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Post by letthewookieewin on Aug 3, 2017 6:59:04 GMT -6
Longest. Week. Ever. Between work drama and general busy-ness there, it's been one of those weeks I'm glad I only work four days. I'm just thankful my boss finally hired a good night crew for me because things could have gone so much worse without that.
I hope you all have been having a better week than I have!
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 3, 2017 7:19:09 GMT -6
letthewookieewin what type of work do you do? Another pair of my work shoes broke last night and H's work shoes at also falling apart. Now we have to go shoe shopping this weekend. I hate show shopping. I have flat feet so its a pain in the ass to find something that fits and I hate spending money on them. K is growing out of her knock off Keens but I found a good used pair of the real thing for cheap on eBay. As much as I hate spending money on shoes for me, I hate spending money on shoes for her when she grows out of them so fast, Except for her sneakers which she wears everyday to school.
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Post by billmurray on Aug 3, 2017 7:19:54 GMT -6
I'm taking DS for a haircut this morning. The last time was fine and but each time before that did not go well, as he'd cry and get upset. Hopefully it goes smoothly this time. I have laundry and packing to do, but it likely won't happen today.
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Aug 3, 2017 7:22:20 GMT -6
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Post by billmurray on Aug 3, 2017 7:22:20 GMT -6
letthewookieewin what type of work do you do? Another pair of my work shoes broke last night and H's work shoes at also falling apart. Now we have to go shoe shopping this weekend. I hate show shopping. I have flat feet so its a pain in the ass to find something that fits and I hate spending money on them. K is growing out of her knock off Keens but I found a good used pair of the real thing for cheap on eBay. As much as I hate spending money on shoes for me, I hate spending money on shoes for her when she grows out of them so fast, Except for her sneakers which she wears everyday to school. I share the same sentiments about my kids' shoes too. H, on the other hand, doesn't like buying cheap shoes for the kids, even if they'll only be worn a few times.
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 3, 2017 7:27:54 GMT -6
letthewookieewin what type of work do you do? Another pair of my work shoes broke last night and H's work shoes at also falling apart. Now we have to go shoe shopping this weekend. I hate show shopping. I have flat feet so its a pain in the ass to find something that fits and I hate spending money on them. K is growing out of her knock off Keens but I found a good used pair of the real thing for cheap on eBay. As much as I hate spending money on shoes for me, I hate spending money on shoes for her when she grows out of them so fast, Except for her sneakers which she wears everyday to school. I share the same sentiments about my kids' shoes too. H, on the other hand, doesn't like buying cheap shoes for the kids, even if they'll only be worn a few times. Give me all the used shoes for kids. You can find some good quality shoes used and since they only wear them for a few months, there is a lot of life left. They may not be super pretty, but it beats spending $50 every few months on one pair of shoes.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Aug 3, 2017 7:30:55 GMT -6
sheilathetank I work in a college cafeteria--my main job there is manning a Subway clone, but I do a little of everything. Nothing too special, but at least it's a paycheck. billmurray I hope his haircut goes well! Haircuts have been hit or miss with DS--he did great the first time, cried the whole time the second time, only wanted to get down the next time after that, and was okay the last time I brought him because I let him play with his tablet.
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Post by billmurray on Aug 3, 2017 7:39:36 GMT -6
sheilathetank I work in a college cafeteria--my main job there is manning a Subway clone, but I do a little of everything. Nothing too special, but at least it's a paycheck. billmurray I hope his haircut goes well! Haircuts have been hit or miss with DS--he did great the first time, cried the whole time the second time, only wanted to get down the next time after that, and was okay the last time I brought him because I let him play with his tablet. I really wish toddlering included some consistency.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Aug 3, 2017 7:55:02 GMT -6
sheilathetank I work in a college cafeteria--my main job there is manning a Subway clone, but I do a little of everything. Nothing too special, but at least it's a paycheck. billmurray I hope his haircut goes well! Haircuts have been hit or miss with DS--he did great the first time, cried the whole time the second time, only wanted to get down the next time after that, and was okay the last time I brought him because I let him play with his tablet. I really wish toddlering included some consistency. The only consistent thing is that they aren't.
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Post by billyhorrible on Aug 3, 2017 7:55:23 GMT -6
billmurray BH really needs a haircut. I keep forgetting to call as make an appointment, thanks for the reminder. Today WILL be the day I call.
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 3, 2017 7:56:57 GMT -6
sheilathetank I work in a college cafeteria--my main job there is manning a Subway clone, but I do a little of everything. Nothing too special, but at least it's a paycheck. billmurray I hope his haircut goes well! Haircuts have been hit or miss with DS--he did great the first time, cried the whole time the second time, only wanted to get down the next time after that, and was okay the last time I brought him because I let him play with his tablet. I really wish toddlering included some consistency. Consistency is the complete opposite definition of "toddler"
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Post by Taitai on Aug 3, 2017 7:58:16 GMT -6
billmurray Good luck with the haircut today! DS hates getting his cut - we always have to bring the iPad with his favorite movie (Cars) on it...even then he normally looses it when the clippers come out at the end. 🙄 As for me - DH is finally home after being on the other side of the world for 9 days! He brought back a crap ton of stuff from America, and it was like Christmas when we unpacked it. I'm all like...
