Excuse my face
December 8th, 2012HAHA! I got a spam comment that was from “Holly Has Everything” which cracked me up. Yes, she does live a very nice life. I hope she doesn’t grow up to be an entitled brat if she isn’t one already. I think she’s a pretty nice kid, but god knows I don’t even recognize myself in a mirror so she could be a royal bitch and no one’s telling me.
She does have tantrums over her hair most mornings and isn’t the most affectionate kid, but otherwise, she’s all right.
The other comment, from SillyYou, really? First off, don’t call people “retards.” That is offensive and everyone knows it. Call me a dumbass or whatever, but not that word. The comment doesn’t even make sense anyway, because I’m not putting titanium dioxide in my eyes, I’m putting it on my face. So…yeah.
And it’s not that the sunscreen gets in my eyes. Any kind of sunscreen would sting if you got it IN your eyes. This is just…fumes, I guess. Anyway, that’s a boring subject. I quit using the sunscreen.
Also, what was with the smug shit about the Red Card? If you’re going to spend money at Target anyway, why not save 5%? How is that stupid? Groceries are cheap at Target. They compared prices with Wal-Mart and Target came out ahead. Sure, other stuff is more expensive at Target, I’ll grant you that, but that’s not the point. If I’m going there anyway, I pay less than if I’m not. That’s how it’s free money. But whatever! Don’t get a Target card! Don’t go to Target! See if I care!
EXCUSE MY FACE update: today my face looks like a cracked desert and like I have a burn, but not a sunburn. It’s mighty attractive. Meanwhile, the actinic keratosis on my nose does not seem affected. There are red things scabbing up other places but the spot I went into the dermatologist to see about? Hanging right in there. It annoys me.
Our nieces are coming over tonight to be babysat. Kevin is already in hiding.
I was totally joking.
I thought it was obvious because of course you’re not putting it in your eyes. As far as my choice of “retard” that too was a joke meant to appear more clueless about you putting it in your eyes. It was all a joke meant to elicit a laugh. I had no idea but I should have that maybe it wouldn’t have been perceived in jest and that you would call me out publicly to be all politically correct because you are in a bad mood. MY BAD!
SillyYou– It is never okay to use that word, even in jest. It is wrong and offensive.
Jane– RED card rocks! Who wouldn’t want 5% off. Easiest way to save money ever! Combine that with some coupons (not obsessive, but my 90 year old plumbing in my house can only take Angel Soft, so yay coupons!).
Hah – what IS it with people when you talk money getting all overly judgmental and superior sounding eh?
I had no clue about the Red Card and I don’t have a Target in a convenient place BUT, I will still look into getting one because even if it is just once or twice a year I would rather have that savings. And since I am also 100% cash only, that sounds like a great set up. THANK YOU for mentioning it!
I WISH I had learned earlier how to live cash only. It’s going to take me easily another 5 years to pay down the massive c/c debt I wracked up the last 15 years. BUT…nothing more is being added and I swear once these kids are out of the house it will be SO MUCH EASIER!! Which should be within 2 years so maybe I’ll get that c/c cleared up sooner…I hope.
And Silly You? That word is NEVER funny. Ever. That’s not Jane being in a bad mood, that is YOU being rude. Your name says it all, doesn’t it? Insulting people seems like tons of fun for you. Yay you.
Amen, Christina!
My smug remarks re ageless and lovely skin are returning to haunt me. My face has been breaking out in red, dry patches. I was fine blaming it on peri-pause until you dropped that hard to pronounce possibility. Yea- scary mug now with crazy handwringing.
Enh, she’s alright, for a perfectly normal kid.
Good job mom and dad.
~K!
How does the Target take the money out of your account? Does it work the same as a regular debit? I’d been thinking about getting the card, but I always sun my debit card as credit in stores because my bank charges 25¢ per debit transaction. Do you get charged debit fees, or do they do some other kind of transfer?
Er. Make that “but I always run my debit card as credit.” Stupid thumbs don’t know how to type.
