and then they retire and are around 24/7. Right or wrong, mostly wrong, you/your space is violated constantly with interuptions. All of a sudden you get how to run a house now that he's here. I had more time when D was in kindergarden, and there was no bus service so you were constantly driving and trying to plan errands for 2.5 hrs so you didnt waste the drive into town.
I definately am guilty of "snubbing". Who knows the couple at the pool may have just had a blow up and not cooled off yet...
Pity me that the heart is slow to learn
What the swift mind beholds at every turn.
Edna St. Vincent Millay