I have to brag about my kids. They rocked swim lessons today. DD2, who I have never put in any sort of activity before because she's so unpredictable, followed instructions like a champ and swam like a fish.
We went to the Y afterwards and it was like night and day from last summer. The kids seemed so comfortable in the water. DD1 even felt the need to instruct another little girl on how to put her face in and do a back float. lol.
I'm trying to motivate myself for a 5:30 body pump class tomorrow. That requires going to bed by 10:30 at the latest and I never go to bed that early! I want to make this a routine for Tuesday/Thursday. Not looking forward to getting up at 5 though.
Around 9 J was at his door calling for me. I went in there and he said "mommy I all wet". Yeah, he had somehow pushed the bite valve down into his Camelbak, which makes it leak. We had to change his whole bed and he's pissed that his blanket is wet.
aspentosh I cannot believe the gall of that idiot.
@callmefia I'm sorry. That sounds like a 3 day detox/psych hold. Most people can't afford actual rehab unless they have good insurance and it is much longer.
Is it November yet? H and I are opposites politically, so we rarely discuss election stuff for the sake of our marriage. But tonight at my sister's house someone brought it up and now I want to murder him, so there's that.
Do we say Ramadan Kareem back? If so. Ramadan Kareem! I'm trying to get dd to say something to our dcp in the mornings as she totally embraced Christmas for us but I taught her to say Eid Mubarak on Friday- is that wrong? What do we say tomorrow? I want to impress her lol.
Do we say Ramadan Kareem back? If so. Ramadan Kareem! I'm trying to get dd to say something to our dcp in the mornings as she totally embraced Christmas for us but I taught her to say Eid Mubarak on Friday- is that wrong? What do we say tomorrow? I want to impress her lol.
Ramadan Kareem = Generous Ramadan. It's a fairly standard greeting but apparently controversial in some conservative circles.
Ramadan Mubarak = Blessed Ramadan. Totally safe for everyone!
Eid Mubarak = Blessed Eid. Eid al Fitr is the holiday that marks the end of the month of Ramadan, so you don't say Eid Mubarak until then. It's July 7th in the United States, but could be off by a day or two in other countries depending on if they use astronomical charts or rely on seeing the actual new moon.
Disclaimer: not a Muslim, but have a bunch of Muslim family members.
Post by awkwardpenguin on Jun 6, 2016 22:58:53 GMT -5
DW has been at Urgent Care for three hours to get a strep test. Her phone died so I have no idea if she'll ever be home. The UC closed almost an hour ago.
DD has been full on lately. Hitting and smacking and stalling and not following instructions.
Today she yanked the tiny hairs on the back of my head and, when I yelped, she pulled harder. ? I left her room and she sobbed hysterically. When I came back several minutes later, she asked me with her little tear stained face: 'do you still love me, mommy?' GAH.
After refusing nap today (with loud and violent protests), she fell asleep in my arms tonight during the Lorax (despite my excellent voices).
Jeez awkwardpenguin, I hope you two catch a break soon. and the Ramadan talk has me missing my old job a teeny tiny bit (my boss was Egyptian, and one of our big customers was the Middle Eastern Broadcasting Channel, which did extra business during Ramadan because I guess watching TV is a thing that happens more?)
@vicmo apropos of treats: in a moment of weakness I suggested that V watch Daniel Tiger after dinner (our rules are "when waiting for food" so this is against the rules) just to get him out of my hair while I was washing dishes, so I'm sure he's going to be a serial killer now.
Our fridge is super duper full, so as an act of self-sacrifice I am doing my part to empty a bottle of red wine.
The emergency plumber just made me cry so that happened.
Oh no! What happened?
There is an old capped pipe sticking out of my basement apartment's floor. Or there was up until 5 hours ago. It was hissing. Not sure what kind of pipe it even was but called fire department just to be safe. They came (chaos of thirty firefighters and a toddler who needs to be in bed). They told me to call emergency plumber. I asked several times what the problem was so that I could tell plumber. They told me "old pipe, possibly from an old heating/cooling system is leaking under floor. Needs to be drained or whole basement will flood."
The after hours plumber calls me back and he is so rude and exasperated by my description of the problem. He is like "well if you don't know what the pipe is for I'm just gonna have to rip things up. Are you sure you want that? My rate is $187 an hour."
I said "I'm sorry I can't explain the issue better but I called the after hours plumber line because I need an after hours plumber so yes, please come."
Then I tried to explain the whole thing to DH over the phone and I just lost it.
DD has been full on lately. Hitting and smacking and stalling and not following instructions.
Today she yanked the tiny hairs on the back of my head and, when I yelped, she pulled harder. ? I left her room and she sobbed hysterically. When I came back several minutes later, she asked me with her little tear stained face: 'do you still love me, mommy?' GAH.
After refusing nap today (with loud and violent protests), she fell asleep in my arms tonight during the Lorax (despite my excellent voices).
My kid is Jekyll and Hyde, basically.
Same. I'm so sorry. Hugs for you and J.
I feel like I am struggling to find a time of day when DD is *NOT* trying my very soul. It's breaking my heart. And making me so, so frustrated.
Just when I want to sell her to the gypsies, she says or does something that is the little girl I know to be her true self, and I want to cry for being so fed up with her.
I am totally getting wrinkles and gray hairs from this shit...but I can at least drink (soon, we shall do buzzed parenting together)
DD has been full on lately. Hitting and smacking and stalling and not following instructions.
Today she yanked the tiny hairs on the back of my head and, when I yelped, she pulled harder. ? I left her room and she sobbed hysterically. When I came back several minutes later, she asked me with her little tear stained face: 'do you still love me, mommy?' GAH.
After refusing nap today (with loud and violent protests), she fell asleep in my arms tonight during the Lorax (despite my excellent voices).
My kid is Jekyll and Hyde, basically.
Same. I'm so sorry. Hugs for you and J.
I feel like I am struggling to find a time of day when DD is *NOT* trying my very soul. It's breaking my heart. And making me so, so frustrated.
Just when I want to sell her to the gypsies, she says or does something that is the little girl I know to be her true self, and I want to cry for being so fed up with her.
I am totally getting wrinkles and gray hairs from this shit...but I can at least drink (soon, we shall do buzzed parenting together)
I had wine yesterday. No regrets!
I feel like your LO just had a massive life change so I'm more sympathetic. (Plus I'm not living with E lol.)
With how J has been the past week, I'm totally bracing myself for how awful this fall will be once #2 arrives. ?
Do we say Ramadan Kareem back? If so. Ramadan Kareem! I'm trying to get dd to say something to our dcp in the mornings as she totally embraced Christmas for us but I taught her to say Eid Mubarak on Friday- is that wrong? What do we say tomorrow? I want to impress her lol.
You could have her say Ramadan Mubarak ... Like celebration of Ramadan, as opposed to celebration of Eid at the End of Ramadan saying Eid Mubarak is proper. I'm sure she appreciates you reaching out
Do we say Ramadan Kareem back? If so. Ramadan Kareem! I'm trying to get dd to say something to our dcp in the mornings as she totally embraced Christmas for us but I taught her to say Eid Mubarak on Friday- is that wrong? What do we say tomorrow? I want to impress her lol.
You could have her say Ramadan Mubarak ... Like celebration of Ramadan, as opposed to celebration of Eid at the End of Ramadan saying Eid Mubarak is proper. I'm sure she appreciates you reaching out
Lol, so I had quite a laugh trying to get my 2 year old to say Ramadan on the way to daycare this morning. It was hilarious.