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No Xmas Spirit

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Submitted by I love dogs on Thu, 12/21/2017 - 12:26pm

SD has zero gifts from DH or me. Christmas is 4 days away and we can hardly afford our phone bill that's due tonight or rent and a car payment that is overdue. I'm too stubborn to ask my dad for help because he has spent more than enough bailing me out over the years and I don't want him thinking DH and I can't manage our money.

SD wants to hangout with me during Xmas break

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Submitted by I love dogs on Mon, 12/18/2017 - 9:09am

This is what BM told DH last week. SD is already on break and I work all week then have off until the 2nd. I don't mind if she would rather be at our house because it's more quiet and organized than BM's and my girlfriend has a 13 year daughter and we may all get pedicures one day.

Thoughts? DH will work all week after Xmas including Saturday. It's just so funny how stingy BM used to be with her precious parenting time but now allows SD to pretty much stay with us whenever.

BM vicinity anxiety

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Submitted by I love dogs on Fri, 12/08/2017 - 8:10am

I know it sounds petty but I literally get heartburn and my gut tenses up when I think about being at SD's events with BM. It's a play so we only have to say hi and bye but she is the biggest two-face I know and it's so hard not to scream to the world what a disloyal, fake, self-absorbed jerk of a person she is!

OT- Feeling a little down

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Submitted by I love dogs on Thu, 12/07/2017 - 9:04am

Aunt Flow came today.. 3 weeks late.... With a vengeance. I was convinced I was pregnant because I have never been more than a week late in the 15(ish) years I've been having periods and thought I was having pregnancy symptoms.

DH went drinking after work with his buddies last night and I ate dinner by myself.

I have to sit near BM (I will NOT sit next to her) and play nice tomorrow for at least an hour for SD's Xmas play. That's an hour too long.

I feel fat, I have gained 10 lbs in 2 months. I am cramped and bloated today. My jeans don't fit right.

SD's Xmas play- Poll on my outfit

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Submitted by I love dogs on Wed, 12/06/2017 - 11:11am

SD12 is the Grinch in her play on Friday. She has the costume ready to go and is excited. She has front row seats for DH and me. I assume BM, baby daddy, and BM's parents are coming- BM's toddler should be in daycare.

I want suggestions on what's appropriate to wear. It is casual but I want to look nice (and better than BM }:) she makes DH out to be an absentee father which isn't true ). The options are:

Black and white checkered flannel shirt that flares at the bottom with black jeans and black flats or boots.

OR

OT I love potlucks!

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Submitted by I love dogs on Thu, 11/30/2017 - 1:55pm

We are having a late Thanksgiving/ early Xmas potluck today and it's marvelous! I say screw eating well today and bring on the carbs }:)

I made my aunt's cherry jello salad and it's a hit. Here's the recipe:

1 can cherry pie filling
(2) small or (1) large cherry jello boxes
1 small can drained crushed pineapple (I sometimes use a large can)
1 small small curd cottage cheese (sometimes use a larger container)
1 cup chopped nuts, usually walnuts
1 cup coconut

Love/ hate relationship with SD

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Submitted by I love dogs on Mon, 11/20/2017 - 2:08pm

DH has been getting SD every weekend for 3 weeks now. He had her for a full weekend (Friday-Monday) 2 weeks ago on his weekend, Saturday night to Monday morning last week, and yesterday mid-morning to this morning.

Yesterday, SD came in without saying hi (I was still in bed) and she usually makes an effort to at least say hi. Nope. Nothing until dinner. She holed up in her room playing on her tablet all night. DH asked her to hang out but she wasn't really interested and I didn't want to make the effort.

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