Slacker Moms Unite!

[hrh_disney_queen]

Perhaps OP is also a slacker employee Really, this is meant in fun! I also check DIS at work. I log out between sessions and right now is my break, but I will be in the slacker Mom/slacker employee group if we can still have fun. I'm guessing if OP was on that long it's cause she didn't log out each time and was perhaps doing other things too. I personally don't care how long she was on and perhaps her kiddos ate Sunchips

I never sign off. So I have been on the Dis for about 4 months since my last vacation . That would have been the last time I was off the Dis.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

This is my single argument AGAINST school uniforms. I am not organized enough with laundry to ensure that my kids have the exact set of clothing that they need every day for school. I went through enough karate and Boy Scout uniform hell to never want to do that again.

But then you can get away with letting them wear what they wore to school yesterday..no one will know. Plus as a slacker mom, I buy about 6 full uniforms for each kiddo. Then if I am slacking, I usually have an extra one.

 

[kellyg403]

Wow...its so nice to know there are more out there like me. Sometimes in this busy world its nice NOT to stick to convention and just be a family, living a few days like we are on vacation.

I will admit to two nights a week being helpy selfy nite...not that my teens find this to be thrilling since technically they would prefer I do everything for them.

I will admit to a sock basket. A ten year old sock basket. Oh sure every now and again I go through it and match things up,but I always put the socks back in the basket. The only time they have socks in their drawers is when it is new or the girls don't want their sisters to 'borrow' them.

I will admit to purchasing fast food so much last football, cheerleading, band season that my 15 yo ds cried in the drive thru. Not my most stellar mommy moment but who would have guessed the kid would actually get tired of McDonalds? I mean he 'asks' for it everyday, why not eat it 4 days in a row.

All in all...it is what it is. I have a been a great mom, a clean mom, a do everything, drive the taxi, walk the dog, go to work and make a buck mom. I try and try to be less serious every once ina while since life is a drag if I don't.

Kelly
PS..don't ever ask the kids what a breakfast food is..leftovers could easily be their answer.

 

[kellyg403]

Another "Slacker Mom" here.

I have dug my DDs martials arts uniform (is that the word, see I am such a slacker not sure of the official name) out from the bottom of the dirty laundry. One time it had a few stains on it so I whipped out a couple of baby wipes (yes, they are great on stains) and poof, no more stains.

Although my DD wondered why there were wet spots on it.

Shoot, if time is short throw it in the dryer with a bounce for the wrinkles. I always thought dryer sheets smelled good for a reason....

 

[Mickeypooh99]

I never sign off. So I have been on the Dis for about 4 months since my last vacation . That would have been the last time I was off the Dis.

I stay logged on all day, but in the morning I have to log in again. It kicks me off overnight. I don't even turn the computer off, but it is in sleep mode. How do you stay on all night?

BTW- I'm logged in all day, not sitting at the computer all day.

 

[erincon23]

OK, I'll join the group. My house really needs a thorough clean, but with homeschooling one semi-invalid (not permanently, we hope) son, occasionally sub teaching, working 20-25 hours/week online, chasing after my teenager, being an active volunteer in the school fine arts group (finished designing my third theatre production program and took it to the printer today), keeping up with the DIS, and reading to keep my mind active (ok, it's because I really like to read), I had to let something go. I try to keep up with the laundry, mostly because I like to have clean clothes and don't think it's fair that I get something the kids don't always have. We have more "make your own" nights than the kids would really like, but that's the way it goes. Hubby doesn't care. If I do everything for them,when will they ever learn to do it for themselves? And if I were an anal mom, what kind of pressure would that put on my future daughters-in-law? I'm dealing with a broken dishwasher, an out-of-work (and seriously out-of-money) DH, the stress of my DS17's college planning, and carpal tunnel, I think (gee, wonder why). So I'm a slacker mom! I slack and I'm proud! Now I have to go to the grocery store. Excuse me.

Erin

 

[pilotwife_02]

I stay logged on all day, but in the morning I have to log in again. It kicks me off overnight. I don't even turn the computer off, but it is in sleep mode. How do you stay on all night?

BTW- I'm logged in all day, not sitting at the computer all day.

I never log off either, so does that mean is shows I've been on for something like the last 8 months

Really though, how do you see how long someone has been on? I wouldn't even now how to find that out.

Oh how I love judgemental people

 

[Tinkmom75]

I never log off either, so does that mean is shows I've been on for something like the last 8 months

Really though, how do you see how long someone has been on? I wouldn't even now how to find that out.

