GM's thread about nothing (15 Viewers)

[Bob Sacamano]

It seems like I just had this conversation.

I, I may need to reevaluate my life a little.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

CASE CLOSED

 

[Bob Sacamano]

 

[Guster]

Dear Sweet J,

Please remember that the model for post-divorce relationships is Stu. While GM and urbanhack and Redmond are fantastic people, they are not role models.

Love,

The internet

 

[Thorn]

Thorn, get an avatar. It's time.

Ideas?

my link

MY LINK

Weird but I kinda like it.

 

[charvik]

I used to tell myself it was like a months/years long process of getting drunker and drunker and drunker to the point where you have no idea what's happening and have lost control of most of your faculties.

(looking to see if Abe has installed cameras in my house)

ETA: #### that new unsure guy!

 

[Limp Ditka]

more thorn

But the copyright thing kind of sucks

 

[General Malaise]

I took today off to get some stuff done since I'm heading over to Annapolis to see my father in his new digs (read: dementia ward of an assisted living facility). He moved in Tuesday.

He will have zero idea who I am. I'm not sure how to spend a few hours with him, but I feel like I need to. His attention span - as far as knowing people he should know goes - is nil.

Should I even try to keep him engaged? Just let him walk around while I read or watch MD get smoked by FSU?

Is there anything that helps trigger his memories? Maybe go through old photos and explain them to him to try and let him relive the memories? Maybe you have already done this ad nauseam but if not that's maybe where I would start. Regardless this is a tough road to go down and sorry you have to deal with this.

Yeah, sorry to hear this. I remember my grandfather going through similar and it was tough. Getting old really sucks. Course, being young or middle age ain't always a trip through Bakersfield either.

 

[commisholio]

Browns fear torn ACL for QB Brian Hoyer, waiting on MRI

Weeden is in play again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

Of course, he's still Brandon Weeden. Josh Gordon looking pretty good though

 

[Sweet J]

In therapy this past tuesday, I said to my wife: "I really don't want to be married to you anymore. There have been just too many hard times, too much difficulty, too much hurt feelings. That being said, I die a little bit every time I come over to pick the kids up and you are sitting in the bathroom crying. Or I call to check on the kids and you start crying on the phone and the kids see you crying and then they cry. I can't stand to see you in so much pain. So I'll come back home."

And she said, "Ok, I'll take it."

.

I just can't fathom this. First of all, my wife would respond with something along the lines of, "Like hell you will. I don't want your pity. Eat a ####."

But mostly, I don't get being that desperate to be with someone who just told you outright that they don't want to be with you.

Remind me: how old are your kids?

yeah, I was really expecting my wife to be like: "to hell you are coming back just for that." So she called my bluff. My wife can really be hilarious some times. I'm taking this with as much humor as I can.

My kids are awesome. My son is 12 and effing rocks the house. I love this kid so much. He's funny and strong and smart.

My daughter is 10. In fact, just had a birthday party yesturday afternoon with 17 other screaming 10 year old girls, and my son, who was loving all the attention he was getting. My kid sister just put a bunch of pictures up on facebook. I'm going to tag a bunch in a second.

That reminds me . . . my 29 year old kid sister has been living with me for the last year. We've got a basement apartment. It's been awesome because she gets to hang out with my kids, particularly my daugther, who idolizes her. Plus, she's gorgeous (meaning she has gorgeous friends, which are always nice to look at when they come over). And I've gone out drinking more in the past year than in the previous 5 combined.

You guys have my permission to friend my sister on facebook, and make up some ridiculous story about how we know eachother.

Thorn, on 31 Oct 2012 - 11:00 PM, said:

'krista4', on 31 Oct 2012 - 10:50 PM, said:

'Thorn', on 31 Oct 2012 - 10:45 PM, said:

Is anyone else here friends with sweet j on FB? I wish he was around here more, because I don't really have a feel for how he would react to me friending his sister after today.

I was friends with his brother for a bit until he (the brother) defriended me. Was friends with the brother at J's invite because we were all going to be in DC for the inauguration. Also, his brother was hot.

