Sometimes I wish that my family could just learn to respect boundaries. I know that this is something nobody was educated on when we were growing up in my household. In fact, there was no such thing as respecting a word that the other humans said. We were all constantly locked in battle, trying to […]
Read MoreI remembered several times that I was trapped in the barber’s chair with ice cold air conditioning pounding down on my head from an overhead vent. I’m definitely not the type of person who ever treats myself. I do not spend a lot of money to keep myself happy, healthy, or motivated in this world. […]
Read MoreI know our energy bills are going to be through the roof after this cooling disaster When my husband said that he wanted to have kids I looked at him like he was insane. Then, I shrugged and told him good luck with his pregnancies. It really gets my goat when men try to pretend […]
Read MoreSometimes I feel like I am the only voice of reason in my family. I come from a group of extremely smart and resourceful folks… But they often do things that I do not agree with. Lately, everyone has been convinced that we need to invest a bunch of money in getting our heating, cooling, […]
Read MoreFor many years my company has been talking about expanding. They have been dead set on acquiring another facility and spreading our operations across the city. They believed that they could make a lot of extra money if they had a retail space on the west side rather than relying on all of their business […]
Read MoreSometimes when I think back on my old way of living I get very depressed. To be fair, I also feel extremely impressed by the things that I used to regularly accomplish. You see, when I was dating my ex he was extremely demanding. When we lived together, the necessities for his care only increased. […]
Read MoreGrowing up is extremely boring. I knew that adulthood wasn’t going to be a dance in the park… But I never thought that I would be crawling like this. It turns out that working a regular job a day after day really drags you down. Worrying about all of your personal and home responsibilities is […]
Read MoreWhen my husband said that he wanted to install a heating, cooling, and air quality control system in our garage I thought that he was being foolish. Either he wanted to create the ultimate man cave so he could escape from his responsibilities in this separate, private space… Or else he was looking to spend […]
Read MoreI can’t possibly perform my creative hobbies without more adequate indoor air temperature control, such as a method to heat the uncomfortably cold outdoor air For several years I argued with my wife about the utility of purchasing a house with a sun room. I have been convinced that a sunroom would be an amazing […]
Read MoreIf you are going to have children make sure that you are careful about influencing their early interests. I know it can be difficult because you want your children to follow in your footsteps. Therefore, you often find yourself presenting them with the same toys, programs, and hobbies as you enjoyed as a child. However, […]
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