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Book Review
This book has been reviewed by Focus on the Family's marriage and parenting magazine.
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Plot Summary
Candy Quackenbush, a Minnesota high school girl, hates living with her alcoholic father and defeated mother. After a humiliating scene with her history teacher, she cuts classes and wanders onto the prairie. There, she discovers an abandoned lighthouse. Near it she meets an eight-headed man, John Mischief. He and his seven other heads, which are his brothers, ask for Candy's help. He wants her to light the lighthouse while he distracts Mendelson Shape, a nightmarish-looking creature.
Shape quickly realizes what Mischief is doing and pursues Candy. In spite of this, Candy lights it. The light summons a sea that surrounds them. Mischief gives her a key that is absorbed into her mind. These strange happenings intrigue Candy. She doesn't want to return to her boring hometown and wants to remain with Mischief, who has treated her with respect. She persuades him to take her to Abarat, where he lives.
To get there, Candy and Mischief throw themselves into the ebbing sea, and eventually reach Yebba Day Dim, the island where it is always 8 o'clock in the evening. (Each of the 25 islands of Abarat reflects a different hour of the day. The 25th island is a mysterious place where the past, present and future are mixed together.) Mischief and his brothers, who are thieves, abandon Candy at the sight of the island police.
Shape reports to Lord Carrion, a powerful and evil magician. When Carrion hears that Candy is in Abarat, he sends a giant moth to abduct her. Rojo Pixler, a power-hungry merchant who is on a hunt, shoots down the moth. Scared, Candy lands on the moth and runs away from Pixler.
Meanwhile, John Mischief joins the expedition of the Belbelo. A sea dragon demands to eat a young girl onboard. The expedition refuses to sacrifice her and battle the dragon until they mortally wound it. Their ship breaks apart, but they reach land in a small boat. One of the rain-soaked plants of the island heals the near dead Mischief. (This plotline ends here and is unresolved.)
An evil wizard, Wolfswinkel, imprisons an exhausted Candy and removes the key from her mind. He informs one of Carrion's henchmen of her capture. The henchman arrives to take custody of the key and Candy, but she and Malingo, Wolfswinkel's slave, have escaped. Using magic, the Sisters of the Fantomaya draw Candy and Malingo to the 25th island. The three women give Candy glimpses of the past, present and future. They warn her that her future is full of danger and adventure.
The island's keeper sends the Fugit brothers, a pair of monsters, to tear Candy apart. The Sisters of the Fantomaya send a small boat and wind so Candy and Malingo can escape.
Christian Beliefs
Candy credits God with sending the hours of the day. She remembers her uncle's comment that animals display God's sense of humor. When wondering whether Abarat is a dream or something else, Candy quips it may be someplace God designed but has now forgotten. When the giant moth that is carrying her is shot initially, Candy pleads for help. God is implied in her pleadings though she doesn't speak His name. The narrator comments that Candy's cry is useless because her prayers are late. As the giant moth descends, Candy does pray to God, but the story's narrator says her voice cannot be heard in the noise of the fall, and her prayers are ineffective. It is luck that saves Candy.
Candy tells Pixler she wants to say a prayer over the dead Squiller (a squid). Pixler responds that in childhood his sister observed a similar ritual. She buried her pets and wrote shorts prayers for the ceremony. Pixler makes a cross for Squiller's grave. Candy does not address her prayer to God. Instead she thanks Squiller for his companionship. Candy seems to discard her even nominal belief in God as the book nears its end. Running for her life from the Fugit brothers, she does not cry out to God, but to the Sisters of the Fantomaya. They rescue her.
John Mischief speaks of Providence. He tells Candy at the lighthouse that Providence has sent her to him. When the sea dragon threatens Mischief, he calls out to God. Others on deck pray for the dragon to release him, but to whom they pray is unspecified. That God hears or intervenes in this circumstance is subtly dismissed. Geneva, who prays for help from the 91 goddesses, rescues Mischief and slays the dragon.
A number of Abaratians make references to the Devil, equating him with evil.
Other Belief Systems
The novel uses Christian terminology — blessed, born again, miracles, etc. — but the words do not reflect the Christian experience. For example, miracle is a synonym for magic, and Candy muses that her coming to Abarat is the source of her rebirth.
In Abarat, there are many books on magic, and the practice of it takes many forms. Magicians conjure flying crafts known as glyphs. They create subservient and often hideous creatures, which they then rule over. Lord Carrion, Wolfswinkel and Carrion's grandmother use magic to create beings. Carrion can exert Darth Vader-like physical power over others. He can also question the dead. Some Abaratian magicians can raise the dead. Wolfswinkel can bring images from a person's mind to life, and he can become invisible. The book hints that Candy may have magical powers that will become more evident in future books. In this book, she wills the ball to drop into the lighthouse cup, and the glyph responds to her commands. Candy learns near the end of the book that some Abaratians are wondering if she could be their savior.
The story does not make clear all of its special properties, but light is a force of some kind in the Abaratian world. Mischief says light is a game. The lamp of the lighthouse is an inverted pyramid that balances on its point. A cup rests on the pyramid's top. When Candy throws the ball into the cup, the pyramid rotates and emits streams of light. The light summons the sea. The light also strengthens Candy. The key that Candy agrees to keep also emits light, and Mischief says that as its keeper, she is helping the Abaratians remain free. When the light stops shining because John Mischief shoots the ball out of the cup, the sea ebbs.
While light is valued as a good thing, darkness is also valued. A tarrie-cat tells Candy that without dark you cannot know light. The difficulty arises when darkness oversteps itself. Then it must be corrected. He further states that it is just as worthy to follow a dark path as a light one.
In Abarat, bone-casters attempt to predict the future, and Malingo says Abaratians believe in astrology. Carrion believes in fate. Abaratians also believe the Sea of Izabella which surrounds the islands has power and a will of her own. The monsoon-soaked plants on one of the islands heal Mischief who is near death.
Some of Abarat's inhabitants successfully worship deities. Diamanda calls on the Lady Moon for assistance and is given help. Geneva is victorious in her fight with the dragon after she prays to the 91 goddesses.
To Abaratians, Minnesota is a mythic place that they call the Hereafter. Some of them speak of it as if it were heaven. They are in awe of Candy when they learn that she has come from the Hereafter. Abaratian preachers used to say that in the Hereafter angels took the dead to eternal places of light. One of the stitchlings, a creation of Carrion's grandmother, while rejecting these imaginings of the preachers, still hopes that somewhere there is a place where creatures like him may be healed and made whole. However not every Abaratian speaks well of the Hereafter. One of John Mischief's brothers calls the Hereafter a wretched place. Klepp repeats his great-grandfather's belief that the place corrupts people.
