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Letters.
Because I need to do one.
Dear FSIL's dad,
You are an awful person. What kind of person leaves his wife via e-mail in another continent for a woman half their age and then flaunts his new girlfriend all over facebook? What kind of person is more concerned about this woman they have known for three months than about his own children/grandson? What kind of person brings his new girlfriend over to help him move out and being all over her in front of a woman who you only left 6 weeks ago? Don't get me wrong, I understand *** happens and divorces happen. But FFS, be a man about it. Don't hide behind your new girlfriend and don't hide behind e-mails to end a 25 year marriage. And open your eyes to see how much you are hurting your children, especially your daughter that I am very close to.
Sincerely,
someone way braver than you.
Now you all go.
Re: Letters.
DX: PCOS/Recurrent losses/MTHFR mutation (compound hetero)
5 hysteroscopies/2 surgical
3 Inject IUIs = 2 m/c's and 1 BFN
IVF #1= BFP. m/c at 7w6d. Needed 2 D&C's and scar tissue removal. Mild OHSS
IVF #2 = BFP. Severe OHSS. 4 Drainings. TWINS!
Kamry Kate- The nickame of the HS chick that spends a lot of time in the backseat of her Toyota.
Bahahah that's exactly where my brain went too.
Dear co-workers,
Please stop assuming that if something is in my office it is free for the taking. Those t-shirts and calendars are meant to be distributed later this week by your managers.
Regards,
Your annoyed admin.
Dear Van's employee,
Please don't assume when I say I'm shopping for a 16 year old girl that she's my daughter.
Thank you,
Not That Old
Dear Mom,
I love you dearly but I'm realizing more and more as I get older how judgmental and critical you are. I know you only want the best for me but I'm an adult and need to be allowed the freedom to have my own life. I am trying so hard to find myself/become happy and your negativity only makes that process exponentially more difficult.
Sincerely,
Not a girl, not yet a woman.
Dear Old Job,
I think it is ridiculous that you made the administrative assistant from my old department reach out to me to tell me that YOU (payroll dept) overpaid me. I think it is even shiitier that you are asking me to give you back 1200 by 12/20 because of a mistake YOU made. It is also pretty ridiculous that I left 2 messages and nobody has called me back to resolve this issue because you don't want to discuss that I am owed vacation money. I refuse to hunt you down and will respond when I get something formal in writing from you twatpockets.
Happy Holidays,
Denise
PS...I would also like to add that you are complete a-holes for making me call you 4 times in order to send me paperwork saying that I was losing my benefits before getting them on 11/30 when they expired as of that day.
Dear oncoming illness,
You can just keep your distance. I need to get the hours at work and finish Christmas projects around the house. I can't do either of those when you make me all sleepy and achy.
Leave me alone, please,
J
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Dear person sitting two seats down from me at the airport,
I don't feel as though I should have to listen to the videos you are watching on you tube. They are loud and obnoxious. Either use ear phones or don't play the videos.
Sincerely,
One out of the 15 pairs of eyes that are giving you a dirty look
Edit: to add a PS
PS- now that you are watching music videos on you tube, it doesn't mean you need to sing loudly along with it. Ugh.
My favorite is those who think it's appropriate to skype or have a work meeting/teleconference without headphones and shouting into the computer. It's like hello this is not your office, it's an airport FFS!
Dear H,
Thank you for cooking dinner more often. But do you have to use every GD bowl, plate, pan, wooden spoon in the kitchen to do so? I swear I've never seen so much cleanup for a once course meal in my life.
Love,
Your dishpan hands wife
Dear Mom-
I can not take one more call from you dropping your drama in my lap. If YOU refuse to do anything to improve your situation what exactly do you want from me?
From your worn out daughter
Dear brother-
Seriously another job change? What happened to the last business venture that was gonna make you rich?
Signed your over it sister
"Go get butthurt over something crazy, react stupidly, and when the person doesn't instantly become your BFF, tell them to stop being a princess. That is clearly how it's done." Brandi
My H is an over user of dishes as well.
