Weekly Thread! 8/15-8/19

[kcrkcs]

crimsonandclover glad you made it back but sorry for the no sleep.
newmomma8 your mom is over reacting. Sounds like a nice tasteful tat.
dizzycooks dealing with aging parents sucks. Especially when they can't be reasonable. To make their increasing needs fit with what we are capable of helping with. Sure, they should live how they want, but then don't expect help if its outside our means. AND don't endanger others! Sigh. Good luck with that.
We made it home from the horse show. It was successful but am very glad to be home. This week is going to be crazy because I am short staffed.
I am to bed before the babe wakes up.

[valie]

So MH made the right call and fixed his last day back to what had been agreed on. I'm glad I drew a line and I'm glad he met the mark.

Tomorrow we're taking the kids to the butterfly conservatory. Butterflies are DS's favourite. I hope he's going to enjoy it as much as I think he will. Hopefully DD enjoys it too!

[14joa31]

icequeen - welcome back!! I am so thrilled to hear that you are doing better!
crimsonandclover - if my kids wanted to play for six hours after a trans-Atlantic flight, I would descend into madness - sending you all the wine!
newmomma8 - I think your Mom is over-reacting - your tattoo is no big deal.
NellieOleson - real estate websites are the devil! So beguiling!
dizzycooks - congrats on the job!

[newmomma8]

Thanks everyone. She and I talked this morning, she still wasn't happy but said there is nothing I can do about it now. She still turned it on her and said I knew she wouldn't be happy with me. I wanted to yell out, "I didn't do/not do it for you!", but figured arguing my reasoning will not help our situation.

We had a decent/awkward conversation after that about the kids and G's Baptism coming up, so hopefully this will start to die down.

[Lollipop]

newmomma8, I'm sure she'll adjust eventually. It's just a small, easily hidden tattoo. And it's not like you're 16 and getting something ridiculous permanently etched into your skin, it's your wedding date, it's an important time and a nice way to commemorate it.

Besides, is she going to pay for the laser removal, AND knock you out so she can drag you there against your will? Unlikely