Candy suggests that Atlantis, El Dorado and Avalon are real places not just myths.
Shape curses but in a language Candy doesn't know. Other Abaratian characters profane the names of their gods. Candy, her father, one of the Mischief brothers, Wolfswinkel and the sea dragon say d — n or a form of it. Candy takes the name of the Lord in vain. Her teacher says Good Lord. Another of the Mischief brothers uses d--nable as an adjective. The text says Candy curses Wolfswinkel. The actual words are not written out. Geneva uses b--tard as an adjective.
There are many violent conflicts in the novel. They are vividly described and prolonged. For example, as Candy attempts to light the lighthouse, the threatening and nightmarish Shape pursues her. To stop her from journeying to Abarat, he attempts to kill her, ripping her blouse with his sharp claws and strangling her to the point of unconsciousness. His face is full of pleasure as he does this. As the giant moth carries Candy, Shape, who is riding it, toys with her. He orders the moth to drop her and then catch her just in time. Soon the moth is shot and begins a harrowing descent with Shape and Candy still onboard.
In another prolonged and vivid incident, the group on the Belbelo battles a hungry, not-to-be-denied dragon. During the fierce, blood-chilling fight, John Mischief must be rescued from the dragon's mouth. He is badly bitten and near death. Geneva mortally wounds the dragon. The ship sinks, and the sailors crowd into the lifeboat. The dragon returns and swallows one of the men alive. The dragon's eyes are blown out, and it dies. The water turns red with the dragon's blood.
Wolfswinkel's extraction of the key from Candy's mind is so painful that she slips into unconsciousness. Wolfswinkel beats Malingo with his staff and threatens to beat Candy. He conjures a two-headed, 5-foot long maggot with sharp teeth and orders it to kill Malingo. It tries, but fails.
In a bizarre sequence, Candy fights off a mire, a vicious creature whose body of mud begins to fall apart. Later she barely escapes the relentless Fugit brothers with their grotesque clock-like faces.
Candy remembers an incident where her father slapped her several times. The scene with Candy and her teacher, while not physical, is emotionally violent. The teacher's relentless verbal attack on Candy borders on the sadistic. There are many other instances of graphic violence. Often those scenes are infused with cruelty.
There are a number of scenes that might be described as horror. A few examples follow. Carrion wanders through a forest where dead bodies still hang from the trees. Birds are feeding on the decaying bodies and speak as if they were the people who were hanged. Carrion enjoys watching his blinded mechanical spies destroy themselves. A servant of Carrion's pounds mummified corpses into dust. Hungry, the same servant eats the raw entrails of a large crab. Coming to Abarat, Candy watches a vlitter, a human/bat creature, swoop down and devour a fish that cries out like a dog and is the size of a baby. The ocean creatures, whom Candy encounters on her way to Abarat, admit they occasionally eat sailors, but promise they will not eat her because she is important.
John Mischief kisses the palm of Candy's hand. He also kisses her hand and bows as he prepares to leave. He hugs her and kisses her on the cheek, expressing his gratitude to Candy for helping him secure his freedom. Lumeric, a famous magician of Abarat, is both male and female.
Discussion Topics
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Additional Comments/Notes
In the early pages of the book, Candy and John Mischief show a belief, albeit small, in the reality of God. As the story progresses it is made clear to the reader that neither Candy's nor Mischief's pleas for God's intervention are answered by Him. The reader is told at one point that luck saves Candy, and the reader is shown that the goddesses intervene on Mischief's behalf. Toward the end of the book when all seems lost, Candy does not cry out to God for rescue. Instead she prays to the Sisters of the Fantomaya, and they rescue her.
When Candy first arrives in Abarat, the author hints that in time she will encounter different religions, different perceptions about good and evil, and different understandings about reality. Seeds of various philosophies are planted throughout the present storyline, but not developed in this book. It may be that these philosophies will be explored in greater depth in future books. For example, both Candy and Wolfswinkel think Candy has been in Abarat before. This may be a set-up for an explanation of reincarnation in future books.
A number of scenes in Abarat depict cruelty and the pleasure its perpetrators derive from tormenting others.
The inside back cover of the paperback version of Abarat, Book 1, mentions that the author, Clive Barker, and his partner, David Armstrong, live in California and have a daughter.
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Subject: Re: [Q-R] Creme De Sucre
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:23:13 -0600
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Hi Beverly,
Mine is slightly different-
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white suger
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
250 ml container whipping cream
Bring to a boil, stirring, for about 7-8 minutes or until it reaches about
250*F on a candy thermometer.
The original recipe from my mother-in-law didn't include the maple syrup, I
added that, and it works just fine without it, if you want to do it that
way. I make it at Christmas, to give away to friends.
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Subject: [Q-R] Creme De Sucre
I've had several requests so here's the recipe to save you the trip to
Crème De Sucre
2 cups brown sugar 1 1/2 cups white
3 ounces Carnation evaporated milk
Bring to a boil on #6 (Med High) stirring Once it's at the rolling boil
stage lower heat to #2 (Low).
Simmer for 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add 2 cups of powdered sugar.
Stir until smooth.
Pour into dish or pan and refrigerate till cool.
Another Crème De Sucre recipe.
This one is for a double recipe.
4 cups brown sugar 3 cups white granulated
6 ounces evaporated milk. 4 cups powdered sugar (for
after cooking)
Bring to a boil on #6 (Medium high) Lower to #2 (Low) simmer for 8
minutes as this is a double recipe.
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Charles M Moore
It's A River - Poem by Charles M Moore
When the time keeps passing and the world goes round
and the sea is crashing at the cliffs and the sounds
erupting as the seabirds cry, you can watch the river
as the time goes by
And it's like it's holy and it can be hell
and you feel so lonely and you fear the smell
of the guns that fire then you see the light
of a rainbow dawning and you realise
that the river's flowing as the time goes by
And you met the people and you knew them well
and you said you loved them and you rang the bell
in the tree of life you watched them grow
and the world is turning as the river flows
The earth smells good and the sky turns gold
when the birds are singing and you bless the old
you can kiss your woman and it feels so right
as you touch the river as the time goes by
As you stand barefoot upon the morning shore
and you feel the centuries of death and war
and the wind is biting and it tears your skin
and the river's flowing where its always been
And the river washes and the river's clean
and the soul remembers where the river's been
as you watch it tumble and you watch it flow
your life's a river now you know, now you know
your life's a river now you know.
