Couch 224: 2day, 2morrow, 4evah!

Trust me, you don’t want a *sugar free* one.

Why do you eat these things, ex-gangster? It’s already an abomination with sugar, taking sugar away makes it more so?

I know what auto-correct did there and it’s too cute to change.

just had to say I agree it's too cute to change. haha

I love the new name!

The chocolate in these things is the best chocolate ive had in years. Just unctuous. An who doesnt like mint? The first two are great. I just tried a third piece and didnt even remember eating it, so that was an interesting experiment, not to be repeated.

Im down almost 10 lbs this month, which is not even 10 pct of what i need to lose, and more than i have lost in 4 years, and in 15 years before that. I am trying to find what works for me. It feels like i am always depriving and never succeeding.

I need the limiting function of the maltilol. Its like antabuse for chocaholics. SD wanted me to try the Skinner box, so im complying. BTW, no jury dury for me next week, so my civic duty has been fulfilled thanks to covid.

My parents used to buy this giant box of full-size Peppermint Patties from...Price Club? Some sort of pre-Costco/Sam's Club warehouse store. And then we'd each eat one after dinner sometimes. I like that it's dark chocolate. Though chocolate tends to give me a headache now, so...

Thanks for this. Also needing the guarantee of a credit card, not a cash card.

I just wanna ask, whose idea was this? Were the girl's parents willing, but the teenagers WAAAAANTED to do it? Sorry, but there are just too many bad reports around here this time of year. I know we have different times of year, but still!

Does your daughter realize she will have to ZOOM us every morning noon and night?

I am unsure now my ex says you drive it in 17 hours with 3 one hour rest stops. I was basing it on the fact that my daughter seemed tired ofter driving 4 hours with small rest breaks but that was 2 years ago and she didnt have the confidence back then. I have only driven it once 19 years ago with a 3 year old and a 6 month old and we stopped frequently overnight several times so maybe i am not the best one to be advising. I am just going to let it go and see what happens as my anxiety is ramping up. I will tackle things as they come up seems the best way

Yeah, thats kinda the point. My parents didnt do anything like that. I want to have a sophisticated end to dinner

So, I struggle to even ride (let alone drive) in a car for more than 5 hours (the trip back from our honeymoon, a 6- or 7-hour drive, was torture). I can drive for 3, maybe 4. Like I would need to break up that long of a drive into maybe 4 days. But some people have much more stamina for driving/riding, and maybe your daughter is one of them?

Hey, if ex-h is their first stop on the way there, maybe he can go with them the rest of the way. I think he better be prepared to! Or maybe the girl's parents will meet them there.

Okay, i feel better now!

She is going to be fine. You are being a good mother, in my opinion (not that what I think matters).

All of the u.s. hyper parent fear mongering and molly coddling of late teens is really not good for anyone.

First, they are not in the u.s. Second - good lord. Fear mongering at its finest. I had the best trip with friends (and no hyper active parents) when I was in my senior year of high school (I was 16 at the time).

Where do you get this stuff from? Late night tv? Fox news? Fear- R -US magazine?

Annual blood work results back. Everything perfect, liver enzymes still way low on gluten free.

I’m slightly anemic but that’s the only result out of range.

I trained as a journalist, ya know. My first role model was Lois Lane. Plus i do active listening.

I just think that there is a middle ground between this and overprotection.

Im happy with my projected outcome, that ex-h is gonna have a handful / houseful of teen girls he didnt expect! Which i THINK is where daff is? Its like, if he wants to insist, then its on his head. Daughter is old enough to NOT give daff crap / for daff not to have to take it.

But if it were me, i would still want my questions answered, then i would do severe bodily harm to the ex-h, just sayin'! Which is why they wont let me have any more husbands!

Fear-r-us magazine lol its pretty safe here especially in my state

Your the kinda person i worry about them running into. Wasnt Mad Max based on that senior trip of yourn?

Wait, you trained as a journalist, too? Well, that explains so much... (I did as well, and worked as one for a few years.)

I'm posting this response from today's Carolyn Hax chat as a public service announcement and also as evidence of why I love Hax:

: Lucky to have this opportunity and I hate it

During COVID time I've tried to still do some of the things I wanted to do with life, such as take certain classes and workshops. I began one recently that I had to apply to enter and was very much looking forward to it - and I hate it. Hate the dynamic and the subject matter (which is not quite how the class was described). I'm sure I'll get something out of it but I can also see being OVERJOYED when it ends in 4 more weeks. I'm middle aged - can I quit this? I grew up as a pleaser and guilt tripped by miserable parents, so I stay in everything too long "because I should."

A:Carolyn Hax

The beauty of never quitting anything, because you've lived a lifetime by externally imposed "because I should" rules, is that you get to quit your first thing with a Get Out of Guilt Free card. And glitter and a fizzy beverage and maybe some tasteful flamingoes.

Who what when where and i always forgot the 5th.

Stop chucking up bits of Info’s life history!

*Italian
*problem mothers
*same state
*early career as journalists

I’m very suspicious.