Month: April 2020

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Do you Love ‘The NeverEnding Story’? This Film Studio Will Let You Ride Falkor the Luck Dragon in a Photo.

If you are a child of the 1980s, there’s a good chance that you were traumatized by many of the films that were made for children. We were a tougher lot, I suppose…or at least, we were after having our hearts broken and our minds scarred by the movies people thought were age-appropriate.

That certainly includes The NeverEnding Story, with its wolf monster, laser-shooting sphinxes, and – dear heavens – the drowning horse.

If you go back and watch the film as an adult (with your heart girded, of course) you may remember that there were also things to smile about – and one of those things is definitely Bastian riding Falkor the luck dragon through the sky.

The NeverEnding Story hit theaters in 1984, and at the time, was the most expensive film ever produced in Germany. They’re still quite proud of the accomplishment, which is one reason some props and other memorabilia are some of the main attractions at Munich, Germany’s Bavaria Film Studios.

There, fans and kids of all ages can climb aboard the lovable, dog-like dragon Falkor, who is actual-sized, and “ride” him for a photograph.

You can also check out models of Morla the giant turtle, Pyornkrachzark the rock biter, and Gluckuk’s racing snail while you’re there, along with a bunch of other stuff that’s sure to delight movie fans the world over.

They’re normally open year-round for public tours, but of course, with the current situation you’ll want to call ahead to see what plans may be.

Enjoy!

And you know, just try not to think about the horse.

Like I did every day for like, six months when I was ten.

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15 Tweets for People Who Love Their Moms AND Love to Poke Fun at Them

My mom is the greatest! Like most girls, I didn’t really appreciate her when I was younger, but now that I’m not younger and have babies of my own at all of that, she’s a friend and an invaluable resource and someone who always tells me the truth, even when it stings.

Sometimes she seems to enjoy that part of motherhood just a bit too much, but it’s a small critique.

That said, she’s still a mom, and a Boomer, and she does and says things that are occasionally worthy of public ridicule. She’s learned that just because I make fun of her on Facebook doesn’t mean I don’t love her.

In fact, it mostly means I love her a lot.

And these 15 people feel the same way about their great and adorably clueless mothers. Enjoy.

15. That’s really…something.

I need to hear the entire story immediately.

14. This never stops being a valid comeback.

And also your mom never ever has privacy ever again.

13. Who says dads have all the jokes?

This is a solid pun, AND it got you off the couch.

12. She sees this tweet, you’re going to wish YOU were grown.

Watch. I’m right.

11. That’s called payback, kiddo.

Where do you think you got it from?

10. Moms don’t care who is listening.

She will sing whether it’s embarrassing you, her, or everyone else.

9. This is an accurate representation.

Whether you’re 10 or 40.

8. Answer her now, make fun of her later.

Preferably on a social media platform she doesn’t know how to use.

7. That’s funnier than anything my toddler has coined to date.

He’s really slacking on this “amuse his parent” duty.

6. You just never know what she’s going to do with it, right?

And also, God forbid she pulls up your texts or photos when she’s done.

5. Whooo boy, and if she doesn’t answer? RIOT.

4. That doesn’t happen for just anyone.

Especially if I’m dating you.

3. It’s a conundrum, for sure.

Just stay put. You’ll thank me when you have kids.

2. Oh man, SAVAGE.

She tried to blame it on autocorrect, too, that’s BALLER.

1. This just really made me laugh.

And also sympathize, because #metoo.

I just love all of these and I can hear my mother saying “don’t you put that on Facebook!” in my mind.

Do you have this sort of relationship with your mom? What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever busted her saying or doing?

Let’s keep the mom funnies going in the comments!

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A Buzz Lightyear Helmet Protected This Mom on Her Chicken Nugget Mission

I recently had a food shortage emergency in my house that required an emergency trip to the grocery store for a single item – something we honestly have managed to avoid doing for several weeks.

