(psst! COLA - means 'cost of living adjustment' since you keep quoting the acronym I assume you don't know what it stands for...)
So, another love-fest here tonight, eh?
Well, for the record, I never said I had a hard life...
... never whined (I do wine, but that's just a homonym, isn't it?)
... never said my husband was overworked (he loves his job) but he works a lot... even for a lazy public school teacher... they're all duffers, don't cha know?
... never said nature was cruel to me - said it coulda been a lot worse, eh? That's the truth!
... not drowning in self-pity here pal but I am waving (...it's just one finger, tho...)
By the way, I don't think you're illiterate - I think you
hallucinate, because I never said those things or think I gave that impression. I could see you drawing that conclusion *if* I had started out the thread with a tale of woe, asking for freebies and handouts. Not so. Never asked for help - just advice. We've acted on what worked for us... the point of the thread (which you seriously missed) wasn't to focus on me or my situation but to find out what works in this area. I started it because I figured there's others in a similar boat, knew there was some really savvy folks out there who might have some tricks I didn't know about (I don't have a dad around to give me advice or teach me what you taught your daughters) and I figured there might be somethings that I hadn't thought of... (and I was right - I never thought I'd have someone be so nasty over nothing... just a discussion, really. I only got into some of the details of my circumstances because of YOU... then YOU come back to say I'm whining... Oy, vey!)
If you'd read my posts more carefully, you'd see where we've taken (or are taking) action on some of the advice - as time, money and ability allows. But you didn't want to see that - you just assume I'm waiting for help to fall from the sky. I'm not that kind of gal (you have NO idea) - but I'm not going to bother trying to justify myself to you. You've made up your mind I'm some depressed freeloader (I was the breadwinner before I was the mom here!) and my husband is a lazy slob (he's not - he's just wasn't raised to be a serious handyman - that's all.)
In short, I'm hardly cryin' in my beer - what a waste of good beer!
Now I'm gonna give you some advice... if you don't like this thread or me so much, why not pass it by and stop posting on it? You obviously have an issue with me and my family - while I've done nothing to you and been far kinder than I should have only because I know that Santa is watching.
