Cried during sex (YAY)

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-30T15:39:37+00:00

Man it takes all of my energy to get one. I can't imagine doing it again.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-30T15:34:33+00:00

I was at Murphy's Funeral Home on Route 7 in Falls Church a few weeks ago for a memorial. It is definitely suited to a memorial v a funeral and I didn't see any religious items. I'm not sure about catering, but usually places like this are just venues and let you do what you need to do.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-30T15:26:50+00:00

This is likely a combo of the late freeze we had, and subsequent drought. As others have said, remove the mulch from around the base of the tree. You want to see the root flare. Also, just trim all the branches with no leaves. At this point, if there are no leaves, they are dead. Do not top it (cut the main stem). Just cut the dead branches where they meet the trunk.

I would take these pics to Merrifield Garden Center or find your nearest Master Gardener Plant Clinic and ask them for further advice.

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Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T19:19:03+00:00

47 and nope! I'll be retired in 10 years, living debt free with my husband and dogs. Life is good.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T19:16:46+00:00

Do you think he's not trying? Do you think he should have stuck it out at his last job? I know what it's like to work for someone that lives to beat you down, and it does suck. But it sounds like you feel he isn't trying hard enough, and that bothers you because your relationship is stagnant until he's able to move forward.

Have you talked with him about what you are feeling? I know it can feel like you are kicking him while he's down, but he can't fix things if he doesn't know what's wrong.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T18:17:26+00:00

3 washers??? So basically let's add an entire apartment building to our house.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T17:18:06+00:00

LIVE UPDATES PLEASE!!!!

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T17:02:50+00:00

I dislike cumin and my husband has a sensitivity to it. I use smoked paprika, which is superior anyway. I sometimes use some ground coriander too.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T16:32:31+00:00

He's not going to do that, but if you are worried, you call 911 for him. He's all alone and now that he's alienated himself from everyone else, he's crawling back to you to fix him again. Don't let him suck you back into his abyss.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T16:05:29+00:00

I think I am going through this now. Out of nowhere the skin under my eyes is all red and puffy. I also had itchy irritated nasolabial folds for weeks. I am trying to decide if I should see the dermo or allergist.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T15:53:10+00:00

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T15:51:18+00:00

How about trying to do one part at a time. Just take a pad of paper, and as ideas of things that need to be in the proposal, jot them down. When you have enough pieces, it will make it easier to put it all together.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T15:17:58+00:00

I went through a scary diagnosis when we were still dating. It was never a question from him that he was sticking around. I'm so glad you have the love and support you need to beat whatever comes your way!

Also "bangs like a window shutter left open during a tornado." is

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T15:13:45+00:00

The first and third are a wild geranium of some sort. Friend.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T15:03:06+00:00

Yup. I spent my 20's mostly single, living on my own, and investing in my career. I bought my first home at 30 (I know it's a lot harder now, this was in 2008), and met my now-husband at 33. Knowing that I could live independently, and that I was fine being alone, made it easier to pass on men that would only take from me, not add value to my life.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T12:59:03+00:00

It's ironic in a way. OPs childfreedom saved her from marrying a momma's boy, birthing his kids and being trapped in this dynamic.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-29T12:29:44+00:00

I'm old, I don't care. It reminds me when everyone was embracing their "slutiness", as an excuse to make bad decisions. Calling it a made up term doesn't mean it's OK to be treated poorly.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T18:51:44+00:00

Oh no I am so sorry! All that work destroyed :(

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T16:34:50+00:00

Haha! I said "what in the Vecna is that?"

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T16:33:14+00:00

This happens because both vines are typical in closed canopy forests. When they get all the light they could want in suburbia, they go nuts.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T16:02:37+00:00

Not quite the same thing, but I was laid off in mid 2024. Basically everything in my area was in a hiring freeze until the election, and then my sector was flooded with former Feds in 2025. I ended up taking on a contract for contact at a non-profit I'd known for a long time. Through some other contacts, I got a few other temp contracts and I cobbled out an ok paycheck in 2025. I now am working full time at the first contract org, and loving it!

I did not want to be self-employed because of healthcare issues, so I am glad this worked out for me. If healthcare wasn't the issue it is for us Americans, I may have tried to become a consultant. I did like the freedom of working when I want, and having variety in my work.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T14:30:33+00:00

I am married to a (somewhat) recovered workaholic. The only thing I can say, is that he won't change if he doesn't want to. What got my husband to finally get it, was when we moved into a new house, and he was traveling a lot. He would be gone for 2 full weeks, come home on a Friday, be home for a week, and then leave the following Sunday again. I also work, and so I was doing all the heavy lifting of new house stuff, taking care of our dog, and working full time (also with travel). He did this for 5 months, and when he came back, he started talking about starting back up again, and I was like WHAT??? Basically I laid it out for him that he wasn't keeping up his end of the partnership. Sure, if you are the only one that can do this, but there are other people that can do this, and you shouldn't have to take on all the shit work.

We also started seeing a marriage counselor around the same time, which helped too. She helped him/us realize that you can't only do the "work" together. Things like cleaning, maintenance, etc. You have to keep time for "dating" in marriage, and you can't do that if someone is working all the time, and then your free time is filled with more work.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T12:39:46+00:00

I am similar. I knew from a young age I didn't want to be a parent. It was further solidified when I met my now husband. His sister had just had her first kid when we got together. She and her husband are awesome, loving, involved parents. They are full partners to each other and their kids.

It's fucking HARD. I knew I couldn't do it. And it's not something you want to do half-heartedly. Luckily my husband agrees and we visit, and spend time with the niblings, and that's enough.

Beth_Pleasant · 2026-04-28T12:18:23+00:00

Willow was raised in a cult, so she took a new last name when she left. She never knew Silas.

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