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Great question. Some stress is positive (adrenaline), whereas other stress is draining ("no matter what I do, it isn't enough"). Both excellent! Some are like that. Good deal. Thank you in return. Your post was valuable and enabled a good mini-discussion. ----- The larger lesson for all is that there's no need to fear a land-crossing; applying a few tips will help make this crossing easier; and having your papers in order will help the CBP agents identify you readily and thus relieve their stress.

Thrilling Tuesday report, si man: Went to bank with $Many,000,000,000,000 POTS-receipt deposit, red carpet bow/scrape everyone man. Lunch was onecan Aldi chili, ingest we man. In afternoon, WCG (World's Cheapest Gringo) called, in town WCG man. Met for din-din at favorite Chinese buffet, socialize and ingest man. (One familiar waitress, not "ours," present, FYI Bro G man.) WCG and we each consumed Many (2+2+1) full plates, ingest we and WCG man. WCG actually paid, good thing we were sitting down during this amazing event man. WCG the only human bean who's consistently cheaper than us, highest respect for this man.

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She's fastidious in her box, and she barfs less than any previous T-miu, fortunate we man.

Overnight, miu left 2 feather-rollers on our bedroom floor, subtle miu man. Miu left another in the hall and yet another at the head of the stairs, subtle miu man. Miu is currently batting around a Scotch-tape roll, subtle miu man.

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I forgot to add: When Mrs. T-B. got her Advance Parole (on paper, back then), I took her to Nuevo Progreso, in the lower Rio Grande Valley between McAllen/Reynosa and Brownsville/Matamoros. It's an extremely tourist-heavy port. We presented ourselves for re-entry a bit after 5 p.m., so all the CBP supervisors had left. The agent who saw us knew what an AP was, but he had never personally processed one. He ended up enlisting a colleague's help, and it was "off to the races." Parts of this were quite comical, such as when they rooted through the supervisor's desk to try to find the correct stamp and tried to determine precisely what to enter into the computer. It was all that Mrs. T-B. & I could do to keep from laughing. At the end, we graciously thanked both agents, and they appeared to be relieved that their trauma was over.

Interesting choice of port. They're not used to seeing tourist traffic. The Palomas port (leading to Columbus, New Mexico) might have been a bit easier. Adding to their general sense of tension, undoubtedly. CBP agents are under indescribable stress, and many are in a foul mood and are looking to nail somebody. Yep. Over and over through the years, I've had agents tell me, "We see a lot of weird stuff." This is true, although in practice (and barring unusual findings during their search), they must let you in on an Advance Parole that enables multiple entries. Not necessarily; it depends on where you enter and how busy (stressed) they are. The smaller ports might have all that they can handle, and an unexpected Advance Parole can increase their stress. I've long recommended that entrants (K-1, CR-1, AP) phone ahead to the smaller ports to tip them off as to expected or ballpark time of arrival, so that CBP can be at least mentally prepared and even arrange for an extra agent's presence. This shows respect that these poor agents rarely get, and it can even lead to an easier experience because they appreciate the courtesy. Interesting -- why? This can be for specific or random reasons. It can be as random as "every 4th vehicle" or "license plate has a W in it" or as specific as "out-of-state license plates" or something about the way the vehicle looks or how the occupants act. I've been across just about every Texas/Mexico crossing, and Palomas, and I stopped at but didn't cross at Santa Teresa. I have no qualms about land-crossings, but I do recommend picking those that are more accustomed to tourists, and calling ahead to alert them when feasible.

Then prepare to leave the U.S. It's sad that your marriage didn't work out, but things happen for a reason, and you'll be better off in the long run that you would be in an unhappy marriage.

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Stupendously Thrilling Monday report, see man: Was rousted from bed by miu intensely lobbying for miu-breakfast, focused miu man. Lunch was onecan Costco chunk chicken and onebag nuked mixed vegetables, ingest we man. Din-din was several (ongoing) bowls of Aldi-brand raisin bran, ingest we man. Did not leave the casa all day, no man. Awaiting uninhibited frolicking with the rubias any minute now, wild partier we man.

A guy who has retained his guy-ness would not utter those bolded words, no LL ma'am. Regardless, a Real Guy will eat What He Wants When He Wants, we endorse and encourage this man.

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Thrilling -- no, man; Historic -- Sunday report, see man: The previous weekly popcorn-consumption record has been smashed, report proudly we man. The previous high mark was Many (2x2x2x2 +2+2+1), impressive man. Many (2+2) more bowls were consumed today, ingest Two Guys man. The new total, perhaps never to be surpassed, is Many (2 Manyzen +1), so let it be written man. And, had there been more time, even this could have been extended, poor time-management man. We are proud of our Two Guys accomplishment and deem it worthy of an upvote, si man. We up-woke far later than usual, hung-over teetotaler we man. Mini-B. went to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s for a playdate, couple of hours man. Lunch was toucans of chicken noodle soup, ingest we man. Movie night was Spiderman Many (2+1), not nearly as good as the first two man. Regardless, it served as the vehicle to eclipse the popcorn record, good enough for us man. Din-din for Mini-B. was onecan of S+Ms, ingest traditional getaway-Sunday fare wee man. Din-din for us was onecan of beef stew, bought at Saturday's ES, ingest financially savvy we man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. came to watch AFV, sociable/groggy ex-she man. Mini-B. left, great Two Guys week but sad we man. Miu restlessly wondering where Big Brudduh went, never comprehends explanation miu man. Feather-roller deposited at our feet, expectant miu man. Shall service miu, play we man with miu man.

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