Get better soon Ellie. Your mom needs a break from worrying.
Poor vw, cleaning before coffee is harsh.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Spike's Bitches 35: We Got a History
[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.
WindSparrow - Mar 26, 2007 4:21:53 am PDT #2282 of 10003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Laura - Mar 26, 2007 4:32:46 am PDT #2283 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
{{Ellie and mom}} I'm sorry she isn't feeling well. I hope she wakes up happy and all better as kids so often do.
sj - Mar 26, 2007 4:34:49 am PDT #2284 of 10003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I hope Ellie is feeling better soon.
JZ - Mar 26, 2007 5:37:54 am PDT #2285 of 10003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Poor little critter, and her poor mom! Thinking healing and soothing thoughts for both of you.
askye - Mar 26, 2007 5:44:42 am PDT #2286 of 10003
Thrive to spite them
Poor Ellie, sending healing~ma her way.
I'm so excited! I made a suggestion at work and it was presented to the Director and he liked it, so we're going ahead with this. So cool.
DavidS - Mar 26, 2007 6:03:47 am PDT #2287 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matilda has a doctor's appt today so Nana and I will take her. There will be shots. There will be big round tears.
I can't wait to see Fay's one true coif, and goth Cass and goth Queen Jilli.
Amy - Mar 26, 2007 6:10:08 am PDT #2288 of 10003
Because books.
Hey, Monday, lay off with the sick cutieheads and the exploding coffeemakers!
Thanks for the ~ma for my mom, everyone. I haven't talked to her yet today because she was having a CAT scan. It's just that for years and years, she was in and out of the hospital usually six times a years or more, and when something unexpected happens now it freaks me out. I can always hear it in my dad's voice, too -- when he called yesterday I knew what he was going to say, without having any reason to.
Poor Matilda. Shot days suck. Dope her up with some Tylenol first, if you can. Always worked for my little ones.
I know I'm missing stuff. Must go back and read.
sj - Mar 26, 2007 6:12:05 am PDT #2289 of 10003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Tons of ~ma to your mother, AmyLiz.
Ginger - Mar 26, 2007 6:55:27 am PDT #2290 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Poor Ellie and family. I'm glad your MiL is better, Laura, and ~ma to your mother, AmyLiz.
Has anyone ever been involved in an intervention? A bunch of us are trying to put together something of the sort for a friend. He drinks to excess every time he goes out, not just occasionally. He's hurt himself badly twice in the last six months, and we suspect lack of sobriety was involved. He's started missing work. He's the drunk yelling at the performers during a show. (He's telling them how great they are, but it still doesn't improve the concert experience for anyone else.) The really nice guy he shares a house with is about to throw him for nonpayment. Any suggestion that he has, perhaps, had enough tequila is met with extreme anger. I know this sounds like a guy one should run away from, but most of us have been friends with him for 15-20 years, and this behavior started perhaps three years ago and has been slowly getting worse.
Any suggestions? Reading material?
I so wish it hadn't come to this.
Amy - Mar 26, 2007 6:58:01 am PDT #2291 of 10003
Because books.
Oh, Ginger, that's such a rough situation. I think it's totally worth it for you all to at least try to let him know you're concerned and want to help. Whether he can let you do that or not is, of course, up to him.
I've never been involved in one personally, but I bet there's tons of literature out there. Maybe try the Alanon website?