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Post by icedcoffee on Aug 3, 2017 8:31:32 GMT -6
Not sure if I'm in the right place for a five year old, but DD age is 5 is making me nuts lately lol. She constantly has to be touching me, kissint me, around me. It sounds cute, but omg. I will be relaxing or in the middle of something and she will come up and kiss me 20 times in a row on the cheek. I have to push her away to make it stop. Then what follows is her hanging all over me, kissing my arms, etc. She will do baby talk and tell me I'm cute. I've tried to have personal space convos with her but it doesn't seem to help. Eeeek. Going crazy over here. Everyone who witnesses it thinks its cute. Its not when its all dayyyy lol
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 3, 2017 9:34:29 GMT -6
Not sure if I'm in the right place for a five year old, but DD age is 5 is making me nuts lately lol. She constantly has to be touching me, kissint me, around me. It sounds cute, but omg. I will be relaxing or in the middle of something and she will come up and kiss me 20 times in a row on the cheek. I have to push her away to make it stop. Then what follows is her hanging all over me, kissing my arms, etc. She will do baby talk and tell me I'm cute. I've tried to have personal space convos with her but it doesn't seem to help. Eeeek. Going crazy over here. Everyone who witnesses it thinks its cute. Its not when its all dayyyy lol welcome! We are equal opportunity when it comes to complaining about your LO, regardless of age. When I was in preschool, the building was across the street from a special needs school. We did a lot of group lessons and socialization exercises with them to help teach coping skills and social norms. One of the exercises that has stuck with me to this day is the exercise we did on personal space. They gave us all a hoola hoop and had us walk around with it. We could touch hoola hoops but we couldn't cross them. The area inside the hoola hoop was your personal space bubble and you could not impede on others space and they couldn't impede on yours. Afterwards when you felt you were having someone in your personal space you could yell hoola hoop and the other kid would know they were in your space. Can you try something like that with your DD. At age 5, she should be able to get the concept and maybe you guys can come up with your own code word when you felt like someone was impeding on your personal space.
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Post by billyhorrible on Aug 3, 2017 10:52:41 GMT -6
Not sure if I'm in the right place for a five year old, but DD age is 5 is making me nuts lately lol. She constantly has to be touching me, kissint me, around me. It sounds cute, but omg. I will be relaxing or in the middle of something and she will come up and kiss me 20 times in a row on the cheek. I have to push her away to make it stop. Then what follows is her hanging all over me, kissing my arms, etc. She will do baby talk and tell me I'm cute. I've tried to have personal space convos with her but it doesn't seem to help. Eeeek. Going crazy over here. Everyone who witnesses it thinks its cute. Its not when its all dayyyy lol Not so much kissing (that's more my 2 year old) but my 5 year old is constantly on me. Touching me, sitting on me, hanging on me. You are not alone.
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Post by jillywilly on Aug 3, 2017 11:46:17 GMT -6
letthewookieewin, I feel you on the longest week ever. Between work just being crazy with end-of-month chaos, this cold, and DS' rash seemingly NEVER going away, I could not be happier today is my Friday. I did finally get an appointment with a dermatologist - for 8/21, exactly two days before we leave for our beach vacation. The good news is his rash seems to be improving the last couple days, but it's fooled us in the past, so right now I'm just waiting to see what happens, but hoping against hope I'll be able to cancel that appointment. This weekend should be super fun though - my parents are hosting a huge pool party that we're going to - DS will be literally the only kid there, but he'll love all the attention from my parents' friends and being able to splash in the pool. And Sunday is girls night and we're going to the Cheesecake Factory, where I plan on continuing my stress eating binge that I've been on. I can always turn over a healthier leaf on Monday, right?
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 3, 2017 12:05:38 GMT -6
jillywilly, I really hope his rash clears up and that this is then end of dealing with it.
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Post by letthewookieewin on Aug 3, 2017 12:15:16 GMT -6
jillywilly FX his rash is finally clearing up for good!
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Post by fuzzylogic on Aug 3, 2017 12:25:46 GMT -6
The fact that I have to go back to work next week, and that I will have a sudden decrease in physical touch is starting to weigh on me.
Also, I need H to get it together and actually hear me when I tell him when I'm going back. I've told him and his mom like five times each. He's all pissed because my mom said no to watching E next Friday. If we put her in DC that day, we'll have to pay for a whole week. His mom is watching her on Thursday. I only have to be at work those two days for professional development.
