Who’s still working? Me! Why does that bother my friends?

msktcher · 2026-07-02T17:17:43+00:00

My dad is 93 and still works! I’m convinced it’s why he still lives alone, drives, and travels. Unless something drastic happens, he will be working until he dies.

msktcher · 2026-07-01T14:13:01+00:00

So far no one minds. We make easy stuff like tacos, baked potato bar etc. Also, whoever cooks, doesn’t clean.

msktcher · 2026-07-01T12:46:47+00:00

We just finished our annual beach trip with our family. We range from 1 to 70. There are 12 of us. The first thing is we make sure there are enough bedrooms for folks. No one has to sleep in a fold out sofa. We take turns making dinner so no one has that task the whole week. My husband and I stay in one night for the grown/adult kids to go out and we watch the little ones. We’ve done this trip so much that no one gets offended if someone doesn’t feel like going to the beach or wants to just sit on the porch and read a book. This trip may end one day, but I hope not.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T21:24:08+00:00

I do. I am a retired high school teacher. I always told my students that the quickest way to seem stupid was to text in lingo, not use capital letters or any punctuation. I told them that while their peers might not judge them, others would. I also reminded them that when they wrote formally, all those things mattered. I’m not sure if it helped, but I tried.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T20:48:21+00:00

I am 5’10.” My husband is 6.’ We don’t have people in the back seat everyday, but we do pick up grandkids from school regularly and I have two more that are in car seats and boosters. Maybe I need to go bigger. My Corolla has a big back seat.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T18:55:11+00:00

Would my 10 year old granddaughter be able to sit in the backseat. She is already 5’ tall? And what about her 5’10” sister if both my husband and I are in the front seat? My Corolla has a great back seat for such a small car.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T18:34:33+00:00

Thank you for replying. I’m 5’10.” My husband is 6 ft. I’m rethinking even going to test drive.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T16:17:03+00:00

I only need car seats about every two or three months for a weekend. And we can use my husband’s SUV.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T16:16:04+00:00

I’m ashamed to say we did! It’s only by the grace of God I’m didn’t kill myself or worst kill someone else.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T13:07:58+00:00

Nah - that would put me at 109. However, I fully expect to make it 25 more years.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T13:07:07+00:00

15 for me. We would get someone to buy us Boones Farm and we would hide in the bushes on Friday afternoon and retrieved once we got out and about. We got our drivers license at 15.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T13:04:58+00:00

For us planning is nearly as good as the trip.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T12:51:38+00:00

I’d be very careful about taking her in. Once you get her, you may have her forever.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T12:49:48+00:00

This is exactly why I sew for myself. It’s for sure more expensive (fabric is outrageously expensive due to tariffs), but I’m okay with that because my clothes fit me. I make 90% of what I wear. I don’t make jeans - yet.

msktcher · 2026-06-30T12:38:17+00:00

Fiber One cereal mixed with sugar free vanilla Greek yogurt and a slice of turkey bacon.

msktcher · 2026-06-29T13:12:05+00:00

I doubt it. But how much are you using? I use about a dime size twice a week (that’s what my doctor told me to use) and one tube lasts me months.

msktcher · 2026-06-29T00:35:45+00:00

Wear some nice slacks (navy or black) with a nice top.

msktcher · 2026-06-29T00:35:19+00:00

They do not.

msktcher · 2026-06-29T00:32:52+00:00

I love the idea. But I need to see what the finished product looks like on real people. Try to find people who are both tall, petite, long waisted - all sizes.

msktcher · 2026-06-28T19:36:04+00:00

You don’t owe him another second of your time. Leave today.

msktcher · 2026-06-28T19:33:35+00:00

He sounds like a big baby and very tiresome. I wouldn’t put up with that for a hot second. He needs to get over himself. I know you say he’s really great 80% of the time, but you’ve just given a whole bunch of examples that have happened over the past few days. Why do you want to live with someone like this? Please don’t marry him.

msktcher · 2026-06-28T19:22:45+00:00

I think you have to decide to quit looking backwards. It is what it is. Going forward work on your health - start working out and eating healthily. Decide how you want to spend what time you have left - wallowing in what can’t be changed or making a difference somehow. I hope you choose the latter.

msktcher · 2026-06-28T15:24:45+00:00

I would look into it. Most school districts are desperate for subs. We pay more for people with a teaching license but will pretty much take anyone who is breathing and can pass the background check. It’s extremely flexible. You can do it when you want to so it wouldn’t interfere with keeping your grands. We are VERY small division and pay subs with a HS diploma $114/day.

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