When someone dies, especially when youngYour brain can’t accept it. Today I learned that a girl I went to high school with passed away last week. It’s been years since I last saw her but I can’t believe it. Like really, my brain can’t make sense of it. Death is a basic fact in life but it... (...)
When my x wife left me in 2018She said she was never motivated to cook and clean for me, but her new man (74yo at that time) motivates her to cook and clean for him. Ok. You go on with your bad self and enjoy life. No need to stand around trying to hurt me more. So he picked her... (...)
My kids bought me flowers... for Valentine's Day. ❤ Until two of my youngest four kids went to work, I rarely got flowers. 🤷♀ My Husband bought me flowers one time. It was to celebrate the birth of our first child. ❤ My oldest daughter got me flowers for my birthday one year,... (...)
Wednesday's are turning into my favorite nightTonight we're having spaghetti and meatballs and salad for dinner followed by a night of family Mario kart racing!! I really look forward to this now. Even though I'm no good and almost always finish last lol. After the boys are in bed where... (...)
Have you ever given something away you regretted? In Hyde Park or Kensington Gardens there are thousands of wild yellow and green parakeets. There is a rumour that legendary rocker Jimi Hendrix, when living in a flat in Mayfair in the 60s, released two rose-ringed parakeets, the very breed that now... (...)
Mathematical/logic proof that unicorns exist.Let's first define a set as a finite or infinite collection of unique objects. With sets you can also perform some operations on, like the union or intersection. With that we define the existing set of all sets that do not contain themselves. From... (...)
Am I the only one…When browsing facebook, a post looks really interesting…and then I click on it and it is a verbosely generated AI document that rambles on for paragraph after paragraph. Just glancing at the generated content causes me to scroll past it no matter... (...)
Well, I was finally able to walk again today I have been struggling with my heart and lungs over the last few days (Please see previous posts.) and even though I don't feel much better today, I made myself put in a mile (22 minutes). I couldn't breathe well at first, but after about 10... (...)
Update of the Brooder So after plugging in the heat lamp the shed still wasn't staying as warm as I'd like it for baby chicks. So I added a socket ceramic heater on the opposite side. I'll go out later tonight with the temp gun and recheck it.
The Sun Making it Rain It snowed a good 5 inches last night and the sun was busy melting it away when we were on our way out late morning. Talk about a shower! My poor husband had to cut a tree out of the way that had fallen across the road. He had to stand right under... (...)
As we gather in our digital corners........ sharing laughs, scars, and memes round' this modern campfire: Remember to be good to yourself. And maybe for once someone could bring Tacos ffs. 🌮 🩷
Parenting is hardParenting special needs children is even harder. Mostly because many people don't get it. They don't see or understand the extra struggles, the extra care, the extra doctor appointments, the extra everything you need to do to help them. They think... (...)
Arrived in Bali :)The geckoes welcoming me, the heat, the fans on the ceilings, the smell of the moist land and algea, the incense, the weird smell of the cleaning products they use for the westerners and of course the curry - I had my first chickpeas and potatoes... (...)
It's my heart aching againI'm wishing there was a grief support group. It's suprises me how hurt I am t be completely sidelined by my daughter . It started when she was about to turn 13. She's 16 now and we have zero communication. If I don't initiate it, it won't happen.... (...)
getting older (again)im 16 rn and 17 in august. i feel so old. i cannot form a coherent sentence to properly explain this feeling of being so very terrified of getting older, even if people view me as a child. i have 3 older siblings (19, 21, 22) and they TREAT me like a... (...)
Just getting over a Cold :-(I had a Upper Respiratory Infection, diagnosed last Tuesday. I have been trying to avoid getting sick and got sick anyway. One of my family members caught Covid but luckily I didn't. I thought I was taking precautions, had my antibacterial wipes,... (...)
Restore BritianElect Rupert Lowe before it's too late. The great country of Britian will fail if not turned around. Immigration without assimilation will destroy any country. Do Brits hate their country? if not, you need to elect Rupert Lowe. The English... (...)
A kiss can cure anythingSo I had a few moments this evening when I was having some chest pain. I leaned over just a bit and took a few deep breaths and our oldest boy just happened to noticed. He walked over to me and kissed my chest twice Did that help daddy. I smiled... (...)
Physics might explain...... the motion involved. Was chemistry itself that produced the desire. What might explain how touching my mind.... ...resulted in setting my body on fire. 🔥 🩷
How do you feel in public or social situations?I just need to know how normal people feel when they walk into a room. Do you want to shield your face so nobody looks at you and are you constantly nervous someone is looking at you and thinking the worst or that you’ll mess up your words when you t... (...)
What do you dislike? Mine is when you explain something to someone and they say, "so what you're saying is -" I often end up trying to correct something I didn't even say. I have a work colleague who is good at this. 🐄 Don't get me wrong, everyone is entitled to their... (...)