I need a random thread this Sunday...

[pghtruelove]

@bigko that face!!! I want to pinch those cheeks!!!! I hope you last day home is good! Good luck going back to work tomorrow!!!

[carolyngrace]

Oh my goodness! She's so adorable. Hope going back isn't too rough on either one of you!

[Deleted]

I'm sorry @bigko I'm going back in 2 weeks and dreading it. I also forgot to do the first week as a half week. That's a great idea to make it a smoother transition.

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I started binge watching parenthood on Netflix and I am completely hooked! I'm 1/2 way through season 1.

[jessila]

Kristykristyleelee I go back tomorrow, too. So I'm getting all the snuggles.

It's a short week for me as well. Wednesday is a Jewish holiday so there's no school. And I only teach 4 1/2 days this year. Friday afternoons are for me and Owen.

[billyhorrible]

All the hugs! Going back is definitely hard. I try to remind myself that babies are resilient, so they are perfectly happy and content during the day without us (which is another kind of heartbreak!)

[erbear]

Good vibes for going back tomorrow!

I feel so productive. I've unloaded/loaded the dishwasher, washed the pots and pans, washed three loads of laundry, made pumpkin muffins, ran the sweeper on the first floor, replaced my empty wallflowers, went to two stores for groceries, froze some breast milk, washed bottles, and cleaned up some old papers. LO has been happy to sit in her swing or rock and play with the occasional cuddle. Awesome!

[PurpleIris]

I'm going back tomorrow too. I can't complain too much because I'm only doing one day a week for the first four weeks and then moving to 2 days. I think my employer was just glad I'm coming back at all.

[shahoi]

Kristykristyleelee jessila Good luck tomorrow! It's hard going back to work, but it does get easier. I'm going on my 4th or 5th week back. O does great at daycare and loves playing with all the kids.

ETA I cut O today while clipping her nails. I feel so horrible, and it makes me not ever want to use the clippers again.

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Sept 20, 2015 15:08:12 GMT -5 shahoi said:

Kristykristyleelee jessila Good luck tomorrow! It's hard going back to work, but it does get easier. I'm going on my 4th or 5th week back. O does great at daycare and loves playing with all the kids.

ETA I cut O today while clipping her nails. I feel so horrible, and it makes me not ever want to use the clippers again.

I've done that before. Was she sleeping? I clipped LO while she was sleeping and she didn't even wake up.

[shahoi]

@poppyc8 she was falling asleep, but not totally out yet. I should have waited a little longer before I started cutting. She moved and I got the tip of her finger. She started screaming and bled.

[Widget123]

Good luck to those going back to work tomorrow!

[alayne926]

Good luck to Everyone going back to work this week! The first few days really suck, but then you find your new normal. All the hugs!

[mrsdee1982]

Big hugs to those going back. It is so hard, but it does get a little easier. My boss actually scheduled me for several calls my first day back. He said "This way you'll be so busy all day you won't have time to miss her and be sad". It was really sweet of him and it kind of worked!

[mcp6286]

Sept 20, 2015 10:09:44 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Sept 20, 2015 9:51:42 GMT -5 budders said:

Going back is a huge adjustment, I won't lie. There were a LOT of tears those first few days. Week 2 was easier than week 1, though, and I'm hoping the same is true for week 3.

Enjoy your last day at home!

Thanks! At least it's not a full week - only mon, tues & wed ( because Pope). I'm going to wear make-up to try and prevent me from crying. Not sure if it'll work, but it's worth a try!

Are you in the Philly area too? This whole Pope thing is freaking annoying! My school is debating whether or not we should close on Monday since the Philly kids won't have buses running.

[tjanca22]

Lots of hugs to those going back to work! It gets so much easier, day one is hard, day two is a little easier and before we know it it will be day 200!

[kemdupuis]

Tomorrow is my first day back too. No short week for us, either

Sending good vibes your way @bigko and jessila. I'm sure we'll all survive (our LOs too)

Also: Go Cowboys!!

[jessila]

I just put O to bed and cried almost the whole time. H was waiting for me outside of the nursery bc he knew I'd be a wreck. He was super sweet and held me as I sobbed and insisted we eat ice cream. He's a good man.

