Folly of Self

Folly: When Scizoid Personalities Collide

Beginning: Not too long ago we experienced a purpose of life crisis, Thinking about loss, regret, couldabeens Mom, Dad, Grandma Old friends long gone Kids regrets Reinventing ourselves A bit hormonal Nerves on edge sort of stuff and then the Perfect Storm. The love of our life walked into the room Smack into a cloud of pure,...

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Folly: A Philosophic Comedy

Not in this Love story however: When Schizoid Personalities Collide: Philosophic Comedy This is the time in our relationship where the “We need a hug” mood (illustrated) super collides with the clueless self-absorbed enigma wrapped in an unemotional nutshell smothered in a petty coat of resentment who battles inanimate objects and would throw themselves into volcanoes before...

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Folly: Fantasy Rules

Fantasy gets us into a lot of trouble. Dreamworld is our world. Fantasy helps us connect the dots of life events. Everyone fantasies But What choice do we have we live inside our brains. Unique little universes walking around on two legs with unlimited space available. We can’t get into each other’s heads physically. The best we...

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Folly: Raised By Wolves

Here’s the deal. We know what created us, We were raised by wolves. We get that Spent early life in survival mode ready to duck and cover in case things went awry. Children of nut bags like ours get our feelings & emotions twisted up like pretzels Not surprising we just might have issues with Forming Relationships...

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Folly: Love of Art

We met in night school college art class 1975 Tall, Clint Eastwood looking dude, smart, nice guy, polite, well dressed, strong, silent, responsible type. Shared interests in art, science fiction, comedy, camping, liked our kids. Suffered from only-child disease. We called him our stalker in because he always just appeared and tagged along to classes and local...

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Folly: New & Improved Life Achieved

Re-connected with W’s family Aunts, Uncles, Cousins We remembered them all and they remembered us. It was just like yesterday, only 10 years later. Convinced we had made the right decision for we and kids both. On the right track finally with a loving family and at last a Mom to safely call Mom. Kids were happy...

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Folly: New Fantasy is Born

We held onto fantasy Dad for 9 years… during which time we constructed a brand new fantasy. Regret passing up on Wayne and his Mother Chance to live life in a close knit, loving family. 1986 contacted W via a sympathetic operator who put us in contact with potential MIL Jeanne Jeanette She was ecstatic, Said we...

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Folly: 7th Heaven 4th July Weekend

About a year into wedded bliss we invite MIL & Co over for 4th July weekend. We are in 7th heaven. Kids, teenagers playing in the backyard pool, Grown ups inside, cooking visiting, catching up on gossip. Time to Eat! Kids come in and swarm the dining room… wearing damp bathing suits sitting on dining room chairs....

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Folly: Shocking Turn of Events

Next morning bright & early W springs out of bed, showers and goes to have coffee with the folks. Comes back a minute later. Face ashen. MIL & Co have packed up and gone. Question kids. They report they came home from the movies around 1:00 a.m. and the instant they stepped into the house MIL went...

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