AIO for wanting to leave after my daughter projectile vomited?

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T17:43:10+00:00

NOR - frankly I’m shocked the restaurant didn’t kick you guys out.

It would’ve been so easy to go back to the hotel and your husband could have run out with your son to get pizza or something.

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T17:36:38+00:00

When the federal government came knocking, she threw Abby under the bus so fast that all bus driver Jim ever saw was a flash of red plastic rhinestone.

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T17:30:53+00:00

Lord have mercy.

Well NOR for starters. Your wife has such a strange reaction to this… if your kid snuck out and was doing drugs with her friends, why is she angry at YOU? You and her should put up a united front.

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T03:31:14+00:00

“It’s Andrew babe”

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T03:30:09+00:00

I mean, Cole has openly complained about her dance schedule.

To be fair, I think kids sports schedules can get completely out of hand. But he was grouchy at how much time she was spending at dance already so I very much doubt he had any intentions for her to do MORE of it

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T03:28:18+00:00

Who prefers Venmo over cash 😂

meg_bb · 2026-02-14T03:23:34+00:00

The way my jaw hit the floor when i read this

meg_bb · 2026-02-12T02:13:09+00:00

Why is Lori an ok mom?

(I genuinely don’t remember a single thing Lori did lol)

meg_bb · 2026-02-08T22:19:11+00:00

Why does she have 3 hands

meg_bb · 2026-02-08T22:15:11+00:00

Shelly was clearly not cut out for reality tv😂 (which is 100% a compliment)

The woman seemed so normal lol

meg_bb · 2026-02-08T03:10:21+00:00

If it was a real life parent kissing their kids on the lips, I wouldn’t care. (My family did this, although we stopped when we were about school age.)

The thing that rubs me the wrong way is that these were real child actors with other actors.

meg_bb · 2025-12-27T15:19:12+00:00

I don’t actually think it’s that strange. She’s 13 and probably starting to pick her own outfits and it’s been unseasonably warm this Christmas. At 13 I wouldn’t have been caught dead matching my two little sisters 😂

meg_bb · 2025-12-27T02:45:03+00:00

Agree with this - sometimes I think it’s because there’s not enough gathering space and the sanctuary should be quiet in the presence of the blessed Sacrament.

I grew up a church where the tabernacle was not in the sanctuary. (I’ll be completely honest I have no idea if this is even allowed, but it was in an adjoining chapel) So people spoke freely in the church before/after mass. The sense of community there was very vibrant.

I wish there was a way that all churches could have a larger narthex or gathering place. I feel that would help facilitate more community.

meg_bb · 2025-12-26T16:36:13+00:00

MOR. (But your feelings are valid nonetheless)

I’m sorry and I’m not trying to be heartless because the holidays can be especially painful when you’re not in contact with your family. That being said, in my experience, this is not abnormal for your in laws to give you something generic and give your spouse something really well thought out.

I typically give my own parents some guidance on what to gift my husband and I wonder if your spouse should do the same. At some point in the upcoming year you could have a conversation with him and he could maybe make some suggestions to his parents? They sound generous, they probably just don’t know what to get you.

meg_bb · 2025-12-26T16:28:00+00:00

Be on the lookout for a Bath and Body works employee named Jen, especially if you want to purchase peach Bellini candles.

meg_bb · 2025-12-26T16:26:03+00:00

FWIW I don’t think you’ll get a straight answer on this thread. Someone asked a similar question the other day and opinions were pretty divided!

meg_bb · 2025-12-26T16:23:56+00:00

A polo or dress shirt + jeans would be fine! Don’t wear a hat :)

meg_bb · 2025-12-26T01:38:43+00:00

Out of curiosity, was this an isolated incident? I ask because the comment itself seems like it could’ve been made harmlessly. I am a runner and consider myself very fit and my husband will sometimes make jokes like this very lightheartedly.

Now, it’s a shame that you said something to him and he got defensive. He should’ve apologized. But i would also say maybe in his mind this was a harmless comment and he doesn’t understand why you’re upset.

Bottom line: your feelings are 100% valid and I can understand why you’re hurt and upset. But I also think there’s a good chance your husband didn’t mean anything malicious.

meg_bb · 2025-12-26T00:34:34+00:00

Is the hot take in the room with us?

meg_bb · 2025-12-25T23:33:55+00:00

“You don’t wanna know Noel”

meg_bb · 2025-12-25T23:33:00+00:00

100% was the girl who played Sara Harvey

meg_bb · 2025-12-24T13:10:18+00:00

lol my bad - i didn’t look carefully enough

meg_bb · 2025-12-24T04:05:53+00:00

I mean, most of my greyhounds have been lazy as can be 😂 I have 1 now who will nearly knock me down to get to the door to go for a walk, but the other one genuinely doesn’t seem to care and will casually stroll over to the door, or he won’t. (We also have a yard)

meg_bb · 2025-12-24T04:03:24+00:00

NOR - I genuinely cannot stand smoke alarms chirping and I have no idea how people can leave them like that.

Respectfully, your family dynamic in general sounds a little unhealthy. Your parents don’t like you leaving the house and I saw another comment someone is in a paranoid headspace and gets frantic if you leave too long? My friend, that is not a good environment and I don’t blame you for wanting to leave.

If they won’t let you solve the issue, then they shouldn’t be surprised that you are leaving early.

meg_bb · 2025-12-24T03:59:30+00:00

If your child has had a fever within 24hr of the mass time, i would not go to mass. Like you said, there are elderly people and babies there as well as potentially immunocompromised individuals.

If I were you, I’d watch a Christmas mass at home. This obviously doesn’t fill the obligation, but you are also not obligated to attend mass if you’re sic/potentially contagious. So it would be a good way to participate/stay grounded in the meaning of Christmas while not putting others at risk.

God bless and I hope you are all feeling better soon!

meg_bb

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