That’s how I feel, too. I’m like the Fonz with tampon machines now - I just jimmy the machines and take them.

I’ll let you know how it goes when Tom Hiddleston joins my marriage. I haven’t talked to my husband about it yet, but I think he’ll be cool with it.

In those pics she could be pregnant with a baby or a pizza.

That quote broke my heart. I can picture a sad old grandpa saying it.

Oh Hiddlebug - that’s now what I call him in my aforementioned fantasy relationship where I have two husbands and he is one of them.

NO HE LOVES ME. And is now involved with me and my husband. We all live in Omaha and go to the farmer’s market on Saturday mornings.

I want him to be happy WITH ME!!!

CBT is more effective in the presence of social support - for people without families or without a social network that is conducive to sobriety, AA can provide that support.

That’s what’s important. I don’t know you, but I’m proud of you that you kept trying and found something that worked.

I saw them at Ravinia a few years ago. It was awesome.

I told my husband to “take it sleazy.”

It’s this wonderful little thing called “projection.”

Walking a fine line here.

I’m happy for you that you’ve been able to reduce your need for opioid pain meds! Congrats!

Yeah - the pain management clinic I go to works with patients who have pain and a history of substance abuse that other doctors won’t work with. I’m not familiar with it - but apparently Suboxone therapy can be an effective pain treatment for people who have had substance abuse/dependence.

Fair enough. But making generalizations like that promotes the perception that opioids are evil and have limited use. It’s stuff like that that caused my mother to fear taking any pain medication until well into her treatment for lymphoma - against doctor’s advice, no less.

Me too, lady. Me too.

I see a doctor who specializes in pain medicine who gave me the extended release. It’s better than getting short bursts of Percocet for rheumatoid flares because it manages the pain in a steady way without the high of a sudden boost in narcotics.

You... don’t really know what you’re talking about. I take 10 mg of extended-release morphine every 12 hrs for my rheumatoid arthritis and it’s allowed me to continue working and stay off of disability.

I agree with you in general - but I kind of feel like you’re comparing apples and oranges.