Couch 198: All the Countries Couch

Kind of—the formula is V x M = P x Y, where M is your money supply, P the price level, and Y GDP. So the lower the money supply the higher its velocity.

But it’s a macroeconomic formula so it might not apply to microeconomics.

You’re wandering the streets at night shining a lamp into people’s faces in hopes of finding an honest man?

So here's my problem: why does she think she knows better about me than I do?

The kids' dad is gone, delivering middle boy to a dance program in another state, so the other boys and I got up this morning, threw some food in the lunch cooler, and drove the dog to the beach. Happy dog. Happy kids.

Eldest son sat in front with me, and asked if he could play his music for me, and I groaned inwardly because teenager music. He had it on random selection, and here's who we listened to, that I remember: Earth Wind and Fire, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Frank Sinatra, Toto, Coldplay, George Michael, lots of Queen, and some pretty good songs from people I'd never heard of.

I only vetoed one song, barking dogs yiping out some tune.

Okay, need some help/advice. I have given L four gifts: a scarf, a pendant, and two books. Total, I spent maybe $30. I asked her if I could give her more gifts within a reasonable cost. She said she was hesitant and had to think about it. So here's my problem: why does she think she knows better about me than I do? Why does she get to determine if gifting is a good thing or a bad thing for me? Can't I decide that for myself? She said she liked the other gifts. Why does this have to be a big deal? I told her that if she rejects my gifts, I feel like she's rejecting me: a part of me that I actually like. And I told her gifting is one of my "love languages". And she knows I care about her and she said she cares about me. I also told her that because I only have four more months with her, I'm gifting more frequently. I really only want to gift her maybe two more gifts. One is the therapist survival kit and the other would probably be a glass painting. The survival kit costs maybe $10? The painting maybe $10 too?

How do I address gifting with L? I want to tell her straight up, but my H says I'm sounding really mean. I don't mean to be mean, but I do question why she and everyone else (T, ex-T, H, dad, etc) seem to think they know what's best for me.

This is the "Mother Knows Best" principle. Very popular among therapists!
But motherhood comes with responsibilities as well as privileges.

I bought a bunch of pairs of bike shorts, they were really really cheap. Now i have no excuse not to leave the house. Once they get here and i do laundry. And start taking showers again. I looked it up, i think i have diogenes syndrome.

I wanna go to Denny's and eat pancakes!

Ha! They will rip the beige Safeguard antibacterial deodorant bar soap out of my cold, wet washcloth! That other stuff sounds like a yuni rash waiting to happen

Boy them old folks is ornery!

I wanna go to Denny's and eat pancakes!

Ha! They will rip the beige Safeguard antibacterial deodorant bar soap out of my cold, wet washcloth! That other stuff sounds like a yuni rash waiting to happen

Boy them old folks is ornery!

I want to know what my T did with the cricket book I gave him did he put in the bookshelf in the waiting room, or in his room, or did he take it home?

Woah so deep CE.

You probably have the better Denny’s too Lemon the one by me now doesn’t get any exciting people in, has the highest turnover and worst staff ever!

I trust you weren't rolling your eyes when you wrote that.

I trust you weren't rolling your eyes when you wrote that.

Omers Una is MINE!