Well, I guess your H's erratic spending pretty much answers the question of whether this is an MLC or not! Blowing that much money in so short a time is a pretty good indicator of it. And of the fact his brain is pretty much disconnected, or in teenaged la-la land somewhere, where money isn't an issue. It's good that you separated your finances before it got any worse.
I hear you on the lopsidedness of their thinking, that nothing is too much for them, while anything is too much for you. My H spent the MLC years constantly buying "toys" to fill his void, yet nastily stating that if we divorced he'd hide all his money, even stop working so he didn't have to pay child support--with absolutely no consideration of where that would leave his own kids!
Your dad sounds like a really caring man. Funny, my parents were really big on the reading instead of watching TV issue as well. As a child I felt a bit of a cultural misfit when other kids talked about shows and characters and commercials, but now I'm grateful for all the time it left to read, and dream, and write stories, and play outdoors....
My weekend was good, thanks. I'm chuckling about the cats & the king-sized bed, thinking they're probably like kids: take even the tiniest little baby into your bed, and in the dark it seems to grow 10 sizes, so that no matter how you lay you're being pushed off your bed and kicked in the stomach. Will you settle for a queen instead?
Wow, you must have been dangerously skinny there for a while! I'm 5'8" and got down to about 125 during the worst of the MLC, but you're just back UP to that weight. Beer and pound cake, huh--what we won't do for our health! Actually, now that my H is recovered I notice it's easier for me to put the weight back on, so I have to be more careful--no more late-night snacking here. I quite like being a size 6!!
I think you said your house needed some work and had a pretty big garden. Are you still there until May? And how will Max & Quigley feel about the move? Are they outdoor cats who play in your garden? And will you miss the garden yourself when you move to the condo? How will it feel to leave your marital home?
