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A lady I used to work with has had a rough time recently; her ex-husband died suddenly about 2 months ago, and she has 3 daughters. I gather her ex in-laws did not get well and have been pretty nasty to her and her daughters since that happened. She was let go from her job about a month ago...

Thanks all, things are much better today. My wife's colleague is forgiving and she's being friends again today. My wife got a call from the social worker last night and had a pleasant conversation as she was getting some more information from my wife. The social worker assured her they just...

Long story short. Wife's colleague admitted to beating her autistic son (he's 15). My wife used to be a teacher and worked with autistic children, wasn't sure if she should report her to children's services since she's not a mandated reporter anymore. We figured we'll stay out of it unless it...

Thank you all, I appreciate it. Still getting used to feeding two cats instead of 3, and the other 2 seem to be looking for their brother. I think the vet will miss one of her favorite patients; she was always excited to see the 3 legged cat and all the techs gave him lots of attention. He...

Tychon was a special needs cat. I think he truly adopted his human; I was walking by the adoptions at Petsmart, and he reached up toward me with his one front leg. He was all black and had 3 legs, but he was very affectionate and he curled up in my lap when they got him out. Even the lady...

Hoo boy, last night was a doozie. Last week, my girlfriend (now fiancee) and I went to the counselor, and established some house rules and some daily chores since they will be moving into my new house this summer and the boys need to learn some responsibility. Youngest one (he just turned 12)...

Ugh, new problems to contend with. So the little prince is going through the "test the limits" phase. His latest thing is mom says no to something, he keeps doing it. She says no again, and he laughs thinking it's all fun and games. And he keeps doing it. Saturday we were watching his...

Thank you Hank, well said. She has said I seem to be rubbing off on them already, they have been holding doors for people, which they haven't done before. Guess we'll just have to hope the lying is just a phase, or mention it to the counselor and see if she can help. My girlfriend says the...

Fair enough, we were both a little surprised that the counselor said I should take some active role. My girlfriend and I aren't too optimistic that their dad would do anything about it though; let's just say there are a number of reasons she isn't married to him anymore. She has said that she...

My girlfriend and I have been dating for 2 years, and we're committed to getting married in the near future. She has two boys, 11 and 13. The 11 year old has taken to lying frequently, which concerns me. His mom has said she can't stand liars and has said it's a big red flag to her, but she...

My girlfriend and I have been dating for 6 months. Even before I met her folks she warned me her dad is an unusual character. For lack of a better description, just think "Archie Bunker" from "All In The Family". He has no filter on what comes out of his mouth, and by his own admission once...

Long time, but some more updates: We're spending weekends together, and her folks have been including me in family get-togethers. We've talked lots about the future, and we still have a good feeling that we were supposed to meet. We have had to keep our relationship somewhat discreet; until...

More updates: We've been seeing a lot of each other, and talking nearly every day. We've both figured out that we feel safe with each other and that our intentions are genuine. We've shared our sad stories, got our skeletons out of the closet, talked about what we like, what we don't like...

I can't really show off my collection, it's a little too big. I collect and restore antique radios: 1921 Westinghouse Aeriola Senior - works, or so I'm told 1924 Midwest Radio "Miraco" - might work, has tubes, needs batteries and a loudspeaker 1926 Atwater-Kent model 32 - needs some repairs...

I don't always drive. I've been known to trade off. On my most recent date, she drove because the play we were going to see was closer to my house, and because she knew where we were going. Made more sense for her to drive up to my house, pick me up, and drive to the play.

I don't go overboard, but I'm prepared for bad weather, power outages, etc.. I've got some water jugs stored, canned goods, camp stove, flashlights, batteries, and a small generator. I'm also a ham radio operator. Since we've had some wild weather at times, wind damage, floods, and power...

I'm dating someone right now who was pleasantly surprised when I opened the car door for her and helped her with her coat on our first date. She had thought that gentlemanly things like that were extinct. She's asked me where I picked up those things, and just last night she laughed a little...

Many thanks, good stuff to know. We'll see how it goes and cross that bridge when we come to it. She drops little facts about her boys, and it's nice learning about them as well as her.

Anybody have some words of wisdom on dating someone with kids? We've been talking a lot and seeing more of each other. We've shared our sad stories, and we've agreed that we want to pursue this and see where it leads. She's told me some about her two boys (9 and 11), so I know a little about...

I guess I'm a little puzzled. You like him, you're very attracted to him, he's sweet, he makes you laugh, he's very into you and after 2 weeks you already envision him dumping you? Relax! Just how many dates have you been on in two weeks? Expecting to feel real love in 2 weeks seems to be...