I totally remember doing this exact thing. Making plans with people either in person or over a payphone or on the phone at home and then hoping that everyone got the correct info about where to meet and what time to meet. And then once you left the house there was no way of knowing where they were or if they would actually show up. And if they didn't show up you would drive/bike around and hopefully meet up with other kids that were up to something. All the while your friends could've shown up after you left and you wouldn't have known!

This would be so unrelatable to young people nowadays. And it feels so long ago.

Edit: yes I know this is an AI image and I flared it as such but it was too relatable not to share 😂

My partner and I moved from Massachusetts to Florida during COVID. We have a son who has special needs and partner wanted to be close to family.

We got here and started drifting apart, we’ve been separated but remain friendly and co-parenting.

I found a job and was working my ass off.

My parents live in NJ. My mother died earlier this year.
Father is alive but on cognitive decline. Luckily he owns his house and has a nice retirement fund.

Yesterday I get fired from my job. That job was my life. Gone. Got a severance. The life I’ve known is gone.

Really considering moving special needs son up to NJ and live with my Dad. Dad is all for it. Partner supports but we aren’t sure how to spilt custody. NJ has better services for him, but the move will be tough

Am I crazy? I’ve tried to make Florida work, but it doesn’t. I’ve dealt with winters (lived in NJ, MA, and upstate NY) I’ll be a single parent but in the end it’ll be better for my son.

It just feels so much right now

UPDATE-Thank you for the kind words! This lady appreciates it.
I know what to do-it’s going to be hard but it won’t be forever.
Also can’t wait for NJ bagels

I can’t afford it. I currently live out of the state, but would like to come back to the area with my family one day and it’s a beautiful house they’ve had for 50 years. They don’t need the money. Why not rent it out, keep it in the family and enjoy the income?
Them: "Too much hassle"
Me: "Let a company manage it"
Them: "I’ve heard of people having a bad experience with companies. It’s easier just to be done with it."
Fair enough. It’s theirs. But man..

You should also check those smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector batteries as well.

So I went for my hearing test yesterday and I have moderate hearing loss in my left ear. I said to the lady who did my testing I think it’s crazy that they test us when we go to school and when we’re old. I may have had hearing loss in my left ear for years and never knew. I have really tiny ear canals and always had problems with excess wax.

Oh well. I’ll spit on my ear, brush myself off; and get a drink from the hose. I’ll be alright. lol

Edited lol i’m sorry I’m so tired. I fixed the typo

I'm about to start radiation treatment for breast cancer, and I'll be there every day, Monday through Friday, for 20 minutes each day, for several weeks.

I need to make a radiation treatment playlist. What songs would you add?

Do you miss the whimsy of swizzle art? Golden sun prints on navy blue cloth? Jingle jangles and coffee in the Borders Cafe after you just purchased a Natalie Merchant CD? Breezy hempy dresses with earth toned cardigans? Let's all meet up in a cornfield and dance while we laugh at the rain!

Snipped them with the scissors and went back to convincing myself I'm still 28 years old.

Does anyone else parents have an odd attachment to stuff. Like old books, knock knacks, odd kitchen appliances. Stuff that is basically clutter but they are horrified at the idea of you throwing it out after they die and they have hoarded junk for years. Ugh

What are the three most unforgettable posters or billboards you've ever seen?

Not necessarily the best-looking ones. The ones that stuck in your head for years.

No Googling. No thinking too hard. Just name the first three that come to mind.

Mine are Gone With the Wind, the Marlboro Man, and Black Velvet Whiskey.

What are yours?

who else’s mom or grandmother or aunt had these???

I’m not trying to make a joke, I’m just trying to make it known!

🤣 this has been stuck in my head for a week now! So now you all can suffer with me!! 😆

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What really blows my mind are the old phone numbers that I still remember!

Divorce, dead parents, kids that don't communicate unless they need something. It's getting heavy and I'm tired boss.

Listening to this 1993 album tonight and thinking it’s gritty, dark, vulnerable, perfect, and underrated. Guest vocals by Scrawl’s Marcy Mays. Anyone else love this album?

We were re-watching 'Airplane!' and I mentioned how cool Barbara Billingsley was for taking the jive translator part, given how she was the definition of square.

My kid wanted clarification, so I found 'Leave it to Beaver' and we watched the first episode. Normally when we watch something, the kid sits through it, then grabs the remote (we take turns) and puts on one of their shows, usually The Simpsons.

But this time the reaction was "Huh. I liked that. Let's watch another," and now it's in our Up Next list.

Not easy to find anything like it in current programming, and I'm happy to watch, too.

For some reason they changed the original title to The Quest. Had the kid from E.T. It's an adventure movie. I don't remember much but I do remember there was supposed to be a dinosaur or something living in the water and they called it Donkegin. Turns out it was a sunken excavator.

Christian is one of my favorite actors I feel like he brings a cool vibe to every character he plays! My favorite movie of his would have to be Heathers or Kuffs! Kuffs is SO underrated I love that movie so much

I’m trying to setup a collection of characters in media and literature that have Platinum hair color. I realize how silly that sounds. Comment if you want to.

And it waa not as much fun as Romy and Michelle's. As David Byrne would say: "How did I get here?"

If anyone was in the BMX/Freestyle culture in the 80’s, Rad is on Prime. It was awesome seeing my GT Pro Freestyle bike on the 65” screen. Not to mention seeing Lori Laughlin in a cheesy movie. Yeah, the movie wasn’t the best but it has encouraged me to go down the rabbit hole of Gen X movies. Jean Claude van Dame is next up on my play list.