Hey Parker Sorry to hear of this.

Your lucky she still likes you. Other wise to the cleaners you'd be going.

Hang in there.

Mf

No real words of wisdom Parker, but most of us have gone though it. You will have a rough few years here but it will get better. Hint, It's hard to think of family problems when you are casting a fly.

Kids come first before ALL else...
The rest is just a business transaction ...
A year from now life will be better

(parker)



Lucky for you! That is great. I wish my ex was as emotionally mature; I suggested we could be friends again and she laughed. Oh well.


If Redhook's offer isn't appealing, I am a believer in Match.com- It is like a giant virtual grocery store for dating and there is a disproportionate number of girls to guys. The likes and dislikes narrow the field and make finding a compatible partner much easier. And, after only half a dozen dates or so, I found an amazing gal.


Being alone was weird at first but the freedom is progressively intoxicating. I was so negatively conditioned that something as simple as buying groceries or clothes made me feel guilty- like someone was watching me. i quickly got used to going where I wanted, when I wanted, how long I wanted... it doesn't sound as if you were as oppressed but I can imagine you will find your own victories.

Sorry to hear that Parker!

Give me a shout when you're ready to go do some long range shooting That should cheer you up!

This.

Glad to hear it's not as bad as it could be...
Wish ya the best. It would be a haul, but if you want to get on the water next weekend, I'm planning on killing some fish.

If you want a change of pace, we're hiring soon You'd even get housing with the job. It would be pretty sweet having you as a neighbor. Pretty good fishing in the front yard.

[/quote]It would be pretty sweet having you as a neighbor.[/quote]


after one month of this you would regret that!

Change is always hard but your priorities are right, you're still young.

I wish you the best, it sounds like you and the soon to be ex are on the right track and doing it right. The kids of course and the most important thing. Keep on keeping on.

Just an update:

Put the house on the market on Friday for $529,800. Accepted an offer today (1 of 9) for $626,000.

I'm seriously having a really hard time believing my house just sold for damn near $100K more than I asked for it. God bless Seattle and the lesbian couple (with a 5 year old boy) who bought it! Gotta love this place!

It's a nice shining light in all this mess.

My realtor brought a growler of Georgetown's Lucille IPA for me while I accepted and signed the papers for the offer. Beer goes bad in a growler. Looks like I'm gonna have to celebrate and kill this thing tonight in celebration!

Here's to me and one of the few positive things that have come out of this divorce for me!

take the extra 100K and go buy yourself a Grady or a Duckworth

glad to hear its going semi ok for you parker...

Nate.....

I only get......


....wait for it......



.....for those that are divorced already know this......






HALF!!!!!

That's EXACTLY what my relator said. Priced any higher and nothing would have happened.

Money is probably going to go in these short-term funds:

50% VMPYX – WF Strategic Municipal Bond Fund
25% JFIAX – Hancock Floating Rate Income Fund
25% DLTNX – DoubleLine Total Return Fund

At least for the next 1-3 years. It's nice having friends who own or work in investment companies for people with LOTS of monies. This is their recommendation....that I trust %100.

id take 20k right out of there and buy myself a SuperVee fund as a going away present...

im an asshole tho

cant you potentially lose money doing things like that parker? ive always been too scared to put money into something, especially now...

Pay attention to FP, Nate. He's a *smart* man. An asshole yes, but still *smart*. Way smarter than me! But, fortunately, I learn quickly.

As a fellow asshole, gotta respect that!

Both.

LOL!

the price is a reflection of all the hard work you spent in sprucing the place up.

The selling price is a reflection of the pair that bought it. period.

Ask any appraiser.

That's amazing Parker....congrats!


As an appraiser though I have to disagree with your realtors pricing philosophy. A property selling in under a week for $100,000 more than its list price with 8 other offers indicates that the property was significantly underpriced. Potential buyers, lesbian or otherwise, are knowledgeable and have usually viewed all the other properties for sale in your neighborhood in that price range. They bought your home because it was the best home available in that price range. Should of been priced at $659,000 and taken a week or two to sell, IMHO.

But you did good, really good. I'm sure it's very rewarding to see all your hard work on the house come to fruition! Can you post a picture of it?

Ike