Monday 16 November 2009

The good, the bad and the fucking horrid mushroom mistake.

Ok, first, the good-
Went drinking on Saturday night with Sassy C and it was awesome!
Was great to have some real conversation with someone who I didn't have to think about how to talk with, if that makes any sense... I think one of the biggest thing I miss living in Japan is being sarcastic, I'm usually the queen of sarcasm but it's just lost here, so going out with another Aussie was great!

We also live really close and will live even closer when she moves next year so I'm excited to have a mate that I don't have to travel ages to see. I think regular mummy de-stressing drinky nights are very much in order.
I had a hangover, but nothing a nap and a double quarter pounder didn't fix.
I was also that sozzled that I slept through Ash waking up and Ryota had to tend to him, apparently I was snoring with my mouth open! Sucked in, I usually wake up if Ash rolls over, so it was good to be oblivious for once.

Next, the bad-
My in-laws have been pissing me off since last night, don't really know why and it's mainly Grandma, but I wanted to tell her to bugger off this morning when she came in AS SOON AS WE WOKE UP and started banging on that Ashton was obviously cold and needed to wear a vest straight away (he was still in his jammies).
They have also been letting him do anything he wants while he's at their house, and I don't think I have bitching rights here when they are taking him while I do shit, but still, I feel like saying "If you let him take all the shite out of the cupboard under the sink, he's going to think that's ok and want to do it in my kitchen, where he will have his hand slapped!"
I know babies are babies and they get into shit, but Ash is a smart little cookie and is remembering things like pointing the remote at the TV and holding phones to his ear, (definitely Japanese!) so it's quite obvious he's capable of learning things. I'm trying to teach him NO and give him praise when he does something good so he won't just have everything taken off him, but learn what to touch, or not what to touch more importantly. But at the in-law house anything goes, he trapped his finger in the ice tray thingy this morning and I was like, err, why was he in the ice tray???

Grandma also pissed me right off last night when she almost gave Ash takoyaki that had fallen on the fucking floor. Not that the floor is filthy or anything but they have a dog. Dog goes outside and steps in germy shit then walks over the carpet. Common fucking sense in my opinion. Lucky for me Ryota yelled at Grandma and they had an argument about it so I didn't have to. But after that Grandma got all impatient and moody.
I've never been around old people, all my Grandparents died before I was born but since living so close to Obaachan I've realised one very important thing about oldies, they're moody bastards. And so they should be, I mean they've been around too long to put up with shit but it just takes a bit of getting used to for me. We'll see how it goes anyway.

Ok, finally, the horrid mushroom.
I have a thing with bits of food on the floor, can't bloody stand it. So the other day, I went downstairs at 4am after Ash woke up, so lil bit sleepy and thought I saw a mushroom on the floor (we'd had nabe for dinner). To my horror and disgust, it was a fucking gross slug!!! There have been a few of them coming in lately and the minute I touched it I just wanted to vomit. Will make sure not to just pick things up next time!

5 comments:

  1. WOO HOO, I`m the good!!!!!It was an awesome night out, wasn`t it. I totally agree that sarcasm is lost here, which is such shame since its so frikin funny. I totally loved it when you suggested the shots! Its been way too long since I had a friend to do shots with. I can`t wait to do it again!
    Sux about your inlaws. Not sure what you can do about it. Even telling them what Ashton is not allowed to do doesn`t mean they will actually stop him if he does it. My inlaws are a bit lax in that regard. P snacks all the time when they watch her, which is a habbit I hate and am trying to stop. I`ve had to make a big show of telling her NO in front of them, explaining that its almost time for dinner so please wait. Last time we were there, grandma, who was making dinner at the time, kept giving her snacks. God, she`s not going to starve in the 30minutes between now and dinner. Yes, she`ll probably have a bit of a tantrum if you say no, but just bloody ignore her for 30 seconds and she`ll get over it. No means no, people. I think that they see saying NO as being mean, but just picking Ash up and moving him while saying a sweet `dame` will help him learn what he can`t touch. Dealing with the inlaws can be a tricky business when it comes to kids. I so wish my series of `Super Nanny` had Japanese subtitles.....
    The slug thing sounds soooooo gross. Ewwwww, you touched it! Slugs give me the heebie-jeebies!!!!! At least you didn`t accidently stand on it.

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  2. I miss sarcasm too. Totally lost on people here...

    Glad you had fun with Sassymoo! Sounds like a FUN night out. Regular mummy drinky nights out are a must!

    Your last post cracked me up about immigration and how you and your hubs met- We didn`t have to do that when we applied for my spouse visa? Certainly didn`t have any love letters I could of supplied. I have a napkin somewhere with a phrase "inshindenshin" on it that Shun gave me the day I left Japan although got no idea where it is and I doubt it could be classed as a love letter. I wonder if we will have to next time since we will be applying here (the first one we applied for in Australia after the wedding)

    And the slug sounds gross. Yuck.

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  3. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with Sassymoo. I haven't had shots in ages - I wish I had someone who lived close enough that I could go out drinking with (well obviously not for a while but you know what I mean :P )

    No advice on the inlaws... but I can offer my sympathy!! It would drive me up the wall as well.

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  4. ewwwwwwww... a slug!?

    I was thinking the same thing when I was eating a soup with chopped shiitake... started gagging half way through dinner time... did not look good :P

    Glad you and C had a blast, I also miss sarcasm... Riki gets it a little... but for the most part he just gets confused. If only everyone was programmed with the humour chip that us Aussies and Canadians seem to have! :P

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  5. thank you thank you thank you!
    I've had a shitty day at work - stumbled across your blog and it was a miracle - u made me laugh.
    i've lived in japan a while now, thought it was better than the UK but this country is slowly starting to annoy me. i've lost count how many times my sarcasm has been lost on someone - i ended up looking like a sour face bitch. i'm one of those sad people that gets excited when i see other brits (my better half is jp). and dont get me started on japanese shuufu / monster mommies! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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