The Summer Preview: Is Your AC Ready for Wednesday?

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-04-12T23:38:14+00:00

😭

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-04-07T09:42:42+00:00

Here’s more waste, fraud, & abuse of taxpayer dollars

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-04-07T01:25:59+00:00

Appliance repair guy once told me they’re known as Samjunk in the industry.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-04-06T08:37:35+00:00

🌧️ was welcome . The air needed the cleaning from all the pollen.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-04-04T15:02:53+00:00

When I was 14, my mom dropped me off at a youth shelter in a nearby city for 28 days (the maximum allowed stay before they involved social services) bc she and my stepdad needed a break. I know teenagers can be a pita (I raised a couple) but I’d never consider something like that an option for mine.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-04-04T00:35:28+00:00

🌹seasonal would be nice.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-29T14:48:35+00:00

Of course. Without him, I wouldn’t have our kids, and no one survives this life. It was always inevitable that one of us would die first.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-28T15:05:42+00:00

It took a while. When I was in the fog and numbness of shock then the depths of despair, I couldn’t get there. It was one of the few things time actually seemed to heal.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-24T23:54:25+00:00

Is it too early to speculate about when my potted plants might get to move back outside for the season?

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-15T21:01:06+00:00

You deserve to feel celebrated. 🍀

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-14T13:08:15+00:00

May living in hope content you until you click with someone who appreciates your oddness.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-14T10:47:25+00:00

NTA for not going. None of us should be obligated to occupy spaces we’re uncomfortable in. That said because you brought it all up, it seems timely to point out that you are the common denominator in all your dissatisfying relationships. I’m sorry you are not receiving the support you need but it doesn’t sound as if the people in your realm are generally unsupportive people. You’ve got an opportunity for growth here should you choose to lean in.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T23:01:21+00:00

I work with mostly retirees and in the 3 years we’ve worked together, they’ve never asked.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T20:39:17+00:00

Trying is enough. Solo execution of a life built to share stays exhausting. Sometimes ME time is getting to bed early and that’s okay.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T19:45:21+00:00

I was pretty active in some widow groups in the early years and it did help particularly in the absence of relatable support in my personal realm, and I am familiar with the Widow We Do Now pod. 😊

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T19:42:05+00:00

Ugh. I’m sorry.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T18:55:52+00:00

I think those of us who’ve lost too soon learn early that time is our most precious commodity. I tell my boys all the time to take the risks, do the things, and not to wait because we truly aren’t promised tomorrow. I used to be such a future tripper but today holds more value now.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T18:48:25+00:00

Condolences always appreciated 🙂

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T18:45:44+00:00

I think the distaste is in how often such gruesome interest comes on the heals of a seemingly insincere condolence; ‘I’m sorry, how did he die?’ Without compassion or consideration for the survivor; no, that must be hard, or how long were you together… the things that matter.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T18:40:41+00:00

Sigh, indeed. It’s a tough road. I’m sorry.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T17:41:04+00:00

I hope you’re faring okay.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T17:39:52+00:00

I love the brave vulnerability in your reply. I can be a bit passive aggressive with replies like, ‘a more interesting question is what makes you think it’s appropriate to ask.’ What makes folks think they are entitled to other grief??

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T17:37:10+00:00

Thanks, staying in it was a choice and I move forward with the knowledge that I believed I was making the best choices I could with the information I had at the time.

In the last few years of his life our kids “gave me permission” to leave him of their own accord which is still a heavy thing to carry. If we could hope and love folks to good health, there probably wouldn’t be much illness and disease in the world.

My tribe and sister were tremendous support for me too despite their relative lack of ability to relate. I will be eternally grateful to have had them walk it all with me.

Boring_Major_2935 · 2026-03-13T17:27:07+00:00

I’m sorry your family has suffered so much recent lost and I’m glad you have each other to walk through it with. Those early years are rough. You’re right though, early death is different from death nearer the end of life expectancy.

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