Rather than clutter up Bitches with more of my family drama, I will instead provide a link: The Locket That Won't Die: Grandmother Edition.
It's possible that he's in the land of perpetual Wednesday, or the crazy melty land, or you know, the world without shrimp.
Anya ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Polter-Cow - Mar 15, 2010 8:20:41 am PDT #13036 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Beverly - Mar 15, 2010 8:21:52 am PDT #13037 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Liese, all best thoughts for the SO, and for you.
Beverly - Mar 15, 2010 8:27:25 am PDT #13038 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Ides, man. I'd overlooked that fact.
P-C, I'm sorry you had the meltdown, but I'm glad you stuck to your guns. I guess it was good you had virtual people to slaughter in revenge. It will get easier to be the calm, rational grownup in your family the more you practice. I promise.
omnis_audis - Mar 15, 2010 8:48:27 am PDT #13039 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Shir, back flung at ya, times 2.
Strix - Mar 15, 2010 9:31:42 am PDT #13040 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
P-C, I wonder, since so much of this is cultural, if playing the "man" card would work.
"I am a grown man. I make my own decisions. This is a MANLY DECISION. Grr argh, smell my testosterone! I respect and honor you. But my gonads say no. I BEAT MY CHEST AT YOU."
I dunno. But maybe?
Gudanov - Mar 15, 2010 9:36:47 am PDT #13041 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Bear in mind you have to use those exact words.
Hil R. - Mar 15, 2010 9:43:20 am PDT #13042 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Ugh. I am having another day of being stuck at home because my ankle hurts too much to walk. Getting really sick of this.
Polter-Cow - Mar 15, 2010 9:56:32 am PDT #13043 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I am a grown man.
Not until I'm married, I'm not! Wait, not until I have kids! Wait, not until I have grandkids!
Hil R. - Mar 15, 2010 10:05:30 am PDT #13044 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I just ordered a pair of crutches online. I tried to buy them in the store a few days ago, but all the crutches they had were too tall for me. Not sure how much it'll help, or if it'll mess up my shoulder, but it's worth a try.
Fred Pete - Mar 15, 2010 10:11:49 am PDT #13045 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
P-C, you're out of school. You're earning a living. From what you've said here, it sounds like you're doing a pretty good job of earning a living. You're a grown-up. You get to decide what jewelry you do and don't want to wear. Or, for that matter, own.
Your parents don't get to decide when you're a grown-up. Your granparents don't get to decide when you're a grown-up. (For that matter, I don't get to decide when you're a grown-up. But I digress.) You get to decide when you're a grown-up.
And if other people aren't happy with your decisions, that isn't your problem.