~VENT thread~

[~LS~]

Did you have a bad day

Feel like exploding

Need to let out your frustrations

Come share your story, get it off your chest, vent all you want in this thread

This is a strong community, we are here for each other, so don't be afraid, let it all out!

[mellawson]

Things that have pissed me off today: I was told that since I didn't have any children I will have to come in to work on Christmas for the people who do. I asked if that meant that the people who have kids are gonna work on New Years eve for me? I was told if I could talk someone into it. How is that fair?

[~LS~]

It's not Melissa! Are they really allowed to do that? That crap wouldn't fly here! Don't you guys have labour standards?

[Finn]

Melissa, that may not even be legal, although it's probably not worth raising up the chain. I totally sympathize. I am sick of hearing "Family First!" That is code for "MY family first--the heck with anyone else's."

[mellawson]

I don't mind working for someone so they can be with their kids on Christmas morning I understand that's important but I have a mom, sister, nieces and a nephew who will be just as disappointed if I don't show up for our Christmas dinner. It's just frustrating!..ok my rant over....NEXT...lol

[JadensMimi]

Has anyone had to postpone Christmas to another day? I have to this year and I hate it. My birthday this month was a total bust. (We are self employed, contractor work, and the jobs just aren't going to pay until after Christmas.) My almost daughter in law has to work from 3-11pm that day, we can't get one of my grandsons until sometime after 1 pm. Yesterday my husband told me that the only day that he has to do the job that our landlord wants done (he does trade work for the rent, it's cool) is Christmas. MAMA IS NOT HAPPY!! There will be no $400 birthday(his) BBQ pool parties this coming summer, that's for sure. Yep, I'm mad. BUT, I'm trying to stay positive: I'm not out in the hoards of shoppers, I can hit the after Christmas sales, and we'll celebrate Christmas and New Year's at once....cheaper I guess LOL. My dogs ARE going to get their stockings stuffed tho, they need new toys desperately! I'm at the point that my dogs are at the top of the list. ...the more people I know, the more I love my dogs.......OK, that's my rant and thank you for letting me get it off my chest. Next........

[svdreamer]

One year I was in the hospital with my then 22 year-old daughter who has Down syndrome. She had severe pneumonia. As she functions about the level of 14 month-old, I had to stay with her 24/7. It was iffy if she was going to have to be transfered to the ICU and intubated that Christmas, so we had to postpone Christmas until she was discharged. My kids were not happy. I did all my shopping online that year from the lap top I took to the hospital. But we survived and made it a happy day once we got home and got Jessica settled.

[~LS~]

I try so freaking hard to be positive, to remain optimistic no matter what life
throws my way. It's challenging, especially around the holidays. I can not help
but feel selfish, I want my family back. I want my father, my grandparents,
my aunt back. I want them alive, with me. I miss them, and it hurts my heart
so bad. It's been a few years since my aunt died from breast cancer, my
father passed when I was young, my grandparents passed this year and so
did my dog Kissa. Hubby's father is a drug addict who ran off years ago,
hubby's step father passed away this year from lung cancer. All I got besides
hubby and my dogs, is my mother and my half brother. Hubby just has his
mom. Both of us have sad relationships with our moms, so we do not
celebrate together, we rarely see them. We both try to reach out, but it's
unfortunately not working out too well. Hubby works most holidays, so I
usually "celebrate" by myself, kind of depressing. I lost most of my friends
when I got ill, the illness was to much for them to handle, I wasn't the same
girl, I went from Miss Perfect to Miss Disease. I was pretty much disabled for
a few years while going through surgeries, because I had to use a wheelchair
and could not leave home very often. Anyways, basically this is my way of
venting, I try so hard to be good to all of the people and animals around me, I
rarely put myself first, and at times that takes it's toll. But on holidays I get
selfish missing the family that passed, I actually feel bad for myself and I hate
it, it makes me feel disgusted with myself. I need to move on and let go, but
it's so much easier said than done, I feel like I never got "closure". Even as I
write this I find it ridiculous, I'm a big girl and need to get over it. So I'm
taking a deep breath now and ending my vent. Sorry guys.