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Open Letters
Dear Wyatt:
If you are sooo hungry, you are more than welcome to eat the food that I spent your entire nap preparing in an attempt to make you something healthy that you'll like. Unfortunately for both of us you refused to even put it near your mouth and we will never know if you like it. I'm sure the dietitian will be interested in seeing the video next Thursday. Until then, I ask you to PLEASE EAT SOMETHING!!! I'm at my wit's end.
Love: Your worried Mother
Dear Boobs:
I know you're sore, but so is my head from listening to screaming all day. The least you can do is give me a break so we can all get through this weaning thing without anymore stress... As if I needed something else to worry about.
Sincerely: Your cranky, hormonal and sore owner.
Anyone else?
Re: Open Letters
Dear Mackenzie:
One half hour nap today isn't going to cut it. So please stop screaming bloody murder when I put you in your crib. Those yawns are a dead giveaway. I know you are tired.
Love, Your mom who would like to get some stuff done today
Dear Saturday:
Hurry up and get here so that I can be in California!
Sincerely, The girl who needs to spend some time with her busy husband.
Dear mother of an advisee,
When I have a meeting with your daughter, you do not need to make the 2 hour drive so that you can attend it too. I am trying to build a relationship with her and she has done well at checking in with me. Attending our meeting and telling me that all the student does is lie and that I need to check in with her more often is NOT building your daughter's confidence up and it's not helping our advisor/advisee relationship. BACK. OFF. I know deep down you care, but you need to give her room to make her own mistakes and learn from them without criticizing her every step of the way.
Sincerely,
Frustrated advisor
Dear lower back and hips,
WTF? You ache when I don't go to the chiropractor and you ache when I do. Please quit popping yourself out of place because these $25 copays are adding up and we're on a budget. I'd appreciate it if you would stay where you're supposed to and stop hurting.
Love,
Your Bengay lovin' owner
Dear cycle,
WTF? You've always been so regular and now you're being screwy. I'd appreciate it if you'd go back to normal so I don't keep stressing about you and worrying about when I may or may not start AF.
Thanks,
Your owner (who thinks it'd be easier to be a guy)
Dear MOH,
You unfriended me from FB, refused to reply to my inbox and text messages, then you add me back, comment once to a status and once to a text message and act like nothing has happened. What is going on with you?!?! I'm not up for head games and I don't need the drama, but I care about our friendship, so get yourself together, please.
Love,
Me
Dear DH,
Thank you for cooking dinner for me last night, even though you weren't hungry and had to get going to class. I really appreciate it! I also appreciate how nice and clean the kitchen and living room were when I got home the other day. I know living on a tight budget isn't ideal and you hate not bringing money in to the household this semester, but helping out in other ways (cleaning, making dinner, and focusing on doing great on your school work like you have been) reduces my anxiety by a million. Thank you!
Love,
Your wife
Dear MIL,
I'm about to punch you in the face. Seriously. If I say I can't get to it until next week, then I can't get to it next week. You need to BACK OFF. The Registration form does NOT need to be done 6 months ahead of time. Trust me, a 5 day wait will not kill anybody. So don't guilt trip your son because I didn't give you the answer you wanted. Deal with it.
I also know you think we have a plethora of electronics around our house that we apparently should be giving our niece and nephews. Even if we did have an extra I would not be giving them an iPad. They are 3 years old. They can share their mothers if they really need it that bad.
love, your DIL that is ready to punch you.
Dear Hubby.
I love you, but doing the passive agressive crap back to your mother needs to stop. Please tell her "It's stupid to do the form right now. Everyone will lose it. IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE DONE RIGHT NOW. It's not up for further discussion. period" Stand up for yourself for once. Tell her to STFU. Don't come complaining to me about what she said or how she didn't listen, you didn't make her listen. And I'm about to call her and get up all in her business if you don't.
PS. You are amazing for taking care of KR this weekend. I love you so much!
love, your wife.
Dearest son,
I don't know what happened this weekend when you slept with daddy, but sleeping lengthwise across the bed is not cool to mama. I don't like your little head in my back. Please sleep normal. Do it for mama.
love,
mama
Dear Baby,
Please keep growing! We love you so much and can't wait to meet you in August! Also, if you could cooperate on Monday for our NT scan so the u/s tech can get all your measurements, that would be great!
