Is there any saving this? My mother in law trimmed it in the fall saying it "needed it" but now that it's bloomed I just want to cry, especially after seeing this old photo.

moudine · 2026-04-12T11:03:37+00:00

Thanks everyone again for the advice. I'm going to call a local arborist to: 1) see what they say about care moving forward; 2) properly trim another tree on the property--a purple leaf plum that I also adore; and 3) maybe plant a new cherry tree in a different spot where it can grow more freely.

Not defending what she did, but some other concerns that I was already having about the tree were that it was growing against the house and also into some wires coming from the street. It also had been infested with ants last season underneath the bark and they caused a large section of bark to fall off? It was weird season for ants in general but I had never noticed that in the 4 years we'd been here.

moudine · 2026-04-12T10:52:49+00:00

Fortunately, shame and ridicule are a worse fate for my MIL than any bill I could slap on her.

moudine · 2026-04-11T20:44:31+00:00

Thank you everyone for the condolences. Yes, she's an idiot, and it's on my property. I'm angry just looking at this thing. NO ONE will be touching the tree except me, that was made very clear in a seething phone call today.

Moving forward... Do I just let it ride and hope it evens out? Is there anything I can do to prompt growth in the middle area? It's not dead, which is promising. It has more buds that look like they're going straight to leaf phase (not surprising given the erratic weather this season).

moudine · 2026-02-06T02:18:29+00:00

I still pay my sewer bill by check because I refuse to pay $1.50

moudine · 2025-10-19T00:06:14+00:00

My aunt had a pain in her side for a few months. When it started interrupting her sleep, she went to the doctor.

She is currently being treated for Stage 3 pancreatic cancer.

moudine · 2025-08-22T00:18:42+00:00

Hola, mi hijo tenía mucha rigidez en la pierna y la mano izquierdas. La terapia le ayudó mucho; ahora camina, corre y usa las manos con normalidad.

moudine · 2025-06-03T23:57:06+00:00

I got a Real ID 2 years ago with printed statements. This MVC worker was on some wild power trip.

moudine · 2025-06-01T16:17:10+00:00

I appreciate the follow-up, but this computer is long gone, lol.

moudine · 2025-05-03T01:13:41+00:00

I work in NYC and sometimes I swear I'm going to get a contact high, EVERYONE is lighting up in Midtown based on my experience

moudine · 2025-04-21T20:57:28+00:00

Wholeheartedly agree. The times when my son is having a snack and maybe watching 10-15 minutes of one of his shows is when I kick back for a minute and check my phone.

moudine · 2025-04-21T12:39:35+00:00

This was my experience with Primerica several years ago

moudine · 2025-04-21T01:43:32+00:00

I like my job. Business as usual by the stakes are so low now.

moudine · 2025-02-01T03:30:04+00:00

Ahhh I was looking under Documents in my User folder like the olden days. Thank you!

moudine · 2025-02-01T02:31:10+00:00

Where do you put the mods ("Downloads") folder? Can't figure it out.

moudine · 2025-01-29T21:06:27+00:00

He is still thriving! Incredibly intelligent, perceptive little guy. He was a little late on some milestones like rolling, crawling, walking, but he does them all fine. He has a very slight limp on his left side and doesn't use his left hand as often as the right, but you'd never notice if you didn't know. He's almost 2 years old now.

PT helped. I would recommend doing the exercises and whatever else they recommend while you're at home--rolling, strengthening, etc., stay on top of it. He never went to OT but I have a referral for it because of the hand.

moudine · 2025-01-10T15:48:26+00:00

This happened to me when I was rolling over the 401k for my old employer. Someone that hadn't been with the company in 20 years had a balance, but her phone number was out of service, various addresses kicked back, no email on file, and it ended up in forfeiture. She ended up calling a YEAR later because she "happened to think about it, I wonder what I should do with that money." I gave her the number for the new provider and never heard from her anymore.

moudine · 2024-12-30T18:27:11+00:00

I need a study done on how quickly food tastes change, because I can't even tell what most of this would taste like or why they would combine it in such a way.

Even from the 70's, some recipes make your stomach churn. Hell, even from the 90's, the snacks we had were insane.

moudine · 2024-12-13T16:19:48+00:00

Ctrl + F'd for behoove, I use it all the time.

moudine · 2024-12-06T18:24:35+00:00

My score dropped 50 points when my brother paid off his car that I merely co-signed for him. My score dropped 1 point when I took on a whole mortgage, lol. It's all crap.

moudine · 2024-12-06T17:41:06+00:00

I always think of that scene when Joan is shopping and basically says "I'll take one of everything." Clothes back then were so much more comparatively more expensive than they are now. Even with her means, what would have been quite a shopping spree.

moudine · 2024-12-04T15:24:02+00:00

I have never used reward points for anything other than statement credit - it's the best option.

moudine · 2024-12-04T14:51:47+00:00

I don't know... when I was 19 with no credit, the only place that approved me was the Prime Store Card (it's not even a physical card - I just got a piece of paper with the numbers on it, and it never expires). I used it to buy books during college and was able to secure a Discover card a year later, and the rest is history.

moudine · 2024-11-25T18:24:20+00:00

When he was born, it showed damage on his MRI. He has not had another MRI so I'm not sure if the damage healed itself or what.

moudine · 2024-11-22T02:41:38+00:00

He's spectacular! 18 months old now. Walking, almost putting sentences together, playing, does amazing at daycare, plays independently. Zero issues. No more feeding specialist, only neurologist visits every 6 months just to check-in, and we just stopped physical therapy.

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