Our must-have, can’t-life-without item was ketchup, but as a mom of toddlers, I definitely get why fellow mom Kelly Hogan Painter, from Waxhaw, North Carolina, had to make an emergency trip for chicken nuggets.

She told Romper than in addition to just being two, her son is autistic and has food sensory issues, making chicken nuggets one of the only things he will eat.

Even buzz knows it’s better to be safe than sorry during peak season ? Y’all please stay safe! ❤ #sendhelp2020

Posted by Kelly Hogan Painter on Thursday, April 16, 2020

The dreaded chicken-nuggetless moment occurred shortly after the recommendation for everyone to wear face masks in public. Painter didn’t have a face mask yet, and so, like every good parent, she improvised.

For some reason, she had a full-sized Buzz Lightyear helmet lying around she thought, what the heck? A face shield is basically a mask, right?

Photo Credit: Disney

Her husband didn’t believe she was going to actually wear it into the store, so she videoed the entire thing as she puts the front shield down and does the thing.

If y’all see me on the news tonight PLEASE don’t tell my mama. She would be so embarrassed ? #jokesonyouhubby #sendhelp2020*This video is exclusively managed by Kennedy News and media. To license or use in a commercial player please contact ‪news@kennedynews.co.uk.‬

Posted by Kelly Hogan Painter on Saturday, April 4, 2020

Like a real hero on a real mission. Buzz would be proud.

The video is just taking off, mostly because it’s hilarious and that’s exactly what we all need right now. It’s pure, it’s heroic, it’s funny – perfection in a video, honestly.

For her part, Painter has decided to keep wearing the helmet instead of a mask, because she’s “just trying to keep everyone’s smiles alive through this ‘frowny’ time.

Not all heroes wear capes, or masks, as it turns out.

Some of them wear Buzz Lightyear helmets to the grocery store to forage for chicken nuggets.

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Simple Steps for Getting Your Toddler to Go to Sleep on Their Own

Let’s just acknowledge that nothing is ever simple when it comes to getting toddlers to do what you want.

With that out of the way, these “simple” steps will work, but as with everything you do as a parent, you’re going to have to adjust your expectations based on your child. My first has been “sensitive” and “high needs” since he was a newborn, and everything related to sleep is an immense struggle.

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My second child falls asleep in my lap while I’m reading him books. Same sex, same parents, just 22 months apart – it’s nothing I’m doing differently, they just are different, and that’s important to keep in mind any time you’re setting expectations at home.

If you’re part of a family that puts a premium on everyone sleeping in their own beds or at least going to sleep separately so the parents can have some time alone, getting your kid to go to sleep in their own bed at a decent hour is definitely something you’re interested in – so here are five steps toward making that happen.

#1. Have a routine, and stick to it.

It can include whatever you find winds your child down best, from baths to books to iPad time, it’s up to you. But do it every night, and when the routine is over, give your kiddo a hug and a kiss and say “goodnight, I need you to stay in your bed.”

That last part is key.

#2. Leave quickly.

Don’t respond to your kids screams or pleas or writhing or requests (this is the hardest part!).

Photo Credit: Unsplash,Annie Spratt

#3. If they get up, put them back.

Walk them calmly back to their room, tuck them back in, kiss them, say “I need you to stay in your bed,” and get out of there again.

#4. Repeat until the blessed moment they conk out for good.

It might be several times the first night, but like we sleep training an infant, it gets easier. Don’t give up!

Photo Credit: Pixabay

So, there you have it – it’s as easy (and as hard) as that. If your kids’ rooms are up a flight of stairs, you might want to just hang out up there the first couple of nights, unless you’re up for a quad workout.

Go forth and conquer, my friends, and keep your eye on the prize. There are so many good things to watch on Netflix if you can manage to reclaim your night after 8 p.m.

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Check out This Epic Dr. Seuss Meets Dr. Dre Mash-Up

There are a few recognizable doctors in the world – Dr. Fauci, Dr. Oz, Dr. Phil, Dr. Death – and while some of them seem to have tarnished their reputations currently, name recognition is usually a good thing.

