serena569 Member

Land of Oz

Balance a checkbook. When he moved in, I learned he never does it. My financial OCD just can't handle that.

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When I turned 40, I celebrated every month by doing something new. One month my daughter and I went on a long weekend to Washington DC. Another month I took a road trip by myself. Things like that. On my actual birthday, Six of my friends came with me and we all got tattoos. (This was my first and only.) ETA: And I spent…

I'm from WI and it's a bubbler. Oh wait. Different argument. It's dinner.

What have we done? We looked at possible dates. I want a winter wedding. We've both been married before - him in January so he's ruled that out. We ruled out December because it intereferes with Christmas. That left February. So we googled Super Bowl 2014 and ruled out 2/1. We also ruled out 2/15 - too close to V-day and…

^^^I like you.

Owned them all for about a year. Haven't been able to get past the halfway point of book one. Poor writing style. But, more important, I submit to nobody.

Never said they were. My ex was a paranoid, insecure person. Many men I know are confident.

I invited my ex to the gym and was told I was only behaving because he was there. As soon as he left, I'd be back to flirting with all the men. I invited him tanning because he was sure I only went to flirt with the guys who worked there. The entire staff was women but I still never heard the end of it. Including an…

No it doesn't. Then you are behaving only because he or she is there.

My husband did all the time. He's now my ex husband.

I did your travel last year. St. Pat's in Chicago was awesome but it was over 80 degrees this year. That was a wonderful surprise. Vegas was in February. V-Day drinks in the Eiffel Tower. This year: Vegas again with a few days at the Grand Canyon. And Niagara Falls. And Spring Training in AZ. And wedding planning.

No purse but in my wallet I have a flash drive with some pictures on it. Yup. That kind of pictures. One of my best friends has a set of nursing pads and a train. Her youngest is 8...

My ring is the one my dad placed on my mom's finger 45 years ago. I can't tell you the size of the stone and I don't care. It's the family history behind it.

I had a coworker get mad because I was typing too loud. And she's 65!

Accept the gift with graciousness and say thank you with sincerity. Honestly, I feel bad for men when it's time to buy gifts. They're advised not to buy clothes for us because the won't get the size/style right. They shouldn't buy anything with a cord unless we specifically ask for it. They shouldn't buy candles because…

Culvers butter burger, satly fries, and a regular Coke. Perfect combo of protein, grease, carbs, sodium and caffeine.

Oh please, please, please can we be friends? I can get you on the fast track headed down.

She is a gem. And we swear we've been raising the same daughter. Her had pink hair. Mine had blue. Her's ended up in the hospital in Costa Rica after crashing her bike in the mountains. Mine ended up in the hospital in Germany after crashing her bike in the mountains. Fortunately mine skipped the drunk driving, the stomach…

Here is an email I received from a very dear friend. She sent it at the time I was ready to move out of my own house: "hi honey. i've been meaning to respond to your last e-mail with an oh have i been there done that reply. so yes. and no. william has never given me a moment of trouble. he's been fortunate enough to simply…

One of my friends said this is God's way of making it easier on us mom's when we drop them off in the dorms.

My daughter was the sweetest, kindest person you could ever meet...until she turned 17. At that time, she quickly morphed into a barely recognizable, beastly version of her former self. I attributed some of it to the need to seperate from me. We were always very close and now she was looking at the prospect of moving three…

I do not make my bed. The luckiest man in the world does. If I happen to still be in it when he's ready to leave, he makes his side. And I mess it up.

Thanks for letting my be snarky here. Venting here was much better than at venting at Christmas.

It is a decision we made together - as a couple.

I never said or implied that he left her for me. That is entirely inaccurate.

Actually, I was 10. All their children are grown. Heck, they're all older than my adult daughter. My own parents are divorced. My dad's family always invited my mother to things so this is something I am used to. I'm just shocked because she hadn't been invited for two years and now she is. His family is genuinely very…

Nope. This is the third one.

Not that we can't. I won't. There is no need to potentially cause her any pain.