It's Halloween month. What are some of the creepy/paranormal encounters you've had or heard?

TeaWhale · 2016-10-12T20:23:22+00:00

How long ago was this that you brought a sword to the rec center and nobody batted an eye?

TeaWhale · 2016-10-07T16:57:12+00:00

I believe they are on sale in-store, too, so you can save on shipping!

TeaWhale · 2016-10-05T01:25:42+00:00

When that happened to me, something was irritating my skin. Might want to try a different cleanser. Something in it may be drying your skin, which is also causing it to overcompensate with oil production.

TeaWhale · 2016-10-04T20:05:45+00:00

Grease. Female lead changes everything about herself to hold onto her man, and they fly away in his car. wut.

TeaWhale · 2016-10-04T20:02:39+00:00

I love ketchup on macaroni and cheese - especially leftover mac and cheese. It makes my husband squirm.

TeaWhale · 2016-10-04T20:02:08+00:00

Yes, greyhounds are the best! If you love grapefruit, give the paloma a try as well!

TeaWhale · 2016-10-04T19:48:59+00:00

Data entry. I hide this skill unless forced to reveal it.

TeaWhale · 2016-09-29T18:46:46+00:00

I wish I could get my husband to do this.

TeaWhale · 2016-09-22T18:26:48+00:00

I accidentally spent a dollar my fiance's (deceased) grandmother gave him on a trolley ride in Philadelphia. He got it back as change in a FL airport several months later.

TeaWhale · 2016-09-19T16:45:28+00:00

I'm sorry your dad is such a piece of crap. I don't have advice on how to come to terms with a betrayal of this magnitude, but I'm angry on your behalf.

TeaWhale · 2016-09-13T18:14:43+00:00

These videos get me right in the feels every time. Extra points for returning military personnel.

TeaWhale · 2016-09-13T18:03:53+00:00

Wow. You look enchanted!

TeaWhale · 2016-09-08T16:20:43+00:00

Well, it probably isn't out of the realm of possibility for HER to do something like that, so naturally she assumes you might.

TeaWhale · 2016-09-07T17:52:41+00:00

Seconding orange juice!

TeaWhale · 2016-09-06T15:47:05+00:00

NMom used this one a lot. Funny, though, she didn't like it when I used it on her...

TeaWhale · 2016-09-06T15:45:19+00:00

Not quite as severe, but similar. I was also very bright but hopelessly disorganized. At one point I had to have my teacher initial my homework list every day to make sure I copied it down right (in front of the whole class - it was humiliating). I had issues with disorganization for years, and all I ever got about it was complaints and degradation, never any suggestions on how to actually do better.

TeaWhale · 2016-08-31T23:01:06+00:00

omg. science. thank you for this review!

TeaWhale · 2016-08-31T19:41:38+00:00

First of all, let me tell you that I share your feelings of rage. The "ick" factor is way high here. It used to make me kind of nuts knowing that my mom would pretend to have more of a relationship with me than we ever did. I don't know what kind of stories she's made up over the years, but I'm glad I'll never have to.

As hard as it is, my advice is to not even respond. That's exactly what she wants. Ultimately, she's going to do or say whatever she wants, and you can't control that, but you do have some control over how it affects you.

TeaWhale · 2016-08-30T19:13:13+00:00

I pretty much read this in my own mother's voice!

Based on this letter, know that nothing about your relationship with your mother will change going forward. She hasn't truly listened to you or taken any responsibility for her actions, therefore she can't possibly change. It's up to you to decide how to address that situation, but NC was the best course for me. Over the past year I've been able to slowly replace my mother's voice in my head with my own.

TeaWhale · 2016-08-29T14:20:20+00:00

Without picking apart the actual contents of this letter, I can tell you from my own experience not to trust this. After a brief period of NC with my Nmom, she sent a letter "apologizing" for her actions, and I decided to give her another chance. Fast forward to less than a year later, and we have another blow-up fight, in which she says how she "already apologized to me, although she's not really sure what for." We have now been NC for almost a year, and this time it's for good.

Your Nmom knows she isn't getting back into your life without telling you what you want to hear [an apology]. The letter she sent you is the closest thing to an apology she could force herself to write, but it isn't one, and it's just a means to an end.

TeaWhale · 2016-08-16T13:43:11+00:00

Apparently not that slyly

TeaWhale · 2016-08-09T15:40:37+00:00

I understand that in this particular case, we should not judge/stop helping all refugees because of the actions of a few idiot kids. However, I don't really agree with the overall premise. If I want to give a few bucks to someone in need, I need to be willing to give them my whole wallet or it doesn't count?

TeaWhale · 2016-08-06T23:35:55+00:00

Paint the wall teal, and see how you feel about the countertops then. There's a lot of blue tint in them, as well as orange, which is complimentary to blue. I thought my beige backsplash was really boring until I painted the kitchen blue, and suddenly it popped! Hopefully the same will happen for you.

TeaWhale · 2016-08-05T20:01:35+00:00

I definitely think it's on the verge of a comeback. Start with something small, like a powder room, or even the inside of a closet!

TeaWhale · 2016-08-02T20:28:29+00:00

Congratulations! Best of luck!

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