I would totally pretend to vote for whomever wins in order to go to an inauguration with her.

Dude, you are hilarious. Have at it. She's got a boyfriend that I'm currently trying to break her up from. He's a decent enough guy, I guess. But a little weird.

Although my kid sister is generally averse to pretty much any shenanigans that I'm involved in. I can't remember where you are from? Are you nearby? Send her a friend request and tell her that you guys already met in person. I don't know. . . .maybe at my going away party when I left DOJ a few years ago.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I took today off to get some stuff done since I'm heading over to Annapolis to see my father in his new digs (read: dementia ward of an assisted living facility). He moved in Tuesday.

He will have zero idea who I am. I'm not sure how to spend a few hours with him, but I feel like I need to. His attention span - as far as knowing people he should know goes - is nil.

Should I even try to keep him engaged? Just let him walk around while I read or watch MD get smoked by FSU?

Is there anything that helps trigger his memories? Maybe go through old photos and explain them to him to try and let him relive the memories? Maybe you have already done this ad nauseam but if not that's maybe where I would start. Regardless this is a tough road to go down and sorry you have to deal with this.

Yeah, sorry to hear this. I remember my grandfather going through similar and it was tough. Getting old really sucks. Course, being young or middle age ain't always a trip through Bakersfield either.

For you

 

[General Malaise]

So, a mini-update (and thanks to all of you who responded to my post last week):

I came home about a week ago. Started out sleeping on the couch. It just got too much to bear, living through my wife's utter sadness. I also didn't have anywhere to go. I don't want to stay with a friend (all my friends here are "married friends," meaning they are friends with my wife, asa well.). So I either had to find a place for $1500/month, with possibly signing a lease, or come home and re-evaluate.

In therapy this past tuesday, I said to my wife: "I really don't want to be married to you anymore. There have been just too many hard times, too much difficulty, too much hurt feelings. That being said, I die a little bit every time I come over to pick the kids up and you are sitting in the bathroom crying. Or I call to check on the kids and you start crying on the phone and the kids see you crying and then they cry. I can't stand to see you in so much pain. So I'll come back home."

And she said, "Ok, I'll take it."

So I'm back, for now. I'm not sure what this all means, but I really, really, really, appreciate how people here responded with nice words (or even stupid jokes). This is a nice place to vent, and I feel a little bad that I don't keep up with it enough.

Also, eat a ####.

Damn. Tough spot for sure.

I hope you find this inspirational as well.

Sweet J, good luck man. I tried to muddle through a bad marriage for a few years before finally giving up (ex was the one to finally say 'enough', but our marriage was destroyed long before we divorced). It is soul draining and emotionally taxing. And if you aren't careful it can sneak up on you and effect your performance at work, your ability to parent, or sap your will. You are in a really rough spot and if there's anything I can ever do to help, just holler at me.

 

[Abraham]

 

[T Bell]

I took today off to get some stuff done since I'm heading over to Annapolis to see my father in his new digs (read: dementia ward of an assisted living facility). He moved in Tuesday.

He will have zero idea who I am. I'm not sure how to spend a few hours with him, but I feel like I need to. His attention span - as far as knowing people he should know goes - is nil.

Should I even try to keep him engaged? Just let him walk around while I read or watch MD get smoked by FSU?

Is there anything that helps trigger his memories? Maybe go through old photos and explain them to him to try and let him relive the memories? Maybe you have already done this ad nauseam but if not that's maybe where I would start. Regardless this is a tough road to go down and sorry you have to deal with this.

It's not that easy. Imagine a stranger showing you a picture that depicts you hugging near a Christmas tree on Christmas morning, "proving" that you're family to them. Even if you "prove" the memory, that in and of itself is jarring.

You just go there and patiently spend some time. My father visited his mother in an assisted living facility when she had Alzheimers. She'd comment to people that she enjoyed visits from that nice man, which is obviously bizarre to hear to say the least.

