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People go creating me and I'm sick and tired of it! Whaaaaaa!!! Ranting

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jenni.
03-28-2008 at 11:53 AM.
03-28-2008 at 11:53 AM.
Quote from serra :
i've always known santa to drop off one gift because he has so many children to give to, one's fair and up until last christmas was the first time i heard that santa gives more than one gift per child.

last christmas santa dropped off two gifts for the neighbor's kids and bragged to other kids in the neighborhood that they got two. so these other kids that got only one from santa felt crappy and thought santa didn't like them or something. it was hard to explain why one set of children get more than another, that's all.
I've never known Santa NOT to drop off a lot!! I thought that was how it's supposed to happen. Everyone I have ever known does it that way. Huh...you learn something new every day.
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03-28-2008 at 11:56 AM.
03-28-2008 at 11:56 AM.
Quote from jennidbell :
I've never known Santa NOT to drop off a lot!! I thought that was how it's supposed to happen. Everyone I have ever known does it that way. Huh...you learn something new every day.
Yeah, I agree. My son gets quite a few from Santa. Blush He does tell his friends what he gets, but he doesn't brag about the quantity (I doubt he even pays attention to how much he gets).

It does annoy me that his best friend/classmate told him Santa isn't real. If your child doesn't believe, please tell them to keep their mouths shut. Mad
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P1t0
03-28-2008 at 11:57 AM.
03-28-2008 at 11:57 AM.
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I have been in a virtual waiting room for Red Sox tickets for 3 hours!!!!!!!

WTF!!!!!!
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Clivefrog
03-28-2008 at 11:58 AM.
03-28-2008 at 11:58 AM.
I got free Dodgers tickets for next Wednesday Whistling


Ranting i've never been to an MLB game
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03-28-2008 at 12:00 PM.
03-28-2008 at 12:00 PM.
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I got free Dodgers tickets for next Wednesday Whistling


Ranting i've never been to an MLB game
I already have Sox-Yank tickets for April 12th. I'm trying to get some for July.
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jenni.
03-28-2008 at 12:04 PM.
03-28-2008 at 12:04 PM.
Quote from metoday :
Yeah, I agree. My son gets quite a few from Santa. Blush He does tell his friends what he gets, but he doesn't brag about the quantity (I doubt he even pays attention to how much he gets).

It does annoy me that his best friend/classmate told him Santa isn't real. If your child doesn't believe, please tell them to keep their mouths shut. Mad
Iagree Someone told Jamie last year. Nick's known a long time. Jack still believes so we keep up the ruse.
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hawaiiandawn
03-28-2008 at 12:43 PM.
03-28-2008 at 12:43 PM.
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Rofl2 I just got a great visual of you watching that event unfold.

You're standing there uncomfortably with loads of soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc all bundled in your arms and you almost drop all of it because you see this girl. Roll.


I think my face told the story. I was aghast. EEK!


Ok, here's another landlord/tennant story. We re-fied a house in NC a few years back. Got a 5% loan for a 15 year mortgage. It still put us under the rentable value of the property. A pretty good deal for us. Thumbup Then the property was annexed into the city. Taxes went up. Plus I think the insurance did too. All in all, we are now going into the hole $52 a month after the management fees are taken out and we get the rent proceeds. Really not a huge deal. And it is a tax write off. I would say that the property is a lower middle class type property. To give you an idea what type of rent it brings in. I guess it doesn't really matter though. We operate at a loss for this home.

It just seems there have been tons and tons of repairs since they have moved in. I put in a new flat top stove and a nice refrigerator with ice and water in the door in July. The water heater was replaced in January. There are other repairs that need to be done (new garage door, a bush that needs cutting down and possiblty some roof work). And we are expecting to take a trip to NC to take care of them before the move to Hawaii. So far, within the past 12 months we are talking about over $2k in repairs and upgrades.

