I really thought I was doing okay in general with my fashion choices. Sadly, I just noticed another woman in my company wearing a shirt I own. This is the woman who I consistently look at and question her style.
Signed, Confused as to if I took a misstep or she's coming up.
PS: I'm 100% sure mine is on the loose side and hers is on the tight side.
k3am, she is moving up. Think that she is copying you to look cool
Dear Power Co WTF last night. Lost power at 5:15 by 5:45 the guys were out and I asked and they said it was a mess and would be out for a while, by 8:15 you were still assessing. By 9 you told me power on by 11:30pm. It came back at 3:30am. I have a yuck pot of rice on the stove that was in mid cooking when it went out. Had to get DH to grab take out on his way home from therapy which pissed him off. We only loose power when a transformer blows but there was no big ka-boom this time. More like a generator dying affect instead that made me think I forgot to pay the bill. Cranky homeowner who's kid was so excited and inquisitive that she wouldn't go to bed waiting for it to come back on!
Dear DD I'm having second thought on throwing you a big b-day party. You weren't a very good guest refusing to participate and the kids who where at this party are ones you want to invite and they weren't very nice to you either. 2nd guessing mom
Why are you such a bull in a china shop these days. Last night in the process of getting in the car, you fall out the door, down the step, hit the car, and once in, slam the door. It was like carpooling a tornado. This is your usual. Stomping, banging, falling etc. You are hard on furniture, appliances, the floor, walls. Plus, you are a bit surly.
Why are you such a bull in a china shop these days. Last night in the process of getting in the car, you fall out the door, down the step, hit the car, and once in, slam the door. It was like carpooling a tornado. This is your usual. Stomping, banging, falling etc. You are hard on furniture, appliances, the floor, walls. Plus, you are a bit surly.
Signed, Is this what 15 is?
It’s so funny you write this because I was at my daughters middle school track conference meet last night waiting so so long for her event and I noticed how loud and oblivious teenagers are. They loudly jump down the bleacher steps, Some kid was using the baton to drum on the metal bleachers (I almost lost it on him), they bang into each other, scream. OMG my introverted brain was mush by the end.
Dear DS1, I am so proud of you graduating your first year of preschool. You were just so excited at the ceremony while signing with the other kids. I'm glad that you love learning. I can't believe my little boy is growing up! Love, Momma PS - Thanks for snuggling/falling asleep in my lap last night while you were waiting for the thunderstorm to pass. Usually you are so full of energy and it was nice for you to sit with me.
Dear FIL, Are you crazy? Are you out of your GD mind? I don't think going against the doctor's recommendation of sending MIL back to the nursing home for a little while longer after a 1 week hospital stay is the best. MIL can't walk right now and has issues with her memory and is hallucinating. What makes you think that you can take better care of her than a team of nurses, therapists, and doctors? This is a disaster waiting to happen. DH was so furious with you last night that he was speechless. And I know that this decision will greatly impact our lives since you will calling us to come help you. Signed, I don't know how to make you understand how serious this is
I really thought I was doing okay in general with my fashion choices. Sadly, I just noticed another woman in my company wearing a shirt I own. This is the woman who I consistently look at and question her style.
Signed, Confused as to if I took a misstep or she's coming up.
PS: I'm 100% sure mine is on the loose side and hers is on the tight side.
Dear World, I’m just angry right now. Most of the time. It’s been five long months of managing everything down essentially two freaking resources and for whatever reason we tolerate high profile projects being inefficient, ineffective, repetitive, late and contradictory. It means I am constantly behind (but no one cares until they decide to care), all deadlines (are they deadlines if no one cares?) are missed, and I cannot plan when I will complete things because no one else is. I can’t stand it! I am losing my mind! I admit to being black and white, but this is so far beyond that it’s like a fucking rainbow. Also, most people on our team perform well below my level, and it’s finally impacting my motivation. Why should I even care any more???
Layer in DH being a basket case who is all over the map and totally unreliable (he actually suggested I leave the kindergartner home alone yesterday because he flaked) and I’m over it.
At least DH is gone for two nights
Dear DH, This thing of you have to have your own covers and a blanket between us is WEIRD. No, it’s not normal. No, you didn’t do this ten years ago. It’s fairly recent. And it means all my covers fall on the floor all night long, waking me up. Which means I am tired and cranky ALL THE TIME. I think you thought I was kidding when I said you can’t sleep in our room if the bed is going to be a mess like this. I’m not kidding. GTFO with that nonsense.
I really thought I was doing okay in general with my fashion choices. Sadly, I just noticed another woman in my company wearing a shirt I own. This is the woman who I consistently look at and question her style.
Signed, Confused as to if I took a misstep or she's coming up.
PS: I'm 100% sure mine is on the loose side and hers is on the tight side.
I like it! Not sure what that means in your analysis though.
LOL. My biggest complaint about her style (in general) is that she doesn't wear anything in the right size. (Let's be honest... everyone is so focused on that, no one has any idea if she's in style or not) She is probably in her 50's and everything she wears is too tight and too short, especially in a work environment. And DH's complaint about my style is that most things I wear are too loose... (for example, the fact that I was able to wear a lot of my "regular" clothing until 7 months pregnant.)
