I'm not going to pretend I am not bitch enough to notice when people don't send thank you notes. Baby showers, weddings -- come the fuck on.
Kids parties are as a big deal to me, although yeah, that kid is just going to grow up and not write thank you notes, so maybe I should be more annoyed there.
UO -- the idea of a meal train is disgusting to me. Not the action -- the dishes. I know the dishes have got to be gross as hell.
I have a husband with two arms -- we managed to eat.
I make my kids wrote them for those I know care but I think they are stupid a personal phone call or text of a kid playing with a toy I sent is more appreciated than a card.
I just mailed two today from my kids. Writing a thank you note didn't make them appreciate the gifts more or less.
I do the same thing with relatives that live far and therefore won't see their toy played with.
I'm not going to pretend I am not bitch enough to notice when people don't send thank you notes. Baby showers, weddings -- come the fuck on.
Kids parties are as a big deal to me, although yeah, that kid is just going to grow up and not write thank you notes, so maybe I should be more annoyed there.
UO -- the idea of a meal train is disgusting to me. Not the action -- the dishes. I know the dishes have got to be gross as hell.
I have a husband with two arms -- we managed to eat.
What? Meal trains don't use the same dishes over and over. Any meal I provide is in disposable containers same with everyone I know. I turned down meals it was never hard to keep our family fed.
Oh, no, my bad. The "dishes" like the meals themselves. I imagine it as casserole-a-polooza.
I make my kids wrote them for those I know care but I think they are stupid a personal phone call or text of a kid playing with a toy I sent is more appreciated than a card.
I just mailed two today from my kids. Writing a thank you note didn't make them appreciate the gifts more or less.
I do the same thing with relatives that live far and therefore won't see their toy played with.
OK, so am I suppose to text every parent of every kid invited to my kid's party with an individual picture of them playing with a gift?
What? Meal trains don't use the same dishes over and over. Any meal I provide is in disposable containers same with everyone I know. I turned down meals it was never hard to keep our family fed.
Oh, no, my bad. The "dishes" like the meals themselves. I imagine it as casserole-a-polooza.
Around here it's typically rotisserie chicken and a salad palooza.
I think some people are way too entitled. Example: just because you're pregnant doesn't mean it's everyone else's responsibility to give you every thing.
I'm in this support group for special needs kids and there is the worst freeloader. Always asking for free stuff and whining about money. I don't mind helping someone struggling unexpectedly but this isn't this girls deal. We go out monthly and honest to god girl orders 2-3 drinks, an app (never offers to share just boxes up what she doesn't eat), dinner, and dessert. Sorry you can't order $60+ worth of stuff (before tip) then say you have no money for your kids basic needs. Best part is she goes out with other people from our group 2xs a month and does the same. I never give her stuff even if I have something she needs not being used.
Post by justbecause on Mar 19, 2015 12:27:47 GMT -5
I would assume the anti meal train people are also the people who are grossed out by potlucks? Is it a similar principle? With my first, I received three casseroles. Also, my mother in law would bring dinner over. But cooking is NOT her string suit so a lot of them were kind of gross. The gesture was appreciated but not the weird tuna casserole.
I would assume the anti meal train people are also the people who are grossed out by potlucks? Is it a similar principle? With my first, I received three casseroles. Also, my mother in law would bring dinner over. But cooking is NOT her string suit so a lot of them were kind of gross. The gesture was appreciated but not the weird tuna casserole.
Oh god yes this.
To be fair, if I ever meal trained any of you guys, i would totally send you a bottle of wine and a gift card.
Post by cabbagecabbage on Mar 19, 2015 12:41:15 GMT -5
Speaking of entitlement, there's one woman in my BMB secret group that I seriously think doesn't understand the world at all. She has a "lifestyle" blog that isn't very popular or anything but she is extremely obsessed with appearing perfect. She bitches constantly about being broke and her credit card debt yet she does things like take a long weekend with flights and hotels because "we deserve it." She has also had four jobs in the last three years. She hates them all and starts looking for a new one immediately.
