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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:08 PM Original message |
My ex-inlaws are using my ex-husband's cremains as a weird bargaining chip |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think this situation is too odd for me to offer any reasonable advice |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. unreasonable advice is also appreciated at this point |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. My dear mcctatas! |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. thank you Peg! |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. ROFL! |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Peggy you are a lounge treasure. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. i think you stay honest to a T all the way thru regardless who you are talking to. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. Weird advice... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:42 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. good idea. so creative. nt |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. wonderful idea |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. ... |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. I was thinking of suggesting |
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ismnotwasm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
9. That is bizarre |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
10. I doubt your ex-husband would want to be used as a bargaining chip with his kids. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. IMHO, YMMV, I'm with flvegan |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
12. Plant the tree as a remembrance. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
14. Fuck the fireplace ashes. Level with the kids. Let THEM put pressure on the ex-inlaws! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. Well, I suppose if someone asked for my child's ashes, I would want to |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. but that's just it... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
30. How old are your kiddos? |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:45 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. 16, 14 and 7... |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. So it's already hard without the grandparents playing head games... Well, if it was me |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. put Feingold signs in your yard.... |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. in 2004, I covered up their "George Bush Presidential Prayer Team" |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. good one.....! |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. how can they be so grotesque? |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. + 1000. They ruined (hogged) his funeral, blame you for his suicide, |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
23. First of all, what California Peggy said. |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. go with the fireplace ashes- or maybe the grill |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. I think you have to let it go. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Reading through this thread, I agree with you, noamnety. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:45 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. I disagree |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 05:38 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. They may have a moral claim |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 10:02 AM Response to Reply #40 |
47. True |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
26. My family is chock full of fucked-up people who create wierd situations: I'd go with the fake ashes. |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
27. I have made a decision... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Glad you came up with such a satisfying decision. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 02:31 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. That's a good solution. Let the emotions diffuse a bit. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 07:24 AM Response to Reply #27 |
41. I think this is a great idea and can be very healing. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
28. I don't know how old your children are, but here is what I would do. |
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FedUpWithIt All (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
33. I'm sorry. What a terrible position they are putting you in. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-02-10 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. I vote |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
38. First off, I am so sorry. |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
42. wow, I'm sorry for your situation |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
43. repeat again |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
44. repeat. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-03-10 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
46. Have two ceremonies |
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