Also known as, It Makes You Wanna Feel, It Makes You Wanna Try
Well this past week I learned of an engagement… It ran through my mind and took me into all kinds of directions. Happiness? Sure. Joy? Not really. Frustration? Yup check that one off.
Not my hair...
The man, who became a part of my life in ways that most guys don’t want other men to become a part of their lives, has just put the step forward into ingraining himself permanently in my kids lives…
Bleh.
Worst part, is there is a lot of “extra” communication between him and I, about the things going on with the kids… just…. aweso…. oh Hell no [ Odd, I've been swearing more lately ].
It’s buckets of craptistulocity.
What makes this crap, you ask? Since some of you know my side of the story [ There is mine, her's and something in between ] , your thinking, this is a good thing right? Well yes it is. I am really happy [ See second paragraph ] It’s just that I’m being tried way too much, having to deal with Rainman as the middleman to my kids… I’m sure there are other single parents out there who just want to punch something just at the thought of having to deal with other people who assisted in the demise. [ There is a lot to this demise, but he personifies it ]
[ Breath deeply.... Take the high road, man... ]
~sigh~
I’ve been complimented lately on how I was able to deal with such levels of crap, whereas most men just crumble into a ball of a mess [ Who says I haven't ] and all I can say is…
Hokey Pokey Anonymous… Good memories, they didn’t just put my left foot out. They turned my life around too.
[ That reminds me... I have to call Tiger. He's been asking for advice ]
So, I’m focusing on goals, and ways to be stronger. Cause, at some point someone will fall in love with me, and I want to be tubs of awesomesauce when they do. And completely and wholeheartedly fall in love with them. I’m going to have to make sure that some of the baggage isn’t still around when I’m heading to the train station of love
[ Hahaha... Weird Al, you rock! ]
[ I'm told I'm a dork ]
I wonder what makes people say that? Is it something I said? Well, I’m standing behind the train station of love as being funny…. because… it’s funny!
Where was I, oh yes baggage. Well some of it’s got to go. This baggage called insecurities, is the first to be chucked out. I wonder if it would be funner as a bonfire instead. It would provide a roaring [ Rawr!!! Grrrrrr... oops wrong subject ] amount of heat.
Next… hmm let’s see.
Mmmm, yeah, I think it’s time for more hair…. [ just kidding ] If you don’t like to look at a semi-glowing bald head [ Bawld!!! Grrrr.... oh wait... still wrong subject ] Well, your going to be out of luck…. cuz… It won’t be all about the flowing mane of golden flaxen hair around here. Because I’m part Irish. so it will be the flowing mane of deep auburn red…
What?! Oh, that would require that I have hair… Teehee.
My sympathy, my empathy, my applause for the humor, and bald men rock.
Except, I actually have a cure for baldness – should you care to peek. http://dailyplateofcrazy.com/2009/06/13/thinning-hair-cure-baldness-now/
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Awesome! I’ve known that other attributes are just important but it was nice to actually hear you say it.
Sorry to hear about that, I am sure it can’t be easy.
On the other hand, don’t feel bad for being a dork, I’m a dork. And we dorks ought to stick together. If you were closer to me, I’d suggest a dork-vention. (like a convention only for dorks – see, I’m a dork)
Thanks Alley, there is a little known fact that I’m not only the member of the dork-vention, but that I’m president too. We don’t meet as often as we should, because we are dorks.
Yes, we dorks have to stick together!
Hey Travis,
I’m a little confused because I haven’t read far enough into your backstory to know all the details, but I assume your ex wife is getting re-married? If that’s the case, I’m very sorry to hear that. Regardless if you’ve completely moved on or not, that’s a hard thing to deal with, and having children in the mix is a whole new bag of chips. I wish you strength in dealing with this
Oh, and don’t worry about your hair. I think it’s more uncommon for men to HAVE a full head of hair these days anyway. Bald is totally in vogue.
Sarah
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Mmmm… Chips! And I’m working on my Sean Connery look
Let’s go with Bruce Willis.
Yumm.
Bruce Willis with a goatee? Now that is something I can do.
I have a very unnatural crush on Bruce. Especially the Die Hard version. Sweat and blood, ohhh man.
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I thought Bruce Willis was awesome in the Die Hard’s…
I know. Sometimes life is simply craptastic. You can do this. You’re tough. Just channel your inner lion. Rar!
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Rawr!!! I feel a “Where The Wild Things Are” moment coming on….
Did they(Hokey Pokey Anonymous) make you shake all about? Because they made me and I wanted to be sure everyone else in this was doing the same thing.
PS The one that is calling you a dork must really have a thing for dorks because that’s be the cat calling the kettle black. They don’t want to admit they may be a dork too.
HPA (HiP-Ah as they are lovingly referred too) had Metro Station on loop. So if you weren’t shaking it, you were hearing about it.
Dude, I’m sure it’s tough and I don’t know if I would react any differently, but out of the darkness comes light and strength, right? Lean on your friends and know that while painful, this is something you can learn from so that when the right woman comes along, your awesomeness will come out. And bald is in brother! If it didn’t look dorky on me (because the fact that I have a full head of hair would give it away), I’d shave my head in a second. To be a bald AND confident guy is bonus. You’re the man, just hang in there until the storm passes. And kill them with kindness. Confuses people to no end…
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The best waves come from really good storms….
Apparently being bald and confident, has seriously awesome outcomes… this will be dually noted.
You know I can understand this big time. I’ve been dealing with the ex-best-friend-who-broke-up-my-marriage-and-is-now-step-mom-to-my-kids torture for 8 years. The situation doesn’t get better but I do and that helps. The day they got married was like putting a nail in the coffin and now we even have the same last name. Lovely. At least you dont have that to worry about. Time heals though
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Mindy, if I ever think I’ve got it bad, I’m going to think of your story. I don’t know how you’ve handled that for 8 years, I’d have snapped by now. However you did it, good on ya.
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Mindy, I can always count on you to know the crap of all this. You are on the short list of hero’s for me.