So, if you have TikTok – have you gone down the rabbit hole of the whole LINEMAN MIKE situation?

Oh Lord!

I was just scrolling on TT a few days ago, and I saw that everyone was pissed off at Lineman Mike. Not only his wife who jumped into the comments right away, but also – Mike’s grandma.

Yep. The grandma was there. She hopped right on TikTok and said how disappointed she was in his behavior.

I had no clue who he was or what was going on, so I went down that rabbit hole.

The comments were hilarious – with people saying things like, “Oh no! He disgraced his family as well!”, and “Uh oh! He done angered MEE-MAW!”. There were so many comments on so many different videos that people were making about the whole situation.

If you have no clue what I’m talking about, Mike is a lineman who went to something called a “Lineman’s Rodeo”, and then – the bar in Alabama. (Not his home state, I’m guessing?).

A Lineman’s rodeo – is a competitive event – where electrical line workers show off their professional skills. Pole climbing. equipment repair, and rescuing people in a fast-paced environment – (from what I’ve read). Some go to party after.

Mike and all his male co-workers / friends were with him a few nights ago, and all of a sudden – there’s a viral video going around TikTok of some girl – (I won’t say her name) – recording Lineman Mike dancing with her friend. Hugging her friend. Kissing her friend. Whispering in her friend’s ear. Getting close to her friend and cuddling up to her with a big smile on his face – like he doesn’t have a care in the world.

The video says, “My friend found her soulmate last night in Huntsville, Alabama after the lineman Rodeo and we know nothing about him except his name is Mike and his friends kept calling him like the birds in Finding Nemo (MIKE! MIKE! MIKE!). Help us get Nemo home!”

First of all, that’s a whole run-on sentence she wrote, and 2nd – the gulls in the movie “Finding Nemo” say, “MINE!” – but maybe Mike’s friends are just as goofy as he is. I don’t know.

Still…………..

The girl wanted to find Mike for her friend who danced with him most of the night. Who made him smile most of the night.

TikTok always does its thing and when someone asks for help finding someone else – the videos are usually shared around the world, and go viral, and that’s what happened. That’s how Mike’s WIFE ended up finding out I believe. She slid into the comments saying she knows him very well, it’s her husband, and he’s currently “explaining this to our two children”, as she wrote in the comment section of the original video.

Yep. Mike is married!

From what I understand, he wasn’t wearing a wedding ring, but he does have a weird looking “L” on his ring finger that I hear the wife drew there on their first date if I’m correct, and he had tattooed.

Now, I’m not sure if the wife saw the original video or a friend of hers recognized Mike, but – that’s what’s going on right now.

His wife found out, and rumor has it she is leaving him, trying to heal, and just spending time with her kids as much as possible during this tough time for her.

I was scrolling videos about this situation that everyone is talking about now, and many women are pissed at him. Some videos are calling him names and telling his wife she deserves better. Some videos are dissing the girl he was with and talking about her looks – and wondering why Mike would cheat on his beautiful wife with this other woman.

I’ve seen serious videos.

I’ve seen funny videos where the wives of other Linemen side-eye them with mean / warning looks, and these Linemen keep their head straights saying, “Mike done got us all in trouble!”. 🤣 I laughed a little too much when I saw a video that says, “Mike! Just say it wasn’t you” – and had Shaggy’s song (It wasn’t me) playing in the background. I’ve seen many different women and men speaking about this on TikTok, and some are hilarious. Some are not.

I’ve seen Mike’s wife. I’ve seen this other woman. I too wonder why Mike stepped outside of his marriage, but……………

There’s another video that was made – supposedly from a good friend of Mike’s.

This one video says, “Laura ain’t made Mike smile like that in 14 f***ing years…life’s short Mike. File and RUN back to Alabama”.

Pretty much suggesting that Mike files for divorce and runs back to Alabama to go get that girl from the bar that made him smile as much as he did that night.

You know I don’t condone cheating, and I’m saying it again – if you know that you’re not happy with your spouse / girlfriend / boyfriend / whoever – and there’s someone else that makes you smile when you meet them, see them, hang out with them, etc. why are you still with the person you’re with? Why aren’t you with the person you can’t stop thinking about? Why aren’t you with the person you really want? Why aren’t you with the person that makes your eyes light up – your heart skip a beat – and the one you’re nervous around – anytime you see them?

If you’re going to go out and cheat because you’re not happy, or that person doesn’t make you smile – what are you still doing with them?

I don’t want to hear excuses.

