Post by frecklesinside on Feb 3, 2015 12:01:05 GMT -5
I also want to nominate my dishwasher, which shit the bed at the worst time possible. Right, because with a baby coming in a few weeks, I totes have nearly a hundred bucks to throw at the thing. Thankfully my husband is capable and will be able to fix it with a replacement pump (err, FX). And thank goodness for Amazon Prime because even a few days of hand washing isn't fun for my poor husband (I cook, so he does the dishes).
My (most likely first of many) vote is for the two able-bodied dudes who sat back in observation while H pushed and pushed our car over the mound of ice/snow at the end of the driveway (thanks to snow plows). Offered no help whatsoever.
Post by hydrangeablue on Feb 3, 2015 13:03:01 GMT -5
Hi I finally found my way here...
Our garage. It broke on Thursday and then it snowed 13 inches over the weekend when our cars were parked in the driveway for the first time all winter.
Yeah, I'm totes nominating my Xh's wife. My daughter has been having some issues lately and they culminated in her in the counselors office. Instead of trying to help and get to the bottom of what my daughter has been going through, this twat waffle yelled and screamed in her face about how mu daughter better stop bashing her and about how "DCFS cold have just shown up and they shoot first and ask questions later" and "Is that what you want".
Yeah, my eye has been twitching for about a week now.
The 2,000mg (no exaggeration) of antibiotic horse pills that I have to take for 10 days.
And the boss who made this pregnant gal drive in sleet and snow less than 24 hours after leaving the hospital because of "fairness" to my colleagues who braved the weather and made it to work.
I had my laptop. I was able to do my job from the safety and comfort of my home. But no. It was either take a personal day (I desperately need to keep my hours for LO's arrival) or show up.
Political correctness, this time around, can bite me.
I also want to nominate my dishwasher, which shit the bed at the worst time possible. Right, because with a baby coming in a few weeks, I totes have nearly a hundred bucks to throw at the thing. Thankfully my husband is capable and will be able to fix it with a replacement pump (err, FX). And thank goodness for Amazon Prime because even a few days of hand washing isn't fun for my poor husband (I cook, so he does the dishes).
Noooo, that sucks. I'm sorry Freckles! Glad your husband is a handy guy. Going with your theme, I'd like to nominate our dryer. It decided it wasn't going to dry efficiently and take multiple cycles to get it done. H had to order a new heater core on Prime today. Hopefully that fixes it, otherwise we'll be looking at getting a new one (gag). Can't have a broken dryer with a baby around.
Yeah, I'm totes nominating my Xh's wife. My daughter has been having some issues lately and they culminated in her in the counselors office. Instead of trying to help and get to the bottom of what my daughter has been going through, this twat waffle yelled and screamed in her face about how mu daughter better stop bashing her and about how "DCFS cold have just shown up and they shoot first and ask questions later" and "Is that what you want".
Yeah, my eye has been twitching for about a week now.
you mean to tell me this woman is still able to stand on her own ability? I'd have fucking throttled her.
I've tried to call her or email her or FB her and she doesn't respond. XH keeps saying that the 4 of us (both the parents and the steps) need to get together and discuss things but never follows through and sets a date or time. I am completely on board for that and so is Dh. It's becoming very hard to co-parent with someone who refuses to communicate in any manner. Personally, I think that if she can't manage to communicate with me and only talks through XH, she shouldn't be part of any decision making or disciplinary actions involving DD. But according to DD (who is almost 12 so she knows what's up) this woman is constantly bashing me and saying she doesn't give 2 shits about what I have to say on matters. The other problem is, I know she is a good parent because she has her own kids and they (for the most part) are good kids. It just seems to be my daughter that she has a problem with.
Post by zebraleg4lunch on Feb 3, 2015 15:08:07 GMT -5
Twat waffle of the day here goes to the cable guy. He was supposed to call before showing up so I didn't think about it and jumped in the shower. Of course he shows up 5 seconds into my shower with no phone call. Thanks buddy.
I nominate the guy who sits near me at work. He comes in after bathing in cologne just about everyday so I have to put up the the horrible smell when ever he gets up. He is always asking the same day questions about how to do his work (he has been in the department doing the same thing I do longer and I am already above him). He always asks where you are going for lunch to try and get you to pick something up for him as well but says I always bring my lunch so I don't need anything, yet still asks. Today I shared a fruit snack pack with my friend and he tried to buy the other one off me. I wouldn't sell it. I said "you are trying to buy food off a pregnant lady" (I do have a box of gummy sharks but not sharing with him)
Post by pennypretty on Feb 3, 2015 15:26:57 GMT -5
OMG malvo I would report my boss for endangerment, the roads are a complete shit show in most of the country that's seen snow. Seriously. I emailed my boss when I wasn't coming in one day last week and one day this week and he was all about me staying home where I was safe.
And mel7806 that is some seriously messed up shit.
I've tried to call her or email her or FB her and she doesn't respond. XH keeps saying that the 4 of us (both the parents and the steps) need to get together and discuss things but never follows through and sets a date or time. I am completely on board for that and so is Dh. It's becoming very hard to co-parent with someone who refuses to communicate in any manner. Personally, I think that if she can't manage to communicate with me and only talks through XH, she shouldn't be part of any decision making or disciplinary actions involving DD. But according to DD (who is almost 12 so she knows what's up) this woman is constantly bashing me and saying she doesn't give 2 shits about what I have to say on matters. The other problem is, I know she is a good parent because she has her own kids and they (for the most part) are good kids. It just seems to be my daughter that she has a problem with.
mel7806 you are a saint then, I don't know how I'd handle that either. I come from a blended family & had my fair share of step monsters, but you are 10000% correct, especially about the bolded. Sorry your DD is having to deal with this gutter skunk bitch, but the stepmom definitely needs to keep her opinion of you to herself if it's not constructive. Especially given the school/ counselor situation you described.