After talking with the property manager, I decided to raise the rent $50. Not a huge sum, but just at least an attempt to get mortgage covered. The tennant got the letter yesterday and called the property manager. She was pissed. She said we didn't want them in the house. Crazy (Yeah, I want to pay ALL the mortgage on an empty house. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) )And that we don't ever do any repairs or upgrades to the house! WTF?!? Ranting I guess the new appliances and water heater just fell in there by themselves.

Last time we painted, we used the expensive paint where later you can wash the walls. There was one room that didn't get done. The dining room. It had wall paper. And I noticed then that it was just beginning to lift. But I ran out of time and didn't get it done. (Something else we planned to take care of this summer.) What her problem really is, is that she wants to paint the house inside in her "colors". I won't let it be painted by them or anyone else that lives there. The walls will always be white or off white. Plus I don't want paint spilled on the carpet.

Ranting Ranting Ranting
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03-28-2008 at 12:44 PM.
03-28-2008 at 12:44 PM.
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My penis is bigger than yours Whee
Sadwalk Another reason I am having a bad day. Penis envy of Autumn. Mad
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MamaRo
03-28-2008 at 12:46 PM.
03-28-2008 at 12:46 PM.
new to this thread but here's my rant....

Why is that I attract all crazy/drama filled friends???? It's making me nuts!!!Crazy
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serra | Staff
03-28-2008 at 01:11 PM.
03-28-2008 at 01:11 PM.
nevermind.....
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jenni.
03-28-2008 at 01:20 PM.
03-28-2008 at 01:20 PM.
Quote from serra :
yeah, guess you do learn something everyday.

we can go on and on and disagree because i try not to bring up subjects about people and how they raise their kids. every family have their own beliefs and what they feel is right to them. i just don't think it's fair when a kid questions why santa treats another family better than their own.

just like the toothfairy leaving $20 vs. $1.

like i said, i don't care what other families do or how much they give their children but how do you explain to a child that "it wasn't because you were naughty" or Santa loves everyone equally but johnny got more because dah...dah...dah....
I'm not arguing, I just didn't know. It might be regional? Everyone I've ever known does it that way, so that's why I am thinking maybe it is.
I agree it sucks for kids when they see someone else get things they can't or don't and they don't understand why.
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AggieMom
03-28-2008 at 01:27 PM.
03-28-2008 at 01:27 PM.
I don't think anyone was arguing, serra hug I think it was an eye-opener for us all on the differences! Santa brings several things here, but I really like that idea of one gift per child and will probably go to that next year. Besides, I hate that Santa gets all the credit for the hard work I do SDing! laugh out loud

The Easter bunny brought my kids a magna-doodle for the car, a bunny and some eggs. That's it. The tooth fairy isn't an issue here yet, but I can guarantee they won't get more than a Susan B Anthony or Sacajawea coin per tooth.

The little girl 2 doors down got a bike from the Easter Bunny. My kid looked at me with a Huh look on his face... Why did she get a bike? I was able to distract him, but I totally understand where you're coming from.

Annoyed I have so much to do - but zero motivation to do it. I hope my meds kick in soon. This sucks. Yawn
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jenni.
03-28-2008 at 01:29 PM.
03-28-2008 at 01:29 PM.
I'm exhausted..and when it comes time for bed, I will be all Bigeye
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metoday
03-28-2008 at 01:31 PM.
03-28-2008 at 01:31 PM.
Quote from AggieMomx2 :
I don't think anyone was arguing, serra
Iagree I didn't see it as arguing at all. Dontknow

I haven't had to deal with what you're going through because my son hasn't come to me with "so and so got this." If he ever does, I'd probably go into my lecture about being thankful for what you have. Maybe that lecture is the reason he never brings up not understanding why one person gets more than him.
I really don't know. Dontknow
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redjen910
03-28-2008 at 02:25 PM.
03-28-2008 at 02:25 PM.
Ranting Weeping everything just sucks
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