Which isn’t something you need to tell either Dr. Seuss or Dr. Dre, two characters who are equally famous, though only one is typically suitable for kids.

This mashup proves that not everything is cut and dried, or black and white, when it comes to good, old fashioned family fun.

Photo Credit: YouTube

Milwaukee rapper and filmmaker Wes Tank has long thought that Seuss and Dre would come together perfectly. Now that he has more time on his hands, he’s actually gone and done it – he’s layered a reading of Fox in Socks over Dre’s “What’s the Difference” and “Let Me Ride,” and y’all…people are loving it.

Photo Credit: YouTube

He credits his inspiration to a random moment when he rapped One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish several years ago – and since Seuss’s wordplay is intricate and tough to rap, the accomplishment is real.

Tank has done several books/songs now, and you can check them all out on his YouTube channel.

Photo Credit: YouTube

As for the unexpected attention, he talked about it with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“I think this is helping families a little bit to cope and to have something positive that is going to make you laugh, and is not cynical, and it’s not the news. There are so many kids out there who have no clue about what is going on in the world and that naivete is sort of fragile, and everybody’s parents are a little tense. So when people send videos of their kids glued to screens watching this, that just warms my heart.

It’s true that we’re all in need of a little distraction these days, and for me and my family, these videos certainly did the trick.

Whether you were a fan of Seuss, a fan of Dre, a fan of both or neither, these mashups are going to make you fall in love with both – for the first time, or all over again.

Enjoy!

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Tips for Convincing Your Child That a Hair Brush Won’t Hurt Them

There are things you take for granted that need to be done each day when you’re an adult. You wash your face, you get dressed, you brush your teeth, you fix your hair – but if you’re a young child, any one of those things could be deemed torture at a moment’s notice.

I can’t fix everything all at once (or ever), but below are 5 pretty useful tips if your current battle includes convincing your little that brushing her/his hair isn’t some kind of elaborate plot to end their life, one tangled strand at a time.

5. Take turns.

If your kid is still young enough to be engaging in regular power struggles (anyone under 4), part of the reason they’re putting up a fight is likely an effort to assert their independence.

Offer them the chance to take turns, even though it will add a few minutes to the process, and even if they’re not capable of doing the best job. The time you’ll save waiting out a tantrum will be worth it.

4. Work on your technique.

If your child has long hair, brush the ends first as you hold a handful near the scalp. That way, your child doesn’t experience that pulling sensation on their scalp – you know, the one that makes them scream bloody murder.

3. Familiarize yourself with their hair type.

If your child has curly hair, brushing it probably isn’t the best option – you’ll want to use your fingers or a comb instead. If your child has fine hair that tangles easily, there’s a best-brush for that, too. Ask your hairdresser for advice if you’re having trouble figuring it out on your own.

2. Use a detangler.

If your kid is super sensitive and really hates the tugging of a brush, try a detangler. The brush will just slide through and it smells nice, too – chances are your child will like feeling fancy and like mom using the extra product, too.

1. Let them pick out their own tools.

You know already that you child loves to have a say in their world – what they wear, what their bedroom looks like, who is on their toothbrush – so giving them some choices and control when it comes to their comb and brush can also make them feel more into the process.

A cute comb or brush makes everything easier, as we all know from experience.

There are many days when I’m happy to have boys who prefer short hair (as of today), but when I hear about hair-brushing struggles, that goes double.

Do you have a child who hates having their hair brushed? How do you deal with it?

If you have any extra tips, leave them in the comments!

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People Open up About Seemingly Harmless Parenting Mistakes That Will Mess Kids Up

Much of how we turn out as adults is based on what happened in our childhoods. Where we grew up, the schools we went to, and especially how our parents raised us. And some parents leave major scars on their kids without even realizing it.

Bottom line: all parents make mistakes. Some are just bigger and more important than others.

Folks on AskReddit shared their thoughts on seemingly harmless parenting mistakes that actually lead to major problems for their kids later in life.

1. Frustrating.

“Never treating your children as adults.

