You tell me you are passive, but a passive person does not use the word hate to describe another person we both know.
I paid $150 to have a professional take the caulk off our tub that my husband applied, and caulk it again. He said thereâs a problem with our tub, and told us it would continue to be an issue. He was correct. Water was getting through, so husband re-caulked today, and itâs now a big, white, ugly mess (looks like finger paint all around the tub and the faucet in the tile). I just paid thousands to refresh one part of our bathroom, and chose not to replace the tub with a tile shower.
I think a tile shower is now in my future ($$$$, and I would have chosen differently to begin with if I realized how bad it was).
First really warm, rainy day here⊠and the ticks are out and about. I went in the garden to right a bluebird box that had fallen over, and wasnât properly outfitted in tick-resistant attire. I know itâs my imagination (I hope), but now I feel like things are crawling all over me. UGH.
I want to shake the kids/parents who complain about having been âonlyâ accepted to school X. Donât they know that is someone elseâs dream school? Spare me your looking-down-my-nose-at-this-perfectly-good-school comments. You donât realize how privileged you are. I know kids who would LOVE to have your âproblem.â
Elon - shut up. Just do it.
I havenât been on this thread since September. I came back today to write something and found my draft from September. It reads: "Take this job and shove it. " I did. This thread helped me to remember why. Hurray for me.
So many people are trying to help you - for free - yet you reject every single one of us convinced we are all out to get you and are the source of evil in the world. You blame everyone else for all that is going wrong telling us we just donât understand. Did you ever think it just might not be the rest of the world around you that is wrong, but your own thoughts?
Youâre about to lose everything and there was no reason for it to happen - absolutely none. I hate watching a train wreck happen and being helpless. Iâm sorry dad that I didnât agree to being your executrix. Iâm kicking myself over and over again that I turned you down. What you were afraid of was correct. I was naive. I thought since I was willingly giving up anything you gave me in order to help out that she should at least do the work involved. I didnât know she wouldnât be able to.
I use it every single day. It wasnât working perfectly and I didnât care. I said just leave it because if we take it apart we wonât be able to put it back together. We took it apart. Now, we canât put it back together. I have to wait until Tuesday when the new one I ordered comes. I canât say I told you so, but it would have been better to just leave it alone. I could still have had a new one on Tuesday, but I would have something to use until then.
Why canât people accept some imperfections on their middle aged body instead of going to excessive expense, method and perhaps a stroke of magic to try and fine tune an area of the body that is NOT the same as it was 30 years ago?
Weâre so proud of you, and itâs gratifying to know that you are proud of us! We love your new apartment. I donât know why I feel a little sad after such a fun visit. Thatâs the part I canât/wonât say to you.
Never thought I would miss a hermit crab. Glad my daughter reclaimed him after 9 years but my office seems empty.
I canât say this directly anyplace but here: D2 just thanked me for the sort of listening and advice sheâd normally blow up about. She actually listened with her heart, not her defenses. (And all I did was support and encourage her.) This one moment is enough in case she reverts.
A true Easter miracle- my son took himself to church! Coincidentally, and unbeknownst to him, it was the historic Philadelphia church to which my grandparents took me as a young child.
I donât even know what parents are thinking these days. In the past five hours I have heard the craziest stories of entitlement and over-attachment. If your kid wants to do study abroad then you need to be OK with all aspects, including the mandatory field trip to a continent that you find scary. No, the school is not going to make an exception for your darling. And why for Godâs sake is it a thing for parents to attend/participate in prom? Just no.
Iâve been a part of this family for 40 years. Weâve been to weddings, funerals and countless parties together. Youâve been in and out of my house regularly. So why canât you find a suitably personal birthday present for me? Dish towels from one SIL emblazoned with the wrong breed of dog; pool towels from other SIL when Iâm the one who doesnât swim. I have lots of interests that you know about (reading, cooking, yoga, gardening, wine!). This shouldnât bother me but it does.
damn you, Easter candy.
When a kid comes on here looking for guidance, try to remember just that - sheâs a kid. Sheâs vulnerable, confused, scared, uncertain - just a jumble of changing emotions. Try to refrain from comparing her to your perfect child. Try not to shame or insult. You donât have to agree with her or baby her, but there is a right way and a wrong way to share an opinion. Maybe just try to be kind.
Damn you, grocery stores that were selling Easter candy today at 75% off.
I saved lots of money by the wayâŠ
I wish you would both stop texting me and resolve this issue with your sibling. You are both old enough to figure out how to get along. And I canât help when you are in Europe. You know I have a job and your sister is ill. Figure it out.
Just do it, damn it. Stop diddling around.