When I am sick, I want to be left alone. House elves should bring me tea, ginger ale, and/or cold OJ without comment. They should quietly pick up the used tissues that are piled up on the table or that have been flung somewhat near the trash can. They should not ask how I'm feeling or if I need anything. I will let them know.
Well, if we followed the recipe...should be cake. A demon-violence-free-zone cake.
Lorne ,'Why We Fight'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[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.
Vortex - Jun 03, 2010 11:18:04 am PDT #21242 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
smonster - Jun 03, 2010 11:23:33 am PDT #21243 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I want coddling when I want coddling, and don't when I don't. And I would let a theoretical person know this, were not merely theoretical.
Aims - Jun 03, 2010 11:23:42 am PDT #21244 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Who's going to see the 20 Years of Bloodletting concert in 10 days??
ME ME ME!!!
Fred Pete - Jun 03, 2010 11:24:05 am PDT #21245 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Hubs and I had issues over caring for his mother for just that reason. During her chemotherapy, we (and a couple of her other kids/kids-in-law) would take turns staying with her for a couple of days to take care of what was needed. I'd camp out in her living room, checking on her every hour or so, occasionally asking if she needed anything or what she wanted for dinner. Hubs would virtually move into her bedroom.
I thought he was smothering her. He thought I was uncaring.
Hubs's mother didn't complain. Probably because she expected more from a son than an in-law (even if we couldn't legally marry).
Scrappy - Jun 03, 2010 11:24:14 am PDT #21246 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
My DH takes good care of me when I'm sick, but I am totally fine on my own.
The one thing which makes me feel sad and uncherished, for no rational reason, is arriving at airports. I KNOW he's going to be waiting outside in the car, but I still secretly wish he'd be at the gate as soon as I get there.
Miracleman - Jun 03, 2010 11:24:45 am PDT #21247 of 30000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
honey - you are a dirty, dirty man and I can't believe you just had that thought.
Wasn't me this time.
§ ita § - Jun 03, 2010 11:26:37 am PDT #21248 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I still secretly wish he'd be at the gate as soon as I get there.
I still want my father to meet me right at the door of the plane. I've been horribly spoilt. One time, he had a car pull up on the tarmac and whisk us off from there. Coolest arrival ever.
Aims - Jun 03, 2010 11:27:54 am PDT #21249 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
honey - you are a dirty, dirty man and I can't believe you just had that thought.
Wasn't me this time.
....
Shit.
Cass - Jun 03, 2010 11:29:01 am PDT #21250 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Y'all, I'm so tired I get motion sickness if I turn my head too fast. I know those of you with chronic insomnia and/or small children will have little sympathy, but gah.
Oh, I have sympathy. Just precious little ways to fix it.
I want Vortex's house elf when I am sick.
I want epic painkillers now. Jesus not sleeping well (or, you know, much at all) and a killer back ache are a bad combination. I applied Tylenol and lots of Advil and a heat pack.
smonster - Jun 03, 2010 11:44:01 am PDT #21251 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Wasn't me this time.
Whoops.
Oh, I have sympathy. Just precious little ways to fix it.
I could fix it a lot faster had I not adopted my beloved and adorable dog. Cats are much more forgiving of me coming home and collapsing.