'Serenity'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
My husband's family is just SO polite and they wouldn't dream of creating conflict whereas mine lives for conflict.
Yes! That's how I was raised - don't get me wrong, *masses* of conflict, but dealt with through not talking to each other for six days, rather than getting angry. I realise that this is not healthy, but it's my way. Or it was. I'm learning to be shouty now. I'm not very good at it yet, and tend just to make incoherent noise that frightens people...
The DH, who comes from a shouty Jewish family, thinks it's hilarious how my family doesn't raise their voices.
That's what cracks me up about my husband's family. The Southern trumps the Jewish in the politeness sweepstakes.
ION, I'm listening to the Grease soundtrack and flashing back to high school musical theatre.
That's what cracks me up about my husband's family. The Southern trumps the Jewish in the politeness sweepstakes.
My dad's family are German Jews. They do not shout. Ever. Actually showing that you're upset is not something that Germans do. At all. My mom's family are Polish and Russian, but mellowed by a few generations of living in New Hampshire.
They were taught not to speak directly about what they want and so a lot of them use this weird passive-aggressive shit which is MUCH more annoying than being forthright.
OH HAI Minnesota. (Apologies to Daniel and other Midwesterners, but my experience confirms that behavior.) My people are not passive-aggressive. We either Talk/Yell Shit Out or decide it's not worth it.
The Southern trumps the Jewish in the politeness sweepstakes.
That's my husband's family but with British colonial in place of Southern. Our how-to-manage-an-interfaith-marriage prep was all backwards.
Okay, getting a UTI on Sunday of a holiday weekend SUCKS. (The only thing that would suck more is if I got it Saturday.)
What's the best way to deal with it until I can call my doctor Tuesday? Lots and lots of H2O, cranberry juice, what else? Isn't there some OTC thing that doesn't cure the UTI but makes it more bearable?
Help out a Bitch who can't pee. (No, I can pee; it's just no fun.)
What's the best way to deal with it until I can call my doctor Tuesday? Lots and lots of H2O, cranberry juice, what else? Isn't there some OTC thing that doesn't cure the UTI but makes it more bearable?
Tep, there's an OTC pill that makes it a lot more bearable-- it's called AZO and it'll be with the UTI tests and preggers tests and all that other stuff. It'll make you pee orange, but you'll at least be able to pee without pain.
Excellent. Thanks! We're headed out now to get groceries, cranberry juice, and now drugs.
Tep, that stuff does indeed rock, but be aware you'll need to go off it at least 12 hours before going in for the pee test that will get you antibiotics, because it masks the UTI.
It is one of the best drugs ever made, however.
Tep, that stuff does indeed rock, but be aware you'll need to go off it at least 12 hours before going in for the pee test that will get you antibiotics, because it masks the UTI
Really? Last time I had a UTI I went into an urgent care and all I did was tell them I'd been taking the stuff-- when the test results came back they said the white cell count was still way elevated so either I had the mother of all UTIs or maybe I hadn't been taking the AZO long enough to mask the symptoms.