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Post by goldenbird on May 31, 2019 16:36:30 GMT -6
I think I'd rather have puked on the ground than in a porta potty lol.
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Post by kmkd on May 31, 2019 16:38:18 GMT -6
I was at a concert last weekend and women were just nasty in the fancy port-a-potty trailer. Because I was drunk, I took it upon myself to clean the sinks, pick up garbage and restock all the paper towels. I kept shouting “because I’m a mom!” while I did all these self-appointed tasks. I’m now wondering if you’re actually my mom...
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Post by Cher on May 31, 2019 16:41:15 GMT -6
My MIL never uses public restrooms. She’s in her 70’s and likes a drink. We have taken cars into the city, gone to dinner, went to a Rangers game after, drinking the whole time, taken a car home. I went to the bathroom eleventy times and she went zero. It’s actually impressive. Could she be wearing depends? If not I am impressed too. I pee a lot especially if drinking. I don’t think so. I think she has just conditioned herself, like a true athlete.
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Post by Pistol on May 31, 2019 16:42:33 GMT -6
I have one of those cheap wooden ones (that don’t have a door so to speak) blocking off my kitchen. I had my hands full of groceries I hit my knee with my one leg trying to get over it causing me to lose my balance hitting my hamstring on the other leg. I did something similar and ended up breaking a bone in my foot. It really sucked and was embarrassing to explain. lol I tried jumping over one and won a cast on my foot for 6-8 weeks once. That was not fun.
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Post by AmyG on May 31, 2019 16:43:27 GMT -6
Confession for you. My almost 80 year old mother hurt her shoulder/back like 2 months ago and they can't figure out what's wrong and she's hurting. This after a year of obnoxious painful things one after another like dental surgery that took 5 hours and falling and almost dislocating her knee.
She's tired of all the shit and told me the other day she's ready to go be with my dad already cause her life is going to continue to hurt so much and she's tired of living anymore.
I told her I'd be sad, but not really that sad. I think that shocked her a bit. I think she wanted me to beg her to hang in there, say all the right things, pats on the back or whatever.
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Post by AmyG on May 31, 2019 16:47:32 GMT -6
I confessed to my son that I had a very long dream that my dh died, and I handled it well, who to call for cremation (friend is a mortician and will give me a good rate, lol) who to notify, what to do with money, 401k the whole works financial. And then I started selling off all his shit that is around the house. Stuff I've been wanting to get rid of for years (spoiler, dh is a hoarder)
I told him son some of the things I was gonna get rid of as soon as his dad dies and he started laughing that I was so nonchalant about it and so well prepared.
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Post by froggystyle on May 31, 2019 16:52:16 GMT -6
I'm considering fasting for the few days before my next period. Not so much to lose weight, but to see if it eases PMS symptoms. I was pretty sick during the one I had last month and not able to eat much and it was the easiest TOTM ever. No PMS, no bloating, etc. I barely noticed it was happening. I think the timing would work pretty well. IDK, we'll see.
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Post by STP on May 31, 2019 16:58:31 GMT -6
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Post by leatherpants on May 31, 2019 17:04:08 GMT -6
I think I'd rather have puked on the ground than in a porta potty lol. Some people don’t think straight ok? I also waiting in a short line to throw up. I actually think I was in a beer tent so I think barfing right on the ground was somewhat frowned upon. Idk. Details are fuzzy
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Post by leatherpants on May 31, 2019 17:07:51 GMT -6
I did something similar and ended up breaking a bone in my foot. It really sucked and was embarrassing to explain. lol I tried jumping over one and won a cast on my foot for 6-8 weeks once. That was not fun. This is a lot of baby gate related injuries.
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2019 17:08:09 GMT -6
I think I'd rather have puked on the ground than in a porta potty lol. Some people don’t think straight ok? I also waiting in a short line to throw up. I actually think I was in a beer tent so I think barfing right on the ground was somewhat frowned upon. Idk. Details are fuzzy Well that was just good logic then. Probably not the best choice, but sound logic.
