Can anyone tell its Wednesday? I’ve struggled to recognize my position on the calendar all day. And frankly, every day since mid-March.
Dear boss,
You are being great about WFH. Thanks for saying this morning that you expect us to be among the last wave of offices to resume fully in-person operations. We have worked very effectively remotely and could keep it up for months, if necessary.
You obviously have never dealt with me. When I bring a kid in for a headache that's lasted over a day and you start launching into a cat scan, my mind and reaction is going to be pretty wild.
So far, your shot worked, but that's what I get for not taking him to his pediatrician.
Dear shakinros The only thing that was keeping my days straight was our custody schedule. That's now out the window so I'm lost. My kids are just always here, weekdays and weekends feel vaguely similar, and all the days blend together. Signed, Twinmomma
Dear therapist, Thank you for being you! It felt so good to just pick up right where we left off months ago, even over video call. Sorry for the teary word vomit of a session. I'll try to be a bit more coherent next time. Signed, Grateful client
Dear shakinros & twinmomma,, This week seems to be just a huge mesh of same old same old. No clue what day it is.. 186momx
Dear DD You are driving me crazy. Can you just be quiet for a few minutes? You couldn't even be quiet while watching a movie today. Tapping your foot, slurping your drink, snapping fingers...just be still and quiet. Your mother
Tuesdays are the day our meal box comes. Except they rescheduled us to Wednesdays going forward. Except it doesn't always show up on Wednesday and sometimes comes on Thursdays now. So that's totally adding to my confusion.
My boss just texted and said for the next round of PPP, we may be relying on electronic signature. I'm still not 100% sure he's telling the truth, but I may be getting closer and closer to the future. Woot!
Signed, Tired of trying to find new ways to convey what an "original wet ink signature" is.
Dear shakinros & twinmomma,, This week seems to be just a huge mesh of same old same old. No clue what day it is.. 186momx
Dear DD You are driving me crazy. Can you just be quiet for a few minutes? You couldn't even be quiet while watching a movie today. Tapping your foot, slurping your drink, snapping fingers...just be still and quiet. Your mother
Last night at dinner I finally turned to DD1 and said "Just.Shut.Up.Please." tThe constant noise and talking just got to me. Not my finest parenting moment. But I couldn't take it anymore.
I second this blur of days. They all meld together and I don't know anymore. I have to work on the weekends to keep up so all days feel the same.
Dear DS,
I am so sorry we are going through this, but crying everytime I say we can't do something is breaking my heart. I am not trying to be mean we literally can't do anything
Signed,
Mom of a son who cried because he can't get a haircut
You obviously have never dealt with me. When I bring a kid in for a headache that's lasted over a day and you start launching into a cat scan, my mind and reaction is going to be pretty wild.
So far, your shot worked, but that's what I get for not taking him to his pediatrician.
Signed, hyper worrier mom.
If I recall, he’s about the age I was when migraines started. Hormones, man. Did they give him imitrex?
Post by librarychica on Apr 29, 2020 20:58:51 GMT -5
Dear WMs,
I missed a deadline because I forgot what WEEK It was. It was admittedly fluffy, work nicety deadline (I had to make an about me slide) but still. Wrong week.
Sincerely, Library
Dear sort of friend,
I find it very odd that when learning that the museum where our kids sometimes go to camp will be open for camp but will be keeping the kids out of the public spaces your response was not “reasonable precaution” but “I hope they refund us some money since camp won’t be as fun!”
WTAF. Take your camp and be grateful that they’re cautious!
xctsclrx, He is... kind of. We have it set that he gets winter break week and I get spring break week. During winter break, because he wasn't going away with them or taking any time off, we kept our regular schedule so that I could see the kids before leaving for Mexico. When I suggested we keep the normal routine for spring break since I now can't take them on our planned trip, he declined. Then asked for me to pick up an extra weekend on top of that because he took care of them when they were sick. So I got them April 22 and will have them until the end of May with like, 4 days where they go to his house interspersed in there.
Dear self, When you are the one in charge of ordering new travel mugs for each employee, make sure it will work with your own coffee machine first! Overflowing your new mug is not a great way to start the day. Figure out some ounces math to make your life easier. Signed, Me
You obviously have never dealt with me. When I bring a kid in for a headache that's lasted over a day and you start launching into a cat scan, my mind and reaction is going to be pretty wild.
So far, your shot worked, but that's what I get for not taking him to his pediatrician.
Signed, hyper worrier mom.
If I recall, he’s about the age I was when migraines started. Hormones, man. Did they give him imitrex?
It was a shot that started with a T. He has had all of his puberty this year. I need to have his real doctor look at him and discuss migraines.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 30, 2020 8:08:35 GMT -5
Dear DH, It appears you have forgotten that we purchased a house and spent a shit ton of money to make it really awesome and one of the reasons we were itching to move was to have a second bathroom. Since we have 2 bathrooms, is it really necessary to poop in the bathroom that is in my office instead of the one that is not only not inside my office but on a completely separate floor? Really curious why you choose to shit in basically the same room that I am trying to work instead of in your own private space. Love, Your wife that thinks you are smart but wonders why you do dumb shit sometimes.
twinmomma , wow that's a dynamic I haven't experienced before. DH and his ex fight over more time with the kids.
In theory we have a 50/50 split. If that ends up being not exact for whatever reason, ExH likes to try to finagle ways to get out of having the kids more. For example, when I've traveled for work, my sister has actually come to stay at my house on my days and take care of them because ExH didn't want to deal with the extra time. Or if he does take them for any extra time, he is then immediately trying to get me to "make up for it" and take them extra days too. I always just take them whenever he asks, because they're my kids and I want to have them around. For him, it's an inconvenience to lose his free time to do what he wants and get to play house with his fiancee.
I was on a zoom call for 30 minutes. You were screaming like banshees in the house and then I heard you running around the backyard with the toddler. I think the whole neighborhood heard you. I get off the call to find you in tank tops and shorts outside. It's 43 degrees. You also managed to tear the living area of the house apart.
My brain can't take the noise, chaos and mess anymore! You are not getting any screens or anything fun until it's picked up.
Mom
PS. Pick the mess up without talking or singing for the love!
Post by traveltheworld on Apr 30, 2020 9:41:28 GMT -5
Dear Boss,
Could you please try to figure out how to WFH more effectively? Sending the group emails at 2 or 3 a.m., then expecting the work product to be in hand "by the morning" is bonkers. not all of us are checking our emails at that time. I know you have young-ish kids, but so do we, so let's work together?