Mine probably doesn’t matter. My husband, son, and I moved from US to NZ.

This is some good pro-tips. I just sent it to my dad, who spends way too much time in Marriots also. I guess he didn’t realise what those rewards were for or how they could be used.

Losing 220 lbs is a huge accomplishment and you did it and so yeah, you should brag about it all you want.

I’m wrapping up the last gifts for my husband and son.

We’ve been enjoying the cooking of others near entirely — which is great for us — and I’ve been taking cherries everywhere. Cherries are in season (southern hemisphere) and fairly pricey overall, so we’ve been happy to find cherries at good prices, and then share them around.

by sending hte children to sponsor families — good american christian families — those children are saved from their horrible, non-americas parentage and culture and customs, and probably their horrific catholic religion. logic, right?

it’s a privilege to be able to leave — i most definitely know this having immigrated away from the US.

we have to roll back so much from he neoliberal policies over the last 30 years.

Yup. Not far afield.

Yeah — using it as “respite” really. That’s a good use of yoga/yoga classes. :D

Yeah, I know how that goes.

Yeah, those are the two big hang-ups. He just wants to sneak around because he gets a thrill out of it; she wants monogamy.

I think there are lots of people who have. We are low-contact.

Perhaps she should just confront him and ask for an open relationship, so the whole thing is ethical, and then she can have her marriage and he can do what he does and she can do what she wants and that’s that.

It is difficult and disappointing.

That is some scary stuff. Hair loss is a big indicator of potential trouble — so good for you getting some blood work on that. :) Hopefully it’ll be something easy to solve. :)

Awesome work on defending your dissertation! Excellent!

Congratulations!

I’m in agreement here.

Honestly, as a woman in her 40s, if I had to go back, I’d donate eggs in my 20s. I qualified and they paid really well for the eggs. It would have covered my school costs and give me a little nest egg (perfect for a little downpayment on a place). I do believe I should have done it.