Sox, your mother needs boundaries, or I'd make sure the emails go through you first. Trust issues.
Instead of lame, I'd usually say stupid.
Cookies cooling on the rack!
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
§ ita § - May 05, 2014 5:21:41 pm PDT #26920 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kate P. - May 05, 2014 5:39:30 pm PDT #26921 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I agree with sarameg that the epic flounce could have easily been building from something that happened between them earlier. Melodramatic, sure, but plenty of kids have melodrama coming out of their bottom.
Sox, that's a whole lotta WTF. Was HPF upset at all by the "where's your next email" message?
Kat - May 05, 2014 5:47:51 pm PDT #26922 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I had a regular correspondence with my Aunt Haruko and loved it. But she (nor anyone else) ever pressured me. I'm sorry, Sox... that's a lot to deal with.
Grace has surgery tomorrow at 7:30 AM. She may be tracheless after the surgery. I certainly hope so. But it's sort of agonizing to wait. Usually the OR is scheduled for an hour for her surgeries and they take less than that. This time, they're scheduled for 90 minutes.
Ginger - May 05, 2014 5:49:42 pm PDT #26923 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
"That's because you're 11." is an infuriating statement and could well be part of long-standing sibling putdowns. I can see angry.
If it were me, I'd tell HPF that grandma doesn't understand e-mail, and tell grandma to send to sort of e-mail that HPF would want to answer.
SuziQ - May 05, 2014 5:52:40 pm PDT #26924 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Go Gracie go!!!!
Amy - May 05, 2014 5:53:39 pm PDT #26925 of 30000
Because books.
All fingers crossed for Grace, Kat.
Consuela - May 05, 2014 6:00:22 pm PDT #26926 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Best wishes to Gracie!
And oy, Sox. That's a bit much from your mom. Of course, my mom was terrified of the computer and wouldn't read email unless you printed it out for her.
sarameg - May 05, 2014 6:02:11 pm PDT #26927 of 30000
Wishing for easy decannulization for Gracie.
lisah - May 05, 2014 6:06:54 pm PDT #26928 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Yes! Go, Grace! Hope it all goes well.
Sox, your mom was totally over the line. It makes me a little nuts that my nieces don't write thank you cards but I wouldn't give them shit about it. Maybe when they're grown I will, though!
meara - May 05, 2014 6:30:13 pm PDT #26929 of 30000
Fingers crossed for Grace!
I failed my New Year's goal for the first time last week--sad, because it wasn't so much a deliberate choice as procrastination and then forgetting. Oops. And I had a super gross cold yesterday (but am mostly fine today?? WTF?), but back on track today--literally, I went to the local college and tried running on their track! I'm blaming the cold (uh, even though I'm mostly fine) on why it wasn't great.
"That's because you're 11." is an infuriating statement and could well be part of long-standing sibling putdowns. I can see angry.
Yeah, it seems over the top (punching is not good) but god knows my siblings and I had a lot of long-simmering and sudden explosions over drama.