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not much to offer…

Posted in The Mook, fuck all, humanity is not my friend, into the void, lesson learned, more happy pills please, solo parenting, work or lack thereof on 06.28.2010 | 2 Comments »

…but this, some pieced together ramblings sent to a friend, who forwarded a job posting and inquired about my job search ——- I’m so frustrated with job searching and seeing jobs that look good and pay well enough, only to read the fine print of ‘available evenings and weekends’. I’ve never job searched as a [...]

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Child Behavior/Ex-husband Behavior/People Suck

Posted in ShitFuckShit, The Former Mister, The Mook, divorce, fuck all, humanity is not my friend, into the void, lesson learned, work or lack thereof on 06.15.2010 | 5 Comments »

It’s fairly straight-forward. A list of 100 items that describe children. My task is to circle numbers. 0=not true (as far as I know). 1=somewhat or sometimes true. 2=very true or often true. Here are the 2s: afraid to try new things avoids looking at others in the eye can’t concentrate, can’t pay attention for [...]

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Your Friendly-Neighbourhood Discount Store

Posted in fuck all, into the void, lesson learned on 05.29.2010 | 2 Comments »

To Whom It May Concern: I would like to extend my sincerely apologies to the cashier in whose direction I muttered “dumbass” under my breath this evening while attempting to complete my transaction at your [removed] location. It was immature and unnecessary. However, I had begun to grow frustrated while I was attempting to pay [...]

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Dilemma

Posted in ShitFuckShit, The Former Mister, The Mook, divorce, fuck all, lesson learned, more happy pills please on 05.17.2010 | 12 Comments »

When The Former Mr and I split, he agreed that he did – in fact – owe me money. About $7000 that he had borrowed from me via my line of credit. (Holy shit, was I dumb.) To which I applied interest – the same rate I’m being charged by the bank. It’s at $8400 [...]

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Three Little Words – Part II

Posted in The Former Mister, The Mook, divorce, lesson learned, more happy pills please on 11.08.2009 | 2 Comments »

Three Little Words – Part I is over here. There are things that are missing from Part I. His excuse for the drinking and then the telling me how horrible I was – that he could only talk to me and be brave enough when he was drunk. His constant defense for all things he [...]

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My Kid…*facepalm*…and Other Frustrations

Posted in The Mook, friends, lesson learned, solo parenting, work, work or lack thereof on 09.20.2009 | 2 Comments »

The Mook and I are home now. She’s in her room, playing quietly. Because, as my mum used to say, “I’ve got one nerve left and you are wearing on it”. I’ve been riding The Mook hard for the last six months or so. The Terrifying Threes have nothing on the Terrible Twos. At least [...]

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Three Little Words – Part I

Posted in The Former Mister, The Mook, divorce, lesson learned, more happy pills please on 06.20.2009 | 4 Comments »

Last week The Former Mr asked to borrow money. This week he admitted he was wrong. Wrong to ask for money. Wrong for not recognizing and reacting to the issues I had in our marriage. There’s a lot to be said about our relationship. I remember trying to convince him, in the later days of [...]

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The Former Mister…not funny

Posted in The Former Mister, divorce, lesson learned, work or lack thereof on 06.11.2009 | 4 Comments »

The Former Mister called this morning. He asked to borrow money to pay his rent. He asked to borrow money. The man who already owes me $7000. Asked to borrow money from me. Who is scrimping and saving her pennies because the unemployment insurance she filed for in MARCH hasn’t come thru yet. It’s laughable, [...]

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Letting Go

Posted in The Former Mister, The Mook, family matters, into the void, lesson learned, more happy pills please, solo parenting, work or lack thereof on 05.14.2009 | Leave a Comment »

We read a lot of books around here. A lot. I don’t think I’ve ever seen The Mook get as excited as she does when the Scholastic order form is distributed. One recent buy was Zen Shorts by Jon Muth. It’s a nice introduction to Zen Buddhism for kids and parents. Now, I know a [...]

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This Unemployed Gig

Posted in lesson learned, work on 02.10.2009 | 2 Comments »

I had been there for 6 1/2 years. I started in an admin role in the summer of 2002. I worked my way up, despite having no related education and no first-hand experience in the sector. I’d hired at least a dozen staff members over the years. Lasted thru a handful of Executive Directors – [...]

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