lilybug - This is a situation in which it is completely okay to be utterly selfish and do whatever the hell you want. Really.
My flamefuls:
H is coming home from a work trip tonight. He's only been gone five days. I like to think I'm okay being here with the kids alone and that I'm not overly dependent on him, but I'm about to weep from relief. It hasn't even been a bad week.
I'm glad there's a flameful today. I was cleaning up our guest room yesterday and found the Vera Bradley stuff I was supposed to mail out to ML people FOUR MONTHS AGO. Oops!!
I'm glad there's a flameful today. I was cleaning up our guest room yesterday and found the Vera Bradley stuff I was supposed to mail out to ML people FOUR MONTHS AGO. Oops!!
OH HELL NO
I know! And they were being sent to three different people! I can't believe someone didn't call me out.
I don't know what you're trying to prove, farmvillelover. I will out-pale you any day of the week!
I'm brown on top and white on the bottom. This is no bueno. I realize The Cancer is a negative to tanning beds but I just can't handle this discoloration and I hate self tanning lotions.
Is there a way to just tan your legs? Tanning salons should totally have some kind of leg bed sunbed because then at least the exposure isn't allll over the body.
I don't know what you're trying to prove, farmvillelover. I will out-pale you any day of the week!
I'm brown on top and white on the bottom. This is no bueno. I realize The Cancer is a negative to tanning beds but I just can't handle this discoloration and I hate self tanning lotions.
Spray tan that shit! I didn't even know we still had tanning beds out here.
Post by speckledfrog on May 3, 2013 12:40:07 GMT -5
I have POA over my mom's finances because she can't responsibly manage it herself and she has been on some sort of wild dining out spending spree the past couple of weeks while she's out recovering from surgery so now I have to call her on it and that shit sucks. It's such a balancing act between me not wanting her to spend any money ever and her wanting to spend her last to nickels.
I am having a tooth extracted Mon or Tues and I am sh*tting my pants nervous about it. Literally have not been this panic attack-y about anything in years and/or ever. It's like missed a huge work deadline + fill a cavity + five minutes until your Prom date gets here + The Exorcist spider walk down the stairs + standing on that glass thing off of the side of that super-tall Chicago building stress all at one. Imma sh*t myself before the day comes. I dreamt, all last night, about it falling out in bed.
The very best thing I did when I had my tooth removed in March was to wear headphones. I blasted the crap out of my playlist and hummed along when necessary. Dummed the noise, calmed me down, etc. Highly recommended
The very best thing I did when I had my tooth removed in March was to wear headphones. I blasted the crap out of my playlist and hummed along when necessary. Dummed the noise, calmed me down, etc. Highly recommended
I will do this! ty I can't remember, did you bleed a ton/have any complications? How long did it take?
Mine was easy peasy. Hoping the one next month is as well. I bled a little, but nothing terrible. Remember to rinse after you eat and first thing in the morning for at least the next week. Biotene oral rinse rocks if you have pain. If your bleeding doesn't slow up after about two hours, put a tea bag there. You will be fine!
And the while thing took less than an hour. If you feel ANY pain, tell them and they will drug you more.
My little sister is going to a prom with a girl she's been seeing. I asked her what she was going to wear and she said maybe a tie/bow tie. She asked my opinion and I said that it was maybe too hyper masculine, compared to her normal style. I feel bad. I feel like she's trying to find her own style and I discouraged her.
I have been purposefully avoiding going to visit two not-super-close friends' newborns. I'm excited and happy for them, but I'm pretty jealous they have these completely healthy and happy babies. I know that Down Syndrome isn't a death sentence, but I wish my kid was going to get to be normal like these these other kids. So many friends are having perfect babies right now, it's going to be hard not to compare mine to theirs. I'm it'll be different when my best friend has her boy in a few weeks, I'll definitely make time to visit them.
I have been purposefully avoiding going to visit two not-super-close friends' newborns. I'm excited and happy for them, but I'm pretty jealous they have these completely healthy and happy babies. I know that Down Syndrome isn't a death sentence, but I wish my kid was going to get to be normal like these these other kids. So many friends are having perfect babies right now, it's going to be hard not to compare mine to theirs. I'm it'll be different when my best friend has her boy in a few weeks, I'll definitely make time to visit them.
Pity party, table for 1!
That sounds tough but so totally understandable. Your little one may not be "normal" but she will be awesome nonetheless.
I have been purposefully avoiding going to visit two not-super-close friends' newborns. I'm excited and happy for them, but I'm pretty jealous they have these completely healthy and happy babies. I know that Down Syndrome isn't a death sentence, but I wish my kid was going to get to be normal like these these other kids. So many friends are having perfect babies right now, it's going to be hard not to compare mine to theirs. I'm it'll be different when my best friend has her boy in a few weeks, I'll definitely make time to visit them.
