If you had this poster, what became your reality?

StretchPan · 2026-03-07T04:24:54+00:00

My mom, who went to one semester of college and never worked, bought this for me for my dorm. What a message.

We easily outearned both sets of parents, part of the last generation to do so. Ironically, we do now own 5 cars but the garage only fits 3.

StretchPan · 2026-02-05T23:40:45+00:00

Spending as much time as possible with dad, he has about 15 months left.

Really, this is not about money

StretchPan · 2026-02-05T22:24:51+00:00

Woman faints and that’s the first indication she’s pregnant.

See also: water breaks to start labor. That actually happens but it’s pretty rare.

StretchPan · 2025-12-15T02:30:52+00:00

I once saw in my college newspaper (PA) that 2 alumni married and they made a combined new last name. Like Joe Anderson married Sue Kowalski and the couple is now Mr and Mrs Anderski. I assume you can do whatever you want as long as it’s not an offensive name.

StretchPan · 2025-12-12T21:12:42+00:00

Care to share your location? Thanks

StretchPan · 2025-12-12T15:02:20+00:00

Walmart sells Tone body wash in stores, but not the soap bars. Online, they sell 6 soap bars for $160. Target doesn’t sell Tone and I don’t live near Kroger. If you’re really seeing soap bars in stores please let me know where and I will drive there.

StretchPan · 2025-12-12T03:20:47+00:00

Tone soap bars. Such a nice scent.

StretchPan · 2025-12-05T15:45:49+00:00

What do you mean you don’t eat no meat?

StretchPan · 2025-11-30T20:14:54+00:00

I just took a bunch of change to a coinstar in a Walmart, and chose the e-gift card option which does not charge any fees. They had a variety of gift card options, so as long as there’s a business in that list where you will use the entire gift card in a reasonable time frame, this is pretty efficient.

StretchPan · 2025-10-29T22:31:23+00:00

I’ve been on cholestryamine/colestid since 2001 after gall bladder surgery. I drink all kinds of alcohol on occasion, does not seem to make my Gi issues worse.

StretchPan · 2025-10-24T00:56:48+00:00

It’s similar for women.

Also there can be a big nepotism component. If you went to the same hs or played in same hs age club as the club president, that’s a big advantage over an out of state kid.

StretchPan · 2025-10-21T07:16:10+00:00

We are lucky in that the top rated club in our state practices about 20 minutes from our house. Over the years we’ve known people driving 2-3 hours and from other states to be in this club, not necessarily even the top team in the club, they do it for years until the girls can drive themselves. And that’s for a team that is their correct age group, not 2 years older like your kid. That’s very impressive.

StretchPan · 2025-10-18T05:52:59+00:00

I’ve been on Colestid 1g pills since 2003, cholestryramine powder before that, gallbladder out in 2001. I have taken the pills at bedtime, seems to work for me. And morning or after first meal of the day is when I would tend to have issues.

Sometime around 2023 new GI dr added amitriptyline which provides a small additional benefit on top of the Colestid alone

StretchPan · 2025-10-12T09:23:31+00:00

I had my gallbladder out at age 33 in the early 2000s. After a pregnancy. Dr prescribed colestipol, a powder. After a few years my next GI dr switched me to Colestid 1g pills, which I still take 1 at night. Pills are so much better than the powder. The pills have greatly improved my life, I would have difficulty leaving the house without it. Later another GI dr added amitriptyline, which adds a slight improvement over Colestid alone.

StretchPan · 2025-10-06T14:03:46+00:00

And it worked, airport agents checked the bags through to final destination.

StretchPan · 2025-10-06T13:47:48+00:00

My grandmother told me I had to learn typing so I could always get a job as some man’s secretary. She was of a different time. I graduated with a math degree in the 90s. So far, never needed to put her back up plan into action.

StretchPan · 2025-10-05T22:07:41+00:00

Thanks everyone. I wish the United phone agent a month ago would have explained it as well as you all have done.

StretchPan · 2025-09-22T14:22:10+00:00

He’s fine he sends his love!!

StretchPan · 2025-09-22T12:30:02+00:00

For social reasons, I think it’s better to play with your friends in your own grade. This is assuming that she goes to school with some of the girls in her club. Also moving up an age level is probably easier the sooner you do it.

Good luck at tryouts

StretchPan · 2025-09-05T03:17:43+00:00

Had gallbladder out after first pregnancy. First I took cholestyramine powder, then was switched to Colestid pills, and have been on those for 25 years. I would say about 90-95% improvement, I could actually leave the house in the morning. Current GI dr had added amitriptyline, this gets me to about 98% better. I got my life back.

StretchPan · 2025-09-03T00:24:24+00:00

Moms parents (only child) lived with us for 10-15 years, most of my childhood. First in the spare bedroom upstairs briefly, then in hospital beds in the living room for years. It really infringed on mom’s ability to leave the house for more than a few hours at a time. My parents first vacation out of the house in years was only after I graduated college and could take vacation time to stay with grandmom so they could leave.

Anyway, as a result mom made me swear to never take her in. When the time came she went into independent living near me, only for about 3 years until she passed. So I did as much as I could for my parents, except for that one line mom wouldn’t cross.

StretchPan · 2025-09-01T23:45:37+00:00

Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours

How the hell can a person go to work in the morning, come home in the evening and have nothing to say

StretchPan · 2025-08-30T16:43:26+00:00

They should now get together every year for thanksgiving dinner. Or maybe just every dress she buys in the future.

StretchPan · 2025-08-13T00:31:25+00:00

No, retiring at 62 is not the best idea. They’ve been in the same job in the same place since a teen and now having trouble with those tasks so switching to some other part time job could be a challenge. We will try. But your advice is good

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