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I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.

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Congratulations on the birth of your granddaughter!
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My mom use to say, only the good die young.

I want to remind her of that when she threatens to live to 100.

I bite my tongue a lot, my tongue is getting smaller and smaller. 😄
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my whine moment...
i'd like to submit a formal complaint to the universe.

dear universe,
it seems to me that life is unfair. nice people are mistreated. bad people seem to get away with things. it's probably a glitch in the system. have you tried turning it off and on again? i appreciate you fix this asap. we've all been waiting for thousands of years.

thank you very, very much,

bundle of joy
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congratulations!
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Congratulations on the new granddaughter.

Prayers that mom and baby thrive!
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Wow, that's a big baby! Congratulations River!!!
(and now you've got me singing wheels on the bus... lol)
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River,

Congrats! Yay!
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River: Congratulations!
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Congratulations, River. That's a good sized baby. I trust all are well.
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My grandaughter arrived today weighing 9 lbs 7 oz. She is named for her 2 great grandmothers. She was almost a week late and my nerves were frying especially since this was done at home with a midwife. Many more years of singing "The Wheels On The Bus" for me. I have integrated all sorts of oddities on the bus as more grandchildren arrive.
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Alva, you’re RIGHT.

Oh God. No medals, no peace. I’m going to the supermarket now to get whatever they’ve run out of.
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Venting,
I bet those danged medals are on backorder as well!
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Need, Beatty,
I have bad news about our group discount. As your loyal friend, I tried to buy in bulk for all of us on aging.com. Turns out they're fully out of peace. "Come back in 50 years," they told me.

It's back to the war zone for me. Fighting one problem after another. Hope I get a medal for bravery and heroism.
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Congratulations on the grandchild!
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Riverdale, May The Lord be with your dil, new grand baby and the midwife.

So exciting to be waiting to meet the newest member of the family.
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River,

Congrats on the soon to be arrival of your grandbaby!

One of my nieces did the birth at home thing, under water, midwife and birth doula.

Funny story about my mom’s birth. She was born at home with a midwife. My ancestors came over from England and settled in New Orleans.

A couple of my friends and I went out for coffee one evening and I was telling my friends that mom was born with a midwife at home.

My friend said that her grandmother was the only midwife in New Orleans during that time frame. So I said, ‘So, your grandmother delivered my mother. Cool!’

Small world, huh?
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Getting impatient for grandchild #6 to arrive. 3rd child for this daughter and son in law and she does this at home with midwife. Due date is Sunday but she says baby is very low. She sent me on this path of concern when she really felt she would likely be a week early. Anyway I will post hopefully with happy news one of these days!
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Golden: You're welcome.
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Beatty,

I bet we could get a group discount! 😁
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Love it!! 😂😂😂

XLL Peace, free shipment

YES please!! Just about to start my day & you gals just lightened it up 🌞🌞🌞
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Venting,

I adore a person with sarcastic wittiness! You made me giggle just now.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could order it in a JUMBO size?

Damn straight, leave a really good review for it! Amazon Prime has free shipping, so we will order it there! 😊
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Thanks for all your words, all of you!

Sometimes there really are things out of your control.

Need:
Thanks! I’m also really glad. Good riddance. Now the only thing is, the discovery of that frenemy is just a tiny problem, compared to the mountain of problems in front of me (which have nothing to do with frenemies). Mount Everest is a tiny, tiny pebble in comparison. Mount Everest should be embarrassed how small it is!

Of course, I try to focus on what I can control.

Anyway, I need to vent again. Here I go: 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

I feel a little better.

Need:
Peace in my life. That sounds great. Can I order that online, size XLL? Free shipping? Do I leave a review?
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Venting,

There are genuine people who are sincere in their wishes and there are phonies who are just pretending.

Personally, I detest hypocrisy. I would rather someone be honest with me, than to pretend to be a friend.

Sooner or later, people figure out who the phonies are.

I am glad that you found out sooner, rather than later, that this person wasn’t sincere.

I am sorry that things are so difficult at the moment. As Alva always says, not everything can be fixed.

Hoping that you will be able to settle your issues, or at least find coping strategies, so that you can have peace in your life.
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Thx. Llama

Need - I actually feel ok other than sore muscles which are getting better.

venting - you do have control - over yourself and what you choose to do about your situation,
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Sorry that you aren’t feeling well, Golden.
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Golden: Hope that you feel better soon.
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Thanks for listening, and all the kindness this forum gives me. I need to vent. I'm really going through a lot. All out of my control. If I would describe even just one of the numerous problems, it would seem made up. I seriously considered writing a book about it. (I'm not a writer).

I tried to think what advice I would give a friend, if they were going through what I'm going through. But it's so unbelievable what I'm going through. Would seem like fiction.

I guess I'd say: take one problem at a time. Then just keep getting rid of the problems. Look at the big pile of problems, start with a small problem.

Unrelated to this, I discovered a new problem today. Someone I trusted, turned out to be a frenemy (enemy disguised as a friend). Well it's better to know now, that to never have found out. I cut them out of my life this morning.

Perhaps I, should, write that book. What would I call it? I guess that depends how it ends.

I hope I can call the book "It Ended Better Than I Ever Could Have Dreamed Of".
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arkh64 - Very frustrating, Maybe you can distract her. Easier said than done sometimes.

Thank goodness I don't eat ice cream anymore - unless I make it.

My whine today is about sore abdominals. I did a major trip on something and didn't fall, but oh my obliques and more are sore!!! Shows me that's an area I need to work on - side bends at least. It only hurts when I laugh, or cough or bend or...

Also I haven't been able to get a doctor yet. I am on two waiting lists. For my prescription meds I can see the pharmacist again who will send me for a TSH blood test first or go to a walk in clinic, so my immediate needs are met. I don't need another drivers medical till summer 2025 so I am Ok there, I guess getting prescriptions and getting a family doctor are two different exercises. Sigh. One of my reasons for moving here was better medical care! Hah!!! My son who just arrived here found one quickly near him. He won't tell me who he is,🤔
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Most premium ice creams are only 400 - 450 ml in Canada and because of that (in my province at least) they are now classified as single serving items and taxed too.... yeah, no thanks.
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Haagen Daz pints are only 14oz now . 😢
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