Today, there were none.
Hope starts small.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
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.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2012 3:16:29 pm PDT #18963 of 30001
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§ 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.
billytea - Aug 21, 2012 4:24:33 pm PDT #18971 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Here’s What Happened When an Elderly Woman Took It Upon Herself to Restore a Painting in a Nearby Church
I must have missed the episode of Deep Space Nine where Odo died for our sins.
Zenkitty - Aug 21, 2012 4:27:35 pm PDT #18972 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Consuela, I have to add my voice to those saying do not try to take care of her yourself. My sister tried to care for our mom in her home and it was awful for her and not good for my mom.