How was your day???

[Hollydoll85]

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Turkey Day. I don't like turkey...so I guess I'd call it "Sweet Potato Casserole Day...but I digress....yes I watch too much Golden Girls. I had a better day than expected...only one person asked where Chris was and they asked my mom when they thought I was asleep. I still cried a little today but I'm doing better....I took a big nap this afternoon and was awoken by my three-yr old cousin screaming "TIME GET UP HOWWY TIME GET UP NOW GET UP GET UP!!!! HER WON'T GET UP AUNT KAY!!! (switches light on-off-on-off)" I still didn't get up, but in retrospect, it was cute. At the time, I wanted to kill him. My cousin has three adorable boys ages 9, 3, and uh....a few months. They look like a Barbie family or something. Lot's of my uncle's relatives that haven't seen me since I was "this tall" were there today...so I didn't really know anyone but one of them had a little boy who was deaf and autistic so I had an interesting conversation with his mom and grandma (I want to do speech pathology.) All the men on my uncle's side of the family are hilarious...I think they come out of the womb telling everyone how good-looking they are...it cracks me up. It was kind of a sad holiday, last year was the first thanksgiving since my dad moved to colorado but I was in the "new love" stage with Chris and didn't notice. Today my dad called me to wish me a happy thanksgiving and I just started bawling as soon as I got off the phone...darn feminine emotions! Hope everyone's day went well!

[Katrina]

Wish your thanksgiving had been everything you wanted it to be. I had some not so great moments but some pretty good ones. I took a lot of meds to help me be able to eat food that shouldn't of hurt me and still had a lot of gas....and my family looked at me with sad but understanding eyes....so I survived. I loved seeing them and wished it would last longer. Just using up the energy that took had me sleeping practically all day and had me late on one of my meds. None the less it was worth it.
:grouphug::grouphug:

[Jen_Cole2]

Glad you guys had a good Thanksgiving. Mine was ok. However my mom did snap at me when I asked her where she put something (this was after she told me "If you want anything, let me know and I'll get it") so that kinda 'made my day' for the rest of the night. I love my mom but anytime I call her on something she never takes responsibility for it. This goes WAY back...

Then there's the kids. Don't you love taking care of them while your husband relaxes on the couch and eats? My husband did help the couple times I asked, but he never offered any other time. I appreciate the help, I really do, but when dealing with kids, so much effort is involved. Like watching them like a hawk at your grandmother-in-laws as they run from room to room, screaming all the while. Good thing their hearing isn't so great, lol. Then as you are changing the baby's diaper, your other boy runs behind gramma's recliner and starts pulling on the blinds (remember now, your hands are dangerously close to the poop and you don't DARE let go of those strong legs for obvious reasons) so you yell to DH (Darling Husband, or whatever you like) but he is engrossed in deep conversation with his father so it's pointless. Then yaa just hope to GOD he doesn't yank a blind off. As you finish up with the diaper you look to see what's going on behind the recliner and it's way too quiet back there. Why is that, you ask? Because he has taken off down the hallway, darting in and out of rooms gramma said specifically NOT to go into. (By the way, she told my husband to close all those doors earlier, but he wasn't listening. How lovely.) I was in fear that my son would break something or someone the whole time we were there, b ut fortunately, he did not. Then we go to my mom's. Not bad-my boys are more familiar with the house and my oldest knows his limits-about half the time.:) I could tell there was something wrong with my mom-anytime she hosts a party things have to be perfect. She seemed nervous about pulling this one off, even though there wasn't a dish out of place or a frown on anyone's face. So she said what she said, I made a comment or two back, and today it's like NOTHING HAPPENED. I brought it up after she asked me 'what's wrong' about three times, and, once again, it's all somehow my fault. My mom is not the type to apologize and I don't think it will ever change, but it's putting a strain on our relationship. Sorry to go on and on, but I had to vent. Sometimes I wish I did have more pain so I could decline invitations, lol.

[Katrina]

My mother had never said she was sorry for anything or admitted any wrong behavior in my life. There have been many a times where I have thought my health might be better if I just never saw her but I haven't said that to her or done it yet. She did upset me once on Thanksgiving but I have gotten to the point that to survive I need to ignore it and realize she just doesn't understand how she hurts me and possibly never will. Sorry your Thanksgiving wasn't apsalutely perfect Jen! You deserve some really great times. lol I have declined invitations because of my health that may have to do with situations I just didn't want to be in. I really do understand that Mother situation (you may remember previous vents I have made about mine lol) :grouphug: luv ya!

[Jen_Cole2]

Katrina-thanks for replying. Because her 'wrong' behavior is been happening alot lately, I'm getting tired of it. I'm sick of her trying to make me feel like I'm the one who is at fault. I have no right to complain-I DO remember your posts and I have no idea how you handled it. Honestly, we need to exchange war stories. Looking back on some of them make me laugh now, but at the same time they have affected me to the point where it has changed me into something I don't like. Time to rise above, eh?

[Katrina]

:grouphug: Agreed, feel like roles are reversed and I play Mother all the time.:grouphug:
:kiss::kiss:

[Hollydoll85]

Hey me too! I was the one cooking for Thanksgiving while mom was watching tv with her boyfriend...wait a min...I thought I was the teenager...