A is for Alligator

[kittenboo]

I don't even know where to begin. It floats around in my head all day and I don't talk about it with anyone and it sits there and I watch the minutes tick away on the couch and wonder why I am so distant

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[teaberryblue]

Yeah, the Netflix thing is something I have mixed feelings about, too. Streaming is great but a lot of people don't have streaming-capable TVs yet, so streaming is something many people can only do on our computers, not an optimal viewing solution at all!

The DVDs by mail are why I signed up for Netflix in the first place. I am honestly considering dropping streaming and only keeping the by mail service-- because I want to see all the unique and special movies that are only available through their by mail service. Sure, I watch old TV episodes on their streaming service when I am bored, but I see that as a little plus to a service I pay for, not a service in and of itself.

[superhappytime]

I think everyone holds on to a parental slight in some way, but it does seem more common with women to hold on to it and make vows--which is totally fucking absurd, in my opinion--but everyone has it. There are areas where I wish my parents had pushed me much harder. I have friends who feel the same way. But I do tend to think that men rebel more against their father, aside from typically dating women nothing like their mom.

Your days sounds like my evenings and weekends.

Not to point out the obvious that you probably know, but there are very few people who can get by for long without adding something that provides more purpose. My mom volunteered. A lot. Other women I know who didn't go to work full time have taken up hobby jobs...usually floral, baking, or teaching music. Either that or socializing.

[kittenboo]

Mon Wed Fri are not so bad. I work and then watch an hour of tv and do some cleaning/organizing, then get the boy. It's Tues Thurs that I need to find some way of handling better. I go to the gym, home by 11 and dont pick the boy up until 3. Yesterday I finally realized I need to not be in the house. I have thought about volunteering, but not done anything about it yet.

[superhappytime]

The other option is finding other moms for lunch dates or book club or whatever. Preferably young hot moms that you can photo blog about.