Mom blog

Emily. 24. Two under two. Just trying to survive.

[nevaehtyler]

[thelovelybones124-deactivated20]

This shit used to hurt me so much. Now when I go shopping I don’t even touch shit unless I know I want it lol cus I know that pain

[ski-mvsk-mxbbin]

i’m that person you see folding something and putting it back after i’ve looked at it lol

[bcpk-deactivated20210131]

^^^ And if I can’t fold it back perfectly they’re gonna at least see that I tried.

[theryanproject]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[lake--verity-deactivated2018090]

All.of.this

[socialistexan]

Worked in retail almost half a decade, and let me tell y'all this is daily, not just Black Friday or summer sales.

I’ve had people look me straight in the eyes while they knock over a perfectly folded stack of shirts off a table so they could put down their Starbucks cup. People leave food, drinks, diapers, used pads and bandages, even one time an actual syringe on tables.

I’ve had people destroy entire displays and complain about how dirty and “why don’t employees respect their own store” while I was directly next to them frantically trying to fix what they, themselves, just messed up.

This shit is so ingrained in me now that I fixed displays while on vacation in Disney World for a full half hour.

And before anyone says anything, no, actually picking up after grown adults that should know better, it actually isn’t my job to clean up after you all day. We have customer service, check for product, work the registers, keep the bathrooms clean, deal with angry customers, try to prevent shop lifting, and keep the store running. Recovery (fixing displays) is supposed to be low on our list because people aren’t supposed to be selfish shitheads. If you wouldn’t destroy your friend’s house, don’t destroy retail shops.

[mamamichine]

I’ve literally had people ask me if I work at several stores before because I’m cleaning up after myself??? like they are asking me for help and I’m like “idk I don’t work here” then they are like “then why are you cleaning?”

[essekknits]

It’s,,, basic manners,,, to clean after yourself,,, what is wrong with people,,,

[tan-antoni]

THIS is quality content

[tan-antoni]

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[darlingsterns]

i’m watching an art theft documentary and they’re interviewing this art history professor from new york who was asked to go with the fbi to authenticate a rubens that had been stolen but it was a sting operation so they had to pretend like they weren’t the fbi, that they were some private buyer about to pay $3.5 million for it, and the fbi was like “this is a VERY delicate operation because you never know how they will react to what you have to say so let the agent do all of the talking, don’t say a word to anyone just nod if it’s the rubens, the last operation we did the guy in your position got shot because things went wrong in a second” and then it cuts to the professor’s interview and he says “i wasn’t going to fly down to miami to be a part of an undercover fbi sting operation to handle what could be rubens’s aurora and just NOT say anything. i was gonna have to ad lib a little” and then he tells the interviewer that when he & the fbi agent got to the hotel while he was examining the painting he started lecturing the other people, first on how badly they had wrapped it, and then about like how it had been painted, the history of it, what the subject was and what she was doing, etc etc, and he was like “i hadn’t taught a class on rubens in 15 years, so for me it was like being back in the classroom except my students couldn’t leave” 

[darlingsterns]

at one point during the deal the professor turned to the woman selling it and he said “isn’t this just the most beautiful rubens you’ve ever seen outside of a museum?” (because the fbi had told him earlier that this piece had been stolen from a museum) and THEN he said “where on earth did you get it from?” and the group of people the woman had with her was like taxidermy-fox.png but the woman was like “inheritance” can you IMAGINE the fbi agent about to have a fucking aneurysm when this random guy you’ve brought in just to nod if it’s the right painting not only starts giving an impromptu lecture but then he asks how they got it

[posthardcoremom]

I've been thinking a lot about the people I've cut out of my life lately. And about the reasons I cut them out. Mostly I think I made the right decision. But there are times when having no friends can be so isolating. I know Joe is tired of hearing every single thought that pops in my head all day. There are times I wish our kids could play together, or I could just have a mom tribe. But I don't. I have plenty of acquaintances, but I don't have anyone I can really pour my heart out to. I think a lot about what it means to be a mom these days, and that Joe's only real criticism of me is that I can't ever turn off being a mom. Our girls are the only thing I ever talk about, in my defense they're also about 98% of my human contact and interaction in a week. I don't ever go anywhere or do anything so I don't ever have anything of value to talk about or add to conversations. I used to be someone before I was a mom, I was a writer, an artist, an alcoholic, I was in cosmetology school, I wore makeup and got myself ready everyday. Now I wear my hair in the same bun for 3 days and only own 1 pair of leggings. Motherhood has stolen my identity.

[lafemmenuit]

I’m tired of girls trying to invalidate their own feelings during times of pain, especially to their friends. Your break up meant something. That friendship you lost was a hard blow. I understand why you feel tired this semester. Sometimes this “modern woman” stereotype is patriarchy’s last attempt; patriarchy disguised as feminism. You don’t have to be “wise beyond your years”; your pain and crying does not mean you are not intelligent. If you feel your friends demand justification for your pain and ordeals, they’re not friends. You’re strong but human. Remind yourself emotional space is part of liberation.

[neuroces]

ok firstly I’m traumatized, not crazy, so jot that down

[katswenski]

Everything turned out better than expected. My website – My Instagram – See me on LINE Webtoon!

[alwaysbewoke]

[sweetcribs]

BOOST!!!

[piece-of-godney]

the guy in the audience SNAPPED

[chibihere]

i love this, video

[aresmarked]

*music intro plays, beat of silence* Audience Member: WHO IS IT??? *people laugh* Britney: It’s Britney bitch.

[ohyeahdefinitely]

WHO IS IIIIIIT

[werkn-progress]

I like being invited to things. I don’t necessarily like going But I like being invited.

[alaiha-deactivated20171228]

[catsbeaversandducks]

Mama Hens And Their Babies

Via Bored Panda

[cryoverkiltmilk]

These are such good chickens

[impossiblejellyfishfart]

I can’t get over the ostriches because they ARE AS BIG AS HER

[whitepeopletwitter]

These are facts

[neo-soulless]

I just wanna know how we all went to the same middle school?

[posthardcoremom]

Today is day 5 of antidepressants, and not to jinx it but I feel good. I've been dealing with severe anxiety, depression and a personality disorder since I was around 15. And this is the first time I've really committed to getting professional help. It feel good. This is the first time since Zelda was born almost 2 years ago that I've done anything for myself. I let this hold me back so many times. I never went to college because of it, I dropped out of hair school during a depressive episode, I avoided driving until I was 21 because of it, never joined clubs or attempted to make friends in high school. I want to be better, and healthier for my girls.

[microtear-deactivated20181213]

Me

[the-pundertaker-deactivated2020]

[prettyandmean]

I aint glowed up yet. Im like dimly lit or some shit

[plutothewitch]

september will be kind. september will be magical. september will bring the missing energy. september will be working towards our goals and self. september will be a month full of growth.

[vanessa-ghuleh01]

[kalichnikov]