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AW/UOs/Venting come in here!
I saw the "flame retardant suit" comment and another one about UOs, so let's let 'em out!!!!
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Jonathan Dean 4.5.08
Anna Capri 5.4.11
Well...see my vent below but to piggy-back of that....I feel so very torn about my job. I am tired of all the extra work which has been handed my way and very little additional money, it is just shiity. So many of my co-workers do nothing....I mean nothing...but I get handed all this extra shiit, I'm just tired of it. However, though I hate this place and want to move on with my career somewhere else, the flexibility I have here is completely unfounded and know I will never find this again. The flexibility is key especially since the hubs works non-stop and doesn't have the flexibility I have. I really want to move on and want to make money which we so desperately need but with the prospects of having a second child in a year or two, I don't know if that would be the best idea...ugh...I'm so lost.
On a side-note, I have been thinking of applying for a teaching position at the community college. There is an opening and would like to see how it goes but don't want to overwhelm myself however it might open more doors for me.
Oh another vent, man I'm on a roll....but Matt's family is really starting to put a strain on our relationship. I have dealt with a lot with these people over the course of 13 years together and it just never stops. Matt's mom, who has never been very active in his life, has cancer and I wasn't able to make it up there two weeks ago when he visited because of scheduled plans. Matt's mom went on a rage about me not visiting calling me horrible names and when it came time to leave, she packed up food for him to take home and wrote a note which stated and I quote ' Here is a little take home food for you and Ava but NOT Nicole, since she couldn't spend time visiting, she doesn't deserve to eat MY food that I spent time on.' Yup... a lovely lady, I can't wait until she dies- I know very flammable.
DH is a snorer. This is usually just a minor annoyance because I manage to fall asleep and then it's all good. But the more pregnant I get, the worse I sleep, and the more I'm up in the middle of the night listening to him snore while I'm trying to fall back asleep. I wanted to smother him with a pillow the other night. He uses those nose strips when I ask, and sometimes it helps when he sleeps on his side, but some nights there is just no helping it. Makes me feel mildly homicidal.
Minor vent in the scheme of things, but this week it feels like a big deal.
I'm having an "I suck at life" week (or weeks).
I'm PMSing, so I hate everyone and everything right now.
the MOH of the wedding I am in is being difficult about the shoes that the bridesmaids should wear. She does not have to wear these shoes. Why does she care so much?
AW: we sold our house in nine days
UO: I cannot stand the folks that surreptitiously complain on FB only to solicit "are you ok?" comments. Example status update, "Praying for a special family member." Responses: "Oh no, what's wrong?" or "Everything alright?" The original poster writes, "I'll message you." If it's private, WHY PUT IT ON FACEBOOK?
Venting: The mr and I never exchange gifts for Valentine's day, but we always get each other cards. I even buy him a card from the dog. This year, he didn't get me a card and nor did he attempt to make a homemade card (which he's done for other events and I find incredibly sweet). ::::sulking over a stupid hallmark holiday:::::
a lot of the above... I am dealing with the snoring thing as well... and generally I sleep through the night but now I get up to pee a million times and I can't fall back asleep. My best two hours of sleep are the two after he leaves for work!
And I also hate everything this week. I just had a co-worker come in to ask if everything is ok because I've been quiet and my door has been closed a lot this week. I told her I am worried I'll punch my co-worker if I have to hear her voice or deal with her this week. She's one of those competitive people and now that I am pregnant it is all "my pregnancy was harder than your pregnancy" etc... and I don't even want to compete... but I get sucked in and then want to hit her. so in order to keep my sanity and job I am avoiding everyone!!! and I am still bitter that I didn't have Monday off... so I'm blaming my crappy week on that.
i feel ya erbur-
flameful: dh got me an awesome kate spade bag for valentines day- but he didn't get me a card because he was super sick with a stomach bug mon and tues. i would have prefered a card to the bag and my feelings were hurt because i found awesome and funny cards for him from me, the dog and the kiddo.
if I buy you a card can I have the bag??? jk of course... those things bother me too
No flames from me. only hugs. I feel this way about my own mother. Flame away.
Vent: DH and I don't get any time together and our weekdays/nights are just so crazy (we go nonstop from 5:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.).
BUT...
we're going to Jamaica next weekend for a friend's wedding (leaving DS with my parents). Even thought it's only 3 nights, it's a much-needed trip!!
AW: DS#1 told me a week ago that he needed a diaper change. Went to change him he was dry. Realized he meant he wanted to go potty...so we' started potty training on the fly. He's doing awesome and he just turned two. So I'm all proud. DS#2 is sitting at 4 mos. Again proud.
Vent: Yesterday I pinned a headband tutorial on pinterest. When I went to categorize it I realized NONE of my boards pertained to myself. They were all about my kids or eating. I need to take more time for myself but not sure when as I feel like I can't leave the baby because I can't find time to pump/it's just easier to stick my teet in his mouth vs. plan to be away from him.
Re: FB - OMG YES! I hate it when people try and solicit responses. Makes me want to quit FB all together (or is it altogether?) but it entertains me at night when I'm nursing.
