Oh msbelle, I do so hope you get through to him. DH has a lot of success with mentoring kids with far more major issues than Mac or my kids, but they at least have a passion (basketball) that he can work with. When Brendon was younger I could bribe him with Pokemon cards and video games to keep him in line, but by high school he was unbribable. No amount of logic, threat, bribe, or begging would work. Unless they have something they want in life more than being left alone to do nothing it is really hard to motivate. I hope your emails get through to him. I still do that all the time with mine in the hope that at some level it is heard.
Meara! I am so sorry. That is so frustrating. Having to compensate with the wrists for your ankle, and then being down a wrist has to be very difficult. David is right, you need to try and keep it as simple as possible for a bit because your body uses a huge amount of your resources on the healing and doesn't have a lot left over.
Aurelia, and the rest of you with icy slippery stuff, please be careful. We don't want any broken butts!
Zoe gobbled down her dinner last night and breakfast this morning. Still very slow going, but now she is recovering from the abuse at the vet's and on medications. Next is getting an echo done to see what condition her heart is in.
Good girl, Zoe!
Meara, that sucks so much. Sending you love. Wish this continent wasn't between us
msbelle, hope Mac hears you at least a little.
Sending all ya'll love, actually.
In whacky political news, that Paul Manafort sure is a slower learner.
I read somewhere that healing from a hurt tendon was as bad or worse as healing from a broken bone, so meara, it's okay to feel badly shit upon right now (not that it wouldn't be, but there's some precedent).
msbelle, I did sometimes wonder what the hell was going on in Nick's brain, and he's doing okay now. He has a beautiful girlfriend and she has a lovely baby girl who just recently turned 5 (or 6? I'm not sure now). It takes so much energy to be a parent. I know I feel badly when I can't carry through the consequences because they out wait my energy.
Yes, so much what Deena said.
I can't even imagine if I was also trying to parent!!
I really want to call my boss and say I need a couple sick days but work is also shitting on me and my annual review is Thursday morning. So I hate to have that breakdown right before the review...
You're dealing with a major health problem that just got complicated. If they penalize you for that, they're a terrible employer. Not saying they wouldn't, sadly.
Ugh, meara. That's a tough spot.
meara, that's a tough one.