My girlfriend is 23 and despite being entirely independent of her family, her mom treats her like a child still. As in too-immature to make her own decisions, inferior to her/not equal (she was recently told to “learn her place”), invalid in feelings, emotions, etc…

This invalidates her self worth, her opinions, her views and stances, etc…

It’s wildly damaging, and extremely toxic. She can’t hold an adult conversation with her adult daughter, and it’s extremely frustrating.”

2. All feelings are valid.

“Creating an environment where you tell your kid their feelings aren’t valid just because they aren’t the same as yours or your kid processes their emotions differently than you.

Angrily telling your kid they are too sensitive/dramatic/theatrical/hormonal/etc is just going to mess your kid up and encourage them to bottle emotions up to avoid upsetting you, and is going to lead to major communication issues.

Also, constantly pushing an intelligent or self motivated child to work harder and harder and do “better”. You’re setting your kid up to be a perfectionist, which can be incredibly damaging to his or her mental health in the long run.”

3. That is messed up.

“When I was four my parents adopted a kitten.

Of course I had never seen anything quite so delightful before and I could barely keep my hands off the little fur ball.

So about two or three days passed, I get up in the morning and walk out and ask “where is the kitten”? And my parents told me that he died – implying that my roughhousing had killed it. I was terrified to touch an animal for several years thereafter.

In fact they had simply given the kitten back to the people they got it from.”

4. A big one.

“Telling them that the family members who are mean to them or neglect them, love them.”

5. Put them to work.

“Not having them do chores.

My parents pushed me to be academic – so doted on me hand and foot as a kid to make more room for study. When you’re too young and stupid to know any better you think it’s a blessing.

When I moved out to uni I didn’t really know how to clean, when to clean, what to clean with, how to wash clothes, how to get them dry etc. The only thing I could do is cook and binge drink.

That’s no way to bring up a kid, and its a steep learning curve doing all that stuff for the first time in your early 20s. It sounds like a super lame answer, but make sure every kid does their fair share of chores.”

6. Not a good idea.

“Don’t smother your kids.

My mom quit having her own life the moment my brother and I were born. She was an incredibly devoted and loving mother was very kind to us, but when we were born she stopped having friends, did not work, and was home every single day from when I was born to when I moved out in my early 20s.

She was very easy to upset because she had no other source of self-esteem and any time I screwed up, and I screwed up a lot, it was as if I had levied a very personal attack against her. In the last 5 years or so before I left I don’t think we had a single conversation that didn’t drive her to tears and I promise I wasn’t that bad.

I constantly felt cornered and stressed and fell into depression as a defense mechanism, and she took my resulting lack of performance very personally creating a very treacherous cycle that was only broken when I enlisted and finally got away. To this day I often feel like I’m a bad person who failed to live up to her love.”

7. Someone needs to take responsibility.

“Saying “I don’t care who started it”.

I grew up with friends whose siblings would target the one with the bad temper, provoke them into a rage, then cry and play victim when they got slapped. In this case, it does matter who started it. A parent has to make it clear that violence isn’t okay, but neither is provoking someone into said violence.

It doesn’t matter that said person never hit or kicked while their sibling did- they never would have gotten hurt in the first place if they didn’t encourage the aggression to begin with. Children are clever and will find loopholes in their parents’ rules. Parents need to be better and snuff out that kind of BS when it starts.

If they don’t they’ll raise a manipulator and a scapegoat- one will use them and one will resent them. It’s a lose-lose all because of a simple rule.”

8. Ask away.

“Discouraging them from asking questions.

Yes it can be annoying to keep hearing “but why, daddy/mommy?” but I’ve met far too many adults who admit they stopped asking questions because as a kid their parents would shut them up or be like “there he/she goes asking questions again.” inquisitive minds
need that fostered.”

