View Full Version : Over 30? Need a Whinge? Come Join Me
sopolicha
12-07-2006, 14:35
Ever had one of those where you just don't feel quiet right? Everything annoys you for no apparent reason. I am cranky and annoyed and I have absolutely no reason to be. My kids are happy and healthy, I can't find fault with DH, have some good friends, the weather is lovely and I can't think of anything to buy that would improve my mood.
Is it hormones, early week slump, full moon or some other chemical imbalance? I have no idea wish it would pass.
I have been putting off grocery shopping, maybe that hanging over my head is giving me the pip.
Here endeth the whinge.
Yes, i am sure that if you do the grocery shopping your life will be complete...
:laughing:
I think your mission needs to be to find a reason for your crankiness. If you do go shopping, I'm sure you'll find something to justify your mood (expired food on the shelf, last packet of biscuits gone, pensioners getting in your way). Then viola, your crankiness will be well founded :D .
And hence the need for the OCSC club. Sometimes you can just be cranky and out of sorts without reason. Ever read "Wanda Linda goes berserk" by Kaz Cooke? It is the pre-school version of my day quite often - cranky and out of sorts for absolutely no reason. I blame being pregnant but really I have been this way for years!
I really need to stop and count my blessings - instead I spend hours wondering why an apparently mature woman I pass in the street would think that it was a good look to wear a woollen coat complete with fur collar with bare legs and strappy sandals! Then I wonder why it bothers me so!
Ah yes - getting older, getting crankier and turning into the fashion police - just what I always aspired to be!
Wanda Linda ROCKs:smiliedance:
my babyemmy
13-07-2006, 05:57
i think i need to join in here too. my life is almost perfect but sometimes for no reason i turn into this horrible and loud raving old bag:wave:
MammaMia
13-07-2006, 08:21
As much as it pains me to say it, Sop - exercise does seem to do wonders for the spirit. And music! Particularly a little sing along with the source of all inspiration - ABBA.
I've also implemented some new rules to help me not get so cranky - they go something like this...
"No, son, you may not eat Mum's breakfast. You have had your own breakfast, now it's my turn. If you are still hungry when I have finished, I will get you something extra."
"No, daughter, I cannot retrieve that toy that you have thrown on the floor for the 100th time - Mummy is eating breakfast. We will play when Mummy has finished eating breakfast."
Yes, I am reclaiming my meals - uninterrupted, not to wait on anyone else from the minute I sit down to my meal. I am entitled to eat, aren't I?
I figure stable blood sugars go a long way to better moods - and not feeling like the bottom of the pile all the time.
I find a bit of Boney M gets my spirits up as well. Fully agree with the ABBA recommendation also.
Oh, and Hot Chocolate - the band, not the drink.
Do any of you watch the ABC show grumpy old woman? Well.... I didnt think I was grumpy, nor did I think I was that old until I said to my DH - tell me if I say anything of the things the grumpys say on the show. His retort - it will be easier if I just pick out the things that you dont say:( and.....he didnt say anything, LOL!
I really am turning into a grumpy supermarkets annoy me, service in restaurants, cafes, shops etc now annoys me. Young fit looking girls annoy me:D Young men annoy me (What am I now invisible or something!) MOAN,MOAN, MOAN! No wonder I'm getting frown lines:ecomcity: :ecomcity:
Yes manxie, you are indeed invisible to young men now.
I actually find it quite liberating although there was an adjustment period at first, after all those years of being a young spunky chick who would get the sideways glances.
But I had my days in the sun and they were great, and now I can let myself go in peace. One door closes and another one opens.
Hey Shed
I actually find it quite liberating although there was an adjustment period at first, after all those years of being a young spunky chick who would get the sideways glances.
Guess I was never that spunky in the first place I'm still hanging out for some attention, LOL!!! I still get kinda nervous when I walk past building sites, you know head down and walk fast and then when I realise the only attention I'm getting is smiles for the baby it makes me laugh:laughing:
lukaelmo
13-07-2006, 09:16
Manxie I am both scared and delighted in turn by Grumpy Old Women.
I am teetering on the brink of becoming a full blown one.
And so, for that matter, is DP.
We parked in the city last week, in one of those Parents with Prams spaces. A middle aged lass pulled up next to us, also in a PWP sight. No pram, carseat nor anything remotely resembling a baby in sight.
I had to physically restrain DP from doing a cranky old man number on her.
My vent is my face. I have always looked really young, possibly because I am the size of a 12 year old. But my face! You know those really old little Japanese ladies with wrinkled little apple faces?
That's my face.
I blame it on the dude. Not one night slept through for almost a year now. It's his fault.
Joan Collins reckons its harder to be beautiful because you miss the attention more when it goes.
I never thought I was beautiful but when I look back at the photos, those skinny little brown legs sticking out of that short skirt, and those ridiculous shoes, that little waist and skinny little brown arms, not to mention just the one chin.
And the smoothness. Everything was smooth.
Now its gone I realise it was there.
I think if I got a sideways glance these days I would chase the person down the street just to confirm it
"did you just give me a look? a glancey type look?"
