Dear Mom I really hope nothing is majorly wrong and you can get into the doctors this morning. My dad called and said mom was having difficulty breathing after her walk last night and is still not able to catch her breathe. I'm patiently waiting for a phone call with an update. 186momx
Dear DD I love your wild imagination. Playing Odd Squad yesterday and having to make the right meds out of beads to cure Ms. O's crazy ailments was extremely cute to listen to. But could you please stop complaining you are hot. You had shorts and a tank top on while Papa and I had long pants and dressy shirts and we weren't complaining about being hot or needing to turn the AC on. FYI kiddo the office AC just blasts cold air under the vents but doesn't cool off the office. Mom who is happy it is supposed to be 10 degrees cooler today.
I’m so sorry. I hated that we had to let you go. I really do wish you the best, and anything I can do to help you find a new job, I’ll do.
Your Former Boss’s Boss
Dear Vet,
Please be kind to our new cat today. I’m concerned I can’t be with him, but I appreciate your coronavirus protections. Also, please make sure he’s really been neutered because honestly to me it looks like he’s intact.
Worried Cat Mom
Dear Self,
Your anxiety is quickly morphing into paranoia. You need help. Get it. Your family deserves a you who isn’t crazy and terrified all the time.
Dear prospective client I pitched this morning via zoom,
Please hire us. That’s all.
Dear baby,
Thank you so much for this trend of sleeping at least one 5-hour stretch every night. It feels great.
Dear YMCA camps,
Thanks so much for taking the risk of opening. Now additional camps are following your example and there are more normal-ish things for kids to do this summer. It makes a huge difference to our kids and families.
Dear body,
Let’s start to get rid of this last 10-15 lbs of baby weight. It was fun to see the scale drop for weeks before it stagnated recently.
You managed to box up your office into two boxes with room to spare.. not counting a plant, a cork board, and a lamp that will be temporarily at home. It's not as bad as you thought.
Now if only you could keep the rest of the house from being overwhelmed with.. junk.
Dear president, Screw you and your racist comments about this disease. You know who doesn't need you stoking flames? My Chinese boyfriend who is trying to re-open a struggling new business in the midst of a pandemic that you've bungled completely. Thanks for making life even more difficult and adding an additional layer of stress and fear to an already stressful situation. Signed, Can't Wait To Vote You Out
Dear Beau, I'm sorry. I wish I could do more. I wish I knew what to say. But I'm here for you. Love, Me
I just want a family vacation, even in the middle of a pandemic. However, since what seems like the many people either can't follow directions or want to act like petulant children, I'm really struggling how to do this safely, even in the woods. I've ordered masks, but it doesn't do us any good if no one else wears them. I am packing a grill and doing takeout. Still, teenagers are going to be hard to contain if no one is social distancing since we will have to be on town some. If it was just our family, we could do it, but mom and brother's family are going. Mom is oblivious that anything is even happening and wonders why I am stressed.
Don't vacation with people if you're not confident that your comfort levels overlap enough. It will be a miserable trip for everyone involved. Reschedule for next year and do your own thing this year.
Signed, Your creepy internet co-poster.
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Everyone that we've seen since this started, I always try to guage what we've done with regards to it, and what they've done with regards to it. "This is what we've been doing." If people are cool with it, great, let's hang out, and if they're not, that's great too, let's hang out later. DNW to make people uncomfortable or be uncomfortable.
rere, I agree with K3am that you need to be comfortable with who you are socializing with otherwise it will be too stressful. Vacation is supposed to be relaxing. Ditch the trip and turn off all electronics and stay home or go someplace with just your immediate family. 186momx who is being picky about who we socialize with based on behaviors
Mom update She got into the doctors after a botch telehealth call. She pulled her muscle in her ribs which has created a painful knot. She is supposed to take it easy and probably do some stretches. Pulled muscle is much better than the nurse saying go to the ER for blood clots at 8am this morning.
k3am, 186momx, That would be my choice. But my mom has declared we will go on a family vacation for 2 years and this is it. She would be difficult in ideal circumstances. I have already had to put my foot down because she was telling DD she would watch her cousin on vacation. Nope. My kid. She is not watching other kids. It is her vacation too. I have a feeling she will just be oblivious, per usual. Somehow, in her mind, nothing applies to her, a virus, credit rules, some society norms, road laws, etc... The best thing I can come up with is we stick together as a family and go on our merry way and leave everyone else to their own devices. Then we can sit outside and visit and drink wine later in the evening.
I agree don't go with them if you are not comfortable. We are going on a trip, but it is just us and then we will see the Grandparents who have also been very careful of Covid due to health issues.
I’m about to pop out champagne. The awful coworker who yelled at me and threatened my job a few months ago, such that I ended up calling HR, who then launched an investigation, just resigned from the company. I am SO happy. Like did a 10 minute happy dance in the kitchen after my boss told me, happy. Really happy. Happy for her since she got a new job elsewhere and happy for me that I don’t have to deal with her anymore.
Post by supertrooper1 on Jun 24, 2020 17:22:30 GMT -5
Dear work, Please slow down. There's no reason to be so busy the last few days. Signed, Need to take my lunch break
Dear DS, I'm glad you're entertaining yourself most of the time while I'm working. But please quit making messes everywhere you go! Especially goofing around on the couch with milk and spilling it everywhere does not make me happy. Love, your stressed out mom
Enough with the drama. It’s only June. I can’t stand it anymore. I’m not stupid - I know some of you are only nice to DDs because we have a pool, but you do actually have to be nice to them. So telling DD1 you’re all going out for ice cream and she can’t go with you, or her teeth are so yellow they look like street sign, or that you never said hi in the halls at the old school because you were embarrassed to let anyone know that you knew her... none of that is going to get you access going forward.
I know you think I’m mean because I won’t let more than one kid on the diving board at once, and because I won’t feed you all endless snacks, and because I won’t let you throw sharp objects in the pool because they will tear the liner. I hear you talking. Again, not stupid. But I let you in because my kid liked you. But you made her really sad tonight.
Why must you get up before 7:00 am every day? I appreciate that you take care of yourselves until I get up, but I can’t really lounge and relax when I know you’re up.
madringal, Thank you. It was a bad day. I've never seen him so upset. Through all of this he's still stayed optimistic, but he was just totally defeated yesterday. Someone said something to him or his family, but he wouldn't say what or elaborate.
twinmomma- my Vietnamese employee is dealing with racist comments too. What the actual f. I just cannot believe what has become acceptable in some circles under Trump.