It's Friday! Any Confessions?

[saltandvinegar]

Put them here! @wicky - This might be a good place for your "friend" to confess to eating those cookies for breakfast. 

[saltandvinegar]

I cry at everything lately. I even cried listening to one of the stories on the My Favorite Murder podcast when citizens came together to chase and catch a murderer. #trainwreck

[kellykapow]

We took our dog to the vet last night and found out that he's gained 9 lbs in the last year. I think a lot of it is from cleaning up what DS has dropped on the floor. I'm more upset than I probably should be that I have to start cleaning up all the dropped food myself.

[Deleted]

omg @wicky, my sister in laws both still call their dad "daddy" and it drives H and me INSANE. They are both in their 30s. Our little boys call H Dad or Daddy but DS2 is 3 and he has kind of already switched mostly to just Mom and Dad.

[kellykapow]

Jan 20, 2017 11:07:56 GMT -5 @wicky said:

kellykapow just get another dog so they split the food and will only gain about 5 lbs each year instead! 😉

I like the way you think!

[salmon2017]

My confession: Terms like "fur-baby" and "dog-parent" make me irrationally annoyed. I think it is stupid to act like an animal is the same thing as a child.

This primarily applies to all our friends IRL who have not had kids yet and keep adopting dogs. We get invites for weekend events "Hey, come over to XXX's house for a BBQ! You are welcome to bring DS but just FYI there will be about 5 dogs there". Here's a funny thing: dogs can be left at home alone. Toddlers cannot. Why do dogs get priority invitation to a party over children?

See, I told you. Irrationally annoyed.

ETA: Yes, I have had a dog before, and I loved my dog. I still don't equate them to babies.

[caybeh]

Jan 20, 2017 12:07:49 GMT -5 salmon2017 said:

My confession: Terms like "fur-baby" and "dog-parent" make me irrationally annoyed. I think it is stupid to act like an animal is the same thing as a child.

This primarily applies to all our friends IRL who have not had kids yet and keep adopting dogs. We get invites for weekend events "Hey, come over to XXX's house for a BBQ! You are welcome to bring DS but just FYI there will be about 5 dogs there". Here's a funny thing: dogs can be left at home alone. Toddlers cannot. Why do dogs get priority invitation to a party over children?

See, I told you. Irrationally annoyed.

ETA: Yes, I have had a dog before, and I loved my dog. I still don't equate them to babies.

Same thing as birthday parties for pets. Complete with party hats. I understand being like hey, our dog turns 5 today! But to throw an actual party for it?!? I don't get it.

[mambo]

I threw a fit at my boss last month about being over worked and under appreciated... Today he asked to take on more responsibilities so I can move up in the agency. I'm quitting when baby is born.... I can't afford daycare for three

[kellykapow]

I confess that my dog is my baby. We call him DS's big brother. #sorrynotsorry

I don't personally invite other people's dogs to my parties, but it's up to them who they want to invite/have over.

It also doesn't bother me when people throw parties for their pets. Meh. You do you.

Flame away.

[saltandvinegar]

I'm a horrible dog-parent now that DS is here. He used to be my baby and I would take him everywhere with me. Now I just don't have room for him in the car and I just don't have as much time in general to spend with him. It makes me sad & I know he's jealous of DS. I do my best to take him for a run at least once a week with me but it's hard.

[salmon2017]

Confession number two: I am looking at the galleries on the new Obama.org website and it is making me cry. Hormones.

[LittleStarSweeper]

Jan 20, 2017 13:18:43 GMT -5 salmon2017 said:

Confession number two: I am looking at the galleries on the new Obama.org website and it is making me cry. Hormones.

I hear ya! I confess I was about to tear up when I looked at the clock right around noon today. Ughhhh...

Perhaps a gif party is in order since we can't drink. 😉

[CK1]

I call my dog and 3 cats my "kids" because they aren't just animals to me so referring to them as that just doesn't feel right.

I've cried twice today both times related to the inauguration. They were most definitely not happy tears.

I had cheese and olives for lunch.

[wells2010]

Jan 20, 2017 12:48:52 GMT -5 caybeh said:

Jan 20, 2017 12:07:49 GMT -5 salmon2017 said:

My confession: Terms like "fur-baby" and "dog-parent" make me irrationally annoyed. I think it is stupid to act like an animal is the same thing as a child.

This primarily applies to all our friends IRL who have not had kids yet and keep adopting dogs. We get invites for weekend events "Hey, come over to XXX's house for a BBQ! You are welcome to bring DS but just FYI there will be about 5 dogs there". Here's a funny thing: dogs can be left at home alone. Toddlers cannot. Why do dogs get priority invitation to a party over children?

See, I told you. Irrationally annoyed.

ETA: Yes, I have had a dog before, and I loved my dog. I still don't equate them to babies.

Same thing as birthday parties for pets. Complete with party hats. I understand being like hey, our dog turns 5 today! But to throw an actual party for it?!? I don't get it.

A friend of mine used to have BD parties for their dog. Then, they had kids and the poor dog ended up living alone in the basement. So sad. 

[wells2010]

Jan 20, 2017 13:47:29 GMT -5 CK1 said:

I call my dog and 3 cats my "kids" because they aren't just animals to me so referring to them as that just doesn't feel right.

I've cried twice today both times related to the inauguration. They were most definitely not happy tears.

I had cheese and olives for lunch.

I haven't paid much attention to the inauguration today. I have seen some videos of the violence in DC. Overall, I am feeling really down today. I thought I was tired, but I think I am more just really sad. I hope I can shake this soon as I don't want to be sad for 4 (+) years. Life is too short. 

[springbeduk]

I went the entire election season without discussing it with my students (1st graders - they barely get elections anyway) and was totally dreading doing the "we have a new president" scholastic news issue with them - wasn't sure I could get through it with a straight face or without making comments I shouldn't (big majority of students' families voted Trump for sure). So I just did it real quick the last 10 minutes of the day, and it went alright. The back page was a diagram of the white House grounds which prominently featured the veggie garden, beehives, and swingset the Obamas had put in which made me happy. So I told the kids about how the swingset isn't actually there anymore because they just donated it and moved it to a place in the city where kids needed playground equipment (I'd forgotten the details of if it was a shelter or a rec center or what) and they were totally interested in that (and in being about to go home) and didn't share any if the "my mom said, ..." or "my dad said ..." comments I was dreading hearing and having to respond to.