Comments about It's A River by Charles M Moore
Chris Okerberg (10/11/2010 3:15:00 PM)
I would like to use this poem in a project for school. Would this be okay? (Report) Reply
Not a member No 4 (3/3/2007 5:15:00 PM)
Your poem is a river Charles, with all the characteristics of the real thing. Within it, all of those flowing images carry us deep into the heart of this very powerful metaphor, where it becomes as easy to feel it as it is to understand it. You achieved an almost transcendental effect with this. A brilliant and heartfelt composition. You've lived and seen all the facets of this river and it really shows. jim (Report) Reply
Patricia Gale (3/21/2006 6:47:00 PM)
Sometimes a rushing raging but then peaceful and calm.Lovely write Charles.
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Title: Someone Like You
Note: The beginning; the year is 1758
Autumn had settled over the woods, and George had finally grown into his military position. The men called him lucky and willingly followed wherever he would lead. He sat in the saddle easy and tall, moving with the horse's easy stride. He constantly shifted his head, casting his gaze through the trees. The rest of the troop was setting up camp, waiting for dusk to settle in, but restlessness had kept him moving.
There was silence here, deep in the Virginia foothills, and sometimes he found it hard to remember there was a war going on.
The first glance he caught of her, he thought she was an Indian. She moved sure-footedly through the crisp, fallen leaves characteristic of the season, her boot-falls nearly silent. Climbing down from his horse, his brow crinkling, he took a few steps off the path in her direction. He made the hasty decision to tie his borrowed horse to a nearby tree and set after her, his hand trembling over his sword hilt.
He found her at the edge of a stream, looking directly at him. The first thing he noticed was that she was dressed like a man, in cream breeches and a green shirt, with her worn leather boots crawling up her legs and toward her knees. Neither of them said a word, but after a heartbeat she turned on her heel and darted from the scene. He nearly went after her, but then he remembered the troop and his horse, and decided to return to the path.
Slowly, he pulled himself back into the saddle and turned his mount back toward camp. Despite the merriment of his fellow soldiers, he couldn't stop thinking about the girl he'd seen by the streambed.
That had been the first time he'd seen her. After that, every single time he caught a glimpse of her, he tried to go after her. Something always stopped him, hindered his pursuit of her in some way.
The last time he saw her, though he hadn't known it to be the last time, was of more consequence. Once again, he'd left his troop alone to make camp, and made his way out on foot. Before long, he came across a small orchard, and there she was again. He noticed the large dappled gelding nearby, munching on the fallen apples that littered the ground. She was sitting on the roots of an apple tree, rolling a shiny red apple between her hands. He moved closer, carefully picking his way across the ground, but still she lifted her head and stared at him. He felt pinned under that gaze.
"Are you following me," he asked her softly, stepping closer still. He heard her laugh, saw her shake her head. "I could ask the same of you," she returned. He watched her pull a knife from her boot and run the blade over the apple, skinning it effectively. She lifted the skinned fruit, and then tossed it toward the horse.
Slowly, she got to her feet, slipping the knife back into its place in her boot while standing. She moved closer to him, closing the small distance between them in a matter of strides. "It seems that I see you everywhere," he said, staring at her. She flashed him a brief smile, "And I you. It seems Virginia is much smaller than I originally thought." He allowed a small laugh to ghost past his lips.
"These woods are unsafe; there's a war going on," he said, reminding her as well as himself. But she tilted her head back and pinned him with a stare. He watched her dark hair tumbled past her shoulders and down her back, framing her face and slender neck. There was a defiant set to her rose colored lips, a stoniness to her smoky green eyes. "I could remind you of the very same," she returned.
He set his lips sternly, and tried to cow her. She met his stern look with a raised eyebrow, a quirked mouth. "You think you can bully me? Just because you're bigger…a soldier?" He didn't reply, but had to still the flinch as she reached out to him. Her fingers knotted in his shirt as her head tilted slightly to the side. She tugged him down closer to her face, and he allowed it, unsure of what else to do. "Somehow, I like that cocky attitude of yours," she whispered with a smile.
Then her lips brushed his once before coming back and sealing to his. Her lips pressed against his, her teeth rubbing against his lower lip. He opened his mouth in a minor gasp and felt her tongue steal inside his mouth. He could taste the apples she'd been eating earlier. She smelled like apples and crushed leaves, and he lost himself in the kiss. Then she pulled away. "Be careful," she told him softly then turned her back on him.
He watched her walk away, whistling sharply to the horse. Something in him writhed, wanted to make him follow her, but his feet didn't uproot from the crushed leaves. He watched her pull herself up slowly into the horse's saddle, turn the large horse, and trot away from him. And when she had disappeared from his view, he turned back the way he'd come, backtracking to the camp.
After that day, he didn't see her again. And he tried to put her out of his mind, but that didn't stop her from creeping into his thoughts and dreams. Thankfully, the war picked up and kept him mostly occupied, giving him no reprieve until Christmastime. Yet another horse had been shot out from under him, and sickness ravaged his troops. He was given a few weeks to return home and rest.
He rested his hand against the sturdy neck of the chestnut gelding; felt the muscles twitch as the horse's head bobbed with each steady step. There was fresh snow on the ground, covering the thin layer of ice that made the path slick. He glanced about, taking in the high reach of bare trees, breaking the monotony of the grey sky. An icy breeze tossed some of the fresh powder at him, the tiny flakes dotting his skin and dark coat briefly before melting.
Tense from the ongoing warfare, he kept his wits about him, constantly on alert for any change in the scenery. If he hadn't been so vigilant, he would have missed her.
The horse was massive, nearly as grey as the sky, and the shadows from the bare branches connected the thick dappling across its great hide. At his approach, the angular head lifted and stared at him. Then he saw the girl. His breath caught, frozen in his lungs as she twisted her head to look at him.
Her long hair spilled dark down her back, waving and curling across the fabric of her coat. Her skin was pale and delicate looking, her eyes dark pools above high cheekbones. The wind tossed hair into her face, making her soft pink lips quirk upward. Unable to help himself, he pulled the reins backward and stopped all forward movement.
"I feel it is a little cold for a constitutional, ma'am," he called out to her.
She turned toward him while pushing the wayward strands of hair out of her face. He noted the basket in one of her hands, the slight blue tinge to her fingertips, and the way the deep green gown accented her skin and hair. "I do believe you are correct sir," she returned, though it was so soft the words were nearly lost in the December chill.
Slowly, he dismounted and led his horse closer. He watched one of her eyebrows quirk upward as he moved closer. "Mayhap you should return home," he said softly. The breeze, which had died down, picked up again. It tugged at his long coat and froze his face. She nodded, pressing her lips firmly together, but otherwise didn't move.
"Perhaps," she finally said, but didn't move.
With a sigh, he stepped closer to her and lifted a hand to grasp her arm. Her arm was thin under his fingers, the gown's fabric soft. She tilted her head upward to stare at him, her dark hair tumbling across her shoulders. There was a quiet defiance in her eyes, which gave him pause. Her eyes, on their own, were an enchanting color, a dark smoky green. Just behind her, the massive horse snorted, sending a gust of lung-warmed air into the chill. "Will you be needing an escort home, Miss…I didn't catch your name." He gave her a slight smile, meant to disarm her. He wondered if she remembered him.
