[Magdalen] Mom's 80th birthday

[Lynn Ronkainen]

"win", "win", "win" all around it sounds!
L

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From: "Scott Knitter" <scottknitter at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 1:29 PM
To: "Magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Mom's 80th birthday

> Hey, this helped: My dear partner booked us a room and it's
> nonrefundable, so there it is.
>
> I've informed Mom and said we'll be with her other than sleeping at
> the Red Roof (which is not only super-cheap but I've stayed there
> before and it's nice enough and well run).
>
> He'll be happier on the trip, and that helps me lower my anxiety a
> smidge. So does taking tomorrow off work to do errands and prepare.
> Yay!
>
> Thanks for prayers and great advice! I know my therapist would be
> nodding in agreement.
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Thanks! I like that.
>>
>> And if it so happened that we all lived in the same area, we'd all be
>> staying in our own places anyway and getting together, with no one
>> staying at Mom's.
>>
>> And once my partner has spent time in Mom's apartment it might feel
>> more like home to him and seem like a fine choice for later visits.
>> But he's got a lot of requirements for a good night's sleep (tons of
>> extra blankets, white noise, nobody else in the bed, etc...so a hotel
>> means those needs can be met without turning someone's home upside
>> down.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 12:38 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> hen two people want you to do two different things,
>>> they cancel each other out, and
>>> you're not beholden to either of them.
>>>
>>> And you NEVER set their needs and desires against each other.
>>>
>>> You get to decide what pleases *you* best.
>>> It's now whatever your preference is,
>>> and everyone else can just stand back and admire your decisiveness.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott R. Knitter
>> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
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> -- 
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA