Post by gretchenindisguise on Dec 20, 2023 14:18:12 GMT -5
My parents just tested positive for covid for the first time. I'm hoping they can get paxlovid and be good. I'm impressed they lasted this long (L and I also haven't had it yet ::: knocking on wood::: ).
I follow a facebook page for Elf on the Shelf ideas.
1. People are out of control. Look, if you love it, I love it for you. But holy shit people are for real spending HOURS gluing individual pieces of cereal to a tube so they can make it look like cereal is pouring out of a high cabinet. And making 8 pounds of dyed spaghetti noodles to fill their bathtub. I do not have this kind of energy, ever, but especially not in December when I'm running on fumes at all times anyway.
2. The way people are freaking out over their 9, 10, and 11 year old children figuring out that it's the parents is surprising to me. I mean, understand being sad at the end of an era, but people are posting about how youtube is RUINING CHRISTMAS bc their kid found videos of parents doing the set up. Only to find out that the kid is approaching middle school. He probably has known for years and is just humoring you, Susan.
Overall 90% of the people in that group need to take some deep breaths, but I get a sick enjoyment out of it so I can't quite leave.
I have seen both of these come across my FB feed and it validates my decision to have nothing to do with that damn elf. People are crazy and have way too much time on their hands.
Patsy Baloney, I will never understand why people get mad about seats someone else got. Like you can only be mad at yourself for letting someone get there earlier than you? It's so weird!
She and her mom were kind of a hosebeast about it to everyone in the row! Granted, I was saving quite a few for my family (5) and a friend’s family (4), but everyone came in shortly after me. I had barely spread my coat out when everyone arrived. It’s not like I was saving them for hours and hours on my own. She saved the whole second row 🤷🏻♀️
And, she bitched about us, “Not being members” at the church where they go to school. It’s not required of us to be members. Go suck an egg.
I was HEATED. But I just sat a little taller and made sure to enjoy my front row seat.
Patsy Baloney , I will never understand why people get mad about seats someone else got. Like you can only be mad at yourself for letting someone get there earlier than you? It's so weird!
She and her mom were kind of a hosebeast about it to everyone in the row! Granted, I was saving quite a few for my family (5) and a friend’s family (4), but everyone came in shortly after me. I had barely spread my coat out when everyone arrived. It’s not like I was saving them for hours and hours on my own. She saved the whole second row 🤷🏻♀️
And, she bitched about us, “Not being members” at the church where they go to school. It’s not required of us to be members. Go suck an egg.
I was HEATED. But I just sat a little taller and made sure to enjoy my front row seat.
Extra weird! How does she even know you're not members? Sounds like she is nosy and needs a hobby LOL
Post by icedcoffee on Dec 20, 2023 14:51:13 GMT -5
I just found out a kid we were with on Saturday has covid and my older one had a sore throat yesterday. I didn't even think to test him (please don't flame me, I've had a lot on my plate and I already feel guilty) and sent him to school today. I'll test him tonight, but suddenly I am filled with dread that Christmas and our ski trip is cancelled.
I follow a facebook page for Elf on the Shelf ideas.
1. People are out of control. Look, if you love it, I love it for you. But holy shit people are for real spending HOURS gluing individual pieces of cereal to a tube so they can make it look like cereal is pouring out of a high cabinet. And making 8 pounds of dyed spaghetti noodles to fill their bathtub. I do not have this kind of energy, ever, but especially not in December when I'm running on fumes at all times anyway.
2. The way people are freaking out over their 9, 10, and 11 year old children figuring out that it's the parents is surprising to me. I mean, understand being sad at the end of an era, but people are posting about how youtube is RUINING CHRISTMAS bc their kid found videos of parents doing the set up. Only to find out that the kid is approaching middle school. He probably has known for years and is just humoring you, Susan.
Overall 90% of the people in that group need to take some deep breaths, but I get a sick enjoyment out of it so I can't quite leave.
I cannot wait for my youngest to stop believing. I wish we had never done Santa because I have never enjoyed one minute of it. And no, it’s not about wanting credit for gifts lol
Post by mrsukyankee on Dec 20, 2023 15:28:27 GMT -5
Well, turns out both my H and I have Covid. Bah. My ribs are in pain from so much coughing, I have a headache, didn't sleep hardly at all last night. And this is my second time in a term of a school. Bah!
