Almost two months without them here! I did it cold turkey, chewed lots of gum. The irritability isn't the worst part. It's the fact that all you can think about is cigarettes, and how maybe, you can take a puff or two, or how this is you usual time for having one. It's like an obsession. It's getting better, but I didn't realize how much it sucked!
Me too. But, I'm a very polite smoker, no smoking inside anywhere or in a car. Even after all these years, I'm still embarrassed by it and there are lots of people who don't even know I smoke.
I quit smoking 5 years ago, a carton a week got really expensive even buying them on base. Occasionally, I will still have a couple or a pack a few times a year. Mostly when the kids come home, as some of them still smoke, especially my Marine.
^^^^^^^^ this exactly.. i know exactly how much i can put off doing and how much actually NEEDED to get done more of an exercise of mind of matter really i don't mind not doing the stuff that doesn't really matter
Trash TV: Real Housewives, Wendy Williams. I have quit General Hospital and Mob Wives, so there is hope for my soul. I think.
Buying shoes and jewelry.
Red red wine and lots of it.
Facebook. I hate it. Yet go on a good 5 to 10 times a day. Mostly to stalk people.
Celebrity gossip, natch.
Cursing. But one should be able to express one's self, right?!
I also have a great disdain for getting involved with mommy/toddler groups. or instance, when I'm in these situations at the playground or library or whatever, I often think to myself that I would so much rather be: Drinking, shopping or drinking and shopping. I feel like this makes me an awful person but then again, I stand by my decision and really don't care.
Don't feel bad, I'm on the same boat, being a mother solely does not define who I am. I avoid play dates like the plague, children's museums, etc Honestly, I would much rather had been a mom in the 70's of 80's when it was ok for kids to be semi free range, than nowadays when there's so much pressure to fit into the hovering style, I do only enough so my kids are not ostracized.
I have hated every mommy group I've been involved with! So ridiculous, so fake. I'm lucky to have a great bunch of girlfriends who are relaxed parents, not helicopters. Thank god for them and wine.
Thanks for the backup! Please understand, I love doing things with my boy. We totally painted yesterday morning and had a piano lesson; we are rock stars at Legos and we totally had a Valentine's Day cooking making-extravaganza on Monday. I offered to invite a friend or some cousins over to assist with the cookies but my little guy said, "No mommy. Just Mommy and Evan." Love that kid. Ha ha.
I do get on with all the different moms when I'm doing the mom/toddler thang. It just gets so old. Inevitably I am always asked if I'm having more babies. And that question annoys the fuck out of me. And then there's always the standard chit chat about potty training, tantrums, extra curricular activities. You know, inanely dull topics that make you want to slit your wrists. Like do Moms always have to talk about Mom stuff. Gah. Why doesn't anyone ask me what I think about the State of the Union address or Gov. Christie or Wendy Williams. I don't care about what you're cooking in your damn crockpot.
That's funny Susan and thanks for your honesty. I was always more of a Roseanne-type mom and now I feel so much better about that. Whenever some supermom/supergramma goes on and on about their perfect life I just think "lady, you are so full of shit."
I don't have kids but if I did I would be the same way as you guys. My mom was never "the mommy type" she was very "virtually NO hands on" (unless I was in trouble and then her hands were around my neck) she was more a friend, not a very good friend but friend. I turned out ok :)
My SIL has bypassed helicopter and moved onto barnacle. Her kids NEVER get a rest she has so much shit going on with them it's insane.
We're convinced she feels insecure about not being the birth mom and overcompensates. Then she makes us feel guilty by saying were never involved in her children's lives. Not like she invites us to anything in mind you.
Susan and Gabi, we must be triplets. And I loved Roseanne "I'll vaccuum when they make a ride-on with a drink holder".... My best friend bought be a great black purse/diaper bag -- very chic 19 years ago -- because she said there was no way she'd see either of us with one of those stupid pink and green or peach and whatever the hell colour ones.
Loving this thread!! There's a mom at my son's prek who goes out of her way to make me notice I'm not part of the clique she made... as if I cared! Im relieved I don't have to sit through those conversations, my kid knows the alphabet, my kid reads, my kid writes, my kid knows the periodic table... My kid laughs when he farts.
I honestly think I'm running with the right crowd here...
Mine is verbosity, of course. And Netflix/Hulu+. And hating my best friend's fiance but not saying anything until they get into a disagreement and then I tell I know where to bury the body (I don't).
