sj, we are going through a big screaming phase with Jane too. Screaming, hitting, and NO to everything. It is so exhausting.
Gunn: You ready? Fred: Is no an acceptable answer?
'Lineage'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Kate P. - Nov 24, 2019 3:53:30 pm PST #13961 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Kate P. - Nov 24, 2019 3:54:40 pm PST #13962 of 30019
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Also, non-specific~ma to amyparker's brother! I hope everything's OK.
Steph L. - Nov 24, 2019 4:17:48 pm PST #13963 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
First of all, nonspecific-ma sent to Parker's brother.
Second, I am endlessly amused how often I post about something that hasn't happened and I'm worried about it, and then the same day the issue is resolved. Which is to say: the freelance manager is working on the contracts tonight and emailed me just a little bit ago to make sure I wanted to renew my contract for 2020. So. Big sigh of relief!
-t - Nov 24, 2019 4:37:23 pm PST #13964 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Whew, Tep!
Bro~ma amyparker
meara - Nov 24, 2019 4:45:31 pm PST #13965 of 30019
That's awesome Teppy!
Yeah, I don't remember the last time I slept for...15 hours?! So much for getting anything done today.
Also I am glad I'm not a parent right now, I guess? Because I wouldn't have the faintest idea what to do with a screaming hitting child. Or at least, no idea of what's actually good/helpful/appropriate!!
amyparker - Nov 24, 2019 7:04:01 pm PST #13966 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Teppy, that is such a relief.
Thanks, folks - Jim and I have a running joke with a friend that our families of origin have spent the last few years passing around a trophy for "Very Poor Behavior". I'm sure it's Sara's turn . . . .
(I am joking because I just finished crying. My brother is dealing with something terrible, and making very bad decisions in light of it - but it's the reactions of the rest of my immediate family that has me thinking "Yeah, we're going on a break". Put it this way: Connie's death is not the most awful thing I have been working through, the last month or so.)
sj - Nov 24, 2019 7:13:19 pm PST #13967 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm sorry, Amy. Much~ma for your brother and for you.
Funny ltc story to make up for all my bitching: we're at urgent care today and I hand TCG my phone to show him a news article, and ltc wants to know who it is in the picture accompanying the article. I told her "nobody important", and then she very loudly asks "Is it Tr*mp? I think it's Tr*mp!" Which got the attention of every single person in the waiting room.
amyparker - Nov 24, 2019 7:29:26 pm PST #13968 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
Oh, sj, that's awful and hilarious all at once. How are you feeling?
sj - Nov 24, 2019 7:45:49 pm PST #13969 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I'm not sleeping, but otherwise I'm good. Dreading the morning routine tomorrow.
Calli - Nov 25, 2019 1:36:02 am PST #13970 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, amyparker. Family~ma in whatever form is most useful.
I was up half the night coughing and now I can't get warm. Ugh. Do not want.