I follow a facebook page for Elf on the Shelf ideas.
1. People are out of control. Look, if you love it, I love it for you. But holy shit people are for real spending HOURS gluing individual pieces of cereal to a tube so they can make it look like cereal is pouring out of a high cabinet. And making 8 pounds of dyed spaghetti noodles to fill their bathtub. I do not have this kind of energy, ever, but especially not in December when I'm running on fumes at all times anyway.
2. The way people are freaking out over their 9, 10, and 11 year old children figuring out that it's the parents is surprising to me. I mean, understand being sad at the end of an era, but people are posting about how youtube is RUINING CHRISTMAS bc their kid found videos of parents doing the set up. Only to find out that the kid is approaching middle school. He probably has known for years and is just humoring you, Susan.
Overall 90% of the people in that group need to take some deep breaths, but I get a sick enjoyment out of it so I can't quite leave.
I cannot wait for my youngest to stop believing. I wish we had never done Santa because I have never enjoyed one minute of it. And no, it’s not about wanting credit for gifts lol
Mine doesn't believe anymore but still wants the magic of Santa and the Elf so..... H wrapped a few presents in different paper to be from Santa and we move the damn Elf (we've never been over the top with it though).
icedcoffee, I hope everything is okay for your DS. No judgment here, I def don't test for every little symptom anymore and would not have tested until I heard about the other kid having Covid.
For the record, when my kid was little, she had an absolute ball looking for her elf in the morning & I thoroughly enjoyed it, too. That elf really liked the ice cube tray, Christmas tree, and Barbie’s car. Lol. I never glued anything, not even once.
Post by fluffycookie on Dec 20, 2023 17:50:58 GMT -5
I am adding random things to my walmart order to waive the the pick up fee so I don't have to deal with the chaos of the store. They are the only place that carries the protein bars that DS likes.
For the record, when my kid was little, she had an absolute ball looking for her elf in the morning & I thoroughly enjoyed it, too. That elf really liked the ice cube tray, Christmas tree, and Barbie’s car. Lol. I never glued anything, not even once.
Ours are lazy. They just move around. No shenanigans.
I was debating whether to work from home or go in. I then applied deodorant and realized I'd given myself razorburn when I showered quickly yesterday in BOTH PITS.
icedcoffee, I hope everything is okay for your DS. No judgment here, I def don't test for every little symptom anymore and would not have tested until I heard about the other kid having Covid.
Post by maudefindlay on Dec 20, 2023 20:14:19 GMT -5
Just days away from one of my favorite threads of the year "The worst gift I got". You all, or shall I say your SOs, family, friends, bosses etc do not dissapoint.
Patsy Baloney, I will never understand why people get mad about seats someone else got. Like you can only be mad at yourself for letting someone get their earlier than you? It's so weird!
I think people get mad because schools literally tell parents that doors won’t open until a certain time and not to come and line it. Lots of people can’t take the time off work to wait an hour in line and watch the show. It doesn’t bother me (you can see fine from back seats in our auditorium) but I roll my eyes at the people who wait hours to save the whole front row for their family to see a crap elementary school production.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
I follow a facebook page for Elf on the Shelf ideas.
1. People are out of control. Look, if you love it, I love it for you. But holy shit people are for real spending HOURS gluing individual pieces of cereal to a tube so they can make it look like cereal is pouring out of a high cabinet. And making 8 pounds of dyed spaghetti noodles to fill their bathtub. I do not have this kind of energy, ever, but especially not in December when I'm running on fumes at all times anyway.
2. The way people are freaking out over their 9, 10, and 11 year old children figuring out that it's the parents is surprising to me. I mean, understand being sad at the end of an era, but people are posting about how youtube is RUINING CHRISTMAS bc their kid found videos of parents doing the set up. Only to find out that the kid is approaching middle school. He probably has known for years and is just humoring you, Susan.
Overall 90% of the people in that group need to take some deep breaths, but I get a sick enjoyment out of it so I can't quite leave.
I’m admittedly a Scrooge (see my holiday concert post just above…) but EOTS posts make me irrationally angry. I hide about 5 FB friends for December solely based on this.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Patsy Baloney, I will never understand why people get mad about seats someone else got. Like you can only be mad at yourself for letting someone get there earlier than you? It's so weird!
