Nice!
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
JenP - Mar 10, 2022 3:40:44 pm PST #13701 of 30000
sj - Mar 10, 2022 4:28:16 pm PST #13702 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
JenP, tons of ~ma!
Yay, Matilda! We signed up ltc for softball for the first time this year.
askye - Mar 10, 2022 4:51:39 pm PST #13703 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Pix take care of yourself!
askye - Mar 10, 2022 4:55:10 pm PST #13704 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
YAY Matilda and softball.
Oh sweet baby jesus- I'm chatting with E and playing Minecraft and I realize he's kind of "singing" Ice Ice Baby-- I'm like...wha??? WHY? He tells me hasn't really listened to it in 3 years .. and asks what I have against it.
I wasn't sure where to start so I started with Vanilla Ice ripping off Queen ... "Who??" E asks. Who is Queen. Who is David Bowie. So I found a video of Under Pressure and sent him a link. E likes music but he doesn't really listen to music a lot (I was like that at 13) so I guess I can't be too gobsmacked he doesn't know Queen but he knew Ice Ice Baby before Under Pressure.
Pix - Mar 10, 2022 6:24:57 pm PST #13705 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
It should never be underestimated how much harder it is to care for a sick relative when they're fighting against you rather than along with you. Love and hugs to you, Kristin.
Oh, this. Yes. Thank you, Matt. And thanks everyone who offered comfort. I'm almost on the ground in Fort Lauderdale and have learned from Dad's friend that he doesn't want me to take him to any doctor appointments because it is demeaning. I just flew 3000 miles to be with him for them. It makes me sad and angry and just so full of grief. I extended this trip to Tuesday. I just don't know now if I'll be taking leave all at once or will have to do something staggered.
I hate all of it. Anyway. I don't hate all of you. It's Buffy's premiere 25th anniversary today, and I'm so glad that show, inadvertently, brought me all of you.
meara - Mar 10, 2022 7:23:31 pm PST #13706 of 30000
Ugh, Kristin. He’s so lucky to have a daughter who can and will help him. And even non-dementia people should have someone go with them to doctors appointments if they can—moral support and a more objective listener? Good luck.
DavidS - Mar 10, 2022 8:20:15 pm PST #13707 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Matilda was so pumped up and excited after her game. I guess she missed it.
She's one of only three players on her team that's ever played before. So their pitchers walked SO many batters. But they showed poise and dealt with it.
Matilda had a fantastic game. Caught the whole thing (and we're talking innings where twenty batters were walked). She lined out to left field, walked and scored, hit a screaming liner over the centerfielder's head for an RBI double, hit-by-pitch and scored. Got trucked at the plate twice and held on for both outs (even when she got the wind knocked out of her).
We lost 30 - 16 (mostly because of all the rookie pitchers walks), but honestly our team played pretty well on defense, and hitting. A lot of the newbie softball players were athletic basketball players so they had levels of competence.
She was so happy afterwards. "I don't care if we lost! That was fun!"
brenda m - Mar 10, 2022 9:07:10 pm PST #13708 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
Pix, I’m so sorry. That is so hard to manage on top of the general terribleness of the situation in the first place. I hope things go more smoothly than it seems at the outset.
Hooray for Matilda. That is so wonderful to hear about.
Cass - Mar 10, 2022 9:30:13 pm PST #13709 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm almost on the ground in Fort Lauderdale and have learned from Dad's friend that he doesn't want me to take him to any doctor appointments because it is demeaning. I just flew 3000 miles to be with him for them. It makes me sad and angry and just so full of grief.The thing with dementia, it won't be the same tomorrow in all likelihood, in my limited experience. It'll suck in a totally new and unexpected way. I'm sorry. This is hard.
Consuela - Mar 10, 2022 10:45:34 pm PST #13710 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cass is right.
I'm so sorry, though. Perhaps you can make the argument that you're there to take notes?