Daily Gripe

Perhaps I should just do a daily gripe post. With pregnancy hormones as they are, it seems appropriate. (1) Stepdaughter wakes me up at 3-4am ish (cant' remember exact time) cause her stomach hurts soooooooooooo bad. Gave her pepto, some crackers, etc. Nothing else i could do at that time. My problem is not that she woke me up... (I am now waay to used to it with Daniel) my problem is that she is such a hypochondriac. She is fine, runs and plays all day -- until bedtime/nighttime. Then she lies there obsessing. Took her to the dr. Nothing wrong. No UTI... no constipation... no diarrhea.... etc etc. She probably pulled a muscle or has gas. But what happens (with this or any other "ailment") is: All day long IF it bothers her a teeny bit and she ignores it cause she is distracted by playing, watching tv, etc etc Then nighttime comes. She lies there. "Hmmm... my tummy hurts a bit." (later) "oohh... my tummy hurts.... go**** hurts... it still hurts... oh no I can't sleep cause it hurts.... it hurts... it hurts... it hurts" This morning on the way to the dr she acted like she was practically dying. On the way back, she is practically skipping to the car, sings along with the radio, and comes home and starts playing with Daniel. "Sierra" I said "you don't seem like your stomach hurts, you don't seem sick at all." She pauses. "Well... it still hurts but...." and she trails off. Cause the rest of the sentence was going to be something like "... but I am watching tv so I don't notice." I keep telling her obsessing only makes things worse. (2) Last week stepson Jordan took his GAMEBOY to school and was playing it in math class. I was beyond furious. So was his dad. ESPECIALLY since he is failing or near failing many classes because he refuses to GIVE A CRAP. (We are petitioning the school to have him repeat 7th grade. Depite a D or E EVERY marking period -- and continued evidence that he doesnt' do 7th grade level work -- (even though he is more than capable of it), they see no problem advancing him. No child left behind? Bull**** ANYWAY.... After last week's debacle of Jordan taking the gameboy to school, he walks in the door today. He is hiding something in his pocket. "Jordan" I say "What is in your pocket?" "Oh this one??" he says -- pointing to the other. "Nooooo... the one that has something in it you are trying to hide from me." His CD player. I. MIGHT. SCREAM. Also... he just got in trouble last night cause he was listening and signing LOUDLY to it instead of going to bed. Yes, I have it now. (3) (This one is a few days old... but good for husband amusement purposes.) David says: "You can't keep giving Daniel chicken sticks and diced apples at lunch... he needs to eat other things and it is expensive." "I know" I said "But what happens is I make him something else... he refuses to eat it... then he walks around crying for the next hour cause he is still hungry and/or he ends up just snacking on cheerios or such." "Well, make him other things... he needs to eat other things." I sigh. The other day: I was out. I come back. "Did Daniel eat that egg salad sandwich I gave him for lunch?" "No." David says. "and he wouldn't eat the ham or cheese I gave him too." "So what did he have??" I asked. "Chicken sticks and diced apples." .

It certainly seems you have your hands full there girlie. My hat is off to you. How old is your step daughter? Sounds to me like she if fishing for attention more than anything else. I wish you lots of luck. I for one love a good gripe session. Here is mine: My son, who is 20 and now has an apartment with his girlfriend calls me complaining because he gave her a check for the rent and stuff and told her not to cash until Thursday and she cashed it anyway. Now he is overdrawn and has no money until Thursday. So I say "well son since she cashed it and wasn't supposed to yet (and it is costing you in overdraft fees) the least she can do is float you some money until Thursday". He says, "no way, I can't take money from her". What the heck?

and then he asked mom to *spot* him.. btw.. be very very careful.. tornado warnings are out.. and sirens where going off downtown

She is 11. Yeah, she is probably going for attention. But she is also a paranoid control freak. She tells adults how to do their job. Really. NO WAY DO NOT GIVE HIM MONEY. Why can't he ask her for money? She had no problem taking HIS. And SHE is the one who screwed him up.

Oh my sweet Lord! You crack me up girl! You sound soooo much like a Mom now! It seems not so long ago you were posting with a single woman kinda fram of mind and now you sound like a seasoned Mom. All I can tell ya is they will grow up and leave eventually. Whether they come or not is the question! Sparky

and here I was upset cuz Allie puked up a hairball .. poor Maria but I do like the idea of a daily gripe post keep 'em coming..

Ooo Ooo Can I get in on this "Grip Post"... *shrug*.