Oh, no I saw that your relationship was 5 years...Honestly, it’s a ping of recognition when someone has similar situations (12 yrs...relocating w/ a spouse or partner, trying to find housing after breakup) but that said, I appreciate ANY stories of others who are going through or have been through tough break-ups,…

I’m glad your friends are supportive. Emotional support rly makes all the difference. Just knowing I have my one friend who said call her anytime I need to, even this holiday weekend...My other friends, even on holidays when they must know I’m completely alone...do not call, do not pick up if I call (I limit calls to…

Hang on, I’m behind, I didn’t realize someone else’s relationship was ending after 12 yrs...that’s literally exactly where I’m at. Will go up & reply directly to Finnegan Begin Again...but thanks for bringing that to my attention, Lol.

Yay for awesome vets!! They really do make all the difference. Glad she’s home safe now.

THANK YOU. This thread is nice, sometimes I don’t post even post yet it still helps me to assess my week & look for the victories when I hadn’t previously counted any.

I am sorry you are losing your cat. I had a similar fears w/ my wonderful cat a few years ago...kept wondering if I did the euthanasia at the right time. I think you have to remember you are the person with the most information about this creature and his habits & his health. Not meaning to pressure you but rather to…

OH GOD “Ancient Sanskrit” made me nuts too! Sadly a dear friend I saw recently INSISTED I take the book home w/ me & that she & her other girlfriends loved it...I tried to be nice & started reading it right away but it really BLOWS! And thing is, I hated the book when it came out bc it semed like she proposed the idea…

Brags...I’ll get to them, I promise. I’m actually really depressed, so I have had to force myself to do most everything I’ve accomplished the last 6 months, large & small. This week was nothing new. In fact, I felt even worse.

Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear about Emily’s fall. That must have been excruciating to be trying to find her & then to have found her in bad shape. Sending lotsa scratches!

Take whatever control you have. If there is someone you could stay with but you’re embarrassed to ask them, know that it’s better to ask them & be embarrassed than to spend anymore time w/ this person sucking away your life, your resources, your friendships.

It was also quite sad, to me, that he was among the artists forced to move from the artists’ residences above Carnegie Hall (which were of course being converted to luxury apartments or some such) and into a new home...he’d lived there forever & was an elderly man & they didn’t give a rats ass...he was so cheerful…

Awesome that you put yourself out there & even better that your are firm about what you want & that he’s not for you.

You sound like you’re really doing so great. I smiled reading about your successes. You’ve come through a lot are being so brave & getting out there.

Help me out, people, I have only a mere two eyes to roll.

I didn’t! I only learned of them yesterday...will have to watch tho. Faith’s story was a high point for me too. SPOILER: Especially how she took charge of her fate there toward the end of the show & tried to make a deal w/ Adam...inspiring.

Angry Orchard is my favorite too. I do like Jack’s Helen’s Blend even better when I can get it...but I do not like the regular Jack’s cider, has to be the Helen’s Blend...my absolute fave.

What is with ppl who are impervious to weather? We went to a backyard BBQ in *December* this past year...in Virginia. Not on one of those great unseasonably warm days, but on a cold night. The host seemed to think his fire pit would keep everyone toasty. Not so.

That’s a great point...I think that’s why the depressing parts are so hard-hitting...I didn’t expect it from a show about The Bachelor. Very dark, yes. I’m watching The Grinder now as a palate cleanser AND I’ve watched The Intern twice in the last 2 days...just gravitated to more lighthearted entertainment after…

I will tell her that...because it’s absolutely true!

Lotta racists in my family & I’m mixed-race myself...and as far as that feeling that your dad thinks you’re stupid, I can so relate as far as many of the men in my family (especially the racists)...that’s how they treat me.