The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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A somber day, but, we go on. Prayers to all.
14 years ago sometimes feels like 14 minutes ago.
I've shared this here before, but, we have new members to this thread, so...
I got to the office a little early the morning if 09/11/01. Only one other coworker was there at the time and asked me if I'd heard about a plane crashing into the WTC. I had not. We turned on the TV in one of the partners offices, and the rest is history.

DWifey and I ended up learning over time that we lost two acquaintances in the attacks.
One was the pilot of the plane that hit the Pentagon, Charles "Chic" Burlingame. As I've related before, my SIL (DWifeys sis) used to be a flight attendant for American Airlines. Once when she was coming into Austin for a short layover, she called and asked to meet us at the airport for a quick visit since we hadn't seen her in a while. My SIL knew my love of aviation, and when we got there we were allowed to board the plane. The pilot was "Chic" Burlingame. Pilot Burlingame invited me into the c o c kpit. I sat in the copilot seat and we chatted about aviation for quite a while. Such a wonderful memory.
The second soul lost on that same flight was a fellow flight attendant of SILs that was not working the flight, but, flying to California with her husband to visit family. Jennifer, recruited by SIL, attended to our guest book at our wedding reception. My SIL, in the wedding party, had brought her along. Such a sweet lady.

Anyway, I had to switch from the History Channel earlier. It's still fresh enough in my memory.
Didn't really want to relive it all again in overload.
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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Songbird76 said:
I wish that my dad realized he shouldn't drive. After his strokes, the doctor told him no driving unless it's ABSOLUTELY necessary. And the first thing he wanted to do was to get into his truck and go to the gun store. I had to get a bit shirty with him about the fact that he could ask a friend to bring him groceries, or to take him to run errands, etc. I reminded him that if he had another stroke and he was behind the wheel, he could kill someone. He doesn't like it, but he does at least try to not drive everywhere. But he's 82 and used to his independence. It's so hard for him to admit he can't do everything he'd like to, or everything he used to do.
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he drove.. to a gun store?? :confused:
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
catmom46 said:
I totally agree with your outlook. I wish I could be more positive at this time, but it's difficult when there's so much negative energy in my own household right now. We still have to wait until the end of the year before we can finalize the divorce and live separately (assuming we can agree to a settlement without going to court). :banghead:

But, I have to say that chatting with all of you on this thread has really helped keep me distracted and feel some semblance of normalcy throughout this process. Plus, it's nice to have a place where I don't feel like I'm being judged or criticized. So thank you! :inlove:
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I'm sorry. I wasn't aware of your marital discord.
I hope things settle down for you. Negativity can really weigh you down.
While things are great with Hubby, I am constantly battling with my kids. It gets real old, real fast. :(

((Hugs))
 
MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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catmom46 said:
I'm actually not worried so much about what I'm going to do or how I'm going to move forward - it was my decision to divorce and so I feel once it's finalized and we're no longer living under the same roof I can breathe more freely and not feel oppressed. The main issue is that I want joint custody and he doesn't agree, which would be the only reason why we'd need to go to court. Yes, I do work a 9-5, but I'm planning to work at home in the afternoons, so I can care for our daughter. He thinks all of a sudden I want to be a better parent now, which is partly true, but that doesn't mean I haven't been there for her all her life. So my prime emotion right now is anger toward him for not being fair and thinking that I should be OK with visitation rights. And the stress of not knowing the outcome is exhausting, which is why I made an appointment with a therapist because I definitely need guidance on how to work through all this negativity.
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Doesn't your daughter go to school? :confused: Are you working with a lawyer? Even if you don't have joint custody (I have sole custody of my daughter) the law guarantees visitation to the non-custody parent unless abuse charges have been brought against the non-custody parent.
 
catmom46

catmom46

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MOXOMUMD said:
Doesn't your daughter go to school? :confused: Are you working with a lawyer? Even if you don't have joint custody (I have sole custody of my daughter) the law guarantees visitation to the non-custody parent unless abuse charges have been brought against the non-custody parent.
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Yep, she's in 2nd grade now, so it's not like he's caring for her full time 24/7, but hours-wise it is more than me. My lawyer finally spoke with his lawyer the other day and said they're going to send a settlement proposal next week, so we'll see what he's asking for.

Basically, there isn't any reason why we can't have joint custody, so for him to not agree makes absolutely no sense to me. I originally said that it didn't have to be a 50/50 split in regard to how much time we each spend with our daughter, as long as it's joint custody, and he still refused. It's like talking to a wall...
 

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