She honestly believes you have to look the part. When we try to tell her that even some of the wealthy moms buy used clothes or keep driving their older cars that still work fine, she just cannot process it. She works in a low paying field and thinks she deserves the standard of living her older parents have. I see her life imploding in the next few years. Her husband is totally over it.
So that's not an UO, it's just me bitching. Sorry.
I just hate the name meal train. We just call it "hey, sign up to take so and so a dinner since they just had a baby!" We use www.takethemameal.com to organize it.
I'll accept a bottle of wine, that was certainly missing from my meals!
Know what I loved after having DS? A cousin who sent a huge basket of fresh whole fruit, cheese, crackers and other snack-type stuff, freshly baked cookies, and gourmet chocolates. DH and I managed to whip up simple dinners that first week or so, but I swear I munched from that basket constantly.
I guess this is where I confess that I have a secret love for casseroles? I don't make them that much because they are often fattening, but throw an entire dinner in a dish and then cover it in cheese. Yes please!
Post by justbecause on Mar 19, 2015 12:53:24 GMT -5
I love a good casserole and a good potluck. I can see being weirded out not knowing who made what/what their kitchen looks like, but we seriously went to so many potluck growing up. And yes, there were some where we didn't stray from familiar bowls but I never really thought about it being gross. Casseroles don't have to be mayo and noodles. They can be good lol.
Know what I loved after having DS? A cousin who sent a huge basket of fresh whole fruit, cheese, crackers and other snack-type stuff, freshly baked cookies, and gourmet chocolates. DH and I managed to whip up simple dinners that first week or so, but I swear I munched from that basket constantly.
This takes me back to hickory farms summer sausage-gate 2014.
That is a really good idea though, like a Harry & David basket? Good gawd those pears.....
Know what I loved after having DS? A cousin who sent a huge basket of fresh whole fruit, cheese, crackers and other snack-type stuff, freshly baked cookies, and gourmet chocolates. DH and I managed to whip up simple dinners that first week or so, but I swear I munched from that basket constantly.
This takes me back to hickory farms summer sausage-gate 2014.
That is a really good idea though, like a Harry & David basket? Good gawd those pears.....
I still don't understand what people have against Hickory Farms. I love me a good sausage, cheese and crackers basket anyday. And those candies! Those strawberry candies!
Mine was from a local high-end grocery store and with the freshly baked cookies and gourmet chocolates, was just all kinds of awesome.
This takes me back to hickory farms summer sausage-gate 2014.
That is a really good idea though, like a Harry & David basket? Good gawd those pears.....
I still don't understand what people have against Hickory Farms. I love me a good sausage, cheese and crackers basket anyday. And those candies! Those strawberry candies!
Mine was from a local high-end grocery store and with the freshly baked cookies and gourmet chocolates, was just all kinds of awesome.
I can understand being grossed out by pot lucks, although they don't really bother me. But when my babies were born, I was getting meals from close friends and family members, not random strangers or people I barely knew.
What I have learned here today: There are too many entitled brides and new moms in this world. Thank you notes are not necessary and should not always be expected. Oh the irony...
What I have learned here today: There are too many entitled brides and new moms in this world. Thank you notes are not necessary and should not always be expected. Oh the irony...
Yes because there is no middle ground between being a spoiled entitled brat and sending thank you cards. Oh wait the middle ground has been posted here. You know calls, personal thank yous, text message with the child actually enjoying th gift. Lol that because my kids don't write thank you notes for every gift they graciously receive and thank the gift giver they will be entittled brats.
What I have learned here today: There are too many entitled brides and new moms in this world. Thank you notes are not necessary and should not always be expected. Oh the irony...
Yes because there is no middle ground between being a spoiled entitled brat and sending thank you cards. Oh wait the middle ground has been posted here. You know calls, personal thank yous, text message with the child actually enjoying th gift. Lol that because my kids don't write thank you notes for every gift they graciously receive and thank the gift giver they will be entittled brats.
The biggest bridezilla (and then entitled mom) I know was a stickler for Ty cards. They're not always this sincere act.