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Sandman

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  1. I think if a parent wnts to do things for their children, that's their choice. I didn't ask my folks for much, maybe babysitting when the kids were small. But if they offered? You bet your ass I'm accepting. 

    20+ years ago, my twins were in preschool and I was drving a 1993 Pathfinder. It was paid off and ran fine, not that it mattered because we couldn't afford anything else. It fit the double stroller and all the other shit. My mom felt differently. "I don't like you driving the kids around in that old car.", she said one day. I told her that's too bad because it's what I can afford. She said she'd trade me her 2001 Mazda SUV for my car and she'd trade it in for something new for herself. Done and done, you bet I jumped on that deal. 

    "We want to buy XYZ for the kids", go for it. "Here's our old [hosehold appliance], we're getting a new one", I'll take it. When I moved into my house 13 years ago, my dad decided to buy us a washer and dryer. He had gobs of money and won't miss it, I said knock yourself out. But I never would've asked him for a dime.

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  2. 1 hour ago, texasdago said:

    Ditto in SW Austin... master bath hot water is on vacation.  Have a space heater going under the sink we think is the main culprit.  We'll see.

    I just put a heater on the pipes coming out of the water heater. Hoping this works. Otherwise, I have to go to my MIL house to take a shower. 

  3. 1 hour ago, UT_OB1 said:

    Will it not give me utensils?

    Who buys food at McDonald's that requires you to use utensils? Straws don't count.

    And don't say Mcflurry because we all know the ice cream machine is down.

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  4. My daughter wanted a specific Keurig coffee maker for christmas, she told us it was available at walmart. I looked at their website, it claimed there was one left at a store across town, one that I hate to go to. I was 100% sure the website was full of shit but we went there and boom, it was right there on the shelf. A christmas miracle, for sure. 

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  5. On 12/16/2022 at 6:25 PM, Sandman said:

    I made the mistake of texting my sister to she if she had talked to our dad about our christmas get-together. She lives 1/2 mile from him and sees him more than I do, as I live 20 miles away. This innocent question quickly turned into her sending me longcat texts, letting me know that she (and dad, supposedly) are mad that my adult children see my MIL and their maternal grandparents/extended family more than they see my side, and how she feels like an afterthought to them, blah blah. I resisted the urge to blast her about her own kids' bullshit and said I'd ask my kids and get back to her. 

    My daughters are 21 (no pics) and have moved out of my house and have jobs and lives of their own. I cannot control their schedule and don't want to. Now I don't want to go over there at all, I don't want this fucking drama bullshit. 

    Yesterday, I received an even longer longcat text, apologizing for her earlier outburst and explaining how she feels like she needs to go to therapy. I just said "ok" and left it at that. We're all meeting for dinner after Christmas, hopefully it'll be drama-free but not gonna hold my breath.

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  6. I made the mistake of texting my sister to she if she had talked to our dad about our christmas get-together. She lives 1/2 mile from him and sees him more than I do, as I live 20 miles away. This innocent question quickly turned into her sending me longcat texts, letting me know that she (and dad, supposedly) are mad that my adult children see my MIL and their maternal grandparents/extended family more than they see my side, and how she feels like an afterthought to them, blah blah. I resisted the urge to blast her about her own kids' bullshit and said I'd ask my kids and get back to her. 

    My daughters are 21 (no pics) and have moved out of my house and have jobs and lives of their own. I cannot control their schedule and don't want to. Now I don't want to go over there at all, I don't want this fucking drama bullshit. 

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  7. On 12/12/2022 at 10:17 PM, Js1 said:

    They’re back, but worn cross body now
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    Huge fan actually 

    I used on when I was on vacation in London last week. It was the greatest, I fucking loved it. I'd say 60% of men over there were wearing one too. I was so sad when I came back home and I'm too embarrassed to use one now. 

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  8. 2 minutes ago, mrhorn said:

    For those wondering how the team will respond to Terry, I’ll just leave this here.
     

    When Bob Knight got fired from Indiana due to his own off the court issues, the team loved asst coach Mike Davis and made a run to the championship game. They begged IU to make him the HC and he got the job. Turns out he was a shit coach and IU has been wandering the desert for the better part of 20 years. 

    You need to pray that Texas does a real coaching search after the season. 

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  9. Just got home after 10 days in London. I hadn't been since 1985, so it was almost like I had never been at all. The tube is just easy mode for getting around, loved it. My legs were fucked after the first 2-3 days of walking so much but I acclimated after that. Now it's just my left knee that feels like it's full of broken glass. Saw the normal tourist stuff, hit up a couple of christmas markets. Saw the Morocco fans storm the fountain at Piccadilly after making it to the knockout round. I can't imagine how wild it is right now as they've made the semis. Overall, a really good time.

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  10. Last saturday, I was out shopping with the wife. She was trying on coats and I was holding the bags. After shifting these bags around a few times, I pulled a muscle in my ribs, below the shoulder blade. I could only take half breaths, the pain wrapped around my right side, it was pretty bad. We left the store and I said we gotta go home. I was driving and that was a mistake, it was a nightmare. We get home and I laid down and felt better quickly. Sunday, I was much better. Monday, I was getting dressed and as I pulled up my pants, that same muscle/area said "Surprise, bitch!". Thankfully, I was working from home last week.

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  11. This will be the first holiday season since both of my kids have moved out. So of course, my dad and sister are asking me about their availability for such-and-such day. I just say I don't know. Why can't they text or call these adults?? That's a trick question: they know that if my kids aren't interested, they will forget to reply. They aren't bad kids, they're just 21 year olds who would rather do their own thing, I get it. But I am expected to play the telephone game and get info from one person and relay it to another. Fucking hell.

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