[Deleted]

Ef you sleep regression! Just ef you. I am not enjoying motherhood today. I'm seriously thinking of hiring someone to spend one night a week in our house to take the overnight shift with LO so we can sleep at least a little bit. And I totally side-eye myself for thinking about that.

Also I wish I didn't hate Johnny Manziel so much. He makes it even harder for me to be a Browns fan, and who would have thought that was possible? But I'll gladly eat crow on this one if they keep playing like they did today.

[erbear]

Alcohol is such a horrible thing when it's abused, Joolschweets. I'm sorry your mom can't see what it's doing to her.

[stinybean]

Sept 20, 2015 20:03:31 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Sept 20, 2015 17:32:57 GMT -5 mcp6286 said:

Are you in the Philly area too? This whole Pope thing is freaking annoying! My school is debating whether or not we should close on Monday since the Philly kids won't have buses running.

Yes I live in the city. Major annoy!

The Pope is coming to NYC this week too, so I know how it is. I think he's coming Thursday, which thankfully I have off for. Plus this is the week the UN is in session, which is a whole other production since the president comes in.

[mcp6286]

Sept 20, 2015 20:03:31 GMT -5 Kristykristyleelee said:

Sept 20, 2015 17:32:57 GMT -5 mcp6286 said:

Are you in the Philly area too? This whole Pope thing is freaking annoying! My school is debating whether or not we should close on Monday since the Philly kids won't have buses running.

Yes I live in the city. Major annoy!

Oh man you win! We're in Chester County and I'm whining about it. Good luck!

[gigi3126]

Sept 21, 2015 5:49:47 GMT -5 budders said:

Sept 21, 2015 1:13:26 GMT -5 Joolschweets said:

My (now Monday) rant. I'm still visiting family and as much as I love it, my mum is really putting a dampener on it. A few of you may remember me talking about her behaviour when she came to visit when LO was born, drinking far too much and prettt much being a danger to herself and the baby. Well, the drinking is obv still a huge problem but it's also just making her this horrendous angry person. All she does is rip people apart when they're not in earshot - including me, I'm selfish & spiteful for moving abroad and she'll never forgive me, so my dad tells me! The negativity just makes me sick; she is just so vindictive and spiteful. In this particular instance My little nephew came round yesterday and threw a tantrum over something and nothing
(b/c 6)and the way she spoke to him made my skin crawl, something along the lines of "you're a nasty little boy and grandma won't get you from school tm, you'll be going home on your own". I wanted to cry seeing his face, it was just awful. Me & my bro both called her on it & it started a huge fight where we were lectured on how terrible us & our spouses are.

I know I'll be going home soon but it just is really hard to see her brain totally destroyed by alcohol. It seems the only time she's 'with-it" is when she's slagging someone off. Theres so much more but this already a novel. I'm just so sad she's lost the personality everyone used to love her for!
Tl ; dr addiction issues suck balls and ruin families

I'm so sorry. I didn't say anything at the time, but my mother was in rehab over the summer. She's been an alcoholic all my life, but had gone to rehab and gotten sober when I was in HS and maintained her sobriety for 14 years. She started relapsing about a year ago but my sisters and I didn't find out until about a month before V arrived. I was devastated that this person who I had rebuilt a relationship with, and who I had been counting on to guide me through labor, birth and motherhood, was no longer the same person and no longer reliable.

It's SO hard to separate the love and loyalty you feel for a parent and the need to do what is best for you (and now baby). I was clear with my mom that unless she was working on her sobriety she would not be allowed to see the baby. Even now that she has been sober for a month, she is still not allowed to be alone with the baby while I rebuild trust.

Long story short, I'm so sorry and I understand. It's okay to be angry and sad and to keep your distance. It's okay to keep her from the baby if you don't feel safe. It's okay to be selfish. Lots of hugs for you.

I just wanted to voice my support. It's a really hard thing to go through with a parent (or really anyone who you are close with and expect a certain degree of support from). My mom (for similar reasons) still hasn't met J and I don't know if she ever will. At least having someone who depends on us to make good choices about the company we keep helps. Hugs to both of you and anyone else who's dealing with this sort of thing.