I've just found Mort's web site. He's relatively new in the "save yr marriage" game. His emails are annoying at best, and at worst I'd call it spam!
http://www.marriagemax.com/mort-fertel.asp This is his site. All he seems to have on the go is his Boot Camp for those who get into counselling or what ever it is he is calling it and a whole lotta media attention!
Ok.. at first glance... it looks pretty good. But he sounds like a Divorce Busting guy run amok!
Remember DB? http://www.divorcebusting.com/
There really is nothing substantial on his site. Most of the other decent save yr relationship sites have their boards and buddy chats as well as any number of other ways of communicating AS WELL as their bag of tricks of books and tapes and other related paraphanalia!
So I tried to check out ole Mort and see what he was about. Tried emailing, calling, and even tried tracking down his office through a friend of mine in Baltimore... no go! Very very interesting.
On the DB side, Michele, we know, at least has some experience and what we would call TRAINING AND EDUCATION!!!! Mort has..... um... found a way to make money scamming desperate housewives and husbands into thinking that his rhetoric is gonna work.
So... if anyone actually ever reads these missives of mine.. I would LOVE to know if Mort is on a money making binge.. of if he actually knows what he is talking about.
I wish I'd kept some of his spam... fill of platitudes and the usual blah blah. 4 ways to relearn how to talk to your spouse... 7 ways to really get to know each other again... I roll my eyes!!! There's something about the guy... I mean really - can you trust a guy named "Mort?" OK... maybe that's not quite fair... but if he was Dr.Mort would I like him any better? He just ain't no Dr. Phil!
I don't see any psychology degress, no social work, or counselling certificates..NOTHING that says he actually knows what he is talking about.
Renovation update.
The She-Eldon is still coming around. I leave the house. I really can't be bothered talking to her. I really need to tell the spousal unit that I will paint. I actually enjoy painting. I have no ability to draw or create - except scrapbook pages http://www.creativememories.com/ but painting for me is like using Crayola crayons.. Then there is the whole dip, slap and slide the brush around thing.... ok... back on track girl!
still don't have a living room or a dining room and it's what?... 21 days to Christmas... so much for parties or having friends over... where?
My latest whine, - he took the front hall closet apart - okay it does need painting... but in the mean time, we don't have ANYWHERE to hang our winter coats, and put our winter shoes, hats, mitts etc. Remember it's CANADA and it's WINTER! I asked him how long it would take to get the closet finished....after about two weeks of nothing. This would appear to be a simple question yes? I got a song and dance about no time... weekends are short...
In my silliness I suggested perhaps an advance schedule of setting aside all other projects and pushing forward on getting the closet done first. I was given the 32 reasons why this couldn't happen: Stairs need to be stained and varnished, She-Eldon coming to paint trim, windows need fixing, and Christmas lights on house need replacing... (did I mention that the lights stay up year 'round?!) So... I suggested... perhaps all these projects except Christmas lights could go temporarily on hold so we could get our closet back???? And the answer was I didn't understand.
Well Wife Warrior went ... the term might be super-bitch mode. While I did my level best to keep my voice at an even tone I suggested that as a manager my own project management techniques were superiour, that we had to have a project plan, that the budget was non existent, and that if he had been a contractor that I had hired, I would have fired him about 7 months earlier! And would he like me to PULEEEESE take over the remainder of the project management so things would get DONE in an effing timely fashion. Apparently, according to him who is a superior decorator and doer, that concept would never fly.
I hafta say, the guy is a good carpenter, he is meticulous, and takes pride in his work, but as I've learned from Fly-Lady, his need for perfection is seriously
holding him back.I can't even get Mike Holmes in, http://www.hgtv.ca/HOH/meetmike_howto.asp because the work is good.. it's just taking for effing ever to get done! Is he HOT or what???
Mike... I bet you don't keep your wife waiting for her renos baby!
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