can you just give her a copy of the release? afaik it doesn't have to be an original of the release for a retailer to print prints of professional stuff, a copy will do as well. just something the retailer can file in case someone comes dmcaing them or something. kind of a pita, but that way you get the original and she can print whatever she needs.
what a great present haul for everyone! i love when babies have their first couple xmasses, it's so funny to watch them go from not understanding gifts, to like 2yr later being a gift unwrapping pro.
I'm definitely planning on giving her a copy of the release as soon as I can get down to B's office to generate it. I would have done it that night to give her yesterday, if it hadn't been for her conduct over the holiday schedule. I'm not trying to be a jerk, but since she narrowed the window of time to spend with H so severely, I didn't want to lose any amount of time unless absolutely necessary, especially to do a favor for her that she was saying we owed her to fix in the first place. Know what I mean?
I agree--I love watching kids unwrap gifts. It seems to restore the spirit of the holidays.
oh totally, you aren't required to give up your good evening to fix someone else's problem. it falls under that "your emergency from procrastinating does not equal my problem, please plan ahead" category.
Exactly. Especially since the window of time was so small due to her unwillingness to be flexible and compromise in the first place. And it really does fall under the category of emergency procrastination/lack of preparedness, as you suggested--I can't prove it, but I suspect she lost the CD jacket, as I mentioned, which is what is necessitating that she get her hands on a copy of the release in the first place. Again, not something that is my fault.
In any case, my goal is to get it copied for her tomorrow, and have it ready for when she hands H off. If I don't have time to copy it, however, I'm certainly not going to give her the sole copy I have because then I will have no way to reproduce any of the photos myself.
I've been meaning to mention this, but now's as good as any time. Love the shirt in your icon!
Also, I don't think I'd have been willing to send her the stuff either. I will help people who are being reasonable, but she's really, really not. Her lack of planning isn't your crisis.
We've been using them all day. They are AWESOME! That's not the exact set, but it's very close; they even included a tiny, Sephie-sized frying pan for some reason. I'm not ashamed to say I thought it was adorable.
You're right on not only did her actions reflect a lack of planning, it's a complete disconnect with reason. B thinks that P is bipolar; I think she is just very immature to think her behavior was not only acceptable, but wouldn't preclude her from demanding we bail her out of a situation totally contrived by her actions. I mean, she can try to blame me all she wants, but bottom line, I didn't lose the jacket to the CD (assuming that is the situation) and it's not my responsibility to make sure she has everything that she needs to reproduce some holiday photos.
"Most of the time, she's irritating. She's the ant problem that comes with your dream house, that you know will never totally be rid of and will keep appearing whenever there is a crack in the foundation. You accept it, because you've put down stakes and you aren't going anywhere."
This is the best explanation I have ever seen for the mother of a stepchild. Ever.
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what a great present haul for everyone! i love when babies have their first couple xmasses, it's so funny to watch them go from not understanding gifts, to like 2yr later being a gift unwrapping pro.
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I agree--I love watching kids unwrap gifts. It seems to restore the spirit of the holidays.
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In any case, my goal is to get it copied for her tomorrow, and have it ready for when she hands H off. If I don't have time to copy it, however, I'm certainly not going to give her the sole copy I have because then I will have no way to reproduce any of the photos myself.
I've been meaning to mention this, but now's as good as any time. Love the shirt in your icon!
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Also, I don't think I'd have been willing to send her the stuff either. I will help people who are being reasonable, but she's really, really not. Her lack of planning isn't your crisis.
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You're right on not only did her actions reflect a lack of planning, it's a complete disconnect with reason. B thinks that P is bipolar; I think she is just very immature to think her behavior was not only acceptable, but wouldn't preclude her from demanding we bail her out of a situation totally contrived by her actions. I mean, she can try to blame me all she wants, but bottom line, I didn't lose the jacket to the CD (assuming that is the situation) and it's not my responsibility to make sure she has everything that she needs to reproduce some holiday photos.
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This is the best explanation I have ever seen for the mother of a stepchild. Ever.
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