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Comment on Separate Vacations by dobeman

dobeman — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:08:47 +0000

I am a lot like your husband.
Oh, I think I do a much better job of keeping a lot of this “complaining” on the inside, but my wife and I seem a lot like you too.

My wife is a lot more laid back than I am. For instance, my wife is off to Orlando this week on a biz trip. Free hotel…generally free travel. My wife suggested I take our oldest and come with her and he and I could bum around Orlando for the week.

Just didn’t sound “fun” to me. Him and me in a strange place trying to do “fun” things for the entire week. And when we’re not “out having fun,” what do we do? I can’t keep my kids happy at home; much less in a hotel in a strange city.

My wife also tries to get me to go do things on my own, but in my case, I have no one to do it with.

The difference I think, is that I KNOW I act this way and I curb it somewhat. At least until my patience gets the best of me.

Good luck. And remember, your husband doesn’t necessarily want to go, or care that he’s not there. He just doesn’t want to feel like you’re glad that he’s NOT there. Even if you don’t mean it, pretend like you REALLY miss him and he’ll be happier.

Comment on Biological Puppy Clock by Christie

Christie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:06:15 +0000

Oh man, my heart broke when you described the loss of your English Bull. We lost ours in February and we were sick and heartbroken for weeks. We have a puppy now and I’m experiencing ALL the things you mentioned BUT I do get puppy kisses all day long and his fur is so soft and snuggly! Never mind that bulldog face…heaven…I think you should go for it

Comment on The Christmas Bra by Tim

Tim — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:05 +0000

Interesting Read! Very detailed blog.
Thanks for sharing

Comment on Bad Parenting 101 by cori

cori — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:11:37 +0000

Oh, my Bad Mama moments are LEGION. And I react to people’s comments about them with the same cheerful “fuck off” that I give to men who say “Smile!” when it is Monday morning and I am on my way to work. But then, as a working mother whose kids have spent all but 3 months of their lives in daycare, I am already a Bad Mama, so why not enjoy it?

J. also thinks that “hiding” brightly colored snacks by putting them toward the rear of the counter is a good thing to do. Hello! They climb stools! They have eyes! Last week, they figured out how to climb on a stool to get to the top of the fridge, aka the (formerly) Last Resting Place of the Forbidden Snack.

Comment on Apparently I’m Having an Affair. by nycdeb

nycdeb — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:06:58 +0000

the single most important thing you can do for your relationship is to limit outside friendships.

what a load of crap! Seriously? Are there people out there who can’t handle having more than one kind of friendship? Or other people who can’t handle their partner having more than one? I should pity those people I suppose but it just sounds dumb

Comment on Skipping a Groove by nycdeb

nycdeb — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:51:12 +0000

Here in the west, we shout about our mental illness from the highest rooftops. We have therapy, pills, TV shows. ADHD, anorexia, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, catatonia.

See, I think it’s more that here in the U.S we shout our instabilities from the rooftop. The Swede, Norweigans and Fins just get on with the job of treating it. The Brits supress it – choosing instead to shout about their pop celebrities’ instabilities from the the front page. The Germans would have to admit such a possibility existed before shouting about it (no doubt in perfect unison) and the French – Paw! The French embrace it and call it style.

Comment on Vacation Guilt by nycdeb

nycdeb — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:20:33 +0000

my father always tells our dog that things are my fault. it’s fine with me since the dog and I understand each other well enough that the dog doesn’t believe a word

Comment on My First Blog Ever by nycdeb

nycdeb — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:53:24 +0000

welcome to the wild and woolly world of blogging, my friend. May your posts be well trafficked, your visitors well-behaved and your time here enjoyable.