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open letters
Dear parents of the neighborhood kids,
I know you want to see your sweet angel get on the school bus in the morning. I have no problem with this. I do, however, have a HUGE issue with you parking your cars all along the road to get out of the complex and double parking my car EVERY MORNING. You would think that after I've asked nicely every day for the past year for you not to double park your cars, you would have learned common courtesy. This is clearly not the case. I'm done being nice about it. Find another place to park, or next time I will have your *** towed.
Sincerely,
the nice lady who is tries not to punch you in the face every morning
Dear body,
Let's get it together, okay? We have a race on Saturday and a very important interview on Friday... being sick is not an option. I give you vitamins, whole foods, regular exercise, and plenty of water and sleep. There should be no issues.
Sincerely,
the person too busy to be sick.
Re: open letters
Dear Election day,
I'm SO FREAKING GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
Sincerely,
Sick of the ads
Dear Hubby,
I know you're not a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy, but I REALLY think we should go to the Bahamas next week. Please?
Love always,
Your wife who would love a tan for the holidays
Kate's Recipe Box || Relatively Bookish
Dear Stomach bug,
Leave my family alone. We are so done with you!
Thanks,
Sick, cranky mom!
Dear Baby M #2,
Stay strong and grow. I can't wait to see you on Thursday!
Love,
Mommy
Dear Vacation,
Get here NOW. We can all use a nice break and Mickey is calling my name!
Thanks,
Family in need of a vacation!
Dear Bekkah and Krissy,
I hope you both kick your bugs!
xoxo,
Me
Kate's Recipe Box || Relatively Bookish
Dear Bosses,
I PPH all three of you. But sometimes can we remember I'm a 24 year old GIRL that's not much older than any of your children and some of this management stuff freaks me the f out?
kthanx,
Nicole
Dear Maggie and Dexter:
Learn not to walk in the mud in the backyard.
Love,
Mom
Dear Body,
Please get it together this upcoming cycle, we really, really want our baby and your tricks last cycle sucked and caused us to miss our best chance. Work like you did this cycle and that would be fab.
Crossing all appendages for a BFP and sticky baby next cycle,
Your Owner
Dear T,
I miss you. Please come home soon, or at least get back to your computer so you can Skype me again, I miss your face and your laugh. I'm going crazy without you. I love you so much.
Love,
Your Wife
Dear Neighborhood Kids,
Quit thinking my driveway is your hangout spot. Did your parents teach you no manners? You just sit at the end of my driveway, which is a huge hill, so I could possibly run you over coming down and freaks me out. Not to mention you leave your trash in my yard. Plus I have people coming to look at my for sale house all the time, so you need to just keep away. Also knocking on my door at 10 am on Sunday asking to see my house is so not the thing to do. If your parents want to see it, have them call my realtor, but I highly doubt two 8 year olds have the money to buy this place, so kindly leave me alone.
Kthanx,
Annoyed Neighbor Lady
Dear boss,
First, let me say that I know you are new (well relatively) to this job, and you are doing a good job. But PLEASE remember you are still learning. You really don't have all the answers and some of us who have been here longer know better how to handle things even though we are "under" you. Secondly, PLEASE stop making mountains out of mole hills and freaking out at things that frustrate you. I get it. It frustrates me too... but settle down! Ya just gotta let some things roll off you. You freak me out and I don't trust you not to say the wrong thing to the wrong person.
Sincerely,
Girl who's been around this place her whole life and knows it needs a level headed approach
Dear M,
I'm SO glad we get to spend some time together this week! It's been rough only grabbing time here and there and seeing you so tired and stressed. I know this is just a small lull before it picks back up again, but I'm thrilled for it nonetheless. I'm so proud of your hard work and I can NOT wait to see the end result!
Love,
your wife
Dear little cabin in the mountains,
I am very excited to be seeing you in a couple of weeks! If you don't mind, M and I plan to have a wonderfully romantic weekend. Do you mind doing all you can to make it good? Maybe you can even order up a little snow like last year?
See you soon,
Needing a short vacation
Dear Eli,
I know momma took you milk away at night but do you really need to scream for over 2 hours straight. At least it is better than the 3 hours the night before. Momma needs sleep and you can make it all night without eating.
Love you lots,
momma
Dear Recruiter that keeps contacting,
We decided no. Please stop trying to recruit DH for crappy jobs nobody wants.
Signed,
The aggravated wife
Dear DH,
Please understand that you HAVE to feed YOUR child cereal at night. I know its easier to give him a bottle, but for the last freakin' time, give him food!
