Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »mysticlizard wrote: »
I haven't cleaned a bathroom or ran the vacuum in 15 years (the oldest is 31) my two youngest are 15 and 16. I am going to miss them when they move out in a couple of years. I will have to pay for a cleaning service. The older children's SOs rave about their cooking and house keeping abilities. I told the kids when I was raising them, I was teaching them life skills. I lied, I just taught them to do the jobs I didn't like.
Nice! I finally have a kid old enough to wash the dishes and it is amazing. I teach all my kids to put away their own dresser laundry (socks, underwear, pajamas), starting when they are about 3.Sure, it's not perfectly done, but who cares? It's just socks and pajamas. They can totally do it.
I tell my kids to put away their clothes too. Typically it ends up in piles on the floor. Seriously, I swear I'm the only one in this house who actually puts things away and cleans up after herself and it's driving me INSANE. They just drop crap all over the house all the time and NEVER pick it up. My house is a disaster zone but I just can't spend my whole days picking up after the kids, the husband, and the dog. Just can't, or I'd go crazy. Trying to let it go... but we almost have nobody over either because I'm so ashamed, being a stay at home mom and all... it's supposed to be my job, but I just lose it, seriously. They can trash the house in just 10 minutes.
That is SO annoying! Just because you don't work outside the home does not mean you are the full time maid! How old are your kids? Sometimes the only way they learn is by consequences. Dirty clothes on the floor and not in the laundry basket? No clean clothes for you. Same thing for hubby.
Maybe not allow them to watch TV or play or whatever until they spend 10 min. each cleaning up clutter and putting thing away? IDK but I hope you find something that works!
They're 7, and twins. I don't let them watch tv or play games on their tablet until they clean up this or that... but it doesn't matter. They don't even care, they find something else to do, and more messes to make. It's a losing battle, honestly, and my husband doesn't really help, unless we're having guests over, thankfully, then he'll help them clean... like 3 hours before people come over. I seriously flip out every time. Last time I just left the house and went to the gym because I was just losing it.
We're cleaning this week end before doing anything...
Bed and computer warfare (whichever is more irritating for them). If my husband goes on a long enough stretch of expecting maid service, I gather up all his stray crap from around the house and dump it on his computer desk and chair. For my son, it's in his bed, so he can't sleep until he deals with it. He also has a rule that if his room is not clean by bed Friday night, he's grounded from the time he gets up until it's clean, so if he does dump it all on the floor, it can't be for more than a few days.
I like that.
When I was a SAHM and my kids were little and at home , my partner and I shared the cleaning. But when the youngest started school I did consider it my job to clean the house. The kids were in school 7 hours a day, which meant I had the luxury of approx 35 hours per week to do pretty much what I liked (which is not a luxury I have now I work). I guess I though a few hours cleaning out of all those free hours was a small price to pay? But I don't think that anyone looking after a baby or preschooler should feel that cleaning the house is their job.
Yeah I kinda agree, but at the same time... there's a limit, I think. Like... hubby makes pop corn at night, leaves his dirty bowl and the popcorn maker on the kitchen counter. When he cooks he insists on using the cutting board (I just use a plate that I can put in the dishwasher after), but he'll never clean it up and just leave it there, even if he cut raw meat on it... If he uses the foreman grill he never cleans it after... Or I make dinner for when he gets home, and he won't even clear the table after he's done. There's a fine line between being a SAHM and a maid, for me. Frankly my job is much easier when he's away for work for a week. Plus this way I know he won't take the kids out for a bike ride when the house is a mess or something... It's exhausting to be the only one trying to enforce the 'cleaning before fun' thing..
Ok I don't want it to turn into a rant, I do recognize that I should be more on top of it and that I'm way too passive-aggressive about it but sometimes I'm just sick of doing it alone...0 -
FluffySandwich wrote: »I'm behind right now and missed this comment! Thank you, I appreciate it
Yesterday I was walking around in a sweater even though it was pretty hot because I was embarrassed about my arms. Today I realized that was kind of dumb. How many people look at other people and think ''That girl has some weird arms!!!"?
