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piojitos #1690498 09/25/06 11:38 AM
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Myrta is either into Public Relations or is Puerto Rican. I have never really been clear which it is.

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Sounds like Drucilla might need the warning to:

important safety message

Very funny! However, being a giant extrovert, tequila may be contra-indicated in my case <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> - Dru

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being a giant extrovert


I may have seen you at the ballpark. Do they pay you for that?

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I pay them.... it's sad, I know.

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Okay now I understand your location "NoCal". I always just thought you were on a diet.

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Okay WW's ticket problems are under control. Now I AM off to bed to watch another 11 minutes of The Lost World before I crash. Let's see, I think last night the velociraptors had just showed up...

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I think I am going to give up and mark time until spring and D...

I will continue plan A only b/c I agreed to but in my head and heart I am starting the detachment process...

I had a community member approach me and ask about WH...this individual was troubled and stated they had debated approaching me but bottom line is they recently spotted WH with OW smooching

I confronted WH with information...utter and angry denial and basically a statement that this seals the deal aim for D in the spring...I agreed and shook on the deal

WH calling and tm frequently today trying to joke about the situation...

LB officially empty
Out to lunch

I may take a sybatical from MB just to avoid dealing with the emotions as I begin the detachment process...haven't decided yet

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Pio....you are too funny....Now you are scared of me? Yeah, right!! You will do what you want, not what anyone here tells you to do. You are implying here that I look like the HUlk <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />. Hmm. maybe I should send you a pic <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />.

Anyways...I am half Puertorrican and half Spanish, if you want to know my roots. I consider myself puertorrican since I was raised in Puerto Rico.

I am a FWW, very soon hopefully just a W. Because Stanley and I are doing pretty darn good lately. Our stupid fights and rollercoasters are behind us.

By the way, I am in Public Relations to help you Pio. Ok?

Myrta

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I confronted WH with information...utter and angry denial and basically a statement that this seals the deal aim for D in the spring...I agreed and shook on the deal


2much, I don't understand...D in the spring is a long way off....are you planning to 'share' the house with a WS until then? ...or will he be moving out?

I am sorry, 2much, I know you would have preferred to R your M.

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Unfortunately...share the house for $ reasons...I made a promise that I would not evict until WH establishes some financial security...otherwise it would just end up hurting my finances in the long run

I always keep my promises

Call me crazy but even in this nightmare i intend to maintain my integrity

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I am a FWW, very soon hopefully just a W. Because Stanley and I are doing pretty darn good lately. Our stupid fights and rollercoasters are behind us.


Myrta...for the curious (like me)....do you think you could give us a quick...timeline...of your M?


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2much,

I think we're allowed to backout of 'bad' promises...

I hate the idea of seeing you dealing with a WS for soooo long....

You're WS could not go and stay with OW? If that's what he wants, let OW have him...that's what I say!

All I know is....that contact with a WS for too long can be very 'toxic'....and can do a lot of damage to one's spirit!

...and yes, I am worried about you!

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LUNAMERE--Our DD was on June 1,2004. So its been a bit over two years already. Crazy rollercoaster, especially the first year. Stanley, my husband, the BS here <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />, has settled to our new relationship. He looks really happy and acts fullfilled with me. We do lots of stuff together, and I dont see any more "dark" looks coming from him to me. By how relax he looks, I can see he has really moved on and put that horrible nightmare behind him, us.

We have been married 33 years, and have five children. So, as you can see, we have a very long history together.

Myrta

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Hmm. I never realised SF was a geographic location. LMAO


...unless, Todd....your intention was to 'confuse' BigK...but I think he's too smart for that...he's going to catch on...sooner or LATER!

No, not at all. I don't believe the BigK is confusable.

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Todd, how do you cuddle up to number?

I should start by saying that I got the idea from Sesame Street. It is a specific number you curl up with, specifically, the number 9. You lay the 9 on its side, and lay behind the curve, so to speak, molding your body to the 9's shape. Then you reach you arms and hands around and the part of the 9 that protrudes becomes....er...well...becomes a playground of sorts. All very logical when you think about it.

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WW called earlier to apologize. Out of the blue. She didn't say she was apologizing for her affair, just that she apologized. I left it alone. She has never apologized before. I thanked her. She said she wanted to work things out. I told her we had much to discuss and that honestly is critical to me. She said she understood and would be honest. I have my doubts but we'll see.

