Is he acknowledging this stuff, or is your SIL extrapolating? That seems like it would make a big difference.
No idea.
I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.
Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
brenda m - Jul 23, 2014 7:35:49 am PDT #2613 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Theodosia - Jul 23, 2014 7:43:05 am PDT #2614 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
You can't 'fix' him, but you can sure let him know you care enough to put yourself out, and remind him that he's got support if he wants to accept it.
Both of my brothers, whom I would have thought to characterize as guys who have it together, have both entered middle age in distress, including alcoholism/alcohol abuse. Their careers as cops are way stressful, plus some serious physical crap (tonsil cancer, in one case, which sounds funny until it isn't) really have done a number for them both.
Pix - Jul 23, 2014 8:03:05 am PDT #2615 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Oh Brenda. I'm sending you -ma.
Consuela - Jul 23, 2014 8:15:26 am PDT #2616 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
All my -ma to Brenda and Pix.
brenda m - Jul 23, 2014 8:34:51 am PDT #2617 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Well I at least got him to call me back. (Text message: Call me right now before I book my flights).
I told him either he was coming to us or I'm coming to him for his birthday. ("Um, okay. Can I have an hour to decide?")
I didn't broach any Issues at this stage and the tone was very light. But one way or another he won't be alone this weekend, and then we'll see.
-t - Jul 23, 2014 8:38:13 am PDT #2618 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good!
amyth - Jul 23, 2014 8:51:18 am PDT #2619 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Lots of ~ma, brenda. I hope that it ends up being not too worrisome.
Puppy ~ma, Pix.
Zenkitty - Jul 23, 2014 8:56:24 am PDT #2620 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
You mean electrically started gasoline-powered cars? Those had big pushbuttons on the floor--usually under the gas pedal.
No. A friend of mine used to drive an old hearse, and you had to push a button on the dash to start the engine. Maybe not the first cars, but there were some like that.
The dinosaurs seem to have discovered Nightvale.
Pix, I hope the puppy has something easily curable.
Brenda, glad you got your brother to respond. Much ~ma for him.
Atropa - Jul 23, 2014 8:58:26 am PDT #2621 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
meganeura is giving it a run for its money: [link]
NOpe. Nope, nope, nope. Which is not the reaction I expected to have, but apparently my hindbrain goes to WHAT ELSE CAN GET THAT BIG at lightning speed.
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2014 9:00:22 am PDT #2622 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Puppy~ma for pix and ~ma for brenda's brother.
A friend of mine used to drive an old hearse, and you had to push a button on the dash to start the engine. Maybe not the first cars, but there were some like that.
Oh, you're right. I'd forgotten about those.