Why do you always have to be delayed when I have a meeting I need to be at right after our scheduled landing time?
Frustrated Flier
Dear HR:
When I tell you that I the very earliest I can make an interview of candidates is 10:30 and explain I’m landing at 9:30, you really shouldn’t schedule the first interview at 10:30. Give a girl some wiggle room.
Hiring Boss’s Boss
Dear Employee:
I’m not letting you hire the person you want to hire. He doesn’t fill the gaps we have. Instead you’re trying to hire yet another process person. We need a subject matter expert.
It does not make for a peaceful relaxing commute when I have to drive an old pickup to work. I realize I work a block from the tire shop. However, no AC is not fun in summer. I can't drive a stick shift and shift gears with a coffee cup between my legs. There is no cupholder. And now I have something on my black slacks.
Signed, not my project.
Dear workweek,
I am so glad I took a couple of days off this week. I need a day to sleep in. Plus, DD and I need a shopping day.
Signed, tired.
Dear DS,
You have been begging for a job for a year. You now have one. Now you are praying for rain for a day off. The reason? You found out DD is going to Memaw's and getting biscuits and gravy. You cant take off for biscuits and gravy. You don't make any money that way.
I’m sorry that you need to know the full roster of attendees for DD2’s pool party next week before making a decision. I am not sending out a reminder email just so you can figure out if someone else is bringing a sibling so you can also bring a sibling. I thought it was nice to offer that you could bring siblings at all. So, if you can’t decide unless you know who else is going, then don’t come at all.
Kisses, DD2’s mom
Dear DD1-
I don’t know what caused the change in attitude, but OMG it’s been wonderful after several weeks of horrible behavior. Welcome back, sweet girl! Stick around awhile, won’t you?
xctsclrx, I think missing her games had an impact. She missed 5 games - 4 with one team and 1 with another. We went back on Monday and her teammates confronted her. They wanted to know where she’d been, and that they’d been depending on her and she let them down. So I think that she’s treading carefully in order to be able to make it to the playoff games. Her coach also put her at the bottom of the batting order, which she deserved after missing all those games, but it really rubbed her the wrong way.
Dear employee, Please stop with the dramatics. Your plate was overloaded. We both know this and have addressed it several times. So, I divvied up workload in a way that makes sense and helps our team overall. Sorry if that means you lost some "fun" stuff, but you calling in sick and not smiling or talking to me since I told you is a bit much. I have a large plate to manage with a very small team to do it all. Can we be grown ups about it please? It would be much more impressive if you dug in to the stuff that is now on your plate and knocked it out of the park instead of being passive aggressive about what is now missing. I can be a fun, casual boss but this is the stuff that will make me flip a switch to real boss mode real fast. Signed, Over it
Dear BFF, Thanks for always being there for me. New guy I've been seeing is so night and day different from XH. I don't know what to do with someone who isn't a pompous jerk. It's like I'm retraining my brain and you've been listening to my freak outs so nicely the past couple nights. Your text about how much I deserve a kind, nice guy who treats me well made me cry last night. I guess I didn't realize just how unhealthy things with XH were. Love, Lost without you
I love you to pieces, but OMG stop taking my stuff! Tried to brush my hair this morning - no brush. In the shower after working out - conditioner is gone. I’m glad we aren’t the same size yet, or I’d be naked.
Dear DD Teacher You are horrible. You don't communicate. Psych the kids up months before a project so DD goes headlong into it picking an animal and doing tons of research, typing out paragraphs to be told it had to be an animal at the safari they went to. So she picks an animal from the safari. Bison, goes all out has 2 pages of notes, has read tons, delved into the history which really drew her in. Finally start the animal project 4 weeks after the safari field trip and she gets assigned giraffe and doesn't get to pick the animal. DD was pissed spewed not only to me but the gymnastic staff. I'm pissed. Yes was it was good practice but not really fair either. Frustrated Mom and kid
PS responding that this is an in class project only so she shouldn't have started it at home is BS
Post by covergirl82 on Jun 5, 2019 11:02:43 GMT -5
Dear DS,
I'm super proud that you made the Little League All Stars A team. Make sure to just try your best and have a good attitude. We'll be going to bed on time this summer as long as you're playing baseball.
Love, Mommy
Dear MIL,
You've complained to someone else in the family before that you don't "get to" drive my kids around, but my parents do. The fact that you forgot your glasses (and said you wondered why everything was so blurry, and it took you half the drive to our house to realize you didn't have your glasses on) when you came over on Monday to get the kids on the bus is a good example (and this isn't the only time you've done that) of why you can't drive my kids around. I won't have my kids in a car with someone driving who is half blind because they forgot their glasses.
Signed, DIL
Dear manager,
You are usually very flexible about working remote and modified schedules, so if DS's All Stars team does well and keeps winning, it means I will need to travel with him across the state to different games. Please keep up the flexibility so I don't have to use up a lot of PTO (especially because I will work at least my normal hours anyway, given how much work is on my plate right now) in July.
