That is not being a raging bitch! You were direct, clear, and didn’t embellish in any way. HE was touching YOU in unwanted ways, and that does not make YOU scary when you tell him to stop!

Can you tell what makes them love her so much?

Congratulations! We just took in a calico mama and her tabby kitten (from our yard, where they’d taken up residence). They’re still separate from our existing cat though, so I’m not 100% sure it’s going to work out but so far they’re pretty great. We think kitten will be big enough to take him to get spade in a week…

Happy Birthday!!

That’s really interesting! For me it’s withdrawal—I don’t want to see people or do things, I just want to sort of curl up in a ball and hide. Problem is, I’m a serious introvert so curling up and hiding is something I need on the regular, making it hard to tell when it’s gone into depression territory til I’m fairly…

yeah, I would be tempted to somehow make the point “hey, we all make mistakes from time to time. The difference between us is not whatever error you may have found, it’s the fact that you are lecturing me about it, and when I find one of these I just take care of it.”

He is so lucky to have you. I never know whether my husband recognizes when I’m depressed at all—it sounds amazing to have someone get it (even if it was a little further in that you would’ve wanted to notice, but give yourself a break there) and really do things to try and help.

I am dog sitting this weekend, trying to make myself go take him for a long walk. I hear you on the work burnout—I’m feeling pretty low lately and just want to have a good cry.

The accent really seals the deal there, IMHO.

Somehow I suspect it would be a heck of a lot easier to be Jennifer Aniston if her supposed friends didn’t keep bringing this crap up.

eh, that’s just the court of public opinion, and he’s already losing there. He very well could still lose the case as it’s not like he can whine to the jury about it.

they also don’t cuddle you and give you kitty kisses. Or hop up on your stomach and purr to wake you up in the morning.

I’m so sorry! It hurts so bad when they leave us—I still occasionally get teary thinking about the dog I had growing up. I’m sure someone fuzzy will snuggle its way into your heart when you’re ready.

I also just found one that looks just like him, including age (I’m guessing 6-7 weeks). He and his mama are now resting comfortably in our guest room until we can get everyone fixed and vet checkups done.

Cat food bags are so giant!They cost like $8 a pop but I’d say she gets 6 weeks out of a bag. Oh, but litter, so I guess maybe call it a tenspot a month. Even so, for a low low price you can have constant cuteness.

OR for like 2x that plus $5/month, you could have one for 15 years.

Congratulations! The lord of the interwebz has smiled upon you this day.

I love Hiro’s markings! He’s like a little cartoon cat.

It’s tasty both warm AND cold. Either way I like to add freshly sliced cucumber on top for a nice cool crunch to balance out all the warm tomato-y flavors. A former coworker used to bring eech to work that her grandmother’s caretaker made and I bugged her til she got me the recipe, which was just a verbal hand-me-down…

All of that sounds so amazing! We got our first ripe peaches on our tiny tree, so I’m looking forward to grilled peaches with goat cheese and honey on top.