All was well at the meeting until they all started talking pediatricians and how some of them had gotten flack for delaying vaccines. One girl was 15 months old and hadn't had one sing vaccine... My eyes were bugging out of my head.
eta: i may not judge if your doc has recommended that you delay vaccines. This was not the case for any of these women.
Post by redandblue on Mar 14, 2017 11:59:35 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I'm totally chuckling at your story elvenqueen?? LMAO! That is hilarious! That's like a story my parents tell of when I was probably the just a little older than our little ones. My parents had been 'hanging out' with some neighbour friends, and I guess not really supervising that well. Me and the neighbour boy got into my mom's make up and made quite the mess! Apparently there was diaper cream also involved. Be thankful there was not a major mess to clean up! So glad that you got out quickly though!
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
We are on a modified vaccine schedule, 2 at a time, because fuck no to giving 4 shots at a time. But we are up to date.
15 months with not one vaccine? Fuck that shit
Yeah I don't judge if you're on a modified schedule as long as you're up to date. All of these kids were delayed to after a year (at least). And there was a 8 week old baby at our meeting today (who left before this convo). I feel like she should be aware.
Post by sweetsyrup on Mar 14, 2017 12:14:53 GMT -5
Home with a croupy 3 year old. H is gone the rest of the week. We have people here working on the basement since we're running out of time. Sap season should ramp up this weekend through the rest of the month. I'm ready for it to be over. H is ornery. He told me yesterday that he "did me a favor" by staying home to take care of the sickling. That didn't go over well since it worked out better for his schedule, not mine.
Post by tuscanlatte on Mar 14, 2017 12:18:54 GMT -5
well I have practised my presentation, and I picked up the printing from staples, so I am just waiting. I am a ball of nerves and I can't wait til its over! 45 more mins..
Also my mom texted me that she is coming. I am laughing so hard because she's like no no I will find it. I have the address! Oh mom. You're so cute. Addresses mean jack shit on a campus. lol pray for her.
Post by runningmommy519 on Mar 14, 2017 12:46:18 GMT -5
packmomma 2 people in my playgroup through the moms club don't vaccinate. One mentioned delaying them and the other just doesn't. One child hasn't been to a well visit since he was 4 months (he's 15 months) and the other is 2.5 and I'm not sure when the last time she had a well visit. Again different moms. One of these moms justified it by saying she didn't want to expose him to unnecessary germs at the doctors office. Yeah because deadly diseases are ok. The other mom claims her daughter is sensitive.
@betweenthelines we do everything on time and have NEVER had 4 at one time.
I can definitely laugh about the mishap because it was all fine in the end, but there are definitely all sorts of scenarios running through my mind. I'm glad I wasn't in the middle of cooking something, for example. And if there hadn't been an out, I would have put our axe to use -- it lives in the laundry room now that we no longer have to chop our fire wood. Scary just to think about having to do something like that. This parenting thing is serious business sometimes.
I've wedged a tea towel into the doorway by the top hinge to stop the door from being able to shut until we've rethought the logistics of the laundry room door.
Post by runningmommy519 on Mar 14, 2017 12:56:40 GMT -5
At what point do you stop trying to make plans with someone? I've been trying to get together with another mom for awhile. It's always me trying to set something up and a majority of the time she either can't or cancels because someone is sick. She has a son the same age as S1. I feel like I should put the ball in her court. But I feel like if I do that then she'll never ask us to play. Which makes me think she doesn't like me. Which then makes me think no one likes me.
With the exception of moms club it's always me reaching out to different moms for play dates. No one every reaches out to me and says hey let's meet up. Every once in awhile I go through these periods of having this fear that no one really likes me. That maybe I'm just tolerable. I seriously feel like I could cry at any minute.
elvenqueen I've reversed a lot of our door knobs so that w can theoretically not lock me in a room. We also got the ones you can pock with a kebab stick (toothpick width) and we keep one of these above all of the doors. My little sister was big on locking doors so I'm very anal when it comes to making sure it can't happen with W. It will be a funny story to tell them when they're older. Glad everyone was safe.
Okay, so I forced myself to get out, just for a simple trip -- I drove into my old home town and visited my mum at work. I was terrified going over the big bridge on my own (god I sound pathetic haha), but once I got into the town and recognized places, I was shocked at how easy it seemed. I think it is just the not knowing the roads and only having a vague idea where I'm going when it's busy that's freaking me out. So I clocked 50 minutes of driving on my own and didn't need the GPS once. And the piranhas were cooed over by all of my mum's colleagues and they did very well considering they're both so shy. We're getting there!
Post by redandblue on Mar 14, 2017 14:32:00 GMT -5
Late but GL tuscanlatte !! I hope it goes well and your mom doesn't get too lost on the campus! I hope have something special planned for this evening!
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
Post by redandblue on Mar 14, 2017 14:34:21 GMT -5
I have basically been on a cooking strike. I'm un-inspired and just don't want to cook, like ever, these days. I feel like life is busy with all the stuff I have going on, I just want to eat out all.the.time. Not a good plan (for the wallet or waistline). I'm sitting here thinking about what to make for dinner and trying to come up with a reason to eat out....like maybe we could celebrate tuscanlatte 's defense of her thesis. (FFTC I have no clue what that means or why that happens or what you get at the end, but I feel like it needs to be celebrated! lol)
Me: 39 DH: 39 DS1 born Sept 1999 Married Nov 2010 TTC 2010 2011 BFP ended in ectopic RE Aug 2014. Unexplained infertility Sept 2014-Dec 2014 fermera/IUI/TI BFN's
August 16, 2015 baby Boy M is born and our hearts melt!
runningmommy519 I can't answer your question about when to stop trying but I can say that I definitely don't think everyone dislikes you. You're sweet and thoughtful and I would definitely have play dates with you. ☺ I definitely feel like she healing play dates with other moms is kind of a crap shoot (kids get sick, naps are off, teething, and then all the normal life stuff). I rarely initiate play dates because I never know other people's schedules and just get lost in the minutia of each day. Maybe you can text her a couple days your open and see if she has anything available. She may have some free time or not but by giving her a few options it's more likely she'll find time. I'm sorry you're feeling left out. That's a shitty feeling. Big hugs.
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