She met his smile with her own, and it sent his heart into a frenzy. "That's because you didn't ask, sir, and no I will not be needing an escort home. I will be returning to my home of my own accord, on my own time." This response made him smile even more, and he dipped his head in apology. "My deepest, most sincere apologies miss. May I enquire as to what your name might be?"
A slender hand lifted to cover her mouth, which was curved in a delicate smile. "But of course, young sir. Charlotte Garside, at your service," and she curtsied slightly, dipping her head just barely. He had to stifle his chuckle, sliding his hand down to lightly grasp her free hand. He brought her hand to his mouth, pressing his slightly chapped lips to her cold knuckles.
"A very pleasure meeting you, Miss Garside, my name is George Washington." She tugged her hand free from his grasp and held onto the handle of her basket. He stared at her for what seemed like a minor eternity, lost in those curious eyes, until she laughed softly. He blinked suddenly, coming back to the current and stared at her, an eyebrow raised in question.
She beckoned on down the path, "I do believe you were going somewhere, Mister Washington, and it's awfully rude of me to keep you." She stepped back from him, and he suddenly remembered Martha. He let out a soft groan, and covered his eyes with a cold hand briefly before spinning to mount his horse quickly.
He cast another lingering glance at her, her body looking even smaller next to the mass of the horse. She lifted blue-tinged fingers in a slight wave, "It was nice meeting you." He tipped his head in acknowledgement, then turned the horse hard and started off down the path a fast clip, putting the strange girl out of his mind.
When he finally arrived at Martha's house, she was impatient and in a tizzy. She jerked the door open the moment his boot touched the doorstep. "Where have you been, I've been so worried about you!" She grasped his coat lapels and drew him within the warmth of the house. A maid came to get his coat, and then he followed Martha into the sitting room for tea and cookies, and to do what must be done.
Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out the small box and opened the lid, holding the box out toward Martha. "I know it's short notice and all, but would you consider marrying me?" Martha let out a squeal, grasping the ring box in her plump fingers and pulled the ring out of its velvet bed. She regarded the ring closely before slipping it on her finger and giving him a wry smile. "Why Mister Washington, but of course."
After a while, he found it safe to dismiss himself from his betrothed's company. On the ride home, he let his mind wander back over the strange girl by the path's side. His breath caught in his throat briefly, before he forced his thoughts back to Martha. He was certain he'd never seen Charlotte Garside ever again anyhow.
But the certainty he felt that he'd never see her again didn't keep her from frequenting his thoughts.
And then the New Year began, and with it came his wedding. He never kidded himself that Martha loved him, nor him her, but fully accepted that it was a marriage of convenience.
On the ninth, he dressed in his best clothes, taking care to look dashing, before saddling the chestnut gelding once more. The steady plod of the borrowed war horse lulled him into the silence of his thoughts. Unwillingly, he thought about Miss Garside. Another set of hoof beats drew him from his thoughts, and he turned in his saddle to look behind him.
The large horse moved toward him at a quick pace, and he watched the easy stride of the beast. He watched Charlotte gentle the horse's movement to match his own horse's. "You know," he started with a small smile, "I thought I'd never see you again." She laughed softly, but didn't say anything. They carried on side by side, in silence, for a little while. "So where are you going," she finally asked, tilting her head toward him.
He jerked the horse's reins, stopping all movement, and she turned her horse back toward him. He slid down and began to pace, running his palm over his mouth repeatedly. She slipped out of her saddle and caught hold of him, bringing him to a stop. He stared into those curious eyes, could feel the slight heat of her hand against his chest. Unthinkingly, he placed his hand over hers.
"You know, since I met you, you've never been far from the fore of my thoughts," he told her, staring into those eyes. "I don't know who you are, where you come from, but I know you're something. If I were more superstitious, I'd call you a gypsy." She tried to pull away from him, but he tightened his hold on her hand. Something in her compelled him to spill all, like a terrible purge of words. "I'm fairly certain I've never met someone like you. And I doubt I ever will again. But I'm going to a wedding…my wedding." He saw something in her eyes twitch and twist, and once more she tried to pull away. Finally he let her slip free.
She turned back to stare at him, a grim set to her lips. She stepped closer, her hand once more spreading on his chest. He couldn't look away from her dark gaze. She smiled, her features softening. Her other hand came up to touch his neck, her thumb brushing his jaw just barely. "Well then, she's a very lucky lady and I wish you nothing but the best." And then her lips were on his. The pressure was soft, incessant, and her lips warm despite the chilly weather.
That one kiss seemed to steal the breath from his lungs. And then she was pulling away. She stepped away from him, her hands dropping from his form. "A kiss for luck from this supposed gypsy."
His face felt frozen as he watched her slowly mount her horse again, turning the large creature from in front of his borrowed war horse. He lifted his cold hand to touch his mouth, where he could still feel the slight pressure from her lips. Finally, he remounted the chestnut gelding and set off toward Martha's farm. He couldn't help but wish he'd met Lottie first; that she had been more than just a fleeting visage in the autumn graced woods.
But he went through with it, marrying Martha.
That, of course, didn't mean that Charlotte was ever far from his thoughts.
The marriage was one of conveniences, but he did his best to provide for his new family. He renovated Mount Vernon and spent the lazy summer days walking along the Potomac. It was on one of these lazy strolls that he happened upon the large horse, grazing in a field of high summer grasses. He would know that horse anywhere, and began looking for the one girl his mind couldn't let go of.
He happened upon her. She was sitting on a rock at the riverfront, her toes dangling in the mellow water. Her dress was a light blue and bunched about her thighs. "Lottie," he breathed the nickname unawares, but she heard him and glanced over her shoulder. The smile was small, sad, but there. He moved forward and sat down on the rock beside her.
"I hope you're not mad," she said softly while making patterns in the slow moving surface of the Potomac with her toes, "I followed my heart here." He wanted to reach out to her, but didn't. Instead they sat there in silence, watching the river move on slowly. Finally, he glanced her way. He watched the high rays of the sun flicker and shift along the waves in her hair, and he reached out to her.
He pushed her hair back from her face, letting his fingertips touch the smooth skin of her cheek. "Does your heart always lead you here?" She laughed, but nodded. "Does your heart always lead you away from your home," she asked. He could hear the question hidden under the misleading words, "There's no love there for me; just a mutual need." And the silence fell again.
