On my drive home, I cut through a fairly wealthy/conservative part of town.
Yesterday, there were at least 10 Akin signs up on lawns, and that was down from the day before.
Today, there were none.
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Anne W. - Aug 21, 2012 3:15:43 pm PDT #18961 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
brenda m - Aug 21, 2012 3:16:17 pm PDT #18962 of 30001
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
Well, I'm apparently leaving the office early to go check on them, because they haven't picked up the phone and I've been calling at 20 minute intervals since 2 PM.
My sister and I wre recently bemoaning the fact that the world does not have a reverse med-alert, where you can get a ping back that everything's okay, just can't hearthe phone over the blasting tv and running tap.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2012 3:16:29 pm PDT #18963 of 30001
brillig
Today, there were none.
Hope starts small.
§ ita § - Aug 21, 2012 3:38:40 pm PDT #18964 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just had to troubleshoot my Sodastream. Luckily it wasn't anything I couldn't fix at home, but it still wasn't fun running through the scenarios before I worked out what the problem was.
I don't want problems. Have I somehow been unclear in sending the universe messages? I can't imagine how that didn't get across.
Strega - Aug 21, 2012 3:53:42 pm PDT #18965 of 30001
Oh, Jessica.
Don't worry, I'm sure The Newsroom will get to it in a couple of years.
My heart just grew three sizes.
Consuela - Aug 21, 2012 4:06:43 pm PDT #18966 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Okay, crisis averted. They weren't answering the phone because they were at the ER. Mom felt a pain in her chest and they spent all day at the hospital. Of course there's nothing wrong, but Dad didn't want to tell us anything until he knew what the doctors said.
Classic.
At least I didn't have to spend all that time stuck in the tunnel...
Burrell - Aug 21, 2012 4:07:04 pm PDT #18967 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Moving them to assisted living or getting full-time care in, either way, requires a bruising battle with my mother, who may have lost most of her cognitive function, but is still capable of being incredibly nasty and stubborn.
I'm sorry to hear that, but I still think the peace of mind you'd derive would be worth all the fight.
Burrell - Aug 21, 2012 4:07:33 pm PDT #18968 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Whoa, go your dad, Suela!
le nubian - Aug 21, 2012 4:09:51 pm PDT #18969 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Here’s What Happened When an Elderly Woman Took It Upon Herself to Restore a Painting in a Nearby Church
The images alone had me laughing my ass off the couch.
Beverly - Aug 21, 2012 4:14:27 pm PDT #18970 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Consuela, you may have to get large, professional people to install her in care against her will. They will tend to her needs and make sure she doesn't hurt herself, which is in itself a huge relief, let alone the attrition the tension is taking on the rest of you. If her judgment is impaired, it becomes another competent adult's responsibility to see she's safely cared for.
I know I sound harsh, but I will always regret the additional years of having my mom in a safe facility, surrounded by trained professionals, and not having our personal at-home care for her touch and harm much daily pleasure and energy from family members and our interactions with each other. When she could not pitch tantrums and manipulate her caregivers, she settled in and was much happier herself.
ETA: I'm glad it was nothing serious--and that you avoided tunnel time.