Also I'm surprised by how many people think bubble tea is or sounds gross! Tapioca is delicious, I've always loved the pudding myself
I also love the texture. I admit, at first I thought I hated bubble tea when I got some in New York for the first time. I tried it again a couple years later in Montreal, a different flavor, and loved it. Now I've tried almost all of the milky varieties... now I'm craving it again.
I'm the same way with my arms. I'm so self conscious about them that I always wear long
sleeves. My hoodie is my security blanket and I wear it even in the summer. I roast but I just hate having people see my arms.
I like the bubble tea too. To me it taste like gummy candies. I usually get a strawberry banana boba.
Don't roast my friends. I do not like my "wing span", and it was hard to not cover up at first. A few years back, I decided this is me, I don't care what people think, and I have been "hanging out" ever since. HAPPY BARE ARMS TO ALL! Laura
Not to criticize or be the grammar police, but without the comma I had to read this a couple times to see what you meant! Pretty funny without the comma.0 -
keniaclimaco5 wrote: »I had a taste of a handful of granola cereal last night. then i returned to the kitchen for another handful. then another handful and then i looked at the box and said FCK IT and just poured myself a bowl of cereal with lactaid milk....then i poured myself 2 more bowls of this granola cereal and it was delicious. the inner beast has been awoken...then i ate a small bag of lays....then an apple...then a small bag of cheetos. Then went to bed feeling satiated!!! Hadn't felt full in a while...woke up today feeling a bit nauseas with minor headache. Didn't eat breakfast because I felt all bloated...then finally at 1pm i eat a 7/11 prepackaged 110 calorie salad with no dressing. It's my favorite packaged salad from 7/11 but then i find a dead lady bug at the bottom of my salad....I am disappointed at the find and open the small bag of croutons the salad comes with and eat my sorrows.
Cautionary tale ......or a day in my life?? I can't eat granola for that very reason, I totally overestimate my ability to eat normal quantities with certain things. Pandora's box! Lady bug would put a damper on it though. Oh well tomorrow is a new day!0 -
Longish and TMI confession:
I mentioned before that I have a phobia of walking outside because I nearly stepped in a very dead raccoon. I've been trying to work on that, so today I took my son to a park that has a playground and a very out in the open 1/2 mile jogging path circling it. It also has lots of trash cans and plenty of free plastic bags for dog walkers.
It's hot and humid today, and those trash cans are starting to smell like that raccoon. About half way through my first lap, I started breathing through my mouth to lessen the impact when I'd approach one. An unidentified bug flew in my mouth, I couldn't cough it out, had left my water in the car, and didn't want to embarrass my son by everyone watching his mom puke in the middle of the park from walking a quarter mile. So I swallowed it. I didn't quit, either, I did the rest of my laps before coming home. And then I kept thinking about it, and started feeling a weird tickle in the back of throat, and then I convinced myself it was probably a stray bug leg, and then I started thinking that it was probably a fly, since a bee would've hurt, and flies have been crawling all over the dog poop in the garbage, and yeah, there came back breakfast and the bug. I guess the upside is I don't have to log the bug now?
Not any closer to wanting to walk outside after this.
*snort*
I would've just spit out the bug. I am not a delicate spitter.
I tried, it didn't co-operate. You'd think it would've for its own self-interest if nothing else!0 -
"Let's eat grandma!"FluffySandwich wrote: »I'm behind right now and missed this comment! Thank you, I appreciate it Yesterday I was walking around in a sweater even though it was pretty hot because I was embarrassed about my arms. Today I realized that was kind of dumb. How many people look at other people and think ''That girl has some weird arms!!!"?
Also I'm surprised by how many people think bubble tea is or sounds gross! Tapioca is delicious, I've always loved the pudding myself I also love the texture. I admit, at first I thought I hated bubble tea when I got some in New York for the first time. I tried it again a couple years later in Montreal, a different flavor, and loved it. Now I've tried almost all of the milky varieties... now I'm craving it again.