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Post by rvasc on May 31, 2019 17:16:33 GMT -6
Confession for you. My almost 80 year old mother hurt her shoulder/back like 2 months ago and they can't figure out what's wrong and she's hurting. This after a year of obnoxious painful things one after another like dental surgery that took 5 hours and falling and almost dislocating her knee. She's tired of all the shit and told me the other day she's ready to go be with my dad already cause her life is going to continue to hurt so much and she's tired of living anymore. I told her I'd be sad, but not really that sad. I think that shocked her a bit. I think she wanted me to beg her to hang in there, say all the right things, pats on the back or whatever. I think it’s ok that you said that. My grandma is 94. She wanted to die when my grandpa did 25 years ago. She has vertigo, a bad foot, anxiety, plus some other stuff. I think she hangs on because my aunt won’t let her go, and it’s really kind of sad.
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Post by leatherpants on May 31, 2019 17:20:09 GMT -6
I agree with rvasc AmyG. And I don’t know if you need it but I’ll send you a big ol bosom snuggle just in case
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Post by elle on May 31, 2019 17:21:00 GMT -6
I did something similar and ended up breaking a bone in my foot. It really sucked and was embarrassing to explain. lol I tried jumping over one and won a cast on my foot for 6-8 weeks once. That was not fun. I'm sorry, it totally sucks. My break happened a year and a half ago and it started hurting here and there again. I think it may be because I'm pregnant (relaxin and all that).
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Post by Pistol on May 31, 2019 17:38:19 GMT -6
I tried jumping over one and won a cast on my foot for 6-8 weeks once. That was not fun. I'm sorry, it totally sucks. My break happened a year and a half ago and it started hurting here and there again. I think it may be because I'm pregnant (relaxin and all that). Ugh. I’m sorry. I used a walking crutch that we dubbed the “peg leg” and H joked if I had waited a bit longer then maybe I could have been a pirate for Halloween. Thanks H. 😂
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Post by Pistol on May 31, 2019 17:40:42 GMT -6
Confession for you. My almost 80 year old mother hurt her shoulder/back like 2 months ago and they can't figure out what's wrong and she's hurting. This after a year of obnoxious painful things one after another like dental surgery that took 5 hours and falling and almost dislocating her knee. She's tired of all the shit and told me the other day she's ready to go be with my dad already cause her life is going to continue to hurt so much and she's tired of living anymore. I told her I'd be sad, but not really that sad. I think that shocked her a bit. I think she wanted me to beg her to hang in there, say all the right things, pats on the back or whatever. I think it’s ok that you said that. My grandma is 94. She wanted to die when my grandpa did 25 years ago. She has vertigo, a bad foot, anxiety, plus some other stuff. I think she hangs on because my aunt won’t let her go, and it’s really kind of sad. I have a mowing customer who had a brain aneurysm and ended up in a coma for 6 months. She barely has function of her right side and now has told me she has new brain bleeds. She has short term memory loss as a result of these issues and her H passed while she was in her coma. She told me today she wants to just give up but her doctor wants her to keep fighting. She’s a super sweet lady but her quality of life really isn’t there at this point. I couldn’t blame her if she wanted to end it. I think I would too, in that position.
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Post by Pistol on May 31, 2019 17:42:12 GMT -6
I tried jumping over one and won a cast on my foot for 6-8 weeks once. That was not fun. This is a lot of baby gate related injuries. I have the grace of a newborn calf. I have injured myself just by walking on my own two feet on flat ground. Surprisingly, that was my only broken bone in my entire life.