9. That’s sad.

“never showing up for events. i remember my parents didn’t come to most of my chorus concerts. it really sucked to see my classmates’ families cheer them on while my parents were absent. i brought home one of my chorus program papers to show my parents and i found it in the trash the next day… i was sad because i wanted to keep it but seeing it in the trash, i didn’t want it anymore.

edit: i love my parents and i don’t blame them for not showing up. they are small business owners and it was hard for them to find people who could work for them whenever i had concerts or anything. it still hurt though ? also the replies to this are very sad, i’m sorry that a lot of you guys went through similar experiences.

second edit: also my mom is a clean freak, she’ll discard or move any stray papers laying around. she probably didn’t think much of it, she might not have even realized what it was (she can’t read english that well it’s her third language). after i told her she apologized to me, so it’s okay.

i thought i should add that my little sister and grandma would come to them but my relationship with my grandma isn’t great… it’s just not the same as having your parents there if that makes sense.”

10. Not cool.

“Pretty much telling you that whatever activity that you enjoy doing is annoying or dumb.

I used to love to sing. I was in chorus and would play my favorite songs over and over to learn the words.

Not only did my sisters tease me for it, but my parents told me to shut up constantly.

So I stopped singing. I must have been terrible, right? I sing when I’m alone, or jokingly with some friends.

What really broke me was when I went to visit everyone for the holidays and my sister said that she was surprised I never pursued singing since I seemed to love it so much when I was younger. I nearly started crying and had to bite my tongue so I wouldn’t scream at her for being one of the reasons I stopped.

It’s always funny for the ones doing the teasing. But it actually hurts the ones being teased. Especially when it’s coming from people who are supposed to love you.”

11. Don’t put it all on them.

“Not having a life of your own beyond being a parent.

Your child isn’t responsible for your happiness—you are. If your build your entire sense of self-worth around your child 1) there’s a good chance your child will grow up to resent the pressure 2) you’re setting an example for them to be codependent in their own relationships.

12. It’s okay to be wrong sometimes.

“Never telling your child that you were wrong and that you’re sorry. Just never once occurred. My father never once said I’m sorry to me.

He was human , there were plenty of times he should have. My kids have heard from me plenty.”

13. Leave them out of it.

“Getting them involved in problems they have no control over. My parents felt the need to keep me in the loop regarding our pending foreclosure and argue in front of me over which one was to blame when I was ten.

What possible reason is there to share that with a kid? I barely slept for months. I was convinced the cops were gonna bust in at midnight and throw us all outside.”

14. You have to follow through.

“Not following through with your promises. If you told your child you were buying ice cream tomorrow in the hopes that they’d forget and the next day when they ask you tell them no they’ll see you as unreliable. (Ice cream is just the first thing that came to my mind, I’m sure someone else can explain better what I’m trying to say here without sounding so ridiculous).”

15. Gender roles.

“Anytime a child is playing with a child of the opposite gender, and they respond “oh who’s your boy/girlfriend?”

That shit completely stopped me from even speaking to girls until damn near high school.”

Wow…if you’re a parent, you might want to keep some or all of those in mind.

What do you think? Do you have any tips like this for parents? Or maybe you experienced some negative things in your own childhood that you think left a mark on you?

Please share your thoughts with us in the comments.

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Funny Animal Tweets That Should Give You a Chuckle

A good thing about social media, at least in my opinion, is the awesome tweets and posts we get about peoples’ pets.

We get an inside look at the lives of all kinds of dogs and cats and I am a huge proponent of this! So much so that I’ve done something crazy. Are you ready?

Here are 12 more funny animal tweets that we think you will enjoy immensely.

1. I support this idea.

I mean, couldn’t you make money off of this?

2. Best tweet of the year, so far.

More like this please!

3. Definitely in love.

Are those ALL for them?!?

4. Bang bang.

Iz ded. Okai lez play agan pweez!

5. Wait, don’t leave…

All day. Every day. 365 days.

6. That is awesome!

Whoa, it’s like he’s wearing a ghost of himself!

7. Let’s take a walk.

That cat DOES NOT look like it’s having a good time.

8. Hello, Clarice…

Stop it! STOP IT!!!

9. Doing their part.

Nailed it!

