Comments on: Letting Go…. And, 13 Celebrity Starbucks-aholics! http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/ Chronically oversharing since 2006. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JMC http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40382 JMC Mon, 12 May 2008 15:16:41 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40382 Ack! I'm so far behind in my reader, I'm getting to this DAYS later! Oh, well, better late than never. Chocolate. Sweets in general. Then warm gooey cheesy things. <em>JMC's last blog post..<a href='http://4weddingsandafuneral.blogspot.com/2008/05/playing-with-perspective.html' rel="nofollow">Playing with perspective</a></em> Ack! I’m so far behind in my reader, I’m getting to this DAYS later! Oh, well, better late than never.

Chocolate. Sweets in general. Then warm gooey cheesy things.

JMC’s last blog post..Playing with perspective

]]> By: Jill http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40347 Jill Sun, 11 May 2008 12:01:42 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40347 An addiction? Chocolate! And since we are in the starbuck addiction, their caramel apple cider(now caramel apple spice, I think!) And I'm not believing you went you say you only like mr. Miller Frapucino! <em>Jill's last blog post..<a href='http://jill-l-acadienne.blogspot.com/2008/05/monday-poetry-train-aimer.html' rel="nofollow">Monday Poetry Train - Aimer</a></em> An addiction? Chocolate! And since we are in the starbuck addiction, their caramel apple cider(now caramel apple spice, I think!)
And I’m not believing you went you say you only like mr. Miller Frapucino!

Jill’s last blog post..Monday Poetry Train – Aimer

]]> By: misguided mommy http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40340 misguided mommy Sat, 10 May 2008 02:43:52 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40340 I have the worst addiction out of every commenter here...that stupid yellow nacho cheese in a can. it's by fritos. its spicy jalapeno cheddar cheese sauce. its kind of gelatenous, has no actual cheese in it, is not even sort of healthy and I CAN'T STOP EATING IT...FULL BLOWN ADDICTION <em>misguided mommy's last blog post..<a href='http://wilddreemer.blogspot.com/2008/05/blackout.html' rel="nofollow">Blackout</a></em> I have the worst addiction out of every commenter here…that stupid yellow nacho cheese in a can. it’s by fritos. its spicy jalapeno cheddar cheese sauce. its kind of gelatenous, has no actual cheese in it, is not even sort of healthy and I CAN’T STOP EATING IT…FULL BLOWN ADDICTION

misguided mommy’s last blog post..Blackout

]]> By: Rosebud & Papoosie Girl http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40327 Rosebud & Papoosie Girl Fri, 09 May 2008 14:19:12 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40327 Oh man I have lots of them and can now add CHAI LATTES thanks to you! <em>Rosebud & Papoosie Girl's last blog post..<a href='http://jen-girls.blogspot.com/2008/04/i-think-you-might-be-on-to-me.html' rel="nofollow">I think you might be on to me</a></em> Oh man I have lots of them and can now add CHAI LATTES thanks to you!

