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Is it possible for a skinny health nut to have a heart attack?
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 469396" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>DDD, I hear ya! I want a partner, too. Sigh.</p><p></p><p>Well put, Steely. <em>they just miss out on a lot of life.</em></p><p><em></em> </p><p>I totally agree. Gentle reminders, yes.</p><p></p><p>by the way, I was a Rotarian for 7 yrs, one of the first women in the oldest club in our city. (Literally; the oldest members were in their 90s and they were still working. Hmm. Maybe husband is doing something right ... ) The yr from h*ll was when I was prez, we got our 4th dog, who was abused and needed major training for her aggression, we adopted difficult child, and invited a Guyanese student to come live with-us for 9 mos, and attend school. I rewarded myself with-Epstein Barr. <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/groooansmileyf.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":groan:" title="groan :groan:" data-shortname=":groan:" />I resigned from Rotary after two things happened: A, our Guyanese student, was babysitting difficult child on Tue nights and after a cpl mo's, easy child, then 5-yrs-old, told me, after I asked why difficult child clung to me so hard after I came home from Rotary (and why he was still awake), that A left him screaming in his crib the moment I left. Screaming. Her reasoning was that babies have to learn to put themselves to sleep. That's the way they do it in her country. OMG. I felt SO guilty. I invited another exchange student, from Germany, to stay at the house on Tue nights and STAY with-difficult child and keep A company, too. And easy child. More money, but more peace of mind. The second thing happened a few mo's later. Our club took on a commitment to mentor kids at a school on the other end of town. By that time, difficult child was about 2, and I thought, why am I hiring a babysitter for my own kids so that I can go help other kids for free? Not fair. No sense. End of Rotary.</p><p>(Men don't seem to think this way. husband is still in Rotary. He was also on City Council for 8 yrs and their work sessions and televised sessions were--you got it--Tue night.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, my point is, I guess, that I can throw myself into a task as well as he can, but when things get to crazy, I quit. The family comes first.</p><p>And so does my sanity. </p><p>I totI</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 469396, member: 3419"] DDD, I hear ya! I want a partner, too. Sigh. Well put, Steely. [I]they just miss out on a lot of life. [/I] I totally agree. Gentle reminders, yes. by the way, I was a Rotarian for 7 yrs, one of the first women in the oldest club in our city. (Literally; the oldest members were in their 90s and they were still working. Hmm. Maybe husband is doing something right ... ) The yr from h*ll was when I was prez, we got our 4th dog, who was abused and needed major training for her aggression, we adopted difficult child, and invited a Guyanese student to come live with-us for 9 mos, and attend school. I rewarded myself with-Epstein Barr. :groooansmileyf:I resigned from Rotary after two things happened: A, our Guyanese student, was babysitting difficult child on Tue nights and after a cpl mo's, easy child, then 5-yrs-old, told me, after I asked why difficult child clung to me so hard after I came home from Rotary (and why he was still awake), that A left him screaming in his crib the moment I left. Screaming. Her reasoning was that babies have to learn to put themselves to sleep. That's the way they do it in her country. OMG. I felt SO guilty. I invited another exchange student, from Germany, to stay at the house on Tue nights and STAY with-difficult child and keep A company, too. And easy child. More money, but more peace of mind. The second thing happened a few mo's later. Our club took on a commitment to mentor kids at a school on the other end of town. By that time, difficult child was about 2, and I thought, why am I hiring a babysitter for my own kids so that I can go help other kids for free? Not fair. No sense. End of Rotary. (Men don't seem to think this way. husband is still in Rotary. He was also on City Council for 8 yrs and their work sessions and televised sessions were--you got it--Tue night.) Anyway, my point is, I guess, that I can throw myself into a task as well as he can, but when things get to crazy, I quit. The family comes first. And so does my sanity. I totI [/QUOTE]
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