I slept all day and am probably going to crash again. Still feeling a bit crappy. But for some reason I was thinking of his time when I was a school teacher and it was a team meeting so we could all get to know each other. Because as people across the country are figuring out, teaching is hard, especially when you are not trained in it. I’d like to tell especially the rich people to stop being assholes at parent teacher conferences. I used to spend WAY more time with your kid than you ever have.
I’m sorry I am feeling unwell. So I am probably being too harsh. Anyway, I was thinking of this group that I didn’t really fit in. So my go to thing that is weird about me is that I was raised in Libya. And that wasn’t really well received. And then the other new chick said she doesn’t shave. And you know what? I think I am taking on that strategy in my old age. But she was CRUCIFIED because teachers have a lot of anger to get out. lol.
I want to get to know all of you guys. So what is the most interesting thing about you? And thanks for being nice to me. And for giving me friends. I have so many friends I do not know what to do. Thank you so much!
P.S. I am probably still not dying. I do not have Lyme. Though I am probably not going to resurrect immediately and get with another rich man. I did predict this. I think I just have a head cold. Not Corona. I’m just a big ass whiner. Bare (bear?) with me a bit longer. I’m getting there. And I will try to touch base everyday even if it is 3 am. I don’t really get sick much. I think this is first time I’ve ever tried not to post in a day. It’s gonna be hard to kill me and keep me away from you guys.
BUT I AM NOT THIS SITE! YOU GUYS ARE THIS SITE! So just keep talking to yourselves here. You guys are are why everyone comes!
And I am deeply exaggerating my illness. It’s a head cold. I do not have a fever at all. Just ears, (the ear thing really sucks) tonsils, back of throat an one painful eyeball. I’ve never had a painful eyeball before. I think it is all getting better. And please don’t google one painful eyeball or any other things and send them to me. I don’t plan to get up off the couch and marry a rich man. Which would prolly require shaving. I have richer gay husband than you do..,,, IJS. So I am fine. If you can’t be with the one you love. Love you imaginary gay husband.
Because I’m a weirdo who stays up way too late and am currently plowing through old Catfish episodes, I am first. I’m so sorry you’ve been feeling bad. You’re a wonderful, funny writer and you write the best recaps of this dumb show. I’m up to Spencer and Katy, where they’re at the stage of being so repetitive that they need to up the travel budget to make it the least bit interesting. I stay for Max. Feel better soon. While there’s still plenty of mess to clean up, we’re in a better era now.
That’s a tough question. I don’t know. My initial answer is about those around me, my children, my new husband, my business…
I am fun.
And I know I am very lucky that I don’t know anyone who has had Covid.
Probably the most interesting or weird thing about me is I have spent 20 years in the sex industry. There is nothing I haven’t seen or heard. If you would like to tell rich people to stop being assholes, I’d like to tell men to TAKE A FUCKING SHOWER before you pay a lady for sex. Please.
Thank you for sharing that.
Hi Sarah. I’m an Aussie too. I thought long and hard about sharing it, but this feels like a safe place to be honest and I think this crowd can cope with it.
I must admit my first thought was “wow” and lots of questions. No judgement at all and I’m certain this group can take it. It’s nice to have somewhere where you feel like you know people but you can still be anonymous.
Thanks for sharing!
I spent my 20’s sleeping around, having fun, partying with Sailors. I know what you mean about the shower thing! In hindsight I wish I had made every guy I slept with take a shower first.
A book! Write a book! You can get plenty of prepublication input here! One of our very best members is a professional ghost writer. She has been ailing, but we have not forgotten her! ?
Thanks for sharing that. In regards to a shower before … do you think most men PLAN these encounters, or do they have them after a drug and alcohol — hence sweaty — run?
I believe sex work should be safe and legal. You provide an invaluable service.
Wow.. That’s deep. Thank you for sharing. But I got a weird question.. Can’t you make it a condition that they have to shower before there with the ladies? I cannot imagine. A whole other level of respect.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for sharing that! I want to say that I can’t believe men would think it’s fine not to shower before getting in that situation, but…
I’m very happy, although I don’t know if I’m interesting. I pride myself on being kind. I’m a really good Mom. However, I was a bit wilder when I was younger. I got arrested for smuggling in Tijuana once. I also set myself on fire during an acid trip. I had a threesome once with a couple who had me dress up like Little Bo Peep.