A little background: I am in charge of the ministries of my church including if someone needs a ride to service or the Dr.'s office. We have had an elderly lady hop from us to other churches in the area as she gets mad at each one of us.
She called about a half an hour ago looking for a ride from the grocery store because the call ahead bus service was running behind and woildnt get there for 15 minutes. I told her I wouldn't be able to get anyone to her any faster than that, this was my way of trying to tell her she's not getting me to spend a half an hour calling people to come get her. To her, that was ok. When I tried again with "it's just kinda hard to get someone on 20 minutes notice," she says," Well, you know what, I'm sorry I bothered you," and hung up on me. I'm sorry lady, I'm not a taxi dispatcher, wait for the damn bus.
On a less dramatic note...I would also like to nominate our mail carrier. She brought a package to the door and rang the bell to let me know it was there. Fine, thanks, I appreciate the head's up. So I open the door and grab the box as she is getting back into her truck. AS SOON AS I SIT BACK DOWN, she rings the bell again with another smaller package! I'm glad you wanted to let me know there was another package but couldn't you have brought them up together? Each was less than a pound! Or maybe instead of the bell (that makes my dog crazy) you could have knocked?
I've tried to call her or email her or FB her and she doesn't respond. XH keeps saying that the 4 of us (both the parents and the steps) need to get together and discuss things but never follows through and sets a date or time. I am completely on board for that and so is Dh. It's becoming very hard to co-parent with someone who refuses to communicate in any manner. Personally, I think that if she can't manage to communicate with me and only talks through XH, she shouldn't be part of any decision making or disciplinary actions involving DD. But according to DD (who is almost 12 so she knows what's up) this woman is constantly bashing me and saying she doesn't give 2 shits about what I have to say on matters. The other problem is, I know she is a good parent because she has her own kids and they (for the most part) are good kids. It just seems to be my daughter that she has a problem with.
mel7806 you are a saint then, I don't know how I'd handle that either. I come from a blended family & had my fair share of step monsters, but you are 10000% correct, especially about the bolded. Sorry your DD is having to deal with this gutter skunk bitch, but the stepmom definitely needs to keep her opinion of you to herself if it's not constructive. Especially given the school/ counselor situation you described.
SM needs to keep her mouth shut! I am a SM and I have never once bad mouthed BM in front of SS-even tho I have wanted to because she is a poor excuse of a mother and had bad mouthed me PLENTY of times to SS. however-I always remain the adult and never say anything but positive stuff to him about his mom (even if I am lying through my teeth) Because eventually he will realize on his own that his mom is a jerk.
Plus-never mind the fact that if I was bad mouthing BM to SS, my H would have my head!! Not because he likes his ex-but because he is an amazing dad and wouldn't let me do that to his son.
Post by coozieinmypurse on Feb 3, 2015 19:29:03 GMT -5
I'm nominating Walgreens. After 2.5 weeks trying to refill a prescription for 30 iron pills, including switching to a different Walgreens, they finally "fill" the script on Friday. They gave me FIVE pills! Now I'm trying to switch to a different pharmacy, but they are giving me the runaround on that too. I'm beyond fed up!
mel7806 you are a saint then, I don't know how I'd handle that either. I come from a blended family & had my fair share of step monsters, but you are 10000% correct, especially about the bolded. Sorry your DD is having to deal with this gutter skunk bitch, but the stepmom definitely needs to keep her opinion of you to herself if it's not constructive. Especially given the school/ counselor situation you described.
SM needs to keep her mouth shut! I am a SM and I have never once bad mouthed BM in front of SS-even tho I have wanted to because she is a poor excuse of a mother and had bad mouthed me PLENTY of times to SS. however-I always remain the adult and never say anything but positive stuff to him about his mom (even if I am lying through my teeth) Because eventually he will realize on his own that his mom is a jerk.
Plus-never mind the fact that if I was bad mouthing BM to SS, my H would have my head!! Not because he likes his ex-but because he is an amazing dad and wouldn't let me do that to his son.
Your ex shouln't allow his wife to do it either.
Unfortunately, he is just as much a part of that problem. (A bit of back story, XH was pretty into drugs during our divorce and I could never prove it because he was sober enough during court and I couldn't afford the testing for proof, aside from the fact this his lawyer was a bitch and would have fought it tooth and nail. Needless to say, after everything was over and he got away with everything, he ended up in rehab. When he got out he started dating right away and never mended his relationship with DD before adding possible step mom's to the mix) So not only is SM way more involved than I think she should be, DD feels like an afterthought when she is there with HIS family. He also seems to think that being a proper parent means treating all your kids equally and expecting the same from all of them. This doesn't really work, though, when his other kids are SM's 16 yr old son and 12 yr old son. You can't talk to a 12 yr old girl the same way you would a preteen or teen boy! There are so many more emotions and other things involved that he refuses to acknowledge. He doesn't use discretion when he reminds her that she need to take a shower, he just tells her in front of everyone that she stinks!
Post by snarkysparklefart on Feb 3, 2015 22:26:23 GMT -5
Love tit for a hug there mel7806. I'm really sorry your daughter is having to deal with that, but you & your H seem to have the right idea and are doing your very best to be the kind of parents she needs you to be, and that's truly important and admirable in the face of the SM's nonsense (and the XHs too- ugh).
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