Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a great time with your friends tonight! Trampoline park, movies, pizza. I see you have strung Christmas lights through the basement to jazz the place up a bit. I hope you all don't keep me awake all night.
Signed, 14 years ago, 2 hours post childbirth, freaking out about having 2 kids.
Dear DS,
Thank you for all of the camp updates NOT. I have received 2 words in response in 2 days.
Signed, communication is not your strong point.
Dear accreditation team,
Do not annihilate me today. I hope I have put together the right examples for our team.
Life sure is easier with you gone. But man do I miss you. Come home and give me snuggles and I'll put up with being late for work and fighting over dinner options.
Signed, Sappy mom
PS I'm also slightly terrified to have you come back when you have to adjust to rules, boundaries, and not getting to eat mac n cheese as many times a day as you like.
Dear DD I'm trying very hard not to strangle you but do you have to talk all the damn time. You are just talking and singing to yourself while you are doing your own thing but it is so annoying to me. Now I give you credit for letting me work from 8-12 without "mom" me 50 million times but some quiet would be nice. Mom who is contemplating not going in tomorrow as I don't have anything that has to be done right now because at least at home I can send her outside
Dear Gym Thanks for including pre-team in on the team newsletter and fundraising opportunities over the summer. Also it was nice you invited the girls to the team sleepover on this Saturday. Just don't know if I'm ready to send DD to it. Gym Mom PS: I love the fundraising is running a concession booth at the 2 big concerts in the park over the summer and you sign up if you want to. The other fundraising is working at the state meet we get to host this fall and all the money made after expenses gets divided among the families that worked.
Thanks for telling DD1 that she sucks at basketball. She was having fun and gaining confidence. And she doesn't suck. She's like 4 years younger than you and hasn't been playing for that long.
You might think she sucks at basketball, but I think you suck at life.
Dear critters in my attic, You are not welcome here! Please vacate immediately or you will be forcefully evicted tomorrow! Signed, Bye-bye money!
Dear back, Why are you aching? Is it a muscle strain or something deeper? Ibuprofen, heat, and stretching seem to do nothing. Signed, Hoping for a simple solution soon
erinshelley21, Normally I don't mind DD hanging at the office. I just think multiple days in a row of me not getting a break is what is driving me bonkers and why I'm thinking of staying home tomorrow. Still won't get a break but at least I'm not trying to be business lady and mom at the same time and feeling bad that neither is getting full attention. Plus the constant little girl chatter while she happily entertains herself when I'm used to my quiet office is getting to me. This is the only week she is here all week the rest of the summer is just Tuesdays.
mommyatty, leave everyone at your place and go alone to the beach. I would just tell them before bed that tomorrow you are walking alone and then after breakfast everyone can go to the beach. You need some solo beach walking. 186momx who needs a solo beach walk too
This mornings text: Me: Good morning! Ready to come home? Has the rain kept you from anything? Taking your meds? Ds: GM, no, no, and yes Me: Seriously? Ds: What
Dear WPs, Totally random question. Now that I am divorced, I revert back to being a Ms. right? I'm not a Mrs. anymore? Even though I kept my married name? This question brought to you by a conversation at work. Signed, WTF is my name?
I was always a Mrs! I think because I was a teacher spouse, it's just how it happened. That's how the kids knew me. It's not like many people refer to me as Mrs/Ms/Miss in real life, but it came up in conversation and I realized I had no plan.
It’s what you are comfortable with. Let’s say Mary Brown divorced John Brown. She can legitimately be:
Mrs. Mary Brown Ms. Mary Brown Ms. Mary Maiden Name Miss Mary Maiden Name
The only thing she can’t legitimately be is Mrs. John Brown.
I’m always slightly annoyed when people address stuff to me as Mrs. Mommy Atty. I’m not because I’m not divorced. I’m properly Mrs. Daddy Atty or Ms Mommy Atty. It’s an old fashioned pet peeve of mine.
how old is your DS? That would be completely reasonable to me. Usually when I get those kind of responses it means they are busy and can't talk or don't want to talk. I get them from my H, SS1, SS2, and my dad. When they are in a chatty mood they will write out a book of texts or call me.
xctsclrx, he is 16. That is pretty standard for DS. I can't wait for DD to go to the same school as him. I will get all of the scoop because as uncommunicative as he is, she makes up for it Xs 10.
Post by covergirl82 on Jun 20, 2019 15:48:35 GMT -5
Dear MIL,
While I appreciate when babysitters come early, 1.5 hours early is egregious and unnecessary. Please don't come that early. Now I'll just be sitting in my room working longer so I don't have to talk to you.
Thanks for telling DD1 that she sucks at basketball. She was having fun and gaining confidence. And she doesn't suck. She's like 4 years younger than you and hasn't been playing for that long.
You might think she sucks at basketball, but I think you suck at life.
Post by sandandsea on Jun 20, 2019 21:40:22 GMT -5
Dear DS2, I’m so excited for your birthday tomorrow. You are at such a cute age and are hilarious, fun, and nice. Please stay that way and don’t become a threenager. I’m seeing tantrums and hearing more “no” than ever and it worries me. I hope your birthday is exciting for you as last year you really didn’t care.
Love, Your happy mom who is glad you are growing up
I know without a doubt you’re annoyed with me because I haven’t spent the week catering to you. But let’s face facts. Your son invited you to crash my family’s vacation. Which meant I had four kids instead of two to deal with. And I’m not willing to.
I must say that your sitting in the condo while I took my kids to swim and stuff has been awesome. So I appreciate your pouting more than words can say. Too bad you didn’t choose to sit at home while we go on this dolphin cruise.
Signed, Don’t Make Me Tell You I Didn’t Want You Here