10. Where you headed?

What an innocent little twerp!

11. This is great entertainment.

No, seriously, watch this RIGHT now. It’s amazing.

12. What the hell are you doing here?

Can’t you go to work so I can do things? Please? ktxhbai.

I can’t get enough of animal-related tweets! They never get old, and they just keep coming. Especially during these times when we can’t get away from our pets and our pets can’t get away from us.

How about you? Have you seen any great animal posts lately?

Please share them with us in the comments!

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People Discuss When They Realized Their Short-Lived Marriages Were Doomed

If you’re married or have been married at some point, you know that it can be rough and it doesn’t always work out the way you thought it would.

And, unfortunately, some marriages end in divorce…quickly…

AskReddit users who were divorced or separated within a year share their stories about when they realized it wasn’t going to work out.

1. Good thing that is over.

“I knew a week after I got married when he slammed my head into the wall “because he saw me looking at a man” at an ice cream shop. I’m from the US, and got married in England.

This dude changed completely right after we got married. A couple of weeks later, I had to get out of there and come back to the US.”

2. Blindsided.

“I was blindsided by it. We lived together for a year about an hour from my hometown. We relocated, upon her request and desire, to my hometown prior to our marriage so that when we had kids, it’s best to be close to family. We had a house we loved, a dog we loved, jobs we both loved working in…or so I thought. Married in October.

She goes to visit her sister over the next Labor Day weekend and I can’t attend due to work. Comes back the Tuesday after Labor Day and tells me she’s living a lie and someone else’s dream and she needs a divorce. I had no idea.

Divorce finalized in January. She married some dude that her sister was friends with, and she met on that trip I was unable to attend, this September.

Life is wild, sometimes.”

3. Toxic isn’t good.

“I had been fooling around with this girl for awhile. I never wanted anything serious, and I KNEW that from the start. Then my mom was killed…I went into a deep depression and this girl was there for me. Her mom had died of cancer about a year earlier and I guess we really bonded over that.

It pushed us much further emotionally than we ever should’ve gone. We ended up doing a courthouse marriage. I knew within the month that I had fucked up. BUT I didn’t want to just give up and get divorced. Once the emotions of my moms death passed, I realized how toxic she really was.

She was an incredibly unstable person and ended up just taking me into an even deeper depression. We divorced about a year ago (after being married for about 10 months), and I was immediately much happier. Marriage shouldn’t be taken lightly, but people also shouldn’t force themselves to be in unhealthy relationships.

We all make mistakes. Don’t waste your life with someone that doesn’t deserve you.”

4. A completely different person.

“The day after we got married when he slapped me across the face (hard and completely out of the blue). No argument, no conversation leading up to it, nothing. He said it wasn’t that hard of a hit, he was just kidding around, and I was being overdramatic.

He had never gotten violent with me while dating, but as soon as we got married it was like a switch flipped and he was a COMPLETELY different person. It got worse very quickly, and I ended up filing for divorce 73 days after we got married.”

5. Lies.

“She went out for girls night and met a new friend named Nicole at a bar. Started texting her a lot, then going to hang out now and then. We had a baby at home and she kept trying to go hang out with this girl from another town over with no last name whom I was not allowed to meet.

HIS NAME WAS Wesley.”

6. That was quick.

“On our honeymoon.

We dated for 5 years but on the honeymoon we had a big argument over my liberal use of sunscreen. She refused to wear any because of ‘chemicals’ and I liberally use it due to my ginger skin. We seriously argued over this for a good hour and she refused to even go into the pool with me because of sunscreen chemicals.

After a scuba adventure with her she could hardly walk because she got so burnt on her legs whereas my skin didn’t change.

She then tried to convince me that it was all my fault because I didn’t force her to wear the sunscreen and that the honeymoon was ruined.

It was then I realized I picked the wrong person. After a few more psycho arguments (mad at me because of something in her dreams, mad because I didn’t remind her to bring an umbrella….)

I had to call it quits. I can’t stay with someone who constantly blames me for their own problems.

