{{Bitches}} Vertigo, and backaches, and colds, oh my! Feel better all.

I'm all excited today about my son Brendon. They had basketball tryouts yesterday and he did great. He's a freshman so we didn't know if he would make it this year. He's tall enough, but it is a huge HS and lots of tough inner city ballplayin' boys. He went into it with a great attitude and played so damn well. He was in the first 5 boys picked. The coach told him he could play any position 2-5. (anything but point guard)

I am so grateful that he has something to enjoy about HS. Also meanmom and meandad insist that he has a minimum of C in all classes to play so he has to crack the books too. None of this C average crap.

I'm kind of upset about his best friend, also my best friend's son. He was let go in the first bunch. Actually he walked off, but I don't know if he told his mom that. When I was hanging around waiting for tryouts to finish the kids were talking about the other kids that were bumped in the first round and they were less than kind about my friend's son. He has real problems getting along with others. It weighs heavily on my heart because I can't really talk to his mother about it. Much of the reason for his problems has to do with her overprotection, spoiling, and coddling. Middle school was tough for him, but HS is clearly going to be worse.

I talked to him some while I waited for her to pick him up. Tried to encourage him to be active in some of the other sports or clubs. This teenage thing is tough.

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nothing but time makes it go away. It's horrible. I seriously would have rather been in pain than be that nauseated for that long.

seriously. And, I would rather have been nauseated than to have the reaction I had to one of the drugs I was getting via IV. Maybe the anti-nausea drug (phenergan?)? Which was uncontrollable skin crawling twitching. It happened twice while i was in the hospital and didn't last long but it freaked me right out.

{{lisah}} My mother and my sister have done the vertigo thing. How awful. It is good that you have the quality caregivers! Loads of healthy vibes headed your way.

Oh dear, I can't think of much that's worse to experience than vertigo. Extra-fast equilibrium-ma to sufferers thereof.

Laura, that's such wonderful news! Kids do need some sort of anchor to see them through those tricky HS shoals. And it's extra-perceptive of you to demand academic performance for B.Jr. to maintain his playing priviledge.

Things are tricky enough without parental hobbling. It's so sad, and I'm very sorry for both your friend and her son. This is going to be a needlessly more difficult and heart-bruising experience for both of them.

Better-ma to Nora's back, and I hope Suzi's feeling better today, too.

Ugh, lisah, that sounds way more uncomfortable than anything your ear should be allowed to do.

Laura, whoohoo for Brendon! Very sorry to hear about his friend, though. I think middle school is the toughest on kids, but it also sets the tone for your high school years. Poor schmuck.

{{Achey Painful Bitches}} Sounds like winter is already taking a toll. I prescribe chicken soup. With a shot of white wine in it.

Go, Brendan! His poor friend, though -- that's rough.

Wait, are you honestly staying, like, a whole week? Because that should give me ample time to meet you at some point, right?

Indeed I am, and yes, it should. (I'll be working at UCSF Mon-Thurs, but evenings will be free for seeing people)

Lisa, that sounds horrid! I hope not being in the hospital means you're feeling a bit better?

And now I must head off to work. Sigh.

I'm at work. Head is still hurty, though not to the same degree as yesterday. Me no likey.

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Lisah, when you know your dates for your SF venture, pop me an e-mail. I'd love to get a bunch together for you, if possible.

And it is cool here this morning. Like 60s!! Brendon and I turned on our seat warmers for the ride to school and he wore a hoody. Yay Fall!

His friend stayed home sick today. I think GF and I need to drag the boys to our aerobics class tonight and see if we can amuse them. Nothing like the 2 of them mocking their fat mamas to cheer them. It's an open class at the community center so they can attend.

And I am headed back home to shower and eat breakfast. I came to the office early to fix a problem. Now that other people are here I can run home.

I had vestibular neuronitis once. It sucked ASS. It took me over a week to not throw up whenever I rolled over in bed. Bleh. I went to the ER, too and they said, "Virus. You'll get over it. Here's some meclizine. Bye."

lisah, with good care (yay moms!) and some time, I hope it's over quickly.

Back-ma for Nora.

Laura, congrats to Brendon! Getting on as a freshman is really something. I'm sorry for his friend. It's too bad because team sports can really help kids get over self-centered ideas and teach cooperation. I hope he does stay active in something, though.

I wasn't sport oriented (read, coordinated or athletic) but my twin sister was. I basically managed every sport team she was on--basketball and cross country all though high school, which was kind of nice for both of us.

One kid's napping, one kids beside me snacking and a huge basket of laundry is sitting in front of me on the table. It's mocking me with it's unfoldedness.