JD
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Not selfish to not want to or not be ready to be a step parent at any age. I won’t lie I wouldn’t go back and do it again. It’s the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. You get the responsibility without any actual power and usually resentment since you aren’t mom, which is even harder when actual mom is a deadbeat. It is a thankless role to take on.
Oh have fun with the early xmas with him. Do tell us how it goes, I am sure lovely. Just found out husband DOES get xmas eve off, we weren’t sure since he is government and they have zero power to just give days off to be nice, so that’s nice. Also seems not likely we will end up going to his grandmothers as she fell recently and is not doing anything big. We might visit her to be nice but it won’t be the whole xmas hoopla, which is nice since she refuses to admit she remembers my name, so I wasn’t really looking forward to a whole event with her. Oh and no it isn’t old age, she’s just kind of mean. Maybe next time I will wear a shirt with my name across it. hahahaha
Ya If I ever found out a man was speaking about me that way I’d be wanting a restraining order. It just comes across as so weird. You don’t see her as a person, she is some ideal in your head. No doubt the moment she showed a behavior you didn’t like you would turn psycho or put her down. I say just ask her out but seriously I think it would be better if you left her alone until you can understand people and women better.
A friend who is sick seems to be in the exact same boat. Apparently whatever is going around this year involves noses like faucets. I was sick pretty much non stop for three months when I first moved here (misery). As soon as I got better a few days later another head cold. I was keeping Kleenex in business. Hoping I avoid it this season. I pretty much lather son in antibacterial when he walks through the door this time of year since he is in school with so many chances to get sick.
@copa I look forward to hearing his reaction to that. I so love the huge family gatherings but it is always a bit funny to see people adjust. My aunts new boyfriend (now husband) pulled out a printed list with peoples names and how they were related to who. We cracked up. He still keeps it with him. Heck, he had some of the info better than we did. I call my aunts but they are my moms cousins not actually my aunts. My uncle Tom is my moms uncle. Papa is whoever your papa is, but that’s grandfather not father. We all do this and actually explaining the true relation to people is confusing at best. Plus they are all named Mike or Joe or John or some form of it. Big Mike, Big Joe, Mickey, Mikey, Michael John. haha. People get so confused. I always compare my family to the wedding in Goodfellas. So many people and all the same name.
Oh yea tools is a good one!
OH I didn’t know about the ice cube thing. That’s cool. Ya I am excited about what I chose. I think what I figured out I won’t freeze too much. Excited to get some good pics done though. I think we were talking here the other day about how few we take. Finally i said we are actually doing some good ones so I can’t bitch about everything being wrong with it since I was just holding my phone doing it myself. Told husband that if a huge snow storm could pop in on Sat and be gone by Monday morning that would be great for pics.
I was in Highlands Ranch, then Boulder for school.
I think here you can drive at 14 on a farm. ha
At 15 here they can get their permit after passing a written test, then have to do the 100 hours and pass the driving and written test. Son has done the driving test but not yet the 100 hours. I think he does the written test at the DMV.
I had to do a written test for the first time since I was 16 when I got my license here a few months ago. I was a bit concerned I wouldn’t remember it all. The only one I missed was about a sign for tractor crossing….because, ya know, prior to this place I have never seen a tractor cross the road.
Arggg. Almost a month into my heart medication NOW I am getting negative side effects. Also found out I have to switch to something else regardless when I get pregnant (fingers crossed) so better to do it now and get the right medication working and figured out. Frustrated though as I am so light headed and dizzy, which are common issues with the medication. Also get to shell out for a blood pressure monitor (to see if this is why I am lightheaded), ovulation test kit (per Dr although I already track myself). So there’s $100 plus. Then convincing my insurance to cover the fertility Dr. but all that assuming I can get my awful PCP’s staff to actually put my referral through. They are impossible. It takes three weeks to get so much as an rx refill through them. I love the Dr but his staff are awful (say they did something when I was standing there so know they didn’t) and push me off for weeks. I am having to change doctors just because of them. Shame since the doctor himself was great. I can’t even get an appointment in less than three months to try to address it with him. Grrr.
I think I was spoiled in CA since I worked for my doctor for many years and continued to be his patient. I could call him and most would be handled or he would get me in anytime since we knew each other well and it would be quick and easy. Plus learning the details of Tri Care is so confusing. I know health insurance very well having worked with it for a long time yet Tri Care baffles me and while offers a lot sure has a lot of hoops to jump through. Must not complain since our whole family rate is less than most people pay for one person a month.
Soooooo over this stupid HR issue though, freaking exhausting.
Oh but stepson got a job! I can barely even believe it typing that out. We just wanted him to do something outside of school (volunteer, sport, club, anything) but he chose this and did it himself so good for him. And passed his driving test but how i have no idea. He simply is not even close to ready to drive. He won’t be getting to drive anytime soon and he is fine with that but it seriously is concerning that these drivers ed teachers are passing people who truly are not even close to ready to be on the road.
So other things are positive! Husband has tomorrow off due to Bush (sad reason) but nice to have a day off with him. They said it would barely flurry today but it has been snowing fast all morning so perhaps it will be a curl up inside and avoid the weather day for us. I think I will make my ham bone soup.
Aww sorry about the emotions. Could be a symptom. Could be worth getting a check up since there are some ways to help or sometimes just knowing you aren’t losing it and it is normal can even calm some of those feelings. I can see how that could be draining. Sometimes I have gone through similar just when I was over stressed. Not depressed or anything major wrong just mentally exhausted with everything.
Ugh there isn’t. I cannot wait to move.
Ok trying. Researching now. Hopefully there is a place reasonably close in this small town.
