Rancho Cucamonga
Lolita Davidovitch
discombobulated
apoplectic
anaphylactic
flummox
catawampus
doppelganger
bamboozle
barnacle
capitulate
dyspepsia (although not fun to have)
obsequious
fastidious
copacetic
cacophony
latissimus dorsi
duodenum (but more fun to say Shoo Be Doowah-denum like we did in Physiology class)
Is this Shirley MacLaine’s dad? No. Jim here has three kids, each with a life. And now, he is involved in the lives of all three of his kids, also known has “his kids’ lives.”
Their relationship has all the qualities that people look for in a romantic partnership. It comprises undying devotion, unconditional love, unrelenting compassion, unwavering support, and unselfish acts.
Sounds like paradise and looks like it too (on paper). What fairy tales are made of. The Hallmark card of relationships. But don’t look for it in the Love section of the stationery store. Go to the Dysfunction aisle. One word was omitted from the list above that can no longer be ignored. Unrequited.