Good Lord, I just re-read that. Life is so much better now that I’m old and boring. 🙂
Bwahahaha! That was really really GOOD. And interesting!
We should all write a book together!
You are interesting. Write a book! I am SO boring compared to you. but like you I am OK with that.
FYI- we (my sister and brother-in-law) just moved by 97+ year old dad into Memory Care today. He was in assisted living already at one of the best retirement/assisted living centers/ rehab/ nursing home (healthcare household) facilities in the country!, Pennybyrn at Maryfield, in High Point/Greensboro, NC. So much change. Hard to do especially during the pandemic. It’s so telling with each move of the elderly- less and less items to pack and move. He’s adjusting and will be fine, but man a tough thing to do.
Take care Tamara and all! Mostly a lurker, but share occasionally. You all are great!!!!
Hi all. Most interesting thing about me in me and my siblings were the “weird” family in the late 70’s and early 80’s whose Mom was never pregnant but had kids. All 3 of us are adopted. My brother was the first over seas adoption in the NJ, PA, DE region in 1975 so yeah got lots of funny looks but oh well what everyone else thought was weird or interesting to me was just my family. My sis and I were born here in the USA. Now I would absolutely love it if my darling brother would stop telling people we are twins whenever we are out…dude I’m 50 and you’re 46 time to knock that crap off LOL! Also I’m a red head with freckles and he’s Korean enough already LOL!
One thing that has changed for the better is that once was “weird” (and isolating) is now everyday and accepted. When I grew up, divorce was rare. The first divorced people in our neighborhood had children that some people ostracized. I was fortunate that my parents were accepting of “odd” people. I learned from them that “different,” unless evil, was OK.
BTW: You COULD be bio fraternal twins. A woman can carry two babies by different fathers. But the true story is much better. And your mom was ahead of her time to adopt a child from Asia. In California at that time, few would have blinked. But in your area — your mom was brave and had a huge heart. Bless your mom for that!
I always tell my bro when he shouts that out, cool does that make you 50 or me 46? That’s the part he doesn’t like that I ask about our ages. Hey I got no problem being 50, he however does not want to add 4 years to his age LOL!
I guess the only other interesting thing even though I just find it normal is my family and friends group and my kids’ friend group is made up of people with mental disabilities (2 autistic, 2 aspergers) and physical disabilities (2 missing a leg below the knee, 1 missing fingers). We are of multiple races also so I never pointed out to my kids that those people were different so my kids grew up just seeing people for people. Funny I never thought it was a big deal till my sons were older.
The most interesting thing about me is that I KNOW EVERYTHING!
Of course, I DO NOT! But Miss Tamara often accuses me of that.
What I DO KNOW is a bunch of weird, random stuff. Like, sometimes on Jeopardy I know every single answer. The next day, maybe I know TWO answers. Random weird shit…
What Tamara doesn’t know is WHY I know a bunch of random weird shit — it came at a cost. I spent YEARS alone. Not days or weeks or months — YEARS. Other than work or school. In my childhood, the library was my refuge. In my later years, the Internet. Everything is connected somehow. So I get immersed in the webs it all weaves and a lot of the weird info sticks in my head.
During the years between, my 20s-40s, I was very popular. Something I NEVER foresaw. I chose stupidly in romance, but I had the best friends EVER. From all different groups and ages. Friends I’ve introduced have gotten rich in business together. Have gotten married. I remained in contact with many — for decades. But when I moved to Silicon Valley, not TOO far away, and developed chronic pain, I lost it all. People give up when you drop the ball for a long time. I was isolated by pain. I couldn’t even sit at computer to do email (a used iPad got me reconnected to the internet.) What drug addiction did not destroy (I was lucky) chronic pain did. That was when I found my way here. But I am coming back from the Land o’ Pain. And I have you guys — and Miss Tamara — to thank for helping me get to the other side. So thank you. ???
As I said before, kindness is very important to me and it’s obvious that you are a very kind person. I’ve seen it here. My husband has chronic pain also. Next month he is having his 26th surgery and will have his 27th six months later. What I can say is that, there are ways back to health. Change doctors if you feel like you’re not improving. Ask your doctor for anti-depressants. I believe everyone should take them, but for my husband it’s absolutely necessary to keep his pain from affecting his mental health and motivation. You also need a support system. He has me and I really think you need to re-connect with some f those friends or family members.
Above all, I wish you peace. No matter what your circumstances, may you be at peace.
