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| Christmas Meltdown; curse you calm types | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 13 2010, 02:37 PM (907 Views) | |
| RosemaryTwo | Dec 13 2010, 03:33 PM Post #26 |
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Dol -- I did that a few years ago too -- good advice. He gets about half the Christmas gifts now. He has been very helpful there. Kenny -- I don't mean to complain -- just vent. I have the balance I want in my life. It's just a crazy month for me and I ruined some cookies today. And I am having this piano party, which is maybe against my better judgment. |
| "Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua | |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 03:33 PM Post #27 |
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I want to kill Norman Rockwell, Martha Stewart and Hallmark! I'll bet Jesus does too. |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 03:35 PM Post #28 |
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So cancel it. You are the boss of your life; not the victim of it. Only do what you want. Fvck society! They'll run you into the ground. You started a thread named, "Christmas Meltdown". |
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| RosemaryTwo | Dec 13 2010, 03:38 PM Post #29 |
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I could. I weighed that option. I suppose this is just what I do now -- like George at his job and how he vents when he has stressful periods. In the end the running around and hard work are worth it to me for the time with friends and family. I'm just venting. Trying to see the humor in my predicament. |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 03:40 PM Post #30 |
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Oh, it's worth it. Sounds different than a meltdown. Never mind. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Dec 13 2010, 03:41 PM Post #31 |
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Good for you! I find a lot of women just can't seem to do that. I'm proud of you. And keep in mind that it will get better, and your kids will make it worth it on Christmas morning. They always do. ![]() Kenny - Mister Soak learned something very valuable at some point in his life that he is quite proud of: women vent to vent. They do not want their problem solved. They need to talk about it to feel better. That's just how it is. Mister Soak often says, "I'm sorry." When I say, "It's not your fault," his response is, "I'm not taking responsibility, just commiserating". It's amazing how much better that response is than pretty much anything else he could say. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 03:42 PM Post #32 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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It's cool, R2. Janet goes through the very same thing every year. Most of Christmas falls to the mothers, pretty much everywhere. Won't it feel soooo good when it's over? |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| RosemaryTwo | Dec 13 2010, 03:43 PM Post #33 |
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High-five, girlfriend. And I don't like Martha Stewart either. Too perfect and calm. Edited by RosemaryTwo, Dec 13 2010, 03:48 PM.
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| RosemaryTwo | Dec 13 2010, 03:44 PM Post #34 |
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You're right about mothers being santa, Mik. And from the santas I hang around, wine sales are up this month. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 03:46 PM Post #35 |
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Yep. And you should give him even more credit because what he didn't tell you is how excruciatingly difficult that is for us to do. We're men. We solve problems. It's what we do. When we force ourselves not to try to solve yours we feel we are being patronizing. It's a real Catch-22. Say, God.. WTF is that about, anyway? |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 03:48 PM Post #36 |
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Just opened a nice syrah, myself. Monday just sucked out loud. |
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| dolmansaxlil | Dec 13 2010, 03:48 PM Post #37 |
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*snicker I have also been informed of that fact, Mik. Mister Soak's response is, "Intelligent design, my @ss." ![]() BTW:
I appreciate that you acknowledge this.
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| RosemaryTwo | Dec 13 2010, 03:49 PM Post #38 |
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See, now you all have made me laugh and feel better. Thanks. Now I need to heat a can of lentil soup for my lovely husband for dinner. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 03:50 PM Post #39 |
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Just call me Mr. Sensitive. But don't ask Janet about it.
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 03:50 PM Post #40 |
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Tell him to heat up his own damn soup. It ain't like you asked him to roast a chicken. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 03:55 PM Post #41 |
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It might have been intelligent in the beginning, but we keep monkeying with it. |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 03:55 PM Post #42 |
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Women like to stay miserable instead of solving problems? Sounds sexist to me. |
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| KlavierBauer | Dec 13 2010, 03:56 PM Post #43 |
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Dol: I don't remember if that was marriage lesson 1, or 2, but I learned early on in no uncertain terms that my wife venting/complaining about something was not a call-to-action for me to fix something. Being married to a counselor it has been imperative for me to learn how to just listen, nod, and and accept, with no input of my own to offer afterward. |
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| KlavierBauer | Dec 13 2010, 03:57 PM Post #44 |
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Kenny: Being different sexes, we're sort of inherently sexist. ![]() Men != Women Women != Men They're just not quite the same creature. |
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"I realize you want him to touch you all over and give you babies, but his handling of the PR side really did screw the pooch." - Ivory Thumper "He said sleepily: "Don't worry mom, my dick is like hot logs in the morning." - Apple | |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 04:03 PM Post #45 |
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!= ? |
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| Luke's Dad | Dec 13 2010, 04:07 PM Post #46 |
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Now you're getting it. |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 04:08 PM Post #47 |
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Huh? That explains what != is? |
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| RosemaryTwo | Dec 13 2010, 04:08 PM Post #48 |
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Why didn't I think of that? |
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| dolmansaxlil | Dec 13 2010, 04:11 PM Post #49 |
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kenny: != means 'not equal to' |
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| KlavierBauer | Dec 13 2010, 04:11 PM Post #50 |
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Kenny, now you're really starting to look like a coder! Sorry - quick tutorial on operators and operands... No - just kidding, I won't bore you with that. != means "not equal to." And when I say "equal" I'm not talking some PC definition of the word, I'm using the literal definition of the word. In other words, no two of us are "equal," because no two of us are identical. It's a common discussion in software design - equality vs. equivalency - but again, I won't bore you. Men and women are different is all I was trying to say. As much as society may try to tell us we're all the same, we simply aren't. |
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And keep in mind that it will get better, and your kids will make it worth it on Christmas morning. They always do. 
But don't ask Janet about it.



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