So my Mom has gone crazy. Raz on the March!

[CountDeMoney]

Oh, I understand.  I simply have a difference in opinion.  I'm not of the opinion that familial bonds should be broken simply because it's inconvenient.

She left her husband, not her children. Mom moving away doesn't end the relationship with her adult children anymore than the adult children moving away does. It simply changes the dynamics.

I think it's well established that Raz is not an adult child.  He has needs.

And as a woman who's left her husband, I can tell you that there's more to her leaving your dad than it was just "inconvenient".

And yet you managed to yank up your kids at a moment's notice and make them follow your dreams to another state, so let's not, mmmkay?

[DontSayBanana]

Surely it hurts no one to be understanding of people going through a difficult time.

Balancing everything, it seems like mental acrobatics that Raz and Raz, Sr. don't need to be piling on top of themselves.  Are you also going to cram an explanation of kleptomania down the throat of everyone who's burgled by one?

[Capetan Mihali]

I was told I'm in the schizotypal personality too, Raz.   

[Martinus]

I was told I'm in the schizotypal personality too, Raz.   

But were you told that by one of your multiple personalities?

[grumbler]

I find it amusing that everyone is willing to take sides and pick up the pitchforks based on the one-sided account given by someone who is a self-confessed mental patient.

I'd say this is a waste of lifespan that makes reading a Turtledove novel positively rational by comparison.

Express sympathy for Raz?  By all means, that's proper no matter what the circumstances.  Judge the mom?  That's nuttier than Raz.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Yes. 

[CountDeMoney]

Judge the mom?  That's nuttier than Raz.

I'd rather judge Meri. 

[Ed Anger]

Judge the mom?  That's nuttier than Raz.

I'd rather judge Meri. 

Yes. Plus she makes her own laundry detergent. What a weirdo.

[Queequeg]

Any news?

[Razgovory]

Any news?

I think she's moving to close to where you are.  Mattoon.  My dad still thinks she has a boyfriend.  Maybe she does, who knows.  I'm not keen on talking to her right now.  I expect the Divorce papers to come soon.  Dad said that my mom wants a "no fault" divorce, which tells me that she believes it's her fault.  In fact, her talk with my dad was quite amiable, and why not?  She's not getting a divorce because of some sort of grievance, she merely wants a political office and somehow sees this as a road to that.

In better news, my sister is getting married next month.

[MadImmortalMan]

I don't think I would vote for your mom. 

[Razgovory]

I don't think I would vote for your mom. 

She's much more liberal then I am, but then so is my Dad.  I'm actually the conservative one in the group.

[MadImmortalMan]

I don't think I would vote for your mom. 

She's much more liberal then I am, but then so is my Dad.  I'm actually the conservative one in the group.

It's not that, it's more a stability thing. She seems like a loose cannon.

[merithyn]

And yet you managed to yank up your kids at a moment's notice and make them follow your dreams to another state, so let's not, mmmkay?

Huh? 

You've got me confused with someone else. I lived with my ex-husband for three years after I left him. When I did finally move out, I bought a house no more than 20 minutes away. After another two years (and five years of the ex not bothering to parent), I moved about two hours away. My kids still visit their dad every other weekend, every holiday, and they spend the summer with him.

But good effort, there, Seedy.

[Razgovory]

I don't think I would vote for your mom. 

She's much more liberal then I am, but then so is my Dad.  I'm actually the conservative one in the group.

It's not that, it's more a stability thing. She seems like a loose cannon.

It's possible she only seems that way to me because she hasn't given me all the information or is lying to me about some of the things.  Though the probably won't make you want to vote for her anymore.