Oh how I love judgemental people

I may have started this log off rumor, what I meant to say is I shut down my internet explorer between looks at work. Wouldn't want them knowing what a slacker employee/slacker mom I am. I don't know if you actually have to log or sign off.

Tonight DS11 made himself spaghetti, I picked up pizza and baked ziti for the rest after dropping DS off at practice. I just scarfed down my food and checked Dis now I have to go back and pick him up and drive him to his friends. I think laundry and dishes will have to wait until tomorrow. Unless I can get this to work.

 

[cm8]

I may have started this log off rumor, what I meant to say is I shut down my internet explorer between looks at work. Wouldn't want them knowing what a slacker employee/slacker mom I am. I don't know if you actually have to log or sign off.

Tonight DS11 made himself spaghetti, I picked up pizza and baked ziti for the rest after dropping DS off at practice. I just scarfed down my food and checked Dis now I have to go back and pick him up and drive him to his friends. I think laundry and dishes will have to wait until tomorrow. Unless I can get this to work.

Or you can just call your "fairy God mother" and she'll wave it away for you

 

[Debbie7452]

I don't think "make your own dinner" night is exactly child abuse...I mean most of us are talking about tween to teenage children here! Shouldn't they be learning a little self reliance by then? Of course, in my particular case all my efforts at teaching that have been blatantly ignored...LOL (this is DD 18). She thinks I should give her money to go buy fast food if I'm not producing a hot meal to her liking...I've failed so miserably.......

Now if we were telling the toddler to fend for themselves...that's another story.

I loved the laundry punishment pile...maybe I'll institute that here. The pile's pretty tall!!

 

[LaraK]

Shhhhh........this morning I told my daughter she had to TALK TO HER TEACHER HERSELF and I would not send in a note to do it for her.

Will the perfect parents flame me for making my kid take responsibility for doing something bone-headed?

 

[irishbosoxfan]

Why ya gotta be so snarky? I feel sorry for YOUR kids. Hope you feel better like a better mother now. Shame on you.

Don't feel sorry for my kids. They know that they will be getting a meal and not a bag of chips.

And "shame on me" for what exactly? For speaking my mind? For saying the OP needs some serious life management skills?

Hell I opened this thread this morning because my living room looked like a bomb went off in it with all the piles of materials I had laid out for making welcome bags.I didn't feel like picking them all up and I see this thread and thought "Oh that is so me". Boy was I wrong.

I honestly thought the OP of this thread would be more in line with some of what others posted---heck who hasn't had breakfast for dinner or just looked at a pile of laundry and thought "I can do that tomorrow" but there comes a time where "slacking" turns into poor parenting.

You are freaking kidding me with this one, right? How do YOU even know that and why did you take the time to find out? Stalk much?


We are having fun. (You do realize that some of this is embellished, right?) If you don't like it, there are lots of other threads to be judgmental on.

No, no kidding here. Disgust yes. The DIS has this wonderful feature that when you click on someones user name and go down the list it says "find more posts" or some such thing and when you click on that it gives you all the posts in order from newest to oldest. So that's the HOW.

The WHY is...I was looking to see how old this child was that the OP thought it was ok to feed chips to for dinner.

If I was stalking I would have gone beyond the first page but after seeing she spent the day online after posting that there was no food in her house was vile enough.

You may be having fun (honestly I don't even remember any of your posts) and I know that the bulk of the posts aren't harmful but you would think that some of the people who posted would look at what they posted then look at what the OP posted and realize that the difference is night and day.

And no I don't like it. There is no reason for a child to have nothing but chips for dinner. And since the OP decided she was going to share her story here then I have every right to give my opinion on what she said.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

No, no kidding here. Disgust yes. The DIS has this wonderful feature that when you click on someones user name and go down the list it says "find more posts" or some such thing and when you click on that it gives you all the posts in order from newest to oldest. So that's the HOW.

The WHY is...I was looking to see how old this child was that the OP thought it was ok to feed chips to for dinner.

If I was stalking I would have gone beyond the first page but after seeing she spent the day online after posting that there was no food in her house was vile enough.

You may be having fun (honestly I don't even remember any of your posts) and I know that the bulk of the posts aren't harmful but you would think that some of the people who posted would look at what they posted then look at what the OP posted and realize that the difference is night and day.

And no I don't like it. There is no reason for a child to have nothing but chips for dinner. And since the OP decided she was going to share her story here then I have every right to give my opinion on what she said.