We have kids together. We have a lot of assets together. We have a house together. We have a joint bank account together. We have a business together. We have a car or cars together. We’ve been together so many years. We were childhood / high school sweethearts.

NONE OF THAT MATTERS IF YOU’RE NOT HAPPY!

I agree with the guy who made the video saying life is too short – and if you’re not happy with the person you’re married to or with – while I hate seeing divorces – I will say that you should be with who makes you happy – rather than cheating and getting caught. Rather than now – having your soon-to-be-ex – take everything you own or get most of everything.

Kids, assets, the house, cars, money, business’s – there’s always a way to share.

With the things you can sell – sell them and split the money. End the marriage or relationship with dignity and pride – rather than getting caught and being known as a cheat, and a disgrace to the family and your kids / wife / husband / whoever.

It’s okay to end a relationship / marriage and do what makes you happy or be with who you can’t stop thinking about – but it’s not okay to break someone’s heart disrespectfully, and especially – when it’s out there going viral.

There are so many cameras, phones and photos these days. We don’t live back in the 80’s and 90’s where there was no real way of collecting evidence. Evidence is all over these days, and technology has taken over, so never think you’re not going to get caught.

I know some relationships or marriages aren’t that easy to leave, but I feel like if you know you’re not happy and things are not getting better and you’ve really tried – file and move on! End it and move on! BE HAPPY – the right way!

So, this whole Mike situation – while it’s super messy and the world of TikTok is talking about it still – I’m praying for his wife and kids – as their entire world was turned upside down, and Mike is now an internet sensation and not in a good way.

Oh, Nemo. You should have went to your main home that night – instead of chasing Dory. 😶

Dammit, Mike!

Anyway –

My daughter recently had Senior Ditch Day.

She wanted a few of her friends to come over, but I wasn’t comfortable with that while I wasn’t home.

I had to work that day. So, she decided they were going to hang out a coffee shop in the area and go to her other friend’s sisters house later in the afternoon. I know her friend and her friend’s sister, so I was okay with that. It’s right down the block.

I told her to keep in touch with me all day that day, because I didn’t want her roaming the little town without knowing where she was, and she was actually great about letting me know when she changed locations. 💕 She had a good time. She was a good girl, and I laughed when I asked one of the tutors if there was a lot of Seniors in school that day.

She replied with, “Two”. 😁

The entire Senior class ditched.

I’m interested in knowing if they’re going to do a Senior prank this year.

Yesterday, we had this huge snowstorm, and it was pretty nasty outside. The roads were awful, and my daughter wanted me to sign a permission slip for her to go to an area an hour or so away on a school bus with some other Seniors and some Juniors.

I didn’t feel comfortable.

I know there’s been a lot of school bus accidents lately, and the roads being bad – didn’t help, but some of her really good friends were going, and it was for a career event. I didn’t want to stop her from going, so I just prayed, signed, and let her. Thankfully, she made it back safely, and the school bus driver drove safe.

I also know in my heart that she’s getting older and she’s going to want to do so many different things and go to so many different places that I may not want her to go to, but I know I have to let her start living her life. I can’t stop her from living just because of my fears. So, I had to let her go yesterday.

She had a great time there as well, and was grateful I let her go, and that I trusted God to watch over her.

One thing that irks me about these snowstorms we have – is that when the school tracks the weather and knows it’s supposed to get bad, instead of making it an E-learning day from the beginning, they have kids come to school and decide to call / text / email parents at the last minute – that school is closing early and we need to come get our kids, or they will be going home on the buses.

So, I went to get my little dude early, and came home to wait for my daughter to tell me the bus would be pulling up to the school, so I could go get her.

The snowstorm has passed, and we’re supposed to get another one tonight.

I’m over it.

I’d love to sit here and tell you anything else going on right now, but besides work – I have nothing.

I have been watching a new show on Netflix (Age of attraction).

A reality dating show.

A bunch of men and women are put in a resort / island – whatever – and get to know each other, but the only question they can’t ask – is “How old are you?”. Wild, right? The first couple had my mouth drop when the woman said she was 54 (I believe), and the guy said he was 27. She had 3 kids, and her oldest was 29.

See?

This is why I can’t date anyone in their 20’s. My oldest would have been 26 this year. My older son is 23. My younger daughter is 17 – (18 this year) and 2 years away from 20. My little dude is only 9, but I couldn’t even imagine dating a guy who was just a few years younger or older than my kids.

Youngest I’d go – is middle – late 30’s.

The show is interesting though. If you’re bored – check it out.

I’m on episode 2.

Love you!

💕Shel💕