I'm the same way with my arms. I'm so self conscious about them that I always wear long
sleeves. My hoodie is my security blanket and I wear it even in the summer. I roast but I just hate having people see my arms.
I like the bubble tea too. To me it taste like gummy candies. I usually get a strawberry banana boba.
Don't roast my friends. I do not like my "wing span", and it was hard to not cover up at first. A few years back, I decided this is me, I don't care what people think, and I have been "hanging out" ever since. HAPPY BARE ARMS TO ALL! Laura
Not to criticize or be the grammar police, but without the comma I had to read this a couple times to see what you meant! Pretty funny without the comma.
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FluffySandwich wrote: »I'm behind right now and missed this comment! Thank you, I appreciate it Yesterday I was walking around in a sweater even though it was pretty hot because I was embarrassed about my arms. Today I realized that was kind of dumb. How many people look at other people and think ''That girl has some weird arms!!!"?
Also I'm surprised by how many people think bubble tea is or sounds gross! Tapioca is delicious, I've always loved the pudding myself I also love the texture. I admit, at first I thought I hated bubble tea when I got some in New York for the first time. I tried it again a couple years later in Montreal, a different flavor, and loved it. Now I've tried almost all of the milky varieties... now I'm craving it again.
I'm the same way with my arms. I'm so self conscious about them that I always wear long
sleeves. My hoodie is my security blanket and I wear it even in the summer. I roast but I just hate having people see my arms.
I like the bubble tea too. To me it taste like gummy candies. I usually get a strawberry banana boba.
Don't roast my friends. I do not like my "wing span", and it was hard to not cover up at first. A few years back, I decided this is me, I don't care what people think, and I have been "hanging out" ever since. HAPPY BARE ARMS TO ALL! Laura
Not to criticize or be the grammar police, but without the comma I had to read this a couple times to see what you meant! Pretty funny without the comma.
I almost spit my tea, lol!
So I made myself some dinner at 4pm because I knew I would end up snacking too much otherwise. I know it's a bad idea and I often end up hungry at 8pm when I do that but at least I'm full for now...0 -
spacequiztime wrote: »My sister's kids are old enough to start helping around the house but she doesn't want them picking up anything that isn't there mess. She will tell people off it her kids come home and tell her they had to help put away groceries.
It's a big reason I don't offer to watch them or take them out more often. If I'm expected spend money on their food and a toy, you damn well better expect that I ask them to help around the house.
Totally not judging or anything but I'd probably address this with your sister (and maybe you have) but don't draw a line in the sand which will diminish the time you could be sharing with your n&n. In the end, you and the kids both lose.
Also, by what you described, it sounds like she's raising them to be self-centered? Sounds scary. Helping others is part of human nature!0 -
I just realized...I have a 10K race in 10 days. I haven't been training. My mom's going, so maybe I'll just stick to her pace. It's a tutu run and I got a fun tutu for it.0
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I am grouchy for no real reason today. My teenagers are annoying me. My daughter came home from Uni last week and all her stuff is still everywhere and she hasn't done anything about looking for a job yet. My eldest son is 2 months from graduating high school - if all goes well - and is skipping classes. He's a special needs student and cannot afford to do that. My youngest (14) is annoying me just by being around.
Not their faults and I love them all to bits. Just feeling irritable today.
Funny! I totally share that feeling sometimes!! I only have one teen so you get the award for being outnumbered and still sane (even if you are annoyed!)
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keniaclimaco5 wrote: »I had a taste of a handful of granola cereal last night. then i returned to the kitchen for another handful. then another handful and then i looked at the box and said FCK IT and just poured myself a bowl of cereal with lactaid milk....then i poured myself 2 more bowls of this granola cereal and it was delicious. the inner beast has been awoken...then i ate a small bag of lays....then an apple...then a small bag of cheetos. Then went to bed feeling satiated!!! Hadn't felt full in a while...woke up today feeling a bit nauseas with minor headache. Didn't eat breakfast because I felt all bloated...then finally at 1pm i eat a 7/11 prepackaged 110 calorie salad with no dressing. It's my favorite packaged salad from 7/11 but then i find a dead lady bug at the bottom of my salad....I am disappointed at the find and open the small bag of croutons the salad comes with and eat my sorrows.
