Dear Hater,
First of all it is totally not classy to leave a hate-comment on an old post.
Second, while you are entitled to an opinion on my cake-decorating skills, making a bad cake does not make me a bad mom. I never claimed to be a professional, so shut the hell up.
Third, while I certainly could have bought a crappy grocery store cake, that wouldn’t guarantee that it would be nicer.
Fourth, that cake was my daughter’s dearest birthday wish, so the time and energy invested in it was to make her happy. And she was happy. Thrilled, in fact! If you had read more than one post on my blog, you’d realize that. Also, the kids helped me make the cake, so it’s not like I locked them in a closet while I baked and decorated. But thank you for judging me so quickly. Obviously I value the opinion of someone who has never met me or taken the time to read more than a couple hundred words I wrote one day several months ago. So thank you for saving me from myself!
Fifth, leaving a fake email address is so last year. Also? Quit surfing the net while at work. It doesn’t take a genius to find out where you’re located (Hello, Quan, Burdette & Perez P.C. Legal Services!) and luckily I’m married to one badass tech-geek who can probably find out your home address in five minutes. You’re lucky I don’t call your work and report your lazy ass. Or at least report your fake name’s lazy ass.
Disdainfully yours,
Shannon
Dear Quan, Burdette & Perez P.C., 5177 Richmond Ave., Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056,
One of your employees is surfing on company time. And besides that? He/she is an asshole. Time for the “respecting company time and resources” lecture!
Respectfully yours,
Shannon
November 15th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
This? Is how to handle trolls - GO MOMMA!!
November 16th, 2008 at 1:44 am
oh no she/he didnt’! I love how you tracked them down and called them out!
I have to sheepishly admit… I went back to that post to see what said person had to say about such a lovely cake, but couldn’t find the comment,
November 16th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Ha ha ha. I went back to the old post, too. But I just have to laugh at this person. Who does that? And I wish they’d tell me where their grocery store was where I could buy that cake. It’s freaking awesome. And, it has the added bonus of mother-love. No store-bought cake comes with mother-love!
I do love that you found where they work, though; that’s great. Quan, Burdette & Perez P.C., find some classier & harder-working employees!
November 16th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Fantastic work, you rock!
I went back to check out the post and the photos and I still can’t think of a better way to grant a birthday wish and keep the kids entertained in one go. The cake still looks awesome.
November 16th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Sorry S, i had forgotten that I had hid the comment. It’s now visible again.
November 16th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
After reading this post I have to say that I’m very impressed with how you handled it. Although I still wish you’d phone the company and give their lazy-ass employee a run-down for their rudeness! :p~ If it’s that easy for C to locate them online, I’m sure it’s not too much harder to locate from which computer in the company this unintelligent and unthoughtful comment was made.
That said, I realized upon rereading that old post that I, as your sister, hadn’t actually commented on the fabulousness of that cake!
Because it’s totally cool and I so want one for my birthday!!
November 16th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I think this is my new favorite post. I also think that C needs to email me with the info on how exactly he found out this info as it could come in handy some day over at aboutthismac.com
November 16th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
It has been our experience lately of how self-centered so many people are. And because of such ego they think it is their right and responsibility to Fix everyone in the world so they fit into their view of the “way things are suppose to be”. Thanks for not caving into the uninformed, self-centered, unloving and jealous attitude of some person at a legal firm who thinks they Know Everything about Loving others- particularly one’s own children. The fact that you spent the time with your children and the loving care for them you have shown them will remain with them Forever. Keep being a loving caring Mom.
November 20th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Shannon, hands down this is my favorite post.
Crazy cake hater!