I wish I did, I really do but I'm glad you came here to ask so someone wiser than me can give you a hand. All I have are hugs.

I'm a bit older than you at 57 and I'm struggling greatly with midlife crisis. Before now, I always thought it was a joke, like a man all of a sudden buying a muscle car. Most of the time, mine presents as fear. After my parents got Covid in June, I've been sick with fear over losing them and one day I will. The older I get the closer that time becomes and I worry and stress and am anxious and I'm a total mess. Throw in the regrets, and there are so, so many I'm struggling to get through this time, if there is a through.

I recently started using Bare Minerals complexion rescue and I love it. It looks so natural and like I'm not wearing any at all. It smooths away all those odd imperfections that start to appear with age and it does a pretty good job with dark circles.

My oldest turns 35 this year and I still have my favorite curriculums I couldn't bear to get rid of when the youngest (27) graduated. It is on my agenda to do that this year. I may need y'all to hold my hand when I get to that point in my deep cleaning.

With my first child, my water broke while I was sitting in the waiting room for a scheduled appointment. Soaked me and soaked the very nice couch they had in there. I was never so embarrassed in my life. Not for the wet pants but for the wet couch. I wonder what they did about that. Luckily for me, the office was in the hospital and I only had to go down a couple of floors to get checked in. A few short hours later and ds1 was born. It felt so surreal.

It really does. I'm about 35 minutes from my favorite beach and it still feels like a chore to get there even though I'm no longer taking children along.

Oh no, I hope they get back on your feet soon! What is C5-C7 fashion?

I bet it's regretting that decision. Crazy yard guy doesn't sound so terrible now.

I keep hoping this is a case of no news is good news.

My dad did finally find a satsuma at Ace. He was discouraged by the quality too but then discovered they labeled their satsuma by another name and that those trees looked good. I don't remember the name but he asked a worker and they were the ones who clued him in.

Come on baby! February 10th sounds like the perfect day to have a birthday.

That's so sweet of him and Maize to take the time to help a third grader out. ❤️ Thank you for updating!

I thought the same thing. Family members of the forum are still family to us.

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Almost in the same situation, except you were brave enough to already join. That's amazing and a great first step! My library is doing a reading challenge like those you see around the internet: pick a book in translation, a book written before 2000, a historical book set in Africa, that sort of thing. So each month they have a meeting where people discuss what they've been reading. The whole thing is right up my alley and yet I can bring myself to do it. I'm one of those people who gets a belly full of butterflies before things like this. There is no reason to be nervous but not matter how many times I tell myself that I still feel that way. So I get where you are coming from 100%. Having your MIL along will be huge in making you feel less anxious, especially if she is the outgoing sort. I, too, won't have any judgement if you back out but I honestly think you should give it a go. And then come back and tell us how it was.

I wondered that myself and I might yet offer, but they may want the kids to go. I just don't know.

No, the cost was on me. It was another reason I said no. That's a lot of money for us. I actually didn't say no right away because I was afraid of making a knee jerk reaction. So I gave it some thought, talked it over with DH, and ultimately decided it was all just too much, especially with the unpredictability of my fibromyalgia.

You can also add a motion activated spray deterrent. It could be used to either deter the raccoon family or your dog. Something like this.

They are 2 and 4. Right now I'm on the "ignore" list because they had asked me to go on a cruise with them, her parents and extended family so I could babysit the kids while they (son, wife, and her family) went off to do their own thing. Well one, I do not enjoy her family. Two, I've never been on a cruise so navigating one on my own would be stressful but navigating it with two small children in tow seems especially so. Three, I'd like my first cruise experience to be one I could actually experience and not be the third wheel. And four, my fibromyalgia has gone through the roof. It could be better by the time comes around for the cruise but it very well could not be and that's scary for me. So I told her I couldn't do it and I haven't heard a peep back since. I told her as nicely as I could and as soon as I could so she could make different plans if she needs to but it's been silent air.

Let me tell you, it's hard being the mom of only boys in regards to grandchildren. Yes, DIL should be closer to her mom but that doesn't make me less important of a grandparent. I don't expect to be in the delivery room but I do hope to be able to visit while they are still in the hospital. I hope I can help as much as they need, even if it's staying up with the baby at night so mom and dad can get much needed sleep. I absolutely hope to be just as important to my grandchildren as they are to their maternal one. It would be impossible for me to love them any more than I do. They are the light of my life and just the thought of them puts a stupid grin on my face. But mother's wishes always are assumed to more important than father's, so even though I try to have great relationships with my DILs, one is glued to her mother's side and that makes navigating any sort of relationship very, very difficult and this is the one who is the mother of my grandchildren. I have cried more tears over this than I can express.

Was pig wrestling part of the curriculum?

That poor family. 😞 I hope his health starts to turn around soon and that they are start getting some turns in their favor.

Oh gosh, this is me! For a very long time, I had no idea that anyone was any different. For me, the voice is just another instrument and what it is saying isn't as important as how it sounds.

I've never had that happen but, knowing me, I wouldn't say anything only because I would feel dumb for not knowing what it was about that song that they were trying to say. I'm not saying that's what you should do but only how I know I'd react. I always feel everyone else knows more than me so I really hope no one every drop song communicates with me.

I have a small suitcase like that but I don't think it would have fit under my seat, though. Just stuffing my backpack under there seems to fill it up. If you want to get a look at them to see the size in person, I found mine at TJMaxx. You could also try Marshalls and Ross, as well.