Ooh tricky re the BF's fiance 7 of 11. Been there, done that. Damned whatever you do (eg. Offer support & agree that person's an anal cold sore, or being supportive & keeping positive when they work their sh*t out). I'm verbose also....as just demonstrated.
I'm with Dexy. Far too many to list and far too embarrassing to mention. Or would those be demons?
I smoke, I drink, I just had beef jerky even though I gave up meat 30 years ago. Totally backslid on that one. And I am lazier than hell. But hey I'm fun to be around.
Vice is in the eye of the beholder. I have bad habits by the truckload but consider none of them true "vices". I really do enjoy some good schadenfreude though.
Hey Bunni - I got Ariculotherapy Laser on my EARS to quit smoking (NYC) - amazing! I was a pack a day crazy smokin' ass and it's been 5 years!!! Look for it!!!
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ReplyDeleteAlmost two months without them here! I did it cold turkey, chewed lots of gum. The irritability isn't the worst part. It's the fact that all you can think about is cigarettes, and how maybe, you can take a puff or two, or how this is you usual time for having one. It's like an obsession. It's getting better, but I didn't realize how much it sucked!
DeleteGood work Pip! Smoking is my vice also. Smoking heaps more due to being off work.
DeleteMe too. But, I'm a very polite smoker, no smoking inside anywhere or in a car. Even after all these years, I'm still embarrassed by it and there are lots of people who don't even know I smoke.
DeleteBlondy me too, I'm a closet smoker, just a few a day but I'm embarrassed by it. Lots of people don't know I smoke.
DeleteBiggest vice though? Wine, flat and sparkling.
I quit smoking 5 years ago, a carton a week got really expensive even buying them on base. Occasionally, I will still have a couple or a pack a few times a year. Mostly when the kids come home, as some of them still smoke, especially my Marine.
DeleteSocial media or wine. Or both at the same time.
ReplyDeleteWhere, oh where, to begin?
ReplyDeleteBad Reality TV shows
ReplyDelete& gifs? ;)
DeleteIt's not a vice if you enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteProcrastination. Does it count?
ReplyDeleteI don't enjoy it, ruins my life, but feels so good.
Procrastination is more of a mark of creativity and true character Runs!
DeleteThank you bee, it's about my weak character and control: I know how much shit I can put off.
Delete^^^^^^^^ this exactly.. i know exactly how much i can put off doing and how much actually NEEDED to get done
Deletemore of an exercise of mind of matter really
i don't mind not doing the stuff that doesn't really matter
Pinterest.
ReplyDeleteTrash TV: Real Housewives, Wendy Williams. I have quit General Hospital and Mob Wives, so there is hope for my soul. I think.
Buying shoes and jewelry.
Red red wine and lots of it.
Facebook. I hate it. Yet go on a good 5 to 10 times a day. Mostly to stalk people.
Celebrity gossip, natch.
Cursing. But one should be able to express one's self, right?!
I also have a great disdain for getting involved with mommy/toddler groups. or instance, when I'm in these situations at the playground or library or whatever, I often think to myself that I would so much rather be: Drinking, shopping or drinking and shopping. I feel like this makes me an awful person but then again, I stand by my decision and really don't care.
Don't feel bad, I'm on the same boat, being a mother solely does not define who I am. I avoid play dates like the plague, children's museums, etc
DeleteHonestly, I would much rather had been a mom in the 70's of 80's when it was ok for kids to be semi free range, than nowadays when there's so much pressure to fit into the hovering style, I do only enough so my kids are not ostracized.
I have hated every mommy group I've been involved with! So ridiculous, so fake. I'm lucky to have a great bunch of girlfriends who are relaxed parents, not helicopters. Thank god for them and wine.
DeleteHa! Love it Susan!
DeleteThanks for the backup! Please understand, I love doing things with my boy. We totally painted yesterday morning and had a piano lesson; we are rock stars at Legos and we totally had a Valentine's Day cooking making-extravaganza on Monday. I offered to invite a friend or some cousins over to assist with the cookies but my little guy said, "No mommy. Just Mommy and Evan." Love that kid. Ha ha.