Rosebud & Papoosie Girl’s last blog post..I think you might be on to me

]]> By: Sysha http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40323 Sysha Fri, 09 May 2008 12:58:54 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40323 Ohmigosh! I know how you feel (for lack of a more original way to express that I sympathize totally and completely with you). My kid also did not sleep, and really no advice helped us. Sympathy helped a little if it was genuine and was mostly in the form of listening to me cry and vent and scream and go insane without judging me or trying to interrupt with assvice. I just wanted to put it out there...I know how you feel. I know how it is to explode in the middle of the night and throughout the day and to just feel like all problems would just go away or at least be met calmly if only I COULD SLEEP MORE THAN ONE TO TWO HOURS IN A ROW!!!! Solid foods, lots of activity, no naps, him finally being able to crawl, walk, same bedtime everynight, etc, appeared to do NOTHING to improve sleep. After I weaned him of night nursing at each wake up, at a pretty old age I might add, he STILL woke up with the SAME aggravating and hellish pattern except this time I was pacing the room holding him for 10 minutes every two hours (I know, I KNOW, trading one "crutch" for another). One night, maybe three months ago, I really lost it and exploded, in a high-pitched screamy voice, "IT'S NIGHT TIME, IT'S DARK OUTSIDE, MAMA IS TIRED. YOU SLEEP IN CRIB, I SLEEP IN MAMA BED. THAT'S IT! IT'S NIGHT-NIGHT TIME. GO BACK TO SLEEP." (It was a lot less concise than that, and probably much more desperate and assholish sounding, but that's the essence of what I said.) Then I fled his room and closed the door behind me filled with guilt and rage and shame for screaming in the middle of the night, and waited for him to start screaming...nothing. Sooo, then of course I felt even worse, but i was so tired I just collapsed into bed...and woke up in the morning to an almost-well rested toddler. After that night (mind you, I exploded plenty of other nights as well, but I guess I never stated anything clearly and was more like: I HATE THIS! I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE. I NEED TO SLEEP. DID YOU HEAR ME? I NEED TO SLEEEEEEEEP. SLEEEEEP. SLEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!!") he started sleeping 8-9 hours in a row. No more expecting me to pace the room with him in my arms. He'll still wake up at times, and it's annoying as hell, but I go in his room. give him a sip of water if necessary and say: "Go to sleep now, it's night time. Bye bye" And then I leave the room in under two minutes and it's quiet. He's approaching 2 years and four months, and he's still in his crib b/c I'm PETRIFIED of messing up our precious precious sleep by a move to a bed, so I'll wait awhile longer. I remember walking around with him in my arms in our neighborhood in the middle of the night, staring at all the dark windows, filled with envy for all those sleeping people. It seemed like everyone had a baby or toddler that slept better than mine and no one had fucked it up as badly as me when it came to getting their kid to sleep. Now I know that while part of it probably was nurture, a lot of it was just flat out having a kid that didn't sleep much or easily from the very beginning. The Ask Moxie website helped me a lot in making me feel better b/c other parents there did appear to have the same problems, while I couldn't find anyone in person, at least blogs and comment sections could give me comfort. Sorry for the long rant and i know how UNhelpful my babbling on is, but hopefully you don't feel alone in your own private hell, like i did. Maybe once Rascal is able to understand the majority of what you're saying you can reason with him. And you never know, lots of kids just suddenly start sleeping for mysterious reasons at all kinds of ages and stages. Do what you can, like establishing a consistent bed time even if it doesn't help, to make you feel like you're doing something constructive, which is helpful for feeling a little bit in control. Uh oh. Here I go with the assvice, I better stop right now before I ramble on any further. Wishing you peace and good sleep! Ohmigosh! I know how you feel (for lack of a more original way to express that I sympathize totally and completely with you). My kid also did not sleep, and really no advice helped us. Sympathy helped a little if it was genuine and was mostly in the form of listening to me cry and vent and scream and go insane without judging me or trying to interrupt with assvice. I just wanted to put it out there…I know how you feel. I know how it is to explode in the middle of the night and throughout the day and to just feel like all problems would just go away or at least be met calmly if only I COULD SLEEP MORE THAN ONE TO TWO HOURS IN A ROW!!!! Solid foods, lots of activity, no naps, him finally being able to crawl, walk, same bedtime everynight, etc, appeared to do NOTHING to improve sleep. After I weaned him of night nursing at each wake up, at a pretty old age I might add, he STILL woke up with the SAME aggravating and hellish pattern except this time I was pacing the room holding him for 10 minutes every two hours (I know, I KNOW, trading one “crutch” for another). One night, maybe three months ago, I really lost it and exploded, in a high-pitched screamy voice, “IT’S NIGHT TIME, IT’S DARK OUTSIDE, MAMA IS TIRED. YOU SLEEP IN CRIB, I SLEEP IN MAMA BED. THAT’S IT! IT’S NIGHT-NIGHT TIME. GO BACK TO SLEEP.” (It was a lot less concise than that, and probably much more desperate and assholish sounding, but that’s the essence of what I said.) Then I fled his room and closed the door behind me filled with guilt and rage and shame for screaming in the middle of the night, and waited for him to start screaming…nothing. Sooo, then of course I felt even worse, but i was so tired I just collapsed into bed…and woke up in the morning to an almost-well rested toddler. After that night (mind you, I exploded plenty of other nights as well, but I guess I never stated anything clearly and was more like: I HATE THIS! I CAN’T STAND IT ANYMORE. I NEED TO SLEEP. DID YOU HEAR ME? I NEED TO SLEEEEEEEEP. SLEEEEEP. SLEEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!!!!!!!”) he started sleeping 8-9 hours in a row. No more expecting me to pace the room with him in my arms. He’ll still wake up at times, and it’s annoying as hell, but I go in his room. give him a sip of water if necessary and say: “Go to sleep now, it’s night time. Bye bye” And then I leave the room in under two minutes and it’s quiet. He’s approaching 2 years and four months, and he’s still in his crib b/c I’m PETRIFIED of messing up our precious precious sleep by a move to a bed, so I’ll wait awhile longer. I remember walking around with him in my arms in our neighborhood in the middle of the night, staring at all the dark windows, filled with envy for all those sleeping people. It seemed like everyone had a baby or toddler that slept better than mine and no one had fucked it up as badly as me when it came to getting their kid to sleep. Now I know that while part of it probably was nurture, a lot of it was just flat out having a kid that didn’t sleep much or easily from the very beginning. The Ask Moxie website helped me a lot in making me feel better b/c other parents there did appear to have the same problems, while I couldn’t find anyone in person, at least blogs and comment sections could give me comfort. Sorry for the long rant and i know how UNhelpful my babbling on is, but hopefully you don’t feel alone in your own private hell, like i did. Maybe once Rascal is able to understand the majority of what you’re saying you can reason with him. And you never know, lots of kids just suddenly start sleeping for mysterious reasons at all kinds of ages and stages. Do what you can, like establishing a consistent bed time even if it doesn’t help, to make you feel like you’re doing something constructive, which is helpful for feeling a little bit in control. Uh oh. Here I go with the assvice, I better stop right now before I ramble on any further.
Wishing you peace and good sleep!