Also, I would be sad too if Mr.D forgot a card as that is the only thing we exchange on V-day.
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#2 10.23.13 EDD
This is not at all the main reason I deactivated my FB account but it was one of the top things I knew I wouldn't miss. I loathe when people do that and it makes me want to write them back and be like "Either tell us what happened or shut the eff up" Attention seeking at its finest.
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I am with you both on the v-day stuff. I only ever want a card. This year, I got a singing telegram sent to my work. I was so embarrassed and then I felt guilty because DH really thought I would love to have a man dressed in a gorilla costume come to my classroom and sing me songs. I can't help but wonder if my husband even knows me!!! I didn't even want to be the center of attention at our own wedding! What on god's green earth would make him think that I would LOVE a singing telegram. Naturally this makes me feel guilty because I seem ungrateful. Then when he got home from work, he was all pouty because I "hated" his gift. and then has the nerve to say - "I'll be right back, I have to go sign your card." REALLY?!?
Amazing about your house--I didnt know you were selling, are you staying in PVille?
On your other note, I HATE this, IRL too. I know many people--you work with a few of them
--that will do that in conversation too. Like "Ugh, this weekend is gonna suck." which of course requires that you ask "Oh, why, whats going on?". I got so annoyed with it that I stopped playing the game and would often over the top re-focus the spotlight on myself for something trivial just to be equally annoying!! Its kind of a fun game and im sure it p*sses the attention whore off to no end to have no avenue to tell their sob story 
Yes. We are staying in town. Moving only 7 blocks away. Yes. Only seven. We are nuts.
AW: Our 4th annual benefit to support the MS Society is this weekend, and we have a record 213 people coming so far!
Vent: DH and I work on this together usually (we kind of "head" the event, and have some family and friends who help us out with various aspects of it)...and this year he didn't do one blessed thing. Didn't send the letters I pre-wrote to the contacts he has for auction donations, didn't solicit ticket sales...nothing. I'm the one who has been up the past few nights trying to get the last minute things together for auction tables and signage and all that. I know he is stressed and working two jobs, but I've also been on a special assignment for work requiring a ton more hours and driving around, plus arranging for childcare when we usually don't need to do that...so I'm wiped out too, and then did both of our jobs for all of this. I've also been the one up with DD at night, as she is running a 101 fever. Then, the other day, he had the nerve to say to me that maybe I wouldn't be so tired if I would just go to bed at a normal time. I wanted to punch him.
UO: Without getting into too many details, a friend whose family is way screwy just told me two of her siblings- both drug users with unstable relationships and jobs- are having babies. Friend's family thinks this is fabulous- this is the same family who lies about the parents' marital status (I don't understand how) to receive food stamps and mom is on FB all day complaining about lack of money. But they just think this is great because everybody loves babies!! Oh, and they are hardcore Catholics who go on and on on FB about how bad Obama is and how bad it is to have access to birth control, etc. When she told me about her siblings yesterday I so badly wanted to be like 'awesome. can't wait til my tax dollars support more of your family's ridiculousness'
Another vent: I think the kid has pink eye. I know it's normal for kids to get sick once they enter daycare but I feel like for last month its almost always something. First it was the ear infection, then the head cold and now pink eye. I feel so bad for this poor kid, who literally smiles through everything.
And naturally the hubs is away on a business trip so I have to take today (and possibly tomorrow) off so I can take him to the doctor. That means two days docked pay because they refuse to hire me as permanent. Plus I feel like I'm always super vulnerable to pink eye because I've had it twice in my twenties so I will probably end up getting it, which might mean more time away from work. Grrrrr!
sorry jess! that stinks..... i know the feeling.
our daycare says once the kid is on meds for 24 hrs he is fine. or, kid is fine if he gets a note from his doc because apparently not all docs prescribe meds for pink eye.
on a side note- apparently pink eye can be an indicator of an ear infection. maybe the first antibiotics didn't work for him.
Kernal...I thought it seemed like you were missing from fb. I will miss you complaining about everyone breaking fb! ;-)
AW: Got a second interview for a job I really really want. Can't talk about it for fear of random stalking by coworkers.
Vent: I hate Comcast! DH is off today. Turns on the TV this morning and voila...they cut the service. Why? Because I refuse to pay a $59.90 shipping charge for boxes they insisted they had to mail to us when we had problems with our old ones and then we had to mail the old ones back to them. They never said it would cost $59.90 to do so. In fact, DH even told the rep 3 times that we live 5 minutes from the center and could just drop them off. If I wasn't sitting there when DH called, I would have my doubts about this whole situation. Bottom line, I kept deducting the $59.90 from the bill and today, to get the service turned back on, we had to pay it plus the current month's bill which is due right around now. Mind you, I had to do this all on the way to work because DH can't live without TV. Also, mind you, the account is in DH's name and I've been telling him to call them for two months about the $59.90. They won't talk to me, since I am not DH.
Ugh! I just can't justify paying 200 bucks a month for TV and Internet.
Don't worry..I'll probably be back at some point. Just needed a break right now.
Good luck!!
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