Such an Awful Morning

[Anonymous]

Hugs, op

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You've posted before about your differences with DH on the long commute, right?

Anyway, you need some perspective, OP. And you need to get it quick before you have kids. Most of us woke up at 6am, did not have the luxury of eating breakfast, let alone fixing a lunch that involves cooking, dealt with tired and grumpy kids who suddenly remembered they need to do something important for school before they go, haven't even spoken to their DH for a few days as there hasn't been time, etc.

It's such a shame that we never appreciate what we have until it's too late.

Agree that the OP needs some perspective ( not to mention better time management skills!) but enough with the mommy martyr bit.

Believe it or not, many parents do somehow manage to eat breakfast most mornings. In fact, almost every friend of mine who is also parent has the "luxury" of eating breakfast almost every morning &, if they don't, it's generally because they chose not to for whatever reason. This is even true of the my friend who is a single parent to a special needs preschooler & an elementary schooler, my friend who has 4 kids under 7 & my friend with 3 kids at three different schools whose husband travels often, all of whom work full-time. If you get up at 6 & still can't manage to grab a quick breakfast, maybe you also need to learn some time management skills.

Signed,
A fellow mother who is sick of so many of her peers acting like modern parenting is the equivalent of single-handedly performing emergency brain surgery on an orphanage full of dying children with no tools at your disposal other than a tub of play doh & 2 broken Barbie doll legs.

And who's the martyr?!

[Anonymous]

Who over sleeps? Doesn't everyone have an alarm on their phones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband always puts together a big salad in the morning to take to work. When he over sleeps, he very angrily assembles the salad. I say "honey, just buy lunch today, one day is not going to break the bank." It's like he can't understand how to alter his routine, MUST MAKE SALAD.

Every morning? How hard is it to make a few days' worth of salads at one time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. WTF is wrong with frying canned tuna?

you ladies are insane!

No, OP, consensus is YOU are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Indian spices AND coconut oil! Come on -- it's like a festival of flavor...four hours later, cold, after you've been berated by your boss for being late for work.

With cheese.

She said it's delicious.!

DH does too but we all know he's secretly getting chipotle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Indian spices AND coconut oil! Come on -- it's like a festival of flavor...four hours later, cold, after you've been berated by your boss for being late for work.

With cheese.

She said it's delicious.!

DH does too but we all know he's secretly getting chipotle.

With a clandestine date with chipotle lady!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. WTF is wrong with frying canned tuna?

you ladies are insane!

So you are assuming everyone replying is a woman?

This is a male, and I made the statement in the beginning of how you should have opened your post.

[Anonymous]

I cannot get past the fried tuna. Are you commuting from WV? Arkansas? Mississippi? If not, where are you from? I'm so curious. Sounds like a recipe Paula Deen and the Clampetts would come up with if they were on a deserted island together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Indian spices AND coconut oil! Come on -- it's like a festival of flavor...four hours later, cold, after you've been berated by your boss for being late for work.

And your clothes smell all fishy.

[Anonymous]

1) Set your alarm for 6:30
2) Don't make anything that requires pots or pans before work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Indian spices AND coconut oil! Come on -- it's like a festival of flavor...four hours later, cold, after you've been berated by your boss for being late for work.

And your clothes smell all fishy.

To be fair, I think she said she gets dressed after frying tuna. Although I'm sure her hair isn't smelling great by that point.

[Anonymous]

OMG ladies, I found the original thread!! I remember it being about hating her commute so I searched for that in the search bar and found it!

Here it is:
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/532371.page

You're Welcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You've posted before about your differences with DH on the long commute, right?

Anyway, you need some perspective, OP. And you need to get it quick before you have kids. Most of us woke up at 6am, did not have the luxury of eating breakfast, let alone fixing a lunch that involves cooking, dealt with tired and grumpy kids who suddenly remembered they need to do something important for school before they go, haven't even spoken to their DH for a few days as there hasn't been time, etc.

It's such a shame that we never appreciate what we have until it's too late.

Agree that the OP needs some perspective ( not to mention better time management skills!) but enough with the mommy martyr bit.

Believe it or not, many parents do somehow manage to eat breakfast most mornings. In fact, almost every friend of mine who is also parent has the "luxury" of eating breakfast almost every morning &, if they don't, it's generally because they chose not to for whatever reason. This is even true of the my friend who is a single parent to a special needs preschooler & an elementary schooler, my friend who has 4 kids under 7 & my friend with 3 kids at three different schools whose husband travels often, all of whom work full-time. If you get up at 6 & still can't manage to grab a quick breakfast, maybe you also need to learn some time management skills.

Signed,
A fellow mother who is sick of so many of her peers acting like modern parenting is the equivalent of single-handedly performing emergency brain surgery on an orphanage full of dying children with no tools at your disposal other than a tub of play doh & 2 broken Barbie doll legs.

And who's the martyr?!

Nothing martyrish abiut pointing out that a mother who claims,she can't possibly find 5 minutes to eat breakfast might be a bit overdramatic or time management impaired.

[Anonymous]

I have a can of tuna in my pantry and all the requisite spices. And coconut oil. Tomorrow I will be lightly frying the can of tuna and will be posting my results and review in this thread. #friedtuna #lightlyfried #itshappening #antioxidants #commute #badnight #badmorningtoo