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Post by AmyG on May 31, 2019 17:48:19 GMT -6
Confession for you. My almost 80 year old mother hurt her shoulder/back like 2 months ago and they can't figure out what's wrong and she's hurting. This after a year of obnoxious painful things one after another like dental surgery that took 5 hours and falling and almost dislocating her knee. She's tired of all the shit and told me the other day she's ready to go be with my dad already cause her life is going to continue to hurt so much and she's tired of living anymore. I told her I'd be sad, but not really that sad. I think that shocked her a bit. I think she wanted me to beg her to hang in there, say all the right things, pats on the back or whatever. I think it’s ok that you said that. My grandma is 94. She wanted to die when my grandpa did 25 years ago. She has vertigo, a bad foot, anxiety, plus some other stuff. I think she hangs on because my aunt won’t let her go, and it’s really kind of sad. My youngest was like, well it would be nice if she stuck around for a while longer since she's my only living grandparent. I told him to tell HER that when we see here tomorrow. Not really looking forward to seeing her tomorrow tho. we are going up for niece graduation party, stopping by to see mom for 2-3 hours. She's complaining her house is a mess, so I'll look around and clean something. And her yard is a disaster, son will look around and do something outside. and complaining she hasn't felt like going grocery shopping, so after looking around dh might go grab her some stuff at grocery. In other words, none of this will actually happen cause she'll poo poo it that she's fine, everything's fine, and she doesn't need any help. She's a hard lady to deal with. who has been almost 80 for like 15 years. I did the math not so long ago cause I can never remember her actual year of birth and called her on it, and made her very very mad that math doesn't lie. lol. she was 18 when she had my oldest brother, who is almost a year younger than my dh. So that puts her at 78 only if I round up. Yes I'm married to a 60 year old man. yikes.
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Post by AmyG on May 31, 2019 17:50:13 GMT -6
And since mom is 78, she's looking at all her sisters and mother who lived into their mid 90s and she doesn't wanna.
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Post by jsgrl on May 31, 2019 18:14:12 GMT -6
I'm too lazy to lie. Plus too many people here know me in real life. It would be v complicated. I'm just gonna go live my best wreck of a life for the sake of HIH.
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Post by thechickencoop on May 31, 2019 18:18:29 GMT -6
I'm over here jealous of the kids essentially potty training themselves, but I am 100% projecting because I am over here with a 5 year old who is just now in underwear overnight, and not always successfully dry. And who wasn't day trained until the very last second before preschool at 3.5. Eh. Daycare trained DS1 right before he turned 3. Before that he would pee on the floor at home and blame it on the dog 😡 He's 7 and STILL has accidents overnight and it drives me bonkers. He is a SUPER heavy sleeper. It is what it is.
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Post by thechickencoop on May 31, 2019 18:19:47 GMT -6
Fine I will go dig a hole somewhere. I... did this on the beach once. Not to poop, but I had to pee and the water was super cold and there were no bathrooms anywhere nearby and I didn't want to walk back to the condo. I was also half drunk (or maybe fully drunk?). So my drunk ass decided that the only feasible option was to dig a deep hole, pee in it, and cover it back up. Not my finest moment. I mean....this sound a completely logical. Drunk or not lol 🤷♀️
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Post by thechickencoop on May 31, 2019 18:34:25 GMT -6
My confession: (Also, I sort of get the feeling this bird might somehow be a stand in for our cat who died a few weeks ago). We also lost a pet recently and this morning, DD1 got a Barbie toy that came with a few puppies. Once of them is the same color as our and she looked at it and started bawling. Then she gave her the same name as our dog, and set her on her nightstand “so I will never forget how much I loved her!” Knife to my heart. Oh My God I would be NO GOOD. 😭
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Post by thechickencoop on May 31, 2019 18:37:07 GMT -6
DD1 just started underwear at night last week at like 5.25, she had been in pull ups prior. We also tried PT earlier and she basically just did not GAF, and it is really hard to PT a kid that just isn't interested in doing it. They have to want to do it. Lowen has an OBSESSION with the toilet (i.e sticking his hands in it) so we shall see what potty training looks like for him. BWAHAH Ah ditto! DS2 does understand that's where you pee and poop and I was JUST saying to H that we need to get out the little seat for him so he gets used to sitting on it too. I mean, he's not 2 til the fall but, hey, if he want to sit, whatever.