 

[commisholio]

Unless you believe in reincarnation, you get one life. You deserve to be in relationship that makes you happy. Sometimes you need to take care of yourself first.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Unless you believe in reincarnation, you get one life. You deserve to be in relationship that makes you happy. Sometimes you need to take care of yourself first.

YOLO!

 

[General Malaise]

Thorn, get an avatar. It's time.

Ideas?

Perry Mason?

LABS greatest gift to me was when we all decided we'd do a random draw and choose each other's avatars. Thanks to Happy Schnapps, people will always associate me with 'poop'....I remember him saying "Malaise, I'm about to make you a star".

I think we should all try and come up with an avatar for Thorn and then vote on the one we like the most. Can't vote for your own. Game?

 

[Thorn]

Thorn, get an avatar. It's time.

Ideas?

Perry Mason?

LABS greatest gift to me was when we all decided we'd do a random draw and choose each other's avatars. Thanks to Happy Schnapps, people will always associate me with 'poop'....I remember him saying "Malaise, I'm about to make you a star".

I think we should all try and come up with an avatar for Thorn and then vote on the one we like the most. Can't vote for your own. Game?

Fo sho

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

AFK to find big, black schlong avatar.

 

[YSR]

Trying to come up with a Halloween costume for the little one and am browsing through Amazon. This path: Novelty & Special UseCostumes & AccessoriesCostumesKids & BabyInfants & ToddlersBaby Girls brought me to a page featuring this: Link

Is it just me or that pretty Homerific?

 

[Sweet J]

Sweet J, good luck man. I tried to muddle through a bad marriage for a few years before finally giving up (ex was the one to finally say 'enough', but our marriage was destroyed long before we divorced). It is soul draining and emotionally taxing. And if you aren't careful it can sneak up on you and effect your performance at work, your ability to parent, or sap your will. You are in a really rough spot and if there's anything I can ever do to help, just holler at me.

Thanks, bud.

By the way. . . So I NEVER un-friend people on facebook. It's silly to do, because you could just ignore them, right? But some people are just starting to clog my ##### up. Too many weird look at me posts, to much needyness. Too much . . . I don't know, just too much.

You got a stance on unfriending people? Not that it has anything to do with anyone you know. . . . .

 

[Guster]

So, a mini-update (and thanks to all of you who responded to my post last week):

I came home about a week ago. Started out sleeping on the couch. It just got too much to bear, living through my wife's utter sadness. I also didn't have anywhere to go. I don't want to stay with a friend (all my friends here are "married friends," meaning they are friends with my wife, asa well.). So I either had to find a place for $1500/month, with possibly signing a lease, or come home and re-evaluate.

In therapy this past tuesday, I said to my wife: "I really don't want to be married to you anymore. There have been just too many hard times, too much difficulty, too much hurt feelings. That being said, I die a little bit every time I come over to pick the kids up and you are sitting in the bathroom crying. Or I call to check on the kids and you start crying on the phone and the kids see you crying and then they cry. I can't stand to see you in so much pain. So I'll come back home."

And she said, "Ok, I'll take it."

So I'm back, for now. I'm not sure what this all means, but I really, really, really, appreciate how people here responded with nice words (or even stupid jokes). This is a nice place to vent, and I feel a little bad that I don't keep up with it enough.

Also, eat a ####.

Damn. Tough spot for sure.

I hope you find this inspirational as well.

Sweet J, good luck man. I tried to muddle through a bad marriage for a few years before finally giving up (ex was the one to finally say 'enough', but our marriage was destroyed long before we divorced). It is soul draining and emotionally taxing. And if you aren't careful it can sneak up on you and effect your performance at work, your ability to parent, or sap your will. You are in a really rough spot and if there's anything I can ever do to help, just holler at me.

similar experience for me

Sweet J, I'm always happy to lend an ear if you need someone to talk to

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Trying to come up with a Halloween costume for the little one and am browsing through Amazon. This path: Novelty & Special UseCostumes & AccessoriesCostumesKids & BabyInfants & ToddlersBaby Girls brought me to a page featuring this: Link

Is it just me or that pretty Homerific?

