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[Uponastar]

I forget that sometimes myself. Like today my DD wants to go to her 1st slumber party. I don't want her to, just in case something might happen to her. I don't feel over pretective but I guess I am when it comes to my DDs.:zipit:

Those "little letting goes". . .
The first time they cross the street on their own, or walk to school. . .or go to a slumber party. . .each time is a step toward what you're raising them to be, which is confident and independent. And therein lies the struggles of a Mom. . .Letting them go when we want so much to hold on tight.

 

[nibblesandbits]

We had similar experiences with my mother-in-law. It wasn't a holiday if she wasn't the center of attention and everything went exactly the way she wanted it. Those were in the early years though. Eventually she learned to adapt to what others wanted or needed to do.
I learned from that though. My girls have to split their holiday time between their family and their boyfriends families. I realize this and, though I hate the fact that I can't have them for the whole day, I work around their plans. I want them to leave my house happy.
Holidays can be so stressful. . .no point in adding to it.

It was interesting for me to make that change of just spending Christmas with my family, to spending it with 2 families (plus my dad's side.) When I was a kid, we would have Christmas with my dad's family on Christmas Eve, my family and my mom's family on Christmas Day. But now with what's his face in the picture, we have to go to his family's on Christmas Eve and my family (with my grandma) on Christmas Day and my dad's family gets together sometime later in that week or so. It's the only way that things could work.

Thanksgiving is another issue usually though. What's his face and I usually end up having 2 meals...1 at his grandma's and once at my mom's. I can usually only eat one plate on thanksgiving!!! It's hard forcing myself to eat 2! :lol:

Susan, are you still here?
I just wanted to say. . .
It's hard to be young. All that silliness. . .
It's not worth it.
Why can't people just be happy to share the time together?
Why can't they remember that time is fleeting and we should be grateful for every moment we get to share?

Dot...you really are amazing to think that. It's what all people should think...but tradition and routine usually get in the way. Heaven forbid something throw a wrench in tradition...

Edit: It's weird to me that we are now talking about the holidays...isn't it still summer? :lol:

 

[nibblesandbits]

By the way...good morning everyone!!! (Or afternoon for some of you!)

 

[Nemo14]

Anybody home?

 

[nibblesandbits]

Anybody home?

ME!!!!! I'm home!!!

 

[Nemo14]

ME!!!!! I'm home!!!

Yay!



There's no place like "home"!

 

[PSU_Princess]

Hi!!

How is everyone doing today?

 

[Nemo14]

Hi!!

How is everyone doing today?

Hi Chrissy!
How did work go last night?

 

[PSU_Princess]

Hi Chrissy!
How did work go last night?

It was awful!

I was promised that I would be out no later than 1am....but that quickly turned into 5am!

The only good thing is that they insisted that I not come in for my scheduled shift today....and I got some free products. We carry a lot of outside brands at our store, so the companies come in to do product training every once and awhile and they usually leave full size samples for everyone to try. I ended up leaving with 3 products that are pretty expensive. That was a good bonus for two incredibly long nights.

 

[PSU_Princess]

It's always a good surprise when you turn on the TV and find a Disney show...I was just flipping through the channels and found the Family Matters Disney episode...I have never seen this :sohappy:

 

[nibblesandbits]

It was awful!

I was promised that I would be out no later than 1am....but that quickly turned into 5am!

The only good thing is that they insisted that I not come in for my scheduled shift today....and I got some free products. We carry a lot of outside brands at our store, so the companies come in to do product training every once and awhile and they usually leave full size samples for everyone to try. I ended up leaving with 3 products that are pretty expensive. That was a good bonus for two incredibly long nights.

sorry bout the long nights...but glad to hear you got something free.

 

[Nemo14]

It's always a good surprise when you turn on the TV and find a Disney show...I was just flipping through the channels and found the Family Matters Disney episode...I have never seen this :sohappy:

Yay! Those are always fun to watch!

 

[PSU_Princess]

sorry bout the long nights...but glad to hear you got something free.

Free things are always good!

It just sucked to watch one person after the other leave at various times during the night. It was just me and the managers for a couple of hours. The one manager kept trying to send me home but the other two kept finding things for me to do.

I was really happy when they said not to come in today...it's a good thing too because I was scheduled at 1 and I didn't wake up unil 12:30.

 

[PSU_Princess]

The one thing that really bothered me last night is that I left so late and they sent me out by myself. I was out walking around in the parking garage alone....DH is less than thrilled about that.

At my old stores they always made people leave in groups so that no one had to walk alone....I guess that is not their policy here. I left Tuesday at midnight by myself and last night by myself.

 

[nibblesandbits]

Free things are always good!

It just sucked to watch one person after the other leave at various times during the night. It was just me and the managers for a couple of hours. The one manager kept trying to send me home but the other two kept finding things for me to do.

I was really happy when they said not to come in today...it's a good thing too because I was scheduled at 1 and I didn't wake up unil 12:30.

why did the others want you to stay?

 

[Nemo14]

Free things are always good!

It just sucked to watch one person after the other leave at various times during the night. It was just me and the managers for a couple of hours. The one manager kept trying to send me home but the other two kept finding things for me to do.

I was really happy when they said not to come in today...it's a good thing too because I was scheduled at 1 and I didn't wake up unil 12:30.

I'd be sooooooo dead working those hours!

 

[Nemo14]

The one thing that really bothered me last night is that I left so late and they sent me out by myself. I was out walking around in the parking garage alone....DH is less than thrilled about that.

At my old stores they always made people leave in groups so that no one had to walk alone....I guess that is not their policy here. I left Tuesday at midnight by myself and last night by myself.

I would talk to them about that Chrissy - that is really not safe at all!

 

[jesserin]

Afternoon gang :wave:

 

[Nemo14]

Hi Jess! How's Princess Lizzie today?

 

[PSU_Princess]

why did the others want you to stay?

They kept finding little projects for me to do. In my opinion they started doing little things that I wouldn't have bothered with. Moving little things around that I'm sure no one would notice.

I'd be sooooooo dead working those hours!

I am definetly feeling it today, but I'm afraid to sleep to much during the day because I need to get back on a regular schedule.

I would talk to them about that Chrissy - that is really not safe at all!

I know...I can't believe that they think it is ok. At the mall that I worked at outside of Philly we could call security and have them walk us out or at least be near by in the parking lot.

The one good thing is that so far I have been able to park in the parking garage right outside the door....the garage is really open and very well lit so that makes me feel a little bit better, but I would still feel better if there was someone else walking with me.


Hi Jess!:wave: