Sometimes I think it is just the idea that they will be less than "perfect" mothers and are afraid to chance it. They just might be "worse" than their own mothers were.
Two longtime government engineers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walked by and asked what they were doing.
“We’re supposed to find the height of the flagpole,” said the first one, “but we don’t have a ladder.”
The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a few bolts, and laid the pole down. Then she took a tape measure from her pocket, took a measurement, announced, “Eighteen feet, six inches,” and walked away.
Both men stood there for a moment, before one said to the other, “that’s just like a woman. We ask for the height and she gives us the length.”
Dating can be an enjoyable experience. Chatting about this or that. You can piece together later whether you thought the experience was interesting, just idle chatter or had some redeeming qualities. Most people have interesting lives and experiences. You don't have to marry them to enjoy their company.
I will be having my digital breast screening tomorrow. Some say this type of screening is better than the routine breast mammogram. Believe it or not one doctor says it is and another say's it isn't. I have breast cancer in my family so I'm trying this. Of course an MRI of the breast is next to impossible to get.
Does this mean that all of our actions good and bad are pre-destined, like roles we have been given to play on the stage of life? If that's the case, will we all be absolved from fulfilling our destiny and welcomed by God?
Me too in this vein. What's any more stupid than having a marriage of years that has produced children annulled so you can marry again. I think we'd be better off without things like this.
Way before they prescribed pills for the depressed, my late cousin who was a sensitive soul just couldn't seem to deal with life. I asked him once why he drank so much and he said he liked the way it made him feel. I wish I could tell him now that I know what he meant.
Sometimes life just beats you down. Some people bounce back, others just can't deal. I just heard that a member of the church I go to hung himself. I wonder why nobody, not even in the church, recognized his depression. I didn't know him personally, but how can we reach out to these people, offer comfort and walk a few miles with them. So sad.
No, age is not a problem. I'd welcome a nice younger man. Just the idea of waiting for him to come home from his 9 to 5 job is pure joy. During the day I'm still doing my things alone like always. Of course I have to plan meals now where before I could just throw anything together. But what's that compared to nights and weekends with someone. I still have to do the single supplement or find another single woman to do my trips with but every now and then he can plan weeks in advance to take off and join me for an outing. I saw a really good tour in the paper yesterday for tomorrow and they still have spots available. I guess I will just book one. Today the sun is shining, it's warm, I think I'll get some exercise in and walk. I used to do that with the girls before I found my man. Guess I could call them and see what they're doing. Hmmm, seems they are going to a matinee for that movie everyone's talking about. Darn, that's the one my guy wants to see too. Oh, well, wonder what's in the fridge?
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RE: Yeah, this is dumb, but I'm curious....
I can eat a large one by myself if it's the kind with that delicious paper-thin crust.