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And good luck with the lump, Ktfran. Hopefully nothing serious, but keep us posted.
Congrats on the wedding, golfer gal!
I’ve read both Our Missing Hearts and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, and I liked Little Fires way better, fyi. If I’d read Our Missing Hearts first, I probably wouldn’t have read anything else by Ng, which would be a shame because she’s an excellent writer.
I’m so sorry, MJ! I haven’t lost a parent but Drew has lost both his parents – his mom when he was still a kid and his dad about 7 1/2 years ago. From my vantage point, it’s a big process to grieve that loss and come to feeling some peace with it. And the process isn’t linear. Take all the time you need. There’s no way to the other side but through it. But there is another side. 💜
I know that Veritek is married and has a toddler, and Addie Pray is busy lawyering and being what looks like an excellent single mom to her 7-year-old. Not sure about the others. And even though I banned BGM from the site (over a year ago), we’re still friendly on social media and he seems to be healthy and doing well.
Sometimes I wonder if I should rename this thread to reflect the change in relationship status among the most active contributors since it began eight years ago. But hopefully those in relationships are still having “awesome dates” with their partners.
And I’m always excited to hear news of engagements/ weddings/ babies/ promotions/ etc. no pressure!
So, this thread turns eight years old two months from today. It’s on page 938 of comments. I wonder, if we work really hard here, can we hit 1000 pages on the 8th anniversary? We will have to average about seven pages a week every week for the next two months, which is about a page a day, which is about 12 new comments every day. I think we can do it!
I’m sorry, Anon, and I hope you don’t beat yourself up too much. You did what you had to do in the moment to keep your sanity.
I rage quit my first “real job” out of college. I was treated so poorly and there was a final straw that I don’t even remember, but I do remember that I rage quit on the spot, grabbed a box and cleared my desk and left, no plan in place. I was a single 23-year-old with no safety net and no idea how I was going to support myself. But it all worked out eventually.
I’m sorry you didn’t get the job, Copa. But it may be a blessing. My Chicago friends are suffering bc of all traffic lately (they often call me on speaker phone during their evening commutes and then complain about how awful it is). I briefly worked in academia (in Chicago) before I moved to NYC, thinking it could be a longterm career choice for me, and there are some perks, but the salaries are almost always much lower than you’ll find in the private sector. The trade-off could be worth it, but when you factor in a brutal commute, maybe not so much…
Kate, I added your pic in your reply above and I’ll add here, too. It looks really good (so polished!).
We need a photo, Kate.
I’ve been to London a few times but the last time was 12 years ago when I was pregnant with Jackson, so I don’t have current recs other than spending a nice afternoon in Hyde Park.
Sounds like a great trip!
Well, that was a ride.
Loved the summations, copa, anonymousse, and ange!
