Mellow Musings

Good for you being the bigger person with your nasty ol' neighbour. Even if it eats you up... you unknowingly put her in her place. I haven't seen the Bucket List yet, but definitely want to. That's so cute that Kota is looking out for his mom by telling you that you can't watch it again. How sweet.

LOVE THEM!!

Lucky you!! I hope the next week just flies by for you!

Karaoke with the folks sounds like a total blast! We once went out with J's parents, and they kept calling his dad up on stage. His dad sings like Elvis and even had a few songs on the radio back in the day -- all Elvis covers of course. (I made sure to click your link on your last post too, btw! Thanks for sharing. )

Oh gawd, that stuff kills me! I get a lot of similar emails from Peta's weekly campaigns, and I can never bring myself to watch the videos.

Great post!!

It sure is a gorgeous place. Don't worry - you'll still get there this summer. It will be just the retreat you and your kids need after an agreement is made on the 3rd. Being in a peaceful place like that is good for the soul... and even if the location holds old memories of family tradition, there is always room to move forward and create new beautiful memories together. BTW, I absolutely LOVE how they don't allow people to use boats on the lake. That's awesome!!

Wow... He obviously is harboring a lot of pain in his life if he's going to lash out at you so cruely like that.

I love your answers! I'm gonna have to do this! They're always so much fun.

Do you have any close friends who have also experienced the pain of divorce, and understands what you're going through? It sounds like you really need someone to talk to. Maybe a counselor? You've been so strong for your kids, that you must be feeling drained... you need someone to be strong and listen to you. *hugs*

Sounds like a wonderful weekend!!!

No worries about the novel response. That really is unbelievable and such a shame... what a wasted life to invest so much energy. They must realize that they will never tear you down, and instead are just driving everyone away. Sounds like they really deserve each other. So, so sad... and I imagine that must be impossibly hard on the kids to see parental figures act in such a mean-spirited, childish way. Wow... Thank goodness the kids have you and your hubby.

She also says JMH social worker Garnett Frederick told her that Florida is "an anti-gay state"?! WTF!?

That's such a GREAT perspective with the two different scenarios! We always have the power of choice. Past experiences are not an excuse to lose control. I'm glad that you made the positive choice to change. I never would have known that you used to be this completely other person. You see to always be so happy with such a zest for life. Your story kind of makes me think of my ex boyfriend who constantly blamed his family for all his short-fallings in life. It was embarrassing. He had this real attitude that the world (or his parents) owed him something. Meanwhile, his brother who grew up in the same household learned to let things go, and managed to pursue a very successful and happy life. It just goes to show that you can't move forward if you're forever tied to past bitterness. The truth is, in many ways my ex probably had a far better childhood than I did... but I never once used my childhood as an excuse to act like a jerk.