Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.

Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'


Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?

Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Steph L. - Nov 07, 2017 4:40:55 am PST #2537 of 8216
I look more rad than Lutheranism

It is just that lack of taking responsibility for your life when you are an adult that makes me nuts.

Man, me too. Every job he's lost (all of them) is someone else's fault. Not being allowed to see his daughters is his GF's mother's fault. He even said that this entire clusterfuck he's in right now is "the universe trying to punish me." Damn, dude. Be an adult.


askye - Nov 07, 2017 4:54:56 am PST #2538 of 8216
Thrive to spite them

The universe , like everyone else, is telling him to get his act together.

I hope there is less not son drama soon.

I'm struggling today . And yesterday. And today I even had the "I'm a bad person" thought show up in my head. Except I realized what was going on and stopped it.

I go to work at 2 so I'm going to watch comfort tv, eat comfort food and ride this emotions until 11 or so . (I've found giving myself a time frame helps me from spiraling).


Laura - Nov 07, 2017 5:36:38 am PST #2539 of 8216
Our wings are not tired.

Except I realized what was going on and stopped it.

Excellent! Brain can say wrong stuff, but shove that stuff aside.


Katerina Bee - Nov 07, 2017 5:37:58 am PST #2540 of 8216
Herding cats for fun

The Universe is not trying to do things to you. It responds to your choices and actions.

I don't think a whining drunk is ideal company for children. I expect he would parentify and burden them complaining about how everything is out to get him.

heres a trick I learned about managing emotion. My emotions are not my core. They are changeable like the weather. I think I am the mountain, moods blow past, and I am still standing when the clouds break.

This sometimes works for me. Even my dad liked the idea, and we can all blame him for passing down his depression and an ability to use our brains to make everything worse with overthinking. The old dog still learns new tricks!


sj - Nov 07, 2017 8:04:20 am PST #2541 of 8216
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Apparently a loud restaurant for lunch was all I needed at this point to have an anxiety attack. Bad choice on my part. And now my mother is mad. My in laws don't want to be exposed to a sick kid. So our anniversary plans are probably off as well.


SuziQ - Nov 07, 2017 8:05:21 am PST #2542 of 8216
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

askye - go you on catching the brain weasels.

Teppy - you tried to be supportive and he is pissing away every chance he has to make good choices. YOU are caring for yourself and Tim - your priorities are in the right place.

sj - toddlers have an amazing ability to hurt themselves and bounce right back. I think we parents feel more pain than they do when things like this happen.


sj - Nov 07, 2017 8:07:41 am PST #2543 of 8216
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yeah, she's fine. I've been pushing through my own pain for a week. So teo mornings of stressing out about her was apparently too much for my body. I'm going to nap while she does and hopefully feel better.


Jessica - Nov 07, 2017 8:08:25 am PST #2544 of 8216
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Teppy - you tried to be supportive and he is pissing away every chance he has to make good choices. YOU are caring for yourself and Tim - your priorities are in the right place.

This. You have already gone above and beyond.


Laura - Nov 07, 2017 8:12:59 am PST #2545 of 8216
Our wings are not tired.

May the nap be renewing for both of you, sj.


sj - Nov 07, 2017 12:20:53 pm PST #2546 of 8216
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, Laura. I woke up with a headache, but at least I got some sleep.

Jilli, ltc's favorite new show is Vampirina, on the Disney Channel.