I’m already so over being sick. My cousin is also positive now. I’m wondering if I should’ve gotten Paxlovid. The side effects just sounded so intense.
Also I have all 5 letters of the Wordle, but none of them in the right place and I cannot imagine another way they go together and it’s too much for my brain.
I'm on day 3 of my PMS headache and it's just annoying. I also have my pre-op appointment tomorrow for my ablation next week. Last time I had surgery, almost 20 years ago, my quick in/out turned into several hours, a hospital stay, and driving restrictions. So I'm really trying to stay calm and not go to worst case in my head.
TR my wordle streak died during covid. It was just too much to think of at the time.
I'm back at work this week, but I'm doing a light schedule as I recover. I just had to present an update to leadership and had to ask to go last since I couldn't stop coughing. My parents are supposed to visit this weekend and I may just tell them that they can come but not to expect ANYTHING, including getting fed.
I was filling up my car and this white haired guy pulled up in like an Altima blasting 80s music. He hops out and has this feathered hair/muscle shirt/pressed jeans combo going on. He rolls down the windows, leaves the music on and dances like he’s in the video for Wake Me Up Before You Go Go the whole time he is filling up his tank. Then he just hops back in his car and drives off. The kids hanging out at the gas station and I just looked at each other like we had a mass hallucination.
I was supposed to go on a 4 day girls trip. I backed out because I’m an indecisive ball of anxiety.
I have a bazillion Hyatt points so decided to spend 5k of them on ONE night last night. Got late check out for today.
It’s near my SIL and she invited DD to stay the night b/c she’s bff’s with her cousin. So just DH and 10 year old DS at home.
Late last night DH says DS threw up. Could have been 100 degree heat at camp all day or the ice cream for dinner.
Wake up to a text that DS is fine, but wanted to stay home (he hates camp so of course he did) and DH let him. The kid has NO WAY to call anyone. He has a wifi phone but no clue where it is.
So, of course I’m like, um, no. I’ll be home in an hour. Thanks a fucking lot.
DH says he’ll take his cell home to him. But he uses his cell for work 50% of the time. So he’ll miss out on work stuff.
So either I’m the asshole interrupting his work today so I can do absolutely nothing or I lose part of the 24 fucking hours I was getting to myself and so desperately needed.
I was supposed to go on a 4 day girls trip. I backed out because I’m an indecisive ball of anxiety.
I have a bazillion Hyatt points so decided to spend 5k of them on ONE night last night. Got late check out for today.
It’s near my SIL and she invited DD to stay the night b/c she’s bff’s with her cousin. So just DH and 10 year old DS at home.
Late last night DH says DS threw up. Could have been 100 degree heat at camp all day or the ice cream for dinner.
Wake up to a text that DS is fine, but wanted to stay home (he hates camp so of course he did) and DH let him. The kid has NO WAY to call anyone. He has a wifi phone but no clue where it is.
So, of course I’m like, um, no. I’ll be home in an hour. Thanks a fucking lot.
DH says he’ll take his cell home to him. But he uses his cell for work 50% of the time. So he’ll miss out on work stuff.
So either I’m the asshole interrupting his work today so I can do absolutely nothing or I lose part of the 24 fucking hours I was getting to myself and so desperately needed.
Sounds like your husband interrupted his own work day with poor judgment.
Ugh I feel like an asshole. Our dog daycare does pickup for the dogs, I take Donny out to the car and put him in the backseat. I wore a mask today and she said “Oh no, do you have COVID?” And I said, “yeah brought it home from vacation” and then she didn’t say anything so I shut the door. Then a minute later she texts asking if he’s been sleeping with us, kissing our faces. I said he sleeps at H’s feet, we don’t do face kisses and that I was sorry I didn’t even think about him possibly spreading it and did she want to bring him back? She said it was too late, he was already nuzzling her ear and went off about how if she gets sick she doesn’t get paid and she has a funeral coming up. I again offered to have her bring him back or we go get him and she lets him run out to the car. After a few minutes she texted back apologizing for her strong response, she’s just extra cautious. I apologized again and said I really didn’t mind getting him, but she said to let him stay. I just feel terrible that I didn’t think of it and also worried that if she somehow gets Covid in the next week, we’ll be blamed even though Google tells me dog to human transmission is very unlikely.
