Confessions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I am insanely jealous of every single SAHM out there who's at home by choice, and I am angry with my dh for not making enough money so I can be one too.

You should be happy you are earning a paycheck. Anything could happen to DH's job. Husbands die, they get sick, they leave, they get laid off. You shouldn't be angry at someone for having to be self-sufficient. Look at the stats for women out of the workforce - they are scary. It will work out for some, but it won't for many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am afraid that I'm going to have one of those not so cute babies with strange disproportionate features. I always thought that parents would never think this and would think their baby adorable regardless but what if I do think he's an ugly baby?

Then you'll finally get that how a person looks is minor compared to all the other things that make you love them.

Hey, I was told growing up that the cuties babies do not grow up to be the prettiest but the not so pretty ones does... and my little sister prove it right! She was SO cute when she was a baby toddler and very adorable but she is not so much anymore...sorry sis!

[Anonymous]

Hey people stop ruining the confessions thread with your arguments and comments on other people's confessions. Confess something or move on

[Anonymous]

OMG, PP you bug me! Is that juicy enough?

[Anonymous]

I confess that I can't understand why anyone would want to be a stay at home parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hey people stop ruining the confessions thread with your arguments and comments on other people's confessions. Confess something or move on

You are targeting different people anyway. I disagreed with the SAHM being angry at her husband for not making enough money (since she should just go out, earn a million so she can just stay home - since it's so easy, right?). And someone else commented on the cute baby.

I was going to confess that I'm annoyed by posters who assign rules, but I'm not anymore just so I can leave this post without a confession.

[Anonymous]

I'm a queer woman and have never had so many straight women at work suddenly talk to me as I have since the birth of my kid (I was not the birth mom). It's like they're all relieved to finally have something to talk to me about.

[Anonymous]

I confess I have a huge crush on my new guy roommate (who I've known for about 2 years) and I'm afraid being so close will only make me fall harder.

[Anonymous]

I confess that I have the opportunity to stay home with my kids with some pretty tough belt-tightening but I am scared it won't be a good experience for me.

BTW, it could mean lots of things when women say they work because they "have to". They could "have to" to sustain their lifestyle, for their family's financial security, to make ends meet, or for their sanity, etc. I think there is a spectrum of "have to". We could sell our home, move out of NW DC and move 2 hour's drive into VA or MD and I could shop at Walmart and clip coupons and we'd have money to spare on just my husband's salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I confess that I have the opportunity to stay home with my kids with some pretty tough belt-tightening but I am scared it won't be a good experience for me.

BTW, it could mean lots of things when women say they work because they "have to". They could "have to" to sustain their lifestyle, for their family's financial security, to make ends meet, or for their sanity, etc. I think there is a spectrum of "have to". We could sell our home, move out of NW DC and move 2 hour's drive into VA or MD and I could shop at Walmart and clip coupons and we'd have money to spare on just my husband's salary.

I confess it makes me sad that you have to confess this (your fear that is).

I confess I don't feel guilty for working, when the other option is living in this area on DH's under-six-figure salary. We could do the same thing, move to an apartment and give him an hour commute, clip coupons, and constantly worry about what would happen to our health insurance, retirement, savings, and income if he lost his job. But that does not sound like a good life.

[Anonymous]

sometimes I hate that I was born in poverty!Now am so poor,lost my job and have only $200 in my savings account.
I must confess that I really envy rich people,I watch entertainment news and wish I had their money!Life really sucks!!!

[Anonymous]

I feed my toddler fast food 2-3 times week for lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:sometimes I hate that I was born in poverty!Now am so poor,lost my job and have only $200 in my savings account.
I must confess that I really envy rich people,I watch entertainment news and wish I had their money!Life really sucks!!!

I'd like to send you $100. How can I do it?

[Anonymous]

I went to Catholic grade school and when I was in fourth grade I cheated on a test. The topic of the test? The 10 Commandments. I had a crib sheet under the desk that I copied from. It's the only test I ever cheated on. I've done far more morally reprehensible things, but for some reason, this just seems too egregiously "sinful" to say to anyone out loud, and I have never told anyone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Catholic grade school and when I was in fourth grade I cheated on a test. The topic of the test? The 10 Commandments. I had a crib sheet under the desk that I copied from. It's the only test I ever cheated on. I've done far more morally reprehensible things, but for some reason, this just seems too egregiously "sinful" to say to anyone out loud, and I have never told anyone!

But it is SO funny - you really have to tell people that one. Oh, the irony!