Scrappy, I know you know this, but I just want to remind you that your niece's recovery is not your responsibility and there is no one right way to handle her. Al-Anon or similar could be a good resource for you, if only to give you a place to vent to an audience that has been through similar situations. Whatever you choose to do right now will, I'm sure, be in line with the grace and kindness you demonstrate on b.org every day and no one can ask for better than that.
I believe that's my hey. Hey!
Xander ,'Storyteller'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jan 11, 2008 8:35:04 am PST #2539 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Trudy Booth - Jan 11, 2008 8:35:17 am PST #2540 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Children, just don't take supplements that your trainer gives you. Or at least take them to a good lab first.
Do we think that has ever actually happened? Or happend anywhere as often as athlets have clamed?
Trudy Booth - Jan 11, 2008 8:36:00 am PST #2541 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Whatever you choose to do right now will, I'm sure, be in line with the grace and kindness you demonstrate on b.org every day and no one can ask for better than that.
Just had to agree emphatically, yo.
Burrell - Jan 11, 2008 8:42:20 am PST #2542 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
ugh, Scrappy, I'm sorry. I don't know what to say beyond that.
Badger! Tea for Frances, Bedtime for Frances, Bread and Jam for Frances, Best Friends for Frances... all with some of the snarkiest made-up songs in late-20th c. children's books. yah... Burrell - you might want to pick some of those up for Franny.
heh. I grew up with Bread and Jam for Frances, and so did Franny. We have several others as well. I love Frances!
Sparky1 - Jan 11, 2008 8:47:05 am PST #2543 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
A Bargain for Frances was always my favorite. Thelma got what was comin' to her...
§ ita § - Jan 11, 2008 8:49:58 am PST #2544 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or happend anywhere as often as athlets have clamed?
Hell no. I can't imagine them being that damned naive. Jones is going to prison because she's dumb, pretty much.
shrift - Jan 11, 2008 8:52:03 am PST #2545 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I don't know what it wrong with people today, but the bathroom is in a state.
And people keep asking me to do things that are dumb, and then when I have to ask other people to do dumb things, they are all "please clarify?" and I don't know what to say other than, "Fuck if I know! It's dumb!"
hippocampus - Jan 11, 2008 8:53:48 am PST #2546 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
and broke - the article used the word "squandered" re: her advertising fees. Which is sad on two counts - she's got young kids, and she really, really, really screwed up across the board. I don't know why, because usually I'm very 'that was dumb, dumbass.' but this time, I feel sorry for her. possibly, if I knew more about what went on, I could change my colors back to their usual shade of noir.
Theodosia - Jan 11, 2008 8:53:50 am PST #2547 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
What -t said, and Trudy emphasized, Scrappy. You should mention it -- if she's been through rehab three times she's had worse accusations AND if she did slip, it will be impossible to tell herself that she got away with it without anybody noticing....
brenda m - Jan 11, 2008 8:54:23 am PST #2548 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
There was a Canadian rowing team who had their medals stripped after one of them took OTC cold medicine from a trainer w/o bothering to check it further. That's about the only one I can think of that I believe was pure stupid, rather than "wink wink nudge nudge" stupid, a la Jones, Clemens, etc.