When she cast a glance at him over her shoulder, he felt something shift. Then she gave him a wide, mischievous grin, before she placed her hand on the center of his chest and pushed. Shock sunk in hard as he toppled off the rock and into the slow moving river. When he emerged, all he could hear was the low, melodic sound of her laughter. Without a second thought, he grasped her slender leg and hauled her into the river with him. The laughter cut off with a soft squeal.
And that was how he came to be floating in the slow moving river with a girl he'd met twice, but he felt at ease with. He wanted to reach out to her, but the glint of gold on his left hand stopped him. He thought of the rumors that already spilled out of Mount Vernon's slave quarters that Martha had taken a lover, but couldn't bring himself to do the same.
Instead, he climbed out of the Potomac, and helped Charlotte to her feet. He tried not to notice the way the blue material clung to her, or the droplets that ran off her eyelashes and lips. "I don't know if I can do this Lottie," he whispered to her softly. But she smiled an easy smile. "You're not doing anything George."
They lay on the grassy riverside, letting the sun dry their clothes. She rolled over on her stomach, and he propped himself up on one arm. "You called me Lottie," she said after a while, her voice was gentle. He frowned lightly, before responding. "Is that bad? I just did it without thinking," he said softly, shaking his head. She looked at him and smiled, "No, it's perfect." Her fingers brushed his before she got to her feet and approached her horse. He watched her ride off, wondering if he'd see her again.
But it became a weekly thing, him happening upon her down by the Potomac. Sometimes they talked, but mostly they just enjoyed one another's company. And in this slow and easy manner, he knew he was beginning to fall in love.
He knew it would be just a matter of time until she became his, just as he had become hers.


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With an estimated 165 million items being ordered online this Christmas, Royal Mail has extended the opening hours of its main Enquiry Offices.
This includes the Tomb Street office serving Belfast North, West, South, Central and Holywood which will be open for customers who need to collect packets and parcels during the following hours:
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Customers can also arrange redeliveries of items via www.royalmail.com/redelivery or ask for items to be taken to a Post Office branch.
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Penance just burst into laughter as Bloodthrister actually began to shout and was enraged. "Oh! That's rich!" He was about to head out a bit further but then was grabbed by Wildfire and given a small speech as he rolled his eyes. "Oh you! You know nothing about what you speak!" He giggled some more. "You always need to be happy! If you don't laugh then you just hurt!" He burst into some more laughter.
"Wait, Dark Lightning?" Penance burst into more laughter, "Aw! Vigie wigie didn't know!? Well, now ya do Vigie! We all do! Just one down and then even more! Just like before in the past! Like looking through the window!" He exclaimed happily. He just listened to the others talk with a smile still on his bill. "Oh, you!" He pointed at Noctus. "They have been with your leader for so long! Do you think they would know where it's at? I'm sure he and every thief in the village knows! Of course, they're probably there with roses."
He burst into more laughter as he pulled away from Wildfire, "You all don't get it! I guess I don't get it either... but it's not supposed to be gotten!" He giggled a bit more and leaned against a tree, "It's right there in the mind! Just staring at us!" He looked down at his bracelet and chuckled a bit more, "Not even luck helps us. No, we need hope. Has anyone seen her?" He asked as he looked around. "I was pretty sure she was somewhere here.... but I can't remember."
He sighed, "You know, this reminds me of the roses. There were so many back then.... you don't want to be a rose, do you Vigie?" He asked as he glance over at the Bisharp. "I wouldn't want to be one. That would be too sad. So very sad."
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Singers Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale welcomed their third child on Feb. 28.
Rossdale announced the birth on his Twitter account. He wrote "welcome APOLLO BOWIE FLYNN ROSSDALE 2/28/14 (bowie and Flynn =mothers' maiden names )"
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Dear Mr. Wizard,
I have a question that's been stumping me for a while. I'm an all-grain brewer and would like to try decoction mashing. All-grain brewers are always told to include a mash-out rest and to keep the mash temperature below 170 ºF (77 ºC) for risk of leaching tannins into the wort. So, how is it that a decoction mash requires part of the grist to be removed from the mash and boiled? What about the tannins?
Darrin Walraven Greensboro, North Carolina
Mr. Wizard replies:
This is a very good question that inevitably arises when knowledgeable all-grain brewers begin thinking about doing a decoction mash. The conventional rule is to mash-out at around 170 ºF (77 ºC) and not to exceed this temperature during wort collection for the reason you mention. In a traditional triple decoction mash, the mash begins at around 104 ºF (40 ºC) and a portion of the thick mash is removed, boiled and returned to increase the temperature to about 122 ºF (50 ºC). This cycle is repeated to heat the mash to 140 ºF (60 ºC) and then up to 158 ºF (70 ºC). So there are three times where a portion of the mash (always the thick mash) is removed, boiled and returned to the resting mash to provide heat.
My view on the conventional rule about keeping the temperature of infusion and step mashes below 170 ºF (77 ºC) makes sense when you consider what happens to the mash during wort separation. As the wort gravity drops, the pH of the wort flowing from a mash bed increases, and with the increase in pH, the solubility of polyphenols increase. With this, you run the risk of getting a grainy flavor if you have high pH and low gravity runnings combined with high temperature.
A decoction mash is different. Thick portions of mash are removed and boiled. The wort in mash is very concentrated, usually about 18–22 ºPlato. This means that the concentration of sugar is high. It also implies that the wort protein content is high as well since there have been no steps taken to remove protein from the wort, for example wort boiling and trub separation. During the mash boil in a decoction mash, protein from the malt reacts with tannins and precipitate. The pH is also "normal" (~5.2) at this point in time and the solubility of tannins is still relatively low compared to that seen in the last runnings from the lauter tun. I admit that the following statement is an educated guess but I would venture to bet that the reaction between protein and polyphenols is significant and explains why decocted beers are not overly astringent.
I was in attendance at a National Homebrew Conference in Baltimore 11 years ago and Dr. Klaus Zastrow, a well-known retired Brewmaster from Anheuser-Busch, was speaking about the history of lagers. After his talk I asked Dr. Zastrow the same question you asked me and he gave me a slightly different answer. He actually began by disagreeing with the premise that decocted lagers are no more astringent than other lagers (which was my premise).
I wish I spoke German, at least enough to hack by in brewing terms, because Dr. Zastrow had a specific word to describe the astringency of decocted beers and explained that this certain flavor attribute was one of the desirable hallmarks of decocted lagers. He did not imply the flavor was unpleasant but explained in English that this attribute gives the beer a certain briskness. Brisk is a tea term and is the opposite of flat or soft and I interpreted his statement to mean that decocted beers had more, uh how do you say, cojones. I hope my brief answer helps you in your quest and that this has given you the confidence to brew up a batch of that Pils with cojones you've read so much about!


