apparently I didn't specify to my neighbor that I had plants in the backyard to be watered (I said garden but I don't think she caught that) so only the front stuff was watered. I think a lot of stuff is probably dead now Such a bummer although I'm hoping with lots of water I can revive some of it.
I thought I had it bad but my sister and her husband got home to find their garage door wide open, as well as the front AND back doors unlocked. His mom was supposed to be staying their with their dog but 2 days ago she took the dog back to her place and left their house in that state. I mean, wtf, who DOES that? Worst housesitter ever.
Post by bryantpark on May 11, 2014 17:41:26 GMT -5
Another year, another Mother's Day where my mil fucking refuses to recognize me as a mother. Effing bitch. Sorry. Had to vent just got in the car and trying not to spout off to DH.
My kid was a teething beast today. Happy frigging Mother's Day.
Also I got nothing from H. Our anniversary was Thursday so he kind of got me a joint gift but it was really not. I'm irritated. At least get a card, buddy.
My kid was a teething beast today. Happy frigging Mother's Day.
Also I got nothing from H. Our anniversary was Thursday so he kind of got me a joint gift but it was really not. I'm irritated. At least get a card, buddy.
My H keeps claiming that he has a card, but he needs Leo to wake up and "help" him with it...kid's 10 months. Have you secretly been teaching him to write? No? I'm curious where he's going with this excuse.
Post by andthentherewere10 on May 11, 2014 17:50:32 GMT -5
I can't decide how anonymous I want/need to be on here. I mean, people here follow me on IG so if you knew me, you'd know pretty quickly. My avatar is pretty recognizable if you know me IRL and sometimes I post pics but then DD them. I want so badly to participate in the PIP preg/new baby post but then I don't want to be sooo out there. Then again, I don't really post things I wouldn't tell the average acquaintance so who knows.
Brie - did you tell your H you were disappointed? That stinks Just because your anniversary happened to be close to today doesn't make you any less deserving of recognition.
My kid was a teething beast today. Happy frigging Mother's Day.
Also I got nothing from H. Our anniversary was Thursday so he kind of got me a joint gift but it was really not. I'm irritated. At least get a card, buddy.
My H kind of used the same excuse only with my birthday ... which was two weeks ago. Whatever. We agreed I could go see a movie by myself later and DS is being a huge pill this afternoon so I still win.
dh is out picking up pizza for dinner and I told him not to come home without dessert too, lol. I don't really care about this Mother's Day since we just got back from vacation.
I think dh is willing to go to Branson. Not sure what changed but he's open to it now. YES MY LIFE WILL BE COMPLETE! Can't wait to take my kid to Silver Dollar City and relive my childhood! Also Branson is way nicer now than it was in the 80s.
My kid was a teething beast today. Happy frigging Mother's Day.
Also I got nothing from H. Our anniversary was Thursday so he kind of got me a joint gift but it was really not. I'm irritated. At least get a card, buddy.
I feel kind of the same. My special mother's day dinner involved him making BBQ chicken and potatoes... Sort of like he does every sunny weekend. And he forgot to make salad like I asked. And I got to watch ds while he hung out on the deck with a beer.... Yes it was tasty, but I'm not really feeling like it was exactly special.
This is after I happily let him get drunk celebrating graduation with his friends last night and not get home until noon.
Post by badtzmaru22 on May 11, 2014 18:04:27 GMT -5
I have mixed feelings about today. There were times when I hated this day, especially 2011, after having a m/c that year. I know this day isn't easy for a lot of people for various reasons, and I feel weird being excited to be a mom now. Plus, my friend/coworker was killed in a car accident on Friday, and I'm still kind of in shock about it. DH doesn't quite understand why I feel so weird today, but it's a bunch of things. Ugh.
Well my MIL once again threw a tantrum to DH about not seeing us. Except guess what she never asked to come by and didn't start pouting until DH called her, at 3pm. WTF lady.
The thing that really pisses me off is that BIL should be the one coddling MIL today bc he's not with his children's mother, talks shit about her, and his current wife is a selfish cunt who isn't a mother figure to even her own children, let alone step kids. So really the only woman BIL has to worry about today is his own mother.
Post by gibbinator on May 11, 2014 18:23:47 GMT -5
Oh and I noticed tonight that ds's top two canines have broken through. I knew his bottom ones were pretty close, but the top ones were a complete surprise. It's amazing how nonchalant he is about teething. You'd never know that he's getting what're supposed to be the worst of the worst teeth from his sleep or behaviour.
Today was a great day, except I just cut DS's thumb when clipping his nails. I cried more than he did. The cake for Mother's Day and DH's graduation is cooling and will be frosted soon!
Oh and I noticed tonight that ds's top two canines have broken through. I knew his bottom ones were pretty close, but the top ones were a complete surprise. It's amazing how nonchalant he is about teething. You'd never know that he's getting what're supposed to be the worst of the worst teeth from his sleep or behaviour.
The neighbor boy in our condo complex is driving me nuts. I have finally lost my filter with him. Today he whacked on my car door and scared the shit out of me when I got home from the store and was enjoying a few minutes of peace and air conditioning in the parking lot. He was looking for DS. I can't go outside and just play with DS. He always comes over. He's nosy and rough with everything and basically breaks any rule we have with DS so DS keeps asking why he can't do something like run around bare foot in the parking lot (which likely has little bits of broken glass) or remove all the mulch from the flower beds. I sent both of them back to the kid's townhouse with a broom last week to clean up mulch.
