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Martin Eden

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8. Dear Abbey, Dear Abbey, my fountain pen leaks

Reply to Marthe48 (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 10:11 AM

Sep 6

My wife hollers at me and my kids are all freaks

(thanks for making me think of John Prine this morning)

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Reading Dear Abby today [View all] Marthe48 Sep 6 OP

We've become engaged in de-acquisitioning our "art". The kids seem to have no taste for that 'art' ... marble falls Sep 6 #1

I was doing that same reason Marthe48 Sep 6 #2

Put a reasonable price on it. Let them bargain you down. The more you engage the sucke ... bargain hunters ... marble falls Sep 6 #3

We're confident BOSSHOG Sep 6 #16

Not many of us so prescient in our choices as yourselves! marble falls Sep 6 #28

I started collecting when I was 8 Marthe48 Sep 6 #30

I wrote a book just for folks like you Marthe48! nt Trueblue Texan Sep 6 #4

I use breakfast to relieve any frustration and disappointment AnnaLee Sep 6 #5

haventt heard that byline in ages . :) i agree with u. AllaN01Bear Sep 6 #6

I read Dear Abby and Miss Manners every day Marthe48 Sep 6 #7

Dear Abbey, Dear Abbey, my fountain pen leaks Martin Eden Sep 6 #8

Dear Martin, Dear Martin, you have no complaint. You are what you are and you ain't what you ain't. Midnight Writer Sep 6 #21

So listen up buster, and listen up good Martin Eden Sep 6 #25

Thank you.. homegirl Sep 6 #9

We took a downsizing class when we moved from our big house to a condo. OMGWTF Sep 6 #11

Lightening is great if it is for you. pat_k Sunday #43

Please work on culling your possesions IbogaProject Sep 6 #10

Long story short Marthe48 Sep 6 #14

Know how you feel.. homegirl Sep 6 #26

Good, aging in place is the best IbogaProject Sep 6 #31

No need to "get back on the horse" pat_k Sunday #44

Thank you pat_k Marthe48 Sunday #45

There's a Swedish death cleaning group on Facebook radical noodle Sep 6 #24

I stopped buying, accepting things Marthe48 Sep 6 #27

I have, too. VERY difficult, but it finally took. marble falls Sep 6 #29

I only buy if something similar is going to be donated elsewhere radical noodle Sep 6 #42

You really made me smile! You have quite the way with words. Please continue to share your musings and advice! MLAA Sep 6 #12

Thanks for the kind words Marthe48 Sep 6 #32

I'll be 79 in a month, and I don't live a tidy life either. But it's well enough lived as is. patphil Sep 6 #13

Thank you patphil! Marthe48 Sep 6 #15

I feel the same way about our house. It is comforting and comfortable being surrounded by a lifetime of Martin68 Sep 6 #17

You realize, of course, that Abby, Abigail Van Buren (also known as Jeanne Phillips) died in 2013, usonian Sep 6 #18

I laughed at your post Marthe48 Sep 6 #20

Mission Accomplished. usonian Sep 6 #22

Yes, Jeanne Phillips is the current Dear Abby, not the original one. ShazzieB Sep 6 #33

I tried others Marthe48 Sep 6 #34

Two of the all time best, imo, are Carolyn Hax and Captain Awkward. ShazzieB Sep 6 #36

Try UExpress Marthe48 Sep 6 #37

Thanks, ill check that out! ShazzieB Sep 6 #39

And Pauline's sister Esther soldierant Sep 6 #35

I read Ann Landers before I read Abby Marthe48 Sep 6 #38

On est bien la. GoneOffShore Sep 6 #19

Well, I hope you do win! JTOL Sep 6 #23

I loved Dear Abby and Ann Landers Skittles Sep 6 #40

What a joyful post Ruby the Liberal Sep 6 #41