Things I Don't Feel Guilty About But Should....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate clutter and junk and crap mucking up my house. I throw things out all the time when they don't get claimed on freecycle or craiglist and I don't care if they end up in the landfill as long as they are out of my house.

You're better than me - I've never used Freecycle and only Craig's List expensive stuff like TVs, couches, etc. MIL recently gave me an enormous bag of baby clothes a few weeks ago (year and years old, worn...) to pass onto a friend of mine. Ugh. My friend does NOT want them. I'll try to make it to a Planet Aid dumpster to dump it but will most likely get sick of it being in my garage and throw it away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Enough about the dog already.
My MIL loves my kid and I'm pissed at her so she doesn't get to see him. She's trying to make up to me and I am pleased. The first time she came over after DS was born I cried at how demanding and impossible she was. She also cried that visit, and she'll cry every single time if that's what it takes for her to get off my back. All that whining about how I don't appreciate her and don't take care of my yard, my husband, whatever b/c I'm too busying working -- screw her. It's not my decision to work: it's her son's. And if he can't figure out a way to tell her and she won't listen to me: then she can cry about missing her grandson rather than cry about how I don't take care of stupid stuff.

So you don't feel guilty about making her cry?

[Anonymous]

I give my 1.5 y.o. and 2.5. y.o. a lollipop everyday to keep them happy and quiet on the bus home.

I am simultenously giving them a choking hazard and addicting them to sugar and I dont care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went back to work when both kids were 9 weeks old and never looked back. I have one of those "cushy" fed jobs being discussed on the other threads, so I have some flexibility in schedule, but I have no guilt about my kids being in daycare/preschool 6-7 hours/day.

Isn't this like leaving the dog in the basement while you're at work? I mean, don't kids have a minimum set of needs and being with you is one of them. Sheesh.

Well, the 2 dogs actually get free roam of the house when we're all at work/daycare/school and the kids get sent to the basement to play as soon as we get home so I can make dinner. Maybe I'm doing that backwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I give my 1.5 y.o. and 2.5. y.o. a lollipop everyday to keep them happy and quiet on the bus home.

I am simultenously giving them a choking hazard and addicting them to sugar and I dont care.

I do this w/ my 2 y/o in the running stroller. It's the only way I can get her stay in the stroller w/out pitching a fit so I can exercize. I put on head phones and run while she eats a sucker. I'm awesome.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't feel guilty for thinking the dogs = kids posters all have various screws loose.

I'm just wondering WTF they do with the dog all day while they are at work? Do they take it with them because the dog needs to be with it's human pack...do bosses accept this?

Hilarious!!

Awesome point. Thank you.

Not an awesome point. We were told when we leave our dog to NOT leave her in the basement. Dogs need natural light and can go insane if closed up in basements. I don't think it's cruel to put the dog in a room alone, but put the dog in a room with windows.

[Anonymous]

I don't feel guilty that I stopped calling my MIL. DH isn't the greatest son and they are not good parents. I'm sicking of trying to be the glue. I'm never sure where I stand and she randomly just decides to play games with me/us. I've asked her repeatedly to put or DC first and she just refuses to let go of the drama. So I'm done. They are basically not speaking to us and I'm not sure DH has noticed. F them and thank god they don't live nearby.

[Anonymous]

10:22 The Clintons did not exactly get rid of Buddy the dog. He was killed after running in front of a car at their home in New York.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't feel guilty for thinking the dogs = kids posters all have various screws loose.

I'm just wondering WTF they do with the dog all day while they are at work? Do they take it with them because the dog needs to be with it's human pack...do bosses accept this?

So you dog owners work at home so your dog isn't alone all day??

[Anonymous]

Some People who work routinely leave their dogs in crates all day. Where is the outrage over that?

[Anonymous]

I have 2 dogs. They sleep all stinkin' day. ALL DAY. What would be the difference if they slept in the basement vs on the couch? And when you're dealing w/ wrangling kids all day long, I can see how you might be obliged to eliminate the dog from the mix for awhile. I don't get the outrage.

[Anonymous]

I don't feel guilty that I get more "me" time than my DH. I take a class one night a week, and every few months, I go have lunch or see a movie with a friend. It's not a ton, but more than he does. Of course, for the past 6 years, he was the one leaving me with the kids while he went out and worked out or did his "fun" activities, so now it's my turn.

[Anonymous]

We used to put our two cats (we no longer have them) in the basement every night so they wouldn't tear up our house. We would also put them in the basement when we went on trips. There were two windows down there and we left a light on. They also had plenty of food, water, a climbing thing, two litter boxes and beds. Never felt guilty.

I let my DD watch an hour of TV around 5pm when I start getting dinner together but many times I get on the computer instead of make dinner so she ends up watching more TV when I actually DO start dinner. On some occasions, instead of making dinner, I sit down and watch cartoons with her so by the time DH gets home, he either makes it or we go out. No guilt here

[Anonymous]

Sometimes I lie to DH about how much TV DS has had. I make it seem like 30 minutes, when it's usually an hour. I don't feel bad because even though we both have full time jobs, I work extremely efficiently and am able to get my work done quickly so that I am able to do both drop off and pick up (at 3 PM), grocery shop, cook dinner, and give DS a bath. In the mornings, I also get DS ready for school, feed him breakfast, and pack his lunch. I deserve a break.

[Anonymous]

I threw out pennies a few times. I just felt overwhelmed with clutter and they got caught in the firestorm of cleaning.