This is the worst pain I've ever felt (sciatica). The doctor wrote me a note to stay home all week. Ell. Oh. Ell. Yeah I can't do that. Fuck. But I felt great til I got out of bed. It huuuuurts now. Blah
I'm having a sciatica relapse, too, but I've already had surgery so it's just a waiting and resting game for me. Is yours disc related? Did he give you a shot?
Post by clairedunphy on Mar 14, 2016 10:56:50 GMT -5
My 4 year old refused to put on a shirt this morning. Pants, socks, even shoes, no complaints. He would not put on a shirt. Cried, refused, threw a total fit. My husband had to wrestle him into it right before they left the house. I feel like we are constantly in a power struggle with him over the silliest things. I don't know what he was thinking, he knows he has to wear a shirt. Fun start to Monday!
This is the worst pain I've ever felt (sciatica). The doctor wrote me a note to stay home all week. Ell. Oh. Ell. Yeah I can't do that. Fuck. But I felt great til I got out of bed. It huuuuurts now. Blah
I'm having a sciatica relapse, too, but I've already had surgery so it's just a waiting and resting game for me. Is yours disc related? Did he give you a shot?
I'm not sure if it's disc related. I might just go to an ortho. At urgent care yesterday I got Flexeril and mega-motrins. Can't take prednisone and have to be careful with theflexeril bc I'm nursing. Ugh this sucks! Once I get settled in bed, I'm pretty ok. But I can't walk around at all.
Post by mrsukyankee on Mar 14, 2016 11:23:17 GMT -5
Sorry it's so rough with the time change. We don't do the change for two weeks.
Had a good day skiing. Did a bunch of blues and reds. All the blacks were just mogul ridden, so none of those for me. We're thinking of skiing in the States next year...suggestion?
I'm having a sciatica relapse, too, but I've already had surgery so it's just a waiting and resting game for me. Is yours disc related? Did he give you a shot?
I'm not sure if it's disc related. I might just go to an ortho. At urgent care yesterday I got Flexeril and mega-motrins. Can't take prednisone and have to be careful with theflexeril bc I'm nursing. Ugh this sucks! Once I get settled in bed, I'm pretty ok. But I can't walk around at all.
I'm sorry Prednisone was the worst. Hopefully rest will help-- it has always helped mine, especially if I ice as often as possible.
DS managed to fall out of his bed last night at 3am despite it having a headboard, footboard, being up against the wall on 2 sides and having a double bed rail. While trying to get him back to sleep, I realized DH didn't take out the trash which comes at 6:30am. Long story short, DS was up multiple times and I was up until 5:30. When DS got up at 7:00 I made DH get up with him because I literally could not move.
Post by fangoriagurkel on Mar 14, 2016 11:50:35 GMT -5
I have a consult on Wed to meet with the surgeon potentially doing my brachioplasty and I cannot wait!
I'm also dying to ask if my abdomin looks normal for 12 months post op extended tummy tuck or if I should hope against hope for more scar improvement. I'm sorely tempted to post a pic here.
I'm actually happy it's Monday because I got to put in my notice at work today! I was offered a job on Friday and I cannot be happier to get out of here. My boss was even happy for me (the owner of the company I'm quitting is awful and treats the employees terribly). I wish I could take my boss with me because she's awesome.
I also decided to take a week off work before I start my new job. I rarely ever take time off unless we're going somewhere. I am already making plans for my time off. Monday I'm getting a spray tan and going out to lunch with a friend, Tues I'm hanging with my BFF during the day, Wed I have a Dentist Appt (boo), and Thurs I'll have DD home with me from daycare. Fri I have nothing planned to so far. It's been so long since I've really had me time since DD was born, so I'm really really looking forward to a whole week
Post by pantsparty on Mar 14, 2016 12:25:32 GMT -5
Ugh, my alarm clock apparently didn't know it was a leap year. I reset the time ahead last night and consequently my alarm went off at 4:00. So then I tried to reset the clock at 4:00 in the morning, and I did something wrong because I didn't wake up until 6:30, so I couldn't work out before leaving for the airport.
My H got home last night after being gone since last Monday. Bummed I had to leave this morning.
Does anyone else feel like the poor relations in their family? All of our siblings and their spouses are way better off than we are. My sister and BIL have zero debt- even their house is paid off. No student loans, never had a car payment b/c they always got hand-me-downs. I sometimes rue my decision to go law school and take out loans. I also wish H made more money. I had big dreams but I screwed up and made bad choices. I feel like I'll never be able to provide for my kids a fraction of what they can provide for theirs.
