Wednesday Hangover Letters

[waverly]

Dear DS,

I can't believe we are going to your H.S. open house tonight.  Wow!  You've come so far that when I hear criticism of you I'm very offended.  Like how dare you tell me my child got a C on his math tests, he's actually turning in homework and studying!!!  I know he got C's, I just don't need them highlited you know.

Signed,
Very proud mom

Dear DD,
You are my perfect angel of a daughter at school.  Kind of wish the behavior would translate to home life LOL.  Anyway, you are amazing!

Signed,
Proud mom again

[186momx]

Dear DD
Congrats on getting your braces off in 16 months vs 24 months. Way to go following dentist orders!
Mom

[mommyatty]

Dear America,

What the actual fuck.

Signed,
Called a Canadian Recruiter This Morning

[rere]

Dear Ds,

You are so excited to come home for a visit tomorrow!! I can't wait. I bought all your favorite junk food, put on fresh sheets, and dad has all kinds of woodsy activities for you.

Love, mom

Dear Wp,

I don't know if it is heartwarming or hell to come across a TikTok that your army offspring has reposted about the sadness a soldier feels having to go back after leave and missing mom.

[rere]

Dear myself,

With RFK possibility taking over public health of the nation, we may need to either brush up on the resume or look into early retirement.

Dear us,

If there's another pandemic, epidemic, outbreak. Good luck.

Dear polio and measles

Welcome back.

[dglvrk2]

Dear world,
I'm tired. I'm tired because of the anxiety I've been living through since November of 2016. Looks like I'll be living with this source of anxiety for the foreseeable future. I really want to check out for a few days to get my bearings.
Signed,
A mom who never thought she'd have to protect her daughters from her country's leaders, but here she is...

Dear H,
You don't want to talk about my feelings and possible ways to work around the election results. You too will be going without something until we can at least talk in an adult manner.
Your wife

Dear DD1,
Thanks for seeing how much you overreacted to the situation at school on Monday. It shows maturity.
Love,
Your proud Mama

[macmars45]

Dear WP,

H is not doing well with the election results. Didn't go to work, canceled his dentist appt and saw his therapist today when he's been previously down to EoW. I feel like I'm holding in my despair trying to keep it together and support H. We can't both fall apart.

Thankfully work is a busy distraction for me.

signed,

macmars

[dglvrk2]

@macmars45 hugs to you! It's been a rough day indeed. I hope your husband can gain some grounding in the days to come.
I'm trying to keep myself in the here and now.
I'm still in shock by the choices people made yesterday.

[mae0111]

Dear DD2 -

After a full school year and a fall sports season of begging you to get off the field after practice in a reasonable time, I've decided that I'm not coming early to pick up anymore. You can stand and wait for me, and I'll get there as pick-up is wrapping up. And boy are you unhappy about that. It's inconvenient to have to hang out and wait, isn't it?

Bummer. Welcome to my life.

Mom

Dear both kids -

I'm officially the only licensed driver in the house. And your grandparents went away on a trip for a while. So I'm going to do my level best to get you where you need to be and back again, but there may be some waiting involved. Or some Ubers with Dad. Or some begging other parents for rides. But I'm trying. And I will remind you to direct your frustrations toward the correct adult in this situation, and not toward me.

mkaythx

The Chauffeur

[waverly]

mae0111, I'm sorry to hear that the burden of driving falls only to you.

Due to last year's carpool which I don't regret, but it had some major difficulties, I've set some boundaries for this year and next year.

1. I won't leave work early to pick them up. I can get them at 4:30, if their sport is done at 4, then they can wait. I might compromise and do 4:15 some days, but if they have a sport daily, I am not leaving work early every single day.

2. I'm prepping both kids to walk to and from the high school which is 1/2 mile away. I've reached out to the school- no bussing since we are so close, and reached out to the village about sidewalks and crossing light. There isn't anything more I can do. We have walked the route and driven it also.

[k3am]

Dear contractor,

Since when do contractors work so fast?!? I thought I had so much longer to pack, but we’re already done with day one of demo (ourdoors), I’m only about halfway through, and our pod doesn’t come until tomorrow. Thank you for being so accommodating and changing your schedule to keep 95% of the work outdoors until Saturday!

Signed,
The lady who will never find the things she boxed up.

