Oh, P-C, I love you so much for being not racist, and educated, and true to your culture as BOTH an American and an Indian, and, generally, being a mensch and a stand-up dude and an awesome brother. (Tomorrow, don't forget earplugs)
Dawn: You're not fleeing. You're... moving at a brisk pace. Buffy: Quaintly referred to in some cultures as the Big Scaredy Run Away.
'Touched'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[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.
amych - Aug 27, 2010 8:22:07 pm PDT #355 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
quester - Aug 27, 2010 8:57:41 pm PDT #356 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Geez, P-C! How did you turn out so well?
Spidra Webster - Aug 27, 2010 9:23:42 pm PDT #357 of 30000
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Jaysus, that's awful, P-C! I'm sorry you (and your brother) have to go through that.
Scrappy - Aug 27, 2010 10:36:30 pm PDT #358 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Good going P-C and Brother Cow! You guys are doing a wonderful job of supporting each other.
javachik - Aug 27, 2010 11:05:46 pm PDT #359 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
P-C, you're a great storyteller but I am so sorry that you're going through this. But, what everyone else said - you're fighting the good fight. It's worth it.
amyth - Aug 28, 2010 1:56:56 am PDT #360 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Oh, P-C! What amych said, all the way!
And Spidra, no worries, I felt the ~ma all the same. Thanks. And thanks to all the rest of you wonderful Bitches. {{}}
Much ~ma to Pix and ND!!! I'm so sorry this is happening. Many, many pain-free vibes headed your way. I hope they figure out what this is soon.
Ginger - Aug 28, 2010 1:59:43 am PDT #361 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
That's scary, ND and Kristin. Sending ~ma westward.
I woke up at 5 and just gave up trying to sleep. Do not want.
Calli - Aug 28, 2010 2:05:14 am PDT #362 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
And then they wonder why you don't come by as much as they'd like? Goodness, P-C. I'm glad your brother has you.
Much figure it out and get it fixed~ma for ND.
erin_obscure - Aug 28, 2010 2:16:51 am PDT #363 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
continuing the health~ma Drew-ward.
re: cleaning, i swiffer 2 (maybe 3) times a week to keep the furballs at bay, and pretty much clean everything (except the toilet) with pop-up sponges and water. wiping down kitchen and bathroom surfaces happens once or twice a day (wiping up splashed water=cleaning in the process) and only find the need to use commercial cleaners when cleaning the inside of the toilet bowl because i refuse to go near that with my hands. I also take my shoes off indoors because i don't like cleaning but i do like clean floors very much.
vw bug - Aug 28, 2010 2:48:51 am PDT #364 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Oh, Kristin and ND, much love and even more ~ma coming your way. I hope they get this all figured out NOW for good.
P-C, I read your stories with a new interest these days. The school I'm working at right now has a population of 67% Indian. Many of the kids spend 4-6 weeks in India a summer (actually, one or two of our teachers did this summer too). And I know of at least one family where the grandparents came from India to choose a school for their grandchildren.
What I see from the children is so amazing, but I do see that push from the parents. I had to actually work with a couple of them this summer to learn how to play. When we put out buckets of water, a couple of kiddie pools, and a sprinkler, they didn't know what to do. And that makes me sad. But, I'm the fun police, so I taught them how to play.
I hope that what you're going through now filters through and makes life easier for these kiddos when they reach adulthood.