Your sister is in her thirties? Like 1% of the population has a paid-off house in their thirties. And now I'm mad they got hand-me-downs when clearly they're rolling in it. LOL.
Post by dreamcrisp1 on Mar 14, 2016 12:38:11 GMT -5
I woke up at 3 am in so much pain and I couldn't sleep again. Bah. I'm on adrenaline now but dying. I wish I could have called in sick but I'm swamped.
Does anyone else feel like the poor relations in their family? All of our siblings and their spouses are way better off than we are. My sister and BIL have zero debt- even their house is paid off. No student loans, never had a car payment b/c they always got hand-me-downs. I sometimes rue my decision to go law school and take out loans. I also wish H made more money. I had big dreams but I screwed up and made bad choices. I feel like I'll never be able to provide for my kids a fraction of what they can provide for theirs.
I know you know this, but I'm going to say it anyway -- providing for your kids is more than not having a mortgage. Your kids are healthy and holy-shit-loved! I mean, just look at your posts here! Those girls could not possibly be more loved, and they have everything they need. Cut yourself like a mile of slack.
Oh also.... my mom told me that my dad is considering going into day trading. :? :-# He's a grown ass man and a smart one, and in his previous corporate life he was an investment banker, so I have to believe that he knows what he's doing. Day trading is a WHOLE different ball game from suggesting mutual funds for middle class families, but he's not stupid, and he wouldn't gamble more than he could stand to lose. Right. Right..? Eeesh. He has been working construction for the last 10-15 years for his brother, but work is drying up, plus they want to move late this year or early next year, so he is considering pursuing this as a flexible/work-from-home option.... It scares me!
I know you know this, but I'm going to say it anyway -- providing for your kids is more than not having a mortgage. Your kids are healthy and holy-shit-loved! I mean, just look at your posts here! Those girls could not possibly be more loved, and they have everything they need. Cut yourself like a mile of slack.
I know.. I just don't want them to know how much more money their cousins have, and I'm sure as they get older it's going to become more apparent. Fortunately we all live fairly modest lifestyles so nobody is flashing $$$ around. My sister's kids and mine will grow up together though, so I know situations will come up where they will get to do things we can't.
Eh, honestly it's not a bad lesson to learn earlier in life that some people have more money and more stuff. And that some people have less (and some have a lot less than you). Perspective is never bad!
I know you know this, but I'm going to say it anyway -- providing for your kids is more than not having a mortgage. Your kids are healthy and holy-shit-loved! I mean, just look at your posts here! Those girls could not possibly be more loved, and they have everything they need. Cut yourself like a mile of slack.
I know.. I just don't want them to know how much more money their cousins have, and I'm sure as they get older it's going to become more apparent. Fortunately we all live fairly modest lifestyles so nobody is flashing $$$ around. My sister's kids and mine will grow up together though, so I know situations will come up where they will get to do things we can't.
Does anyone else feel like the poor relations in their family? All of our siblings and their spouses are way better off than we are. My sister and BIL have zero debt- even their house is paid off. No student loans, never had a car payment b/c they always got hand-me-downs. I sometimes rue my decision to go law school and take out loans. I also wish H made more money. I had big dreams but I screwed up and made bad choices. I feel like I'll never be able to provide for my kids a fraction of what they can provide for theirs.
Yes. We do okay for ourselves, but my brother is super smart and has an excellent job. He has a lot of student loans, but he is much better off in the long run that I am, plus, he never wants kids. My sister and her H are very well off and have an amazing house and take expensive trips. I'm so jealous, lol.
I know you know this, but I'm going to say it anyway -- providing for your kids is more than not having a mortgage. Your kids are healthy and holy-shit-loved! I mean, just look at your posts here! Those girls could not possibly be more loved, and they have everything they need. Cut yourself like a mile of slack.
I know.. I just don't want them to know how much more money their cousins have, and I'm sure as they get older it's going to become more apparent. Fortunately we all live fairly modest lifestyles so nobody is flashing $$$ around. My sister's kids and mine will grow up together though, so I know situations will come up where they will get to do things we can't.
Dude. Yes. Sil has $$$ and goes to Disney allll the time, has a huge house and never worries about buying like laundry detergent on a non-pay-week. (She also has good public schools so she doesn't spend and money on tuition like we do.) To add insult, though, the shitty car we drive used to be hers. I hate going to her house in that thing. Ugh.
