Just one thing? In a society that wnats it all that kinda hard to pinpont. But, if it has to be
one thing, it has to be the thing that has been eluding me for many, many year, and
that is to have a friend(s). I don’t know if its the transient life of Los Angeles or
just me. But, I’d love some friends. The kind that call you just to say hello, or call at
the spur of the momemt to say that they’re going to dinner and would like to to join them/
I really don’t want to bring anyone down, but, that’s what I want most of all. And, I’ve never
ever had it for long enough. Everyone seems to leave too soon.
A girlfriend who would accept me for who I am and not for who she wishes I was.
While winning the lottery, instantly becoming debt-free and not having to earn a paycheck each week to pay the bills would be nice, I’d say a cool $5,000 would get me out from underneath the debts that hold me back each month from accumulating the savings I’d like to have.
I think once I had these two goals met all my other smaller goals would become easier to attain.
Oh,my god. If I intend to get friends on this board, I must not post when I’ve had a few cocktails. The main reason I don’t post is because I’m afraid that I might come across as stupid or ignorant. And if my previosu post is of any indication of my writing skills, I apologize. Please disregard, a please don’t think that I’m as mundane as I appear.
In keeping with the original OP, mh life would be better if I owned the duplex I live in. I love my home, but I always have to remember that it’s only a rental and something could go wrong and they would make me move. That and wininng the lottery.
Don’t worry about it, nolineage. Many of us have posted drunk at one time or another (and not usually as eloquently as you). It’s OK to seem pathetic at times; God knows I’ve done it myself a time or two. Chances are, you won’t be judged by that post. Plus, there’s nothing to be ashamed of in wanting friends. We all feel a bit isolated sometimes.
BTW, for a classic drunk post, search in MPSIMS for “monkey butler”.
Welcome, nolineage! I hope that you soon have what you want.
I’m fairly content with what I have, but I wouldn’t pass up a chance to return to Europe for travelling and then to settle down for a while in a cabin or small house near Camden, Maine.
(If I put both wishes in one sentence, it counts as only one wish.)
Hmm. A house in Cambridge, relatively near (biking distance, preferably walking distance) to the town center. I suspect I’m going to have to find one eventually (at the moment I’m an undergrad here, so I get college accomodation), and when I do it’s going to be a bitch to find (and pay for! :eek: )
The one thing I would want is a more fun work environment here at the same place of employment. Otherwise, I guess I’m pretty happy. Maybe more interest in sex would be nice, but that would kind of be on my husband’s list. I don’t really miss what I don’t want.
I’d like a job that pays me what I’m worth. I know that it’s a value judgement based on perspective, but I’ve got 12 years in my industry, hold 5 different certifications, and developed an IT disaster recovery program that was lauded nationally. I don’t have a degree, and that seems to make all the difference.
Leifsmama, I spent twenty-five plus years in the frequency control industry, which is in a serious decline at the moment. I was “downsized” two years ago and find myself competing for jobs against people who are forty years younger than me. Most of said younger people have better, or at least more current, educations than I. To be honest, if I were hiring, those are the people I would be interested in. I consider myself semi-retired and suspect that I “want a job” as a means of validation. Thank’s for asking.
My wife hates my family. Now we have a baby girl, and my wife doesn’t want our daughter fraternizing with my family.
Background/Disclaimer: Mrs. Smith & Mother Smith clash. They always have.
My wife’s animosity towards the rest of the family is based on the following (in order of severity):
1.) My wife is shy, and has some mild self-esteem issues. She thinks everyone hates her, and that gives her a reason to dislike them - sort of a pre-emptive emotional first strike based on bad assumptions;
2.) Child-Rearing - my wife thinks my cousins’ children are misbehaved hellions. For the most part she’s right, but that still doesn’t give her the right to pass judgement (she has). She has stated repeatedly that she wants our daughter to have absolutely no contact with my side of the family. She insists they will be a bad influence on our daughter.
3.) My wife doesn’t take criticism, or anything resembling it, well. Any comments or suggestions regarding Baby Smith are met with immediate, complete, and devastiting hostility. This is based in part on both 1.) & 2.).
4.) I’m going out on a limb here, and should probably quit while I’m ahead, but I think there’s some “class” issues involved. My wife comes from a relatively wealthy family, and my family is strictly middle-class (think Archie Bunker). I think the Mrs. looks down on them a little bit because their homes are old and shabby, as opposed large and new like her folks have.
It’s all very troubling, and I wish this problem would just go away, but it won’t. My wife and I are very much in love, and have known each other (and dated off-and-on) for more than 17 years, but this is really causing a rift between us, and with Baby Girl in the picture, I’m afraid it’s getting worse. I’ve suggested marriage counseling, so we’ll see if it happens.
So, to get back on topic and respond to the OP, if my wife could meet me half-way, and drop the hostility, and maybe get a little counseling (alone or together), and at least make an effort to get along with my family, it would truely be a blessing.