Ugh I feel like an asshole. Our dog daycare does pickup for the dogs, I take Donny out to the car and put him in the backseat. I wore a mask today and she said “Oh no, do you have COVID?” And I said, “yeah brought it home from vacation” and then she didn’t say anything so I shut the door. Then a minute later she texts asking if he’s been sleeping with us, kissing our faces. I said he sleeps at H’s feet, we don’t do face kisses and that I was sorry I didn’t even think about him possibly spreading it and did she want to bring him back? She said it was too late, he was already nuzzling her ear and went off about how if she gets sick she doesn’t get paid and she has a funeral coming up. I again offered to have her bring him back or we go get him and she lets him run out to the car. After a few minutes she texted back apologizing for her strong response, she’s just extra cautious. I apologized again and said I really didn’t mind getting him, but she said to let him stay. I just feel terrible that I didn’t think of it and also worried that if she somehow gets Covid in the next week, we’ll be blamed even though Google tells me dog to human transmission is very unlikely.
There is no way I would have thought human-dog-human transmission would be something to worry about. Don’t feel bad. Unless she barricades in her home, her reaction to you was out of line.
jlt19, we just got a phone for DS because we cancelled our home phone and H thought it would be ok to leave his work phone when he leaves for DS, only he always needs it for work.
I randomly was thinking about a friend who I was very close to years ago but we grew apart. I haven’t talked to her in probably 5 yrs. She is very into appearances and flaunting money/status now. I very much think she feels I’m beneath her. But it made me think about how much people change over their lifetime and how much of it is intentional or just because of circumstances.
I am annoyed. A huge tree branch fell in my car while I was driving last night. It was so loud and scary and happened simultaneously in a heartbeat and slow motion. I had just dropped off older kid at practice, luckily, bc the whole windshield on the passenger side is smashed in and there’s tiny shards of glass all over the dashboard and seat.
I feel lucky bc it could have been so much worse (a tree or ice block falling on me while driving has been one of my “irrational” fears) but this has already been a huge pita to navigate repairs.
Post by maudefindlay on Jul 12, 2022 8:48:43 GMT -5
ssmjlm ignore if too personal. Is it an endometrial ablation? I had the NovaSure version in my doctor's office in 2015. 90 seconds of hell for 7 years and counting of no bleeding or cramps. Recovery was super easy too. I only took the prescription pain meds day of, after that OTC ibuprofen was enough for a day or two. If this is what you are having done I hope you have the same post procedure experience. Honestly no one at your house will know expectations, if you feel better than expected keep it to yourself and milk it for a day.
gummybear yikes! That would be terrifying. I'm glad you are ok though. Hopefully now that it has happened and you ended up ok, you won't be as scared of the idea of it anymore? I know I felt that way after my first car accident.
TR don't worry about it, dogs don't carry COVID so she's just being weird.
Ugh, camp drop offs for dad are getting bad again. She clings to me and cries that she’ll miss me. And I feel shitty- like, if I was a better mother, I’d know how to prevent it.
Post by followyourarrow on Jul 12, 2022 9:09:36 GMT -5
I have an interview this morning. I'm hopeful, but trying not to be too hopeful if that makes sense. My boss is continuing to give no support or guidance. It's month end close and he's not checked in with me once.
ssmjlm - I had super intense cramping the day of my ablation. Make sure they give you good drugs and start them ASAP.
But I felt so much better the day after and completely fine the day after that.
Unfortunately I seem to be one of the “lucky” ones who still gets her period, but it’s diminished greatly from what I was experiencing before.
