Military Nesties
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Dear____
Dear employer,
I know we absolutely need to do layoffs and restructuring but you seem to be operating with no rhyme or reason to your choices. It would be awesome of you if you just sat us all down (those of us that are left) and were a bit honest with us. Let us know if there's hope for the company or if we're circling the drain. Everyone is really on edge and it's killing morale...a little honesty may bolster the troops and increase productivity.
Sincerely yours,
Employee who suspects her department will be the last to go so we can sweep the floors and lock the doors.
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Dear Lincoln Military Housing,
I just did the math. The COL for all the neighbors around H for his time in your housing was $125 less per month for the first year than his COL. The extra COL for the last two months H was there was $912.58. In the year and change he lived there, you made $2412.58 more off of him than you did everyone else in that neighborhood.
You suck, and you were insane to think we'd stay on base in another of your neighborhoods.
Dear bosses #1 and #2,
When I took this second job, you both assured me that I would never have overlapping shifts because you two are life partners and make your schedules at the same time. Why then, am I scheduled 12 to 6 on Sunday at both jobs? Wtf am I supposed to do when every other person I call who isn't working that day can't take one of the shifts, hmm? Why was I convinced getting another job during the holiday season would be a good idea?
Signed,
Overbooked Employee.
67/200
I don't think you should be on the hook for finding a replacement. They should. You were nice to try, now it's their problem, as long as they know about it.
Dear Doctor,
Please have someone from your office return my call. I need to schedule an appointment, and find it frustrating that your staff (or possible lack there of?) has not returned this call. If it were a viable option, I'd have already called another office, unfortunately your office is the only TriCare provider w/in 45 mins of me.
Sincerely, Frustrated Patient
Dear Face,
Could you please stop breaking out. You are making me look like a 13 year old going through purberty. You have never given me any issues in the past, so why now?
Thanks!
ME
Dear hairiest man I've ever seen,
WTF were you thinking unbuttoning your top 3 buttons? Put that shiit away. Nast. If you dig the Ron Jeremy look, at least do some manscaping.
Regards,
Disgusted girl that had to ride in the elevator with you but couldn't stop looking at your gnarled, freakishly long chest hair
Dear Cat #2,
Please use the litterbox as I make sure it's clean everyday. I'd rather not follow you around and drown my house in Resolve.
Sincerely,
The person who makes sure your potty is clean everyday for you
Dear ADHD,
You suck.
From,
A loving parent.
I haven't, I'll look into that. Thank you!
Also, if you have 2 kitties, it's recommended you have 2 boxes. Some cats just will not share boxes.
I have 3 and they've always shared a box and never had accidents. Out of nowhere one of them decided to stop using the box
Dear FRG,
Please understand that I want to be involved. However when you keep scheduling meetings to discuss the things I want to be involved in you do it during working hours. I understand occassionally doing this but working people want to be involved too so give us a chance!
Regards,
frustrated
The Dogs and Us
Dear Detective,
Please effing call me back. I'm really getting annoyed with calling and/or emailing you twice per day, every day, for over a week.
Sincerely,
I just need information.
Can you FB me?
I feel the same way.
67/200
Dear Body,
Can you just pick one stress mechanism? Please? IBS is fine, constant itching is fine, just not both of them together!!!!!! And not alternating as they currently are either. Just one or the other. Pick something and stick to it!
Signed, A girl who would like to not constantly have to figure out why my body hates me.
Dear Event Participants,
Do you not understand that this walk isn't just about fun? It's a fundraiser. Showing up to just hang out is not the purpose. Get your act together, register, and try to collect a donation or two. $5, $10 it will all add up.
Thanks,
The one who's job depends on you raising $70K
Dear bank "customer service" moron,
Thank you SO much for closing my account before I asked you to so that instead of just writing a check into my new account and then closing that one, I just got to spend 45 min in JAG waiting to get my signature notarized so that I can mail you the form to get my money and then get to wait 2 weeks for you to mail me a cashiers check. Also, did you really think that I was going to let you charge me for getting my own money? *facepalm*
Thanks,
Won't be banking with you ever, ever again!
Dear H and MIL,
Please respect my opinion when I am trying to be responsible. I know H and I make the mistake of telling you, MIL, that four years ago we wanted the stray dog you adopted. Now that we're finally on the same coast, I realize that was a bad idea. I live in a small apartment. The dog is used to having a backyard and friends to play with. She won't have that here and it's not fair.
I currently do not want to take on the added responsibility of a dog. I don't want to give it baths, walk it in the snow, or clean up it's hair in my nice new clean apartment. So H, seeing as how you'll be doing nothing but training and sleeping for the next sixth months, I would really appreciate it if you could respect my opinion as I do what I think is best for me, and for the dog. Your mother should be able to understand that four years ago we thought it was a good idea, and it's not now. Not be a snob but it's going to be MY dog because I'll be the one home with it and I am currently not wanting that responsibility.
Lovingly,
Me
Dear body,
I know I probably need to start taking it easy again because I pushed my recovery a little too hard after surgery. But come on now...I've been paying for this almost every day for two weeks. I hope these new meds help balance things out, because I really don't want to have to see my PCM again for this.
Let's get it together,
Me
Thank you for purposely teaching our (speech delayed) son the word "MINE" and then promptly heading out of town on TDY. This is one word that I had consciously NOT shared with him. He now uses it frequently and with flair. We survived quite nicely without it. You will pay for this when you return. Paybacks, buddy, paybacks.
Love,
Your faithful wife who is caring for your tantrum-throwing, "MINE" yelling toddler
Dear Sigor Ros,
Thank you for existing. Everytime I listen to your music, it makes me smile. It's bittersweet and brings back memories of my brother.
Signed,
Fan for life
Dear Cancer,
You f%&^ing suck. Today would have been a milestone birthday for him so I'm toasting the memories with a large frosty beverage. I won't let you get me down today because today is HIS day, not yours.
Signed,
sister of a kickazz brother
Amen.
Dear Clinic
PLEASE call me today with the results of my biopsy. When you said by Friday I was hoping to hear sooner. I am on pins and needles here.
Thanks,
Anxious
Dear son of mine,
Why must you make a mess or destroy something every time I turn my back. I have a ton of stuff to do today. Please just play quietly in your room for an hour and then we can play.
Dear darling daughter of mine;
What in the world possessed you to spread sunscreen all over the bathroom door and then wipe your hands on your black jeggings?!? Believe me, that mess will be waiting for you to clean up when you get home.
Love,
Your loving, perplexed, frazzled before her morning coffee Mommy
Dear Everyone,
I hate you all today. Please leave me alone in my little bubble until I decide I can't handle it anymore and go home and drink.
Sincerely,
Over worked, under paid messenger who gets shot a lot
Missed M/C 11/5/2010 @ 5 weeks, 3 days* D&C 12/3/2010 at 9 weeks, 3 days