Wii my DD is the same way and I feel embarassed since I don't even know half the things she asks me and her questions are very similar to your D16s but mostly about nature, animals, plants, planets etc. The other day she asked me daddy what a black hole? uhhh...well it's this thing in the space that can absorb most things." Her: "what does that mean?" Me: "uhh how was school today?" Her: "Fine. Did you know the stars can die like people?" Me: "No I didn't know that, how do you know?" Her: "yeah because we're learning about space in our class" Me: "That's cool, what did you have for lunch today?" Her: "Mmmm I don't remember. Daddy, what do the grasshoppers eat?" Me: "Probably grass and veggies...maybe donuts sometimes" Her: "Nooooo daddy you're silly!" Her: "Daddy how do you make chalk?" Me: "uhhh, ummm probably with some colors and clay...I'm not sure sweetie" Her: "and what about xyz and abc and qrs?" it never stops. But like you said it's totally cute and I wish I could feed her quest for information.
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Me: 35|WAW: 38|D: 6yo | http://tinyurl.com/2dxx7m6 Feb 2006, left, came back in two weeks Aug 2006, left again Apr 2007, filed for divorce Dec 2007, reunited Mar 2010, moved out, filed again
Well, I'd been thinking recently that at least my sister had a stable R, considering I'm separated and my brother's about to be, but not so! Apparently, sister is kicking out her live in of one year now too...at least he wasn't fooling around on her...that we know of. This will be number 3 for her. He's got till December to find a place and move on...very civilized break up. Isn't life grande!!!!
Actually, number 3 was the best of the batch for her! but it turns out he's not very supportive and, in fact, very critical of her son. He's also very rigid and controlling in many ways so sister has had enough. It's actually quite positive that she's the one who decided it was time to part ways. The last two R's were horrid and she kept on taking it. That may be the common denominator in all our R's, we each take too much crap from our spouses, most people would move on a lot quicker than we do in my family. I know that my mother, love her dearly, has always been super critical of my Dad, it's just a fact of life that we all grew up with. Being bitched at was just a part of being married so probably brother and I just didn't see it in as negative a light as we should have. So we hang in there taking the crap when most people would be moving on. Who really knows, eh?
Hey life is not always the white picket fence dream so yes the occasional arguing and fighting is part of being married. It's part of living together. How many of us never fought with our siblings? right...all of us did and that's no reason to turn our backs on them and say good-bye, goodluck!
It's too easy to quit.
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Me: 35|WAW: 38|D: 6yo | http://tinyurl.com/2dxx7m6 Feb 2006, left, came back in two weeks Aug 2006, left again Apr 2007, filed for divorce Dec 2007, reunited Mar 2010, moved out, filed again
No one deserves to be put down though. Sure there is that awful nagging that comes up on occasion(my kids think it will motivate me where all it does it bother me!). I am still learning by taking how these things make me feel and then trying not to do those same things to others. No, I doubt that I will ever be the perfect wife but I am working on not being so terribly serious. I want to have fun too! lol
kat
Me-53(and learning!) S24, S21, D18, D17 Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming. Dory
Wasn't that a song? Kat just wants to have fun! I think the point I was trying to make re my family marriage issues was that we take more crap from people than most would because negative interaction was just seen as a part of marriage. My mom would rip a strip off my dad in front of people and it would just be another day to us. Once he asked her to stop doing that in front of others and the next time she let one slip she said sarcastically "Oh, I'm so sorry, I'm not supposed to embarass you in front of other people", of course, this was said in front of other people. So we just got used to this kind of interaction. So when my wife became cold, rude, hurtful and shaming I would brush off more than most people would. Maybe if I had of been more willing to confront the behaviour rather than let it slide by it would have made a difference. Who knows but it's something to consider when searching for Mrs. Whatis 2..."Take no [censored]" will be my new motto. I do remember when I and Mrs. Whatis 1 were first dating she used to complain a lot about me such as "why don't you call me more often" rather than "I'd really love to hear from you each evening" or "all we ever do is fool around" rather than "I'd really like it if we dould do something special next Friday"...there are ways of approaching people re issues which don't utilize mild shaming but are positive and relationship builders. But, becasue I came from a family where shaming and attacking was a way of life, it didn't occur to me that maybe this just wasn't OK. I just went along thinking it wasn't such a big deal...well, it really is. People should treat others with the same love and respect they want to get themselves. Shaming, guilting etc is no longer the way Whatis wants to have a R and will not allow it in the future. Mrs. Whatis 1 came from a very dysfunctional family here yelling, screaming, infidelity and aggressive struggles for control were normal. Maybe not a good combo! But hey, we lasted 17 years, something must have worked there for a while. Presently Turtle and I don't have that kind of R, we drink beer togeher (OK,it's Root Beer), fart and watch football in our undies...well turtle is a little more modest, he keeps his shell on. But, can that Turtle belch...it's incredible to hear him belch a Mozart symphony, what a treat! Later DBers, I've got work to do.
Me: 35|WAW: 38|D: 6yo | http://tinyurl.com/2dxx7m6 Feb 2006, left, came back in two weeks Aug 2006, left again Apr 2007, filed for divorce Dec 2007, reunited Mar 2010, moved out, filed again
