i cant get over how he’s such a bright kid, but such an air head at the same time. when will this end?!
I think you’re being petty and I feel petty for noticing.
Yet again, I hope there is a special place in hell for those fraudulently use my cc, causing the card to be cancelled, which will cost me a lot of time to change all my auto-pays, quicken account, etc. Hate to say it, but it always seems to happen after I have been in touristy areas… 
Wow, D, you are one lucky young woman. You forgot to confirm your consulate appointment, so it was canceled. The Philadelphia consulate has NO available appointments before you come home to Maine on August 7. Boston has been showing no available openings in August for a couple of months. But when you checked today, there was an opening on August 10! So that will give you time to get your ducks in a row and still get your visa on time. Whew. What a rollercoaster. I’m exhausted. Please grow up!!
No, you are not “screwed” because you did not get a 5 on your AP exam.
And totally unrelated, if you did not notice that 100 people asked the same question today, please do not be surprised when I fail to chance you for MIT. 
Oh, how I wish…As someone has also posted…“God grant me the serenity…”
In my boot camp class one of my friends whispered her suspicions to me.
Friend: Did you ever notice Ken shaves… everywhere?
Me: Uhhh, no. How would I know that? When would I see him naked? When did you see him naked?!?
Friend: No! Not there. I mean his legs. It’s weird. Why do you think he does that?
Me: I think he does triathlons, a lot of cyclists and some swimmers shave to reduce drag.
Friend: Oh. I figured he was a serial killer and didn’t want to leave any hair as evidence.
No one understands in my world. How awesome that Dd got five fives on her AP exams this year. And took them the last week of senior year and already locked down school of choice. So focused. I didn’t do a 100th of the work to get into college.
All kids out there today. You really rock!
I know it’s stupid and petty but I gotta get it off my chest…for some reason it irritates me to no end how Kerri Russell’s character on The Americans always wears her hair to the side when it’s down and not in a wig. Really irritates me ~X(
We SO need a “beating your head against the wall” emoji here!!!
Whew! So nice to have the temp drop 25 degrees and humidity fall from the 85% to the 50%. I feel like an entirely new person.
You got her A Ring!!! I’m gonna be the best mother in law ever! And your brother is so happy! Your father too! We are all so excited so hurry up and propose already!!! She is just the best! WOOOOO!!!
For the first time since the traumatic breakup … a conversation with DS in which his broken heart does not come up as a topic. This has been the hardest three months in his young life.
Ok, IRS, I get that you want to be sure you collect from folks who don’t pay, but why spend your time and resources trying to get those of us who PAID on your website no less, to pay AGAIN?!?!?
Last month you sent one letter to H and me. We sent it to our CPA who promptly sent you proof we had fully paid in early April and that funds were taken from our account and put in yours.
This month, instead of an apology and correction we get TWO letters, one to each of us each asking for full payment yet again!?!?! Please find and fix your bug(s) in your system and go after scofflaws and those thieves who are getting refunds they don’t deserve.
We will give you one more month to fix your error before asking our US Senator’s office to help this get sorted out. Really, this is upsetting!
The airline lost her luggage with all her new clothes. The car died on her when no one in the family was closer than 2 hours away. The DMV now has no record of the 4 hours it took for us to do her Real ID check, meaning they won’t issue her license. She had to wait all morning to have the windshield replaced when a huge random crack appeared. Universe, she’s only 17. What did she do to so piss you off that she deserves all this in the span of a week?
I have the world’s best family.
Today is my daughter’s high school graduation party. (I’ve been cooking for about 2 hours, and it’s almost 9 am.) We’re looking forward to seeing family and friends, including my 4 siblings and their families.
I just got a message from one of my sisters, sent at 6 am. They’re on their way to NJ (we’re in NY) to see her sister in law, who is on her deathbed.
With all the turmoil in her home and heart, she thought enough to let us know that she wouldn’t be coming, and why. She even mentioned that she has a gift for my daughter, as though that’s important.
Kids, as you face the idea of going away to school and leaving the nest, don’t forget the love and support you have from the people in that nest. If you’re as luck as I am, they’re the people you’ll love for the rest of your life, long after your high school BFF is a distant memory.
Did some house renovations. Broke a few ceramic items.
I can say with certainty that the only thing that super-duper glue bonds to INSTANTLY is human skin. Time to go on a crime spree. All my fingerprints are buried under that danged stuff.
Superglue was invented for astronaut ‘repair’; for medical use it is now called ‘dermabond’
I am a chemist, yes. Do I care about your constant updates featuring the stuff you found in major media outlets and forums? Egads. NO! Please don’t poison my weekend by sending me that novichok crap!
Why can’t you understand that asking him to pick you up at 3:30 am to save $35 is ridiculous and
means the same will eventually be expected. Your sense of entitlement is weird and makes me unhappy.
We have been totally independent for decades so please do not start this now.