Monday Rants/Bitches

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Mine is that *some people* like to tell me how expensive a baby is and that I won't be able to afford things. Particularly my ridiculous coworker. She's like "oooh just wait until you have to pay for diapers and daycare - you won't be able to afford your car payment!". Umm... how about no? I get that babies are expensive, I'm not a fucking idiot. I planned for this baby. We saved up for this baby. We crunched numbers and worked out a budget to make sure we could afford a baby and still maintain our lifestyle. I have never, ever discussed my financial situation with her.

The thing that bothers me even more is that she constantly complains about money, how she's behind on her mortgage payments, yet she's still trying to get KU again. I'm not unsympathetic to her struggles, but I'm really sick of her projecting all her problems onto me.

[leenziepops]

Mar 2, 2015 17:19:24 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

Mine is people who are pregnant who don't seem to be excited whatsoever. I have a friend who's 31 weeks pregnant with her first & she seems like she could not care less about this baby. She's not going to any childbirth classes because she thinks they're a waste of time, she hasn't even thought about the nursery yet, and she literally has not bought a single thing for the baby, nor has she even given a thought to a name yet. The only thing she seems to have in line is childcare and she thinks she'll go back to work full time after two months, even though she gets three months off, because she'll be bored. She also has informed me that the baby will only be sleeping in their room for one week max, then he/she will go straight to their nursery (which is on a different floor than their room) and will be crying it out. I'm kind of shocked/disgusted at the lack of caring.

I can see how this would upset you because you are super excited etc. But maybe there's something going in her life right now that you aren't aware of. Maybe depression triggered by the pregnancy, not wanting to be pregnant in the first place, etc.  Anyways, if she's a good friend, see if she's okay. You might be a listening ear that she could need. OR you are completely right in your judgment and she's stone cold dead inside robot! 

[leenziepops]

My little rant is I'm growing a human and could barely sleep last night while DH was conked out and snoring. *SIGH*

[Widget123]

@demanda88 things could be totally different with her when the baby actually comes. Some people need to touch the baby for it to be real. It sounds to me that she is afraid of getting too emotionally invested in the baby for whatever reason

[leenziepops]

Mar 2, 2015 17:47:54 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

Mar 2, 2015 17:45:15 GMT -5 leenziepops said:

I can see how this would upset you because you are super excited etc. But maybe there's something going in her life right now that you aren't aware of. Maybe depression triggered by the pregnancy, not wanting to be pregnant in the first place, etc.  Anyways, if she's a good friend, see if she's okay. You might be a listening ear that she could need. OR you are completely right in your judgment and she's stone cold dead inside robot! 

I might think that but this is kind of her personality. She's really sarcastic and just kind of a bitch (which is what I love about her) but I think it carried over a little too much into her pregnancy. She is actually acting exactly how I would expect her to act but I think it's just getting on my nerves because I don't fully understand it. I know they were trying to get pregnant and she was happy when she told me but I think this is just part of her personality. It's a little weird to me but whatever. 

I know a lady at work who talks about wanting to kill her DD as a joke and always rolls her eyes when we asked her about her new DD. She never shared photos, never seemed happy or excited BUT then she brought her DD to the work Xmas party and she was so loving towards her DD, completely a different person. I think it was just part of her personality to not show PDA about her baby for some odd reason. I do remember her saying that she didn't want to be one of those mums who constantly gush over their kids so I guess she just over compensated. 

[Bluedaisy]

My rant relates to everyone elses...I can't stand being asked "OMG are you sooooo excited?" How do you even answer that and it really really annoys me when people ask constantly or about things that are a long ways away.

[leenziepops]

@demanda88, My niece could give that kid a run for her money! She was born with lots of hair. By her first birthday we were able to do cute ponytails with her beautiful hair.

[kls6382]

WORK

[Bluedaisy]

Mar 2, 2015 20:43:08 GMT -5 Joolschweets said:

Mar 2, 2015 19:05:47 GMT -5 Bluedaisy said:

My rant relates to everyone elses...I can't stand being asked "OMG are you sooooo excited?" How do you even answer that and it really really annoys me when people ask constantly or about things that are a long ways away.

I know,right? It's awkward especially when its people you don't really know that ask. Either you answer with "squeeeeeeee! Super diddly duper excited with cherries on top!!!" or "actually I'm pooping my pants in abject terror". Im feeling both right now several times a day however I don't want to share them with *every* random person who asks.

Or I find people ask it about mundane things like "omg are you soooo excited about the long weekend?" umm....well how excited should I be?

[Widget123]

Mar 2, 2015 19:09:38 GMT -5 @demanda88 said:

This is more of a random, but I just got this email and I'm astounded by the amount of hair on this kid's head. Is that normal?!?

Some kids are born with a full head of hair.  Usually the small babies I see with tons of hair have dark brown or black hair.   DD had a cute little Mohawk strip of hair and that is it.  DD didn't get a lot of hair until after she turned 1 but she did fill in with short hairs before that.  ETA our hair color is more of a dirty blonde / light brown.