Dear Wendy
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Sounds like a leopard who has not changes his spots.
I’m sorry you were triggered, Anon. I remember feeling that way during the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing with Christine Ford bravely discussed being assaulted by him when she was 15. I was 15 when I was assaulted, too, so it resonated. It’s such a terrible feeling to have those old sensations re-surface without looking for that. And, really, just fuck these guys and all their defenders.
Did anyone see Chrissie Bixley’s response? She was one of the three women who accused Masterson of assault and she was the one who wasn’t served justice. I can understand her fury.
RangerChic, I’ll turn 47 next week and I have a seventh grader and a third grader. 😊
I love a cheese board when I’m hosting (and when I’m a guest), and make really good ones.
For sit-down meals, I like build-your-own tacos, baked chicken tenders and pasta salad, a cold noodle salad, a nice soup and good bread, or bagels and lox or an egg bake for brunch.
Thanks, MJ!
d2: you’re always so kind – thank you!
Hey, that’s gotta feel very flattering, BM! Don’t worry too much about accidentally leading anyone on. You are a thoughtful, kind person and if someone misinterprets that for something you don’t intend, they’ll figure it out and deal with it. I think being recently divorced and not ready yet to date is a perfect excuse (because it’s true!) to avoid anything more than platonic. You’ll know when you’re ready for more. I’m excited for you!
Hi Veritek! Hope you’re doing well. Your thread got renamed a couple months ago, as you can see. 🙂
Oh, and now that I’ve said that, I am realizing that the sidebar isn’t visible on the desktop in the forums. Adding that to the list of things to work on!
Yeah, I agree with you KT. I’ve been working on how to add “recent posts” and recent comments to the sidebar and that was already on my list of things I want to ask the developer for help with. I was able to add “recent forum replies” to the sidebar, so you can see that now on the desktop, and it will be at the bottom of the screen on mobile. Thanks for suggesting!
Speaking of young grandparents, my maternal grandmother, whom I was really close with, was 47 when I was born – the age I turn in a few weeks. eek!
Unrelated, but want to ask you longtime DW readers: in regards to the site makeover, is there anything you’re missing or would like or need? It’s been a steep learning curve for me learning how this new system works but I’m slowly getting the hang of it and making little tweaks here and there that you may notice (or not). Next week, I have a zoom with the developer who’s been helping me and I’m getting a list together of things I haven’t figured out on my own and hope he can help with. If there’s anything you’re desiring, let me know and I can try to figure it out or I can add to the list to discuss with the developer.
Since the site makeover about a month ago, traffic has almost doubled. I know you can’t tell, but with literally thousands of old posts, there’s a lot of potential to attract readers through google searches, but with an outdated site, that wasn’t happening as much as it could. Now, after several years of declining traffic, it’s been really nice to see things ticking up again. I didn’t know if I would be able to keep the site going but now I think it can last for the foreseeable future. Thank you to all your loyal DWers for sticking around this long. You kept/keep me going.
I’m old enough now (almost 47) that many of my former high school and college classmates have kids in high school and college themselves (I’ll have a high schooler too in two years, omg) and I am always clutching my pearls at how the girls (not to be sexist, but it’s always the girls) are dressed for formal occasions. The dresses are SO short and SO tight. Were we dressing like this in the 90s? I don’t think so. I can’t imagine Joanie, who is only 8 still, dressing that way in a few years but who knows. Kids can surprise you!
Related to the topic of kids growing up so quickly: Jackson, who will be starting 7th grade in a few weeks (!), got back from his first sleep-away camp over the weekend. He was gone for two weeks and he had so much fun and said it was a great experience. I cannot tell you what a relief this is. I had been worried about this for months, but felt it was an important step in his development and since he was open to it, I really wanted him to go. But, man, I was really nervous leading up to it and the first few days he was away. But he did great and he’s open to going again next year. Joanie wants to do one week in two years (the summer she turns 10), which is like the dream.
I thought it would be the case, but now I can say for sure: it gets easier after those baby and toddler and little kid years. I’m so glad to be on the other side of all that.
