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Here is the next installment of "As my world spins....out of control...Internet Dating!

This takes place in 2001. I was divorced and my son and I lived with my mother. She had a 1 bedroom 550 sq.ft apartment! I was getting back on my feet from my divorce. My son and I slept on the couches. It was not pleasant at all. I was grateful she allowed us to live with her. My mother is not the easiest person to live with. neither am I! I paid for half of everything. The day we moved in was the last day my mother cleaned or did any laundry. I complained just one time about that. She told me if I didn't like it I could move. It was difficult to work full time plus lots of overtime. I worked in mortgage and it was busy back then. Plus I commuted an 1 1/2 each way to work. My son and I wanted to move badly. It broke my heart when my 10 year old son came to me and begged me to to save money so we could move. He loves his grandmother just found it difficult to live with her.
I met Terry online. He lived in Omaha Nebraska. We talked online and on the phone for several months. He decided he wanted to meet me. He flew to California to meet me. He stayed a weekend. He was very nice and sweet. Terry was not a handsome man. I was not attracted to him physically but he was nice. I was trying to make myself believe that it didn't matter what was on the outside. It was just the inside that mattered. Yah....right! That's true but you must be at least attracted to them physically. I was not!
So Terry went back home. He was head over heels with me. As soon as he got home he started making plans to move to California.
Since I had supported my first husband I was slightly bitter. I on numerous occasions told him if he was going to move here he needed to do a few things. I told him he needed to save enough money to get him a place and enough money to support himself while he looked for a job. He was to drive out here so he would have his car too. I was not going to support him or let him drop me off at work and use my car. No way was I getting into another situation like before.
A few months later he gives up his job and apartment and says goodbye to all his family and leaves for California. He was going to stay in a motel at first near where I worked. A day after he left he calls me and leaves me a message on my work phone. He informs me that his car broke down and he was jumping on Greyhound and would call me later! What...really are you kidding me!!
I was SHOCKED!!! Many thoughts ran through my mind. Who just leaves there car in a state and leaves it? He should have had all his personal items with him. After all he was moving here for good remember. I didn't know what to do! I had a sickening feeling in my stomach. He calls me at work later that day from a rest stop. I asked him why didn't he just fix his car. He said they wanted too much money. Not to be a bitch or anything I asked him....so how exactly are you planning on looking for a job now? He had no idea! I think in his delusional mind I would change the rules of him coming out here once he was here. He will soon learn that He thought wrong! He tells me where and when his bus will come rolling in. I cringed I could see this would not end well!
I go to the Greyhound bus stop to pick him up. I almost didn't. I thought he doesn't have my home address and only has my home and work numbers. I could change my home number that would be easy! Ok no I am not that cold blooded!
The bus pulls in and he gets out. Ok let me describe Terry. He was 5'10ish, heavy set, brown hair with a normal cut. What got off the bus and walked towards me was a guy with hair to his shoulders, unshaven, carrying one medium sized duffle bag and his pants were dirty. I swear I am not joking when i say he looked exactly like Carl from the cartoon Jimmy Newtron! Except Carl wore clean clothes and had no gross stubble all over his face! (My husband is bald by choice...my choice) There were grease spots All over his pants. Ok I nearly ran screaming! He walked up and tried to give me a kiss. I put my hand up and said....no your dirty! I was going to work and didn't want any greasy spots on me!
I drove him to the motel to drop him off. I had to go to work. I said to him when I get off work I will stop by to see you. I said by then hopefully you will have showered and shaved. He said oh ya for sure. I drove to work hoping this was just some nightmare I was having. I was sickened! I new I was going to end up in another life sucking relationship. I kept thinking he gave up everything to come here. What was I going to do?
After work I stopped by to see him. I knocked on the door. He was sleeping. When he came to the door this is what I saw. His hair was sticking out all over the place. He had obviously showered and went to bed with wet hair. His face was still full of stubble. I am pretty sure he was wearing the same shirt. I almost threw up! The final straw was when I looked down at his feet. He was wearing two different socks. One white and one black! That was it! I could take no more. I went in so we could talk. I said Terry I need to know how much money you have saved to support yourself. Now honestly this is exactly what this fool did! After a brief moment if silence he reaches into his pants pocket and pulls out CHANGE!!! I was livid! I said what part if saving to be able to support yourself was I unclear about? I knew right then I had to nip this situation in the bud.
Not sure if he had 50 or 51 cents to his name. I just knew I was not supporting him! I told him he needed to call his family to get money to support himself. He said he couldn't do that. I was thinking to myself....yah he probably mooched off his parents for too long. They were glad he left I'm sure!
So what do you think I did?????
I bought him a bus ticket home! He was back on Greyhound a few hours later. I am sorry he was stupid to think I would support him especially after all the conversations we had about that!
Do you know when I took him to the Greyhound station and paid for his ticket he refused to sit by me. I was only waiting for the bus to be nice. So I thought....shoot your not hurting my feelings by not sitting by me. So I said have a good trip and left! Do you know that 3 days later I was at work and his fool called me. I answered the phone and he says "hi honey"! As if nothing had happened. REALLY!! He was begging for me to give him another chance. NO!!
After that I NEVER entertained the idea of online dating ever again!

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Christine

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The next installment of "As my world spins....out of control"!