Sorry about the chronic pain. I can relate. Can’t sit long, stand long, sleep long, etc. My back is a wreck. Drs keep asking if I was in a bad car wreck. I do ablations (nerve heating/burning) on my back every 6 mos, rooster comb inj. in knees every 6 mos, and have been putting off foot surgery. I’m ready to throw in the towel & have the surgery though. It gets depressing at times. I love this group…all walks of life, all kinds of issues.
I was tracked by a mountain lion during a hike in Northern California. She growled at me and retreated once I spotted her. Scary!
I lived in my car for a few weeks in my twenties, and now I’m quite comfortable financially.
My ex stole all my furniture, ripped and shredded all my intimate wear then peed all over the house. This is before he begged me to apologize and he’d take me back. ?
I adopt pit bulls.
I love that you adopt pitties.
I’m in NorCal too! Roughly where are you? I’m south of sf a bit.
Absolutely LOVE pit bulls! I have had many in my life.
Pit Bulls are my favorite kind of bulls ❤
I’ve got an 85 lb one on my lap right now. His name is Ozzy, The Prince of Barkness
Clicks “Like”.
I love cleaver pet names. The best I’ve ever heard ?
wow you all are SO interesting!! I may be a bit boring by comparison. Do any of you remember the journalist (I cant remember who) who would throw a dart over his shoulder at a map of the US, and would get the phone book of whatever town it landed on. He would randomly pick a name out and seek out that person and find our his or her story. It was always something fascinating, always. I just loved that, being a bit of an anthropologist at heart, I am always interested to see how people live. I have been doing home health care for over 25 years and met some incredible people and learned so many more things than I had if I had stayed working in a facility all this time.
Sooo, interesting but sad, when I was 7 my 22 year old half brother died of a drug overdose. He was about to graduate college with a degree in physics. He had lived in our house,(though he died at a friend’s house) so it was not like he was a distant person, he was my brother. It devastated our family, and my father never got over it. I just found out a few years ago that his friend felt so badly about it he killed himself a year later. My younger brother and sister dont even remember him. It still makes me sad, and I adored him.
One other mildly interesting thing is I have known my husband since I was 17 we dated when I was 19 and got engaged the same year. This is highly unusual where I grew up. We didnt end up getting married for 7 more years, but have never broken up. We have been together for 37 years.
Thank you everyone for sharing your amazing, powerful stories.
The reporter you are thinking about is Steve Hartman. He still works for CBS.
Most interesting fact about me is I have the rhythm of a sloth but I love love love music! All types of music. R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, Country, Classical, etc.
I have been a reader of your site for years. Been here when you had another host site and stuff. Love you page and you have turned me on to some really great shows like MAFS. Gonna try to comment more but sometimes life gets out of hand for me.
Hope you feel better soon!
Most interesting thing about me? A little over 2 years ago at the age of 54 I decided to stop my downward spiral into depression. I signed up for bariatric surgery, had to go through tons of testing, discovered I had a precancerous condition which was successfully treated but delayed my surgery by nine months. Could have easily given up, but I was encouraged by my adult kids and my growing outlook on a better life. Today I am down 150 pounds, I walk 60- 90 minutes a day, missed only 3 days in 17 months due to snow/ice. Before I could barely make it to my mailbox. Mapping out a plan this spring to start tackling all the trails and hikes in my state. I have 4 grandpups – 2 aussies and 2 rotties, and my greatest love, my 2 month old first grandchild (a girl), with blue eyes and red hair. Pure joy. So that’s what’s most interesting about me, I went from a lump on a couch eating garbage and moving 500 steps a day, a basic shut in by choice isolating myself from kids, dogs, friends,life TO loving my smaller self, moving at least 15k steps a day, reconnecting with friends, family, dogs, activities and life DESPITE this gosh darn pandemic! It’s never too late to make changes! You could not have convinced me of that 3 years ago.
WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks!
Congratulations!
You’re my inspiration!
Thanks! If I can do it anyone can do it!
Good for you.
Thanks! If my story can get others to do the same, it’s a good thing!
I am a 50 year old lesbian from New England. Married to my wife of 25 years. When I’m not working (from home) in Financial Services, she and I are in a band together with 3 of our friends.
She tolerates the HOURS of crappy reality tv that I watch, mostly by going to bed early to leave me to my Love After Lock-Up, Southern Charm, MAFS and other greats.
Your site is the 5th one I visit daily after other sites such as: Yelp (I’m a foodie and a Yelp-elite), NY post and Huff post.