Dear Mom Now I remember why I don't say anything about how DD is doing at school or gym and just give you bare basics or say everything is fine. Because when I vent or say anything you blow me off and tell me I'm a drama queen. Not helpful. Also when DD tells you school was fine she is being polite and not wanting you to ask her anymore questions which works. Daughter who's DD is smarter when it comes to grandma than me
Dear Chiropractor I really can't wait to see you at 2 today. My head is killing me and I'm being a bitchy bitch for no reason. Please fix me Me
twinmomma, I didn't realize it at the time, but I dated the biggest asshole in the planet before I met DH. Looking back on it now, we never even liked each other as people, let alone, as someone to date. I'm partially convinced that if I hadn't been with him, I wouldn't have realized just how good of a guy DH is.
Dear eye doctor- thanks for telling me my kids don't need glasses yet- yay. One less expense and hassle.
Dear camp- Thanks for having a sword fighting demo, so fun for the kids!
Dear boss- I hate it when you change things all the time. When someone is super cranky and angry about getting their way and are doing things wrong, and I just said I went along with it (because I don't control that or have access to that as part of my job and you wouldn't have done anything about it anyway), could you not compare me to a genocidal group from history. You know you are lacking in social skills, correct? You also don't have to say the first weird random things that pop into your head, you know!
Post by traveltheworld on Jun 5, 2019 15:06:01 GMT -5
Dear Dad,
Thank you for putting things into perspective for me. I was hesitant to talk to you about the lack of any active leads in DH's job hunt, but you made me feel so much better. Sometimes I forget the fact that you moved to a brand new country at age 43, started from scratch, and still managed to make a wonderful life for all of us.
Signed, Appreciative
Dear Boss,
Ok, I know it's at a preliminary stage, but if you approached me about relocating to the other side of the world, it's not unreasonable for me to want a few more details, especially the economics of said relocation plan. Don't make it seem like I'm weird for asking. Numbers matter. Heck, we work at an institutional investment firm! No one cares about numbers as much as we do!
Dear Kids, No, you cannot just eat a spoonful of protein powder (disgusting) instead of mixing a protein shake - don’t be THAT lazy. When I say lunch has to be protein plus a fruit or veggie, a spoonful of powder with a container of berries is not a lunch. Neither is a plate of lettuce and a spoonful of protein powder. There are a million acceptable permutations down there. Figure it out. Also, whoever systemically ate the cookies from the four Lunchables I bought as a treat - you don’t get any more Lunchables. Any of you. Lunch shouldn’t be this hard
Dear Summer, Is it Fall yet? Loves summer, can’t handle kids out of full time school
I keep thinking my travel is going to slow down as we move toward summer. Please make that happen!
Signed, I really really like sleeping in my own bed
Dear DH,
I know it's been hard to get out of the office lately, but I think DD will remember forever that you surprised her by picking her up at school early to take her to a Padres game this afternoon. I remember stuff like that from when I was 6.
Post by librarychica on Jun 5, 2019 18:19:37 GMT -5
Dear old friend,
I’m glad we reconnected, are letting bygones be bygones. Also learning that you now live on a hobby farm with three kids and a bunch of small goats, well, I’m just waiting for that invite.
Signed, My kid is going to die of joy!
Dear parents,
I complain sometimes about the closeness but you’re taking my kids Sunday-Thursday and first dad is going to look at all my to-dos. “Your father is bringing his tool box. He would like some of your butterfly plants in exchange so have them potted.”
I will! Fix my cabinet!
Love, Daughter who owns 596 tools but by all means bring your own, the milkweed is waiting
librarychica - shredded iceberg this time - good for tacos but not as a veggie....he was really looking for a way to make me leave him alone so he could eat peanut butter crackers in peace!
Post by mustardseed2007 on Jun 6, 2019 5:41:53 GMT -5
Dear Owner of Company,
I know you own this thing and all but you waltzing in at 4:30 when I needed to leave at 4:30 and wanting to do 3 conference calls...please don't? Luckily my secretary was able to call and cancel DD's speech therapy, but I really didn't want to do that.
Dear DH, I don’t even know what to say. I can’t tell if you are a disorganized train wreck or if you really think I am here at your beck and call. I’m sorry they are dilating your eyes at 4:00. I have an appointment at 4:30, and said I could pick you up at 5:45. Stomping around yelling “fine!” like a preschooler is not becoming.
All family appointments except yours are on the shared google calendar. The two older kids enter their own. Mentioning that you told me about this a month ago — unhelpful. I reminded you then I am not your admin and you need to put your own stuff on the calendar. Do you remember why? Because twice I did it for you and you gave me the wrong information so you missed two appointments and had to reschedule and you were as mad as a hornet.