Well, things have been pretty dramatic since SD's "big reveal." Not so much as "dramatic" as just plain frustrating and annoying for me, I guess.

With the site changes, I've tried posting different things a couple of times, but then they don't show up, and by then I've vented and don't feel like re-typing it all, kwim? It's just so exhausting.

Tiny recap: DH has two adult kids: SS24 & SD19. SD is pregnant. Wahoo. His kids have had little to no contact for the last year - year and a half, and then *all of a sudden* SD was being nicey-nice. She was "graduating" from a certificate program and I figured she was sniffing for gifts. WELL, then the *big reveal* and now I know it's going to be about what she can *get* from us. My DH spent a solid year texting, calling, FB messaging, and emailing his little precious ones during the period of time they had no contact. I finally had a discussion with him about not "chasing" them, and he *gasp* actually listened. He stopped. Then the "graduation" thing came up, and EVERYTHING has changed. GRRRRR.

First, OMG, this damn "graduation" is really irritating me! She took a 7 month certificate program that cost $20K and will allow her to get a $10/hour job...if she's lucky. She's still working fast food. OH, and it took her 3 tries to pass the final exam. You would think she's just gotten her doctorate and is off to cure cancer!! Holy crap!! SOOOO annoying!! Everyone is going on and on and on about how proud they are of her, how hard she's had to work, and what an amaaaaazing accomplishment this is! WTF? Seriously?? If it's not on FB, it's in the conversations that DH is now having with MIL and FIL...and his sister. The FB thing is kinda crazy, because every extended family out there has been regaling SD with praise and accolades. (They are either my FB friends, or DH's...and if it's "friends of friends" I get to see it! Whatever, just annoying. I've blocked most of them now just so I don't have to see that stupidity.

DH "wants to be excited" about his first grandchild, and is "processing" the information. He insists that he will be "over the moon" excited as soon as it all sinks in. AWESOME. You know what "excited" translates to? $$$$$$ gifts. I just *know* this is getting more expensive by the month. Yay. And it's going to be tough for me to really say a whole lot, because I spend a lot of $ on my kids. (We have joint finances.) I spend a bunch on a monthly basis, and I tend to give them expensive gifts. (I admit, I need to reign it in.) When we moved a few months ago, I wanted to buy each of my kids a flatscreen DVD combo TV for their rooms. He didn't even balk (although he said he thought it unneccessary) and when I bought them, he didn't hassle me over it. How can I give HIM a hard time for spending money on his daughter/grandchild? I think the fact that she's a raging bitch should be factored in, but he tends to disagree. Sigh....Of course, the evil side of me thinks we sould run out and buy everything just to rub it in BM's face!!

On another note, DH is now texting/FB messaging his little precious ones EVERY DAMN DAY again. It's like the clock just turned back. (No, I don't snoop through his phone, he actually tells me. WHY? I dunno.) EVERY DAY! WTF? Telling them how much he loves them and how proud he is of them. (What he's "proud" of, I'll never understand!) So, now my sweet, loving husband is back to chasing the affections of his children... which, to note, are still being ignored by SS but are NOW being responded to by SD with "I love you, too, daddy!" BLECH. Anyone want to wonder why she now "loves daddy??"

My head hurts.