Love the band together!
Hi all, lurker here who posts very rarely. But I would like to share something about myself I think SOMEBODY might need to hear…
I’m 35 years old, and something I’m somewhat ashamed of and somewhat proud of myself for is that I never spent a single minute getting a college education. And growing up I was told by teachers and society without a college education I will go nowhere in life. WELL to the kids out there who hated school and sucked at taking tests (thanks anxiety) just know that’s not necessarily true. I have a very successful career in healthcare administration. EXPERIENCE IS MUCH BETTER THAN EDUCATION!! While people spent money getting an education, I made money working my way up the ladder. So please know, you don’t always have the do what everybody else tells you you need to do to be successful. Let’s build each other up.
Another thing… totally not related…
I had a dream last night and I woke up so so so sooooo mad my husband this morning for what he did in my dream, I just can’t shake it! He thinks I’m crazy. LOL 🙂
Stay safe everybody! I don’t have a lot of friends, so I appreciate coming to this site and reading about peoples lives. What a great group of people I’ve stumbled upon.
Omg I have a dream last night that involved my husband and I am so angry at him I haven’t spoken to him all day. He keeps asking what’s wrong with me and I have nothing to say back. Lol
Glad you didn’t listen! I have over $150k in student loans since I went to a private art school and did study abroad in Paris. I had to drop out before I graduated so I don’t even have my bachelor’s. Great investment on my part! My ex husband makes a shit ton of money in his job that he got by experience only and my current partner got a degree in something completely unrelated to what he’s doing and had no bearing on him getting hired in the first place. College is overrated and I hate that some jobs require that as a prerequisite even if your degree is in something as stupid as underwater basketweaving. Makes no sense.
Hey Jamie- thanks for saying that and congrats on your success out there in the world by charting your own path! Even though I work in a college and believe that it can open doors and minds, I despise the “look down their noses” snobbery of those who assume all sorts of things about people simply because they didn’t choose (or couldn’t afford) college. If people can be creative, entrepreneurial, or just “driven” enough, they can make things happen. Then again, I work in a community college where we “meet people where they are” in life (everybody is welcome)- so the ivory tower snobby elitism just isn’t there for me. And, some of the dumbest asses I ever met were PHD’s, and some of the wisest were those with 8th grade educations.
Just wanted to say that!
College is such a weird standard in American now, IMO. I have 7 kids, my oldest (24) graduated college, and is struggling to find a job. My twins (just turned 22) and both serve in the Navy. In spite of having all these children, my husband and I make too much for our children to get any pell grants. So Our 20 yr old daughter is attending community college (thanks to a local program that sends all the kids in our county, that graduate high school with at least a 2.5 GPA, to the community college at no cost). She is in her last semester there and is trying to decide her next step. My 18 yr son old is about to graduate high school and has decided to join the Air Force. And I have 2 that are in the 8th grade now. My husband and I have always told our kids to try to figure out what makes them happy, and then work towards that. Success is different for everyone, and so is school. I loved college, but also felt a bit let down after I graduated. I thought I would somehow feel “more”…I don’t know what more I was hoping for, but SOMETHING! I’ve never thought less of anyone that doesn’t have a degree at all, and most people I know don’t think less of people without one either. And, being a mom of 7 biracial kids, with 2 on the spectrum gets me judged plenty. So, I hope I have passed my, “Be kind to those that deserve it, and forget the rest!” Attitude on to my kids. It’s seems it’s worked, for now anyway! I love it when people define success for themselves and don’t worry about how others define it!
The most interesting thing about me is that I was on Jeopardy. And lost. Came in last. Total brain fog by the end of taping ?
I’m sort of fangirling out that I know someone who was on Jeopardy.
Wow. GREAT responses!!! This was a great question Tamara. Who are we?? I was a frightened, sex crazed, damaged narcissistic asshole till I started therapy at 30 which changed my life. It was the emotionally hardest thing for me as my therapist changed my life. Wrote about her for an article which got published in newspapers and then kept writing. Now I’m a nosy neighbor. I’m overly empathetic, despise hatred, have UC and on Stelara but no other health issues thank God. Met hubs on a blind date. We have nothing in common except our love of animals and 25 years later still together. He has multiple serious health issues and is a fucking grouch but… oh well. I don’t walk in his shoes so I can’t judge. Never had kids. I find humor in everything which keeps me sane but annoys others. I knit and sew and I love doing home repairs. I believe the golden rule means more than anything. Everyone’s life is interesting to me. I love investigating people and places and always want to know why….I was a hairdresser in the 80’s but then couldn’t stand touching people anymore (agree with sex worker.. take a fucking shower) so I lied my way into accounting jobs. No college and I did well for myself. I have street smarts. Reading teaches you more than anything.
