There may be more fallout to come, but surprise and some sort of denial have got to be better than tears and recriminations. It sounds like less of a storm than the not-shaving-fib misery you went through a while back. For which I'm very glad.
As per Hec's suggestion last night, I have told the story of the Best Riot Ever. However, since it was a New Orleans riot, I've put it in the F2F thread. It really is the best ever.
And now... Zmayhem is off to pick up erinaceous at the BART station and take her to the pirate supply store!
Big welcome back hug and smooch for Sunil
{{{Cass}}} It's been over 20 years since I divorced. DH#1 may know me and understand me as well as anyone on earth, and I know him that well. Not so much a soulmate though. Knowing and understanding someone doesn't make you good for each other. I still have regrets over the divorce. Divorce sucks. I felt that I had failed and I still have not quite released that although I know I did the right thing in leaving him. I am grateful we still talk. Being widowed was worse. Communicating the pain and working through it now has to be better than carrying it for decades.
ION MIL is having her gall bladder out this morning. She ignored it for many years and now has to have the whole thing out. We are conspiring against her to discuss her female disorders with her doctor while she is in the hospital. She is going to be 61 and she thinks she still gets her period. The women in the family have yelled at her for years that this is not normal.
I thought I was bad about refusing to see doctors, but MIL is worse.
She is going to be 61 and she thinks she still gets her period.
I'm with erika, WTF? I know it's not beyond the realm of possibility, but the unlikesiness is astronomical. Good thing your MiL is going in for surgery, it will be a good time to get all that other stuff checked out.
The last time MIL saw an Ob/Gyn was when she had her last child - 30 years ago!
You can imagine the arguments we have had over this. She gets dizzy and lightheaded and I point out that she is no doubt bleeding to death. Anyway, her daughters and daughter-in-laws have no intention of letting her get out of the hospital without discussing this with her doctor. We got 'er now.
No shit. Uhm. Wow. Not good.
Geez, how frustrating. I found it a pain dealing with my mom suddenly deciding her meds weren't working during chemo and stopping taking them without telling anyone, but at least she goes to the doctor on a regular basis.
Can I pull a Milli Vanilla, and blame it on the rain?
Technically, you would need to get Aimee to blame it on the rain, and then take the credit for it.
Sail has another new tag. What's with that chick?
