Today, while getting ready to welcome my first child into the world, my father in law decided to "help out" and threw out a bunch of papers I needed. Like my child's application for a health card, social insurance number, and my birth plan, as well as instructions from my doctor. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I happily announced to my parents that I'm pregnant. My dad later handed me a printout containing a list of nearby abortion clinics. FML
Today, my mother decided to "help me" by throwing out the stack of papers on my desk. Unfortunately, those were all my notes for my final exams. FML
Today, I gave birth to my firstborn child. Somehow, my mom and mother-in-law made their way to the delivery room, and walked in mid-push. While they were escorted out, I overheard my mother-in-law asking the nurse how her son, my husband, was holding up. FML
Today, my mom asked me to take my dad's mail to him. The "mail" was divorce papers. FML
Today, despite being the first to hold all my other grandchildren, despite my son and bitch of a daughter-in-law agreeing I would be the first, I showed up at the hospital to see my daughter-in-law's father holding my grandchild before me. FML
Today, I helped deliver the baby belonging to the woman my husband left me for. FML
Today, I was met with an unfortunate clerical error, receiving a letter from WIC with a cheery handwritten note instructing me to call when the baby arrives. I guess they forgot I was there four months ago to discuss the changes in benefits after a miscarriage. FML
Today, my mother-in-law took a phone message on the back of my marriage license. FML
Today, I went to my dad's workplace because my sister was there and I wanted to see my newborn niece. I was overjoyed until my dad came up to me. It had apparently been pretty hectic for the past week, because he was on the verge of another stress-induced heart attack. Yes, another. We had to help him outside. FML
Today, I had to leave my ACT prep class ten minutes in to pick up my drunken father from his best friend's baby shower. I picked him up along with a bill for the damage. FML
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ns1985 15
You go throw him out in return.
Welshite 40
I'm not above digging through trash if necessary. Get them before they are gone forever.
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MooseKnuckle5150 13
Go to the hospital when your water breaks. Push, don't squeeze. Don't shake the baby.
thenewgirl29 20
When I had my son in Alberta I could print most of those applications online through the provincial and federal websites.
murph_fml 21
I always laugh when I hear a first-timer mention a "birth plan". Trust me, your birth will have nothing to do with your plan. Just roll with it and be flexible.
rhevenge 19
maybe the "birth plan" is because they expect a few complications. my only birth plan was to birth a baby but I know several people that had birth plans because they expected a lot more from the hospital and their doctors
royalsgrl 14
They are just applications reprint them! :). I never had an application for a health card until after mine were born and the hospital have it to me. As well the social can't be filled out until after anyways. Everything will be fine :). Good luck with the new baby!
4ube_fml 6
How come those papers weren't put away in a folder, where it's written "baby papers"? I mean how come you put them somewhere where they could mistaken for trash ? And why would your in law think he's helping out.. Was he in your house and saw papers in the table ? Oo
roachyroo 5
Canada? They give you'll the important papers in the hospital. It will all get done, no worry.
splitintwo 6
Your doc will give you more instructions, you should know your birth plan, and the rest can be filled out again, if not at the hospital. It's rude and stresful for him to do that, but dont sweat it.
outoftown 27
If this was his way of getting out of baby-sitting, a simple "no" would have sufficed. Congratulations, and best of luck!
fantasyworld 39
People need to stop touching things that aren't theirs.
carrs2154 9
I'm curious as to why he had access to your papers? Does no one keep their house locked?