]]> By: Amanda (Shamelessly Sassy) http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40316 Amanda (Shamelessly Sassy) Fri, 09 May 2008 04:20:21 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40316 I'd like to stop being addicted to Diet Pepsi. Also, can you please do a Thursday 13 dedicated to the worst celebrity bathing suits? Just asking is all. :) <em>Amanda (Shamelessly Sassy)'s last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/shamelesslysassy/oRdr/~3/286387730/' rel="nofollow">Pink Lines & She’s All Mine</a></em> I’d like to stop being addicted to Diet Pepsi. Also, can you please do a Thursday 13 dedicated to the worst celebrity bathing suits? Just asking is all. :)

Amanda (Shamelessly Sassy)’s last blog post..Pink Lines & She’s All Mine

]]> By: Teena in Toronto http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40314 Teena in Toronto Fri, 09 May 2008 02:50:24 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40314 Starbucks has an oat fudge square I love! And the banana chocolate chip cake! And how about the blueberry scone drizzled with white chocolate??!! <em>Teena in Toronto's last blog post..<a href='http://purple4mee.blogspot.com/2008/05/dumbest-survivor-evah.html' rel="nofollow">Dumbest survivor evah!</a></em> Starbucks has an oat fudge square I love! And the banana chocolate chip cake! And how about the blueberry scone drizzled with white chocolate??!!

Teena in Toronto’s last blog post..Dumbest survivor evah!

]]> By: Teena in Toronto http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40312 Teena in Toronto Fri, 09 May 2008 02:33:30 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40312 I don't drink coffee but Starbucks' pastries rock! Alas, too much! But I'm back on track so have been resisting. <em>Teena in Toronto's last blog post..<a href='http://purple4mee.blogspot.com/2008/05/dumbest-survivor-evah.html' rel="nofollow">Dumbest survivor evah!</a></em> I don’t drink coffee but Starbucks’ pastries rock! Alas, too much! But I’m back on track so have been resisting.

Teena in Toronto’s last blog post..Dumbest survivor evah!

]]> By: Goofball http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40297 Goofball Thu, 08 May 2008 21:51:07 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40297 my addiction??? blogs :p <em>Goofball's last blog post..<a href='http://goofballsworld.blogspot.com/2008/05/pai-nosso-dos-mrtires-ii-this-time-with.html' rel="nofollow">Pai Nosso dos Mártires II (this time with the music included :p)</a></em> my addiction??? blogs :p

Goofball’s last blog post..Pai Nosso dos Mártires II (this time with the music included :p)

]]> By: Cyndi http://cheatymonkey.com/index.php/2008/05/07/letting-go-and-13-celebrity-starbucks-aholics/comment-page-1/#comment-40295 Cyndi Thu, 08 May 2008 21:27:18 +0000 http://cheatymonkey.com/?p=1073#comment-40295 My cravings are mostly for salty food. Then I wake up in the morning all puffy. Or, puffier. <em>Cyndi's last blog post..<a href='http://fortheloveofsleep.blogspot.com/2008/05/another-mops-post.html' rel="nofollow">Another Mops post</a></em> My cravings are mostly for salty food. Then I wake up in the morning all puffy. Or, puffier.

Cyndi’s last blog post..Another Mops post

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