Signed,
Your frustrated wife
Dear Students,
There is only 1 of me and over 1,000 of you. Please do not try to guilt trip me when I tell you that the earliest appointment I have available to see you is next week, especially since you can go online and register yourselves for classes this semester.
Sincerely,
Your Advisor
Dear DH,
There is a sleep timer on the tv. Please use it.
Love,
Your Exhausted Wife
Dear CoWorkers I Like,
Thanks for making me laugh throughout the day and for pulling voicemail messages from my phone for me! It really helps me out and I enjoy seeing you every day!
Love,
Happy Advisor
Dear CoWorker I Don't Like,
Quit friend requesting me on Facebook! You tried to add me once and I didn't respond, so why would you add me a second time from you 2ND profile!? Really? It makes me feel awkward and uncomfortable. We aren't friends, you constantly make little side remarks that p!ss me off, and I know the only reason you want to be Facebook friends is b/c you want to snoop on my page. Too bad, I'm waiting a few weeks longer before accepting the page you are the least active on. And why do you have a 2nd profile for that matter?!
Sincerely,
Stay Out Of My Business
Dear Call of Duty MW3,
You have p!ss poor timing. DH has 2 tests tomorrow and I'm sure he'll want to spend more time with you than he will studying his textbooks. We may or may not be fighting until December 2012.
Sincerely,
Hates War Video Games
I always get carried away with these things! hahaha
Dear Hubby,
Thank you so much for everything the last week. I can't wait for the fun weekend we have planned! I can't wait to have our take home babies...oh and I can't wait to spend forever with you!
Love,
Your wife
Dear NBs,
I love you girls soo much!
xoxo
Dear Uterus,
Hi. You kind of suck for me these days. You have 6 months to get your shiit together or I'm liable to come unglued.
P.S. If I ask nicely, can you please please PLEASE give us a sticky baby when we start trying again?
Sincerely,
Your host
Dear Luke Bryan,
Hello Mr. Gorgeous. I shall be seeing you Friday! I'll be the girl in the 10th row bobbing up and down and making her husband dance with her. And singing at the top of her lungs.
Looove,
A girl who needs this concert more than you know
Dear Kenny & Tim,
Word on the street is that you two are co-headlining next summer. Oh snap! So listen-we gotta talk. I need this concert to be at Lucas Oil. Come on-you go to every other stadium this year except Lucas Oil. Where's the love?
P.S. If you could keep Uncle Kracker away-I'd be most grateful!
P.P.S. Luke's opened for both of you before. That's fate. Let's make it happen again. And he's the only opener you need-let him play for two hours.
Love,
A dedicated country fan
Dear Bill Polian,
Fire Jim Caldwell. After you get done with that, fire your son. You're sending my football team straight to the sh*tter fast.
Sincerely,
Every Colts fan in America
Dear Jim Irsay,
Stay off of Twitter. Worry more about your team.
Sincerely,
ECFIA
Dear Peyton,
Please get better soon! We need you back next year! And don't take offense to the "Suck for Luck" mantra people have going. It's not meant to disrespect you-it's just we realized how f&cked we're going to be when you retire so we figure-we'll take this newbie and put him under your excellent guidance and BAM! He'll be our Aaron Rodgers.
Miss you,
Kari
Dear In-Laws,
I know that your other grandchild lives very close to you and it sucks that we are further away and you don't get to see Mackenzie as often as you would like. However, I just am not ready to make the 3 1/2 hour car trip and overnight stay with her just yet. Please hold out until Christmas, and stop guilt tripping your son.
Signed,
A mom who is dreading a long road trip with her baby
Dear my parents,
When you tell me that you are regretting your move that took you even further away from your children and grandchildren it just makes me mad. You knew what you were getting into and that's a choice you made. If you are unhappy then just suck it up and move back here already!
Signed,
Your daughter who wishes her daughter could spend more time with her grandparents
Dear H,
You are awesome. Thank you for knowing when I just need a good cry and taking over "parent duty" from me when I need a break. I love you so much and don't know what I would do without you.
Love,
Your wife who loves you more than you probably even know.
Dear Self,
Stop being so hard on yourself and stressing out. You need to stop working 24/7 and start responding to friend's emails and facebook messages that are pilling up. Don't feel guilty for saying no when you're asked to do something that you truly don't have the time for. There are plenty of other people who can help pick up some of the "slack."
Sincerely,
My stress level
Dear Friends,
Yes, I've been very neglectful. I promise that I read every text message, email and facebook message sent even though I haven't responded. I am emotionally burnt out and shouldn't take it out on those that are the most supportive. I am really hoping that with some time off over the next few weeks that I'll be back to my old self.
Love,
Reenie