A old man with a bag of candy tried to kidnap me and my friend when I was 6. We lived in a student complex, many families that were from different countries lived there. My friend was from Mali (in Africa), and they were not well tuned on stranger danger compared to street smart Canadian me. The old man tried to get her into his car, and she was willing. I yelled “You’re not my Dad!” to get attention. Some men nearby came and kicked the guys ass. My friend and I ran off home.
I’m boring. But something about me is I have 4 kids. Ages 9, 4, 3, and 1. My 4 year old was diagnosed with cerebral palsy last year after almost 2 years of testing. He also has ataxia, hyptonia, and Autism. But he doesn’t let anything stop him and is the happiest child you’d ever see. I have suffered from depression most of my life and feel like I finally am on the right medication. I have started seeing a therapist and have begun the process of bariatric treatment.
One of the more interesting things about me is I spent 2 years working at San Quentin prison purchasing
“medically necessary” devices for inmates on death row. Some of these “prescriptions” included fancy colored pencils for Scott Peterson so he could sketch out his dreams. A special hand splint for Richard Allen Davis because his wrist hurt and many many other ridiculous things for these cold-hearted murderers. After 2 years and full of disgust, I transferred jobs.
WOW!
OHHH! That is so imteresting!!! I can imagine it getting to be too much, but what an amazing opportunity!
I guess the most interesting/weird thing about me is that when I was in high school, we found out that my father had stolen millions from my mom’s family and pretty much everyone we knew. He was an investment guy and basically a mini Bernie Madoff. He was also involved in a mid-size drug smuggling ring. My mom, and the rest of our family, had absolutely no idea. He was a pillar of the community and very well respected so I was completely blindsided. Complete sociopath. We lived in a small southern town and all of this was posted on the front page of our local newspaper several times over the course of a year. My Dad fled the country but was eventually apprehended by the Feds. I’m lucky because I have an amazing mother who was able to hold everything together (mostly) and I adopted a great sense of humor to cope with everything. I testified at his trial and haven’t seen or spoken to him since (about 13 years). I think it makes me interesting and definitely takes people back when they find out about it haha I hope you get to feeling better quickly!!
wow.
I almost got arrested for being naked and making out with my now husband in the backseat of a car driven by our best friend. Apparently someone saw me while we were serving down the freeway and called the police. The officer that pulled is over looked in the window at us and said “Put your clothes on and take it home.” Yes, alcohol was involved. ? I was also in a commercial for bud light beer. Many moons ago.
I’m catching up on rhoslc and I have questions. Clearly fashion is different there than in my world based on the fashion show and the monstrosities, I mean fashion choices they’re wearing, plus, interesting take on the new range of tracksuits that all look the same as everyone else’s with just some tape on. But can I ask, is it fashion in slc to masculate the face, or is that my imagination, or are they botched?
Pit Bulls are my favorite kind of bulls ❤
I’ve got an 85 lb one on my lap right now. His name is Ozzy, The Prince of Barkness
Although you’re feeling wretched, your spirit now sounds lighter & brighter. Beautiful to “hear”.
Mazel Tov☝?.
Wow – love reading everyones stories.
For me, up until I turned 40 – was an adrenaline junkie, not that kind.
Started when I first was 5 & my first roller coaster ride – hooked. Been sky diving, bungee jumping, hand gliding, any vacation I was looking for an adventure (outside scuba diving – no way).
Now at 51, I wonder WTF I was thinking jumping out of a perfectly fine plane.
I’ll share some of who I am with you. I have 4 kids; 9, 4, 3, and 1. Three boys and the last one is a girl. My 4 year old was diagnosed last year with cerebral palsy after almost 2 years of testing. He also has ataxia, hypotonia, Autism, and was born with an underdeveloped brain stem. He doesn’t let that stop him, and he is the happiest child you will ever see. I have suffered from depression for most of my life. Now, at almost 40, I feel like I am finally on the right medication. I don’t have many friends. Most of the friends I have in my age group have kids who have either left the nest or are close to doing so. And most of them don’t watch the trashy Bravo shows that I do haha.
