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  1. Liza Lee
    In my experience, people who are interesting and interested in lots of things, stay that way unless something stops them. The main things that stop you from being interesting in your old age are lack of money and poor health. My parents are fascinating people. They always have been. My dad starting taking karate lessons back in the 70s when I was in high school. He worked his way up to black belt and then began teaching. After he retired, he bought a forge and started learning to make knives. He has slowed down a lot and has had to take some breaks due to health issues, but at nearly 80 he's still at it. My mom is a fiber artist. She always has some new project or is learning some new technique. I think one of the hallmarks of interesting older people is that they are always learning and are willing to try new things. You just keep learning and growing and take care of your health (and save a few pennies) and you'll be a GREAT old lady.
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    If your goal is to reduce your husband's pain, then you need to keep this secret. It's not like you saw your FIL and the other woman out on a date. You saw something that looked suspicious and you were nosy and opened the email. You don't know if MIL knew or not. MIL may have been fully aware of her husband's infidelity, but chose to ignore it in front of her son. She may have known that the knowledge would crush HER SON, so she pretended not to know. If your FIL has a history of infidelity, he may marry this new woman and then cheat on her, too. At least the new one knows that FIL doesn't respect marriage, since she was a cheater with him. I'm so sorry that you and your hubby are going through this.
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    They are probably just as crazy as she is. I wouldn't waste my time trying to get in touch with them any more.
  4. Liza Lee
    Sooze!!! Good to see you. I've been hanging out here some lately.
  5. Liza Lee
    Those are two of the best books out there about abuse. Another book that was important for me is "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin de Becker. Also, check out the links in my signature.
  6. Liza Lee
    Ditto. Using two spaces messes up formatting on my blog, so I'm working hard to overcome the habit. I took typing in the mid-70s, so it's been a long time.
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    There are links to some more abuse information in my siggy.
  8. Liza Lee
    The used car market is weird right now. After the cash for clunkers program, a lot of older cars that would have entered the used market were scrapped. There are not as many beaters as in the past.
  9. Liza Lee
    I separated from my husband. He was verbally and emotionally abusive. The divorce was final in March and I am free from a life of misery. Are you married to an abusive man? I didn't think I was because he never hit me. The Cycle of Abuse characterized my life with my husband. My ex-husband is a misogynist who may have Narcissistic Personality Disorder. If you are being abused please take steps to protect yourself and your children. You may now return to your regularly scheduled activities including homeschooling and forum frivolity!
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    I probably would. My ex had a Volvo when we got married and we drove it for about 10 years. I heard several years later that a friend of a friend's child was driving it and it was still going strong. Also, the safety factor is huge for me with a new driver.
  11. Liza Lee
    It might be a wolf/husky mix. We used to have a husky and there's something not quite husky-like about the dog's face to me. It's not quite broad enough and the nose is too long. Or something.
  12. Liza Lee
    Not stupid. Just too trusting. I'm sorry. This is a big mess.
  13. Liza Lee
    Have you adopted the children? If you can legally adopt them, then suddenly their needs DO count.
  14. Liza Lee
    Have you discharged the debt, or just not forced your ex to pay? If you have simply ignored the debt, then you need to roll your eyes at your ex's freaky girlfriend and go on about your life. In my state, income is imputed to the non-earning parent. My only income is alimony, but when they calculate child support, they assume that I'm earning what I would earn working a full-time job at a fairly low salary, but above minimum wage since I have a degree. If I were you, I'd use the state child support calculation and run the numbers under the assumption that you make $15,000 a year and your ex makes whatever he makes. If your ex wants to, he can go after you for that amount. Of course, any amount that you would owe him would be offset by the $5,000 arrearage that he still owes you. Whoa. I just looked at your signature. You have 6 minor children and 2 live with you and 4 live with your ex-husband? That makes it a lot harder to calculate! Or are the two who live with you step-kids?? The state doesn't care how many step-kids you have or how much money your ex's girlfriend makes. Until your ex files for a change in child support, you don't need to do anything. Except tell the kids that money matters are not their concern.
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    SL only bans people who are not conservative enough. (yes, I'm being snarky) My friend A, who is a real super sleuth, told me that she also found Tam on a low-carb forum but there she only had two kids. The two kids were identical in age and name to two of the kids on the list of 17. A was able to find some information using IP addresses and they were posting from the same location. The IP address was registered to a man in Arizona. When people finally started questioning Tam on the SL boards, she disappeared. Every once in a while she will pop back up and post once or twice, but never give any explanation for the disappearance other than to say that she's had health problems. She posted again on SL right after the troll here was outed.
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    I'd listen to the pharmacist. He/she is much more knowledgeable about the environmental requirements of medication than the nurse. Can you put the drugs in an insulated container and put that at the top of an ice chest? And take them out at night maybe?
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    :iagree:
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    I'm Heirloom over on SL, and I posted a thread in Dear Sonlight telling them that there was a troll making the rounds. I listed several of the screen names and also listed some themes. I never mentioned Tam in my thread. Sonlight pulled it off the website and posted a message from a moderator saying that they have received troll reports and if you know anything to send them an email. I'm sure that several people saw the 17 children theme and thought I might be referring to Tam. I have heard that Tam posted a picture on SL claiming that it was her new family compound, but someone else said that she recognized the location and it was a ranch/park/something that is open to the public. I did not see that thread and it got yanked off the SL website. There is one thread still available on the SL forum where someone asked if anyone had ever met Tam IRL. Nobody had. Any time someone accuses her of being a fake or a troll, half the forum members get really angry and Sonlight pulls the posts claiming that they violate TOS.
  19. Liza Lee
    New allergies can pop up any time. My 23yo dd has recently acquired an allergy to SOMETHING and we haven't figured out what it is. My 21yo has multiple food allergies. With my kids, most new food allergies have started with a "funny" feeling in the throat. After another exposure or two, they will start having a lot of mucous and drainage. Then they start throwing up with every exposure. After that, full blown anaphylaxis. You need to make an appointment to see an allergist as soon as you can to get this diagnosed. Until you get it diagnosed, never leave home without benadryl. My 21yo carries both Benadryl and an epi-pen with her at all times. I don't want to alarm you too much, but this can be life-threatening. Call the doctor today.
  20. Liza Lee
    And since this thread was started I figured out that I know MSPolly IRL. Her oldest and my 3rd child are almost exactly the same age.
  21. Liza Lee
    Standing in line and carrying trays is why we go to MickeyD's.
  22. Liza Lee
    Hi, Lisa! It's good to "see" you again. I hope you remember me. At various times I've been MomUv5 and Elizabeth in TN. I've been bumping into you on homeschool forums for years and years and years. I believe that you're not a troll. I realize that you have DID and have been dealing with it for a very long time. But you're not a troll.
  23. Liza Lee
    I just remembered that I'm facebook friends with Martha. So she knows my real name. I also realized that I've been bumping into MosaicMom (Is that her name now?) on forums forever and ever. We even emailed back and forth a few times, but it was maybe 10 years ago.
  24. Liza Lee
    I've never met anyone from here that I know of. However, I met SWB at a seminar she did in Arkansas many years ago. And I've met lots of Sonlight people and Flying Cow Tavern people. I used to be a lot more active on this board a long time ago.
  25. Liza Lee
    I suspect that she lived in Michigan in the past and doesn't anymore. Some of her personas had a theme of moving to Michigan. I also think that she has posted on homeschoolreviews.com
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