Random Thoughts XII - This Thread Delivers
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Well, in those days, our phone was attached by cord to the wall and I hoped it would not ring during naptimes.
Fixed that for you. It can gladly wait until Christmas or later until the first real snow flies. We are planning on going to South Dakota for Thanksgiving and have had too many trips back home that were absolute **** thanks to snow/ice/wind/freezing rain/sleet/stupid drivers.
I was just talking to a guy and work and his cell phone started ringing. He looked down and said how can I be calling myself? It was a spam call that actually spoofed his cell number so it showed that he was calling his cell phone from his cell phone.
Nope, just eastern SD but drive across southern MN on I-90 which is a death trap once you get blowing snow.
hey, I agreed with that post! But keep reading my posts............it didn't continue
Sister is finally playing in a basketball game for the first time in almost 2 years tonight.
Sadie had her first experience with snow. Wasnt impressed
I can do with no snow forever. Managed to get 3 days of work in 2 so I can make the game Friday morning and not have to worry. Got an inch of snow on the combine as I was finishing. Ran out of it a couple miles from home. Drove 30 as the snow was like ice on the road.
Oh sure, I’m coming back to Iowa for thanksgiving and you’re going to ******* South Dakota!
Venting/asking for advice time...
When it comes to watching our kids our families are very different. MrxWx family if they are not busy (and sometimes when they are) will gladly watch them even at our house so they can be at home. My parents on the other hand seem to find every excuse/reason why they can't or are unavailable to watch them.
For instance tomorrow MrxWx's family is moving so they can't watch the kids and my mom was going to go to the game so we have no one to watch the kids. Fine MrsWx will stay home. This morning my mom decides not to go to the game due to the cold and fully knowing that she can watch the kids (we would have even take them to their house for the day) but instead she texts and says that she can watch them but not until 1 so she can run errands (errands that would not have been run at that time if she went to the game) and wants them at her house at that time so she can get stuff done (again stuff that would not have been done at that time had she gone to the game).
1. We can't get to the game on time leaving at 1
2. We have already told them our other baby sitters the kids are comfortable with are busy
3. 1ish is begining of nap time
This is not a one time thing. It just really irritates me that we give them every opportunity to be involved with our kids and they seem to want to constrain it as much as possible. Another frustration is MrsWx is going back to school for nursing starting in January. My parents have made it clear that my mom could retire and make the same amount or more on IPERS right now. So I asked my mom if she would retire (always complains about her job) and watch the kids a day or two a week. "No". Meanwhile my MIL is moving her part time job schedule around to help watch the kids while MrsWx is in class.
Am I wrong for being very irritated?
When it comes to watching our kids our families are very different. MrxWx family if they are not busy (and sometimes when they are) will gladly watch them even at our house so they can be at home. My parents on the other hand seem to find every excuse/reason why they can't or are unavailable to watch them.
For instance tomorrow MrxWx's family is moving so they can't watch the kids and my mom was going to go to the game so we have no one to watch the kids. Fine MrsWx will stay home. This morning my mom decides not to go to the game due to the cold and fully knowing that she can watch the kids (we would have even take them to their house for the day) but instead she texts and says that she can watch them but not until 1 so she can run errands (errands that would not have been run at that time if she went to the game) and wants them at her house at that time so she can get stuff done (again stuff that would not have been done at that time had she gone to the game).
1. We can't get to the game on time leaving at 1
2. We have already told them our other baby sitters the kids are comfortable with are busy
3. 1ish is begining of nap time
This is not a one time thing. It just really irritates me that we give them every opportunity to be involved with our kids and they seem to want to constrain it as much as possible. Another frustration is MrsWx is going back to school for nursing starting in January. My parents have made it clear that my mom could retire and make the same amount or more on IPERS right now. So I asked my mom if she would retire (always complains about her job) and watch the kids a day or two a week. "No". Meanwhile my MIL is moving her part time job schedule around to help watch the kids while MrsWx is in class.
Am I wrong for being very irritated?
Anyone want 2 tix to tomorrows game? Work stuff wont be letting me go.
When someone else is taking care of your kids for free, you should be happy regardless of constraints. Having kids impacts your life greatly and it's something you have to accept. You'll be late to a lot of things you wouldn't normally be late to. It's just a part of parenthood.
Absolutely not. The vixen and I are frustrated, just like you are, because we have grandkids in Des Moines that we would love to spend time with (babysit), and can't because it just isn't close enough.
Our son-in-law's mom, however, who lives just a few blocks away, refuses to help them with that, or even interact with the kids all that much. IMHO, she is an absolute failure at being a grandparent.
We haven't said a word to our SIL about this - but we both know our daughter is not happy about it. We're torn on what to do, mainly because I think even if we said something, nothing would change.
I am torn on saying anything as well because as you said nothing is going to change. It also hurts me seeing how much more LittleWx enjoys my in laws (not that it is a bad thing) because they do more with him. Not that it is all a contest but there is a difference there.
There are constraints and just blatantly offering something that you know won't work IMO. Leaving at 1 would guarantee we miss at least an hour of the game...not worth going at that point which is why MrsWx is staying home so at least one of us can go.
You probably need to adjust your expectations. Maybe she just doesn’t want to be a babysitter and would rather do other things. That’s her prerogative, even though it doesn’t make sense from your perspective.
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