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Post by emilyinparis on May 31, 2019 22:28:59 GMT -6
And emilyinparis my Korean is maybe/probably better than your H's (5th grade level yo) but even then it's been hard for me to feel like I can genuinely connect with my son in a language that is no longer my primary language so I can imagine it being that much harder for your H. Thank you for saying this. I was wondering (to myself.. haven't asked him) why he wasn't putting in more effort/talking more in Korean to them. But this could explain it and it makes sense.
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Post by emilyinparis on May 31, 2019 22:30:00 GMT -6
If you find a good one please let me know. I want my H to teach the kids Korean but it's not going well. He only has a first grade level of Korean anyway. But I want them to learn it! Here are some TV shows I think would appeal to my kid. I don't remember how old your kids are but these would be good for older kids just to get more exposure. A lot of the shows are available in English on YouTube or various streaming services just so you're aware if you don't want them to find those to watch instead. Super WingsRobocar Poli Tayo the Little BusPororo, Kebikids, and Pink Fong have shorter episodes or songs that are more geared towards younger kids and teaching counting or the alphabet or whatever. Thank you!!
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Post by GhoatMonket on May 31, 2019 22:48:46 GMT -6
I think it’s ok that you said that. My grandma is 94. She wanted to die when my grandpa did 25 years ago. She has vertigo, a bad foot, anxiety, plus some other stuff. I think she hangs on because my aunt won’t let her go, and it’s really kind of sad. My youngest was like, well it would be nice if she stuck around for a while longer since she's my only living grandparent. I told him to tell HER that when we see here tomorrow. Not really looking forward to seeing her tomorrow tho. we are going up for niece graduation party, stopping by to see mom for 2-3 hours. She's complaining her house is a mess, so I'll look around and clean something. And her yard is a disaster, son will look around and do something outside. and complaining she hasn't felt like going grocery shopping, so after looking around dh might go grab her some stuff at grocery. In other words, none of this will actually happen cause she'll poo poo it that she's fine, everything's fine, and she doesn't need any help. She's a hard lady to deal with. who has been almost 80 for like 15 years. I did the math not so long ago cause I can never remember her actual year of birth and called her on it, and made her very very mad that math doesn't lie. lol. she was 18 when she had my oldest brother, who is almost a year younger than my dh. So that puts her at 78 only if I round up. Yes I'm married to a 60 year old man. yikes. If she needs things and things aren't done, she doesn't get to make that call. MIL tries this too. She's 88 and surprisingly self sufficient, but we often have to do things to stop her from doing them because well, 88. She shouldn't be doing them, despite her claims that she's perfectly ok to do so. I had to damn near knock her off the ladder at the first rung when we were clearing branches off the roof a couple years ago and she wanted to help. And your son should absolutely tell her that. Knowing someone wants them around can make such a huge difference in attitude. It may not be instant, but knowing someone wants her around and wants to be able to see her again can be huge.
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Post by blurnette989 on Jun 1, 2019 2:09:14 GMT -6
I speak fairly fluent Mandarin Chinese with my parents but I have been raised in the states since I was 1. My brain does not normally function in Chinese unless it is with my parents. Because of this I have failed spectacularly at teaching my kids Chinese and feel terrible about it. But like you said, I have a lot of trouble connecting with them in a “foreign” tongue as well. I’m trying to convince myself that immersion summer camps and exposure to random vocab here and there will make some sort of impression in their brains. Ugh, it's so hard. I mostly only speak to my parents in Korean and I don't know how to talk to a baby/child! I bet immersion summer camps are really helpful! There is not a big Korean population here unfortunately but I need to plan a trip to Korea soonish and maybe a few weeks there will jump start something for us. Definitely keep at it. My mom didn't speak to me in Portuguese and it has made it much harder. (We left Portugal when I was 1). Taking trips to Portugal over the years did keep me connected and wanting to learn as I got older. My brother rarely came to Portugal and he definitely does not have the same connection or desire to learn the language. Immersion programs or trips do make a difference.
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