Last night I stupidly didn't go to sleep until almost 4 am, so I was dreading today. But DD came into my room as I was turning out the lights and got into my bed and I told her to sleep in because I was tired. She said, "OK, mama." She didn't wake up until 10:30! Then she just grabbed her iPad and had been watching Sesame Street. So I didn't have to really wake up until 11:30. this is way better than the 9 am I was expecting her to get up at!
Post by karmasabiotch on Mar 14, 2016 14:46:23 GMT -5
I feel like life is getting harder and not easier. I had thought overall it would get easier as time went on. I'm worn out in every sense of the word and feel like there really isn't anything to look forward to, and everyday and every night is a struggle just to keep moving forward. If it wasn't for J, I would just want to be done.
I know.. I just don't want them to know how much more money their cousins have, and I'm sure as they get older it's going to become more apparent. Fortunately we all live fairly modest lifestyles so nobody is flashing $$$ around. My sister's kids and mine will grow up together though, so I know situations will come up where they will get to do things we can't.
I get this. Our kids only cousins will grow up with more money and it does make me a little sad.
I know you know this, but I'm going to say it anyway -- providing for your kids is more than not having a mortgage. Your kids are healthy and holy-shit-loved! I mean, just look at your posts here! Those girls could not possibly be more loved, and they have everything they need. Cut yourself like a mile of slack.
I know.. I just don't want them to know how much more money their cousins have, and I'm sure as they get older it's going to become more apparent. Fortunately we all live fairly modest lifestyles so nobody is flashing $$$ around. My sister's kids and mine will grow up together though, so I know situations will come up where they will get to do things we can't.
Or they can be like my cousins and talk about their "rich" cousins behind their backs or in front of them thinking no one can hear them. ^o)
We were not "rich" but my dad did really well for himself. He and my mom took a lot of chances in his career, many which meant cross country moves with 6 kids. They took a huge risk when he went into the retail end of the car industry and gave up a lot. But they never saw the fact my dad worked 8-9 M-F and every Saturday. Don't get me wrong, because of this none of my siblings have student loan debt and my parents have helped us out a lot. But the comments still are there and it is actually really hurtful even as a 40 year old because it is not like either one of my parents had shit growing up. My dad lived in the projects as a kid.
Sorry, I am not implying that you think this way but it is a real sore subject with me because my cousins were and continue to be super shitty to us on the regular. Their dad, at my wedding, told my husband he better thank my parents for everything they have ever done for him, implying he would be in the gutter without my dad. I have always hated him, this just added to the fire and his kids are the same.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown
Eh, my cousins and I are really close and they have always had more money. They went on nice family vacations, we went camping, etc. It's good for kids to learn to deal with stuff like that.
Their last trip pre-kids was Europe. Ours was St. Petersburg.. Florida. (wilted) lol
ProfessorArtNerd , we also got a HMD car from them once that used to be my dad's. But it wasn't an upgrade from the truck H had or anything, it just fit a car seat in it. The a/c didn't work, and we had to trade it in like a year later because it was crapping out on us. lol.
I know we're pretty fortunate and have a lot of things that other people don't, so I try not to complain or be bitter. Sometimes it just starts getting to me, and I hate feeling like everyone close to me is doing better than I am.
Oh, and I totally get this. One of my younger sisters is building a new house, they drive ridiculous cars, and she stays home. Never going to happen in my lifetime and she is a lot younger than me. I get it, like really get it.
But it is what it is, I am happy for the most part. I knew we were never going to be "rich" but we have a nice house, nice cars, and everything we need and really want. And if we ever sell our old house and aren't carrying two house, we can go on vacation maybe.
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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." - Unknown
Does anyone else feel like the poor relations in their family?
Yeah, my brother makes at leat 3x what my H makes, and I make nothing, which is substantially less than what my SIL makes, lol. They have an amazing apartment with a sweeping view of Manhattan and take several international trips a year. If they ever have kids, their kids' experiences will be vastly different from my kids'.
BUT, I have a ton of cousins, some of whose parents were much better off than we were, and I don't have any bad memories about this. Mostly I thought it was fun to go to their houses and play with their cool stuff. My parents never, EVER complained about how little money they had, or compared their money situation to anyone else's, and I think we took our cues from them.