Post by tuscanlatte on Aug 10, 2016 8:26:13 GMT -5
redandblue that's really shitty. The closet racist thing drives me crazy. We had a situation one Christmas where we were all having drinks and playing cards and my grandma made a comment about "don't go Indian on us". Oh my god. I was mortified. As soon as she said it, she turned red and went to bed, and DH did too. She apologized to him but I've been trying to drive home the point that it's not OK to say stuff like that even when he's not around. Just never. Luckily she has changed her views quite a bit. But I understand your pain it feels like an uphill battle.
redandblue you just described every meal I've ever had with my in laws. They think I'm a hippie because I don't agree with them about the "bus loads" or "boat loads" of people "ruining" this country. They also go on a rant every year about merry Christmas. FFS no one said you couldn't say merry Christmas anymore! If businesses are choosing to say happy holidays to be more inclusive what the fuck difference does it make to you? Christmas is included in the holidays! They're not anti Christmas!! Ugh, sorry, you can tell I've had to deal with this a lot. /end rant
That's the best rant I have read about the merry Christmas thing. You plucked my thoughts out of my brain and put them on paper! Thank you.
Speaking of Christmas, I can't wait! I'm so stinking excited to decorate the new house and get it all decked out for the holiday! I also want cold weather and hot cocoa.
Back to the original convo. I would have just laughed and laughed and laughed if that had been said. It's like BFing in public. I was so worried that someone would say something to me and nothing happened so far. They can bitch if someone says something to them directly. Until then shut the traps.
Post by gingerygirl on Aug 10, 2016 9:45:53 GMT -5
I got my new glasses today and I can seeeee!!!! My old glasses broke almost a year ago, courtesy of your friendly neighborhood ass hat douche bag ex husband, and I've been practically blind since. I CAN SEE WHEN IM DRIVING NOW!!!
I've said happy holidays since I was old enough to recognize there are multiple celebrations in that time frame. I actually have people give me a hard time for saying it because South. Whatever. Jesus isn't the reason for the season for me.
A friend told me about a free music festival in downtown on a city near us. A band I love is playing so we're going to check that out. I'm petty excited.
H is sick. He never gets sick. And he leaves town on Friday so he really can't be sick or bring sickness into the house cause I can't be sick when he's outta town or have a sick kid.
@janetheconquerer, Is he really sick? Or man cold sick?
He woke up yesterday with a frog in his throat. His voice was scratchy all day. He said he was feeling run down last night and today has continually felt worse. So I think, truly sick.
So someone from my old company reached out to me and told me the sales manager quit today. Said the company was going in a direction he didn't want too. This guy also reached out to me after I was let go and gave me a glowing reference. I am sitting here thankful I am no longer with them.
Post by gingerygirl on Aug 10, 2016 11:46:27 GMT -5
I'm giving my cousin my old phone because she is in desperate need of one so I'm going to meet her tonight and we are having dinner together (: I'm excited, I haven't seen her and her kiddos in a while.
Random thoughts from my head: Why do we say "up north" and "down south" but we also say "out west" and "back east" instead of "left west" and "right east"?
Post by runningmommy519 on Aug 10, 2016 13:46:26 GMT -5
Yesterday we found a tree frog on our deck. We had a good time watching it. Today we found a tree frog, probably the same one, in our house. That was awesome.
I read the Paris Wife on vacation over the weekend after seeing it mentioned a few times on the book thread. It was so good! It makes me want to go back and re-read The Sun Also Rises (haven't read since high school) and some other Hemingway stuff.
I'm on dicloxacillin 4 times a day for 10 days for suspected mastitis. I'm only on day 3 and I'm so nauseated. Anybody else have experience with this? I was having baby fever but this is helping to remind me of how much the pregnancy nausea sucked.
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