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Album Rating: 2.5I wanted to insult the fan base, but one of my friends (the one who requested this review) is a fan, so it seemed bad to insult him.
agreed with this for the most part
It doesn't matter that he's about as relevant to today's metal scene as Britney Spears
Album Rating: 2.5This album, however, is not relevant, and that was my point.
Great review. And you're right, Ozzy himself was never any good.
You said he, not the album
Album Rating: 2.5Poor wording, I respect that, I'll fix it up.
prefer this over black rain, even though theyre both extraordinarily average
5 it bro
has to be below 2.0 usually for an enrique obligatory 5
worry not. enrique is here to stay. he could never abandon teh sputnik
Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off
But that's the funny thing, he's never been good.
Good review Michael. One thing, his previous guitarist's name is Zakk Wylde, not whatever version you put up there ;)
Album Rating: 2.5
Sabbath would never have been so good if it weren't for him
Nice review, I never liked Ozzy much.
Really? I've always considered him the worst part of Sabbath, am I missing something?
^I have to agree with that.
Album Rating: 2.5Yeah, that is a good point Nag
I was actually just thinking about War Pigs, pretty genius.
As for Ozzy's voice, though, let's just say I never "got" why everyone thought he was so great. I think he's a shit vocalist.
Also, pos
Album Rating: 2.0Great review man, I'll give this a listen just for the laughs
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Rosewood Inn at Rye
Rosewood Inn at Rye
Hotel Guest Rating: 6.8/10
150 Lafayette Road
Rye, NH 03870
Rosewood Inn at Rye
Located 400 feet from Rye Airfield Indoor Skate Park, this New Hampshire inn offers guest rooms with a kitchenette, refrigerator, microwave and coffee facilities. The Portsmouth city centre is 6 miles away.The air-conditioned rooms at the Rosewood Inn at Rye include satellite TV. The comfortably furnished rooms feature floral décor and rich wood furniture.The hotel offers fax and photocopying services. Laundry facilities are located on site for added convenience.Breakfast Hill Golf Club is a 16-minute walk from the hotel. Water Country amusement park is 2 miles away. ...read more
Rosewood Inn at Rye Amenities
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This hotel had a good location outside of downtown Portsmouth, convenient to Rye and Wallis Sands. The mattress was sagging and I could feel springs. The room needed to be aired out as it was musty and hot and stuffy. The shower was horribly loud and screeched the entire time. The kitchenette is basic and convenient. Rooms were clean and efficient. Staff was inattentive. I had checked in for my spouse and I, and my in-laws. When my in-laws arrived later, a different staff member charged them for both rooms, although they were already paid. It was a hassle to get refunded. My husband went to ask for hairdryers in the early evening and there was no staff. He called the desk number and got no one, and left a message but never received a reply. This is fine for a budget place, but I've been to better for the same price. ...
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Most people take some basic rights we have for granted, like freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Knowing that other countries are suffering, we as a nation would not come together to help the less fortunate. Americans are protected by rights, while those in Sudan, have no rights at all. Without these basic rights, Sudan is a war zone.
When I first heard about this situation, I was surprised. Former slave, Simon Deng came to my high school to talk about this problem. People are put into slavery and treated inhumane. He also informed us about a serious problem called genocide. Over 400,000 people have already died as a result. This caused a chain reaction that made the survivors homeless and put them in poverty, some with serious diseases.
This all resulted because two tribes in Darfur went to war between each other. While this chaos was going on, the United Nations has done absolutely nothing about this problem. But Americans can still make a difference and change this problem in Sudan.
The two best ways to contribute is to make a donation to the people who are still suffering and inform high-powered people about this situation. If more people are informed, the better the result and hope for Darfur.
All Americans have compassion in their conscience. Why not express that compassion to help those much less fortunate? With compassion for humanity and various voices to speak out, others can seek justice for those treated unfairly.
We must find compassion and help those who do not have the opportunity to have human rights as we do. Thank you.
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Paul Montello of Athens, right, portrays a Roman soldier observing battling gladiators portrayed by Marty Howes, left, and Martin Kealey, right. The gladiators were part of the "military timeline" event at a Memorial Day celebration at Athens' Memorial Park.R.C. Rique/Staff
Roman Legions may not have a lot to do with Memorial Day, but that hardly seemed to matter to the nearly 1,000 people who came to Athens' Memorial Park Sunday and Monday for the park's second ''military timeline.''
Re-enactors dressed in the garb of most of America's wars, from the American Revolution through the Vietnam War, came to the Five Points park with appropriate weapons in hand, patiently - and expertly - answering the questions posed by strollers around the park's small lake.
The historical timeline is the idea of Karl Enter, a veteran Athens-Clarke Leisure Services employee.
''I decided we needed to do something for Memorial Day, since this is Memorial Park,'' he said. Memorial Park was dedicated in the years immediately following World War II, he explained.
Enter had seen a similar timeline a few years ago, and began contacting re-enactors to arrange last year's first Memorial Park event.
Enter said because there is no similar event in the state, he has high hopes for what the timeline can become over the next few years.
''I think eventually it will be a premiere event, not only in Athens, but Georgia and the Southeast,'' he said.
Maybe the most popular re-enactors, especially when it came time to demonstrate their weapons, were dressed in costumes that dated from centuries before the United States came into existence, and an ocean away.
From left to right, Nicholas, 5, Stefanie, and Sarah, 3, Reedy came to Memorial Park from Covington, Ga. to portray a Civil War era family with the 44th Georgia unit. R.C. Rique/Staff
One group, dressed in the garb of Roman soldiers, used swords and shields to do battle with re-enactors dressed as barbarians. Another group came in the garb of medieval knights.
On Monday, Rick Joslyn and son Alex, 16, were dressed in wool uniforms marking them as Army draftees, members of the United States' World War I American Expeditionary Force. Each carried a gas mask, which was a standard piece of equipment for the conflict due to the widespread use of chemical agents.
Nearby, brother Nick Joslyn, 21, of High Shoals, looked the part in a Korean War GI uniform.
The lone Revolutionary War representative was an Englishman, actually Jim Pence, a self-described ''computer weenie'' and University of Georgia history graduate from Douglasville. In clothes he had made himself, he was a member of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, also known as the Black Watch. Whole families came in the Civil War garb of the Confederacy, but just one Union soldier - Ed Marsh, 19, of High Shoals.
Nearby a group of women and children camped out, the women making biscuits in a Dutch oven topped with coals.
They'd been burned out of their homes by Union soldiers, said one of the women, portrayed by Carrie Jordan of Monroe, a recent retiree.
Sharing her camp were Diane Fuller and grandson Kyle of Jefferson, Stephanie Reed and son Nicholas, 5, and daughter Sarah, 3, of Covington, all dressed in authentic period costume.
Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Tuesday, May 27, 2003.
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Tuesday News Gay: Feb. 14
Ellen, Prop 8, marriage, and Uganda. Whew!
By Daniel Villareal,
12:27PM, Tue. Feb. 14, 2012
The unicorn that brings me weekly news updates in a wicker basket has – instead of providing a fruit salad of LGBT odds and ends – brought me the five biggest fruits from the queer news orchard. There's some marriage mangos, some bitter anti-gay tomatoes in the Ugandan parliament, and a angry bowl of lemons that Ellen DeGeneres turned into delicious lemonade.
Well, don't just stand there staring at the still life – sink your teeth in!
MARRIAGE BELLS: While Washington Governor Christine Gregoire just signed a marriage equality bill into law, the New Jersey senate just passed a marriage equality bill with more votes than expected. However, while Washingtonians will likely have to defend their law at the November ballot box, New Jersey governor Chris Christie has promised to veto the Jersey bill if it reaches his desk.
Oh, and three gay Illinois legislators just introduced their own statewide marriage equality bill in the well
HATERS' BALL: This last week America's looniest right-wingers (including GOP Presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney) gathered for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference where they spent their time bashing queers and selling T-shirts of American soldiers peeing on dead Taliban soldiers – fun!
DON'T MESS WITH POWER-LESBIANS: After JCPenney announced comedian and daytime talkshow host Ellen Degeneres as their new spokesperson, a right-wing group with only 40,000 members called "One Million Moms" lead a campaign to get her fired… a campaign that spectacularly backfired and even got Howard Stern and Bill O'Reilly publicly calling out anti-gay haters and standing up for LGBT rights.
PROP 8 GETS SPANKED: The 9th Circuit Court declared Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-enacted California ban on marriage equality, unconstitutional. It will now either get a second hearing at the 9th Circuit or get appealed to the Supreme Court who may or may not take up the case.
UGANDA BE KIDDING ME: For the second parliamentary session in a row, anti-gay politician David Bahati has introduced his infamous "Kill the Gays" bill for consideration. The only problems: Uganda's president opposes the bill and its definition of "aggravated homosexuality" is so broad as to criminalize all touching between members of the same sex.
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My gut told me something was up, so I've been checking his phone. I discovered that he still emails with her. Mainly about school stuff. He deletes it, but I find some of them. Our counsellor asked him during our last marriage counselling session if he had contact with her and he said no.
This morning, I was up and he wasn't (it was about 430 am) and I just had to look. Sure enough, the lines of communication are open with her again and he has been sharing his feelings about the the upcoming birth of our child with her and how he feels about his mom not being here for it (she died two years ago). He mentions how he's excited to have someone to tell, her.
He has his aunts, uncles, cousins, friends etc. I know it's not the same but neither is his affair partner.
What do I do?
Do I confront him? If I do, how do I prevent this from him turning it around to me snooping?
Do I try to get him to own up to it?
I'm starting to feel contractions more strongly, so is this even the time to bring it up?
I'm shaking and really need help here.
Additional background: when it ended she went nuts. Driving by our house, calling, texting him, threatening suicide, claiming she was pregnant, she wasn't etc. I thought it was all cut off. I would see the texts from her and his responses (he offered them up). They stopped and I thought that was the end. They see each other now because they're in the same program at school.
In the meantime, I would continue to gather information. Print out the text conversations if you can or store them on your computer if you can. Gather enough evidence before you confront and then only confront with half. It'll be up to him to tell you the rest. This way you'll know if he's being honest with you. Also, don't tell him how you found out, so you'll be able to continue to check up to make sure his actions match his words.
You won't be able to prevent him from turning it around on you, if he does. Just don't buy into it. Don't believe him. Every marriage has issues that both parties have an equal share in. However, the affair is 100% on him. You didn't make him have an affair. You didn't hold a gun to his head and demand he start an EA/PA. That's all on him. If he was having an issue with your marriage it was his responsibility to come to YOU and talk to you about it. Not seek out someone else to confide in.
Be prepared that this is going be a long, emotional road and now that you're having a baby that can make it a bit harder (meaning that you'll have a new person to care for, emotions may run a bit higher, stress from lack of sleep etc...)
Please remember to take care of yourself. Try to get as much sleep as you can, especially when your baby is napping. You're going to need it.
Also, please keep posing, it helps.
Sending you strength and (((HUGS)))
I don't know if this your first child, but this is not going to be easy. You will want support before, during, and after the birth. You can decide if he is that support person.
As SD said, if you are feeling well enough, get your ducks on a row. I am so sorry that the day before your delivery you have to think about this instead of the joy of the upcoming arrival of your child.
Thinking of you.
I wish I would live close by, I would be by your side to hold your hand! -Noone should be at the brink of dilivery and have an a man do this behind her back!
I wish you the best, hang in there. Write us. We care and love you.
May God watch over you, your child and your marriage.
My hormones and emotions are through the roof right now.
This is why I personally feel you need to focus on yourself and your baby.
When I found out about my husband it was June 12th 2008. I didn't tell him about it until August of 2008. In that time I spent my days trying to take care of two children (they were turning 5 and 2 of that year), going through every piece of paper, every inch of his computer, and every old cell phone I could find. I was also crying multiple times a day every day. I couldn't control it. But I didn't tell him anything. It got to the point that my children would run to him when he came home and say "mama was crying again today."
I know how hard it is. My line of thinking is that if you (or I) don't have enough "proof" they can always turn it around and say "You're crazy, you don't know what you're talking about. We're just friends." etc... I wasn't going to have that happen. So I wanted to cover myself, to prepare myself, and I needed that information. So I printed every single page of his profiles to all seven dating sites, I printed and forwarded every email, I saved every picture. Then when I confronted him, through sobbing tears I just said one word...Fling. He knew exactly what I was talking about and he said "we need to talk." He then dumped a whole bunch of lies on me but because I had my evidence (I only showed him a small portion) he couldn't lie anymore.
That was when I thought we were going to reconcile. Then, as my signature line says, I have a few more ddays and I know that he's been on his dating sites as recent as Aug of this year. I've stopped counting my ddays.
I hope for your sake and for your baby's sake that your husband pulls his head out of the sand and comes clean and does the hard work needed to reconcile. The only way it will work is if he sends her a NC (no contact) letter. That's just to start.
First of all best wishes for the birth of your baby! How could your H be such an idiot!! ((Grandcanyon)). But, I'm glad you found us.
From the point of view of someone who's been on SI for 10 months, it is not surprising to find that your H is still in contact with OW.
They see each other now because they're in the same program at school.
They should not be in the same program at school. Your H should have transferred schools, chosen a different program, whatever it takes so that he does not see her any more.