Love,
Mommy
Dear lungs,
It would be fab if you could work again. The constant shortness of breath, the mucus in my chest/airways, and overall congestion, it's really bothersome. I'm starting to think I need to see an allergist again, because the asthma along with the pregnancy rhinitis is so not a good combo. If you could just clear up and work again without medical intervention, I promise I'll take it easy on you and not subject you to any hardcore running for at least the next 6-7 months.
Signed,
Your tired of not being able to take a deep breath owner
Dear hot dogs,
Stop tempting me. I know you're nitrate free and all, but you are so fatty and give me a tummy ache after I eat you. Quit invading my brain.
Thanks,
Tired of gorging and then not feeling good
J,
You amaze me every day. Thank you for everything you do. I can't wait to spend forever with you.
Love you!!
My Nestie Besties,
I love you girls so much!! And I can't wait to meet you!
Dear Body,
You have until May to get your shiit straight.
Good talk.
Love,
Your frustrated owner
Dear DH,
Please stop eating chocolate chips directly from the package! And stop eating the good chocolate chips. When I feel like making cookies, I want there to be chocolate chips in the house. And you should be trying losing weight!
Thank you!
Your wife who loves you
Dear dh,
I know you at stressed but I would appreciate it if you would stop taking it out on me. Telling me I deserve to get slapped when all I did as ask you to give Brin his bath which you usually love doing was uncalled for.
Your wife.
Dear jackers fur baby,
Pleas stop chewing your toys right next to Brin It makes me really nervous!
Your owner who loves you
Dear body,
You didn't actually get run over by a truck, so stop feeling like it so I can function again.
Sincerely,
Your owner whose spent the past 6 hours on the couch
Um...in no way would J get by with that shiit. That's completely uncalled for-no matter how stressed he is.
Wowza. I will come slap him for you!
Dear Face:
I don't know if you got the memo, but I am 26 years old. I haven't had a major acne outbreak since high school. So I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to pull with this clusterf*vck of zits on my cheek bone that have been there for A MONTH, but it's pretty f*cking embarrassing and I really wish you'd take care of it. Or tell me what to do to fix it.
Sincerely,
A F*CKING 26 YEAR OLD WITH ABOUT 7 F*CKING RED ZITS ON HER FACE THAT WILL NOT GO AWAY NO MATTER WHAT I DO!!!!!
This exactly. I am so frustrated and desperate to have clear skin again. WTF!!!!!!!!!!
Response to others:
1. Slap you in the face?! Oh yeah... I agree with Kari...
2. I went through a breakout period in my mid-late twenties. It was tough b/c I went through a period where parts of my face were super dry and parts were super oily. I had to get toner and use it on just the oily parts and switch moisturizer... no more teenage stuff... I use Oil of Olay Daily Moisturizer but still had to use an acne wash like Neutrogena.
Dear chocolate chip cookies,
Why do you stalk my thoughts... why am I obsessed with you. You are NOT part of my calorie plan... Please make me somehow hate you and want nothing to do with you...
Your obsessed cookie lover
Dear ex-hubs,
Really? This is what it has come to? Completely ignoring me on extremely important financial matters? I have no idea what happened to you and I'm glad it's over. I'm really truly over you, vaguely remember who you once were, wonder if I ever really did know you and sometimes feel sorry for you. As angry as I can get, in the end, I do feel so so sorry for you and I pray so much for you.
Your happily exed ex
Dear 12th grade students,
Who are you?! Keep it together these last few months... focus, focus... don't fall apart on me now. You've been so awesome all year... three more months... finish strong and stop driving me crazy!
Your loving but frustrated teacher
Dear people on MARTA:
Unless you are getting off at the next station you should not be standing in front of the doors. You also should not have the music on your headphones so loud that you can't hear me say "excuse me" wen I try to get by you. I refuse to be late to class because some douchebag trapped me on the train.
Sincerely,
The person trying to exit the train
Dear math professor,
You would be much more attractive if you would stop putting ridiculous trick questions on your quizzes and tests. I am here to learn the material, not how to spot shenanigans. Thank you.
Sincerely,
annoyed
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Dear head,
Please please please stop aching. You are making me feel terrible today. I have too much to accomplish today (which I recognize is probably part of the reason you are protesting right now). Just calm down and leave me alone.
Thanks,
Too much to do
Dear bed,
Stop calling me. I'll see you tonight.
Much love,
You devoted owner
Dear emails,
Go away.
Thanks,
Doesnt want to deal
Thanks ladies. We are fine now, dh apologized/groveled. No excuse for saying what he did but he realized it pretty quick and owned up to it.