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Plei - could you get me Jilli's work address? Ta ever so much.

Thanks, Aimee. I try to take care of myself first. (One reason I moved four states away!)

I just, honestly, don't want to be the cause of any more stress for her. It isn't her choice to be upset with me over boundary-setting; it's not like she's in control of her neurosis, you know? I know it'll upset her, and I don't want that.

There's no resolution until the situation itself changes. I just have to let off steam sometimes.

Juliana, Jessica, Plei & Aims: ON THE LIST.

Unfortunately, this hardly seems like punishment as putting the four of you together will just lead to boozing & rioting.

Woman, do you want the simultaneous joy of alerting a friend to a shiny!new!toy and torturing Pete in one fell swoop or not???

Juliana is going to be the first person on the Super-Double-Plus-Naughty List.

Pssh. Jessica's in no condition to Booze and Riot, two drinks and I'm under the table, so that's half a riot gone right there.

Juliana, Jessica, Plei & Aims: ON THE LIST.

You do know that when you say things like that, the rest of us just think OMGFUNHOTMADEOFAWESOME list and try to find ways to be there too, right, Oh Adorable One?

It isn't her choice to be upset with me over boundary-setting; it's not like she's in control of her neurosis, you know? I know it'll upset her, and I don't want that.

I totally get that. Joe and I have been dealing with a lot of the same issues concerning his mother. One of the things we have learned from our therapist is that if she starts exhibiting behavior(s) that we don't like or want to be involved with, we disengage. We either hang up the phone or leave her house (which came in handy in Michigan last week. It was awesome.). Eventually, according to our therapist, she will get it. Probably only on a subconscious level, but the behavior will change. Of course the key word there is "eventually".

And I know you don't want her to be upset, but you can't control how she's going to feel. You can only control you.

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'Course, ya could always tar and feather her the next time you're home!

{{{{ZenKitty}}}}

Pssh. Jessica's in no condition to Booze and Riot, two drinks and I'm under the table, so that's half a riot gone right there.

One can riot without the benefit of booze, and I'm sure Aims and I will womanfully up our boozing quotient to balance things out.

And {{{{Zenkitty}}}}.

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You do know that when you say things like that, the rest of us just think OMGFUNHOTMADEOFAWESOME list and try to find ways to be there too, right, Oh Adorable One?

*Sigh* Yes, I guess it does. I appear to be an enabler.

Jessica's in no condition to Booze and Riot, two drinks and I'm under the table, so that's half a riot gone right there.

Juliana can probably cover for at least two other people. AT LEAST.

eta: semi-xpost with Juliana.

Juliana can probably cover for at least two other people. AT LEAST.

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Already beat you to it, O Adorable One. Or OAO for short.