Also, I have realized that it is really hard to get a Covid test if you don’t drive, because everything is drive through.

I know this probably isn't an option everywhere, but I was able to get 4 at-home Covid tests delivered by Walgreens same-day. (They aren't free, and they have a higher false positive rate than a PCR test, but they were hella convenient.)

It's wonderful hearing all the Buffista stories of trans family members being loved and accepted!

Seeing M and his mom's relationship it makes me happy to see kids and parents with healthy relationships.

That woman is going to..She has to latch on to things to worry about. She was upset or something with M because Saturday he didn't bring my car back home even though there was no way for him to do that on his own. I had told him not to worry about it. But she still fussed. Then Sunday , after they got my car back, she was critical that we didn't "plan better" to go to his SIL's graduation from cosmetology school and party after. We both pointed out he had to go to get me at the ER and that by the time he got home and everything he didn't feel like going out again. and she kept fussing until M snapped that he had planned to go except I needed a ride from the ER. Then she was suddenly ok. I guess the issue was she thought he wasn't planning to go ... I don't know.

And today it's fussing over if we have enough tin foil and why don't we have a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving even after I had said I knew I hadn't ordered everything for groceries and if she could make a list of things we still needed I'd make another order. "well I don't care I'm going to go eat a bunch meals then so it's not about me".

We need a phrase or something we can say when she gets like this that will, not shut it down, but that we can just repeat to try and end the conversation.

I also need to call work and let my manager know I'll be back to work tomorrow. I had Mon and tues scheduled off but since I had to miss Sunday and most of Sat because of the concussion I need to make up some time and work is short handed. and I know they think it's my fault for moving too fast. Which, I probably hit myself so hard becuase I was moving fast but even if I had been moving slower I would have probably knocked into the end of the fixture. Just not ended up with a concussion.

Regardless of whose "fault" it is, you're the one with the concussion askye. Take whatever time you need to be sure you're in shape to handle the effort of a workday, work can deal with it.

Also, you're short-handed and swamped with orders - I doubt there were complaints about you "moving too fast" when you were efficiently getting the fricking job done.

It's wonderful hearing all the Buffista stories of trans family members being loved and accepted!

Yes! Congrats to your daughter on the job offer, too, Gud. That’s exciting!

Shingles vaccine complete!

Concussions need to be taken seriously. Listen to the advice of the doctors and save yourself from more issues later.

You cannot be too careful when it comes to concussions!

Gud, both my kids are trans. Robin (formerly Owen) and Oliver (former Olivia). Congrats to your daughter—that’s an awesome job offer! (And I am not surprised by her skills.)

I really hope you are filing a worker's comp claim for your injury, askye. It is 100% shitty of them to blame their hazardous workplace on you.

lisah makes an excellent point

Huh. I swung by Dunkin' before my shingles shot and they were out of both the Holiday Blend coffee and the Cranberry-orange muffin. They told me they were giving me a blueberry muffin instead, but now that I am getting around to eating it it seems to be chocolate chip. Which is fine, but not one of the options they gave me for a replacement muffin.