Okay, and now we have a new theme to this thread! Ewwwww. I'm sorry that happened! Did you call the store and tell them? At least get your money back? Doesn't matter in this case if you ate it because you didn't notice the bug until it was too late!0 -
keniaclimaco5 wrote: »I had a taste of a handful of granola cereal last night. then i returned to the kitchen for another handful. then another handful and then i looked at the box and said FCK IT and just poured myself a bowl of cereal with lactaid milk....then i poured myself 2 more bowls of this granola cereal and it was delicious. the inner beast has been awoken...then i ate a small bag of lays....then an apple...then a small bag of cheetos. Then went to bed feeling satiated!!! Hadn't felt full in a while...woke up today feeling a bit nauseas with minor headache. Didn't eat breakfast because I felt all bloated...then finally at 1pm i eat a 7/11 prepackaged 110 calorie salad with no dressing. It's my favorite packaged salad from 7/11 but then i find a dead lady bug at the bottom of my salad....I am disappointed at the find and open the small bag of croutons the salad comes with and eat my sorrows.
Granola is a tough one for me too. Same with trail mix. All that little salty/sweet mixed up goodness. I .. can't .. stop .. once I get going, so I don't buy it (anymore, usually, it's rare now a days)
One trigger food can totally unleash the beast in me and it sets into motion a train reaction of devastation.
It sucks!0 -
Susieq_1994 wrote: »Confession: I've been writing a short story on an amateur writing site (called Wattpad) for the last few weeks, and I'm currently feeling an unholy amount of evil glee as my fans sob in heartbreak in the comment section over a major character that I just killed off. I'm so mean.
Oh, my!
Susieq_1994, is there *anything* you *can't* do (?), you wondrous dynamo, you...! -- you have mastered the use of tiny utensils... you can create culinary concoctions from flour and duct tape... AND you *write short stories* -- !!!
(Hey, it just occurred to me... you have a special combination of talents that would lend themselves to writing authoritatively about mixed-with-tiny-utensils creative baking (which does *not* necessarily need to 'translate to' creating confectionary whatnot for use in dollhouses... ))
...speaking of which --
http://allthesmallthingsminiatures.tumblr.com/post/27831810208/g00dbyel0ve-dollhouse-orange-pancakes-by
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kellienw335 wrote: »HollandOats wrote: »I hereby dedicate this burger to @HollandOats, with all it's mayo and bacon awesomeness. I only regret I'm out of avocado.
This is perfect
Today is my birthday and I have already planned my bacon cheeseburger with mayo for tonight. And I'm having guacamole on my chicken sandwich at lunch.
In fact, I confess, I'm going to spend this whole day watching the clock for when I can eat each thing I have planned, lol... I even love my protein powder/cashew milk... it's soooo good!
I'm already pre-logged over 700 calories for the day, and am in basic denial of the barley pops I'll most likely consume with dinner. Lots of pre-planned fidgeting, too, to help offset the damages, haha!
Have a great day!!!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!
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@pofoster21 missed your post above, but hugs as you deal with the impending loss.0
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spacequiztime wrote: »My sister's kids are old enough to start helping around the house but she doesn't want them picking up anything that isn't there mess. She will tell people off it her kids come home and tell her they had to help put away groceries.
It's a big reason I don't offer to watch them or take them out more often. If I'm expected spend money on their food and a toy, you damn well better expect that I ask them to help around the house.
Totally not judging or anything but I'd probably address this with your sister (and maybe you have) but don't draw a line in the sand which will diminish the time you could be sharing with your n&n. In the end, you and the kids both lose.
Also, by what you described, it sounds like she's raising them to be self-centered? Sounds scary. Helping others is part of human nature!
