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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 25, 2019 6:00:31 GMT -6
What’s going on ladies?
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Post by chrisy01 on Sept 25, 2019 6:02:30 GMT -6
I’m still working on end of fiscal stuff. My current team is doing a team outing to a local brewery place. It’s nice but since I have to go back to work afterwards I can’t drink (hourlies can’t drink on the clock and can’t have alcohol in their system while working).
Good news if I get everything I want done today I don’t need to go into work tomorrow. I will need to go in on Friday no matter what.
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Post by klong11 on Sept 25, 2019 7:35:37 GMT -6
Just sitting at my desk coughing my ass off. I have an appt to see a new doctor today. I wanted an ENT they gave me an internal medicine dr. Whatever, just fix me. That's at 11:30.
Saw a mom lose her shit today at drop off. Like literally screaming at her kid, then carried her across the parking lot to the front door. Set the girl down and she fell to the ground refusing to move. The mom left her there. Told the crossing guard to handle it. It was....awkward. Another mom spoke kindly to the girl and asked her if she wanted to go in with them. Really hoping that mom that took her in talked to the teacher about it because it was quite the scene.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 25, 2019 7:37:45 GMT -6
I'm hungover and drinking a coke. I haven't had a coke in probably 15+ years.
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 25, 2019 7:38:36 GMT -6
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mwhip
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Post by mwhip on Sept 25, 2019 7:51:07 GMT -6
tgrimes Coke is amazing when hungover. Cherry coke used to be my go to!
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Sept 25, 2019 7:52:35 GMT -6
It was bad. The mom was yelling saying she was going to take her straight to the principal, that this happens every day. I'm wondering if she just wouldn't get out in the drop off line so the mom had to park and was pissed about it. I'm not really sure, but the girl looked like she was maybe in 1st or 2nd grade, not very old. Her hair was all in her face, not brushed. It was just sad all around and there were a lot of very concerned look on parents' faces unsure if they should step in or not. |
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Post by tallb on Sept 25, 2019 8:01:08 GMT -6
Yikes klong11 that sounds awful. I hope someone from the school noticed and checks in on things. |
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Post by tallb on Sept 25, 2019 8:05:24 GMT -6
Morning, quiet day here. Mh is dropping the kids and we have the pest company coming midday bc we have a ton of crickets in our garage. Mh is treating leave like his personal time to get stuff done, which is great but he's like running around like a crazy person and stressing me out. I at least recognize that I have to keep a small human alive so know that it's unlikely I'll finish any projects I start and/or they will take forever.
Is anyone's kid still super tired? J is struggling. He is sleeping in later and just seems spent by the end of the day. Yesterday we picked him up early and he road along to get N to force some down time and he fell asleep. We didn't even do anything this weekend, so I'm glad we didn't sign him up for any sports this season yet.
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Post by guster on Sept 25, 2019 8:18:12 GMT -6
Josie isn’t tired after school, tallb,but she certainly needs the downtime. I’m having a hard time with Gymnastics on Monday because she’s home for 20 minutes and then has to run back out to class. Then the rest of the afternoon (which is about two hours) feels like such a rush. I actually wrote to the owner yesterday to see if she could put it on hold and transfer the rest of the classes to a later date. |
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Post by mwhip on Sept 25, 2019 8:19:02 GMT -6
tallb Evie is still super tired as well. And she's in bed every night by 7. I had hoped by now, a month and a half later, she'd be more adjusted, but nope. It doesn't matter if we don't do things on the weekend, she's still exhausted all week. Come Thursday night, I try to get her to bed ASAP so that Friday isn't an absolute shit show. I wish she would nap on the weekends, but she refuses.
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Post by guster on Sept 25, 2019 8:21:07 GMT -6
@klongoria, that poor little girl. I hope someone can help.
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Post by Sunny41 on Sept 25, 2019 9:07:28 GMT -6
Taking a day for me today. I've been so spent lately. When I send E out to play I end up socializing with the neighbors which is nice socially but doesn't help my end of day chill. And I end up standing around for an hour in crappy shoes.
I think I'm going to start setting a timer where we all go to a quiet space for 15min and chill/ do our own thing (phone/ computer/ music) and then we focus on dinner/ play/ homework.
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Post by vino on Sept 25, 2019 9:11:32 GMT -6
B is super tired; we haven't been going out in the evenings to play, snack, bath and he's been in bed and asleep by 7.45pm. Which is a good 35-40 min earlier than I was doing in the summer. It's an adjustment for sure.
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Post by Sunny41 on Sept 25, 2019 9:11:49 GMT -6
klong11 I feel bad for that girl and that mom. I'm just imagining the morning battle to get dressed, eat, teeth, hair, get to school. I'm hoping she's one of the kids that is horrible at dropoff but fine a minute after the parent is out of sight.
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Post by vino on Sept 25, 2019 9:20:51 GMT -6
Morning all. Kicking ass from my cubicle as per  Just kidding, it's busy as hell with my director gone and with my name listed as his out of office contact people think I'm acting, which maybe 5 years ago Vino would have been all over the extra work thinking it was for something, pay and/or formal title of 'acting' but now nah I'm much much wiser. The kids and I have been on a really good routine, there has been so much less stress without MH here and we're all working together and having a fun time. |
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Post by Sunny41 on Sept 25, 2019 9:25:36 GMT -6
MH just called me for a lunch date!
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 25, 2019 9:33:36 GMT -6
C is... not tired. At all. He can still play outside all evening, goes to bed at normal time (8:30) and it up at 6 ready to go!
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Post by trtlcrzy on Sept 25, 2019 9:36:53 GMT -6
Hey. S is fever free but woke up early morning crying because of a nightmare so she’s been a bit crabby. I decided to keep her home from school since she had a fever yesterday but I think I might still let her do dance. We will see how the day progresses. I’m feeling less tired today, which is good. It was 57 degrees this morning when I took H to the bus stop and I think the high is 69 so I guess fall is here. I did a little bit of gardening this morning while S ran around and played.
