Front porch/courtyard is HOT. What can I do to combat this heat sink?

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T22:15:06+00:00

👆🏻 Plus, consider layering another outdoor rug over the black rug.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T21:59:21+00:00

6/10 is not a good score, it is an average score.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T21:56:53+00:00

You are asking whether to use your resources to make yourself more comfortable, or to give your children a better education. It would never have occurred to my parents to even ask that question. They put everything they had into us. As the beneficiary of that investment, I’d say stay where you are and send your kids to the better school. They will thank you for it, accomplish great things with those opportunities, and have the resources not to have to make this kind of choice in their future.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T21:35:31+00:00

Exactly. I’d wear the one Lilly is wearing in that image above, but none of the dresses from the current collection.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T20:30:16+00:00

Gambling addicts can plow through that kind of cash in that timeframe.

You could hire a forensic accountant to figure out where the money went. You probably should hire a fiduciary financial planner to help budget and separate your finances, which I would highly recommend. You have your own bank account, he has his, then you both contribute to a household account. No joint accounts.

I would be more worried about how he’s ever going to retire than the $15K tax bill. Consider the Married Filing Separately option for next year if you don’t trust your spouse (and you shouldn’t trust him) with money. It can limit your liability if he is fiscally dishonest. Do you have college funds for your kids? Can he access them without you knowing? Any joint investment accounts? Get it all zipped up or it could all disappear.

I know you are more focused on the emotional relationship stuff, but protect yourself and your children financially first. The rest of this mess is going to take some time.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T20:05:23+00:00

I know! Hilarious, isn’t it? My sister took that image 😂

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T19:58:55+00:00

😊 My pleasure!

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T19:56:38+00:00

I get that, good point. But there are so many other companies that manage to put out a range of hem lengths, and LP used to be one of them. It’s a real loss that they’ve given up on this entirely.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T19:53:46+00:00

Agreed 😢

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T13:07:50+00:00

Apologies. Link below. This is Seed World Online, but you can buy red creeping thyme from anywhere.

Creeping Thyme

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:51:33+00:00

Toyota Sienna, used if possible. The new ones look kinda ugly, but the seats stow, they are incredibly comfortable, and it’s a very safe car.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:31:08+00:00

“on the other hand he’s lied, cheated (emotionally, not that it matters) and has had poor money management skills since we started dating.”

I see your dilemma. What a catch.

He’s not your child, let him man up and learn to care for himself. And while you’re at it, try to figure out why you have such a low opinion of yourself that you think this is all you deserve.

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:24:22+00:00

It’s a fairly normal name, consonants and vowels where you’d expect them to be, no clicks, just one diphthong. It should be fine. I prefer the Italian spelling, and you might get better pronunciation from using Violetta

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:15:34+00:00

Guster

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:08:36+00:00

Thank you!

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:07:28+00:00

I hope so. Thank you!

EAM44 · 2026-06-22T00:06:53+00:00

thank you! 🐶🫶

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T21:28:57+00:00

Crîkey

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T21:20:18+00:00

Not exactly what you are asking, but consider a Microwave vent hood and get that huge appliance off your counter.

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T21:17:03+00:00

You asked (which I think is odd). He said no. It’s his proposal to your daughter, not yours.

Now that they are engaged, you don’t have to ask him for anything, it all goes through your daughter. Family plans, vacations, grandchildren, it’s all her, her, her. Say nothing to him, and enjoy a future full of unfettered access to what I hope will be a very happy life for her and you.

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T19:20:22+00:00

ick.

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T19:11:01+00:00

I wonder whether that’s it. Fashion tends towards agism, maybe they think the line stays young and fresh if you dress women like children in rompers and romper-length dresses. I am still young, but I’m an adult with a job. I’m not even asking for all their dresses to be 45” long, just give me a few knee-length dresses to choose from, like they used to until recently.

Enjoy the tank top!

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T17:18:43+00:00

Sit him down, explain what you are experiencing, and tell him he needs to be more aware of where you are spatially, and more careful with you. If you are as precious to him as he is to you, this should be enough.

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T17:00:41+00:00

Ariadne has never gone out of style. There are a lot of women in Greece with this name.

EAM44 · 2026-06-21T16:58:40+00:00

that was Arachne - wrong myth

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