It's not just you. It's Homer as well.

 

[Sweet J]

Oh, and Krista. . . I've said it before -- I have no idea why my bro unfriended you. I remain adamant that it must have been an accident. Or maybe he figured since we never ended up hanging out, he'd unfriend. Who knows. The cat is a mystery.

But a tour of the DC is still in your future. You need to come this way and let the locals here by you some whisky. Or something.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Pic of 29 yo sister?

 

[Abraham]

Pic of 29 yo sister?

No kidding. How rude to make us ask. Just get them posted, dickgobbler.

 

[General Malaise]

Gotta side with GM. "YOU'RE EFFING THE NANNY" is one of my favorite innernet moments ever.

 

[Hawks64]

Pic of 29 yo sister?

No kidding. How rude to make us ask. Just get them posted, dickgobbler.

This.

 

[Guster]

i feel a little creepy going through Sweet J's FB profile and looking for his sister... but just a little

 

[Gadzooks]

So, a mini-update (and thanks to all of you who responded to my post last week):

I came home about a week ago. Started out sleeping on the couch. It just got too much to bear, living through my wife's utter sadness. I also didn't have anywhere to go. I don't want to stay with a friend (all my friends here are "married friends," meaning they are friends with my wife, asa well.). So I either had to find a place for $1500/month, with possibly signing a lease, or come home and re-evaluate.

In therapy this past tuesday, I said to my wife: "I really don't want to be married to you anymore. There have been just too many hard times, too much difficulty, too much hurt feelings. That being said, I die a little bit every time I come over to pick the kids up and you are sitting in the bathroom crying. Or I call to check on the kids and you start crying on the phone and the kids see you crying and then they cry. I can't stand to see you in so much pain. So I'll come back home."

And she said, "Ok, I'll take it."

So I'm back, for now. I'm not sure what this all means, but I really, really, really, appreciate how people here responded with nice words (or even stupid jokes). This is a nice place to vent, and I feel a little bad that I don't keep up with it enough.

Also, eat a ####.

I'd go to marriage counseling ASAP. I've never been, but it seems like a logical thing to do.

All while eating a fat **** of course.

The "fat" part seems unnecessary.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Trying to come up with a Halloween costume for the little one and am browsing through Amazon. This path: Novelty & Special UseCostumes & AccessoriesCostumesKids & BabyInfants & ToddlersBaby Girls brought me to a page featuring this: Link

Is it just me or that pretty Homerific?

Can the kid walk yet?

 

[General Malaise]

Trying to come up with a Halloween costume for the little one and am browsing through Amazon. This path: Novelty & Special UseCostumes & AccessoriesCostumesKids & BabyInfants & ToddlersBaby Girls brought me to a page featuring this: Link

Is it just me or that pretty Homerific?

It's not just you. It's Homer as well.

Oh lord jesus...he's going to LOVE the reviews.

My step-daughter was very adamant about being a police office for Halloween. However, when we looked around in local stores there we no police costumes for girls, only boys. We did find one girl costume at a Halloween store which I did not allow her to buy due to it being too risque - very unsuitable for an 8 year old.This costume was perfect! My step-daughter is tall and lanky so I was worried it would be too short but the dress fit her great. It was loose and the skirt was a couple of inches above her knees. The fabric was very cute and shimmery but thin.

Everything about this costume is great right down to the accessories.

 

[General Malaise]

Sweet J, good luck man. I tried to muddle through a bad marriage for a few years before finally giving up (ex was the one to finally say 'enough', but our marriage was destroyed long before we divorced). It is soul draining and emotionally taxing. And if you aren't careful it can sneak up on you and effect your performance at work, your ability to parent, or sap your will. You are in a really rough spot and if there's anything I can ever do to help, just holler at me.

Thanks, bud.

By the way. . . So I NEVER un-friend people on facebook. It's silly to do, because you could just ignore them, right? But some people are just starting to clog my ##### up. Too many weird look at me posts, to much needyness. Too much . . . I don't know, just too much.

You got a stance on unfriending people? Not that it has anything to do with anyone you know. . . . .

