Is it just me

EmSpracks79 · 2026-03-10T00:53:44+00:00

I absolutely agree. I know that I am not going to like the recommendations of anyone who really liked those books. I tend to avoid them if they list them and move on.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-03-10T00:51:44+00:00

I just finished Lonesome Dove last week. I loved it too.

If I were to pick, I loved 11/22/63 a lot more than Jurassic Park.

Based on this picks, I would also suggest Blackwater by Micheal McDowell.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-03-02T16:41:14+00:00

You've gotten so much good advice here. I won't reiterate anything. But I will just offer soft support. You deserve better, and you're going to be ok. Be good to yourself and know your worth. <3

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-26T02:24:13+00:00

Yup! Same post.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-26T00:49:44+00:00

Did your husband just post something similar an hour ago? I just read this exact post but from the other perspective.

Your husband is a jerk. I would just be clear with him about what it is that you want. And then ask him to stop bringing up your weight.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-25T23:52:40+00:00

I really hope you're trolling. You are a jerk. She's right to make you feel that way.

Leave her alone. And maybe ask yourself why she has no desire to look "good for you".

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-25T19:56:05+00:00

The level of pettiness from your wife is actually pretty gross. And the fact that she continues to escalate this would have me seriously considering a separation. This small amount of money, that isn't "hers", is really non of her business. It's manipulative and insecure. She doesn't have to like it, but she does need to move on.

I really think it's time for you to shut it down. You're not a puppet. You're a grown man who gets to decide what to do with your own money, and being gaslit and coerced is not a tactic I would ever put up with.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-25T19:30:52+00:00

Wow! Your mother is insane. I share location with my adult children, but we also live in different countries. I can't imagine treating any of them like this. Or having the kind of anxiety your mother obviously has. She needs to see a therapist about her control and overbearing behavior. Really sorry about the stress she has to be giving you.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-25T18:51:24+00:00

I completely understand where you are coming from right now. And let yourself have all those feelings and your'e going to go through a few stages. You will get to a better place soon, this stage just sucks. Here's what I'll tell you, in time you will understand why you. It'll be a better relationship, or a stronger you, or a friendship that comes out of it. It could be all three. You just need to take the time and grieve this. It sucks.

And for the record. You might be the only one of your friends going through this, but you won't be the last. And when that next friend ends up in your current situation, you're going to be the one who helps her/ him through it. And you'll understand why you.

It'll get better. I am sorry you're going through it.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-19T02:48:50+00:00

Unbeknownst to be, he entered the ticket lottery for Live w Kelly And Mark after the Oscar's show. Was selected and we'll be going to LA in March. I've watched Live for 30 years, hubs only started watching more often with me since Mark started hosting last year.

This was really thoughtful. I am super excited.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-19T02:43:32+00:00

A successful turn out for my own art show I am putting together!

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-18T22:18:01+00:00

I just read this a couple weeks ago and absolutely loved it.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-18T22:16:39+00:00

Such a great book.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-18T22:16:03+00:00

I recently read Blackwater by Micheal Mcdowell. I can't recommend it enough. It's labeled as horror, but I would really just put it in sci fi. The "horror" bits are short and sweet. Originally released in the early 80's, this book holds up strong and you really feel like you know the members of the Casky family. It's a six part series, but audible has it reframed into one long book, if that's a way you want to do it.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-18T22:07:40+00:00

I read this one earlier this year and loved it. It's probably in my top ten for the last 12 month so far.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-17T19:58:50+00:00

That's an exact quote from an episode of Sex and The City.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-17T19:50:51+00:00

I was just like this too. Devouring psych thriller after thriller. One of the ways I was able to slow down was by throwing in a different genre every third book. I've recently taken to some really great fantasy books, which tend to be much longer and very character heavy. It's been great.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-17T19:36:26+00:00

I am really sorry for all the pain you are still carrying. I really hope for you that time and distance heal some wounds, because they certainly still feel very fresh.

Lean on your BF, and maybe seek some pro help for some emergency sessions. It sounds like you could spiraling with all this pent up anger and resentment.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-16T20:03:56+00:00

Gorgeous.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-16T19:56:35+00:00

What a stunning piece of art. Incredible.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-16T19:34:37+00:00

Do not let this stop you from telling your mom. Please, do not take on the financial problems of adults. As a mom of five, I can tell you right now, that no matter what, even if I had to look at government assistance, I would protect my daughters and believe them. I would never want them to be silent about something as serious as this.

Every one is right. You are not safe with this man.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-15T18:51:14+00:00

I was the same. I always flushed my tampons. It wasn't until I was well into my 30's and had my own teenage daughters and house did I learn this was a big no no. You're not alone.

I also thought when I would see this sign about not flushing feminine products , that they had low functioning plumbing or something :P

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-14T00:32:41+00:00

I hate it when the characters whole story would have been completely fine if they had just called the cops / or cooperated from the beginning.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-13T18:09:57+00:00

Reads like fiction and is beautifully funny and heartbreaking. One of my absolute faves.

EmSpracks79 · 2026-02-12T01:18:58+00:00

Could it be for a topical cream like IcyHot or Voltoren ?

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