Post by firedancer49 on Nov 12, 2013 16:24:33 GMT -5
I don't want to go home tonight, my house is a complete disaster.
I actually got home from the long weekend last night and couldn't believe I actually left it that messy. It was so nice last Wednesday/Thursday night, but then I had to pack dd and I to go to my parents house and dh had to pack for his work trip. I don't know why, but he has a ton of clean clothes all over the living room and shoes all over the kitchen. I even left dirty dishes in the sink, WTF. I think I just needed to get away and I didn't care about picking up. Now, I have to deal with it tonight. I also have to work on my interview presentation, make dinner and interact with DH seeing he is now home. He gets grumpy when I don't act like he saved the world when he returns from trips, so I've been trying to do better. I just have too much to do and I don't want to do any of it!
I'm trying to find some contractors for a long term project (work from home) and it is so hard to find people. You would think people would be all over this. I set up a call with one lady 3 times and she either called me really early or really late both times. Sigh.
When I was at Aldi's on Sunday, I was walking behind a couple in the bakery section. The woman picked up a jar of cherries and asked what kind they were.
Post by Booze Raccoon on Nov 12, 2013 16:33:46 GMT -5
My MIL called last night and said "Surprise, we booked you on a 5 day cruise!" She already booked the flights and everything. Without our knowledge or consent.
I appreciate her generosity (although it will have many strings attached) but I can't help but feel angry because we have no desire to go (among many other problems) and we would NEVER EVER allow her to pay for this. Worse yet, we can't afford it so it's not like we can even pay her back.
I don't know how to tell her this without sounding like a complete asshole.
My MIL called last night and said "Surprise, we booked you on a 5 day cruise!" She already booked the flights and everything. Without our knowledge or consent.
I appreciate her generosity (although it will have many strings attached) but I can't help but feel angry because we have no desire to go (among many other problems) and we would NEVER EVER allow her to pay for this. Worse yet, we can't afford it so it's not like we can even pay her back.
I don't know how to tell her this without sounding like a complete asshole.
That was pretty shitty that she didn't talk to you about something as big as a cruise before hand.
I'm trying to find some contractors for a long term project (work from home) and it is so hard to find people. You would think people would be all over this. I set up a call with one lady 3 times and she either called me really early or really late both times. Sigh.
My MIL called last night and said "Surprise, we booked you on a 5 day cruise!" She already booked the flights and everything. Without our knowledge or consent.
I appreciate her generosity (although it will have many strings attached) but I can't help but feel angry because we have no desire to go (among many other problems) and we would NEVER EVER allow her to pay for this. Worse yet, we can't afford it so it's not like we can even pay her back.
I don't know how to tell her this without sounding like a complete asshole.
That was pretty shitty that she didn't talk to you about something as big as a cruise before hand.
Still...it's a cruise!
is it feasible for you guys to go?
IDK, we're going back and forth about it. My H will be like a caged animal. He won't be comfortable at all and he'll make it a living hell for me. Plus, I'm not fond of spending any extra time with my IL's (including his sister and her family). My DD has food allergies and minor health issues and I don't feel like having to deal with any of that.
Part of me feels like I can't really make any judgement since I've never been on a cruise. The other part of me feels like a cruise just isn't my thing.
My MIL called last night and said "Surprise, we booked you on a 5 day cruise!" She already booked the flights and everything. Without our knowledge or consent.
I appreciate her generosity (although it will have many strings attached) but I can't help but feel angry because we have no desire to go (among many other problems) and we would NEVER EVER allow her to pay for this. Worse yet, we can't afford it so it's not like we can even pay her back.
I don't know how to tell her this without sounding like a complete asshole.
That sounds like it could have strings for years to come. Any chance you can politely decline?
I will be held over my head until the day she dies. I am trying to find a way to politely decline. Suggestions are welcome.
I have to go pay our property taxes this afternoon. I don't want to. But I have to leave work early to do it since they close at the same time we do. I tried to pay them online, but when I try to search for our house, it doesn't find it so I can't do it that way so I have to go in and pay it. It's due today. I left the paper they gave H last week at home though so I have to go all the way home and get that, then go back to pay it. Procrastination at its finest!
I have accomplished damn near nothing at work today and I don't feel bad about it at all.
My MIL called last night and said "Surprise, we booked you on a 5 day cruise!" She already booked the flights and everything. Without our knowledge or consent.
I appreciate her generosity (although it will have many strings attached) but I can't help but feel angry because we have no desire to go (among many other problems) and we would NEVER EVER allow her to pay for this. Worse yet, we can't afford it so it's not like we can even pay her back.
I don't know how to tell her this without sounding like a complete asshole.
I would tell her you cannot go. Bet she never ever does this again.
I'm going to try to be tactful and not sound ungrateful.
They are redoing the carpet in the apartment next to mine and they are hammering so much that it feels like we are having earthquakes. I don't like it.
Ditto SueSue. If you don't decline this, she'll be planning your vacations for years to come.
Also, I'd probably rather be dragged over carpet tacks and dipped in rubbing alcohol than be trapped on a boat with my in-laws for five days.
My husband has this dream that we are going to go on a big family cruise with everyone on both sides. It is just a dream but you just put perfectly how I feel about it when he brings it up.
Post by blueballoon on Nov 12, 2013 18:03:37 GMT -5
Sometimes my mom says the most stupid shit. She got mad at me for drinking on my day off because that wasnt being " a good role model for my future kids." For one I dont know if we are even goin to have any and if we do it wont be for years. Secondly, fuck that shit. If I want to drink and smoke all day long im going to. Im 26 ffs.
I feel like shiiiiiiit. Ugh. Jerk ass people contaminating everything with their flu viruses. I want to desperately take some Benylin night at bedtime, but I'm worried I won't wake up for theo and h isn't home.
I'm trying to find some contractors for a long term project (work from home) and it is so hard to find people. You would think people would be all over this. I set up a call with one lady 3 times and she either called me really early or really late both times. Sigh.
Anyone want a job? lol.
Sure. What kind of project?
Also- I love that the holidays are coming up soon. Me and my coworkers were listening to Christmas music while putting up fake trees this morning at the job where I only do shipment at.
I could never go on a cruise with my MIL. The horror!
My random: H is going to be OOT all week next week. I'm worried for the logistics of it (having to do drop off/pick up every day and I can't really rely heavily on the ILs because MIL has a new diagnosis of dimentia that has progressed pretty rapidly so FIL under stably has his hands full) BUT I am kind of looking forward to it a little bit because Rocco tends to use pretty good behavior when he has to deal with one parent at a time. He is heavily into divide and conquer these days and it is fucking exhausting. H and I have pretty different parenting styles and I get SO tired trying to level it out all the time. Example: H just cannot leave well enough alone. When Rocco is sent to his room and told to come out when he feels ready to talk about whatever is causing the behavior issue that landed him in there, I will walk away and do my own thing. H will hover and stand around in the hallway watching him. He's a hoverer and I'm all "Sometimes people, even little people, just want to be alone! COMPLETELY ALONE!"