Dear new-ish daycare center(we've been here a few months),
My child is in daycare as both my husband and I both work during business hours.
So if you plan an end-of-year concert/preschool graduation ceremony for during the business day at 4 p.m.-we need more than two days notice. As it stands, my husband is out of the country for work and since other people are already off work on Friday, I cannot leave before 5. We will both be missing this and it makes me both angry and sad. yes, my child does not "graduate preschool" until next year but given a week or two notice, I could have made arraignments to see her class perform a song, now most likely, my child will be the only one without family there.
Post by traveltheworld on May 23, 2018 12:35:11 GMT -5
Dear Work,
Stop it with the travel. I really want to spend the summer with the kids. I don't mind the travel, as long as we stay on the same continent. Is that too much to ask?!?!
Signed, Tired
Dear DS,
Stop it with the hand-moving thing. It's weird. Why can't you just have a few months' of normal development? Even though we have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, I have a suspicion that it's going to be one more thing that defies explanation - just like your weird enlarged white blood cell thing, your failure to grow at all for 9 months thing, your seizure thing, and the other half dozen things that we've seen so many specialists for over the years.
Signed, Frustrated mom
Also Dear DS,
Despite the above, you are a truly amazing kid. I love being your mom.
traveltheworld - IDK if this will help at all - but at the ped appt you may ask for a specialist who would tie it all together. I only say this as there are specialties I didn’t know existed for kids - DD is in a pain management clinic with a headache specialist now, which is a step above a pediatric neuro in terms of escalation. After ONE WEEK of a different anti seizure med she went through a rainstorm with no migraine. I didn’t know it (the clinic or the mend) existed. And you may have done this, but immunology ruled out a ton for us, and gave me a short list of things to think about, which was also nice.
Post by erinshelley21 on May 23, 2018 13:30:21 GMT -5
Dear company that I interviewed with, I'm really hoping it was the need for a temporary part time schedule that made you determine I am "not the ideal candidate" for the job. I'm just going to tell myself that so I don't fall apart. I know who has the job now that youre replacing since she is leaving and the fact that she could get this job and I didn't bothers me more than it probably should. Signed, you've always been my plan B so now I'm feeling useless
Dear self, Aside from the job folding panties, that was the only other interview you have ever had. Quit feeling sorry for yourself. You have 2 months until you can even start somewhere full time. This will all work out. Love, you don't suck
Post by erinshelley21 on May 23, 2018 13:33:05 GMT -5
Dear brother, Don't get pissy when I don't get the things done that you want me too. I got to your house at 9:45, you didn't appear from your room until 11:30, I went to lunch at 12:15, got back at 1:40, and now you're eating lunch at 2:30. THIS IS WHY I CAN'T WORK WITH YOU! We don't actually work together because we are never working at the same time. Signed, 2 more months.
Don't negotiate stuff with me twice. Don't tell me "change A, B, and C and I'll approve it" and then tell me two days later that I need to change X, Y, and Z. Because my prospect thinks they're approved. I THOUGHT IT WAS APPROVED. My attorney started working on it and I want to basically kick you in the shins and scream that IT ISN'T FAIR!!
Signed, Frustrated
Dear body,
I've never really had a migraine before. I'm on day 2 of one. I went home yesterday at lunchtime and slept for a few hours. I can't do that today.
Dear renter. The price I quoted you to buy the house you live in is the price. I am not negotiating with you. You can afford it or not. There are not deals, since that would take money away from me, my kids, my brothers, and nieces and nephews. If you can't, I already have two people lined up to look at it, and it's not on the market.
Signed, kissing the landlord life goodbye and glad to be rid of it.
My kid gets super carsick and yet has never puked on a school field trip.
Sincerely, Good luck!
Dear H,
We are almost there. ALMOST THERE. The rental house goes on sale tomorrow. Just fix this one last thing. I know it will have you out late, but Dad and I got everything else done after I made it to work before 6 and then took half the day off. We are but two people and you are the third — and the third is the only one who can fix plumbing.
My kid gets super carsick and yet has never puked on a school field trip.
Sincerely, Good luck!
Dear H,
We are almost there. ALMOST THERE. The rental house goes on sale tomorrow. Just fix this one last thing. I know it will have you out late, but Dad and I got everything else done after I made it to work before 6 and then took half the day off. We are but two people and you are the third — and the third is the only one who can fix plumbing.
My kid gets super carsick and yet has never puked on a school field trip.
Sincerely, Good luck!
Dear H,
We are almost there. ALMOST THERE. The rental house goes on sale tomorrow. Just fix this one last thing. I know it will have you out late, but Dad and I got everything else done after I made it to work before 6 and then took half the day off. We are but two people and you are the third — and the third is the only one who can fix plumbing.
Love, Also burning the candle at both ends
Thank you for this vomit anectdote. My kids get carsick on any ride over 45 minutes. We have a field trip at camp this summer and I'm worried. Bus ride home from school next year will be about 45 minutes with all the starting and stopping. I'm panicking already. Maybe school rides don't count?