Safe travels, erin_o.
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
WindSparrow - Aug 06, 2009 8:37:10 pm PDT #18904 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 06, 2009 10:48:12 pm PDT #18905 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Congrats to Tom!
Enjoy your going-away, Erin.
Re: tampons. I was once presented with several that had fallen out of my bag and rolled under my desk. This was in the middle of a crowded office.
Now I keep them in a little change-purse...
Cashmere - Aug 07, 2009 4:20:50 am PDT #18906 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Sparky1 - Aug 07, 2009 4:24:36 am PDT #18907 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
G'morning, Bitches.
Parent hivemind (if you're willing): My DH and I have a meeting with the lawyer this afternoon. For those of you that set up HEW trusts to care for your kids in case of your untimely demise, at what age did you put them in charge of the money (and why)?
I was the youngest child, and my parents' will didn't release the money from the trust they'd set up until I was 35 (yes, 35!) because they didn't want the residual estate to be divided up between us until I'd had a chance to get through college and grad school.
StuntHusband - Aug 07, 2009 4:26:55 am PDT #18908 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
As Stephen and I wait for our ride to arrive to whisk us off to the waterslide park for the day, we're watching "It's Me or the Dog", and all I can think is: Victoria looks, dresses, sounds, and acts like a certain sort of dominatrix that I used to encounter in my younger days.
Me-ow!
Cashmere - Aug 07, 2009 4:30:59 am PDT #18909 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Sparky, we stipulated the difference if the kids attended college or not. If they didn't attend college, they get the money at 19. If they went to college, we released the money at 23.
We just figured if we weren't there, the kids would likely need the money sooner, rather than later. It's not really meant to get them through the rest of their lives but to give them a decent start in life--perhaps buying a car, paying off school loans, putting a down payment on a house.
Sparky1 - Aug 07, 2009 4:57:38 am PDT #18910 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Thanks, Cashmere. That's a compromise that might work for us.
Barb - Aug 07, 2009 5:07:44 am PDT #18911 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
*hugs Mirena tightly*
I was one of the whackjobs who couldn't cope with the Mirena. Of course, it's all moot now. And I definitely don't miss my periods.
Connie Neil - Aug 07, 2009 6:01:55 am PDT #18912 of 30000
brillig
The big Ikea catalog arrived yesterday, and I'm flipping through it wishing I had room for stuff. And that Hubby hadn't flipped through going "Ugly, ugly, ugly--well, that doesn't suck, but . . ."
What's interesting is there are all these bookcases, and they're full of--books. Hardly a knick-knack to be seen. Just books. Are Americans afraid of books?
Laura - Aug 07, 2009 6:02:02 am PDT #18913 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Sparky, I had a trust from an accident settlement when I was a kid. (motorcycle accident at 16) The terms were that I would get it at 21, but could request withdrawals for medical or education purposes. It was pretty easy to use. I just submitted any medical or tuition bills and they wrote me a check. I thought the terms of getting the balance at whatever reasonable age with the ability to withdraw for set reasons made sense.