TVCH FORUMS HOME . JOIN . FAN CLUBS . DONATE . CONTACT . CHAT  
                  Quick Links   TOPICS . TREE-VIEW . SEARCH . HELP! . NEWS . PROFILE
Archive through June 11, 2010

Reality TVClubHouse Discussions: General Discussions ARCHIVES: May 2010 ~ August 2010: Free Expressions: The return of The Return of the Gripe Thread: Archive through June 11, 2010 users admin

Author Message
Colordeagua
Member

10-25-2003

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 6:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
Last I heard, I have a long lost adopted cousin in San Antonio area. I wonder how he's doing???

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
It's currently raining outside. Well OK, not real rain. But a lovely drizzle. Well OK, not lovely, but it's FREAKING DRIZZLING OUTSIDE. It's JUNE, dammit!

That said, I went to a member's appreciation dinner at the San Diego Wild Animal Park yesterday and it was sunny and warm-ish there. Our north inland area. So I got to thaw out for a bit and wear slutty clothes! :-)

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Costacat it is Freaking drizzling in Boston to. this weekend the stupid humidity is coming back but the temps are going to be in the mid 70's(the temp is going to be perfect if we could loose the stupid humidity)

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
At this point I think I'm willing to take SG's heat and humidity. The temp has now dropped 1 degree since I posted (it was 62, now it's 61). Sigh.

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
Costacat it is only 54 in Boston and it is almost noon time

Taysmomcj
Member

03-24-2008

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
Last night was my daughter's Bridging Ceremony for Girl Scouts. What was a great way to celebrate all the hard work these 1st & 2nd graders put in all year, was nearly ruined by one mother. I swear, she's the type that is not happy unless she's complaining about something.

She sat there glaring at the leaders, and looking like it was the last place on earth she wanted to be. This woman is the same one who is constantly pestering me and my husband to volunteer more at the school. Her favorite line is "they are only this age once, and since you only have one kid, you should be there." And there she sat last night, scowling and at times mocking the leaders and girls.

She also fought for nearly a month for her daughter to join our troop this past fall, instead of join the brand new group starting. She HAD to join our Troop (of course this means her daughter missed several of the awards and patches our girls earned last year), and has done nothing but complain and gripe about EVERYTHING any of the leaders have done.

Seriously, if it's that big of an inconvience for her to sit through a simple 30 minute ceremony that her daughter will remember for the rest of her life and at this stage in her life is a really big deal, then she shouldn't have let her join. Or, get over herself and start helping the leaders!

Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I would have leaned over and said "cheer up and smile, they are only this age once."

Taysmomcj
Member

03-24-2008

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
Oh, I forgot to mention, that I was one of the leaders up front with the girls.

Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
LOL Tays!!! No wonder you saw that glare!

Me? I'd have asked her to leave. If she wanted to sit and glare, she obviously didn't want to be there. I'd have asked her to leave so that the rest of the people there could enjoy the ceremony!

Then again, we all know I'm a witch! :-)

Holly
Member

07-22-2001

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Maybe she had a migraine?

Rissa
Member

03-19-2006

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Devil's advocate or glass half-full theory (you pick):-) My kids tell me constantly that I scowl A LOT and it is always a surprise to me when they tell me I am doing it. I have issues with flourescent lighting and if I could would wear sunglasses indoors as well as out. I am actually thinking of getting botox to stop it because I feel bad that folks think I am angry with them or just angry in general. Holly's migraine suggestion is a good one too. Then again, maybe she is just grumpy. LOLOL

Mak1
Member

08-11-2002

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 4:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
There was a mother in our town who acted just like that, Taysmomcj! Nothing anyone - scout leaders, teachers, doctors, etc. - did was ever good enough for her children. She had that disapproving scowl on her face most of the time. She was a co-leader for a while. The other leader was a sweetheart and must have had the patience of a saint. Eventually, she took her daughter out of the troop and registered her as an Individual Girl Scout, which is a girl doing GS activities on her own. How sad for the girl, missing out on the whole group/social aspect of the program. Sorry, I have no advice, just empathy for you.

