So I just notifies there are lice in DDs preschool.
I also hate everyone assuming we are only having a third to see if we get a boy. Yes that would be great, but doesn't make the girl any less loved. Everyone keeps saying they are hoping and or praying for a boy...we have not and probably won't share that it is a girl.
This makes me so sad. I hope you do share, so that they can have a moment of feeling properly ashamed, and maybe word will get around and the asinine comments still stop.
Post by ArgyleEnigma on Dec 16, 2015 18:18:11 GMT -5
I feel so lucky to have no preference. It simplifies things. I think all-of-a-kind families have a real, old-school charm to them. I always smile when I see them out and about.
Ultimately, sex only seems to matter when they're little lumps of squish being dressed by you. Once they're their own, miraculous people, it never seems to matter at all. And they get there fast!
I do think it's unfair to assume that an idiotic comment about "complete" families means that person would abandon a transgender kid, though.
It occurs to me too late that it is kind of a dick move to eat a bunch of onion dip before my dentist appointment. I guess that is what toothpaste, floss, and mouthwash is for! It was the only thing that sounded good to me this afternoon when I was doing the "starving and nauseated" thing. I know I've been to a lot of OB appointments this year when I keep catching myself worrying about prep for a dentist appointment. Should I pee or do they need a urine sample? Am I wearing pants that are easy to take off? Am I supposed to get lab work done today? No Viv, the dentist is not interested in your pee, your blood, or what you look like with no pants. Not that kind of appointment.
So I just notifies there are lice in DDs preschool.
I also hate everyone assuming we are only having a third to see if we get a boy. Yes that would be great, but doesn't make the girl any less loved. Everyone keeps saying they are hoping and or praying for a boy...we have not and probably won't share that it is a girl.
This makes me so sad. I hope you do share, so that they can have a moment of feeling properly ashamed, and maybe word will get around and the asinine comments still stop.
I don't know if we will tell before the birth or not.
When we had DD1 everyone was so excited and anxious to see her. When we had DD2 it seemed like nobody cared (in DH's side). Nobody really came to meet her, no gifts. It made me feel bad for her. Especially since the trend with MIL has continued. For DD2's birthday she got a fisher price toy and some underpants. DD1 for some ridiculous $120 unicorn, 2 necklaces, a pillow pet, a puzzle and a unicorn bank. It's a good thing my family is normal and gives evenly and treats them the same.
I survived an epic toddler tantrum today and now I'm exhausted.
I took DS to the grocery store today after getting him from daycare to pick up a few things. Everything went great until I tried to get him out of the cart and into his car seat to leave. He said "no" and then put one arm through the leg hole and then interlocked his arms (where did he learn that??).
I tried asking nicely, then sternly, then bribing, and then giving him something to hold in both hands. Nothing worked. I then tried to physically remove him from the cart. The problem is that they don't have brakes, so it kept moving. I asked a teenage employee who was collecting carts to help me hold the cart still. That still didn't work because DS starting interlocking his legs.
The cart guy called his buddy over who was on the other side of the parking lot. He was able to unlock DS's legs and push them up through the leg holes once I got his arms free while the first guy was holding the cart. Of course DS was screaming at the top of his lungs during this whole time and I was sweating.
I thanked the guys for their help and warned them that if they had sex, this could happen to them too!
babyzebra, I'm sorry but I can't stop laughing. Toddlers are seriously crazy little people when they want to be. Sorry you had to deal with that, but I'm kind of impressed at the lengths your LO went to stay in that cart! And lofl to the warning you gave the cart guys!
shoogars, I'm seriously side-eyeing your ILs. I don't understand when adults can treat children so differently and it seriously makes me sad to hear when it happens.
Side bar - I grew up in a family where everything was even stevens, to the point where my mom would go buy a pack of gum as a stocking stuffer if the amount she had spent on me and my sister wasn't even. She would also make sure we each had the same number of gifts in the same approximate sizes so neither of us would feel slighted. She may have gone a little overboard but neither one of us ever felt like the other was the favorite!
I survived an epic toddler tantrum today and now I'm exhausted.
I took DS to the grocery store today after getting him from daycare to pick up a few things. Everything went great until I tried to get him out of the cart and into his car seat to leave. He said "no" and then put one arm through the leg hole and then interlocked his arms (where did he learn that??).
I tried asking nicely, then sternly, then bribing, and then giving him something to hold in both hands. Nothing worked. I then tried to physically remove him from the cart. The problem is that they don't have brakes, so it kept moving. I asked a teenage employee who was collecting carts to help me hold the cart still. That still didn't work because DS starting interlocking his legs.
The cart guy called his buddy over who was on the other side of the parking lot. He was able to unlock DS's legs and push them up through the leg holes once I got his arms free while the first guy was holding the cart. Of course DS was screaming at the top of his lungs during this whole time and I was sweating.
I thanked the guys for their help and warned them that if they had sex, this could happen to them too!
I'm so sorry you had to go through that, but is it bad that I'm CRACKING up at your warning to those boys? Amazing! Hahahaha! Too bad you can't have a glass of wine about now.
Today I made Oreo balls, Andes mint cookies, and peanut butter kiss cookies. I'm exhausted. My 80 pound dog got an entire bag of Hershey's kisses when I ran to get the door when it ran, so now I'm worried. He's acting pretty sick but is alert. He's thrown up a few times which is good according to the vet, and I'm just monitoring him. This dog has cost me over a thousand dollars this month! Sadly he would probably eat chocolate again if given a chance.
This makes me so sad. I hope you do share, so that they can have a moment of feeling properly ashamed, and maybe word will get around and the asinine comments still stop.
I don't know if we will tell before the birth or not.
When we had DD1 everyone was so excited and anxious to see her. When we had DD2 it seemed like nobody cared (in DH's side). Nobody really came to meet her, no gifts. It made me feel bad for her. Especially since the trend with MIL has continued. For DD2's birthday she got a fisher price toy and some underpants. DD1 for some ridiculous $120 unicorn, 2 necklaces, a pillow pet, a puzzle and a unicorn bank. It's a good thing my family is normal and gives evenly and treats them the same.
This would not be okay with me! I'd tell her she needs to treat them equally or she's not allowed to give either gifts.
My MIL shows favoritism with her sons (my BIL is the clear favorite) so I'm constantly on the lookout for it happening with my kids but so far it's been okay.
txmommy14 cookies sound amazing! Your poor dog. My dog ate like 5 grapes and had similar reaction. Hopefully he pukes it all up and feels better soon and there's no vet visit. Eat some of your cookies. That might make you feel better.
Post by virginiaorjohn on Dec 16, 2015 23:32:40 GMT -5
AW: I just went through all of my debit card, credit card, and canceled checks to compile a massive excel spreadsheet of all my deductible medical expenses this year. AND I made copies for my files of all the payments and stapled them to each appropriate invoice. I WIN AT ADULTING TODAY.
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