ugh, Ginger, I'm so sorry that you all have to deal with this but lucky for your friend that he (still) has people in his life that want to help him. The only things I know about interventions come from the A&E show Intervention. And they echo what folks here have already said.
Weird love's better than no love.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
Spike's Bitches 35: We Got a History
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lisah - Mar 26, 2007 7:38:07 am PDT #2300 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate
Laura - Mar 26, 2007 7:40:27 am PDT #2301 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.
We just think it would be hard to live with ourselves if we didn't try.
Much better to live with the consequences of trying than with not.
Pix - Mar 26, 2007 7:41:35 am PDT #2302 of 10003
The status is NOT quo.
Oh Ginger. I have no advice, but good for you for being brave enough to try to help a friend who is slowly destroying himself. May it go as well as possible.
Polter-Cow - Mar 26, 2007 7:54:00 am PDT #2303 of 10003
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just paid off my student loan.
sumi - Mar 26, 2007 7:56:59 am PDT #2304 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Woo hoo P-C!
I fear I will be carrying my loans to my grave.
Strix - Mar 26, 2007 8:00:31 am PDT #2305 of 10003
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Hi. My students are taking the MAP. I tried a new sleep medication -- Rozeram or Restoril or something like that.
It sucks like a Hooverlicious sucking thing. I dreamt I was on Terri and Bindi Irwin's big ship an we sailed the 7 seas and fought pirates off the coast of New Jersey. But I feel like I did not get any sleep at all, and I am so freaking tired today I cannot believe it. I tried it for 3 days, and it has sucked consistently.
I don't care if Ambien's addictive; at least it frickin' WORKS.
That is all.
Strix - Mar 26, 2007 8:01:43 am PDT #2306 of 10003
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I just paid off my student loan.
What? You graduated like, 3 days ago?
Seriously? I like you a lot, but right now, I'm kinda feeling the hate.
Signed, I have over 100K left, and will be paying AFTER death.
Zenkitty - Mar 26, 2007 8:03:06 am PDT #2307 of 10003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Congrats, P.-C.! That's awesome.
Strix - Mar 26, 2007 8:07:09 am PDT #2308 of 10003
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sorry, P-C, don't mean to come off bitchy. Just OH SO Jealous. and sleepless.
And proctoring a test.
And sleepy. Did I mention the sleeplessness?
(ogodpleasekillme)
Cashmere - Mar 26, 2007 8:07:12 am PDT #2309 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ginger, the more people in his life that you can get involved with this process, the better. If it's a united front, it's sometimes easier for the intervenee to accept.
DH and I are addicted to the show Intervention on A&E. It's more interesting to watch and empathize than it is to actually be in one. BTDT. No crappy t-shirt.