How lovely of him to be so frank and forthright. It takes a lot to say ‘I had some blind spots — or perceptual filters — and I needed help’. If one can ascertain this at a young age, how well it will serve him personally and politically. That there may be other ways of seeing and it takes nothing away from me to…
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I don’t even know how I coped. I just made a plan for a new life, followed it the best I could, and rolled with the punches. I’m sorry about your dad. It’s certainly different to inherit from an unexpected source, when you’re not losing a close family member. That happened to us as well. It was almost…
Eh, everybody’s got a shallow end. Every last one of us—Gandhi, Kant, Hannah Arendt, everybody. We all have a set of purely physical/silly/kinda embarrassing things that make us purr.
Not at all crazy. I would sit on what you have left over after the debt pay-off and investing (awesome idea). Could you plan to retire early and then throw yourself into your music and writing? (I say this having no idea how old you are!) Also, this is more of a UK/Europe thing, but google “career break.” It might…
Get a good estate attorney to explain ALL sneaky taxes and fees and such that can suddenly rear up and bite you in the butt. Not all of them appear in the immediate aftermath of probate, and different states have different rules, which are different from federal. Make sure ALL that’s taken care of before you make any…
We would have no family to go to if we lost everything.
Have one drink immediately and then pretend you are a spy gathering information about singles events. Skulk around and enjoy the strangeness, and you’ll suddenly be having fun.
First of all, I am so sorry. Losing a pet is so hard. I saw that you replied to another post that you have not told the kid’s parents and I just thought I would say that you maybe should. I know that doing so would be painful and potentially awkward and angering in and of itself but if my child caused the death of any…
This is going to go all woo, but please understand that I take a Jungian approach to myths and folklore — so the underlying concept is that she’s dealing with something in herself that has a reflection in myths and stories that can help her deal with it.
“I had my pastor over for WrestleMania a few weeks ago”. Such a good sentence. You should have lead the post with this, double your star count.
What did you all do with your inheritance?
Good evening everyone. I haven’t posted here in a while so figured I would pop in and see how things were swinging.
Not a parent, but I am a pet owner. I really, really think they need to know, even if you feel like it was your fault. Nothing I say will convince you otherwise, but they really need to know their kid killed a pet. *hugs*
Investments and a monthly stipend are a good start. Don’t make any big changes until this all has some time to sink in. Get a financial advisor that has some experience with this. He/she can guide you on how to enjoy it but not piss it all away.
Last week a wrote a post about being a stay at home mom of a 4 yr old and 2 yr old, newly pregnant with an unwanted would-be 3rd child. I said I was nervous and feeling emotional about the abortion I had scheduled. I want to thank you all for the support and sharing. I had the abortion yesterday. It was fine. I felt…
I’m so sorry! But maybe you should tell the parents so that they can talk to her about how to handle animals in the future.
I have an issue with my youngest daughter. She is 7 years old and desperately afraid to go up the second floor of our house. She will do anything to avoid going up to her room alone during the day and especially at night. She is afraid of a ghost and expresses fear that it will “get her”. I know that being alone is a…
I just very impulsively and very last minute-ly decided to go to a singles event tonight! I leave in an hour. I am going alone, have never been to one of these things before, and I am scared out of my mind!
An eagle almost dropped a dead rabbit on my mom’s head.