Why I'm Giving Thanks... And You Should Too!

The holidays are never easy, especially when you're newly divorced. However, I'm refusing to be sad. Instead, I'm reflecting on all of the positives this year. In order to do that, I must recall the negatives. With that in mind, I reached into my bag of memories and pulled out this oldie but goodie from February. We were on our last leg back then, but still trying to make things work -- at least I was.

As I think about it, it still brings tears to my eyes because I find it so highly amusing. One thing I'm sure J-Fed and I CAN agree on this holiday season is that the divorce was the best thing we could have ever given each other -- this year and every year to follow.

Now for a walk down memory lane...

Everybody loves a good mystery, and this one is a real pisser…

Yesterday, J-Fed woke up on the wrong side of the bed apparently. From across the house, I heard him uttering his favorite words &*)_^%$ and ^&*. Now, let me preface this all by saying that I had slept in the other room as J-Fed had gone out to celebrate his birthday at the local watering hole the night before. Needless to say, I didn’t approve – birthday or no birthday. His visits to the nearby bar were a major source of contention between the two of us.

Anyways, I entered the bedroom to find out what all of the hollering was about. The birthday boy was on his hands and knees wiping up a giant puddle of… you guessed it, piss. J-Fed immediately threw the dogs to the wolves.

“The %^&^ dogs pissed on the floor,” he shouted in a fury.

The first thing I noticed was that the Hounds of Basketcaseville DIDN’T scamper per their usual MO. No, they sat there perfectly poised and eyed J-Fed like he was no better than a common alley cat. There was no shame in their game, no deer in the headlights look. If they were guilty, they were hiding it well this time. Nothing in their appearance said “oops, I did it again.”