[rere]

Nov 7, 2024 11:13:31 GMT -5 k3am said:

Dear contractor,

Since when do contractors work so fast?!? I thought I had so much longer to pack, but we’re already done with day one of demo (ourdoors), I’m only about halfway through, and our pod doesn’t come until tomorrow. Thank you for being so accommodating and changing your schedule to keep 95% of the work outdoors until Saturday!

Signed,
The lady who will never find the things she boxed up.

Send me your contactor. My kitchen is pushed till January because mine either over promises or put people ahead of my job.

[k3am]

Nov 7, 2024 12:06:18 GMT -5 rere said:

Nov 7, 2024 11:13:31 GMT -5 k3am said:

Dear contractor,

Since when do contractors work so fast?!? I thought I had so much longer to pack, but we’re already done with day one of demo (ourdoors), I’m only about halfway through, and our pod doesn’t come until tomorrow. Thank you for being so accommodating and changing your schedule to keep 95% of the work outdoors until Saturday!

Signed,
The lady who will never find the things she boxed up.

Send me your contactor. My kitchen is pushed till January because mine either over promises or put people ahead of my job.

I wish I could! Assuming the rest of the project goes as well! But I bet you’d keel over and die at the cost of Bay Area, CA prices. Last night we were commiserating with a friend that the labor costs alone could buy a home in many parts of the country.

[dglvrk2]

Dear H,
I know you don't want to talk about politics with me. You've said it three times in the past 36 hours. The last time was when you were reading about the election results and I raised a related, closed ended question. You said you didn't want to talk. I stopped because I'm an adult. Within 30 seconds you explained how a female friend of yours called earlier in the day - during work hours - to discuss the election. You had an extensive conversation with her about how she and her daughter feel.

I was speechless about this and still am. Note, you haven't inquired at all about how your own daughters feel. You've been friends with her for 25 years and in the 23 years we've been together, I've become friends with her too. Still, this isn't the first time you've put her before me.

I'm disproportionately putting my angst and disappointment onto this incident. And we need to talk about your lack of sensitivity or whatever other rationale you have for how you're treating me vs her here.

Your pissed off wife

[186momx]

k3am, you are super lucky that your contractor is ready to go. I've heard way to many horror stories about contractors dragging things out.

Dear mae0111, family
You need to give the only driver a break and coordinate all of the schedules to make it the easiest on the driver!
Fellow WP

Dear DD
I'm glad you got to watch the election results in SS and LA yesterday (same teacher). No, I wasn't following on the news or TV. I actually avoided the internet, TV, social media, etc. as I didn't need/want to deal with everyone's emotions on the election. We can't change who won we can only adjust our own outlook on how things will go.
Mom

[waverly]

dglvrk2, I feel like everyone's husbands are annoying them right now. DH is so nonchalant about this, and then started comparing a senate race to the presidential, and I was take a seat.

But your DH is way out of line here.

[marie]

Nov 7, 2024 9:34:37 GMT -5 mae0111 said:

Dear DD2 -

After a full school year and a fall sports season of begging you to get off the field after practice in a reasonable time, I've decided that I'm not coming early to pick up anymore. You can stand and wait for me, and I'll get there as pick-up is wrapping up. And boy are you unhappy about that. It's inconvenient to have to hang out and wait, isn't it?

Bummer. Welcome to my life.

Mom



I feel this SO much! Another annoyance of mine is that I pay your cell phone bill… reply to me when I am waiting for you are asking when you need a ride! I also called it quits this week, I am tired of sitting there waiting for DD. If she waits and asks for a ride from school the second she needs one, she can sit there and wait the time it takes until I get there

[twinmomma]

Dear WPs,
I’m a divorced woman who is remarried to a POC, trying to raise daughters in this hellscape. I’m feeling like one of the exact people that Project 2025 is talking about and it’s a devastating feeling to know that there are so many people who just loathe my family’s very being. But I also know we aren’t anywhere near the worst off and that makes me feel even more awfulI hate all of this.
Signed,
Sorry I’m late, I’ve been in a work travel bubble

[erbear]

Nov 8, 2024 16:39:57 GMT -5 twinmomma said:

Dear WPs,
I’m a divorced woman who is remarried to a POC, trying to raise daughters in this hellscape. I’m feeling like one of the exact people that Project 2025 is talking about and it’s a devastating feeling to know that there are so many people who just loathe my family’s very being. But I also know we aren’t anywhere near the worst off and that makes me feel even more awfulI hate all of this.
Signed,
Sorry I’m late, I’ve been in a work travel bubble

<3

This sucks