H is not tired after school, in fact she just wants to play with her friend every day. Last week she did fall asleep on the way to dance class but was ready to go as soon as we got there. I’m trying to move up bedtime in an attempt to see if the kids would fall asleep easier but DH is not listening to me and doing it on the nights I work.
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klong11
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Post by klong11 on Sept 25, 2019 9:38:31 GMT -6
klong11 I feel bad for that girl and that mom. I'm just imagining the morning battle to get dressed, eat, teeth, hair, get to school. I'm hoping she's one of the kids that is horrible at dropoff but fine a minute after the parent is out of sight. I did hear a "you do this every morning", so I'm guessing they are having a bit of trouble getting into the routine.
Side note: what's up with our blurry profile pic?
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Post by tgrimes on Sept 25, 2019 9:38:51 GMT -6
vino I'm glad it's going well while he's away.
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 25, 2019 9:44:00 GMT -6
The girls are usually tired in the morning when they first get up, but then they're ready to go. I figured that Cass would be tired when school started because she's always needed more sleep than M (and by more I just mean a normal amount whereas M hardly sleeps). But nope. She's full of energy and every evening I'm hollering at them to go to sleep when I still hear them giggling at 9 o'clock.  |
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 25, 2019 9:50:34 GMT -6
Sunny41 have you found any other options for where to swim? I hope the drama at the pool has settled. klong11 yikes. I hope that family gets the resources they need for help because clearly that mom is struggling. Whether there are genuine SN or the kid is just behavioral it's clear they need some intervention to make mornings go smoother since this doesn't sound like a one-off. vino glad things are going well.
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 25, 2019 9:51:44 GMT -6
In adding to my juvenile reading trend with my Fear Street book, I put a copy of The Dollhouse Murders on hold at my library. I loved that book as a kid. Read it many times. I think M would enjoy it.
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 25, 2019 9:52:59 GMT -6
It was bad. The mom was yelling saying she was going to take her straight to the principal, that this happens every day. I'm wondering if she just wouldn't get out in the drop off line so the mom had to park and was pissed about it. I'm not really sure, but the girl looked like she was maybe in 1st or 2nd grade, not very old. Her hair was all in her face, not brushed. It was just sad all around and there were a lot of very concerned look on parents' faces unsure if they should step in or not. That poor girl. She clearly doesn’t respond to that kind of behavior from the mom. Not a great way to start the day off for her. |
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Post by wineallthetime on Sept 25, 2019 9:54:11 GMT -6
klong11 I feel bad for that girl and that mom. I'm just imagining the morning battle to get dressed, eat, teeth, hair, get to school. I'm hoping she's one of the kids that is horrible at dropoff but fine a minute after the parent is out of sight. I did hear a "you do this every morning", so I'm guessing they are having a bit of trouble getting into the routine.
Side note: what's up with our blurry profile pic?
I pretty much throw Lue in the classroom for preschool and run out because she really struggles with the separation and doesn't want to go. It's a huge struggle, especially with A who wants to run around so he's screaming. It's really hard on the parent as well when the child struggles and I hope nobody is watching me and judging because we are having a rough morning. A lot of times I just need to get away from her ASAP because she's going to continue to have a hard time until she doesn't see me because she doesn't want me to leave her. Did anyone stop and ask the mom if she needed any help? ETA: I'm not saying the mom didn't do anything wrong and maybe she's a horrible parent, but I just think we have all been there in one way shape or form and a little kindness and understanding can go a long way to help a frazzled parent. |
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Post by lahdeedah on Sept 25, 2019 9:56:30 GMT -6
C is... not tired. At all. He can still play outside all evening, goes to bed at normal time (8:30) and it up at 6 ready to go! M, too. Le sigh. Now M2 is a different story. Not sure what they are doing in 2’s class, but your boy is a whiny clingy mess in the afternoon and I think he is just tired. He’s a lot like me after a work day—not in the mood. |
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Post by vino on Sept 25, 2019 9:58:14 GMT -6
I dont know, I'm feeling some way about this. There have been days that I have left my kids at daycare after a shit morning and i appreciate the Mom/Dad who nod in agreement with a comment of 'been there' as opposed to the judgey eyes.
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Post by inthekitty on Sept 25, 2019 10:06:25 GMT -6
I dont know, I'm feeling some way about this. There have been days that I have left my kids at daycare after a shit morning and i appreciate the Mom/Dad who nod in agreement with a comment of 'been there' as opposed to the judgey eyes. Same. Usually drop-off went well for us. But I'll never forget one day when M was a beast. She was throwing a huge fit and thankfully her teacher helped pull her off of me and let me ditch out really quick before it got worse. When I picked her up the teacher let me know she was a demon for a little while (and she was shocked to see that side of her) but then settled down and the day went well. Some kids are very challenging. I think of the fact that I'm a psychologist whose early training was in child psychology and had a lot of experience with kids prior to having them and yet I struggle and I screw up. There are a lot of parents without those advantages. |
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Post by mwhip on Sept 25, 2019 10:13:47 GMT -6
I feel like I could easily be 'that mom' at drop off somedays. It makes me glad that I have family close that drops her off, so I don't have to show everyone that I argue with my kid regularly!
Granted, as an adult, I know I should handle myself better. I will walk away from my kid throwing a fit in the house, but not out in public.
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Just kidding, it's busy as hell with my director gone and with my name listed as his out of office contact people think I'm acting, which maybe 5 years ago Vino would have been all over the extra work thinking it was for something, pay and/or formal title of 'acting' but now nah I'm much much wiser.
