My friends and I came up with a new hashtag- #peloton. This moniker is for the consumer that insists on buying every fancy new toy despite the cost or practicality of it. It’s donated to my neighbor who’s short selling his house and bought his 10 year old and iPhone 11 for Christmas.
We have neighbors whose house is in foreclosure who recently remodeled their kitchen, and vacation in the south Pacific every year. They also are under the impression that other families in the neighborhood will “take them in” indefinitely.
My favorite was the Apple Christmas commercial. I'm sure you all saw it - granddaughters are told not to bother their curmudgeon of a Grandpa, but for Christmas morning they make a movie on the iPad, and photoshop in their deceased grandmother. Grandpa cries and tells them they're great kids. However, the build-up to the big heartwarming moment is 30 seconds of the parents shoving a goddamn iPad in the kids' faces any time they so much as make a noise. Stellar parenting.
"It's got a whole bunch more memory, megapixels, and whatnot than any of the other tv shit that I already have."
I actually didn’t...but that sounds highly reflective of most people’s parenting. I only signed up for television because moving back in market I can’t stream the Rangers games anymore. And it made my internet cheaper. Like it’s cheaper to have tv and internet than just internet.
My former mother in law posts some seriously racist shit on social media, mainly towards Islam. The majority is her forwarding FB posts telling Muslims to go home. I had enough tonight and told her she’s disgusting over messenger. I’d appreciate any response.
Well that should save you the cost of a Christmas card this year, she sure as shit aint gunna send you one.
She's your ex's mom so who cares. She'll just post passive aggressive memes or images with a sentence or two that defends herself and shitty ideas in an ambiguous way. I've culled my list hard and all those wackos were the first to get cut. The brain oozing bullshit that shows up on the feed is at its lowest yet. I hate Facebook in general but keeping that friend list tidy has made it more tolerable than ever.
I don't get why that means you have to be connected with your kid's grandma on social media but hey, different ideas are ok. It's not my headspace she's inhabiting. Quality interactions will happen in person or in personal conversations. If she wants pics you can email or text them to her. Real relationships require some effort and if she isn't worth that effort then that speaks for itself.
Originally I felt I needed to keep an eye on her as she is watching my kids a fair bit. Then I realized there’s not a damn thing I can do about that. I messaged her and told her she can fuck off with her bigoted bullshit and unfriended her.
Good for you. I mean whatever you want to do is your choice, but for me realizing that other people are gonna do their thing regardless of my opinion, and mentally disengaging from them, is my best option for serenity. You can't control others' actions, only your reaction and response. In the case of childcare, if you had proof of abuse or neglect that is a whole other thing. But this sounds like an arrangement your ex has made and is allowed to make. Just be the best dad and example you can be with the time you have with your kids. Custody stuff is complicated and you sometimes have to just make the best choices under your circumstances and then move forward. Good luck, daddy-o.
Just block or delete her. Ive done it to plenty of people that post antagonizing political bullshit non stop.
Exactly and I’m not one to bite my tongue usually. Similar issue when gay marriage was up for debate. Her and one of my right wing friend’s brothers kept criticizing the movement. I told them they’re on the wrong side of history. Friends are like “just ignore them”. But that’s how ignorance spreads. You have to call them out and call them a bigot. Bigots hate being called bigots. I guess I shouldn’t expect a Christmas card from her this year.