DH has managed give me the same Mother's Day card three years in a row. This year they updated the graphics but it is the same wording. He said there was no way, but I still had the cards to prove it. His dad has sent me the same birthday card two years in a row too.
Today has been so-so. I'm not sure what to say to DH because I know he thinks it's been a great day. I'll just vent here, for now.
Yes, I know DS isn't even 6 weeks old, but I went through a lot to get him here. I want a damn Mother's Day card! DH made a big deal about a delivery on Saturday. He ordered me flowers. Not to sound like a bitch, but, flowers are kind of a waste of money. I could come up with at least 10 tangible gifts in the $50 range that would last a lot longer than those flowers. Also, my beef with flowers is that there isn't really a male version. What am I supposed to get for DH for Father's Day like flowers? Anything I would get for him would be far more permanent.
We had discussed going out to brunch and then the ILs announced they were coming to town. We decided to skip brunch and go out to dinner once they arrived. Well, now we have a tornado moving in (which I know is no ones fault!!) but now I'm hosting a last minute hodge podge of dinner because no one wants to leave (which I completely agree with). I guess that's a vent against Mother Nature.
I'm just a little disappointed in today. I didn't expect a lavish gift or some big to do, but I expected a freaking card!
dh is out picking up pizza for dinner and I told him not to come home without dessert too, lol. I don't really care about this Mother's Day since we just got back from vacation.
I think dh is willing to go to Branson. Not sure what changed but he's open to it now. YES MY LIFE WILL BE COMPLETE! Can't wait to take my kid to Silver Dollar City and relive my childhood! Also Branson is way nicer now than it was in the 80s.
I love Branson!! So cheesy and awesome. My ILs are in the KC area so I have high hopes we can do a family reunion there someday so I can take DS.
Today has also been so-so. I went into it with low expectations, and got the same low-caliber day in return. DH didn't time anything properly, so he was doing something else (that he should have finished earlier) instead of making Mother's Day brunch for me & my mom (so I made it). He "couldn't handle" DS and the dog while cooking dinner, so I had to leave my comfy couch and wine to help. Welcome to EVERY NIGHT OF MY LIFE DH. It sucks, but somehow I do it!
On the bright side, I did get a nice card, roses, and there's chocolate cake later. The last one I bought myself, because priorities.
Other than AJ refusing to nap except for the half hour I spent driving around in the car before we went to an event at a local running store (conveniently on the way to my parents', where we were going for dinner), it's been a pretty good day. I got to go for a run, AJ slept in (which probably contributed to the lack of napping this afternoon), and J's boss told him to come in at 2p instead of 12p because he's going to be there until 2am and she wanted him to get to spend at least part of Mother's Day with me. Plus he actually got me something-a card and a "Mom" frame that is totally not my style and definitely something he grabbed before his shift yesterday at the Hallmark store next to where he works, but he took the time when he got home to hunt down a picture of AJ and I together (which is harder than it sounds) and put it in the frame so it put a smile on my face anyway. He really wants me to take it to work and put it on my desk so that's what I'll do...it'll go perfectly with the random hodgepodge of keepsakes I keep there
Shhhh....I think my kid finally gave up the fight and went to sleep.
I think dh is willing to go to Branson. Not sure what changed but he's open to it now. YES MY LIFE WILL BE COMPLETE! Can't wait to take my kid to Silver Dollar City and relive my childhood! Also Branson is way nicer now than it was in the 80s.
I looooved Silver Dollar City as a kid/ young teen. Fire in the hoooooole! I hope to take my kids at some point.
DH asked what I wanted for Mother's Day. I said I wanted to sleep in, and I got to sleep until 10. I'm perfectly satisfied with that.
I think I am mostly glad the day is over. It hasn't been great or terrible. Mom and msniq enjoyed their framed photos, mom got her perfumed soap and lotion, and msniq already knew I just haven't had the time to DIY anything for her. She's riding home on her new commuter bike (which was a planned family purchase, not a gift). Brunch was delicious but reminded me that I wish we had 25% fewer family gatherings and that I am on Team Irish Goodbye. But overall it was an alright day.
Post by dancingirl21 on May 11, 2014 19:24:51 GMT -5
My day was also meh. I don't expect gifts but it is my first Mother's Day so something to make it special would have been nice. He kept telling me yesterday that he "had" to go shopping for me, then didn't go. Quit talking about it and just do it if you want. So this morning he goes outside and does yard work for 3 hours. This couldn't have been done yesterday? I was more than a little icy, so he ran out and got a card this afternoon. Thanks?
And now I'm nursing the baby in the basement while DH & my ILs watch the weather on tv and eat pizza. We have at least another 1/2 hour of this. Augh!!!!
jackie011, I'm feeling the same way. I made a big thing a couple weeks ago about going out and getting cards for all our moms - hoping it would prompt DH to get me one. So far nothing. He didn't get flowers, but that's not unusual for him, as we both have the same view you do - they're expensive and somewhat temporary.
I'm somewhat frustrated with this first Mother's Day, as I was hoping for at least some acknowledgement of the fact that it was our first. But since I don't know what I want, I'm also struggling with what I would have liked him to do - which isn't a fair place to put him in, I know. Ugh - feelings!
Post by yellowbrkrd on May 11, 2014 19:33:33 GMT -5
Today was really wonderful. My 30th b-day was the suck, so this made up for it.
Earlier today we took M to the park for his first time on the swings. I was so excited and he was having a blast. Then this little 5 or 6 year old girl came up and pushed her way in front of me and started trying to push him on the swing. She then followed us all over, kept touching him and grabbing his hands and face. I was getting really annoyed and didn't know what to do. What the heck? Where were her parents?