Well this story takes place in 1991. I was pregnant. I shared an apartment with one if my sisters. On this particular day my sister and our friend had gone out to a club. I had already gone to bed when my sister and our friend Kim got home from the club. I had no idea they were even home. Sometime later I was woken up by the sound of running water. I looked around my room. I saw that my friend Kim was asleep on my bedroom floor. I kept hearing the water. It lasted less then a minute. I decided I would get up and look around. I could tell it kind of was coming from my doorway. I thought there might be something wrong with the air conditioner. I got up but did not put my glasses on. I was standing in my doorway looking up at the air conditioner vent.
My friend Kim whispered to get in bed. I didn't understand. Then suddenly my sister ran past me and went into my bathroom. I was confused. I got my glasses and put them on. I went in my bathroom. My sister was laughing. I said what's going on? She informs me that she had brought this guy home with her. She then tells me that the water noise I heard was him. He apparently had been sleep walking and thought he was in the bathroom. He stood in my doorway and had urinated on my door and carpet! I was disgusted and mad! She begged me to tell him to leave and begged me not to tell him what he did.
I walked into her bedroom and flicked on the light. I nudged the bed. He looked at me. I said "time to go"! I waited for him and walked him to the door. I turned on my light to see the "damage" he had done on my door and carpet. He apparently had no prostate problems because his bladder had certainly held a lot.
Do you know that my sister refused to clean up her "guests" mess! Yah!! I tossed a few towels over it for the night. I ended up renting a carpet cleaner the next day. She didn't help me shampoo it! I know....but like I said I come from a very dysfunctional family!

Have a great day everyone and remember to keep laughing!
Christine

We all have dated people that we look back on and have no idea why we dated or say creep you out now. Ok maybe that's just me?? When I was younger sadly I may have a dated a few strange, bizarre and just plain weird. At the time I am sure that I thought they were great. I guess I was in denial and perhaps slightly lonely. Starving for attention from a man. You may think this is sad. Sure it was at the time but all those strange and weirdos made me the strong, intelligent, funny, witty woman I am today. Ok we'll plus a really dysfunctional family.....did I mention one of my sisters slept with my ex-husband....before he was my EX! Ya I am not bitter! That's a story for another day!!!
I will highlight a few of the men I dated and their stories. I will change their names to protect the crazy!!

Remember I told you in the 90's I dated a few men from personal ads. Again in my defense it was a popular thing to do. Honestly I can not even remember this guys name. We will just call him Tom. Tom claimed he was a machinist. He seemed like a very nice guy. He sent me a dozen roses before I ever meet him. Sadly that was the highlight of him. First red flag I ignored was that he was over 30 and had no car. Some of you may say that's no big deal. Sure if you live in New York City that's fine. In my town that's just sad. The second red flag was that he lived in a trailer at a pay by the week motel. Not a nice motel but a dirty step over the chalk outline kind of place. I just had a slight flashback and I think my threw up in my mouth! I drove the 15 minutes away to pick him up to go out on a date. Yah I know! He was a sort of nice looking guy. I would have to say the biggest surprise he had for me was when he talked. I am trying to be able to put this in words while I am laughing myself. When he was talking I looked in disbelief. I just knew I was seeing things. Sadly I was seeing clearly. As he spoke it was quite clear not to just me but everyone.....he apparently wore dentures and had no dentures on the bottom! That's right! He noticed I was staring at his mouth. He freely tells me that he lost the bottom of his dentures in the ocean a few years ago. So how did he chew? I guess after awhile his gums must have toughened up like smooth teeth! Do you know how hard it was not to laugh or act disgusted. I thought to myself...few years ago....really and in all that time you couldn't replace them? Wow! Obviously I was not having dinner with Mr.Trump!!
Ohh that wasn't all though. You know how some people constantly use the same word as if its their slogan? Well the word he kept saying was BOOCOO MAN!! He spoke loudly and people were looking at us. Ohh I know your all jealous of my toothless, shouting, trailer dwelling BOOCOO of a man!

I found this and thought it was hilarious!
Boocoo: is the illiterate Americanized version of the French adverb "beaucoup" meaning much or many. Wow who new the toothless knight new French!!! Lol

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Christine

know you too have sleep problems. It sucks all by itself but add in leaky bladder and you have a disaster waiting to happen! 
I read that there are about 80 different types of sleep disorders and over 70 million Americans who suffer from from them. 
Thats amazing to me. I would be interested in seeing the list of the 80 different sleep disorders. I mean really! How different can they be? So it makes me wonder which sleep disorder I have and how many of them of them I have had or have? How can a doctor tell which disorder you have and that every night you suffer from the same one? Maybe it's like multiply personalities??? I think I have multiple sleepalities!! Lol

I found an article that states many  people with multiple sclerosis complain of insomnia or broken sleep patterns, yet sleep problems may not directly be the result of the disease itself. Many sleep problems occur because of secondary factors such as stress, spasticity, inactivity, or depression or an increased need to go to the bathroom at night because of bladder problems  people with MS often have. Other symptoms of sleep problems may be caused by the location of MS lesions within the brain.

So if there are 80 possible sleep disorders and people with MS can have secondary factors. Then to me there have to be more then the 80 disorders.  I have no idea which sleep disorder I have. I have only been told I have insomnia. Maybe that is just the "catch all" of sleep disorders. I have stress, who doesn't!  I have depression, so do millions of people. I have a weak leaky bladder. So I am up all through the night. One night I hot up to go to the restroom. Next thing I know my husband is waking me up. I had fallen asleep on the toilet! Imagine that PJ's around my ankles, sitting up snoring! My husband laughing telling me "honey go back to bed"! Lastly you can bet your last dollar that I am inactive. I am inactive because I am fatigued, in pain and I can't go outside because it's too hot outside just to name a few. So I guess I do not see and end in site any time soon! 

Hopefully my toilet sleep days are over....but I just never know! Lol

Have a wonderful day!! Thanks for reading my blog. It makes me feel happy when I am helping others to laugh and forget their pain and troubles. 

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