She and her mom were kind of a hosebeast about it to everyone in the row! Granted, I was saving quite a few for my family (5) and a friend’s family (4), but everyone came in shortly after me. I had barely spread my coat out when everyone arrived. It’s not like I was saving them for hours and hours on my own. She saved the whole second row 🤷🏻♀️
And, she bitched about us, “Not being members” at the church where they go to school. It’s not required of us to be members. Go suck an egg.
I was HEATED. But I just sat a little taller and made sure to enjoy my front row seat.
That’s intense. I’m not mad at you. She sounds awful
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.”
Patsy Baloney, I will never understand why people get mad about seats someone else got. Like you can only be mad at yourself for letting someone get there earlier than you? It's so weird!
She and her mom were kind of a hosebeast about it to everyone in the row! Granted, I was saving quite a few for my family (5) and a friend’s family (4), but everyone came in shortly after me. I had barely spread my coat out when everyone arrived. It’s not like I was saving them for hours and hours on my own. She saved the whole second row 🤷🏻♀️
And, she bitched about us, “Not being members” at the church where they go to school. It’s not required of us to be members. Go suck an egg.
I was HEATED. But I just sat a little taller and made sure to enjoy my front row seat.
”Lady, do you think you’re representing your church membership well with these outbursts?” No. The answer is no. And everybody knows that if the Holy Family themselves beat you to the front row seats to see little Jesus perform you’d act just as obnoxious. Suck it, indeed.
I took a friend to the airport this morning and had to wake up at 5am. I slept horribly bc I was anxious I would oversleep. Soooooooo tired.
When I fly in the morning I can never sleep the night before! I don’t normally turn my alarm off until I’m awake awake. I can only think of 1 time in the last 8 years I turned it off and went to sleep immediately.
I took a friend to the airport this morning and had to wake up at 5am. I slept horribly bc I was anxious I would oversleep. Soooooooo tired.
When I fly in the morning I can never sleep the night before! I don’t normally turn my alarm off until I’m awake awake. I can only think of 1 time in the last 8 years I turned it off and went to sleep immediately.
This is why I think the oversleeping is the most unrealistic part of Home Alone! And they are being picked up at 8 am. It’s not even early.
We flew out 12/10. I can’t even tell you how many times I woke up over night.
When I fly in the morning I can never sleep the night before! I don’t normally turn my alarm off until I’m awake awake. I can only think of 1 time in the last 8 years I turned it off and went to sleep immediately.
This is why I think the oversleeping is the most unrealistic part of Home Alone! And they are being picked up at 8 am. It’s not even early.
We flew out 12/10. I can’t even tell you how many times I woke up over night.
As someone who considers 6am sleeping in, I totally agree with this. If there's anything I've learned from GBCN, it's the most adults seem to consider 8am painfully early.
When I fly in the morning I can never sleep the night before! I don’t normally turn my alarm off until I’m awake awake. I can only think of 1 time in the last 8 years I turned it off and went to sleep immediately.
This is why I think the oversleeping is the most unrealistic part of Home Alone! And they are being picked up at 8 am. It’s not even early.
We flew out 12/10. I can’t even tell you how many times I woke up over night.
And all those kids and not an early riser in the bunch?
This is why I think the oversleeping is the most unrealistic part of Home Alone! And they are being picked up at 8 am. It’s not even early.
We flew out 12/10. I can’t even tell you how many times I woke up over night.
As someone who considers 6am sleeping in, I totally agree with this. If there's anything I've learned from GBCN, it's the most adults seem to consider 8am painfully early.
It is. On the flip side, I consider 11pm to be an early bedtime. 🤷🏻♀️
But I'd never have missed that plane because my husband wakes up NLT 6 every damn day.
When I fly in the morning I can never sleep the night before! I don’t normally turn my alarm off until I’m awake awake. I can only think of 1 time in the last 8 years I turned it off and went to sleep immediately.
This is why I think the oversleeping is the most unrealistic part of Home Alone! And they are being picked up at 8 am. It’s not even early.
We flew out 12/10. I can’t even tell you how many times I woke up over night.
I think it's outrageous that they were able to get to O'Hare on time with Chicago traffic.