Thank you for sharing! Special kids are given to special parents. 🙂 I’m so glad your son was diagnosed so you can give him all the help he needs. I can’t believe you even have time for trashy TV with 4 kids. (especially 3 boys!!)
I have 1 son – he’s 3 and so full of joy and energy. I would like to have another kid, but I had life threatening complications after delivering him. I’ve been given the green light from my OBGYN, but I just haven’t been able to pull that trigger. High risk plus a pandemic – Ugh.
Feel blessed for all those babies you have.
I don’t have many friends either, and have suffered from depression and anxiety most of my life. So please reach out anytime! <3
You guys are all fascinating! I wanted to comment on lots more comments but my laptap has restarted several times while trying to read comments. We are a very interesting group!
P.S. Nanette does know everything. And it’s annoying. Especially when I have to call her to ask how to do things. 🙂
Growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan my grandparents were morticians and we lived right next door. My cousins and I became very adept at working the old casket elevator by the time we were eight or nine. Not sure if that’s more interesting or creepy but it was fun way to grow up
It’s INTERESTING. But I have no idea what and old casket elevator is. Where there caskets in there were you just riding the elevator? Did you see a lot of random dead people? Were you freaked out?
A casket elevator is kind of like a dumb waiter for caskets. It could take it to any floor in the funeral. There wasn’t a regular elevator and it was a big three story building like from the movie MY GIRL. Not really possible to carry these caskets are the bodies up and down the stairs so you had this casket elevator my grandparents lived on the top floor and the middle for was the living rooms we were supposed to stay out of there but we we ran in and out all the time the basement was where all the creepy business was done and my cousins and I I would wander around and look at everything including the bodies. Sounds really creepy when I talk about it now but it actually was not so scary at the time
That is so interesting. Thanks for the follow up! It could be a TV show. lol.
Ya know what I got from reading about us?? We see people in the world. They might be skinny, overweight, small, tall, pretty, plain, have scars outside, some inside but we were all young once and did strange things and lived lives. We loved, we lost, we dreamed, we cried and laughed and divorced and married and live alone or with someone but despite all this? Never judge a book by its cover, right? I think about this in public… i see an 85 yr old woman and I want to hear her story cuz we all have such interesting pasts… Tamara.. best question you ever asked us IMO.. Thank you!
Gigi I think we were all draw together here for a reason. And I love and NEED THE FUCK out of all of you.
I also love these “getting to know you posts.
TT, Loosely related to your response above… I was wondering if you could put up a “what brought you here” post?
We’ve been testy lately, to put it mildly ☺️ because of our different points of view. But when you think about how an algorithm shapes our thinking through the news and the ads we see by funneling us in a direction, we defied the algorithm by whatever we searched for on the day we found you. It gave us some things in common.
We need to defy the algorithm more! Even its inventors are troubled by the monster they created.
Remind me later? I am still a bit unwell.
I’d love to know what brought people here!
OMG I AM FREAKING OUT MAFS Australia IS COMING BACK! SO MUCH FUN.
Okay I am going to try to lie down now. but does bleach and baking soda kill you? Because I have been trying to bleach blood out of white clothes for days.
PS I did not kill anyone. I never see anyone. I do not have a washer and dryer.
There are so many emotional things I want to answer but no good sleep …
However, this is a non emotional situation… You are fortunate the blood is on white because sometimes the remover affects the color on colored items. If the bleach you’ve tried has turned the white yellow, you may have to use a SPLASH of bluing if the next step doesn’t get the yellowish out.
Three things to try
Hydrogen peroxide: It’s good for whites and not as harsh (or yellowing) as bleach.
Adolph’s Original (the white one): It contains enzymes (including papain) that break down the proteins in meat/blood. It usually works on bloodstains. I like it because it doesn’t bleach things so you can use it on colors. (Test it in a hidden place first.)
Rit Dye and Stain Remover: it USUALLY works. There is a more expensive one a lot of knitters use when yarn colors bleed. My brain is too fried to remember; I haven’t tried it. Yet.
Biz, which is hard to find these days, but I buy on Amazon.
Try hydrogen peroxide on the stain. They use it at the blood bank. One time they got blood all over my white shirt.
Thanks Ani! I just left it soaking in the sink with bleach a few days.
