Hey Ad, Happy Birthday. You have great insight and understanding (and tolerance) for your teenagers. I'm in awe - and I learn a lot reading your posts about them. My kids are 17 & 14 and struggling.
TPS Me: 44 H: 42 M14 T17 S10 D7 10/10 H moves out after death of his father-same month 21/04/12 H is 'DONE' 04/05/12 OW/PA confirmed (rumors from 2010) July '14 H ends affair May '15 H moves back home
Happy Birthday! This will be late as I am still on mod...
M46,W41 D16,D18 M22,T25 BD 11/12 W moved out 01/13 Piecing 10/13 Divorced 01/15 "Whether you worry or not has no affect on the outcome. But, moving forward, letting go, and making changes can." UrWorthy
Food expenses for three teens at the beach were pretty high, lol! Refrigerator mandatory. I baked a gigantic lasagna on day one that served for lunch, snacks, and midnight feedings for a few days. We got our money's worth at the all u can eat crableg place. I loaded the kitchen up with hot pockets and ramen and freez-pops, watermelon and oranges. Brought pancake mix from home, and the stuff to make egg burritos. They just eat constantly!
My gift to me was an ebook and its sequel and the time to read them, and one of those hi-calorie frozen margaritas from the grocery store, and my dogs on my porch. Quality alone time.
Also cleaned the very pathetic 30-gal fish tank, thinking to get it ready to sell, but I really like those hangers-on that have hung on through my neglect, so I bought them some buddies and am spending spare time gazing at the beautifully clean and landscaped tank and all the happy fish.
Do you know, H's friend that H moved out to live with, texted me birthday wishes? Everyone on earth but H celebrates my birthday. Phooey on him. My next husband is going to bring me flowers.
Adinva 51, S20, S18 M24 total 6/15/11-12/1/12 From IDLY to H moving out 9/15/15-3/7/17 From negotiating SA to final D at age 50 5/8/17-now: New relationship with an old friend __ Happiness is a warm puppy.
It is sometimes lonely when you are carrying must of the load with the kids. Also knowing that if you make any comments about doing all the heavy lifting you get called a b!tch or a nag.
but anyway..
Have you read Wild, the book in Oprahs book club. I highly recommend . It really helped me get over a slump.
---- M 39 H 35 D5,D4 M 4 T 9 ILYBNILWY 5/18/11 Left 7/11/11 Divorced 12/1/13
