Why does my mother still seem to think that, if she just figures out the right cure, I'll magically become an extrovert? This is just me. I don't need to, or want to, be fixed. (And really, why does she think that the toddler who would run and hide when company came over could somehow become an adult who loves parties?)
Angel: If I'm not back in a couple of hours— Gunn: You're dead, we're screwed, end of the world.
'Underneath'
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.
Hil R. - Jun 17, 2010 5:22:23 pm PDT #22999 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
smonster - Jun 17, 2010 5:27:09 pm PDT #23000 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Jilli, I really hope it's not. But if it is, you have got to sleep as much as possible. And it's easy to feel better after a couple of days and think you're okay, then overdo it.
Keeping my fingers crossed it's not!
sj - Jun 17, 2010 5:29:28 pm PDT #23001 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Jilli}}}
Atropa - Jun 17, 2010 5:30:06 pm PDT #23002 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
it's easy to feel better after a couple of days and think you're okay, then overdo it.
You mean like I did over the weekend? I hope it's not mono, too, but wow, hindsight is pretty clear.
Typo Boy - Jun 17, 2010 5:30:57 pm PDT #23003 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Jilli hope you are OK. Hillary hope your Mother grows up someday. Oh and Snerk [link] Not safe for work
beekaytee - Jun 17, 2010 5:50:18 pm PDT #23004 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
And it's easy to feel better after a couple of days and think you're okay, then overdo it.
Also, someone mentioned a trend of getting depressed about 6 months after the active infection subsided. I scoffed...to my peril. Jot a note in your calendar so that you can remind yourself...'what they said' and take it easy on yourself.
And duplicate ditto no the sleep getting...followed by restraint. So important.
brenda m - Jun 17, 2010 5:51:59 pm PDT #23005 of 30000
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
I was thinking of sending an e-mail. Because I can't call. If I call, the conversation has the potential to spiral out of control.
I would not call. I would send an email, and a card. Maybe a gift. But any conversation right now is likely to make things worse rather than better.
Steph L. - Jun 17, 2010 5:58:03 pm PDT #23006 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
She also said "You're a chronic insomniac! Taking 5mg of Ambien every night is better than you constantly being sleep deprived. Don't argue".
So true. Just take it, woman!
brenda m - Jun 17, 2010 5:59:12 pm PDT #23007 of 30000
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
Also, quite frankly: your parents need to understand that there are consequences to treating you like they do. Not talking to you on Fathers Day is maybe a minor way of showing that. Sucks a bit for your dad since he's not the one giving you hassles, but he also needs to understand that letting it all go on and saying "call me at work" is not actually a neutral position like he might think.
Cass - Jun 17, 2010 6:05:11 pm PDT #23008 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.
She also said "You're a chronic insomniac! Taking 5mg of Ambien every night is better than you constantly being sleep deprived. Don't argue".
Wise woman...