I agree. I wanted to respond to that post, but wasn't sure how to say it. I like the way you worded your response, though.0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I just realized...I have a 10K race in 10 days. I haven't been training. My mom's going, so maybe I'll just stick to her pace. It's a tutu run and I got a fun tutu for it.
Well that sounds like a whole lotta fun! With your mom, too? That is great.0 -
rungirl1973 wrote: »Longish and TMI confession:
I mentioned before that I have a phobia of walking outside because I nearly stepped in a very dead raccoon. I've been trying to work on that, so today I took my son to a park that has a playground and a very out in the open 1/2 mile jogging path circling it. It also has lots of trash cans and plenty of free plastic bags for dog walkers.
It's hot and humid today, and those trash cans are starting to smell like that raccoon. About half way through my first lap, I started breathing through my mouth to lessen the impact when I'd approach one. An unidentified bug flew in my mouth, I couldn't cough it out, had left my water in the car, and didn't want to embarrass my son by everyone watching his mom puke in the middle of the park from walking a quarter mile. So I swallowed it. I didn't quit, either, I did the rest of my laps before coming home. And then I kept thinking about it, and started feeling a weird tickle in the back of throat, and then I convinced myself it was probably a stray bug leg, and then I started thinking that it was probably a fly, since a bee would've hurt, and flies have been crawling all over the dog poop in the garbage, and yeah, there came back breakfast and the bug. I guess the upside is I don't have to log the bug now?
Not any closer to wanting to walk outside after this.
*snort*
I would've just spit out the bug. I am not a delicate spitter.
I confess, I've swallowed more than a couple of bugs in my lifetime. It's gross, but it's a fact of life when you run outside before sunrise.
Or biking, especially in a wooded area. Blech. Or they fuse to your eyeball (because you're too stubborn to wear sunglasses).
I was going down a particularly steep section of single-track trail and had to pass between two trees. I got a spider web across the face - and the spider came with it! It was on my eyelid and I had my eye shut but I could see the shadow of it moving across my eyelid. I couldn't stop where I was and somehow completed the hill with my eyes shut. I couldn't get it off my face fast enough once I hit flat open ground.
Did I mention I'm scared of spiders?0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »I just realized...I have a 10K race in 10 days. I haven't been training. My mom's going, so maybe I'll just stick to her pace. It's a tutu run and I got a fun tutu for it.
Well that sounds like a whole lotta fun! With your mom, too? That is great.
That does sound fun!0 -
Longish and TMI confession:
I mentioned before that I have a phobia of walking outside because I nearly stepped in a very dead raccoon. I've been trying to work on that, so today I took my son to a park that has a playground and a very out in the open 1/2 mile jogging path circling it. It also has lots of trash cans and plenty of free plastic bags for dog walkers.
It's hot and humid today, and those trash cans are starting to smell like that raccoon. About half way through my first lap, I started breathing through my mouth to lessen the impact when I'd approach one. An unidentified bug flew in my mouth, I couldn't cough it out, had left my water in the car, and didn't want to embarrass my son by everyone watching his mom puke in the middle of the park from walking a quarter mile. So I swallowed it. I didn't quit, either, I did the rest of my laps before coming home. And then I kept thinking about it, and started feeling a weird tickle in the back of throat, and then I convinced myself it was probably a stray bug leg, and then I started thinking that it was probably a fly, since a bee would've hurt, and flies have been crawling all over the dog poop in the garbage, and yeah, there came back breakfast and the bug. I guess the upside is I don't have to log the bug now?
Not any closer to wanting to walk outside after this.
I was running a couple months ago and having to breath through my mouth due to allergies and I do not know if any of you know what we here in central Texas call a Texas mosquito is, but they are like a HUGE (over an inch long) mosquito - I think they are really called a Crane Fly (google it) or something like that, anyway, one flew in my mouth, I nearly died spitting and gagging on that thing! It was awful! These things are very fragile and I had to spit out each leg and wing separately as it all fell apart in my mouth! Of all the days to forget to take my water bottle on my run!0
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