Thank you! We just landed. The kids did so well. Even despite being held in a private room for 30 minutes because they found explosive residue on my hands!! No idea why that happened!!!
That's crazy! Did they tell you what kind of residue it was? Glad to hear the kids did well though, even with that stressful delay!
Thank you! We just landed. The kids did so well. Even despite being held in a private room for 30 minutes because they found explosive residue on my hands!! No idea why that happened!!!
That's crazy! Did they tell you what kind of residue it was? Glad to hear the kids did well though, even with that stressful delay!
Literally I was going through security and they wiped my hands then put the wipe in a machine and it started blinking red and said explosives on big letters on the screen! so weird. The airport security was really nice to me when they saw I was holding a 8 month old and DS was crying
That's crazy! Did they tell you what kind of residue it was? Glad to hear the kids did well though, even with that stressful delay!
Literally I was going through security and they wiped my hands then put the wipe in a machine and it started blinking red and said explosives on big letters on the screen! so weird. The airport security was really nice to me when they saw I was holding a 8 month old and DS was crying
I feel like I always only hear these kinds of things happening to parents with small children and then its always cleared as being nothing, obviously. I wonder if its somehow related to something from a diaper/wipe/formula/baby related item??? Like how the hell are all these parents of small children just randomly mistakenly scanned as having explosive residue on their person?? Sorry you had to go through that, but glad yall rocked the rest of your travel experience!!
Oh fuckity fuck. Pardon my French. After almighty row yesterday, ILs are on the way to my house to talk. H is at work. I'm trying to convince them not to but they want to see O before we go away tm so I can't really say no. Uh oh. This is either going to be extremely awkward or shit is about to go down.
I'm absolutely loving the phrase 'oh fuckity fuck' today.
Literally I was going through security and they wiped my hands then put the wipe in a machine and it started blinking red and said explosives on big letters on the screen! so weird. The airport security was really nice to me when they saw I was holding a 8 month old and DS was crying
I feel like I always only hear these kinds of things happening to parents with small children and then its always cleared as being nothing, obviously. I wonder if its somehow related to something from a diaper/wipe/formula/baby related item??? Like how the hell are all these parents of small children just randomly mistakenly scanned as having explosive residue on their person?? Sorry you had to go through that, but glad yall rocked the rest of your travel experience!!
I traveled w DS before so it's not related to a baby item. H thinks it's from being in his cousins car and he has hunting rifles in there sometimes
@hazeldublin sending you t & p for your appointment tomorrow! This weekend has been busy! Supper out Friday night, yesterday we spent the day at MIL's and today has been a constant battle with naps. B refuses to sleep more than 15min at a time and she is a hot mess!
Post by missjenniebean on Feb 28, 2016 16:45:49 GMT -5
They swiped my hands too when going through TSA with V. The next time we didn't have her and they still swiped SO hands. has to be something we're using.
SO made us go for a walk, grateful. Now I feel better.
erbear, he loved it. He just sat in his stroller laughing and giggling at them the whole time. This park they're pretty assertive so they actually came out of the water and surrounded us. I was afraid he would be all....
Joolschweets I'm late, as always. How did it go? My immediate impulse was "oh, shit! Hide in the closet until they go away!" Clearly I am a mature adult who is capable of dealing with adult situations.
Jude got to meet my mother today. I don't remember if I ever posted about all the crazy that went on with her, but it was definitely a high stress choice for me to take him. It turned out really well though! We went to lunch and had a walk through the arboretum. Definitely not the shit show that I had built up in my head.
gigi3126, do you mean meet for the first time? I read your post yesterday as meeting with your mom, like randomly... What is the reason for her never meeting Jude? (If you want to share of course)
Yup. First time. I thought I had posted about this before when some other people were dealing with family drama, but it might have been one of a million posts that I started and never finished because my kid is a maniac... In any case, my mom is an alcoholic and has had some serious problems just taking care of herself. Like, housing, health, etc. H and I brought her to live with us for awhile and helped her get a job and apartment after she got evicted a couple of years ago. The thing is, she's a wonderful, kind, and loving person. Not violent or aggressive or anything. Just a mess. So I wanted to help her. But she pretty much dropped out of my life once she was in her own place, and I knew it was because she had fallen off the wagon again. Fast forward: on the day of my family baby shower, my grandmother told me that she had been evicted again and that she was living in a tent but didn't want me to know. Then, 2 days later, her tent caught on fire and she was burned pretty badly and taken to a hospital (and later rehabilitation center). Again, she didn't want to contact me and specifically told everyone not to tell me. Which they immediately did. At this point, there was little I could do for her, and she was with people who might be able to help her. I did call and talk to a counselor at the hospital about her situation, and they assured me that they would do whatever they could. Fast forward again: I didn't hear from her until a month or so ago (tried her number but it was disconnected, naturally). She didn't ask about seeing Jude, but H reminded me that she might be embarrassed or nervous about asking, so I had to make the first move. Now I remember why I didn't post this before. It's a fucking novel. Sorry if you didn't expect all that, but it was rather cathartic for me.
Tl;dr: my mom's an unreliable (but good hearted) alcoholic.
madymoiselle and @hazeldublin thanks! I guess it was a lot. That's probably the most I've ever said on here. I'm hopeful. It's such a weird situation, because she can be such a great mom sometimes, but she makes terrible decisions for herself. And that entire side of the family walks on eggshells around me because I'm the "responsible" one, meaning I have a job and went to college. It's bizarre because I'm the black sheep on the other side of the family.
budders Thank you. I knew there were a couple of other ladies here who struggle with similar situations, which is why I thought I had talked about this before.
gigi3126 I'm glad your visit with your mom was uneventful. I hope your mom will continue to keep it together enough to stay in Jude's life. Alcoholism is such a nasty disease, my dad is an alcoholic but very well meaning so I know how difficult dealing with it is.
gigi3126, alcoholism just flat out sucks. My dad has been sober for quite a while, but I know it's the grandchildren help him stay that way. He knows he would never have contact with any of his kids or grandkids if he went back to it. Hopefully that might help your mom stay on track. Glad to hear things went well today.
Post by missjenniebean on Feb 28, 2016 19:10:46 GMT -5
Anyone else have a babe that acts like bed time is torture? She used to just roll over and sleep. Now, she screams like the world is ending. I feel bad for our neighbors. I'm about to lose my patience with her. Happens no matter how early or late.
Today was productive. DH and I went through more of our crap in the garage. Almost filled out garbage can with stuff to get rid of. Got even more put up in the attic. Just a few more Rubbermaids to go through and some things to sell in Craigslist. Currently drinking my Leinenkigels and watching the fire. DH and I decided that even though it was 60 out today we missed the fireplace (hasn't been used much in the last week) so we were going to get it going. Who knows maybe it will lead to some ST later.
Anyone else have a babe that acts like bed time is torture? She used to just roll over and sleep. Now, she screams like the world is ending. I feel bad for our neighbors. I'm about to lose my patience with her. Happens no matter how early or late.
Yes...bedtime and bedtime are torture, apparently.
Thanks for all the support, ladies! I'm hopeful for the future and the power that Jude has over people. He's pretty irresistible.
On a lighter note, but speaking of the power of cute, today he learned how to use his sit to stand walker correctly. Like, he's actually pushing it around and walking with it. I called H over to see. He's normally pretty stoic, so it was funny because he got all misty and was like (half joking) "what are these feelings?!"
I'm glad the meeting went well gigi3126! As PP have all said, hopefully she will keep working on herself so she can continue to be involved in your life as well as Jude's.
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