My doc told me that there was a possibility it wouldn't completely stop my periods. Which honestly is fine. I started having really heavy bleeding for 1-2 days, with extremely large clots so if I can get rid of that part, I'm better than right now.
Post by mysteriouswife on Jul 12, 2022 9:24:43 GMT -5
I cannot focus enough to work. I want to use a sick day, but I am roughing it out. I told H I want to save those for when I can’t sit up right or when I’m tired of their shit.
DS is being a goofball. He keeps asking Alexa to do weird things. He also drew pictures of silly faces for H to give me. He found a joke book to give me for entertainment. Lol
ssmjlm - I had super intense cramping the day of my ablation. Make sure they give you good drugs and start them ASAP.
But I felt so much better the day after and completely fine the day after that.
Unfortunately I seem to be one of the “lucky” ones who still gets her period, but it’s diminished greatly from what I was experiencing before.
My doc told me that there was a possibility it wouldn't completely stop my periods. Which honestly is fine. I started having really heavy bleeding for 1-2 days, with extremely large clots so if I can get rid of that part, I'm better than right now.
I didn't stop getting periods either but they are so, so much more manageable. They vary from needing a panty liner only, to worst case scenario a couple days of regular tampons. I'm 10 years out from my procedure. TBH, I am glad I still bleed. When I was still of reproductive age it was peace of mind I wasn't pg. And (confirmed by both my old GYN and my new one), monthly cycling is a healthy indicator - not only will it be easier to track perimenopause and menopause, irregular bleeding/spotting/cycles can also be the first sign something is amiss.
Ugh, camp drop offs for dad are getting bad again. She clings to me and cries that she’ll miss me. And I feel shitty- like, if I was a better mother, I’d know how to prevent it.
Or because you are such a great mother she feels safe enough to express her emotions fully in that moment and then goes on to have a great day.
I like the way you think. If only my brain would let me actually feel this.
Think of it as protecting your husband from your long-term resentment.
This is genius, thank you! Sounds like something our counselor would say and it’d be my a-ha moment for the session, but we don’t see her until Monday. So again, thank you.
And I’m sure DH thanks you because anything that doesn’t add to the lingering long term resentment list is a good thing for him.
Ugh, camp drop offs for dad are getting bad again. She clings to me and cries that she’ll miss me. And I feel shitty- like, if I was a better mother, I’d know how to prevent it.
I remember when everyone talked about tearful drop offs and I never experienced them. So then I felt shitty because my kids didn’t want to be with me.
There will always be an opportunity for guilt in everything we do as mothers. It’s so fucked up and so hard to stop it from happening, but it’s “normal”. I wish I had the words to make it stop but I deal with it daily as well. I KNOW it’s irrational most of the time, but that doesn’t change how it feels (see above).
I’m strongly considering seeking out a medical card to see if that would help. I’m already on a high dose of Zoloft and Adderral (for add but it does help my irritability) so I don’t know what else to do.
Ugh I feel like an asshole. Our dog daycare does pickup for the dogs, I take Donny out to the car and put him in the backseat. I wore a mask today and she said “Oh no, do you have COVID?” And I said, “yeah brought it home from vacation” and then she didn’t say anything so I shut the door. Then a minute later she texts asking if he’s been sleeping with us, kissing our faces. I said he sleeps at H’s feet, we don’t do face kisses and that I was sorry I didn’t even think about him possibly spreading it and did she want to bring him back? She said it was too late, he was already nuzzling her ear and went off about how if she gets sick she doesn’t get paid and she has a funeral coming up. I again offered to have her bring him back or we go get him and she lets him run out to the car. After a few minutes she texted back apologizing for her strong response, she’s just extra cautious. I apologized again and said I really didn’t mind getting him, but she said to let him stay. I just feel terrible that I didn’t think of it and also worried that if she somehow gets Covid in the next week, we’ll be blamed even though Google tells me dog to human transmission is very unlikely.
I don’t have a dog but this honestly sounds insane on her part.