Pity party, table for 1!
That sounds tough but so totally understandable. Your little one may not be "normal" but she will be awesome nonetheless.
Mine was easy peasy. Hoping the one next month is as well. I bled a little, but nothing terrible. Remember to rinse after you eat and first thing in the morning for at least the next week. Biotene oral rinse rocks if you have pain. If your bleeding doesn't slow up after about two hours, put a tea bag there. You will be fine!
And the while thing took less than an hour. If you feel ANY pain, tell them and they will drug you more.
Thank YOU. I am going to save the tooth because it has a big lesion on it and has been the bane of my existence for years. My dentist told me that a 'lot' of people save their teeth.
I begged and pleaded for mine apparently, but he had to shatter it to get it out. I was bummed.
I have been purposefully avoiding going to visit two not-super-close friends' newborns. I'm excited and happy for them, but I'm pretty jealous they have these completely healthy and happy babies. I know that Down Syndrome isn't a death sentence, but I wish my kid was going to get to be normal like these these other kids. So many friends are having perfect babies right now, it's going to be hard not to compare mine to theirs. I'm it'll be different when my best friend has her boy in a few weeks, I'll definitely make time to visit them.
Pity party, table for 1!
I'm sorry, I don't know anything about your story. Have you had your baby yet?
I would imagine there are groups or some support services to help you process what I'm sure are very common feelings. I don't want to be presumptuous or condescending, but I think you'll just find a new normal. Normal is relative, and there is definitely no 'normal' amongst the kids I know! Your child will be beautiful and 'typical' and 'normal' all in his own way.
G has a friend with Down Syndrome. He's 23 and we see him at the pool every week. His normal is being giant goof ball that all the other kids want to be around.
I'm due this July. She has a hole in her heart, so we have to plan for open-heart surgery this winter. This whole pregnancy has been such a roller coaster and all my friends are coasting through easy pregnancies (or not talking about problematic ones) while I'm sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what's wrong next. Knowing I'll have to return to work after she's born is also hard. She's going to be so vulnerable.
There are a couple groups in our region, and I just made FB contact with a woman who has a 6 year old in my area. I'm excited to talk more with her!! I also need to face reality and join the big groups. I'm just nervous!
Mine: I feel like I'm supposed to say things like, "When I go back to work..." since I'm a SAHM but truthfully, I have no plan or desire to get one. I was a teacher but don't think I want to go back. The feminist in me cringes at the thought, but I kind of feel like I accidentally got my MRS. degree from college, and I'm ok with it. I worked my tail off in HS, busted my butt at a top university, and now.... well, now I have the life I want but it's simply because I met a great guy in college with greater earning potential than I'll ever have. I get to SAH, go to the gym every day, learn to cook healthy meals, and hang out with (mom) friends. We aren't rolling in it, but we're comfortable and I still have Starbucks money, so.... I am not leaning in, that's for sure!
I completely get your feelings. I have no desire to go back to work although I did like my job. And I about died when my mom said I got my MRS degree. Uhm, thanks. I didn't work for 10 years or anything.
@scottydeux, Are you planning on asking your doc for the gas? My dentist is very liberal with the NO, it's an extra $55 OOP (insurance doesn't always cover it) but so, so worth it. I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted at once, and it was a BREEZE because I was FLOATING ON A CLOUD MADE OF SPUN SUGAR AND JOY. If you weren't already planning on it, I urge you to do it.
I second this, especially if it's a molar that's had a root canal. It will make life so much easier for you AND the dentist.
I sometimes wish I didn't go to college. I live what I'm doing now, and I couldn't be doing it without a degree, but I think I could be happy doing something else that doesn't require a degree. I just feel like I need to use it since I have it. #fwp
I second this, especially if it's a molar that's had a root canal. It will make life so much easier for you AND the dentist.
I don't like feeling high. Do you just feel relaxed? I definitely want to make life easier for the dentist, because I am effing going nuts over this.
For most people, it just relaxes you. You're still fairly alert and completely awake. Once they're done, they flush your system with oxygen and by the time you get out of the chair and walk out the door you feel completely normal. Of course, there are people who have a bad reaction to it, but I've seen it make a really significant positive difference for adults with dental anxiety. I've never had it myself, but I've helped treat a lot of patients on it and they don't act high, they just act calmer.
My one recommendation would be to not eat much for about two hours prior, because in some people it can cause some stomach upset.
Post by daisybuchannan on May 3, 2013 14:13:53 GMT -5
It drives me nuts when I see posts asking for help "styling" a necklace or something. Put it on with a top and pants that look good together. We're not all rachel zoe here!