Dear So and So

[redrhodie]

I'm such a sucker. It's off. What was that, half an hour?

She got her back claw caught in it, and was stuck with her leg over her head. I hate it when that happens.

[Catrin]

I'm such a sucker. It's off. What was that, half an hour?

She got her back claw caught in it, and was stuck with her leg over her head. I hate it when that happens.

hmmmm, she knows how to get your attention

[Becky]

Dear YMCA,

Please explain to me why the swim team needs the pool for 5 hours Monday - Friday afternoons and evenings. When are normal people with jobs supposed to swim?

Signed,
Disappointed

[alexis_the_tiny]

Dear self,

amazing, you lasted all of 48 hours after your parents returned home before the anxiety, dread, stress and crying started. Also, you resisted the urge to hurl the stupid constantly ringing phone out of your window.

Dear people who care,

I made the choice long ago that once I have enough money to do so, I'd move away from my parents' house and stop having a relationship with them. Now I do have enough money but only JUST ENOUGH. Yes, I could be putting 800 bucks a month towards grad school instead. Yes, I realize in the context of the culture we live in, to not have a relationship with one's parents and to choose to live away from them is considered immoral, bad and I don't know what else. No I don't care because this was a hard decision I finally made after too many bad things happening with my family and realizing I don't have the skills yet to negotiate a relationship with them. Its the right decision for now, because I need to learn how to relate to people without freaking out and my parents need to understand what these things called 'boundaries' are. You have not lived in my shoes for long enough to understand what issues are at play in the decisions I make. So while your concerns are very valid and I appreciate having someone finally be concerned with my life, please, please, please withhold judgment of what I want to do and just be supportive. Living with my parents and trying to have a relationship with them isn't right for any of us right now. Maybe in a few years time, it will be. But now, what I really need is to find a place, start transitioning to living on my own and just keep on being happy, stable and calm instead of starting the slide to becoming dark and angry all the time.

Dear potential landlord,

I'm calling you on your crap. Your room was available for rental until you heard that I'm local and suddenly, your 'relative' wants to come live with you and its not for rent any more? This isn't the first time I've had this kind of nonsense pulled on me and I knew what was about to go down the second your agent asked me "Why aren't you living with your family if you're local?" Please go sod yourselves. I hope that one day, when you're experiencing the same dire need to find a place to live in as I am now, that the same thing will happen to you.

[Susan126]

The salt water gargling must have worked Mimi because you were looking fine and Don well what can I say he was looking great!!!! Full of energy, happy, enthusiastic, he's truly amazing! I had a super great fun time and ride yesterday! Let me know when you and Don do your October P12! Hopefully less detours and a bit cooler though!

[Biciclista]

I guess i had a 24 hour sore throat virus. Throat was red, tonsils nasty, and I felt rotten too. Go figure. And Saturday I just laid around! But yes, that salt gargle worked.
I am extremely glad to be done with super hot rides for the year (and I hear all you non-northwesterns snorking) it was in the 80's!! full sun ALL DAY!!

[Reesha]

Dear Mall Parking Garage,

How dare you try to take out my roof-mounted bike when I drove into your recesses! You should know that your efforts failed: the bike is fine. You did succeed in mangling my ancient Thule tray, but that is no big thing. I still have a bike. Nya-nya-nya-nya-nya!

[marni]

hmmmm, she knows how to get your attention

make sure and get her chipped if she isn't yet. It's not as good as a bell on the collar but if she gets rid of the collar and gets out it may help.

Our kitties love to run around the house naked, but I'm a mean mommy and insist that they put their collars back on. Of course they are totally house cats but rules is rules and mama don't allow no naked kitties round here.

marni

[bmccasland]

Dear Fire Gods,
I know it's a tender box out there, but could you relax a little in central Texas? You have a massive fire going out of control too close to my Dad's house. Dad has been through enough in life, and doesn't need to loose his house too boot. Granted that's true for most people.

And Dearest God of Rain - they'd appreciate a vist over in central Texas. You dumped a whole lot of water to the east. Were you directionally challenged? You should have gone WEST.

Thank you.

Sign me, worried daughter.

[Trek420]

mama don't allow no naked kitties round here.

marni

to which all the kitties sing:
we don't care what mama don't 'low
we're gonna run 'round nekkid anyhow
mama don't 'low no nekkid kitties 'round here

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Mimi, so glad to hear that RD is feeling well after his treatment and that you had a good bike ride in the sun!
Good also that you got rid of the throat infection.

[Biciclista]

to whom it may concern
I really am ok with having an 80 year old mother out dating. But how do I know when to worry when she's not home when she's normally home or instead just think, oh, she's out with her new date?

[lph]

Mimi, you have a really cool family