Venting Thread, or FML!

[Alondria]

Uni has been very demanding as of late, and I haven't had a chance to do any form of sewing. I have been speaking to family and they have all decided they want things made for them, I just don't seem to have the time anymore. (For instance my other half wants the epic pokemon, series 1 made for him...=/)

[DuckyBelkins]

Uni has been very demanding as of late, and I haven't had a chance to do any form of sewing. I have been speaking to family and they have all decided they want things made for them, I just don't seem to have the time anymore. (For instance my other half wants the epic pokemon, series 1 made for him...=/)

It may just be me, and I understand the want, but expecting the Epic Pokemon projects as a gift is kind of a reach.

[QueenBex]

Ok I was going to rant about having so many projects to do at once and so many I really want to do but not having enough time or money to do them, but seeing the other rants on here makes mine a bit stupid
I don't know how you guys deal with kids, strange things to me, always get awkward if I'm ever left alone with my kid cousin, makes you feel outdated, never know what to say. Turnwise, parents are difficult too.
Tough to be without a job, I know, its difficult trying to see the good side, but it will get better, I have hope (for myself too).
Uni sounds like a tough place to be, they messed my sister around a lot with her work and deadlines, I think she really wishes she never went. But Its probably not like that for everyone. I myself wish I had gone, despite knowing how my sister fared and the expense, and the work, I wish I had gone. I think one day I still might though.

Life is tough, cross stitch gives my hands something to do and is by far my favourite artisan craft in the world. It gives me escape, keeps my mind focused instead of on bad things, and I tend to do the majority of my projects for others, so it always feels good. But damn it all I wish I had more time, I wish I could go quicker, I wish I had a full set of DMC threads (getting darn close), I wish I could be at least half as good as everyone on sprite stitch. It is stupid, but it annoys me sometimes. I do like my huge projects, so maybe I only have myself to blame

[Alondria]

Uni has been very demanding as of late, and I haven't had a chance to do any form of sewing. I have been speaking to family and they have all decided they want things made for them, I just don't seem to have the time anymore. (For instance my other half wants the epic pokemon, series 1 made for him...=/)

It may just be me, and I understand the want, but expecting the Epic Pokemon projects as a gift is kind of a reach.

That is exactly how I feel, I am going to teach him to sew instead, he can make his own that way =P

[Ally]

A 'first world problem' if ever there was one, but tickets to lots of great concerts/music festivals were all released within 2 weeks of each other and I couldn't afford them all seeing as how I get paid fortnightly and tickets are expensive! I'll be seeing Deep Purple, Journey, and going to a festival which includes Robert Plant, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon and Chris Issac among other awesome acts, but it looks like I'll be forgoing Motley Crue, Kiss and Black Sabbath, unless their tickets are still on sale when I get paid next! I love live music, my next greatest passion after crafting, and I'd go to all concerts if I could. Damn pesky currency making things harder than they need to be!

[blackmageheart]

but seeing the other rants on here makes mine a bit stupid

No rant is stupid. And like I always say, better out than in! (That applies to just about everything!)

@Ally - so jealous you're seeing Deep Purple! I was devastated when Jon Lord died in July, he was a genius.
But yeah, live music, it's wonderful. I went to see Ocean Colour Scene (a British band for those who don't know them) last year and they were awesome! I've also been to see 2 Final Fantasy concerts at the Albert Hall in London and they were amazing! (Still need to get some pics of my cosplay for this year though.)

[stitchandpaddle]

This one has been bugging me for a few days.

For the last few years, every time my dad and I talk, it's because I've called or emailed him. He never initiates conversation between us, but I'll hear from my brother and sister that he calls them all the time. Then on Wednesday, I got a facebook message from my stepmother saying that Dad misses me and they wish I would take the time to call them. What?!

[RMDC]

This one has been bugging me for a few days.

For the last few years, every time my dad and I talk, it's because I've called or emailed him. He never initiates conversation between us, but I'll hear from my brother and sister that he calls them all the time. Then on Wednesday, I got a facebook message from my stepmother saying that Dad misses me and they wish I would take the time to call them. What?!

You have my sympathies. I don't exist to my family, except when they want attention. It weirded me out when I was first meeting my wife's family; at first, all the interaction felt pokey and nosy and invasive, but I finally figured it out. "Oh, this is what a family is like!"

[m4pl3g1rl]

After I first got married I had the opposite problem - my mother called me too much and expected a phone call every week! (And she called almost every day.) It was a lot for me to deal with since both my parents got mad at me because I didn't want to talk. It wasn't just them, dagnabit I had just gotten married! I didn't want to talk to ANYONE!

Thankfully they're used to me being married now (even though I still get letters from my mom addressed to my maiden name). Plus I call often enough to satisfy my mother's heart. I am her only daughter after all. We're finding that happy medium I suppose.


OH and I just had to share - I had to go to the hospital recently and the ultrasound tech (no, I'm not pregnant) actually went to high school with my husband. Which she told me while using an ultrasound wand amongst my feminine bits. Awkward.

[RMDC]

Thankfully they're used to me being married now (even though I still get letters from my mom addressed to my maiden name).

I know how that feels. When we were married, my wife and I both changed our last names to something new - we didn't want to hyphenate, and we didn't want to have just one of us take the other's name - but my mother continually used my former last name for both of us, for double the offense.