My mom has just moved up here and literally hasn't watched a toddler since I was a kid. That was almost 35 years ago. She is just getting her feet under her and she is not a person who adapts quickly or easily. I'm cutting her slack, he's not. It's one fucking day, so I arranged for a student (hey, they're not in school yet and they need money!) to babysit, I will pay for it out of my bank account, whatever. But he was really rude and hateful last night and I'm not here for that. His mom has nearly literally zero boundaries and I've come to terms with it. My mom is ALL boundaries. He needs to learn to deal with that, too.
I'm just so frustrated with him right now for so many reasons.
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Post by icedcoffee on Aug 3, 2017 12:32:12 GMT -6
Not sure if I'm in the right place for a five year old, but DD age is 5 is making me nuts lately lol. She constantly has to be touching me, kissint me, around me. It sounds cute, but omg. I will be relaxing or in the middle of something and she will come up and kiss me 20 times in a row on the cheek. I have to push her away to make it stop. Then what follows is her hanging all over me, kissing my arms, etc. She will do baby talk and tell me I'm cute. I've tried to have personal space convos with her but it doesn't seem to help. Eeeek. Going crazy over here. Everyone who witnesses it thinks its cute. Its not when its all dayyyy lol welcome! We are equal opportunity when it comes to complaining about your LO, regardless of age. When I was in preschool, the building was across the street from a special needs school. We did a lot of group lessons and socialization exercises with them to help teach coping skills and social norms. One of the exercises that has stuck with me to this day is the exercise we did on personal space. They gave us all a hoola hoop and had us walk around with it. We could touch hoola hoops but we couldn't cross them. The area inside the hoola hoop was your personal space bubble and you could not impede on others space and they couldn't impede on yours. Afterwards when you felt you were having someone in your personal space you could yell hoola hoop and the other kid would know they were in your space. Can you try something like that with your DD. At age 5, she should be able to get the concept and maybe you guys can come up with your own code word when you felt like someone was impeding on your personal space. That's a great idea!!
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Post by billmurray on Aug 3, 2017 17:17:23 GMT -6
Sorry your dealing with all that fuzzylogic. Going back to work, childcare and all that goes along with it can be so challenging. ((Hugs)) ETA words
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Post by littlelion on Aug 3, 2017 17:52:36 GMT -6
+1 to need new shoes for me and Leo. And the crappy part is we both need W. I'll be forking over $$ for his cause even when I find a cheaper offer for the NB running shoes I want, there is not his W size. I justify it by a. This is only the 2nd time I've had to buy (we have hand me downs) & b. If he doesn't wear them out, Alex can wear them in a couple yrs.
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Post by littlelion on Aug 3, 2017 17:53:30 GMT -6
billmurray the haircut place we go to has tvs for each kids plus a lollilop keeps him happy...just some minor whimpering
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Post by littlelion on Aug 3, 2017 17:55:47 GMT -6
We had a team outing today. Took a river tour of chicago. Then lunch by the river. Such a great weather day to be outdide!
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Post by Taitai on Aug 3, 2017 17:58:24 GMT -6
littlelion That river tour looks like so much fun!!! I love love love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities in the word - DH and I lived there for 5 years pre-kids. So many good times. Hope you are enjoying the beautiful summer weather! We used to love going to North Ave beach when it was warm....now I'm going to be reminiscing about Chicago all day!
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Aug 3, 2017 18:33:48 GMT -6
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Post by billmurray on Aug 3, 2017 18:33:48 GMT -6
billmurray the haircut place we go to has tvs for each kids plus a lollilop keeps him happy...just some minor whimpering The place we go to is like this too. Thankfully all of the distractions at the kids' salon kept him entertained and we had no meltdowns! ETA words
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Post by fuzzylogic on Aug 3, 2017 19:42:32 GMT -6
billmurray, thanks. We have it all figured out. I visited my mom with E today and E was being a bit of a butt and my mom was definitely not impressed. She's not ready for toddlers yet. Just because you're a grandparent doesn't mean you're obligated to babysit, imho. You already traveled down that road. I just realized I have a haircut on Saturday and it is SO NECESSARY. My friend is getting married that night and I don't want to look crazy.
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Post by sheilathetank on Aug 4, 2017 7:55:03 GMT -6
fuzzylogic, I missed your first post until now. Are you saying that yh is pissed that your mom won't babysit for free? Because, well, that's... something. littlelion, your look awesome! That sounds like such a fun day! I've been to Chicago twice for work and even though I didn't get to see much, what I did, I really loved. So much personality in one city.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Aug 4, 2017 18:57:08 GMT -6
sheilathetank, yes. He actually was pissed about that. To be fair, he's used to his mom, who jumped right into the fray and you could barely keep her out of our house. It's what he is used to. He still doesn't understand it, but after hanging with her yesterday afternoon, when E was having a bit of a rough patch, she is 100% not ready to babysit. Nope nope nope. I honestly don't think he understands that what he thinks is actually unreasonable. I'm trying to get him to see that he's wrong, but lawyers are hard to convince they're wrong.
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