I just rememberedI'm going to an ugly christmas sweater party...and I'm supposed to bring a bottle of my favorite wine, everything else will be provided.
I don't drink wine...do you think they would be mad if I showed up with a bottle of Boone's? (technically it's 'wine'... )
Bring a bottle of whiskey instead. No one will mind.
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I just rememberedI'm going to an ugly christmas sweater party...and I'm supposed to bring a bottle of my favorite wine, everything else will be provided. I don't drink wine...do you think they would be mad if I showed up with a bottle of Boone's? (technically it's 'wine'... )
Bring a bottle of whiskey instead. No one will mind.
it's a "stuffy" company party...I really want to bring jello shots, but it's 'family friendly'.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Kicking myself for not DLing another book before I left the house this morning....I have plenty of them on my cloud but damnit, I forgot, cuz the one I started last night is crap, it's a YA book, and doesn't tell you that....it's written from the point of view of teens, I'm like someone kill me now! lol
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"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Going to get back into volunteering. I miss it.. It just makes you feel better, and gets you out of the misery of one's own life.. At least it does that for me!
My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I've got a Christmas party to attend - my second one in 2 weeks for my second job. My daughter was up a few times in the middle of the night and I'm pretty tired. Gonna need my second wind!
My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
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My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
Well I've only ever seen him once a year, he never lived with us, so we really don't have any kind of relationship. That's unlikely to change, he has a wife and 4 other kids. I've never met any other member of his family beyond them and don't even know if he told his family about me (his eldest child)
My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
Well I've only ever seen him once a year, he never lived with us, so we really don't have any kind of relationship. That's unlikely to change, he has a wife and 4 other kids. I've never met any other member of his family beyond them and don't even know if he told his family about me (his eldest child)
Sounds very familiar, but now everyone knows about me and I've met more of the family so it's better...maybe you should ask him...?
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My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
Well I've only ever seen him once a year, he never lived with us, so we really don't have any kind of relationship. That's unlikely to change, he has a wife and 4 other kids. I've never met any other member of his family beyond them and don't even know if he told his family about me (his eldest child)
Sounds very familiar, but now everyone knows about me and I've met more of the family so it's better...maybe you should ask him...?
I'm 28 now so I'm guessing if he wanted me to meet his family it would have happened by now. You see, having children out of wedlock was not the done thing in 1980's Ireland, so it would be something to be hushed up. He also worked and still works in politics, so again a secret child would not have helped his career in rural Ireland haha
My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
Well I've only ever seen him once a year, he never lived with us, so we really don't have any kind of relationship. That's unlikely to change, he has a wife and 4 other kids. I've never met any other member of his family beyond them and don't even know if he told his family about me (his eldest child)
Sounds very familiar, but now everyone knows about me and I've met more of the family so it's better...maybe you should ask him...?
I'm 28 now so I'm guessing if he wanted me to meet his family it would have happened by now. You see, having children out of wedlock was not the done thing in 1980's Ireland, so it would be something to be hushed up. He also worked and still works in politics, so again a secret child would not have helped his career in rural Ireland haha
I'm 32 now and I didn't meet anyone til my late 20s either, but I do understand the cultural differences and that he works in politics, my dad is just a Joe shmoe...
Music is my Religion and Pearl Jam, my Savior! Tattooed Dissident!
My dad called to arrange to meet up for his yearly Christmas visit to acknowledge my existence. So on Monday I'll go and meet with this man, who may as well be a rarely encountered uncle or family friend for all the connection I feel to him. I barely think of him from one end of the year to the other, and evidently the same is true for him. Yet when he is brought to mind, all sorts of questions arise, to which I have no answers. Not sure how I really feel about it, or how I should feel about it!
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
Well I've only ever seen him once a year, he never lived with us, so we really don't have any kind of relationship. That's unlikely to change, he has a wife and 4 other kids. I've never met any other member of his family beyond them and don't even know if he told his family about me (his eldest child)
Sounds very familiar, but now everyone knows about me and I've met more of the family so it's better...maybe you should ask him...?
I'm 28 now so I'm guessing if he wanted me to meet his family it would have happened by now. You see, having children out of wedlock was not the done thing in 1980's Ireland, so it would be something to be hushed up. He also worked and still works in politics, so again a secret child would not have helped his career in rural Ireland haha
I'm 32 now and I didn't meet anyone til my late 20s either, but I do understand the cultural differences and that he works in politics, my dad is just a Joe shmoe...
I do regret that I barely know my younger brothers and sister but I see them even less often, didn't even meet them til I was 16 (even though one of them is only 10 months younger than me!)
How did you find getting to know your dad's family?
Christmas cards of themselves haha who does such a thing? : ) well maybe if it's really funny ones.
Someone here sends cards with a pic of their family...even if she didn't have kids, I would like getting one. She's so creative with her pictures.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
She really does go all out, if she sees this and feels so inclined...I'll let her post some examples.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
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it's a "stuffy" company party...I really want to bring jello shots, but it's 'family friendly'.
- Christopher McCandless
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
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That's disturbing.
I know how you feel I used to feel that way about my dad, but we have a better relationship now. I hope you and yours work it out eventually.... *hugs*
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Well I've only ever seen him once a year, he never lived with us, so we really don't have any kind of relationship. That's unlikely to change, he has a wife and 4 other kids. I've never met any other member of his family beyond them and don't even know if he told his family about me (his eldest child)
Sounds very familiar, but now everyone knows about me and I've met more of the family so it's better...maybe you should ask him...?
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Even that is a stretch. Unfortunately, the 2 cards like this we got are just a normal picture of each couple. Very strange.
And I'm wearing socks.
IN my apartment.
Seriously.
Who wears socks inside?
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Me when I'm cold! Lol
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Pretty much everyone I know.
Oh wait, you don't live in Canada.
I'm 28 now so I'm guessing if he wanted me to meet his family it would have happened by now. You see, having children out of wedlock was not the done thing in 1980's Ireland, so it would be something to be hushed up. He also worked and still works in politics, so again a secret child would not have helped his career in rural Ireland haha
I'm 32 now and I didn't meet anyone til my late 20s either, but I do understand the cultural differences and that he works in politics, my dad is just a Joe shmoe...
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I do regret that I barely know my younger brothers and sister but I see them even less often, didn't even meet them til I was 16 (even though one of them is only 10 months younger than me!)
How did you find getting to know your dad's family?
Someone here sends cards with a pic of their family...even if she didn't have kids, I would like getting one. She's so creative with her pictures.
- Christopher McCandless
- Christopher McCandless