I am a daily reader, seldom comment but love this post and all your stories. Thank you for sharing. My daughter says I am fearless. I have parachuted, traveled the US and Europe alone ( by car and train), sold all possessions and relocated three times just to experience more of the world. I can talk to anyone anywhere from fellow passengers on the train to homeless folks in Las Vegas. I especially like eclectic people like all you guys.
Where did you move to? I’m trying to do the same.
Love this thread and getting to learn about people! I moved around a lot as a kid but spent most of my childhood in Alaska. It was beyond amazing. I joined the military at 17 (pre 9/11. It’s crazy to think there was a time when there really wasn’t any world conflict to worry about) I ended up getting deployed to a combat zone and spent a few months living in a tent in the Middle East. I love people and culture so I made friends with a lot of the locals. Went home and got married because everything is a little strange after leaving that kind of environment. It’s like you can’t relate so you look for things to normalize you. I got out of the military and went to art school and did study abroad in Paris. Traveled all over Europe while I was there on my breaks since it’s so cheap to get around and I continued to travel to various continents after. It’s fun because I meet people from other places who connect me to people where I’m going. I’m ever the optimist and always look for the best even if it doesn’t pan out. It’s made for a lot of unique experiences, both good and bad.
I am Canadian! You have to go to a country that is really struggling to appreciate what we have! Could literally kissed the ground when our plane landed on home ground! Since then I have tried to help Impoverished countries feeding their families when I can. I have 4 very good friends. We’ve been friends for 20+ years. We are hockey moms. Our sons are also best friends. It’s very special! Got into lots of mischief with those ladies! So much fun!
I feel like my life is kind of boring now and the past is more interesting (but maybe that’s the way it always is). Grew up in Baltimore City in the 60’s and 70’s (John Waters movie Hairspray says it all about my upbringing – except the dancing parts). My family was a little different from the others though in that my dad was a teacher, and as a white man in the 60’s, was involved in the civil rights movement (almost unheard of in the day). People in the neighborhood didn’t take too well to this- once he was jumped and beaten up in a movie theatre by a bunch of the men who didn’t like what he stood for. Growing up blue-collar in a row house, but with a father who was educated and stood for civil rights, in a segregated city, shaped me for life and taught me early on not to trust people who only embrace one kind of ideology because we’re all just beautiful, complicated messes! My dad’s almost 90 now, and is still my rock star/soul mate.
Oh, and in my twenties I was with a guy for two years who “dumped” me for another woman, married her, and a year later killed her and his mother-in-law by bashing their heads with a cast iron skillet (I think the cocaine had gotten to his brain). Luckily, after he dumped me I found my love (it’ll be 33 years this month). Needless to say, I felt like a cat with nine lives at that point.
I LOVE reading these stories – what an amazing group!
The weirdest thing about me is that when growing up I was deeply in-tune with my intuition. I would dream things that would happen and have deep feelings about people (good or bad) on first meeting. And, I always strongly believed I would die by the age of 30. I didn’t really worry about my future because I thought I’d be gone. Never wanted to get married & I didn’t worry about basically partying my way through college and dropping out in year 5! At the age of 28, I started to think “hey I’m still here. What if I’m wrong?” So I went back to school and learned more in one year than I did the first 5. I moved to San Francisco by myself and basically had my 20’s over again in my 30’s.
I still am pretty intuitive. While I was a flight attendant, I was on personal travel (1994? 1995?) and I had a dream I was on a plane that flew into a tall tower building in a city. I woke up – freaking out – and looked outside as we flew into another tall building. I can still see it vividly. It was a dream-inside-a-dream. 2 planes into 2 towers back to back. . It really shook me. I thought it was Philadelphia at the time, but when 9/11 happened it all came back. I require a bunch more alone time than the average bear, so I feel like maybe I “hear” more things because my life is quiet. It doesn’t happen very much anymore now that I have a husband and dogs.
Thank you everyone….this is beautiful and has helped me in some way. Thanks Tamara and everyone.
Wow, Janfan- that’s really incredible. I believe we are all psychic-some of us can tune the noise out enough to be able to “hear” our intuitions- others can’t, because of the noise in their heads and the walls they have up. And for others (like you it sounds like), the intuition is so strong that it can’t be ignored even if you wanted to. I’m kind of in the middle, but have always revered people like you!
There are so many fascinating stories and I’m in awe of the community on this site.
