Countrymouse Posted November 2018
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Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
We went out for lunch to celebrate. Tomorrow is a spring scrimmage to raise money for the middle school and high school football programs; probably the only time the brothers will share a field (entering 8th & 12th grades). Then 6 weeks off before practice starts again!
i said this before; then ended up coming back every day :).
but this time, really...
i'll be gone a while; i'll return.
hugs!!! :) :) :) :)
Anyway, I know I will see him again someday.
I was going to run him to the vet but I may hold off on that for now and just monitor him closely. He is 14.5 years old and I have to remember that he is going to slow down. A vet poking and probing him may just stress him unnecessarily and we did just have his blood work done recently.
Thx for asking Barb! I'll keep you posted. Please keep praying for him everyone.
When my mom was in the rehab facility I remember sitting with a man and his mom who he was visiting. He and I were discussing our mom's situations. He said "when you leave tonight, check out the third floor, you don't want your mom to end up there" When I went down in the elevator I took a peek. So sad! A version of hell!
As for what Send said about contacting media. It works. Even just a warning sometimes snaps people into shape. My mom had one of those alert buttons that contacts someone if you fall. When we returned it they kept charging us monthly. I made calls and they kept on charging us so I threatened to contact our local news station. Voila! I got a call right away and it got straightened out immediately. The squeaky wheel does get the grease sometimes.
Reading up on the BBC "frailty wards", it appears the system is as broken as in the U.S.
I would not put it past them to put the frail elderly in the basement. So sad.
But you keep on, carry on. It is people like you who care, one patient/client at a time that can really make a difference.
What matters now is that your client is out of there and under your care.
Still, one wonders....sick an investigative reporter to shine a light on the problem. Often brings public opinion to the rescue. imo.
I can't tell from the various media photographs of the grand opening, or the ward map, or any articles I've read about it. I may have to go there on some pretext and have a look.
I just wish I could put it past them.
Cute kitty avatar!
As for me, still feeling unwell. I've got muscle pain in my upper body. So bad the other day I couldn't move my head even. Plus feeling hot. No temperature, just a warm feeling all over. I did a Rapid Covid test kit and the result was negative. I've read and heard from others that they've done a test kit at home, still felt lousy, so went to a center where the test came back positive. I've been feeling like this for two weeks now so doubt I'll waste my time doing that. I've got a phone appt. with my doc on Friday.
Other than all that everything is hunky dory! LOL
So nice to see spring. We don't have your temps (thankfully) but nice warm sunny weather. The dandelions are flourishing!
I am getting over a nasty throat infection of some kind. I stayed in bed all of Sunday and left Rocky in the basement at home all day. This morning she was OK when I went over. The new dig has not started yet. The guy says he has to get signatures - approvals, I suppose, and that wouldn't happen on the weekend. Hopefully it will be done this week.
Glad your prof gave you an extension. Look after yourself. You carry a heavy load with work and studies.
Hey everyone! Spring is finally here where I live. 🌺 Took forever. The news reported there was a single sunny day in 43 days. The weather went from the 40s to the 90s in a week.
TN, all I can think is that I'm SO glad you're stepping up for these kids. It's invaluable. They need someone stable and supportive. Too bad for them it's not their birth mom.
I concentrating on giving him everything he needs to really pursue his high school sports. Arranging some batting instruction and hitting a few ground balls to improve his fielding. He really enjoys being with the teams and being one of the better players so we're going to try to max that out and keep him busy.
Because it is ok for them not to.
Just because she gave birth to them does not give her the right to be abusive to them. Would you encourage an abused woman to see her abuser? No. So why do that to kids?
A child should not have to live in fear that their crazy unstable mother is going to show up at his sporting games and create a scene. Not cool at all. She should be locked up in a mental institution.
First, prom night she arrives at the prom because it's "her weekend" (visitation) and she forbids her 17 yo from attending prom. Sheriff's deputy reads thr custody order and points out 1) it requires the children to be able to attend their events regardless of who has visitation 2) her ex has custody and grants permission and 3) it is not the sherriff's dept responsibility to "make" 17 year olds go home with a non-custodial parent.
Second, her 13 yo is in my living room with a couple of friends watching an Avengers movie marathon so he's "safe". After the high school altercation, she shows some sense and doesn't show up here.
On mother's day, the boys take cards and gifts to her house - and she tells them she still mad at them and they continue to abuse her and to get out: she doesn't want to see them.
This past week she goes on a beach trip with lots of Facebook posts about how much fun she is having - while not answering any of the boys' calls. While her 13 yo spends more time at my house, even sleeping over in "his" bedroom several nights.
I enjoy taking him shopping for summer sports needs, clothes and shoes; having him here for meals or shooting baskets with friends. I HATE he feels he needs me or his dad around to "protect" him from.his mom. His dad's position is the boys can still visit their mom whenever they want to but he is not going to make them see mom. If she doesn't like it then she can take him back to court where he can document her multiple infractions with the custody order (including prom night's police report).
I'm worried this nonsense is going to go on through the summer. 13 yo wants to attend basketball and football practices and work with his grandfather (her father) in his country store but he's already worried mom will show up. The poison of one person's mental issues rains on many people... I encoraged the boys to see their mother on mother's day and take her a card. I told them she would probably still be angry. I never saw her refusing to open the cards and telling them she didn't want to see them. I don't think I can encourage them to initialize contact again. I have no idea how to cool things down.
In spite of the drama, life does go on. The depression (?) that settled in approaching mother's day has lifted. The court has appointed me my exSIL's permanent guardian with her agreement; she's also agreed to stay in AL. Its very convenient for most of her relatives and friends to visit and she has several.visitors a week (more than when she was in her apartment) so at least someone is happy.
My dH and I did go outside, got in the car to drive just down the street to a viewing place and saw the blood red moon low in the sky. Once we saw the night sky and the blood red moon, we came home. We did not stop to watch it or even 'make-out' like teenagers.
Not sure, but watching paint dry might even be exciting to me right now.
Sometimes, I will go outside when it rains. If we had snow like you have, I would be out in it, possibly sliding down a hill sitting on a trash can lid just for the experience.