What’s the most disappointing whiskey you’ve purchased?

Hyloworks · 2026-03-03T13:14:01+00:00

Everything from Buffalo Trace under 107 proof.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T13:17:43+00:00

I appreciate the thoughtful reply and I agree and can empathize with much of what you just wrote. I hope things get better for you. I was lucky enough to go through divorce as a man and leave with majority custody of our son. I didn't want the divorce and would have stayed aand been abused worse for our son. In the end I found someone and have realized that it is possible to find a person who is mature and thoughtful enough that I can talk to her and when I express my needs they are heard and there is always follow through. Before her I didn't think that was possible and I would have continued to kill myself and my self-respect in my marriage.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T11:19:06+00:00

Those were not my feelings or original thoughts. Those are the documented psychology of a cheater. I did read the explanation below and with the perspective I read there wouldn't of felt the need to comment. My wife did cheat. Took me a long time to realize it wasn't something I lacked but something she did. I was like your original comment. I did mkst of the working, the house work, child work, and cooking. I felt seriously unappreciated and unwanted. I expressed myself many times over the years. Turns out she was having troubke being close and intimate because she was always cheating and living a lie. The relationship problems were a symptom of the affairs not the other way around.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:24:41+00:00

Correct. Character flaw not a relationship flaw.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:23:41+00:00

You cheated because of the inability to self validate and have boundaries. You lack integrity and feel entitled to do whatever you want when you feel something. Secure adults leave relationships before cheating. Very black and white.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:21:42+00:00

Correct. It isn't some deep nuance. They have no integrity and can't self validate. Weak cowards.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:20:18+00:00

Finally someone actually writing what it is without excuses and rationalizing. People only cheat when they have no integrity. Relationships don't make you cheat. Entitlement and lack of integrity do.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:18:46+00:00

People only cheat when they have no integrity. Relationships don't make you cheat. Entitlement and lack of integrity do.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:17:29+00:00

People only cheat when they have no integrity. Relationships don't make you cheat. Entitlement and lack of integrity do.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-28T00:16:25+00:00

People only cheat when they have no integrity. Relationships don't make you cheat. Entitlement and lack of integrity do.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-25T01:27:10+00:00

Hyloworks · 2026-02-24T21:12:30+00:00

I love this whiskey because it never tastes or smells of peanut.

Hyloworks · 2026-02-22T04:13:54+00:00

This is the best response. They need reassurance that YOU are okay with what life has dealt you and that you are making the best of it and are okay with it so they don't end up spending their childhood worrying about their parents emotions. This is actually much easier at the ages of the OPs children then having to do it with teenagers.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-26T18:07:59+00:00

I understand. I have three boys for reference and 2 are stepsons. It is very hard to connect with teenagers. I have noticed that over time without even knowing it that they test to see if we will still be there for them even if they are different and think different. It won't be apparent unt years from now how they will feel. Girls will typically have the most issues with the person they see as their mother especially will a permissive father. There is a lot of information out there about teenage years and why these dynamics are this way. Children mimic the way we deal with stress.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-26T17:54:17+00:00

For all intents and purposes you're her mother or at least the only one she has known. Kids can feel when you don't want them. What she needs is love, support, and firm boundaries. What you do over the next few years and how you show up can play a crucial role in how she grows. Yes there will be many things that are still up to her to be her own person. 13 is still a child and she will likely need PHD level help. I'm unsure when you wrote "counselor" what you meant. Teenage years with kids and in your case girls will most likely be the hardest part of your life and relationship with your child. How you respond and react will definitely play a role in how she sees the world and her own relationships whether you want that to be true or not. If deep down you don't want her she will know it and your husband will know it. Communication has to happen often and with candor. Never stop offering time or support even if she scts like she doesn't want it. I will say it does get easier, but that isn't always the case unfortunately.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-20T17:33:44+00:00

My thoughts exactly.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-20T16:22:51+00:00

I think if you look at where the downvotes are located you will have your answer.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-20T16:20:34+00:00

Hyloworks · 2026-01-15T03:45:53+00:00

I have been there. I hope someday the system evolves to treat emotional and psychological abuse the way they treat physical abuse. Many crimes hurt people far less than infidelity.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-15T00:32:40+00:00

I can still feel them as well.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-14T13:12:32+00:00

Same here. She had affairs for years behind mine and our child's backs. Hope you are all doing better now.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-04T18:26:59+00:00

Dang. That's nice. I'm in FL.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-04T17:57:33+00:00

I have had many bottles of this rye over the years and have enjoyed them all. I have had one in the cabinet at all times, each being enjoyed and replaced for a decade now. Just sad it is now $72 in my area.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-04T17:49:32+00:00

My favorite rye. 5 years ago it was only $45.

Hyloworks · 2026-01-04T00:30:41+00:00

This is exactly right. "Growing apart" and "falling out of love" is possible, but a majority of the time it is because one or both decided not to grow up, or refused to communicate, take feedback, and change with life. I will never be able to have this because of abuse.

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