This sounds like a good sign to me...glad to see you didn't start arguing with her...stick to your boundaries....she needs to consider them non-negotiable....up to her whether or not she chooses to respect them, or not.... and consequently, whether or not, you will consider R.....

That's exactly the way I "feel". Thanks.

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My problem is I am not sure how I feel about her anymore. Maybe it is a coping mechanism on my part but again, the trust and honesty issue is huge and I am not sure how to ever trust her again.

Like I was telling Pio....bottom line...it may be up to the BS whether or even attempt will be made for R!

Undoubtedly.

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Feelings are feelings. They mean nothing in the greater scheme. Don't let this be a hurdle.


...that's why decisions are best to not be based solely on EMOTIONS! They are like the wind....


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Todd...need to straighten this out..... I live in Quebec....which like France, is francophone land, but it is not FRANCE....never lived there (although I did visit it....I liked it!)

Luna, I recall a post of yours in which you described being from Italy, then moving to Frahnsay and finally onto New Frahnsay north of here.

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...and what exactly do you hold against France the most? ....since it was before your DS's French GF...that wouldn't be it....although right off the bat, it made you 'hostile' material for her...which she obviously did not overcome. (....and I think I may regret asking the question!)

DS1's GF is not aware that I hate or bash Frahnsay. I do have some coth about me. Not much okay, but a little.

What I hold against Frahnsay the most is the fact that if not for the US and its allies, the language today in Frahnsay would not be French, but German. The French are so arrogant that it doesn't permit a long memory. You would think there would have been a little appreciation for what we did, but no, they are the French. There will be another invasion of Frahnsay one day, because a country does not prevent war by clinging to "peace". Again, we will go rescue their candy a$$es and their attitude will not change. Herein ends the reading.

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See you later, alligator(s)!

After a while, crocodile(s)!

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Luna,
Basically there have been multiple OWs, supposedly EAs...I have no idea who the OW was that he was spotted with but at this point it doesn't matter...

I know it can be toxic and therefore we will need ground rules but that is also pretty pointless b/c I doubt he would uphold them.

I really have to think this through and come up with a win/win for me and the kids. I am not going to tolerate WH staying out all night, using family $ for ??? and shirking on household responsibilities. I now regret insisting that he pass on an opportunity to move out for the next year...I insisted that if we were to work on M it would have to be from the same home:(

I'll get back to you. If you have any suggestions I am open to them:)

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Well I said most of us. Don't try to tell ToddAC he made any mistakes or he'll start quoting Frank Pittman again.


Pio,

Read between the lines. III

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I've had visitors no toilet paper can discourage


Hi Dru,

You need to get more aggressive. Buy sheets for the guest room that are 50 thread count. Put them in the washer and add an entire box of starch. Dry them by hanging them outside. They will be like flexible steel.

Next, install a damper in the HVAC duct that supplies the guest room. Have the control in your bedroom. If it makes it more uncomfortable to supply the treated air, open the damper; otherwise, close it.

Before the guests arrive, paint the room with oil based paint and leave it closed until they get there. Oil based paint stinks to high heaven and the odor lasts a long time.

If you have a television in the guest room, remove it.

If the guest bed has good mattresses, remove them and replace with the cheapest mattresses you can find, even previously owned ones.

Buy one of those extremely low flow showerheads, like the kind you find in the cheapest motels, and install it in the guest bathroom. Remember the Seinfeld episode on this?

Get up in the middle of the night and let the air out of all four of their tires.

If the above doesn't work, burn down the house or move.

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I am sorry 2much.

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I'm sorry also 2much.

You're H seems to have somethings in common with my ex. Mine wanted a new life & couldn't figure out why I wasn't as happy as he was at the prospect of all the excitment that lay ahead.

At one point when we were discussing possibiities for living arrangements he was so happy to have me discussing the possibilities of his future alone away from the family responsibilities. Similar to your H when he texts you making light of it all.

Both jerks with their heads up their a....IMO.


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I'm off to teach a pottery class if any students show up. I have one person signed up & paid. She called to say she won't be in tonight. I'm going anyway just in case other last minute people come. It's only worth it to teach for one student if I can do my work too. I look at it as guaranteed time in the studio.


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