one, to stay in budget), HE IS ALWAYS LATE. Tuesday, I'm off at 5, waiting at five til - and he pulled up at 5:18. Sometimes it is only 2- 5 minutes. I'm a nerd. That is still late. Yesterday, I said please please please don't forget - you have to pick me up at 2. 2! I need to pick up Grandmother at 2:30, she has back to back appointments with cardiology specialists at 3 and 3:30. What time did he arrive, ladies? 2 freaking 35. Yes. Five full minutes after Grandmother called to say 'Are you here, dear?'!!!!
Apparently I am quite the charmer. Not only is it not Thursday, I absolutely could not pick only one vent!
Sorry all, and thank you for letting me get it out there.
Bahaha, I have a cousin Mindy... our grandmother calls her Wendy. She's 24ish lol. I giggle everytime I hear her call her Wendy.