I don’t understand this logic. Someone who had Covid two months ago but tested negative recently is not contagious. |
No no worries!! It actually would be a lot better if we could actually go to the restaurant and eat, but the closest is 20 minutes away and I don’t love the idea of driving 40 minutes to being home lukewarm food that I don’t like that much anyway (you can’t use the gift cards for delivery). Usually they do get me a visa gift card so my face did fall a bit when I opened the card. But it is definitely better than nothing. |
We are. Because we listen to scientists and experts and medical workers who are literally pleading with us to do so. |
Save it for when things reopen and just go for chips and margaritas. |
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Gift count in our house
DS: 5 DD: 5 DH: 4 The dog: 3 The cat: 2 Mom: 0 Womp womp |
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I am already sick of hearing stories and complaints from people who are traveling and seeing people like everything is fine. I am sick of listening to the endless explanations of the many hours of quarantine you did to make it safe. “We didn’t go ANYWHERE, except the grocery store, the mall, the post office, to my dear friends house, to basketball practice with the carpool. “
That’s my petty vent. |
I cancelled thanksgiving and Christmas plans with family but you can take precautions to do it safely. And if you have antibodies *and* take precautions, the odds that you’re putting somebody in danger is incredibly low. I’m glad OP got to see family. Good for them. |
+100 This is my cousin, only here includes "other than my kids going to school, and DH and I going to work..." |
It will continue to happen because you choose to only complain to strangers on the Internet. |
Why do you assume that’s true? I can’t imagine assuming so negative. |
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This isn’t really a vent, but it seems the place for it.
I told DH that I didn’t feel like making a big Christmas dinner this year, and suggested that we just fry a few steaks. He really wanted turkey, so he said that he would do it. He had the day off yesterday and made a turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and a salad. He said that he couldn’t believe how much work it all was, and was very impressed with what I pull off every Thanksgiving and Christmas. I feel both slightly annoyed that he has previously thought it was easy, and very validated. |
Aren't petty complaints the entire point of this post? |
Yeah, admitting you’re “bad” and “petty” doesn’t make you less bad or petty. Nor does it make this thread self-deprecating or amusing. |
Modeling for your daughter and son that it is OK for the cat to get presents and mom gets nothing, and that moms suck it up and do for others with np appreciation needed is not petty. It is toxic and perpetuates a very bad cycle of diminishing women and mothers. |
| My husband’s family is very overwhelming. Very nice, but the type to bombard you with 30 thousand questions and not even let you finish the first answer before asking a different (non related) question. One year his sister was asking me questions thru the bathroom door!! We’re not even there yet and I already want to be home curled up with a good book and silence. I begged to not go, but my husband made me - wasn’t worth the month long ice out that I’d get for not going. Can it just be tomorrow already? |