My friend has a developmentally disabled sister. She has Down’s Syndrome. My friend and her siblings were teased and tortured about their “retard” sister for years. She despises that word and I cringe at it too. Facebook has those jokes and one of them refers to f*#@tards which according to the urban dictionary has nothing to do with retards. Oh really? The term would be meaningless without the original word. I won’t post anything using that term. That word broke a lot of hearts for many years. We live in a more enlightened time and the use is an educated choice now IMHO.
I have the Target debit card and I just looked at the REDcard savings This Year at the bottom of my receipt and it says so far I have saved $389.97. Doing the math means I have spent a SHIT LOAD of money at Target this year if my 5% is almost $400.
Lest you think we throw money around willy-nilly, we are paying cash for all 5 of our kids to go to college. 2 down, 2 in right now, 1 in high school. That sounded braggy. Darn right
You sound like me trying to convince my husband to get a Red Card: we buy 98% of our groceries there anyway, why not save 5%? I was getting kind of mad at his refusal; he likes to use our Discover for the cashback, but that’s only 1%, so it’s stupid for Target. (We pay all cards in full at the end of the month). I finally just went and signed up for one yesterday and have already saved $11.
I hate when people react poorly to (generic) you trying to save them money. I made my husband tell his brother about Amazon Mom back when you could still get name brand diapers for dirt cheap. Husband explained how cheap it was – and that they ship right to your door AND you get free prime. BIL’s response “eh, we have to go to the store anyway so we’ll just keep getting them there.” Made me feel stupid for trying to help, but also pissed because THAT is what is smug. Not someone offering a way to save money, but the person replying back that they don’t need to save money (unspoken: we make so much money that we don’t have to worry about that, unlike you poor person).
I got my Red card today – thanks Jane!
I’m just going to chime in maybe two or three days late and tell you that I not only look frumpy and middled-aged in photos and when I catch myself off-guard in a mirror, I also look STONED. Glassy-eyed and stoned.
If anyone thinks their photo looks weird or haddardy…I just looked at a photo of myself on facebook and I look like The Grimace. The Grimace trumps haggardy. Trust me.
A question about kids and expecting things at Christmas. Did Holly ever believe in Santa? Did she always know that you bought the gifts?
It seems a lot easier to explain to a child why they can’t have something if Santa isn’t involved.
I think if you’re going to shop at Target anyway, then yes, the Red Card is a great idea. But seemed like a few people were saying “I’m going to get a Red Card and start shopping at Target!” just based on the 5% number, when that may not be a real savings.
My comment was to point out that it’s important for the person to actually think about where and how they’re buying, and compare prices, before deciding to shop somewhere with a special card because the card says “save 5%.” If that store’s prices are the same as the place you regularly shop, or if you shop at that store anyway, then of course it’s a great idea. But to just go “Save 5%? I’m in! Now where do I find a Target store?” and trust that what you wind up spending will work out to a savings… doesn’t seem fiscally sound.
Pretty much the only reason I go to Target these days is to compare prices, to see if they’ve dropped any. They might be on par with, or cheaper than, other stores in other parts of the nation, but where I am they’re definitely more expensive.
The word ‘Retard’ is a bad word. Why? Because for years individuals with developmental/mental/psych issues were labelled ‘retarded’. Which was fine.
Until the general public decided to use this as a slam/slang which completely gave the word a hugely negative connotation. And in my opinion became a hate word for individuals who were born different from the general population.
And if I may add, individuals I have worked for in many capacities for the past 20 years historically would have been labelled ‘retarded’.
The most wonderful part of my ‘job’ is spending time with people who do not judge one another, they for the most part just accept the other participants as their peers and understand and appreciate them best they can.
Completely awe inspiring to me to see such a diverse and complex need/abilities group of people being so understanding and caring to their fellow man/woman. Without prejudice or a need to be ‘better’ than another. Completely inspiring people and hell yeah I love my job