I've sat in the cafe across from that ACM and watched people...take pictures of it.

Sj, I don't think there is anything you can do to stop her,but you might want to come up with a few phrases

Wow, I haven't thought of that in a long time.

Oh what an interesting idea.

And even

I'm sorry you feel that way.

All neutral. All polite. All mean very little. It may not be the game you wanted to play, but you can change the rules.

Someone once asked me how I keep so calm at the library(people are really rude). It is a game I play since I started in customer service - someone makes me mad, I lose. If I show that I've lost my temper , I lose big time.

I'm sorry you feel that way.

I use this one a lot, but the others are good too.

I've sat in the cafe across from that ACM and watched people...take pictures of it.

I've actually bought a cupcake from an ACM, and it was good!

Maybe even throw in an Oz-inspired, "huh."

Another idea - make it into a game. Make actual Crazytown bingo cards and you and TCG (assuming he's as horrified) can mark them down after an encounter. Question, which you of course don't need to answer - would the fallout be emotional, financial, or both?

And really, I'm just so sorry you have to deal with this shit. You don't deserve it, not that anyone would, but you extra special don't.

Windsparrow, glad you're on vacation and I hope it gives you the time you need to recharge.

bonny, I'm so sorry, that the shitteth hath hitteth the fan, in whatever way has transpired. I wish I could be there to have your back in person, instead of sending you solace from afar. May tomorrow be a the first in a string of better days.

sj I'm sorry that you have to deal with Crazy MIL because you are awesome and should have an awesome MIL.

Hope that things go better for you bonny.

So I've had a slight set back in going off Seroquel. Mainly I'm not feeling sleepy. I feel tired at times and nap during the day but I don't feel sleepy. It's hard to describe and complicated, but basically I saw my therapist today and got lucky and saw my shrink. He said on a scale of baseline to 10 I'm at a 1 or 2. So some concern but I'm not doing anything unhealthy (except not sleeping well).

So I get more Lithium. I go back on my old dose of Seroquel for a week, taper down and then when I see him again we're going to start a new med, which I forgot the name of and hopefully that will work.

Askye, I hope they get your meds sorted out quickly.

there are few things in Life so perfect as lounging about with a cat napping on your tummy.

I am still so burned out that I can't manage to read for very long. If I weren't taking time off I would likely be panicking.

Thanks Windy, I don't think this is going to be a quick process, it's been months. But I'm okay with it because even the setbacks are progress. Plus I feel a lot better as I'm coming off the Seroquel (besides the no sleeping thing).

And I figured out the med I'll be taking - Invega. Which sounds kind of like a car. It's related to Risperdal but it's not actually approved for bipolar disorder (althogh Risperdal is so people use Invega for bipolar disorder). It has fewer side effects and it comes in this release capsule.

G'luck askye. Such a long and frustrating thing to go through.

So, I look at the quote generator up in the corner and it's

Old trusty soda machine. I push you for root beer, you give me Coke.

Willow, 'Graduation Day (1)

I swear, I was just trying to remember that quote a few hours ago! I don't even remember what brought it to mind. Get outta my head...