Dear Car Why oh why are you acting up now? I'm replacing you on the 17th. Please stop overheating. I'm not taking you to the shop to be fixed. Lady who can't car shop this weekend
Dear Friends Please let me borrow your extra car for the next week. Friend who needs a ride
Dear DH Have fun hanging with friends this weekend. I know you are "working" by installing a new garage door for them but you will also playing and chilling and being spoiled rotten. Wife and DD who are busy with gymnastics and taxes
Dear DD I'm looking forward the your gymnastics meet Saturday. # 1 Fan Mom
Dear self, Don't be lazy about taking your meds. Notice how your focus and energy and general mood is much better now that you're back to regularly taking the Prozac? Stick with it, ya bum. Signed, Your brain
Dear DD1, 1. It's so ridiculous that your dad and I have to cart your American Girl doll back and forth between houses. If we didn't have to also swap instruments, this taxi service wouldn't be happening. 2. I think it's hilarious that she showed up in a disposable mask this morning. Perfect example of quarantine childhood. Signed, Mom
Dear WPs, I have no idea what to get my kids for their 9th birthday next month! New bikes - maybe? They have bikes, but they're starting to out grow them and want nicer ones with hand brakes. The ones we have are the ones that came with training wheels a couple years ago. Hard to find anywhere thought for reasonable prices. Especially x 2 Hamsters - Probably a no, but they've been begging for a pet and it would be relatively easy. Would likely cause drama if they each get one and beau's son doesn't. Plus, it's my problem half the week when they're at dad's. Concert tickets - Last year I got them tickets to a concert with their BFF for their birthday. Then covid happened and it got cancelled. The kids never knew it was a thing because it all got cancelled before we gave it to them. I got a notice that it's been rescheduled to July, so I could just use it as a gift this year. But how realistic is that? And do I really want to take them to an indoor venue this summer? Yikes. Any ideas for what to get 9 year old girls?! We do not need toys of any kind in this house. We have more art and stem kits than we know what to do with. Signed, At a loss for ideas
I am a hard no one hamsters because a friend of mine has guinea pigs. She cleans the cage daily and does a deep clean weekly. I’m not into that kind of maintenance. I would rather have a dog or cat, but my friends are allergic to both.
I’m thinking no on indoor crowds for July. I would do outdoor, not a crowd but spaced apart with masks at a small venue.
Post by librarychica on Apr 7, 2021 15:31:40 GMT -5
twinmomma. DD (9) bought a hamster last spring and he’s no trouble. He’s a teddy bear aka Syrian hamster and super friendly. Teddy bears are very child friendly and hamster-mellow it seems but they do have to live separately so that means two (three?!) cages and you’d want oversized cages bc what they sell in the pet store is not large enough for their good health.
We clean the cage once a week and he’s handled daily. DD did a bunch of “gentling” exercises she found on YouTube with him.
Now I’ve talked you out of hamsters, I’d try for either bikes if you can find them or maybe a day trip of come kind. I wouldn’t be comfy committing to a concert this summer.
Why are bathing suits so hard? There are 194726 options online and I don’t like most of them. And of the few that I ordered, they’re mostly going back. Minus the one orange bikini top that matches zero of the bottoms I own.
Post by erinshelley21 on Apr 7, 2021 15:54:17 GMT -5
Dear DH, Thanks for the heads up that you are going to be useless tonight other than doing dishes. It must be nice to declare that after a full workday. You do work hard for us, but from what I've gathered you stood on a machine and drove it around yards today. I realize I sat at my desk all day, but I also go up at 5 to workout when it was convenient for the entire family, made everyone breakfast (including you), dropped kids off at school, and will make dinner, facilitate all evening tasks and do bedtime. When I'm huffy at 7:00 and slamming cabinets and doors, all of this will be why. Love, I appreciate you and I know you appreciate me, but figure out a way to contribute to the shit that needs done.
Dear weather, The shorts and sandals have been nice. Please come back soon. Signed, I also like throwing my kids outside
Dear body, Can you figure out a way to handle stress a little better than a stye, a knot on the back of my head and a period that was 3 days late? Signed, a female who can't wait to have her hormones checked in a couple of weeks.
twinmomma, we've had a couple of russian dwarf hamsters over the years, (one at a time) and they were overall pretty easy. One year the kids got betta fish as birthday gifts, those were also easy too.
Dear Kids, I am sorry that you both feel sick and are puking everywhere. I hope that you feel better. Unfortunately dad is out of town, so this is all me. Signed, Hope I don't start puking too
We’re currently at DD’s first ice skating lesson since we shut down in November. Ice skating was deemed “too big of a risk” because they “can’t social distance” and it’s indoors. There are literally 8 people (students and coaches) on a regulation size rink, all masked.
Um, I just got propositioned on the messaging part of LinkedIn by a former coworker. A former coworker I really liked and admired. But who is also married and who is significantly older than I am. What the hell?
"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.”
My heart broke for you tonight. I’m sorry that all the girls in your class got together today without you. I’m sorry it was a boring day off and you knew they were all hanging out. I’m sorry that you struggle so much with friends at your school. Everything seemed like it was going well until last year’s mess, and it seems like people still aren’t over it. This is why I wanted you to change schools at the end of this year. But you refused. And now I very much want to cry with you.
You have so many awesome qualities. I’m sorry they can’t see it. You seem happy after school every day but I’ve noticed that you’re hanging with the boys more. So just keep that up and rely on your neighborhood friends and life will be good.
twinmomma, Birthday ideas: a pool for the backyard? How about a night at a hotel with their BFF and do a homemade spa/movie night with sparkling cider in fancy glasses?
Um, I just got propositioned on the messaging part of LinkedIn by a former coworker. A former coworker I really liked and admired. But who is also married and who is significantly older than I am. What the hell?
callmekd- here’s the funny part. I can’t make myself read all of it. He sent 3 messages. I clicked from email and it took me to the third which said “I am open to dangerous liaisons.” I immediately thought, “Oh, gosh, how embarrassing. He sent this to the wrong person.” So I scrolled up, and he started with my name and that he had a crush on me. So no mistake. I stopped reading and made my BFF read it last night when we went for a walk. She laughed her ass off, said he most definitely is propositioning me, and that he had said if I’m not comfortable we never need to speak of it again.
So I have learned I’m a total ninny who is too embarrassed to read a proposition. Which is doubly funny because I’m a queen of shutting that shit down in person before it really begins. Like I can make a joke out of it before it gets too far to help the guy save face while making it clear I’m not into having an affair.
callmekd- here’s the funny part. I can’t make myself read all of it. He sent 3 messages. I clicked from email and it took me to the third which said “I am open to dangerous liaisons.” I immediately thought, “Oh, gosh, how embarrassing. He sent this to the wrong person.” So I scrolled up, and he started with my name and that he had a crush on me. So no mistake. I stopped reading and made my BFF read it last night when we went for a walk. She laughed her ass off, said he most definitely is propositioning me, and that he had said if I’m not comfortable we never need to speak of it again.
So I have learned I’m a total ninny who is too embarrassed to read a proposition. Which is doubly funny because I’m a queen of shutting that shit down in person before it really begins. Like I can make a joke out of it before it gets too far to help the guy save face while making it clear I’m not into having an affair.
Post by mustardseed2007 on Apr 9, 2021 10:12:35 GMT -5
mommyatty, do you think he could have been hacked? If not, what a creep! I only say hacked because linkedin just feels like such a weird place to do something like that. He must be off his rocker!