http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress your favorite haven for doing all your ravin' when someone's misbehavin' Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:06:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Stepmonster, I need to say it.  I need to get it out.  I need to write this in a safe place where I don't have to look people in the eye and have them tell me "I'm horrible" and "I'm going to hell" and "Be careful what you wish for".  ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/08/21/the-reasons-why/ I dated him for 3 years and 7 months. He told me Sunday he doesn't think he loves me anymore. He said he wants to keep in touch. I asked if there was another girl. He said no. I poured my heart out. He hasn't returned any calls. I was ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/08/19/i-want-to-forget-him/ I am so angry at my country for keeping marijuana illegal. Sure there are other things that my country is doing that are far worse, but this one issue is what is really bugging me at the moment. As addictive substances go, two of the absolute worst ones are perfectly ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/08/13/legalize-it/ UGGGGGGHHHHH!!!! I know all the gals in my life are tired of hearing me bitch and complain and moan but I need to just say this one more time. Why is it that I keep meeting these weird guys?! I've ranged from super clingy guy who can't leave me alone ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/08/07/dating-sucks/ Dear Mother-In-Law, This is the last one. The last guy you will introduce to my kids without any consideration of their feelings. The last man, a stranger for all intents and purposes, that you bring to my home without permission. The last time that I have to explain why we won't ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/06/18/flavor-of-the-month/ Dear Home Owner, Thanks very much for taking our rent payment every month on time and usually early.  Unfortunately, I think it is really crappy of you to not take said rent and pay the mortgage on the home with it.  I think it is even more crappy that you didn't have ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/06/02/open-letter-to-my-landlady/ How can you be engaged? Your 18. You met him last February. You are graduating High School in less than a month. You shouldn't be engaged. You should be applying to colleges. You should go live in dorms. You should make great and awesome new friends. You shod be free ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/05/11/your-engaged-are-you-stupid/ I feel like I've reached this low point. I feel as if I am neglecting my kids in some ways. I feel like a terrible mother. The meals are not nutritionally balanced. The laundry is dirty. The house is a mess. The dishes are in heaps. The kids are not ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/04/30/ashamed-of-myself/ Just to get off my chest... I am divorced with a daughter and in the not-so-distant future, she will be going to kindergarten. I told my ex that we should start talking about it soon, and he agreed. I have sole custody and I am the custodial parent. He gets her ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/04/28/ex-husbands-manipulation-tactics/ Well Girls. First I'd like to thank you for helping me understand some things about my own wives and girlfriends. Things they never explained to me in quite the same fashion. Like the prolonged effect pregnancy and breastfeeding can have on sex drive. That little bit of ... http://www.ranthaven.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/67/