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Re: Marriage Online: Charming or Overexposed (Mom & Dad skip reading this one too please)

tmanettas — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:20:10 -0000

I can see where snark can be a turn on. It's the age old you want what you can't have, distance makes the heart grow fonder, etc. With that being said; Tonys absolute, most FAVORITE line, that he does have me repeat for dinner guest, is YOUR line: if you don't sleep with/blow your husband, somebody will.

Re: On a cure for what ails

tmanettas — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:27:33 -0000

omgosh....Terra! Will you please come parent my 10 year old for a bit. I promise to listen attentively while you go all Super Nanny on us!

On a side note; I heard her say "The Queen was made because she was Jewish" and this is cracking me up. And she is so super smart and she knows she is Vegan. If squaring off the entire dot puzzle isn't the best ever, I am not sure what is.

Re: On media misrepresentation

tmanettas — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:41:32 -0000

SO, funny. I just used the term UNparenting before reading, scouts honor! I quite fancy your line:

"a few minor rungs short of spreading hatred."

I like that. A lot.

Though I've never heard of unschooling before today, I have to say my first reaction is the same as the home schooling brand. You all love your children in a way I don't. Maybe that's severe.

But I admire that kind of affection.

Take from that what you will, loving your kids more or different than I love mine isn't really what I was going for....but I am not sure what I was trying to say.

Re: Why I Am a Compulsive Cleaner

tmanettas — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:23:35 -0000

Your line:
"The other reason I clean is because I can control the outcome. I know that when I'm done the house will look nice, and I will be able to immediately see the fruits of my labor."

Is exactly why I am a compulsive cleaner. I know the focus could be diverted to something else, but nothing is quite as productive as cleaning. And at the end of the day, I don't mind that instead of relaxing on the sofa, I understand that relaxing for me is on the sofa AFTER I have an immaculate house.

Re: What Moms Really Think About - Pet Peeves

tmanettas — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:11:46 -0000

interrupting. Me or anyone else around. What you have to say is not more important than anyone else's words. Unless you are interrupting to tell me we won the lottery or you bought that rockstar house on Lake Travis in Austin.

Drunk arguing. Both guilty.

When you get home after your 2 hours daily commute, after working 10 or more hours, that kitchen sink-it didn't have any dishes in it. They dinner I cooked that was waiting on the table with a beer-can't walk themselves into the dishwasher. Put that shite were it belongs, cuz if I wake up the next morning and the only thing in the sink are your dishes from the night before-God Help Us All. I know the tired line 'it was just a plate and fork, Trace-' works the other way too-

As for the socks Mr.Lady-I wash them the way I found them. Dried, ad refolded in the same manner. I don't turn socks-not for him or anyone. The kids manage to wear inside out socks, YOU.CAN.TOO.

Re: What Moms Really Think About SEX

tmanettas — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:06:42 -0000

like: 'whoa this kinda sucks.'
or
like: 'ewww...please leave me be....'
or
like: 'hmm....maybe after you figure out where to stick that thing'
or
like: 'MUST I EXPLAIN EVERYTHING?!'

Re: What Moms Really Think About Marriage - The Good, Bad and Ugly

tmanettas — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:49:47 -0000

One of my prized sayings about marriage: 'Like a houseplant-if you keep pulling it up to examine the roots it can't grow.'

Not that I don't go digging through the file cabinet of 'WELL, that one time you did blank! Guilty as charged.

When Mr.T and I started ~~dating~~ hooking up, we became pregnant 2 months later. We decided not to get married just because we were pregnant and decided to wait. Make sure we would make good parents together before we jumped into being lifelong mates. In all the ignorance surrounding us at 19/21 I am so proud of that decision. Family members were pissed. His thought I was a slut, mine thought he was a shmuck 'knocking her up' and not even making her legal? Tough times-though we have prevailed(thus far.) And man alive if anyone of you would have seen what we were like in years 1-4 you would have all wagered bets that we couldn't possibly last. We treated each other like crap. I offer no excuses either than we were 20/21-24/25 and were too dumb to figure out how to give up the formal way. Thank god!

I would say were I focus the most is selecting my battles wisely, and sticking to my guns on the things I am most passionate about. One thing making me think we can really make it through the test of time is that we have always have one fight, and one fight only- we happen to fight about that topic frequently. Money. I am passionate about spending it, he is passionate about saving it. He stays dedicated to his cause and I stay dedicated to mine. That, I find to be respectful.

Saying marriage is work-well that's an understatement if ever I heard one.

Re: What Moms Really Think About Physical Appearances

tmanettas — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:36:00 -0000

Grrrowwlllll......

Looks! That's what got the party started! At least for both my husband and myself; we met in a Hot Tub.

But, in hindsight we should have been a tad more honest that those looks would most def change. I wouldn't always have a prebaby tummy(and admittedly now-never will have that prebaby tummy) He wouldn't always have the sexy beach volleyball 6 pack. Which is cool. I would say that for us, I obsess about my looks and Mr.T SO DOES NOT. Like Mrs.DD said-my look is much more cultivated and takes mass amounts of planning. Makeup, workouts, passing on margaritas and going for the vodka and club soda instead. Expensive jeans to conceal saddlebags, top notch bras to get that rack back on it's shelf. Sucking in, standing tall......but y'know what makes me feel better than turning strangers heads at the bar-the fact that Mr.T notices NO DIFFERENCE. NOT A ONE. Cut off sweats, tank tops braless, no makeup, hair all crazylike, 1 inch long leg hair-no nig thang to him. So why do I go through all that? For me. It makes me feel pretty, which makes me happy then everyone catches the happiness.

Re: What Moms Really Think About SEX

tmanettas — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:26:10 -0000

Sex after kids hasn't always been fantastic, I don't think I am alone when I say we have gone through 'dry spells' where we just aren't firing at the same target. However-that never stopped me from initiating AND TALKING. I will be the first person to say that if I have gone more than one go through without mine I absolutely speak up and say-let's rework this. And I expect the same in return from Mr.T.

For us, I think it works well for me to be the initiator, Mr.T works all day, managing people, telling them what to do and I think a little provocation from his spouse helps him at the end of the day. But that is said lightly, because you don't always want the weight of sex initiation to be on one of your shoulders solely.

We have found a way to keep it fun, spontaneous and sometimes even *gasp* planned. We haven't lost the spark to keep the creative juices flowing and even after 2 kids, 7 years of marriage, gaining incredible amounts of weight to support the growth of humans and body parts settling a few inches south of where I would prefer-I think we both feel completely comfortable where we are. And can still have fun and appreciate that we have gone these distances arm in arm.

Re: What Moms Really Think About Physical Appearances

tmanettas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:18:34 -0000

love this!! What great relationship topics-I like that you have ladies from all walks of the relationship spectrum!! CANNOT wait for tomorrow!