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[FranC]

Awe shucks, thanks.

I admit, it's kind of embarrassing to bring such stuff up. I guess the part that bothers me is that it's these kind of circumstances that solidify my own thoughts on how they feel about me. I mean, I sometimes had my own doubts about it. Questions like, "is this all in my head?"; "Am I perhaps reading too much into this?"... It's a mind f'er really.

I appreciate you all letting me vent.

I did reward myself for good behavior though. I ordered both a Mongrel rda and an Arbiter rta, Merry Christmas to me.

 

[barkfunklerbunk]

Mornin' Radomizers . . .



Might I suggest you "Smudge" your home before or by New Years Eve . . .

A Sage Smudging Ritual To Cleanse Your Aura & Clear Your Space Sage Home

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Should be helpful to make sure there is no MIL vibes left over . . . Just Sayin' . . .

BTW: If I were you I might even do it a few times . . .



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We actually have done this to our houses before we move and settle in. We used to live in a house where a murders+suicide occurred, but "cleansing" the house this way, we never had any ill feelings, spirits, or what have you. Living in that house with that fact never bothered me one bit. Living in a 100+ year old house you're bound to be in a space of good, bad, and ugly history.

 

[ShamrockPat]

Well, if we're talking family .............. I actually love my two in-laws more than my own two parents. All day, every day.

 

[JCinFLA]

I guess the part that bothers me is that it's these kind of circumstances that solidify my own thoughts on how they feel about me. I mean, I sometimes had my own doubts about it. Questions like, "is this all in my head?"; "Am I perhaps reading too much into this?"... It's a mind f'er really.

"Stuff" like that does mess with the mind at times. For me...I've found it's helpful if I think about the person who's being less than nice to me, or those who may say bad, hurtful, or untrue things about me, etc. In other words, I need to consider the source. If they're someone whose opinion really matters to me, and I value it...then maybe I need to take a look at myself, what I'm doing, or how, etc. If they're someone I don't care about and/or whose opinion I would never value...I just blow it off and move on. What they think of me...isn't worth my time stewing about it or trying to make sense of it.

It's easier said than done at times, but it's helped me a lot.

 

[FranC]

You can pick your friends but not your relatives. So true.

 

[FranC]

I won’t go though the sordid story but I did not attend my fathers funeral. The “sordid” had nothing to do with me.

 

[Uncle]

Is it worth the watch since it was canceled after one season? It's hard to get into a series since one invests that time just for networks to cancel it!

Yes - Although slightly open ended about the future by the finish of the series - there is some closure . . . BTW: The book which the series is based on - "Brave New World" by Aidous Huxley - IMHO, is good read too and easily available . . . Just Sayin' . . .



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[Uncle]

I always say we put the fun in dysfunctional.

Hey There - WAIT ONE MINUTE - I bet "My' Family can beat your family at this game . . .



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[Uncle]

Okay, in case anyone might be interested, I finally got it done:

The Innokin Kroma-Z POD/MOD - Review by Uncle​

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[hittman]

You can bring a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.

On top of everything else, my wife found out that her best friend’s mother went to the hospital last night and my daughter went over to console the daughter she’s known forever but never bothered to call or text my wife. My wife found out this morning from a text that her friend sent after she went to bed. She’s really mad at our daughter now. And so the world turns.

On a brighter note, I got in my third workout this morning since I’ve been off. It’s starting to get easier and I hope I can stay motivated to stick with it. I did also mix another 40ml of mix mint with wta while I was downstairs. I don’t use it in anything else besides my mint mix for work.

 

[hittman]

Okay, in case anyone might be interested, I finally got it done:

The Innokin Kroma-Z POD/MOD - Review by Uncle​

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Definitely interested. I’ll go read it now.

 

[hittman]

Okay, in case anyone might be interested, I finally got it done:

The Innokin Kroma-Z POD/MOD - Review by Uncle​

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Great job on the review!

 

[Uncle]

Great job on the review!

Means a lot coming from "You" - THANKS


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[FranC]

Okay, in case anyone might be interested, I finally got it done:

The Innokin Kroma-Z POD/MOD - Review by Uncle​

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I enjoyed your review

 

[hittman]

Means a lot coming from "You" - THANKS


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I mean it. It was really nice to read. I just commented there again. I couldn’t resist taking a little jab at innokin since I’ve contacted them before saying I would like to write reviews for them but they weren’t interested evidently. That’s ok. I’ve got about as much as I can handle between VapX, geekvape, vaporesso, Freemax, sourcemore, and health cabin. Although thanks to PMTA, Freemax can’t send review samples to the United States right now. I really wanted to test the new Maxus kit too.

