The first time I read the email, it sounded totally bitchy to me. But having re-read it, I'm wondering if she's saying "what a weird coincidence - my parents are in town too! But why not combine parents visiting with playgroup?"
I caught her on a park bench, making out with a *chaos* demon! Have you ever seen a chaos demon? They're all slime and antlers.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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Stephanie - Nov 10, 2009 3:37:59 am PST #29835 of 30000
Trust my rage
flea - Nov 10, 2009 3:39:12 am PST #29836 of 30000
information libertarian
A) that was snarky and B) there is no such thing as being overly annoyed at a man who doesn't want to see his kids because he wants free time. Annoyance is too limited a feeling in fact; how about outrage?
Sparky1 - Nov 10, 2009 3:48:34 am PST #29837 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Okay, Stephanie is a nicer person than I am.
Annoyance is too limited a feeling in fact; how about outrage?
He told his wife he wanted a divorce because she's no longer intellectually curious enough for him.
Good God, I hope he wears a damn condom and never, ever procreates again.
Stephanie - Nov 10, 2009 3:51:33 am PST #29838 of 30000
Trust my rage
Well, not nicer, it just seemed odd to me that she would be rude to you if she was trying to get you to come to playgroup.
But I had my own weird "how did this sound to you?" moment this weekend. And Joe, who is way more forgiving about this sort of thing than me, actually agreed with me. So, apparently I'm nice, but not all that nice.
eta:
he wanted a divorce because she's no longer intellectually curious enough for him
there's someone in our extended family who gave this reason for his divorce. It still makes me angry today.
flea - Nov 10, 2009 3:52:29 am PST #29839 of 30000
information libertarian
Let me guess - his wife stayed at home with their kids, and now he thinks she's boring? I, for one, would be willing to personally conduct some surgery that would ensure this man's inability to procreate in the future.
Stephanie - Nov 10, 2009 3:56:42 am PST #29840 of 30000
Trust my rage
Actually, she's a medical doctor, but yes, she has two small children. Apparently, her exhaustion at the end of the day, and her willingness to go along with whatever her husband wanted, made her...boring.
Sparky1 - Nov 10, 2009 3:58:41 am PST #29841 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
his wife stayed at home with their kids, and now he thinks she's boring?
No, actually she's been working (as he has) as a professor. I suspect that she nags and pesters him with boring things when they are home in the evenings like ("would you give the baby a bath?") instead of providing him with the witty conversation he needs to survive.
eta: HA! Douchenozzle x-post!
erikaj - Nov 10, 2009 4:04:46 am PST #29842 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, I'm so sorry he got a wife instead of an Active.
Steph L. - Nov 10, 2009 4:17:32 am PST #29843 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
he no longer wants to see his children on the weekends because he likes to have those days free.
Asshole. I hope he regrets his choice when he's old and decrepit and his kids have to decide about his retirement community.
he wanted a divorce because she's no longer intellectually curious enough for him
Maybe she just wasn't "intellectually curious" about *him,* since he's an ASSHOLE.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Nov 10, 2009 4:31:00 am PST #29844 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Today's episode of Wake Up With Hugh Laurie: [link]
Basically the same joke as yesterday. But funnier.
(Although 'Have you found the lid?'/'I've found the lid' are becoming euphemisms for solving the mysteries of life, in our house.)