Yes, I have read way too much on psych boards about rejected parents, and have done all the things suggested. Apparently, it is some way of establishing independence. My sister, and a number of close friends, have lost their children in a permanent way, so as they say, where there is life there is hope. I know he is functioning with a job and 2 kids now. His health could be better, but I hope having the new baby will make him take that more seriously. I'm patient. Some day his boys will ask about his parents and that may be what it takes for him to come back to the fold. He's only 28 so he still has some maturing to do. Ugh, I am coping, but it hits Brendon much harder.
In better offspring news, I picked up eldest son and girlfriend last night and they will stay for a week. They love our new place and we stayed up too late chatting before collapsing to sleep.
I had no idea that electroacupuncture was a thing, but it is. I’m editing an article about electroacupuncture for opioid-induced constipation, and all I can think is “yes, if you zap someone, they’re going to shit themselves!” But apparently this can be proven scientifically.
I had that type of acupuncture but I actually liked the needles more. This reminds me that I need to go before I head north in the Spring because my allergies were awful last summer. Acupuncture is a miracle for allergies.
Lol Teppy, that makes me think like, does it work gradually?? Or is it like “ok quick get these needles out I gotta gooooooo”??
Lol Teppy, that makes me think like, does it work gradually?? Or is it like “ok quick get these needles out I gotta gooooooo”??
It turns out that it works gradually, but my honest-to-god reaction was "if you zap me with electricity, I'll shit my pants!"
I am more relieved than ever that I worked that particular problem out on my own.
Timelies all!
Way back when I was going to massage therapy, there was some electroacupuncture involved. No unexpected evacuations, but it was weird having body parts moving on their own.
Hello all. Best wishes and thoughts to everyone, especially JZ and Sheryl.
I have a non-problem, in that I have a job, which I generally like and where I am valued, BUT
This punching in and out thing is for the birds. I think it might be a "me" problem, because I even though I hate rules, I have trouble not following them. And I am really bad at time math. So I either have to do a lot of math with decimal point equivalent to minutes, which makes no sense to me, or I have to sit on the clock so the math is even. And I still have to do math, because I have no sense of time, and a half hour is automatically deducted for my lunch, so I have to make sure I work eight and a half hours (or whatever even amount) not eight or accidentally seven, because I can't do time math and have to count on my fingers! And my 3 hours a day commuting is now totally wasted because I can't answer emails on my phone (where I can't delay the send to when I am punched in). But I feel badly wasting even one minute of time while clocked in without that buffer.
Aargh! I will get used to it I hope. Maybe I will learn to do the math better? I accidentally went nine minutes overtime last week without pre-approval and I didn't get a talking to...
Also, congratulations on the grandbaby, Laura and Brendan. I am so sorry you are estranged and you don't want to be.
and YIKES on the electro-acupuncture!
ETA I am reading backwards- and congratulations Susan on the surgery!