Being pregnant means I am getting the "fond" looks, which I quite like too. Similar to the old days, but different. I will miss those.
I have been told that once the baby comes you go back to being invisible and it will be his royal highness getting all the attention. Oh well. I'll enjoy it while it lasts then.
Funkychicken
13-07-2006, 09:42
I have been told that once the baby comes you go back to being invisible and it will be his royal highness getting all the attention. Oh well. I'll enjoy it while it lasts then.
Yep, it's all about DH and the baby when we are out. May have something to do woth the fact that when we go out in public, DH insists on ALWAYS carrying the baby. Unless we have been there many times and there is no-one left to impress, then I get him-gee, thanks! A typical encounter goes something like this:
"Awwww...isn't he gorgeous".
To which DH replies, "Thanks, I know, you don't have to keep telling me."
The person who made the original comment either gets all flustered and tounge-tied OR cracks up and laughs along with the joke. Then we leave and they say "Bye, gorgeous" and DH replies with "See-ya, beautiful."
And me? I am doing a lot of this byt this stage :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
:laughing: :laughing:
So THAT'S why DP took such an interest in the Baby Bjorn carrier when we got it. He tried it on and adjusted all the clips and walked around the shop in it a bit to make sure it fitted properly.
He must have known.
Lukaelmo :laughing:
We parked in the city last week, in one of those Parents with Prams spaces. A middle aged lass pulled up next to us, also in a PWP sight. No pram, carseat nor anything remotely resembling a baby in sight.
I had to physically restrain DP from doing a cranky old man number on her.
Sad thing is this is now me! Whereas once I would have seen a parent and baby park and thought - grrrr why do they need those spots what about me, I now scare away anyone parking in them without a baby:eek:
Funckychicken
Yep, it's all about DH and the baby when we are out. May have something to do woth the fact that when we go out in public, DH insists on ALWAYS carrying the baby.
My DH too, it drives me nuts - I get to put up the pusher/pack it away while he proudly carries DD around, I feel like the packhorse:rolleyes:
Ooh I'm glad there are lots of us grumpies around:smiliedance:
OMG - Now I'm having a I cant believe that I've killed this thread moan :eek:
Funkychicken
13-07-2006, 21:41
No, No, No-leave the thread killing to me!!:laughing:
I came out of the supy today, one beby attached to front, one 7yo on left, one 5yo on right. We each were carrying two shopping bags (not the baby on front:rolleyes: ). 7yo pipes up, "I have two bags, Ella has two bags and mum, you have two bags."
To which I replied, "Yes, and they're right under my eyes!"
Reminds me of a story of another grumpy old woman, stomping around the house in a flustered state packing everyone's bags to go out of town for a funeral.
Dad, who wasn't going, was sitting in front of the TV and says "make sure you give them my condolences"
Grumpy woman (my mum) not really listening "WELL DID YOU PACK THEM??"
:laughing:
Reminds me of a story of another grumpy old woman, - Hey Shed are you calling Funkychicken a grumpy old woman!!LOL
I'll have lots of grumpy stories later off to the parenting expo:eek:
melfunction
14-07-2006, 18:52
Nice, very nice.....a whinge thread for the over 30's. I love it.
I have been very cranky lately. For no particular reason either. Maybe its the fact that my child won't sleep during the day and still wakes at least once a night.
Maybe its the dreaded hormones.....Who really knows?
Maybe its the fact that I have a very important date next weekend and I'm not sure what is going to come of it..In fact, the more I think about it, the more likely it is that date..
Oh well, I can only wait for the first date to be over and done with before I find out the answer....
Here's hoping this week goes really quickly.
rynosmum
14-07-2006, 21:24
Is it the date or what the date represents ?
Remember, the date is only one point in time, it will be gone before you know it.
(For those of you just tuning in, KM is off to meet a blind date next week and she's a little nervous...):laughing:
melfunction
15-07-2006, 04:39
Is it the date or what the date represents ?
What it represents...I have nerves like you wouldn't believe.
Remember, the date is only one point in time, it will be gone before you know it.
You're a very wise lady K. Comes with age maybe? :p
Blind dates are the worst.
Nickster
15-07-2006, 05:21
Sop, I just noticed the date and time of your OP - obviously you were going through KM cookie withdrawals.
Other than that, I'd just say it was hormones - and lucky for me I'm not a male suggesting such a thing. Why is it so much worse when a male suggests it?
Now, don't say there's nothing you could buy that could fix your mood - I'm sure if you got online and bought some more of those purdy nappies you'd be floating on the ceiling and rushing with adrenaline before you knew it!
It's probably pointless even posting this, because I'm sure you're feeling a whole lot better by now....
melfunction
15-07-2006, 05:33
Sop, I just noticed the date and time of your OP - obviously you were going through KM cookie withdrawals.
I told her if she was a good girl, I'd make some more this week.
Nickster
15-07-2006, 05:56
Love your new aviator, KM.
Good morning ladies. Here's a turn for the good, Sop's made an over 30's whinging thread... fantastic! You know Sop you still whinged when you were 29...
