Israeli mothers- how are you?

gingertop

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 7:37 am

"We were woken up in the morning to screams of children, loud bangs, the house turned upside down, stress, real pandemonium.
Then the air raid sirens started".

banana123

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 7:47 am

gingertop wrote:

"Bennet at defense ministry for first time punching buttons: what does this one do?"

etky

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:11 am

gingertop wrote:

"Bennet at defense ministry for first time punching buttons: what does this one do?"

No wonder he was so eager for Avi Dichter to stay on at the defense ministry as his deputy. Someone needs to know what they're doing Confused

tsc3

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:20 am

gingertop wrote:

"We were woken up in the morning to screams of children, loud bangs, the house turned upside down, stress, real pandemonium.
Then the air raid sirens started".

gingertop

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:27 am

I feel guilty laughing so hard at this clip (I don't know how to embed non- youtube videos)
https://twitter.com/512WAHID/s.....45120

gingertop

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:31 am

Anyone with kids in the system will appreciate this:

עובדים מחר או שזה אסרו-מלחמה

slushiemom

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:32 am

I've been praying for 6 months to have good weather for my oldest son's bar mitzvah at the Kotel next week.

The date finally crept into the long term forecast and it looks gorgeous, bH- very annoyed that I have to be worried about rockets instead!!

I'll be so sad if my family coming in from America cancels their trip.

gingertop

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:33 am

slushiemom wrote:

Oy. I hope the situation is resolved and you get to enjoy the bar mitzva with family.

etky

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:37 am

gingertop wrote:

Oy. I hope the situation is resolved and you get to enjoy the bar mitzva with family.

I'd be very surprised if this lasts more than another day.
By next week be"h it should be long over. Until the next round Mad

etky

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:38 am

gingertop wrote:

Anyone with kids in the system will appreciate this:

עובדים מחר או שזה אסרו-מלחמה

ROFL

Chayalle

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 8:53 am

slushiemom wrote:

Wow, Mazal Tov! Hope everything settles down.....

My niece is getting married next month B"EH and I'M NOT LETTING ANY ****** SCARE ME INTO NOT COMING!!!

gingertop

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 9:03 am

Education minister become Defense Minister, what could go wrong?
*5 minutes later*
School cancelled because war.

Blessing1

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 10:00 am

Omg amother gingertop, I'm hollering from that clip. It's hilarious!! Omg! I'm Rolling Laughter

Chaya123

Tue, Nov 12 2019, 1:44 pm

gingertop wrote:

Did not hear sirens today. I'm in Jerusalem. I'm so pissed at the whole situation and nervous that everyone from Sderot to TA should be safe.
I hope everyone in affected areas are ok. Rockets are so traumatic.

I'm coping by laughing at every dumb Israeli whatsapp joke.

one of my faves:

"It's Tuesday and a day off, maybe we should have elections today"

LOL I'm rolling!

essie14

Wed, Nov 13 2019, 1:59 am

We gotta make jokes to stay sane! I am annoyed at the so called government and just hate that the kids have no school. My DS just asked for 125 shekel to go out with his friends :eyeroll:

I gave it to him so that I can work!

DrMom

Wed, Nov 13 2019, 2:10 am

Mass confusion this morning. No school (as we understood last night)? Yes school (rumors this morning)?

In the end, the kids are off to school. Woo hoo!

Aylat

Wed, Nov 13 2019, 3:13 am

DrMom wrote:

Mass confusion this morning. No school (as we understood last night)? Yes school (rumors this morning)?

In the end, the kids are off to school. Woo hoo!

Same here. Messages every half hour (or felt like it) with changing instructions. Especially because the boys' school is in caravans and they were trying to find them an alternative location and then the one they used yesterday was deemed not suitable. Anyway they have just left now, each one to a different place, feeling hard done by at the cancellation of their day off Wink

And both schools here are finishing at 12.45. At least the ganim are as normal.

Aylat

Wed, Nov 13 2019, 3:18 am

gingertop wrote:

"We were woken up in the morning to screams of children, loud bangs, the house turned upside down, stress, real pandemonium.
Then the air raid sirens started".

We were actually woken up by the siren, grabbed the kids (including the baby who I'd just settled to sleep) and had a pyjama party in the mamad which is our guest room and where we had a guest! At least she got to stay snuggled up in her sheets, though I'm guessing it's not so comfortable for her to have someone else's husband come in while you're in bed. Ah well אין מה לעשות.

ora_43

Wed, Nov 13 2019, 4:16 am

More jokes:
"Our country's like an old-school appliance. When it stops working, just give it a few hard whacks from the side. Then it starts up again."