I haven't told my mom about the Celexa prescription, first because it would make her worry, but also because that way she doesn't treat me different, so that I can get a good read on how it changes my reactions to her.
Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Mar 06, 2012 2:43:26 am PST #25361 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Zenkitty - Mar 06, 2012 3:07:56 am PST #25362 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I never told my mom anything but happy news unless I absolutely had to tell her. She didn't handle bad news well.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 06, 2012 3:31:13 am PST #25363 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I never told my mom anything but happy news unless I absolutely had to tell her.
Me too. I get my "catastrophizing" from my mom, so if I am having a bad day and work, and thinking "Wow, I hope things get better, because I could get reprimanded!" and I tell my mom-- she will respond "You will lose your job! And then not be able to pay rent! What are you going to do!?!?!"
Jessica - Mar 06, 2012 3:52:57 am PST #25364 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My Mom is helpful to a fault, so I pretty much only tell her about ongoing issues when I'm actively seeking advice. We're very close and have a good relationship, but she's not a useful person to vent to because she always wants to fix things.
(Ok, I also didn't tell her I had pneumonia last week, but that's just because I'm lazy and haven't called her yet. If I'd had a chest x-ray or something I would have told her.)
Zenkitty - Mar 06, 2012 5:17:11 am PST #25365 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Three cats, huddled on a tall cat tree, watching in rapt trepidation as the growling garbage truck tosses our garbage bin around. They amuse me.
flea - Mar 06, 2012 5:24:24 am PST #25366 of 30001
information libertarian
Jessica's mom is my mom, especially when it comes to the children. I have to be all sweetness and light with her, or she tries to fix things, and her method of fixing things is basically to tell me in detail all the things I am doing wrong. I only lie by omission, and of course I would tell her if somebody was hospitalized.
§ ita § - Mar 06, 2012 5:31:43 am PST #25367 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I figure my family has bigger things to worry about right now, which is a convenient lie I tell myself. But I really don't want to add to the 24/7 worry they've got going on. My mother has shown an ability to fixate kinda distubingly on medical stuff going on with me, to the point of us having our one fight when I was back for Christmas. I'd like to avoid that fight in the future, and if being selective in what she gets to hear is how I can work out how to do it, so be it. I'd never tell my father anything and ask him to keep it from her, and I feel bad asking that of my sister, since they're so close...so...
Burrell - Mar 06, 2012 6:00:36 am PST #25368 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh. Not to overshare with y'all but I figure you aren't my mother, so this won't worry you: the lice is back. Unfun. I mean, I don't really mind the treatment, but I had plans for today that didn't involve the kids staying home from school, or massive laundry, or my spending two or three hours combing through everyone's heads.
Sue - Mar 06, 2012 6:17:59 am PST #25369 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Ugh Burrell.
I don't really tell anyone in my family much of anything...I have severe trust issues with my siblings that I have had since I was quite young. And my mom is one of those catastrophic worriers that blows things epically out of proportion...now made worse by whatever cognitive/dementia issues she has now.
Zenkitty - Mar 06, 2012 6:31:06 am PST #25370 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
SHAVE EVERYONE.
This extreme solution is reason #324 why I wouldn't be a good parent.
Was peckish. But once I finished washing dishes and pans and cleaning the sink, I wasn't hungry anymore. Hm. I wonder how often I eat just because I'm bored. Considering my weight, I'm betting, a lot.