But? There's always a but. When this is over, can we have a big 'but' moratorium?

Fred ,'Smile Time'


Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.  

[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.


sj - Jun 13, 2013 11:16:24 am PDT #871 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

My hair is done, but now I am officially overwhelmed by everything I have to do. I need things at a bunch of different stores, and I need to go home and clean. I wish I didn't suck at organizing so much.


Pix - Jun 13, 2013 11:16:50 am PDT #872 of 30002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Letting go of having children has been the one of the hardest things I've ever done. So much love and support to you, Maria.


sj - Jun 13, 2013 11:20:24 am PDT #873 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

TCG and I are putting off making a decision about fertility treatment until September, which was later than we originally planned, but everywhere I go lately I hear stories about multiples, and it really has me freaked out.


erikaj - Jun 13, 2013 11:33:37 am PDT #874 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!

I just read about a book about widows who are younger and they all kind of said that. Both those things, really. I found out today that my step-cousin(?) Lauren's pregnant. Now, Lauren has given every sign of being a lovely young person, after a very depressed adolesscence, so it's not like "blah, that bitch has somebody and I have nobody! Boo!" I'm happy for her, but when I met her family? She was four. There is no denying that time is passing and I better go and do--whatever-the-hell it is that I'm supposed to do. Only I'm really not sure.


Maria - Jun 13, 2013 11:40:12 am PDT #875 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Thanks, sorella. I may hit you up offline at some point, if you don't mind.

Erika, which book?


Pix - Jun 13, 2013 11:46:23 am PDT #876 of 30002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Any time.


erikaj - Jun 13, 2013 11:47:31 am PDT #877 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!

It's called (checks Kindle) The Saturday night Widows by Becky Aikman...it was a good book. A lot to offer about resiliency and stuff.(Also, Ms. Aikman and I have both been kicked out of support groups.)


Maria - Jun 13, 2013 11:49:24 am PDT #878 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

That's what I thought. I have it, just haven't read the whole thing yet. Thanks!


Burrell - Jun 13, 2013 12:36:38 pm PDT #879 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Maria, I think you've done an amazing job of embracing life anew and facing down the hard parts.


sj - Jun 13, 2013 2:07:21 pm PDT #880 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Maria, I think you've done an amazing job of embracing life anew and facing down the hard parts.

So very much this. Maria, you have been kicking ass and making the tough decisions, you should be proud of yourself.