Couch 182: Spiced Gingerbread.

My wife once had the top of her cake slide right off during transport.

But on another cake she did even better. The top spontaneously fractured into three tectonic plates that all slid off in different directions right before our eyes.

I like stopdog.
Because she is not a dog.
Do you like hot dog?
eat, eat, eat hot dog.
Hot dog, burger,
coca cola.

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Look what Santa brought!

Ahhhhhh i can just picture it now:

It's snowing and we've been playing in the cold.Hna got her younger stuck to a metal pole because she was trying to lick @@. ."oh good lord" mama SD sighs as she walks towards us from the porch in her pink slippers, and purple dressing gown, her hair in curlers. After scraping a screaming una indoors she hands us knitted jumpers and hot cocoa.

Is that for realz ?

These T's get younger and younger every year...

I woke up feeling like not seeing R today. He hasn't replied to my email (s) from friday. I just don't care anymore, he wasn't there for me this weekend.

Its 7.05 am and I'm going to get ready to go gym. I guess I'm still surprised that i'm still going.

H has gone to the hospital again. This time he thinks he has serotonin syndrome... He's only been on Lexapro for 2 days? He's not the man I fell in love with and married. Another $325 down the drain. And each time, there goes more hope of having a baby. There's nothing I can do about it.

Up and at em. Time for work. Hurry up Wednesday. I’m very thankful for the 3 day week this week.

Hugs...it's possible he's having some sort of side effect from the Lexapro, but unless he's also on something else that affects serotonin, pretty sure it's not serotonin syndrome. I'm sorry you're dealing with this...

I just started Lexapro a few weeks ago. Given that in the leaflet coming with it, serotonin syndrome is listed as a side effect with no probability associated with it since not enough people experienced it for it to have statistical significance, I also highly doubt it'd be that.

Sorry that everything currently sucks, Scarlet, I hope your situation can improve somehow soon

I'm sorry you're still going through this.

What happened to him seeing the psychiatrist or starting therapy?

Do you think there is a chance your marriage could be saved if he was willing to try marriage counselling? Would it be easier to stay in this relationship or to leave?

Hi ho Hi Ho off to work we go.



Sorry it just reminded me of that.

First reaction= awww that's so cute of him.

You do deserve to be treated with kindness NP.

I've fixed it. This is what happens when I use my phone in the morning and it autocorrects.

Sorry I don't think you guys understand those wedding pictures! They're pure works of art, revolutionary and like the penicillin of medicine. I would love to have my wedding day captured like that.

That's so sweet of him. He obviously really cares about you.

I hope that he can understand that you're missing a vital piece of info. It would be like trying to make a cup of tea without the tea bag.

It takes a lot of effort to keep going after your original choice. I've seen a few mothers still smoking whilst pregnant and I'd be lying if I said I didn't judge them.

You're still making progress with the drinking!! Have you also noted specific times that you do- like is it always on X and Y days after coming home etc?

I kinda feel the same way.. xDD

I know many aren't a fan of him on here, but I love my T. They're doing another round of layoffs at H's job. His job is probably safe, but he could be losing at least one member of his team of 4. I was really worried about it last night and emailed T, in part to ask that, if he did get laid off, would T consider seeing me (hopefully temporarily) at a reduced rate (though less often of course), since he mentions on his website that he's willing to work with clients on their financial situation.

He replied with a kind email this morning, explaining how his policy works, that if someone had x% reduction in income, then he might reduce his fee by the same percentage. He said that one client was temporarily unemployed, and he saw him for just $5 for a few months. (He doesn't take insurance, so if he was taking $5 from a client, that's all he'd be getting.) He said, "In short, I feel confident that we could make something work." I think this helps me understand that it's not just all about the money for him. I mean, I suppose I should realize that anyway, but still...

I think for therapists it is a mix about money, adoration, and power. Plus it is indoors and does not require a lot of math.

At best I would be the eccentric lesbian aunt with too many cats who gives you a real chemistry set and lets you blow up her shed

I am not a troublemaker.
Those are amongst the least cute things I have seen.

"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet..."

Wait? Didn't you say before that you use insurance to pay? I'm confused LOL


Anyway that's nice of him. Try not to worry too much about the "what if" yet, maybe nothing bad will happen.... I know it's hard with anxiety though but now you know that things can be worked out if need be.

Yeah, sorry, that probably is confusing! I pay him his full fee directly when I see him, then I submit the invoice for partial reimbursement to my insurance (they cover 60% for out-of-network therapy). So whatever he charges is what he gets paid by a client. It worked the same with ex-T and ex-MC, where we had to pay them full fee up front (it's pretty common in this area, it seems).

And thanks, doing my best not to worry. I'd feel better if there didn't seem to be a round of layoffs there every few months...I mean, I imagine H could find another job if needed, but this one pays well (for the type of work he does), is only 15 minutes away, and is really flexible in terms of his working from home, taking part of day off without having to actually take vacation, etc.

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