Oh, Aims. Could I have your mailing address, too, please? Em is such a sweet kid.
Wash: So, two days in a hospital? That's awful. Don't you just hate doctors? Simon: Hey. Wash: I mean, present company excluded. Jayne: Let's not be excluding people. That'd be rude.
'Ariel'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[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.
Calli - Jan 15, 2014 1:26:27 am PST #8174 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Fred Pete - Jan 15, 2014 4:55:17 am PST #8175 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
All sympathies. I was there, too.
Aims - Jan 15, 2014 4:59:35 am PST #8176 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
It's funny because here was the first place I went to talk about this because I knew that a large part of us went through this and we turned out SO COMPLETELY AWESOME and we found our people and we are loved and amazing and generous and lovely and so often, when unchecked and unsupported, kids who are bullied can go on to such tragic ends and it terrifies me that Joe and I aren't doing the right thing and that Em will feel lost and won't be able to find her own way. I am so glad I have you all.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
sj - Jan 15, 2014 5:28:20 am PST #8177 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Aims, I would love to send a card to Emeline too. Does Em have a least one really good friend who doesn't give a damn about what the other kids think? Because I found that this made all the difference for me.
Aims - Jan 15, 2014 5:56:43 am PST #8178 of 30002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
She does. She has a few in her class and her Girl Scouts.
WindSparrow - Jan 15, 2014 6:16:12 am PST #8179 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Em has so many people in her corner. That does make such a huge difference.
Toddson - Jan 15, 2014 6:19:36 am PST #8180 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Aims, send me her address - I have a HUGE supply of cards (funny cards, pretty cards) that I could send her. Does she have a favorite animal? cat or dog? bunnies?
Should I keep an eye out for a purse? Would she be too old for a puppy/kitten purse?
Connie Neil - Jan 15, 2014 6:22:57 am PST #8181 of 30002
brillig
People have been praising me for being so strong, which I find weird. I mean, what are my options, abandoning him in a crisis? Not helping him with scheduling treatments and transport? I don't think it's strong to be doing--and not doing--what I think any honorable spouse should be doing--and not doing--in such a situation. And I never know what hte proper response to "Oh, you're so strong!" is. Thank you? The attempt at a gracious, depreciating smile I've been using? I think I'd rather have a well-meaning "You're in my prayers" to praise.
lisah - Jan 15, 2014 6:27:10 am PST #8182 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
Oh, yeah, Connie. I got that. Sometimes I wanted to say "well you didn't see me in a crying heap on my kitchen floor yesterday." Mostly I stuck with "thanks."
Zenkitty - Jan 15, 2014 6:46:39 am PST #8183 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
People have been praising me for being so strong, which I find weird. I mean, what are my options, abandoning him in a crisis? Not helping him with scheduling treatments and transport? I don't think it's strong to be doing--and not doing--what I think any honorable spouse should be doing--and not doing--in such a situation.
There are plenty of people who abandon their loved ones, literally or emotionally, when things get too tough for them to deal. Strong isn't not crying in a heap on the floor; it's getting up again and doing what you need to. I know lots of people who are just not emotionally capable of dealing with overwhelmingly scary things.
Amiee, my heart breaks for Em, but I'm so glad she's got the mother and father she's got, and friends that will stick with her.