I've only unfriended my sister and my mother. Long story. I have a few friends where I hide all their newsflow, but I did not unfriend. I don't like to hurt feelings, but it hasn't stopped several people from unfriending me.

And I have an inkling of what you mean. If it's what I think it is, yeah...it's pretty brutal. Throttle back.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Dear Sweet J,

Please remember that the model for post-divorce relationships is Stu. While GM and urbanhack and Redmond are fantastic people, they are not role models.

Love,

The internet

He's concerned about this whole Chicago chick.

 

[Sweet J]

i feel a little creepy going through Sweet J's FB profile and looking for his sister... but just a little

LOLOLOOOL.

Yeah, she's all over FB. She's toned it down now that she's got a real job. I'll go through and try to find some of the more fun shots and tag myself in them.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Trying to come up with a Halloween costume for the little one and am browsing through Amazon. This path: Novelty & Special UseCostumes & AccessoriesCostumesKids & BabyInfants & ToddlersBaby Girls brought me to a page featuring this: Link

Is it just me or that pretty Homerific?

I love Halloween.

 

[Fuller]

So, a mini-update (and thanks to all of you who responded to my post last week):

I came home about a week ago. Started out sleeping on the couch. It just got too much to bear, living through my wife's utter sadness. I also didn't have anywhere to go. I don't want to stay with a friend (all my friends here are "married friends," meaning they are friends with my wife, asa well.). So I either had to find a place for $1500/month, with possibly signing a lease, or come home and re-evaluate.

In therapy this past tuesday, I said to my wife: "I really don't want to be married to you anymore. There have been just too many hard times, too much difficulty, too much hurt feelings. That being said, I die a little bit every time I come over to pick the kids up and you are sitting in the bathroom crying. Or I call to check on the kids and you start crying on the phone and the kids see you crying and then they cry. I can't stand to see you in so much pain. So I'll come back home."

And she said, "Ok, I'll take it."

So I'm back, for now. I'm not sure what this all means, but I really, really, really, appreciate how people here responded with nice words (or even stupid jokes). This is a nice place to vent, and I feel a little bad that I don't keep up with it enough.

Also, eat a ####.

Damn. Tough spot for sure.

I hope you find this inspirational as well.

so awesome.

 

[Sweet J]

I've only unfriended my sister and my mother. Long story. I have a few friends where I hide all their newsflow, but I did not unfriend. I don't like to hurt feelings, but it hasn't stopped several people from unfriending me.

And I have an inkling of what you mean. If it's what I think it is, yeah...it's pretty brutal. Throttle back.

Dude. I can take the inspirational poster things. But the glamor shots were just too much. Does that make me a bad person? Wait, yes. Yes it does.

 

[commisholio]

I usually only unfriend for idiotic political crap. If it's personally annoying, I'll hide them. I also make use of lists - you might try that. If you have like 50 people you actually like to read, just put them on a list and when you click that list, it will show you their posts only.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Man. I always get Sweet J and Sofa confused on the facebooks. J - what are your initials?

 

[Gadzooks]

i feel a little creepy going through Sweet J's FB profile and looking for his sister... but just a little

You should feel creepy. Going thru someone's FB profile to looking for his sister is uncool. Show some class.

Btw, you have a connection on LinkedIn, Lyndsey H. I just "used" her picture while I was taking a dump at work. What's her story? She single? Come from a broken home maybe? Daddy issues?

 

[Sweet J]

Man. I always get Sweet J and Sofa confused on the facebooks. J - what are your initials?

Jason B.

Last name rymes with a kids' card game.

 

[Thorn]

i feel a little creepy going through Sweet J's FB profile and looking for his sister... but just a little

LOLOLOOOL.

Yeah, she's all over FB. She's toned it down now that she's got a real job. I'll go through and try to find some of the more fun shots and tag myself in them.

Yeah there are way fewer pictures now than there were last time I... um yeah nevermind.