He must establish firm and complete No Contact, and then act accordingly. He needs to tell her, "Our relationship is over for good. There will be no contact of any kind between us from now on." Then, he needs to block her from every avenue of communication. Get a new email, block her phone numbers. If he sees her in a public place, he ignores her completely. If she shows up at your house, he gets a restraining order.
Also, marriage counseling does not stop infidelity. Infidelity is the result of a broken person, not a broken marriage. Your H is broken. Something is wrong with him that he is dependent on this unstable, threatening woman. He needs individual counseling to figure out why he would allow a woman who has no respect for him, his marriage, his wife or herself into his life in any way.
I would not be able to set his lies and deception aside, and would consider banning him from the birth. Or, you could tell him that you don't want to see his face until he is willing to go totally NC with OW and start individual therapy.
You can't trust him right now. But you may be able to again someday if he owns his shit and fixes himself. Whether he does or doesn't, SI will support you.
My thoughts are with you and your beautiful baby.
[This message edited by sailorgirl at 8:34 AM, November 15th (Friday)]
Now, I am only five months into this, so I am not the most sane, but I was trying to figure out what I would do in your shoes. Obviously, I would not want them contacting each other during this special time in your life. I think either before I was in labor or during labor. I would get/ask for his phone. I would keep it safe or give it to someone that I trust. My guess he would figure out why you want it. If he asks, I would calmly tell him that while I am having our baby, I need you focused on us and us only.
I just have this feeling, but I hope I am wrong, that she will be one of first people he will contact with the news of the birth. You don't need that. You don't deserve it.
Sending you strength and hugs!,
Eta. Just read the post above mine. It would be a huge wake up call if he wasn't allowed to be with you during the birth unless he cut off all contact. Something to think about, but I know time is running out. Be true to you!
[This message edited by ILINIA at 8:47 AM, November 15th (Friday)]
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Sd. That's what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping this is a mild relapse and him being an idiot, not the re kindling of an affair. I like the idea of a NC letter.
Sailor girl, we are in a smallish town and only have one college and its the only course he can' take to get the diploma needed for his job.
You're right, he is broken. He was raised by a single alcoholic mother, is a recovering alcoholic himself and has very low self esteem. I like the idea of giving him the choice between witnessing the birth of his daughter or continuing contact with her.
Iliana, I thought about contacting her, but I don't want to give her that much power. She actually had the nerve to say in her email that she was happy for us, knowing all the struggles we've been through trying to conceive.
The program that he's in requires them to open up about issues and struggles they've dealt with, so I don't know what she knows from that and what she knows from him sharing with her.
I definitely agree with the idea of making him choose between ending it with her or not being there to witness your baby's birth. Not only does it add incentive, but also he doesn't have the option of being there texting her with updates while YOU are in labor and needing support. What a sick thing for him to do.
I'd recommend calling your MC and letting her/him know that yes, he is still in contact with her, and that specifically he's talking to her about your pregnancy and arrival of your child. That he's using the excuse that since his mother is gone, he's choosing to talk to her, and that he is hiding contact from you. Hopefully the counselor will see some sense.
Does the OW have a boyfriend/fiance/husband? After you give birth (because you really don't need to deal with more right now), if the OW does have a partner, let him know. Two pairs of eyes, and plus it might be easier for the A to stop if she has consequences. Yes, the A is still going on. No NC = continued A.
I'm so sorry. (((GrandCanyon)))
[This message edited by silverhopes at 10:39 AM, November 15th (Friday)]
My H is the son of two alcoholics and also had low self-worth. His OW had an intense fear of abandonment, would take whatever she could get from my H, and blackmailed him into continuing the affair by threatening to tell his boss or me. She threatened suicide to try to get him to break NC (he didn't, she is alive and well). H changed jobs, blocked everything (including former work colleagues they had in common, and her mother) and literally jumped in his car and drove away when he saw her coming. She gave up after three weeks.
I know my above message sounded harsh, but it came from my experience. My H's parents constantly violated his personal boundaries while he was growing up. When OW started getting inappropriate, it felt familiar to him and he didn't know how to put a stop to it. Your H will be vulnerable to his OW until he learns how to maintain boundaries, value his integrity, and take responsibility for himself. In the meantime, NC is the way to go.
The program that he's in requires them to open up about issues and struggles they've dealt with, so I don't know what she knows from that and what she knows from him sharing with her.
That's got to stop. People with poor boundaries and unhealthy coping skills (WS's and AP's) should not be sharing their personal lives with anyone but their therapist and their spouse!
Sailor girl. I wish I could put a stop to it! That is the way the program has been for years. I even spoke to someone I know that did it a couple years ago and she said its crazy the things that are shared. And the worst of it is the program doesn't make the, do any kind of therapy to deal with the can of worms it opens.
He dropped out last year so as not to be with her. Unfortunately, she failed the same courses and so is back again and at the same year/level.
Oh man. She really is desperate, huh? I would sincerely doubt she failed because she legitimately did - she probably failed just to keep in contact with him, given all the other crazy behavior she did after the A "ended" the first time.
Maybe your H needs to watch "Fatal Attraction". How dare he invite this crazy into your life, especially when you are pregnant with his child. I am so angry for you. I cannot help but feel he is making YOU and your child vulnerable to this woman by continuing to share details with her.
Here's a thought... if this program makes him share all his personal struggles... What if he shared about the affair he had with her and the way it nearly destroyed his family and all the crazy shit she pulled after he "ended" it? That might embarrass her enough to make her drop out again. And it is a REAL struggle he's been dealing with. Much better than to continue to hand her tools that she can use to continue to invade your personal life. He needs to STOP giving her a lifeline into YOUR very private marriage!
Sd. That's what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping this is a mild relapse and him being an idiot, not the re kindling of an affair. I like the idea of a NC letter.
So many people don't believe that an EA is a real thing. They think an affair is only physical which is a huge problem. Please be vigilant about their communication. He needs to understand that there are so many different types of infidelity. He should write the NC letter and then turn over all his passwords to every device and account that he has. His actions and words need to match.
Can you please call your councilor and talk to him/her? Let them know what you've found out so that you have someone to talk to IRL? It's totally your decision as to if he's in the delivery room or not. You need to do what ever it is that makes you feel the best.
You do need to get a hold of his phone and get every message off of it that you can. It's up to you as to when you confront and how much info or proof that you need, but try to pick a time in the not too distant future. You don't want all of this hanging over you head while you're trying to settle in with a new baby. And frankly, you don't want this EA to continue to the point where it becomes a PA again. Which is where it's heading, no matter if he realizes it or not. You've already seen that the OW is a crazy, obsessed byotch. She's not chatting him up just because she likes the sound of his voice or the way he solves class problems. (((hugs)))
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