Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[Wishing4Wings]

They are wagging their tails, and coming for treats. All is well!

Congratulations! Exciting for Jaz, too.

 

[BullChick]

I will not wake the ducks. I will not wake the ducks. I will not wake the ducks...

Their eggs compared to a large chicken egg.

 

[cheeka]

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they are beauties! and they will love it there, especially with Jaz sharing treats - no doubt, she's better off with you. I know it's frustrating, because Mylee's Mom and Dad were even more irresponsible. her Mom died when Mylee was only 3 weeks old. she stole drugs and died from a massive overdose. Mylee's Dad, my stepson, is an addict too. codependent and irresponsible. I prayed and prayed that he would get his act together after Ash died. but he only went to therapy for about a month and turned back to drugs. he abandoned her almost 3 years ago. we're blessed with her Oma, Mylee's blood grandmother, we're best friends even if we "share" an ex... there's another ex-woman too, we love to get together and visit our stepdaughter and her family... and this summer, when they were here and we were all together... like old times... it's all about the kids. love her every moment, teach her so much stuff and she'll be tight with her wonderful Aunt Abi forever. Mylee has already said that she will take care of her Oma and Omi when we're old.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I didn't realize about Mylee's dad. That's so sad. Glad she has some awesome grammas to keep her life going in the right direction.


MC, the eggs are fantastic!! Why don't you grab a sleeping bag and bunk with the quacks? Then they can wake you up in the morning!

 

[cheeka]

she has 4. love the black one! they grow up nice... black and white patterned usually. I have a few now, all a little different form one another.

anyway, yeah, Matt is lost to us. he just went to jail. lots of felonies. Mylee told him she would be a big girl when he gets out. at least 9 if they don't tack on more time for the additional charges they put on him for being a fugitive. it's very sad, because he has the intelligence, and the talent. it's drugs. drugs and mental illness. he wasn't raised this way. it's been shocking. his sister is golden. never a moment of doubt that she would be successful. and she is. finished a 5 year Wildlife Biology degree in 4 years, with honors, works hard, and has 3 gorgeous children and a husband who adores her. we focus on them and Mylee.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

The drugs are so dangerous. I worked with addicted teens for awhile, and most of them had underlying emotional problems that never got diagnosed or addressed. As a result, they self-medicated and then the illegal actions to support the using followed. It's a terrible trap.

 

[BullChick]

Awwwwwe! If I didn't have Jazlyn, I'd sleep outside in the 30* weather. Darn! Lol!!
I hate to ask, but doesn't her father have a ponytail? Tall, sexy guy?

 

[cheeka]

Mylee's dad has sported a military flat top cut since he was 6 - he's 36 now... I tried to get him some help when he was 14 - such a sweet boy, but starting to show signs of bipolar disorder. the family "doesn't believe in Psychiatry" and I was fought on all sides, his Grandfather, whom I loved and admired, told me I was full of poo, except he used the ruder word... by 16, he was sampling drugs and alcohol, so we had another family meeting, and I lost again. his Grandparents took custody (voluntarily... he wanted to go, and I let him because his Dad is a meatball...) I warned them... he costs $10K a year to keep fed, clothed and out of trouble (dirt bike champion... was where most of the expense went) again, he told me I was full of poo... so I wished them luck. within a few months, they were on welfare, cleaned out and sorry. oh well.
by 18, he came to me, and asked for help. said I was the only one who had his best interests at heart all along, the only one who hadn't given up on him. I put him in rehab. he was clean for 2 years, but still refusing to get counselling. I did it again when he was about 28, really hoped he would learn that time... anyway, I'm the only one he doesn't dump all his drama on. he knows better. I won't tolerate it without trying to reach inside and find the old Matthew. He couldn't steal from me anymore either, because if he was around, I followed him like a puppy. room to room...
if he wasn't a junkie, he'd be so handsome. but he's way too thin and he's lost a lot of teeth. but this is him. from this Summer.

Mylee is so torn, she loves him so much, but of course, cannot understand why he chooses everything and everyone else over her, and why he speeds while driving when he doesn't have a license because he always gets pulled over... he breaks every promise and lies to her... this Summer, when he begged to come to see her, of course, I said yes, because she wanted to see him too... the minute he walked in it was DRAMA... I told him straight up to cut it out. Nothing is about you anymore. Everything is about Mylee. after that, he was well behaved. this jail term will be his last chance. I pray they recognize his mental illness... jails are more astute about these issues nowadays...

Mylee already has one parent in Heaven.

 

[cheeka]

MC, my friend. please, don't even joke about taking your final sleep in the snow. you made me cry.

 

[BullChick]

No no! W4w said I should grab a sleeping bag and keep the ducks company!!