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brownie
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"Just wait".....do people still do this?
I remember when I was pregnant, people would say, just wait ______ (you'll see, it gets worse, enjoy this now, etc)
Ok, I have a kid now...
Now I hear from others "just wait____(till you have 2, till there's more, till they get older, etc)
The same few people say this ALL THE TIME when I see them and I want to and tell them to STFU!
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Posted 1/26/11 8:25 PM |
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spooks
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Name: Sarah
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Yeah, I get that all the time. I guess its just how people relate or share their experiences. It does get annoying sometimes though:) - I hope I don't do that to people.
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Posted 1/26/11 8:27 PM |
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Celt
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Name: colette
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
yeah, they do. And now that he's mid-toddler I get "just wait" referring to grade school, teenage years, AND college age... Just try to let it roll off your back, someone always wants to feel like they have it harder
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Posted 1/26/11 8:28 PM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
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Name: ..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Yep. Right now it's currently:
"Just wait until she's teething"
"Just wait until she's crawling"
"Just wait until she's walking and into everything"
"Just wait until she's talking"
I feel like saying- just wait until the day you shut your effing mouth. That will be an EPIC day for me!
Message edited 1/27/2011 7:29:21 AM.
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Posted 1/26/11 8:46 PM |
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
There are always people out there who want to seem they have one upped you by knowing ahead of time what you are in for.
Rarely do my experiences match up with someone else's. I take it with a grain of salt.
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Posted 1/26/11 8:53 PM |
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brownie
Baby #1 is here!
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Posted by NervousNell
I feel like saying- just wait until the day you shut your effing mouth. That will be an EPIC day for me!
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Posted 1/26/11 9:05 PM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Yep..
Just wait until you have two Me: I'm not going to have two, I'm done with one Oh you say that now Me: (seriously dead face) um no I mean it Pfft that's what they all say
I resent that. What if I really couldn't for medical reasons etc. How presumptuous
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Posted 1/27/11 1:35 AM |
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ME75
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
yup...and their usually right!
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Posted 1/27/11 3:56 AM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Yes.
I usually say "Just wait...it only gets better"
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Posted 1/27/11 5:08 AM |
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NervousNell
Just another chapter in life..
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Name: ..being a mommy and being a wife!
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Posted by Xelindrya
Yep..
Just wait until you have two Me: I'm not going to have two, I'm done with one Oh you say that now Me: (seriously dead face) um no I mean it Pfft that's what they all say
I resent that. What if I really couldn't for medical reasons etc. How presumptuous
I would make them feel really akward and say- um no because my DH got snipped.
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Posted 1/27/11 7:03 AM |
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karjules
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Name: Karen
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
OMG this is my biggest pet peeve!! I have a friend that does this allll the time!!!
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Posted 1/27/11 7:06 AM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Posted by nrthshgrl
Yes.
I usually say "Just wait...it only gets better"
great response!
I feel like all of the "just wait" phrases end with something negative! I hate that.
I am annoyingly in love with DD, I will admit it. I have gotten better about it but when she was first born I would gush over her for hours and people would always try to bring me down.
Well, sure, it hasn't always been perfect but we have made it through her becoming more aware, the start of teething, the start of solids, going back to work, less napping - and I still think she is FABULOUS. So the just waits, can shove it.
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Posted 1/27/11 7:08 AM |
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sunflowerjesss
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
I can't take it. And one of my close family always likes to play it off like she has the harder life. All I would hear is "just wait until you have 3 kids needing to be shuffled to 3 different places at the same time."
I used to respond with "Well, I will never know since we are only having 2."
...then I got pregnant with twins and it came back in full force. "Just wait, you're going to have 3 soon and you'll get a taste of what my life is like"
I responded with, "Just wait, until you have twins and can tell me what to expect."
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Posted 1/27/11 7:28 AM |
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LulaBell
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
People do this to me (still) all the time...but these are the people who are miserable with their lives and constantly looking to complain about how hard they have it. I'm learning to ignore.
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Posted 1/27/11 7:45 AM |
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TripletMom
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
I get this alot as well and it annoys the crap out of me...but I get just wait til_____and for you its 3 times as worse....Thanks alot.....LOL
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Posted 1/27/11 7:57 AM |
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Xelindrya
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
I just wanted to add that the office opinion here is ...
You're not a parent until you have your second child.
So I guess I'm just babysitting
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Posted 1/27/11 12:48 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
I think people do it sometimes because they have BTDT and some parents think it will always be the same as it is at that time of their child's life.
People have said it to me and it never bothered me as I just took it as someone having more experience.
Not all experiences will be the same but I do think that parents with older children do have an idea of how things change all the time. Sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad.
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Posted 1/27/11 1:46 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Posted by Tilde
Posted by nrthshgrl
Yes.
I usually say "Just wait...it only gets better"
great response!
I feel like all of the "just wait" phrases end with something negative! I hate that.
I am annoyingly in love with DD, I will admit it. I have gotten better about it but when she was first born I would gush over her for hours and people would always try to bring me down.
Well, sure, it hasn't always been perfect but we have made it through her becoming more aware, the start of teething, the start of solids, going back to work, less napping - and I still think she is FABULOUS. So the just waits, can shove it.
the same thing happens to me!!
and I agree with you.
my other huge HATE is , "bt,dt"
oh really, you've have the SAME EXACT experience as I did?
no dude. you didn't.
it's such a dismissive attitude. I HATE it.
HATE
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Posted 1/27/11 1:49 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Re: "Just wait".....do people still do this?
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by Tilde
Posted by nrthshgrl
Yes.
I usually say "Just wait...it only gets better"
great response!
I feel like all of the "just wait" phrases end with something negative! I hate that.
I am annoyingly in love with DD, I will admit it. I have gotten better about it but when she was first born I would gush over her for hours and people would always try to bring me down.
Well, sure, it hasn't always been perfect but we have made it through her becoming more aware, the start of teething, the start of solids, going back to work, less napping - and I still think she is FABULOUS. So the just waits, can shove it.
the same thing happens to me!!
and I agree with you.
my other huge HATE is , "bt,dt"
oh really, you've have the SAME EXACT experience as I did?
no dude. you didn't.
it's such a dismissive attitude. I HATE it.
HATE
I think there are many experiences in parenthood that are "btdt". I don't think ALL are the same though as I have 2 very different children so I am aware of that-lol!! But we are all still humans.
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Posted 1/27/11 1:52 PM |
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