I've missed you gals, I've been out of the loop. After the holiday down south which was like an episode from Gilligan's Island - no phone, no power, no tv, no internet... I resolved to not get on the computer during the week and give my children the time instead... It certainly has helped my guilt... they're probably sick of me.
My whinge for the day... Why do people look at your 11 year old, but 18 year old looking, ASD girl oddly when she yells out to a parent of another child... "I know that your child is a boy, but with that long hair he really looks like a girl, you should cut it... is her name really Keith"...
Oh and P.S. Sop, I've had one of those weeks too. I could have had one too many drinks at a send off and told a few people what I actually really thought... imparticular a young lad who was trying all the lines on me...I could have said quite loudly: "I am not having sex with you, so there's no point using the lines, go home to your wife..."
melfunction
15-07-2006, 08:35
Love your new aviator, KM.
Thanks Nic....I'm obviously the tall one :D
Dreams are free too, maggot......
ooooh, a blind date, how exciting. Last time I had a blind date was back in the early nineties and he was lovely.
Although you could probably count the second meeting of DP and I as a blind date since I had no recollection of what he looked like. We first met the old fashioned way (drunk in a pub LOL).
I just realised that I am now living vicariously through other people. I knew the day would come but it still has snuck up on me. So here I sit, heavily pregnant in the suburbs, reminiscing....
People used to live vicariously through me you know. Lots of people :yes:
People used to live vicariously through me you know. Lots of people :yes:
Oh and KM tells me I'm allowed to have dreams... (Hi Shed, nice to meet you!):D
melfunction
15-07-2006, 10:32
KM tells me I'm allowed to have dreams...
Just hopefully not wet ones ;)
Just hopefully not wet ones ;)
Why aren't you at work dispensing RU486 to the locals?
melfunction
15-07-2006, 11:20
Why aren't you at work dispensing RU486 to the locals?
Ummm, maybe because its not legal yet..However, I did dispense an awful lot of MAP last weekend......scary :eek:
gidgeroo
15-07-2006, 12:14
Oh Good. An over 30's whinge thread... You girls crack me up!! And as of tomorrow I will be more over 30 than I am today..... yep - I'll be 36 tomorrow and I LOVE my birthdays. I'm very precious about them and like being spoilt rotten and treated like minor royalty. So why do I need to whinge? I'm not normally grumpy but I think I have a valid cause to be.
Well, we have house guests all weekend. My DH chose this weekend to invite his parents to stay so they could go to the footy. I love his folks and enjoy spending time with them ....BUT NOT ON MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND - ALL WEEKEND OF COOKING, CLEANING, BEST BEHAVIOUR!!!
I went out last night with my bestgirls and that was UNREAL but when I got home everyone was in bed and the kitchen looked as though a bomb had detonated in the cupboards! I had to clean up before bed because God forbid they can't find the teabags or a clean mug in the morning! So a damper was put on my good night out..... Luckily they will be out all day today but I still have to make some effort for dinner.
If I don't get a sleep in tomorrow I will cry (not an empty threat!!). And it doesn't end there. When my in-laws head home tomorrow we will have more house guests staying the night. Friends from the country who are heading o/s on Monday. They know its my birthday and I have been ordered not to cook but it still means I can't schlep around in my best home gear and eat peanut butter out of the jar!!
happy birthday to me...:(
Georgia
rynosmum
15-07-2006, 12:21
Happy Birthday Georgia ! Anyone who is older than me is a sight for sore eyes.
Now, listen very carefully. Pack up your very best lounging clothes and one nice outfit. Leave a note that says 'I have gone off to celebrate my birthday, I have also taken your credit card'. Book somewhere nice, not too far away but far enough. Get in comfy clothes and eat room service whilst watching pointless chick flicks. Have best girls rock up again and head out for another night. Come back to residence and ignore mess as someone will clean it tomorrow. Stay until late checkout and head home, complete with big smile and dull yet worthwhile hangover headache.:D
Georgia, you poor old duck. Sounds awful.
My 36th was awful too. I skipped work and stayed home and cried all day. I told everyone I had a head cold and my birthday dinner was put off till the next day.
Might be a 36 thing.
In a couple of weeks I will be 37 and this one will be much better. So just get through this one and the next one will be better, if thats how it works.
gidgeroo
15-07-2006, 12:28
:D
Now, listen very carefully. Pack up your very best lounging clothes and one nice outfit. Leave a note that says 'I have gone off to celebrate my birthday, I have also taken your credit card'. Book somewhere nice, not too far away but far enough. Get in comfy clothes and eat room service whilst watching pointless chick flicks. Have best girls rock up again and head out for another night. Come back to residence and ignore mess as someone will clean it tomorrow. Stay until late checkout and head home, complete with big smile and dull yet worthwhile hangover headache.:D
This is very sage advice - maybe if I imagine that I'm somewhere nice, sipping champas and eating bonbons it will all pass smoothly. As for the mess - what mess, i don't see any mess.:laughing:
And Shed, I do believe 37 will be a better birthday with any luck (and no inlaws!!):D
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