210 posts tagged “qotd” (page 2)

How do you stay in shape?

Round is a shape, right? Ba-da-dum.

Which yet-to-be-released movie are you excited to see?

How often do you call your parents?

That's easy. Mom and I speak every day. At least twice a day, if not more.

When I was growing up, people would tell me how lucky I was that mom and I were so close. Only we weren't. We may have spent a lot of time together, that doesn't mean we got along.

Pre-antidepressants, I had like this split personality. And my mom got the brunt of it. The ugliness of it all. She never knew which me she was going to get on any given day.

If she was late, it was the wrath of me. If she was early, it was the wrath of me. Like asking me to go to the store for her? That wouldn't have happened six years ago.

Yes, just six years ago. My mom lived holding her breath for the first 36 years of my life. Never knowing what would set me off. I remember as a kid getting angry about something and deciding that I would never tell her "I love you" again. I just stopped.  To this day those are three words not easily exchanged between us.

I was shamed by it for quite a while after I got on meds and settled down. I could tell sometimes by something she said or did that she was just grimacing. Waiting for me to react.

I am so grateful for these past six years. That I have come to love my mom and to know her as a friend. To discover that I like her. We can joke and talk in a way I would've never imagined before. I thank God for that.

What's the best thing about today?

The weather is perfect!

What's the one thing you're going to do different this year to make your life easier, better, and more fun than it was last year? 
Submitted by roboter.

Get out of debt.

Then I can do things to make my life easier, better and more fun! 

Which television character would you be saddest to see killed off?

I am so psyched that Lost comes back tonight. I am highly invested in many characters right now and would be very sad to see any one of them go.

What talent do you most wish you had?

To play and instrument or speak a foreign language.

Did you or will you vote in the primaries? Do you feel as though the outcome in your state matters?

Yes, I will definitely vote.

The outcome in Texas is important, but we bleed red . . .

Have you ever tried composting?  Any tips you can share?

No, but I would like too. Unfortunately I think my family 'o skunks would view that as their own personal buffet.

What was the last article of clothing you purchased? Was it a necessity or an indulgence?

The last things I bought were for mom for Christmas. The sweat suit was a necessity for keeping warm in her cold house. The suede jacket was an indulgence for wearing in public.