You obviously care about providing a fun learning experience for the girls, and they probably didn't notice a thing wrong. Thank you for your service as a volunteer! I don't think one can hear that too much. :-)

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
Taysmom, it's horrible that the moody mom put such a damper on things. Did others notice her scowls, too? Maybe you should have borrowed the microphone for a second, quoted Jon Gosselin and told Mrs. Grumpy-Pants to "pull the stick out!" What a downer; hope she doesn't ruin future events.

Mak's right: you're a super-mom for volunteering. Thanks for your efforts.

Today's gripe: DH discovered that our local car wash has a "pet spa" bay in which you can shampoo/rinse/flea-protect/dry your cat or dog. Great so far, right? We took S'Bruvv today to try it out: he howled like we were killing him. The kids and I laughed hysterically, although it was almost all I could do to control the cat and keep from getting scratched. We laughed so hard on the way home when the poor kitty pooed in his carrier. Wow, what a trip. I was tired out and needed a nap afterward!

Maybe the pet spa is a better idea for people who want to wash their dogs--and if they take pets who are used to traveling in the car!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 8:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Oh dear!

Bicbicz911
Member

08-20-2005

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 10:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bicbicz911 a private message Print Post    
I'm going to jump on the weather-gripe-bandwagon. The Pacific Northwest is FREEZING. I am freezing, and waterlogged and absolutely sick of this cold, wet weather. My tomato plants are unhappy, my summer clothes are unhappy, and my dogs are unhappy. We are just unhappy. And cold.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 10:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
I'm in the unhappy and cold camp with Bicbic!

Last week was cold here, the 27th/28th were really bad (graduation days for the local high school, always nasty weather for that.) Then last weekend it got hot, 101 on Saturday or maybe Sunday, high 90's rest of the week. This morning we walked out of the house and all three of us walked back in to grab jackets. Very windy (jr high graduation day is almost always as bad as high school grad day) and cold. Temp was up around 65 by midafternoon, then dropped again. Took Kota to practice late this afternoon, I was only there about half an hour before I had to run out to the car to get my coat. It's June 10th, shouldn't be wearing a heavy coat!

Taysmomcj
Member

03-24-2008

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 3:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Taysmomcj a private message Print Post    
Sia, my husband and parents were in the back and they noticed her too. I'm not sure about anyone else. I did mention it to the other leaders to see if they noticed, but they didn't.

Sia
Member

03-10-2002

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 8:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sia a private message Print Post    
You showed real restraint, Taysmom, in not saying something to her. It would be so hard not to just bodily throw her out on the spot!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Hahahaha, Bicbiz! I am sitting in my office with fingerless gloves on, furnace at 68, and freezing to death in lightweight pants, might go put long johns on, thinking of turning up the furnace a degree. What month is it again?

Karen
Member

09-06-2004

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
It's Junevember, Juju.

Hermione69
Member

07-23-2002

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
I think I am in for a rude awakening when I go out west next week! I'm a southie and we are hot, hot, hot this time of year. Mom said the lows in Alaska this time of year are 30s-40s and the lows in Yellowstone are 20-30s. Brrrrr! It feels so weird to have to pack my sweatshirts for a trip!

We're making a day trip to BC!

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:03 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
a trip to Alaska is on my to do list

Hermione69
Member

07-23-2002

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hermione69 a private message Print Post    
Dfennessey, I am SO excited. We're traveling to Seattle and then taking a cruise to Alaska. Whoot!

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
my brother and sister in law went on an Alaskan cruise and LOVED it. a friend of mine and her mother went on one about 3 years ago at the end of June (they arrived back in Boston on the 4th of July) and they also had a ball. I hope you post pictures of your trip

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Friday, June 11, 2010 - 11:21 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Whoami a private message Print Post    
Are ya flying or driving? If driving, and if you happen to come through Colorado somehow, give me a call. I'd love to be able to meet ya! If you're flying, well, I guess you can wave at me if your plane happens to fly over CO. LOL!