PS -- it's really a true PTSD diagnosis for my roommate. It kind of explained a lot.
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - May 21, 2018 8:04:25 am PDT #25411 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Burrell - May 21, 2018 9:52:25 am PDT #25412 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Glad to hear the kitten is doing well, msbelle
And Gud, it's good that you can come here and vent. We are truly have your best in mind. I am guessing that when we criticize your wife's behavior, it feels like we're criticizing you, but we all hurt to see you hurting, especially when it seems like she's more concerned with her own feelings than yours
Steph L. - May 21, 2018 11:33:40 am PDT #25413 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My stepdad's niece and husband finalized the adoption process today of the boy they've been fostering for 18 months. They posted pictures and such on Facebook, and I got to see how they spell his name (because you hear it for over a year and assume one thing, but...no). It's pronounced "Jackson." And spelled "Jaxsyn," which I have never seen before. So, that's different.
Jessica - May 21, 2018 11:41:38 am PDT #25414 of 30002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"Jaxsyn,"
This sounds like a pharmaceutical to me.
(I know I don't really have a leg to stand on, because Aeryn, but still.)
Steph L. - May 21, 2018 11:50:53 am PDT #25415 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My mom texted me and said (I quote) "What the fuck kind of spelling is that?" Well put, Mom.
Toddson - May 21, 2018 12:11:31 pm PDT #25416 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, on the bright side, when he gets older he can change the spelling but keep the name/pronunciation.
This irks me because I have issues with people misspelling my name ... usually elaborating it, since it's pretty much the plainest possible spelling of my first and last names. The name I use is my middle name and mostly people will drop the second "d" which I find ignore-able.
meara - May 21, 2018 12:13:08 pm PDT #25417 of 30002
Lol. That reminds me of how when I'm reading advice columns I often try to wonder about what the letter would look like if written by one of the other people in the story. Like normally the response is "what kind of crazy awful controlling grandparent would bitch to their child about the grandkid's name? Take a chill pill". But sometimes the parent names the kind Xylmrn or something!
Atropa - May 21, 2018 12:22:06 pm PDT #25418 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
It's pronounced "Jackson." And spelled "Jaxsyn,"
More parents need to embrace what my Dad did: normal names or spelling, but you tell the kid something different until they need to see any official legal documents.
Signed, the woman who believed her middle name was "Vegomatic" until she was 16.
Sheryl - May 21, 2018 1:07:00 pm PDT #25419 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I'm posting from my tablet because the mouse on my desktop computer is malfunctioning. I can move the cursor around, but when I click on an icon nothing happens.
shrift - May 21, 2018 1:52:11 pm PDT #25420 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
And spelled "Jaxsyn," which I have never seen before. So, that's different.
Goodness.
I have the program for the dance recital that my nieces participated in recently, and I JUDGED some of the choices parents made in naming their children. Judged them SO HARD.