Luckily no kids and I got back everything I brought into the marriage.”

7. A little jealous…

“I knew it was over when she started a fight at my Brothers funeral because female attendees were giving me hugs as part of the condolences.”

8. My soccer teammate…

“Not a year, but about 18 months. She was constantly complaining she didn’t have friends after moving in with me. Joined a local soccer team, and she talked about one teammate nonstop for months. I had a bad feeling about it from the get go but she assured me they were “just friends” and “how dare I not trust her.”

Thought I was going crazy because my gut told me something wasn’t right but I was punishing myself for being a bad husband and not trusting my wife. Turned out it was all true, she had been fucking the teammate for months. Most likely fucked someone else during our engagement. Split amicably officially as of last week without any mess, thank god.”

9. Jesus, this is bad.

“Got married in late May, by August or September I found out from my dad that my husband (now ex) and my brother’s wife were sexting. She was also my bridesmaid at our wedding. She felt guilty and told my dad who had to tell me.

I forgave him like a dingus and about a year and a half later I found pictures of him sucking two different dicks in our house and also wearing quite a bit of my nice makeup. All of this AFTER we moved to Washington from Florida. It’s been wild. We’re obviously divorced now.”

10. Ugh! That’s awful.

“A couple of weeks into our marriage, the sex started to physically hurt. I went to my OB and after a test or two, she informed me I had contracted chlamydia. That’s when I knew.

Turns out, my newlywed husband had been banging his coworker for months.”

11. No, I’m not.

“The day after the wedding when he poked me in the chest and said “you’re going to do what I say whether you like it or not “. Ugh. Big mistake.”

12. Time to go.

“Not technically within a year but when I returned from my first deployment (10 months) I found out she had been sleeping with 3 of my “buddies”.

Told her to pack her shit and get the fuck out.”

13. Quite a story…

“Back in the early 1980’s, I spent 6 years in the US Navy. In 1986 I was recruited to go into the US Army through a program for technical and intelligence experienced military personnel to become Warrant Officers. All the Navy offered me was sea duty and more sea duty. It looked like a real good deal.

I was engaged to a young lady three years my junior and had a bit more than $20,000 in savings. Everything looked promising with a new career and family life. The wedding went off without a hitch. I was looking at a vacation of about 3 months between exiting the Navy and entering training for the Army.

It was when my recruiter contacted me over my security clearance that things went south. My credit report did not match my questionnaire. There was three credit cards with a $14,000 balance I didn’t mention. It was no big deal, they weren’t delinquent, but I needed to amend my answers to account for them.

Turns out my wife had opened up a charge card at our bank, then got a couple of store cards around town. She had purchased some serious clothes and jewelry, but the real kicker was she had bought a horse. She had taken lessons as a child and decided this was going to be her new thing.

There was the price of the animal, riding gear, saddle and tack, vet bills, stable fees, yadda yadda yadda. I ended up dumping a big chunk of my savings into paying down these cards, then amending my questionnaire responses.

She was from a very blue collar family. They were very good people who worked hard for everything they had. But I don’t think, credit ratings and compounded interest rates were much discussed at the dinner table.

So I explained about credit cards, the huge interest rate, how long it would take to pay one down, then about security clearances and having a huge debt with no job would affect it.

I treated this all as a bump in our relationship, but thing got dark really fast. My ship date was coming up and things had to be done before I started training.

I was in good physical shape, but I was facing Boot camp, AIT, Airborne school, ranger school, warrant officer selection and advance training… basically 18 months of utter insanity. I was prepared for what I faced, but there was a lot that could go wrong. If I got through it, I was a Warrant Officer.

But if I dropped the ball along the way, I would not only be enlisted, but junior enlisted in a job they would decide for me. In theory, I could end up a line cook in some chow hall at Camp NoWhere.

About a week later, the phone rings. It’s about the horse. No one was taking care of the animal or cleaning the stable, or even feeding the poor thing. The stable had covered down for the sake of the animal, but now were charging $350 a week for the extra services my wife was supposed to be doing.

