I think that’s an excellent point. These things don’t have to be elaborate to be effective. Carrot sticks, celery, grapes—there are low-prep foods that are healthy for lunches. My mom used to make me bean burritos for lunch as a kid, and I felt so fucking fancy that I had a taco when it wasn’t even taco day at school…

I’m the asshole who asks everybody when they get a headache if they’ve had enough water. But like, 50% of the time I am right! (And with that realization they drink water.)

But... teacher’s don’t really let kids drink water in school.
When I was a kid all you could drink from was water fountains or during lunch.

The water fountains were always half broken... the ones that worked had a slow trickle of water coming out of them- and the teacher would only let you take a sip so that there…

Do you really not remember the indignities of lining up for the water fountain? The time wasted, never getting enough, broken ones getting water all over you?

I think it says a lot about a person that their husband sexting a fifteen year old isn’t a deal breaker.

yeah, I’m majorly side-eyeing her right now. It’s one thing to want to stay even after cheating with other adults. Sure, work it out. Good luck. But another thing entirely to have sexted a 15 year-old! That is when you shut it the fuck down. And I get that just shutting off feelings is not always possible immediately…

You live in Montreal. I live in Florida. My kid takes a water bottle (glass, in one of those silicone dealies, from the dollar store) to school every day. It’s 88F today.

Also, I did not think I would ever read about kids these days with their feeling entitled to drink water when they’re thirsty.

Human? Did Autocorrect get you?

Sorry Huma but that’s fucked up. He sexted a teenager.

BRB, calling the cops.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Thundercatsareago beat me to it. I’ve been through this exact situation before and this is all about control. Remember, domestic violence isn’t an anger issue, it’s a control issue. I have also learned, since my custody proceedings, that it takes a village to abuse a woman. All those in-laws are complicit.

This is fucking terrible. This is reproductive coercion. “Part of you wants to be a dad”? Do you want to be a child who only has part of a parent?

In my experience, people who begin to care about things during divorces do so for one reason: power. They’ll play any chips they have to make the proceedings work in their favor and exert that last little bit of control over you.

Are you getting treatment for the anxiety?

My two cents is that you have no idea what’s going on in his head. Maybe he’s not over a previous relationship, maybe he’s gay, maybe he’s got an intermittent and borderline apocalyptic threadworm infestation and he had to clench his arse cheeks the whole time you were having sex the last time in case they spooled out…

Can I share my silly cat toy craft story? I saw a story about a kitten who loves to play with pom poms. I thought that’s so cute! So I made my cat a pom pom. We could be internet famous! I told him. He has zero interest in the pom pom.

The second one says “Veritas ____?” I can’t read the pattern well.

My tulips are growing fast. They need to settle it down though because it’s still cold here in good ole Boston.