Yes, I know all about that feature, I use it a lot too. Usually when someone is being a jerk and I want to see if they are a jerk all the time. (I am NOT talking about you.) But I still don't know how you can figure she was sitting at her computer all day long typing and reading on the Dis. As some of us have mentioned, we have it up for months at a time. I go back and forth, I walk by the computer, click on something and post my very valuable opinion, then move on to something else in the house. Wash, rinse, repeat. You could look at my history and say I was on all day long, but hey-I wasn't. Well, not ALL day, it's not over yet. My question is "Why would you?"

I can't imagine anyone posting the ages of their children in their profile, so I guess she is OK in that department, since you had nothing to report on that.

If you can't take this thread in a light hearted way-it's not for you. She said "Slacker Moms Unite' and you are obviously not one. No need to judge anyone here, just move along.

 

[PebblesMom]

Don't feel sorry for my kids. They know that they will be getting a meal and not a bag of chips.

And "shame on me" for what exactly? For speaking my mind? For saying the OP needs some serious life management skills?

Hell I opened this thread this morning because my living room looked like a bomb went off in it with all the piles of materials I had laid out for making welcome bags.I didn't feel like picking them all up and I see this thread and thought "Oh that is so me". Boy was I wrong.

I honestly thought the OP of this thread would be more in line with some of what others posted---heck who hasn't had breakfast for dinner or just looked at a pile of laundry and thought "I can do that tomorrow" but there comes a time where "slacking" turns into poor parenting.




No, no kidding here. Disgust yes. The DIS has this wonderful feature that when you click on someones user name and go down the list it says "find more posts" or some such thing and when you click on that it gives you all the posts in order from newest to oldest. So that's the HOW.

The WHY is...I was looking to see how old this child was that the OP thought it was ok to feed chips to for dinner.

If I was stalking I would have gone beyond the first page but after seeing she spent the day online after posting that there was no food in her house was vile enough.

You may be having fun (honestly I don't even remember any of your posts) and I know that the bulk of the posts aren't harmful but you would think that some of the people who posted would look at what they posted then look at what the OP posted and realize that the difference is night and day.

And no I don't like it. There is no reason for a child to have nothing but chips for dinner. And since the OP decided she was going to share her story here then I have every right to give my opinion on what she said.

There are a lot of VILE things in the world and a Mom who allows her kid to eat chips as a snack and then does not force her to eat more later when she is not hungary is not vile. I am sure if her daughter was wanting dinner Mom could have driven to subway! She did not mention what she had to eat the rest of the day....it may have been that her daughter had two healthy meals and she felt that it was ok to let her have those....either way it was all in fun.

 

[dawn1620]

I'm with you.

This shouldn't be a light hearted thread--it should be a wake up call. No halo here but I find it disturbing.

Pretty much 95% of the time I'm the best mom I know how to be - healthy lunches packed, laundry is pretty much done, kid is clean for the next day, we spend time together as a family, help her with homework if she needs it, house is pretty clean when I have the time to clean it...these are the instances where I say life will have to take care of itself because I'm tired and I have to take a little time for me.

It's really easy to judge someone from a post on a forum.

And the majority of the time I spend on here is when I'm at work and we are dead..nothing else to do. Or I spend maybe 30 minutes on here when I can actually *gasp* take my attention from my husband or my offspring for a few hours.

But the fact that you actually took time to see how long I spend on here is really disturbing. You don't know me from Adam..so why do you care. The last time I looked not being June from Leave It To Beaver did not equal child abuse.

My kid had a snack of chips after her afternoon activities and was not hungry later when we actually DID have dinner brought in by hubby...roast chicken and lemon rice from the Greek restaurant down the street.

Do yourself a favor and unclench.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

 

[threecrazykids]

Pretty much 95% of the time I'm the best mom I know how to be - healthy lunches packed, laundry is pretty much done, kid is clean for the next day, we spend time together as a family, help her with homework if she needs it, house is pretty clean when I have the time to clean it...these are the instances where I say life will have to take care of itself because I'm tired and I have to take a little time for me.

It's really easy to judge someone from a post on a forum.

And the majority of the time I spend on here is when I'm at work and we are dead..nothing else to do. Or I spend maybe 30 minutes on here when I can actually *gasp* take my attention from my husband or my offspring for a few hours.

But the fact that you actually took time to see how long I spend on here is really disturbing. You don't know me from Adam..so why do you care. The last time I looked not being June from Leave It To Beaver did not equal child abuse.

My kid had a snack of chips after her afternoon activities and was not hungry later when we actually DID have dinner brought in by hubby...roast chicken and lemon rice from the Greek restaurant down the street.

Do yourself a favor and unclench.

Back to your regularly scheduled programming.