Ugh, camp drop offs for dad are getting bad again. She clings to me and cries that she’ll miss me. And I feel shitty- like, if I was a better mother, I’d know how to prevent it.
Or because you are such a great mother she feels safe enough to express her emotions fully in that moment and then goes on to have a great day.
Ugh, camp drop offs for dad are getting bad again. She clings to me and cries that she’ll miss me. And I feel shitty- like, if I was a better mother, I’d know how to prevent it.
We're going through something similar, every evening and morning is a battle even thinking about camp. He does not want to go at all and is constantly trying to negotiate a day at home or an early pick up.
Makes me feel guilty that I can't stay home with him and help him have a better attitude, but also know it'll pass. And when I pick him up he's in a great mood.
We went on a long bike ride last week with the kids, stopped half way for lunch and came back out to our locked bikes stolen. We live in the city so bikes getting stolen are quite common and we never expected to get them back. I hadn't even gotten around to reporting them as stolen to the police. We ended up getting new bikes and then got a call from the police yesterday asking if we had bikes stolen and that they had them. Apparently the store I purchased my bike at had registered it so the cops had my contact information.
Apparently, there were security going by when they saw someone cutting the locks on our bikes with a saw, stopped them, apprehended them, called the cops and held onto our bikes. So strange.
Now we both have 2 bikes. My bike that was stolen was 8 years old and in need of getting replaced but DH's was only purchased last summer.
Ugh, camp drop offs for dad are getting bad again. She clings to me and cries that she’ll miss me. And I feel shitty- like, if I was a better mother, I’d know how to prevent it.
We're going through something similar, every evening and morning is a battle even thinking about camp. He does not want to go at all and is constantly trying to negotiate a day at home or an early pick up.
Makes me feel guilty that I can't stay home with him and help him have a better attitude, but also know it'll pass. And when I pick him up he's in a great mood.
My DD2 does this too sometimes. And the constant negotiating to stay home or pick up early is exhausting now that I work from home and they know I'm around. My boyfriend's son that lives with us doesn't go to camp all day like my daughters do, he stays home because his mom is anti-camp and refuses to allow him to attend. So that doesn't help our cause. I constantly try to remind my girls of how completely bored he is all day, making it sound as miserable as possible, and hype up the fun stuff they get to do vs. him sitting home alone while we work from home. That usually convinces them for a bit.
I am annoyed. A huge tree branch fell in my car while I was driving last night. It was so loud and scary and happened simultaneously in a heartbeat and slow motion. I had just dropped off older kid at practice, luckily, bc the whole windshield on the passenger side is smashed in and there’s tiny shards of glass all over the dashboard and seat.
I feel lucky bc it could have been so much worse (a tree or ice block falling on me while driving has been one of my “irrational” fears) but this has already been a huge pita to navigate repairs.
I'm glad you are ok. I don't mean to be alarmist, but someone recently died in our area when a tree branch fell on their car while driving in a storm at an intersection I drive through on a daily basis, and I think about it literally during every thunderstorm now (it wasn't a particularly bad storm and we live in an area with lots of tree-lined roads).
My bff also had a tree branch fall on her car that was parked in her driveway during a recent storm and it did a crazy amount of damage. Her car is still drive-able but might technically be totaled, but it's going to be another month until they can actually get it in for work since it's drive-able!
I am still very much mourning my kid-free week due to my dd breaking her arm and not being able to go to camp. I think I had been looking forward to not having to take care of anyone for a week, not having to feed anyone, not having to make decisions for anyone or hear that they are bored etc. that I was to our vacation this summer. Dh tried to tell me that at least still having ds at camp would be less stress than having them both at home, yet he is still sleeping in every day and doing nothing other than spending some time reading to dd every day and I am the one helping get her food (she can't even open any snacks for herself), get her dressed, etc. and it's more work than usual since she's usually pretty self-sufficient. I keep reminding myself it could have been so much worse, but this was seriously the last year both kids were eligible to even go to camp (ds ages out this year) so who knows when we will have the chance to have them both gone at the same time again.