 

[ShowMeTwice]

Family, hmmm. Ok. Dysfunctional, check. Stranger than strange, double check.

My real blood family is/was about as messed up as could be. My younger brother and I have always been super close. We are not close with our older brother at all. He is a "character" and I will leave it at that. My Dad was a great guy but not the fatherly type. My mom was, ummm, think I will leave that one totally alone. I loved them all.

Moving right along... there is blood family and family who are not blood. Check and Check.

I had more of a motherly Mom in my life, than my own mom, from the time I was 15 years old (1975) and well into my adult life (until she died). She knew my blood family and what growing up in that environment was like. I learned more from her about nearly everything than I did from my own mom. She took me into her family and demanded that I call her Mom even though I was still living at home with the blood family. I was always at her house and invited to her family gatherings and outings. When I turned 16 I started staying at my new Mom's house. I learned from much time spent with her family that there are Families and there are families.

I learned more about love (and loving and opening ones self to being loved), and acceptance and tolerance from my newer Mom than I did my own. She taught me how to be disciplined and how to be balanced in the mind. Taught me a great deal about a lot. Always encouraged me to "just go for it" with nearly everything in life. She was a psychologist and raised 6 kids of her own (her husband died young). Also had a gay son who we all loved. Everyone accepted him, as is. I am still close with her remaining kids. All accepted me as part of their family. I am forever grateful.

Having the influence of a strong willed and smart Woman in my teens, and onward through my life, was exactly what I needed most. I wouldn't trade my experience away for any. Nope, none. And I really miss her a lot.

Family is NOT always the blood folk. Nope. Family can be anyone, anywhere, anytime. It's a frame of Mind.

 

[FranC]

I loved my Mom very much.She had 3 daughters by a previous marriage. I was a late baby, born when she was 35. She was taken by a massive heart attack when I was 17.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

Raises hand for dysfunctional family - both mine and the outlaws. Some of the stories are eerily similar. Kudos to us for surviving them!

Years ago I asked my MIL how my hubby turned out mostly normal by comparison and she immediately replied 'He escaped!'. His family is in OH, but he moved to Boston in the 70s. We haven't gone out to OH since she passed. I miss my MIL (and FIL who died several years before her) but don't miss the extended family dramas.

I did some mixing over Christmas weekend. New Years tasks are cleaning bottles, setting up some tanks, and add a few more mixes to the stash. Work gets crazy(ier) after the 1st and I won't have much time to play.

Thanks to all for being here. Lurking is my outlet when I need a break from the insanity. Not to mention, I get a lot of good mixing ideas

 

[hittman]

Raises hand for dysfunctional family - both mine and the outlaws. Some of the stories are eerily similar. Kudos to us for surviving them!

Years ago I asked my MIL how my hubby turned out mostly normal by comparison and she immediately replied 'He escaped!'. His family is in OH, but he moved to Boston in the 70s. We haven't gone out to OH since she passed. I miss my MIL (and FIL who died several years before her) but don't miss the extended family dramas.

I did some mixing over Christmas weekend. New Years tasks are cleaning bottles, setting up some tanks, and add a few more mixes to the stash. Work gets crazy(ier) after the 1st and I won't have much time to play.

Thanks to all for being here. Lurking is my outlet when I need a break from the insanity. Not to mention, I get a lot of good mixing ideas

I escaped from Ohio also. I grew up about 45 minutes north of Dayton. I joined the army, went to Texas, Saudi Arabia, and New Mexico. I moved to Kansas City with my wife when I got out in 92. Never even considered moving back. There was nothing there besides a few family members for me. We drove back several times to see my mom, dad, and sister. I’ve been trying to get my sister to come visit us for years but she never does. I have a brother but we really don’t talk. I haven’t seen him since my dad’s funeral and don’t care if I ever do after some of the shady crap he pulled with my mom before she passed.

 

[FranC]

At 17 I had nothing left I’d call family. So I left and went back to the boyfriend I left. We got married, had 4 kids. 26 years later I lost him to a massive heart attack. He was a type 1 diabetic.