I feel your pain,
MilkDuds
Oh man Denise, that sounds messy. Yeah, honestly I'd wait until they give it to you in writing. And if they owe you vacation time/money anyway, then they need to pony up on that too.
Legal people: is she legally obligated to give money back that they overpaid her by accident? Or is it one of those "their mistake" things that they have to deal with?
Teachery Blog
You are legally required to return the money, I believe. How you return it depends on the state. CA is pretty liberal and protects the eployee in these cases. Empoyers cannot automatically deduct overpayments of wages from any future earnings, but they can sue you over it. Most employers will sit down with an employee to work out a repayment agreement rather than take them to court.
In Denise's case it sounds like her old employer owes her backpay for unused vacation time. I think she's doing the right thing with holding off repayment until those matters have been settled. I also would want everything in writing and the proof of overpayment from my empoyer before I sent them any monies.
Dear coworker,
Thanks for being seemingly oblivious to the fact that I was making a quiet phone call and being respectful of others and using my "indoor voice" while you came next to me and started screaming on your phone.
Sincerely,
Why does everyone talk louder on phones just because they aren't face to face with someone?
Oh, Chels, I hate that story! FSIL's dad sounds like he's going through a major mid-life crisis and hurting lots of people in its' wake. I'm sorry
Dear Boss -
You are the most passive-aggressive human being that has ever walked the face of the earth. Grow a pair and say what you mean instead of acting like a 5 year old.
Not-so-sincerely,
Sickofyourbullshit
Bio
"You wore a tit dress at an AIDS party??? You need to go to the whore corner with Mara " - Blue
Dear Sparky,
You are the cutest little Santa baby ever.
love, Les
Dear Employer,
Thank you for recognizing those of us who chair company volunteer events. It's nice to know our efforts are appreciated. And thank you for the $$ - I have a large vet bill to pay.
love, Les
Dear Mrs. Les,
I
you too! I had so much fun with you and the lady with the red boobs. Lets do it again sometime.
Love,
Sparky
Dear djhar,
Want to come visit and take care of him for a day? It will cure your baby fever, guaranteed!
Love,
Allison & Kieran
Dear Tivo,
Please don't die on me. Not now. I have too much stuff recorded on you, and the dvr doesn't work as well as you do. What can I do to make you happy? Bring a sexy new DVD player over? Record some shows for you? I'll do anything you want.
Love,
Me
Dear Alli,
Watch some of Tivo's suggestions sometime. TiVo just wants to be loved and validated. It works hard to pick out suitable programming for you.
-Fellow TiVo owner.
Dear Sarah,
TiVo is stuck on the welcome page, and won't restart, no matter how often I try to reboot it. I fear he may be terminally ill.
-A devastated TiVo owner, because DirectTv no longer supports TiVo, and their dvr sucks donkey balls
Dear Alli,
My condolences. I can't imagine the disappointment and frustration I'd feel if my TiVo died. Hugs!
-Sarah
Dear TK,
Seriously, WTF? My husband is a computer networking genius. Should I send him your way to get your *** up and running? Because you guys don't seem to know your ass from your server.
-a disgruntled user
Dear Whatever illness I am getting,
You suck. You seriously picked an awesome time to come and use me as a host. Now I will most likely won't be able to go to Disneyland, not enjoy a birthday dinner or my 4 day weekend.
I hate you,
Your host for the time being.
Dear Allison and Sarah,
Thank you for the giggles.
Love,
A girl who's never known Tivo but loves her DVR.
Dear Mom,
Stop responding to everything I post on Facebook. You're too old for this shiit. Seriously, you're way past the prime of my friends thinking you're cool.
I deleted you once, don't think I won't do it again.
Thanks,
CM.
LMAO!
Bio
"You wore a tit dress at an AIDS party??? You need to go to the whore corner with Mara " - Blue
Thanks. He e-mailed her around Halloween to tell her it's over. He already switched his FB status to in a relationship with this new woman and keeps posting lovey dovey pics of the two of them. His poor daughter (FSIL) is so upset. She's finally blocked him from her newsfeed because she can't stand seeing it anymore.
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