Allyson, I have nothing but stupid, useless words, but please take care of yourself.
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sean K - Jan 13, 2015 7:59:38 am PST #14644 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
amych - Jan 13, 2015 8:00:05 am PST #14645 of 30000
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Allyson, thank you. Both for everything you've done and will do for her family, and for giving us the story. I see no callous there, and I'm so grateful we all have you right now.
Betsy HP - Jan 13, 2015 8:00:22 am PST #14646 of 30000
If I only had a brain...
Plei nailed it, Allyson. You do the best you can with what you've got to offer, and there is no good way to make the one call that nobody is ever ready to receive.
P.M. Marc - Jan 13, 2015 8:01:00 am PST #14647 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Allyson, thank you. Both for everything you've done and will do for her family, and for giving us the story. I see no callous there, and I'm so grateful we all have you right now.
This. And if it's OK, if you need to, we've got you.
Betsy HP - Jan 13, 2015 8:01:04 am PST #14648 of 30000
If I only had a brain...
Plei, I think it would be a good thing to have; I suspect there are more Buffistas yet to trickle in.
Hil R. - Jan 13, 2015 8:01:11 am PST #14649 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thank you, all of you. I don't know what I can do to help, but if there's anything, I'll do it.
sj - Jan 13, 2015 8:02:46 am PST #14650 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Allyson, thank you so much for coming here to share that information with us. I am so sorry that you had to make that call.
ChiKat - Jan 13, 2015 8:02:48 am PST #14651 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Allyson, many thanks to you and Paula and Kristen and Burrell. You all had to go through something horrifying, but it comforts me to know ita had all of you there.
Nilly - Jan 13, 2015 8:03:30 am PST #14652 of 30000
Swouncing
Goodness, Allyson, it's anything other than callous - it's caring and loving and emotional and feeling-to-the-bottom-of-the-heart.
I'm sorry you had to make this horrible horrible call to ita's family, but I'm sure it was a comfort of a sort (as such a thing is possible in such a situation) to know that people who cared about her daughter and loved her so dearly were as there for her as is possible.
Thank you. Thank you, Allyson, and Kristen and Paula and burrell. Thank you for being there, and for being there for us who are geographically far away, as well. I wish I could be there with you. I wish I could make things in any way a bit easier for you.
I wish I could be a better friend. I realize I can't be physically present, so I wish that I could at least be a better Internet friend.
And yet, I'm going to log off soon.
The children are due back home any minute, and I have to go pretending it's a regular evening (it won't work. PiBoy will notice I'm not myself, and I have no idea what to tell him, if at all. I'm sorry, I'm making this all meMeME -he's already quite bothered by the whole subject of death, having lost two grandfathers before he was two-and-a-quarter years old. And the not-baby-anymore - I have no idea how she'll react to my teary eyes, but I'm pretty sure she'll notice, as well).
I don't know what to write. Just, - oh, I don't know. I just don't. Sorry.
Cashmere - Jan 13, 2015 8:04:00 am PST #14653 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
My heart hurts. I went to make some chai, thinking I had chai, and I didn't. And I thought I was having a tea emergency and ita would know what to do in a tea emergency.
I am so so sorry, Allyson. But I am glad she had board family in town to check on her and to call her family. Getting that call is devastating but I would rather her parents got the call from you rather than the police.