Am I A Creepy Lurker or Dirty Lurker?

[mscatra]

Or both?!

Smudgee's thread inspired me to come out of dirty/creepy/guesty lurkdom.  I didn't GBCGBCN, nothing scared me off, nobody pissed me off.  Back in February, while planning for vacation and then during vaca, I started coming here less, and both my H and I noticed I seemed less stressed and anxious.  So, I decided to take a little break and see how I felt.  The little break turned into a couple months where I studiously avoided GBCN.  Much like an addict in rehab, I was committed to my recovery!  But, then I decided that a liiiitle bit wouldn't hurt me, and I started lurking here and there (w/o signing in, so I never saw any tags - sorry!!!).  In the past few weeks, my liiitle habit began to return to full-blown, although I hadn't yet come out of the dark alley and shown my face.  So, here goes....

My name is Becky, and I'm addicted to GBCN.  

P.S. - For the sake of my disapproving inner voice (<---said in a pious, dry tone), I can't promise to be a full-time addict.  I swear I can quit any time!

[bean47]

So good to see you back here!!

[Dorothy Zbornak]

Hey!!!!!!

[Regina Philange]

Well, hey there stranger!!!

[Faevantastic]

Welcome back! Don't leeeeave!

[katfco]

Welcome back!

[Beener]

Missed you around here!

[The Foozzler]

Hey dirty lurker! It is nice to hear from you again!

[spaghetticat]

Welcome back!

[JuliaGulia]

Hiya! Welcome back!

[cat19]

Hiiiiii!!!

[rileym2010]

Welcome back!

[mscatra]

Hello everyone! So many of you are pregnant again - congrats!! I'm jealous (I loved being pregnant - so exciting, plus had an eaaaasy time), but will NOT be joining your ranks. Yay Paragard!

[kdrake8]

I almost made a call out post for you a few days ago! Good to see you!

[laurack]

YAY!

sooner or later, they alllll come back **rubs hands together creepily**

[eav2c]

UM WOMAN! I have been wondering where the hell you have been! What is up? How is M? Tell me about your life!

[charlielove]

Welcome back!

[jfh]

Yay, so glad you're back!

[mscatra]

Jul 31, 2013 15:02:13 GMT -5 laurack said:

YAY!

sooner or later, they alllll come back **rubs hands together creepily**

Let's hope that's not true! ::cryptic creepy wink::

Clarification #1 - I hope that "I can quit!" didn't sound like a threat.  H and I cut our cable and have been watching lots and lots of old episodes of Intervention on Amazon.  Perhaps we need a break.  We can take one any time!!  ::rocks back and forth::

Clarification #2 - No one made me anxious or attacked me in any way.  It's just an aspect of my lovely perfection-seeking, anxiety-having, self-doubting personality that I'm trying to come to terms with.

[mscatra]

Jul 31, 2013 15:03:52 GMT -5 eav2c said:

UM WOMAN! I have been wondering where the hell you have been! What is up? How is M? Tell me about your life!

UM WOMAN!  Do you know how long it's been since I was here?  That would take forever to cover!  Oh, wait...no it wouldn't, lol.  I've pretty much just been doing the day-to-day sahm thing.  The only really eventful thing that happened here was back in May, when as part of random and completely nonsensical layoffs, my DH lost his job.  But, less than two weeks later the company called and offered it back to him.  So, he went back, they paid him for the time off (w/o him using up any vacation), his benefits (vacation, insurance) never lapsed or changed, and other people in the plant still come up to him to tell him no one can believe he got laid off.  He calls it is "HR Vacation" that enabled him to be home when Maggie really got her legs going.  She is doing good.  Still a peanut, still spirited, still dealing with a stupid clogged tear duct.  How is Mr. Colin?

[mscatra]

Jul 31, 2013 15:27:06 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

Hooray, you are back! People thought I ran you off when You and I got heated about Irish names.

OK, I only have a vague recollection of us discussing Irish names, so it must have not been that heated!  Or it was respectfully heated

[eav2c]

Jul 31, 2013 15:46:41 GMT -5 mscatra said:

Jul 31, 2013 15:03:52 GMT -5 eav2c said:

UM WOMAN! I have been wondering where the hell you have been! What is up? How is M? Tell me about your life!

UM WOMAN!  Do you know how long it's been since I was here?  That would take forever to cover!  Oh, wait...no it wouldn't, lol.  I've pretty much just been doing the day-to-day sahm thing.  The only really eventful thing that happened here was back in May, when as part of random and completely nonsensical layoffs, my DH lost his job.  But, less than two weeks later the company called and offered it back to him.  So, he went back, they paid him for the time off (w/o him using up any vacation), his benefits (vacation, insurance) never lapsed or changed, and other people in the plant still come up to him to tell him no one can believe he got laid off.  He calls it is "HR Vacation" that enabled him to be home when Maggie really got her legs going.  She is doing good.  Still a peanut, still spirited, still dealing with a stupid clogged tear duct.  How is Mr. Colin?

I am so glad to hear they called him back!!! What a relief. You need to update your siggy! I must see Maggie! I bet she's so grown. C is great. A busy man, never stops, keeps me on my toes everyday all day. He's amazing though!

I am beyond thrilled to see you back though. Dude! I am pretty stoked!

[UnicornDog]

Welcome back!

[mscatra]

eav2c - Maggie keeps me on my toes, too. I finally gave in and let her watch lots of brain rotting TV so I could do crazy things like clean and cook. And lurk. I will try to update my siggy tonight. She's only 9 months in the current one!

@chelsmonster, I didn't start lurking until a few months away. I think it was around the Mod-gate that I started casually lurking. Apparently there is a bat signal for drama, lol. Even when I started lurking I wasn't logged in, so I did not see the call outs until today when I logged in to my account. As for why I left without a word, well, I didn't want to be dramatic. Also, I didn't know if I'd be gone for a long time, short time, or forever.

[thedahliharpa]

Hi there, I'm glad that you and Maggie are doing well!