 

[kevzilla]

Trying to come up with a Halloween costume for the little one and am browsing through Amazon. This path: Novelty & Special UseCostumes & AccessoriesCostumesKids & BabyInfants & ToddlersBaby Girls brought me to a page featuring this: Link

Is it just me or that pretty Homerific?

I love Halloween.

Of course you do. You can slip a roofie into damn near anything.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Man. I always get Sweet J and Sofa confused on the facebooks. J - what are your initials?

Jason B.

Last name rymes with a kids' card game.

Jason Boldmaid?

Jason Brazyeights?

 

[proninja]

Sweet J, good luck man. I tried to muddle through a bad marriage for a few years before finally giving up (ex was the one to finally say 'enough', but our marriage was destroyed long before we divorced). It is soul draining and emotionally taxing. And if you aren't careful it can sneak up on you and effect your performance at work, your ability to parent, or sap your will. You are in a really rough spot and if there's anything I can ever do to help, just holler at me.

Thanks, bud.

By the way. . . So I NEVER un-friend people on facebook. It's silly to do, because you could just ignore them, right? But some people are just starting to clog my ##### up. Too many weird look at me posts, to much needyness. Too much . . . I don't know, just too much.

You got a stance on unfriending people? Not that it has anything to do with anyone you know. . . . .

I'll ignore, but not unfriend. You never know when that weird guy who posts political drivel all day might know a guy who knows a guy where you want a job or something.

 

[Frostillicus]

Thorn, get an avatar. It's time.

Ideas?

Perry Mason?

LABS greatest gift to me was when we all decided we'd do a random draw and choose each other's avatars. Thanks to Happy Schnapps, people will always associate me with 'poop'....I remember him saying "Malaise, I'm about to make you a star".

I think we should all try and come up with an avatar for Thorn and then vote on the one we like the most. Can't vote for your own. Game?

Fo sho

My vote

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Man. I always get Sweet J and Sofa confused on the facebooks. J - what are your initials?

Jason B.

Last name rymes with a kids' card game.

Jason Boldmaid?

Jason Brazyeights?

Jason Brippoker?

 

[T Bell]

Sweet J, good luck man. I tried to muddle through a bad marriage for a few years before finally giving up (ex was the one to finally say 'enough', but our marriage was destroyed long before we divorced). It is soul draining and emotionally taxing. And if you aren't careful it can sneak up on you and effect your performance at work, your ability to parent, or sap your will. You are in a really rough spot and if there's anything I can ever do to help, just holler at me.

Thanks, bud.

By the way. . . So I NEVER un-friend people on facebook. It's silly to do, because you could just ignore them, right? But some people are just starting to clog my ##### up. Too many weird look at me posts, to much needyness. Too much . . . I don't know, just too much.

You got a stance on unfriending people? Not that it has anything to do with anyone you know. . . . .

I've only unfriended my sister and my mother. Long story. I have a few friends where I hide all their newsflow, but I did not unfriend. I don't like to hurt feelings, but it hasn't stopped several people from unfriending me.

And I have an inkling of what you mean. If it's what I think it is, yeah...it's pretty brutal. Throttle back.

Yeah, I've hidden a few different people, all high school classmates.

One was a pretty hot chick who still is, but she married into a New England blue blooded family and her husband's a surgeon. No kids, and they rub elbows with Boston high society and she constantly updates about it... along with her job, which consists of writing reviews for a major travel magazine about luxury Carribean resorts that she visits.

Another one is this mousy Asian chick that married into a Mormon theater troupe (I #### you not), so all she does is update about 1) what kind of salad she's having for lunch, 2) her latest child, or 3) some random boring theater update.

 

[Guster]

i feel a little creepy going through Sweet J's FB profile and looking for his sister... but just a little

You should feel creepy. Going thru someone's FB profile to looking for his sister is uncool. Show some class.

Btw, you have a connection on LinkedIn, Lyndsey H. I just "used" her picture while I was taking a dump at work. What's her story? She single? Come from a broken home maybe? Daddy issues?

single last i knew. father owns a flower shop :nttawwt:

she thinks she's more attractive than she really is, so we get along pretty well