Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
[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.
Oh GC, I'm so sorry. Sleeping in the hospital is hard enough without also facing pain. I'm glad you're feeling better today, and I hope that the worst is over for you.
Sorry work is sucking, smonster. Good to see you , though!
Suzi, sorry to hear you also had a sleepless night. Hope your shoulder feels better soon.
Teppy, thank you. That's exactly it.
I've learned that I feel better if I announce that I may cry and let the other person know not to be alarmed by it.
I share this strategy. In addition to the 'thar she blows' early warning it offers, making the "This is how I feel and how I'm reacting to it" strategy helps me to avoid well-meant responses that can make things worse.
The one human interaction dynamic that I struggle with the most is having to take care of other people when a) they are ostensibly taking care of me or b) I need to take are of myself.
It's partly an occupational hazard, I know, but this has been a problem for most of my life.
I sent TCG to the market by himself. Any bets on how many times he calls me before he comes home? We're up to 4 phone calls so far.
Yay! I do get to go home today! Can't wait to shower and feel somewhat normal again.
Yay, GC! I hope being in your own home helps you to feel better.
That's great, GC. Home is where the healing is.
Woo! May the comfort of home speed the healing.
Yay for GC going home! Get ready to party hard tonight! woot! OK, maybe you should take it easy tonight.
Yikes Meara, I hope the migraine wanes. Sounds like the drugs are giving freaky effects.
Andi, sweetie, I meant reassigning the trouble-maker. Not you! Let her go get bit by that resident. It would probably make her very happy with her drama-seeking ways.
Oh, no! We have a great house manager at the house with the biter. That one actually listens to staff who have something to teach her about how to handle stuff. Put this clueless wonder in there where she would increase the biting? A world of no! But she has mentioned that she and her husband have been discussing moving closer to where his job is, up in the Cities, where she could easily find another job of this kind, only better paying. To which I say, I hope she is able to meet her goal soon.
And then I will have a little talk with her supervisor requesting that the next house manager he hires be someone with an actual clue about professional responses, learning theory, and behavior management.
Oh, good, GC! Hope you get to relax, take some good drugs, and heal quickly.