I landed on the duct-taped parts

This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series atypicalrelationship

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I am not the right woman for him.

I refuse to discuss marriage.

I am shoving my children down his throat.

I am just using him for sex.

I am under my mama’s thumb (and after her money).

I let That House come between us.

I wouldn’t have nothin’ if it weren’t for [...]

Interlude: Humiliations Galore

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series atypicalrelationship

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His parents went to Greensboro for dinner and a hotel room to celebrate a special family occasion.

Which means that we had one of the very few chances for us to have some quiet alone time.

After a full day that involved trying to pull the toilet in my bathroom to unclog it [...]

Update to Subwaygate:

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Subway has apologized, saying

We at SUBWAY restaurants place a high value on education, regardless of the setting, and have initiated a number of programs and promotions aimed at educating our youth in the areas of health and fitness. We sincerely apologize to anyone who feels excluded by our current essay contest. Our [...]

Subway discriminates against homeschoolers, ohnoes!!!!!

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Subwaygate. They’re calling it Subwaygate now. Subway is having a contest and the grand prize winner gets ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL ($5000 VALUE) (caps and emphasis mine). They are not giving away CASH, they are giving EQUIPMENT of a specified dollar amount. And some (drama-loving, imho) parents have taken offense, shrieking [...]

Big, Bigger, Biggest

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Lorelle issued a Blog Challenge: Blog About Being Big – aka Successful. Specifically, to write about a moment when I felt “big”, or to write “what it would look like if I were big”.

When I first read her post yesterday, I was all prepared to pick and choose between conquering anxiety attacks, [...]

Randomness

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I’ve been working a LOT more hours (much more than I expected) since I promoted. The boys are (predictably) more clingy.

I was hoping the Sneaky Chef thing would be more of a series than it actually is. I do believe the people able to sneak this stuff past their kids are [...]