Well, here's some insight into my MIL and her relationship with us - I went to a funeral today for a classmate of DH's who used to be his neighbor growing up. He found out from someone at the funeral that his mother moved from our city to another state.
Well, here's some insight into my MIL and her relationship with us - I went to a funeral today for a classmate of DH's who used to be his neighbor growing up. He found out from someone at the funeral that his mother moved from our city to another state.
DH was part of a group text yesterday with his stepmother and her two children. She was trying to organize a day for us to all get together for family photos. Her first suggestion was the 12th of November. Everybody said that day works just fine. Then for some reason she was like oh well how about the 19th? Everyone said that was also fine, except for my husband. He has to work that night, 3rd Shift. If we were just doing pictures it would be no big deal, but somebody suggested that we also do Thanksgiving after pictures around 1 pm. He has to leave for work by 5.
For some reason she decided to completely ignore my husband's response. Texted him separately asking the same question. He told her the exact same thing. She never responded. Then today texted him and said so we're doing pictures and Thanksgiving on the 19th of November. Said nothing about the fact that he can't even go.
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Hello wannabmama! My phone still knows your tag! Lol. How are things going? I have been wondering about your work stuff!
Hi friend!! I'm plugging along...started my firm and am trying to drum up some more business. I love my office, commute, and schedule/flexibility...but it's terrifying too. However...today I got two contract legal editing jobs that will help us make ends meet for six months or so, during that time I can keep working on getting business, doing training, getting involved in organizations, etc...so I'm breathing a sigh of relief (plus, I truly love doing the the editing stuff).
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
Hello wannabmama! My phone still knows your tag! Lol. How are things going? I have been wondering about your work stuff!
Hi friend!! I'm plugging along...started my firm and am trying to drum up some more business. I love my office, commute, and schedule/flexibility...but it's terrifying too. However...today I got two contract legal editing jobs that will help us make ends meet for six months or so, during that time I can keep working on getting business, doing training, getting involved in organizations, etc...so I'm breathing a sigh of relief (plus, I truly love doing the the editing stuff).
Awesome!! This makes me so so happy to hear!! I am so glad leaving that horrible job has opened up to these new opportunities!
wannabmama I'm so glad to hear about the editing gig! 6 months is a decent amount of time, that is really great, way to go!
Yeah...it's weirdly at the same company I had a contract gig with for the first few weeks after I left my old firm, but in a totally different group. It's good though to build up goodwill there, bc you never know... Oh! And I got another, separate contract writing project for another company out of the blue today! Way small $ but another good company to get "in" with.
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@pineappleoranges DH needs one of those. He flips back and forth on standing up to them. They make me craaaazy.
Trust me though that I will not hold back when on that day they want to cry about how he has to leave and I am going to pull up the text messages and say well ya know you could have done something about that.
wannabmama it's always good to make new connections that could lead to bigger and better jobs. You are killing it and I'm so happy for you.
Thanks!! It's been a stressful couple years, but I feel more positive every day now, like I'm on the right path even if there's still a lot to figure out to make it work! (It's a nice ego boost that the woman I didn't get along with at my old job said my writing was "weak" and now one if the largest legal publishing companies in the world has hired me...twice...to write and edit (both times after requiring a writing test). Take that, evil woman!)
TTC since July 2014. CP March 2015. IVF #1 March 2016, 5R, 3M, 2F with ICSI. Transferred 2 on day 3. CP. Surprise BFP and then CP August 2016 (prep cycle for IVF). IVF #2: zero eggs retrieved IVF #3: 6R, 5M, 5F, 3 (2 8A and 1 11A) transferred, one "B" graded embryo frozen on day 5. BFP (at home 7dp3dt, confirmed 14dp3dt with 1552 beta) and U/S at 5w5d, 2 sacs and 2 yolks!
@pineappleoranges DH needs one of those. He flips back and forth on standing up to them. They make me craaaazy.
Trust me though that I will not hold back when on that day they want to cry about how he has to leave and I am going to pull up the text messages and say well ya know you could have done something about that.
Y'all will not believe which site made me grow a new spine? Baby effing Centre. I have learned to reevaluate a lot of relationships and taken a lot of steps to put H and I in a postion for me to cut people off. i had to tell my mother yesterday "you are not my secretary. If someone wants to speak to me they can call if I choose not to call and they send you to act as their representative I will add three more weeks to when I feel like calling". I realized the last few months I was letting a lot of shot slide that was not cool.
That's great! But why babycenter? What was going on over there?
Post by PirateCat on Sept 23, 2016 18:37:49 GMT -5
wannabmama that is awesome and I hope that it leads to more and more work for you if you enjoy writing and editing. I can't imagine writing and editing all that legal nonsense but that's why I don't do what you do!
Hanging out on my back porch... Really unhappy that our wonderful country lot's privacy has been encroached upon by another house being built next to us. Don't even have neighbors yet and we already hate them. We planted privacy trees the second we found out somebody bought over there. Now they just need to growwwwwwww!!
wannabmama I'm so glad to hear about the editing gig! 6 months is a decent amount of time, that is really great, way to go!
Yeah...it's weirdly at the same company I had a contract gig with for the first few weeks after I left my old firm, but in a totally different group. It's good though to build up goodwill there, bc you never know... Oh! And I got another, separate contract writing project for another company out of the blue today! Way small $ but another good company to get "in" with.
Hello wannabmama! My phone still knows your tag! Lol. How are things going? I have been wondering about your work stuff!
Hi friend!! I'm plugging along...started my firm and am trying to drum up some more business. I love my office, commute, and schedule/flexibility...but it's terrifying too. However...today I got two contract legal editing jobs that will help us make ends meet for six months or so, during that time I can keep working on getting business, doing training, getting involved in organizations, etc...so I'm breathing a sigh of relief (plus, I truly love doing the the editing stuff).
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@pineappleoranges DH needs one of those. He flips back and forth on standing up to them. They make me craaaazy.
Trust me though that I will not hold back when on that day they want to cry about how he has to leave and I am going to pull up the text messages and say well ya know you could have done something about that.
TBH, we'd just not participate. If my opinion means so little to you, I'm not going to feel obligated to respect your plans. Sorry not sorry.
powerofbacon can attest to my rage rants about shitty family treating their shit like gold
@pineappleoranges DH needs one of those. He flips back and forth on standing up to them. They make me craaaazy.
Trust me though that I will not hold back when on that day they want to cry about how he has to leave and I am going to pull up the text messages and say well ya know you could have done something about that.
TBH, we'd just not participate. If my opinion means so little to you, I'm not going to feel obligated to respect your plans. Sorry not sorry.
powerofbacon can attest to my rage rants about shitty family treating their shit like gold
It is incredibly tempting. Likely I will not stay for Thanksgiving by myself if we go for pictures.
Added to the frustration is that last Christmas DH and I bought a gift certificate for his parents to go stay at a cabin in the woods and decided to include his siblings in it because we wanted to give them a whole weekend. We discussed after that getting them a gift of family pictures. All of us together... Instead step siblings bought it for them without including us. Seriously? So really why are we even over here trying to be involved in your family?
And the more I think about it the angrier I get. Gah.
I am going to be a disaster at Thanksgiving/around all holidays this year anyway. I can't do family dinner with those people 2 days before what was supposed to be my due date.
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