Yeah, Nora, I'm going through something similar, sort of. I finally emailed her today and said, "look, it seems like right now I'm not helping you or making you laugh or being what you need, so I'm going to give you the space you need; but if you want a friend I'm here." and that took *a lot* for me to say, because normally I don't throw myself out there, I withdraw from the relationship. But it's tough, watching someone hurt themselves, and they don't want to be helped.
Stop means no. And no means no. So . . . stop.
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
esse - Feb 21, 2006 6:03:12 am PST #407 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Nora Deirdre - Feb 21, 2006 6:07:21 am PST #408 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
SA, good on you for sending that email...
Now I'm in a weird place for being angry about feeling guilty, or something.
esse - Feb 21, 2006 6:11:05 am PST #409 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
::sympathy:: Yeah. I know that feeling, too.
SuziQ - Feb 21, 2006 7:03:05 am PST #410 of 10001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
{{{vw}}} and {{{bitches}}} with extra chocolate and glitter for thems that needs.
Nicole - I would expect by the 28th, which is the first time they have separate Varsity/JV games.
Last night I discovered the wonder that is Nutella. Why has no one told me about Nutella before?
vw bug - Feb 21, 2006 7:08:36 am PST #411 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
I ran out of fabric, so I can't put the binding on my quilt before my doctors' appointments today. This disappoints me greatly and is going to force me to do homework between appointments instead of sewing the binding on. Darn.
t /first world problem
Scrappy - Feb 21, 2006 7:12:07 am PST #412 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I would like to announce ....
I have lost 20 lbs. Yahoo! Most weight I have ever lost.
10 more to go and I will weigh what I did at 25 (140). I just really want to weigh what I did at 25 when I turn 50. It's entirely arbitrary and shallow, but it will make me happy.
sumi - Feb 21, 2006 7:12:40 am PST #413 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo Robin!!
vw bug - Feb 21, 2006 7:12:53 am PST #414 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Robin, that's WONDERFUL! Go you!
Frankenbuddha - Feb 21, 2006 7:13:59 am PST #415 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Give's a whole new meaning to "Burn, scrappy, burn!"
Nora Deirdre - Feb 21, 2006 7:14:06 am PST #416 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
awesome, Robin!