The Whine thread.

[enterprikayak]

Hell naw, how'd'ythink I get my kids to sleep at night??

Just kidding.

But I have had a couple of drinks myself and then breastfed to get a kid to doze at night when feeling colicky.

Hardly ever, of course....I'm not my Dad or anything.....but it *does* work.

Speaking of me dear old Dad....he's out of rehab for the 2nd time. Not to sound cynical, but I *do* wonder what creative solution he will come up with this time to justify falling off the wagon again as soon as possible. His drug of choice? Cheap white wine. Morning, noon, and night. Yucks.

[Asso]

I would say give the kid a glass of orange juice with a shot of whiskey in it. People used to do that. But I think I would be tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail these days if I advocated that.

Mh... I think not.

[enterprikayak]

Over the last five days I've made 52 posts, 13 PMs, & a World Map with all our locations.

In short: thank god for TriS! I don't know what the hell else I would have done with all those hours here in hospital.

[enterprikayak]

POOR WEE THING!

T'Sara wins! This is post 40,000!!!!

[enterprikayak]

getting rid of that awful bleach smell which was beginning to bother me more and more.

and i believe chlorine is linked rather conclusively to breast cancer rates now (so I've read and heard)

[TPoptarts]

Whine: got some bad news at the clinic yesterday, and like then today I had to call them to schedule another appointment and I had to use the zoo guest phone because they keep people on hold like forever and it's too expensive on my cellphone, and like the guest phone is on the same line as the credit card machine so whenever they have to use the credit card machine they disconnect whoever's on the phone without even telling them. So like I was on the phone for like 30 minutes of uninterrupted hold, then as soon as someone actually picked up they started using the credit card machine and disconnected me!! And like then I tried to call again after they were done and of course had to stay on hold AGAIN, then they disconnected me again after 20 minutes because someone else wanted to use the phone and I was "hogging it". No appointment made why do I have such bad luck. 30 frelling minutes on hold and then I get disconnected the moment someone picks up, it couldn't happen like a minute later, it had to be THAT second. And that's the way everything goes wrong in my life all the time. And people don't believe me when I say I'm jinxed.

[enterprikayak]

Poor gal!

It strikes me that 99% of the troubles you mention on this board (aside from medical ones) are zoo related. I am going to go out on a limb here and suggest you might be way happier in life if you switched jobs. And you don't have to quit your current one to start looking either.

Also, many employers are understanding about you not wanting them to let on to your current employer that you are on the job search.

just a thought. i know it's a daunting idea, switching jobs. But you are miserable there. And you've been there forever.

hope you get your appt soon.

(maybe you should send the clinic a postcard in the mail, asking them to phone you on your cell to make an appt....it would highlight to them how shitey their service is.)

[Alelou]

I know this is kind of ridiculous from a whining point of view, but I wanted a self-healing mat so I could cut mats for artwork (or in my case, cut down or open up mats I already had so I could recycle the ones I wasn't using). I'd already bought the mat-cutter, used, then realized I was going to gouge the hell out of the table without the self-healing mat.

So I find one reasonably priced on the Internet, and then I get it and it says in small print, "Use only with rotary cutters" (which my matt cutter isn't) and it also says "Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects and/or reproductive harm." And it really does smell.

I'll still use it, damn it. But I probably should have just gone out and bought new mats.

[Kevin Thomas Riley]

I hate the new editorial system/layout program we have at work now, and I've only used it since Tuesday. Too damn rigid and inflexible!

That is all!

[Aquarius]

This week has sucked.

That is all.

[Alelou]

I hate the new editorial system/layout program we have at work now, and I've only used it since Tuesday. Too damn rigid and inflexible!

That is all!

And it's not like you're technically challenged. It must really suck.

[TPoptarts]

Whine: even MORE bad news from the clinic today, and it's all frelling Jungle Boy's fault. I feel like the world is collapsing around me. And on me. What would it take to convince y'all that the universe really does hate me. And all my friends say is that it's because "I don't have a relationship with God".

I don't even know why I keep going. There's really no hope. I had hope briefly, but I lost it because the universe keeps throwing all those freaky "coincidences" at me to keep me from ever moving forward in any way, and then everyone blames me for it. It's pretty obvious that I should just frelling give up because the universe doesn't want me here. I frelling hate everything right now. I've been crying all day

[justTripn]

Oh dear . . . I'm a little late to this thread and wow all the trouble. Well, the most important lessons the mid-wife ever told me was DON'T SHAKE THE BABY. We all laughed at this and the midwife got really serious and went, NO! THIS is the most important thing I will ever tell you: At some point, you will feel like shaking the baby, But put it down in the crib and walk away and let them scream it out.

Weird. You will never believe it unless you've been there. YOU love the baby so much you want to kill it. There should be a hotline for new mothers (there probably is). I remember once, my cousin came by and took my 2 year old out for french fries so I would concentrate on the twins. I was going nuts. And I picked up the phone and called him and he was there! I hope you have someone like that for an emergency. As silly as it sounds.

T'Poptarts, before you hit rock bottom get up and leave the zoo!!! Worse comes to worse, get on a bus and come to Pittsburgh. Sleep on my couch and get a waitressing job to support yourself. Heck you might even have a friend who lives closer by. Or a sister. Go sleep on their couch before you go completely nuts.

[TPoptarts]

Rock bottom?? I hit rock bottom a LOOOOONG time ago. I'm the living proof that there's even LOWER than that. And I'd gladly leave the frelling zoo if I had a better option. But it's just complicated.

[Bether6074]

Before I left the hospital after having Abby they made me watch a shaking baby video. It was required viewing before we were released. It was positively horrible. Real people who lost control and killed their babies...and then had to live with themselves knowing that they did it. Very sad and disturbing...but also very effective.

Sigh. T'Poptarts, what do you find joy in? There has to be something, right? I honestly think the right therapist could be helpful for you. Feeling connected with someone who accepts you as you are can be healing if you give it a chance. Just a thought...