My life is pretty boring by comparison. My Dad died when I was 10. He drove truck for the first part of my life and had a landscaping business before he died. I had a half brother and sister. My brother and I were super close and my sister hated us both. My brother died when I was 13 and my sister still refuses to acknowledge my existence to this day, despite spending 10 years together.
My Dad’s parents owned a very large dairy farm and were always disappointed that I was a vegan.
My Mom lost her job when I was 25 and I moved back from Minneapolis to help her keep things afloat. I’m still here 10 years later “helping.”
I’m not sure which is the most interesting thing about me, so will let you choose, TT:
(1) Nearly 50 years ago I conducted the 2nd ever research study of human pheromones;
(2) A few years after that, while working with 2 of my anthropologist colleagues on a mob-murder post-cranial skeleton that had been discovered in the Mojave desert, someone came in & stole the skull, evidently trying to prevent us from making an identification of the remains;
(3) At the age of 49 I ran away to sea for several years;
(4) I just had a new t-shirt made for myself that reads “Badass Jeep Goddess” to commemorate my Christmas gift from Flyboy.
I wish I had a story to tell like every one! But I’m just boring and watch crap TV, read Tamara’s blog. I haven’t had sex in nearly 30 years nor have I met anyone or been on a date. My son & DIL haven’t talked to me in 16 months. So that contributes to my boringness. I do like to travel and will go alone, so I’m heading to Vegas for a day trip this week. 2020 was supposed to be my year of trying new things .. but we all know how that went.
Thanks for commenting Ani. I feel like everyone expects to keep doing a lot of the same things. lol. I wish you would hold on on Vegas though. It’s too soon. Stick with us here are are wearing masks and trying to keep each other safe.
Well… I’ve been hearing that, and my plan is just to stay in one hotel cuz I’m going just to play bingo. I’m
so restless and in need of a break. I’m flying down Thursday morning coming back Friday afternoon. I’m still on the fence about it.
Do you want to have sex? Sorry, I don’t mean that as an invitation… lol but I think as one single person to another. I’ve had sex in pretty much any position and constellation you can think of. And I hope I live another 30 years without it. I think of I never met anyone I was worth settling down with. But you obviously had enough sex for kids There you go! I am all for you going to Vegas! But please wear a mask.
And yes, I would like a roll in the hay. But, I think i would like a one nighter and no relationship or anything like that. I like being single.
I promise to wear a mask, too!
I thought of a more exciting fun fact about myself. Donald Jr. use to be my friend on Twitter and would often tweet with me during Celebrity Apprentice times…that all ended when the pictures came out of him and Eric trophy hunting. I criticized them about cutting the tail off of an elephant and he responded with an excuse..I wasn’t having it and that was the last time he tweeted me. I was even in the TMZ article about it lol
My life is pretty boring considering my younger days.. I left home in Ontario when I was 16 and took off to British Columbia, Vancouver to be exact.. Not sure about now but back then it was a huge place to make movies and tv shows because it was cheaper than doing it in the U.S. So I came across a lot of stars.. I got drunk once in a bar and jumped on Michael J Fox’s back and rode him around the dance floor lol!.. I also had a drunken make out with Bubbles from the trailer park boys in a bar.. Sylvester Stallone rolled up his window in my face when I went running towards his car like an idiot.. Jerry Lewis gave me the finger from his balcony at the ski lodge. George Wendt (sp) from Cheers told me to “F off” when I yelled NORM!! from my work window.. I accidentally kicked Steve Martin in the nuts when he was coming down an escalator and I was about to go up and he looked like he was going to trip so I stuck my leg out to block him and nutted him instead.. I got kicked out of an entire park because I was trying to get into the background of a tv show remake of Stir Crazy (richard pryor, gene wilder), they kept picking me out and security finally tossed me lol. Ill stop there, but there was much more.. Im sure they hated me to hell and back but it still makes me laugh!
No! Please don’t stop. What a fun read and I’m really impressed you remember it all.
I used to think I drank too much to remember my late teens and 20s. But that doesn’t explain why I don’t remember much of my 30s and 40s?
It was the best time of my life, I wish I could go back and enjoy the hysterical laughter all over again and more!
It’s taken ne awhile but this was the best post!! Most enjoyable reading!!
I have nothing exciting. I’m Canadian, retired due to disability, widowed, gramma to 2, I moved my older sister in – health wise it was time for her. My son & his GF live with me – he’s been thru hell & back and will be here til he can get on his feet again. Oh and three dogs.
I miss my hubs and I miss work (Govt pensions)