DeleteI do get on with all the different moms when I'm doing the mom/toddler thang. It just gets so old. Inevitably I am always asked if I'm having more babies. And that question annoys the fuck out of me. And then there's always the standard chit chat about potty training, tantrums, extra curricular activities. You know, inanely dull topics that make you want to slit your wrists. Like do Moms always have to talk about Mom stuff. Gah. Why doesn't anyone ask me what I think about the State of the Union address or Gov. Christie or Wendy Williams. I don't care about what you're cooking in your damn crockpot.
That's funny Susan and thanks for your honesty. I was always more of a Roseanne-type mom and now I feel so much better about that. Whenever some supermom/supergramma goes on and on about their perfect life I just think "lady, you are so full of shit."
DeleteWait, susan on that crockpot boredom! She may share!!!
DeleteGod the school playground-cliques,hierachy and the icy chill of not being included in certain circles.I don't miss those days at all
DeleteI don't have kids but if I did I would be the same way as you guys. My mom was never "the mommy type" she was very "virtually NO hands on" (unless I was in trouble and then her hands were around my neck) she was more a friend, not a very good friend but friend. I turned out ok :)
DeleteSusan, are you my earthly twin out there????
DeleteMy SIL has bypassed helicopter and moved onto barnacle. Her kids NEVER get a rest she has so much shit going on with them it's insane.
DeleteWe're convinced she feels insecure about not being the birth mom and overcompensates. Then she makes us feel guilty by saying were never involved in her children's lives. Not like she invites us to anything in mind you.
Susan and Gabi, we must be triplets. And I loved Roseanne "I'll vaccuum when they make a ride-on with a drink holder".... My best friend bought be a great black purse/diaper bag -- very chic 19 years ago -- because she said there was no way she'd see either of us with one of those stupid pink and green or peach and whatever the hell colour ones.
Deletebought "me", obviously
DeleteLoving this thread!! There's a mom at my son's prek who goes out of her way to make me notice I'm not part of the clique she made... as if I cared! Im relieved I don't have to sit through those conversations, my kid knows the alphabet, my kid reads, my kid writes, my kid knows the periodic table... My kid laughs when he farts.
DeleteSweets. I like to not eat food, get tired and immediately turn to sweets for a quick me up. It's a vicious cycle. I'm like an addict, I need rehab.
ReplyDeleteI see nothing wrong with any of those things Pip! Sounds awesome, actually.
ReplyDelete@Runswithscissors- You and your procrastination posts crack me up!
ReplyDeleteI honestly think I'm running with the right crowd here...
ReplyDeleteMine is verbosity, of course. And Netflix/Hulu+. And hating my best friend's fiance but not saying anything until they get into a disagreement and then I tell I know where to bury the body (I don't).
And mimosas. Damn mimosas.
Ooh tricky re the BF's fiance 7 of 11. Been there, done that. Damned whatever you do (eg. Offer support & agree that person's an anal cold sore, or being supportive & keeping positive when they work their sh*t out). I'm verbose also....as just demonstrated.
DeleteIF I do it, it's not a vice.
ReplyDeleteIF YOU do it, I get to be Snarky. #WhoSaidLifeIsFair?
I'm a semi-heathnut but I'm a secret Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff scarfer a few times a year when no one is around and I go hard!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Dexy. Far too many to list and far too embarrassing to mention. Or would those be demons?
ReplyDeleteI smoke, I drink, I just had beef jerky even though I gave up meat 30 years ago. Totally backslid on that one. And I am lazier than hell. But hey I'm fun to be around.
Facebook too. Hate it so much but can't stop checking several times a day.
ReplyDeleteOh and pot too. It's not something most people know about me...40ish, professional business lady by day, stoner at night.
Also
ReplyDeleteBeing too lazy to get or make good food, so eat junk.
Pinterest and eBay all the way!!!
ReplyDeleteCoffee, America's Next Top Model, the occasional Vodka Cooler...(my Favorite is a Peach Iced Tea...too yummy for words), and sweets.
ReplyDeleteVice is in the eye of the beholder. I have bad habits by the truckload but consider none of them true "vices". I really do enjoy some good schadenfreude though.
ReplyDeleteCigarettes. I quit for 2 years before, but this time around I don't have the same willpower. Am going to try the vapor one, fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteHey Bunni - I got Ariculotherapy Laser on my EARS to quit smoking (NYC) - amazing! I was a pack a day crazy smokin' ass and it's been 5 years!!! Look for it!!!
DeleteHi dishy, thanks for that tip. If I can afford it, I'm all in.
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