Mantis Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread *sigh* ...and a quick check of the rental/housing market reminds me of why this same question keeps coming up, and why I keep staying: I can't afford to run two households, since I can barely afford to run one, even on my salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread GOD I hate when one of my flimsy plastic plates falls on the drying heat bar of the dishwasher. ... Corelle. Its biggest downside is that when it breaks (which happens more when it gets old, but that's 10+ years IME) it makes many many small pieces. Otherwise, does everything plastic does without the burny-stinky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Is it too much to ask to be treated with some respect? Is it too much to ask to be allowed to have a little dignity? Evidently, yes, it is. If it makes you feel any better: yesterday I got up at 5:45am to change and feed the kid, and did everything I could to keep him quiet so he wouldn't wake up the wife. She woke up at 6:30. By 6:40 I had been loudly told that I was lazy, selfish, and a bad father (these are exact words, by the way). And people wonder why I am not a morning person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Note to self: remember to remind wife how much I love that she doesn't do any of those things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Note to self: Stop whining about what you DON'T have and be grateful for your wonderful Husband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread I don't have to be reminded of that anymore. I make sure I tell him often how wonderful he is, when I'm not bragging about it in places he visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread What I am slowly figuring out is that my wife (bless her heart ) has her mouth hooked up directly to her brain, almost like Tourette's. So I am constantly (constantly!) treated to a stream-of-consciousness play-by-play of the workings of her head. Which is fine when she's not angry. Really, if I were to emit the screamings of my inner voice, I'd probably offend... everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Ah. A filter problem, then. Her mouth must be kept busy long enough for the filter to catch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread What I am slowly figuring out is that my wife (bless her heart ) has her mouth hooked up directly to her brain' date=' almost like Tourette's. So I am constantly (constantly!) treated to a stream-of-consciousness play-by-play of the workings of her head. Which is fine when she's not angry. Really, if I were to emit the screamings of [i']my[/i] inner voice, I'd probably offend... everyone. How old is the kid now? My wife said (and I quietly agree) that part of her brain got relocated into the placenta, and it took a while to regenerate in its normal location. That "while" was a few months; I admit sleep deprivation (on both our parts) made it difficult to be sure of when she was back to full brainpower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread A year and a half, and I don't think the kid really has anything to do with it (except for inflicting sleep deprivation on both of us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Yeah, 1.5 yr is too long. 0.5 yr at the outside for the effect I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread OK, woman, I know you're having lower intestinal issues and all, but could you at least stop using the bathroom next to my office? Or could you at least stop cackling about it? I swear the EPA is going to shut my house down soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread ... I had been loudly told that I was lazy' date=' selfish, and a bad father (these are exact words, by the way).[/quote']Are our wives related? That sounds awfully familiar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread All women are sisters, apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Y'know, we're not ALL like that, and many of us feel there's no excuse for verbally abusing spouses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread My wife is great. Nothing like having someone else say horrible things about your spouse to pull together even further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread My wife is great. Nothing like having someone else say horrible things about your spouse to pull together even further. I SO know what you mean, lemming. Being united is one thing, but being united against a common enemy is something else entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread I SO know what you mean' date=' lemming. Being united is one thing, but being united against a common enemy is something else entirely.[/quote'] We tend to be pretty supportive of each other in any case. At the Assisted Living place, the manager was getting some info from my mom. Jenn, my mom, myself. the manager were there. At one point the manager says something about how good it was for me to look around at all the different facilities before choosing one. (I did do a lot of research). My mom's response was "I'm really surprised." I walked over to Jenn and started massaging her shoulders, also to keep her from flying across the room at my mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread How long have you two been together now, lemming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread How long have you two been together now' date=' lemming?[/quote'] We've known each other since 1989, but didn't get together as a couple until 1993. So 14 years, married for 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Just remember, no one can push your buttons like your mom. She put them there to begin with. I deal with that every time I have to deal with my mom, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread If my mom pushes buttons, I push back. It rarely occurs, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Like Lemming, OddHat and I were together several years before tying the knot, in our case, 6. We also have been married 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Re: The cranky thread *sigh* ...and a quick check of the rental/housing market reminds me of why this same question keeps coming up' date=' and why I keep staying: I can't afford to run two households, since I can barely afford to run one, even on my salary.[/quote'] Dude... I feel your pain. I stayed ion my marriage way longer than I should have because I had no idea where I'd live if I moved out. I was lucky that my best friend had a room to rent to me. However, in hindsight, I would have been better off having left sooner rather than later. If things are that bad, don't torture yourself any longer - find a way to make it work, and get out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 Re: The cranky thread Unfortunately, the maths just don't work. I'd have to pay to maintain two households, and my salary doesn't stretch that far, particularly with the price of accomodation these days. House prices have tripled in the last few years and rents have risen with them, I can't even get a small unit in a bad area for less than I'm paying for my mortgage (and my wife doesn't earn much in her part-time job, so I pay for everything - house, gas, electricity, water, food, clothes, petrol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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