And Kristin, the closest I can think of might be a kidney problem involving dialysis. But that's more like half a day a couple of times a week.
Hmm. It's sounds like the finest party I can imagine getting paid to go to.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Fred Pete - Mar 27, 2008 11:05:04 am PDT #1869 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
lisah - Mar 27, 2008 11:05:23 am PDT #1870 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
My Mother never heard the word "fuck" until she went to college. She i had seen it in grafitti and was aware of its existance.
That reminds me that I got in trouble in 2nd grade for writing FUCK YOU up on the board when Miss Foster was out of the classroom. I wasn't angry or anything I just knew that it would entertain the other kids. Thus began my long career in showbiz (after a brief stay in Miss Foster's timeout cubbyhole).
Pix - Mar 27, 2008 11:09:41 am PDT #1871 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Hm. It doesn't have to be something that isn't dangerous in the long run. She could be in denial about the seriousness of the problem, I suppose. Thanks for the initial thoughts, Laga and Fred.
Laga - Mar 27, 2008 11:13:30 am PDT #1872 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
we almost got kicked out of Disney World when my sister thought it would be oh so funny to write FUCK YOU in the sand so people riding the monorail could see it.
Scrappy - Mar 27, 2008 11:14:53 am PDT #1873 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
MaidenGurl, what's STBX mean?
ETA--Never mind, figured it out.
Laga - Mar 27, 2008 11:15:25 am PDT #1874 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
meara - Mar 27, 2008 11:18:25 am PDT #1875 of 10001
See, the only thing I can come up with is more like Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis--you can end up in the hospital on a semi-regular basis with those, depending on how your condition is. (I think there may even be a Buffista with one of those) But you may not want to make people think of your character's bowels.
Vortex - Mar 27, 2008 11:18:52 am PDT #1876 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I would think that CF wouldn't be good because it would require a number of other life changes that might not work for the character. I got the impression that the disease shouldn't have other issue besides the brief hospital stays.
Pix - Mar 27, 2008 11:19:11 am PDT #1877 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
CF is fatal too young for my character. (Average life expectancy is 20s-30s in most cases.)
megan walker - Mar 27, 2008 11:20:10 am PDT #1878 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
When we were kids swearing around Mom was a BIG deal. We were also not allowed to say "shut up" (it is very dismissive and disrespectful) and that got her angrier than Shit or Damn.
The only time I was slapped by my mother was when I said "Shut up!" to her face. I was in 6th or 7th grade. Of course, my parents never even yelled at us, so just the volume of it was probably pretty harsh all on its own.
If we said shut up to other siblings, it cost us a quarter. As did using the sewing scissors on paper.