YachtClubWoman
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2005
Paid off the house
Hahahaha TMI for you guys on here.
Sounds like it must have been a tough road but SO glad it’s worked out for you...Blue cheese over Thousand Island.
The best decision I've ever made was having a hysterectomy after nearly 40 years of horrendous periods, endometriosis pain, and cysts. Yes, I have hot flashes, but all in all menopause has been kind to me. No more periods every two weeks that are so heavy I have to wear a full size Depends pad because Maxi pads aren't large or absorbent enough. No more pain that's so bad I can't function. No more surgeries for the endo. I had a full hysterectomy and I. Am. Thrilled.
TMI for many women too. Dear lord.
During the recession, late 2008, DH's plant was closing and six months of looking netted no job at all, my job in a small town library wouldn't even cover the mortgage.
The company offered DH a job at headquarters, in Germany---but without all the help nornally given to expats.
We had 6 weeks to sell or store our things, 4 suitcasese each that we got to take with us, no German langauge skills and two kids in school who had to jump into German speaking schools. It was a HUGE risk, and the first few years were really tough (especially on our poor kids---they were too old to pick up the langauge easily, but young enough that often people assumed they could and ere not trying; other kids were not always kind to the new non native speakers, etc).
BUT, in the end we are very happy here---and even my oldest, who is back in the US now, is glad to have had the time they did here. It totally altered the course of our lives---but for the better.
I think we will stay here. We have permanent residency status, and bought a place leást year which we love and which will be ideal as we age no stairs, low maitenance, close to public transit, etcI've been curious... Do you think you'll retire in Germany, or return to the States, do split time, or is that too far in the future to consider?
Sorry!
Hey I get you. However there are specific avenues/channels to share these type of medical problems - in my opinion. Would you blurt out this personal condition of yours in a group setting or people at a party or with your father or brother in-laws or sons?
Congrats!! We are going to do that by the end of the year and I am so excited!!Paid off the house