She was leaving our apartment every day, and I assumed it was for riding and care of the animal, and for the first week she was. The second week, she was lawyer shopping. She wanted out. She must have gotten wind of what happened at the stable and didn’t come home that night. The next day I got served with papers.

Total marriage time; 47 days.

So I ended up with an apartment with four months on the lease, no car and a horse. I found a new home for the horse. I had to defer my ship date and it took 14 months to settle the divorce. My security clearance was approved two days after the papers were filed. I shipped the next day.

In the end, I had two pair of pants, three shirts and a pair of shoe that had no business on anyones feet. I was working 2 minimum wage jobs, 14 hours a day, paying down debt, lawyers fees, rent and sometimes eating to get by.

I ended up at Fort Sill, Oklahoma mowing lawns for two months as I shipped without a training slot for boot camp. I wasn’t happy, but I was relieved.

In Airborne school, I met a ROTC cadet who was going to Airborne school over her summer break. She had a year to go before her commission and we hit it off. We’d get together on holidays, between training, long weekends.

When I finished training and got my warrant, still a cadet, she flew across the country to give me my first salute. I gave her a silver dollar as per tradition. Two months later, she received her commission, to which I saluted her, and returned the silver dollar. Married that Christmas.

We’ve been together 31 years.”

14. A story about Dad.

“Not me but my dad. He got remarried after being divorced for about 5 years. I would have been all for it, but he met this woman in another state on a business trip, and would travel up to see her every weekend after they hit if off. They knew each other for 6 months before getting engaged.

The engagement was only for 3 months. My brother and I tried telling him about all the red flags, telling him to take his time. My dad is very well-off financially, and we kept trying to earn him things were moving too quickly, that she was only in it for the money.

She moved her whole family from their home town to the city my dad lived in, including their elderly grandmother who needed constant medical supervision. Before they were even married, the pantry was full of Whole Foods brand food instead of the local grocery store, as was tradition. All new furniture, and had the house repainted, all at his bride-to-be’s request.

The marriage lasted all of 2 weeks. Apparently my dad’s new bride had the gall to ask my dad to leave everything to her in the will, and write me and my brother out. Only then did he realize she was in it for the money. The next day he had the marriage annulled.

Someday I would like to know what it’s like to fall so completely for someone that I don’t recognize they are taking advantage of me. Must feel good for that instant before it all comes crashing down.”

It’s always sad to hear about relationships breaking up…

Were you ever in a short marriage? What happened and why did you split up?

Please share your stories in the comments. We’d love to hear from you.

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Great Dog Snapchats for Your Viewing Pleasure

What’s the greatrest thing about Snapchat? Well, the dogs, of course!

And especially the captions on the actual photos that the humans write…or maybe the dogs have gotten so smart that they’re writing their own material but we haven’t figured it out yet…

Did you think about that?

Enjoy these pics of simply adorable dogs!

1. Look at that face!

He’s like an angel, only with ears instead of wings!

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2. Can’t get any work done.

Okay, my day is over. Only petting now.

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3. We sure don’t.

That smile! That cute little smile!!!

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4. A package deal.

Omg… I can’t believe this is actually real!

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5. Faithful companion.

Now that’s loyalty!

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6. That’s so sweet.

Smiles for dayz!

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7. Hahaha. Took me a second.

Ummm yeah, that looks REALLY weird.

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8. New BFF.

Oh. Mmmm. Gee!

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9. No more escaping for you.

Haha, you little dumb ass.

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10. Got your tongue!

1,000,000/10!

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11. Zoinks, Scooby!

Wow! Looks just like him!

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12. Aren’t they all?

Okay, well, that settles that!

Photo Credit: Snapchat

13. Are you okay in there?

Hey buddy, I’m fine.

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I love it! You love it! We all love it!

Now we want to see some photos of your doggos. Come on folks, can you PLEASE let us see some of those best friends? We’ll love you forever!

Please share them with us in the comments! Do it now!

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