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Just wanted to say your post about your stbx getting hit by lightning, etc. brought tears to my eyes. Tears from laughter. I know it's not a laughing matter (and God forgive me),but the fantasies I have had about my husband and accidents - all the way to the actually funeral. I guess it's a pretty common thought when someone causes a lot of pain.
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Well, X actually jokes to me about this. she said to me on Christmas eve, "Well, if I had fallen off the roof, it would have made your life alot easier." Of course I instantly responded, "Yes, it would, and cheaper! But, seriously, I don't want that to come true." It would be horrible for the kids.<P>Actually, we have joked about this for years: she would much richer if it happened to me, and I would be alot happier if it happened to her.<P>fortunately, Plan B works wonders in that the minimal contact allows the required contact to be much less tension free, and to realize that i am alot happier now, its ok. it is just sucky for the kids.<P>BTW, that's what humor is for, and it is one of my top emotional needs in conversation!<P>Happy New Year!<P>tom
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Well my H and I have never joked about that. I often wonder if he has fantisized about it, because he would be a rich man if anything happened to me. Of course it would only last him a few weeks or months at the most. Think I need to go call my lawyer.
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I have to chime in with a funny story. Both my stbx and I have large term life insurance policies, and we often used to joke, "Well, if you die, I'm going to buy two Jags and go to Vegas." Well, without realizing it--no, more precisely, without thinking it all the way through--another policy was taken on me, doubling my "dead worth." <P>Needless to say, after the stbx and I split up, I made sure that one of the two policies was cancelled, so that he'd never get tempted to erase me for real!<P>LOL!! ![[Linked Image from marriagebuilders.com]](http://www.marriagebuilders.com/forum/images/icons/grin.gif) <P><BR>CJ<P>------------------<BR>Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
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I won't cancel anything, but direct them toward trusts, for the kids, its too expensive to start life insurance over again.<P>CJ, <dead worth> LMAO<P>does anyone have trusts set up for their kids?<P>tom
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CJ,<BR>I know how you feel. I'm changing my beneficiary. We both originally got policies because of children and kept upping them as the # of children grew (4 now, still young). My husband is an alcoholic and money slips through his fingers. On top of that my retirement, etc. would be his. The sad thing is that 1/2 of it will be his anyway when I file.
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Tom,<P>Not to invade on your post, and I missed this other one about lightening, but, been trying to send you email all week. Empty your yahoo account out would ya ![[Linked Image from marriagebuilders.com]](http://www.marriagebuilders.com/forum/images/icons/smile.gif) <P>Dana<BR>
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