my boss just told me he was in seventh grade in 2001.
Whippersnapper!
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2013 7:13:17 am PDT #15688 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jesse - Mar 22, 2013 7:18:19 am PDT #15689 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
To Amy and sarameg, I can only offer a hearty "yikes."
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2013 7:18:27 am PDT #15690 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
his instinct is to point out the things he doesn't like about the piece of art in question
Best Validation Ever.
I mean, clearly he's emulatable...
meara - Mar 22, 2013 7:24:08 am PDT #15691 of 30001
2001?!? Good god. Does that make him old enough to have graduated high school? Kids these days. :)
It is SNOWING in Seattle. Mind you it's not sticking, but STILL. WTF. We hardly get snow, why is it doing it in late March??
Amy - Mar 22, 2013 7:24:24 am PDT #15692 of 30001
Because books.
Yikes doesn't even cover it.
Not that it matters! I am young at heart! Or something.
Consuela - Mar 22, 2013 7:36:22 am PDT #15693 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Argh. So Dad called at 11PM last night, and basically he can't do this anymore. He can't be Mom's full-time caregiver; for one thing, she really can't walk at all, and must be muscled into the bathroom and to bed by two strong staff-members.
So I'm going over there this afternoon for a meeting to figure out what to do. We might end up separating them, I think...
Amy - Mar 22, 2013 7:46:52 am PDT #15694 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, Consuela. That's rough.
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2013 7:50:56 am PDT #15695 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Consuela, when they moved, was the idea that your dad would still be her full-time caregiver? Or that the staff would take over the difficult, physical things like getting her in the bathroom and into bed?
If it's the latter, is the problem that your dad still thinks that he *should* be doing all that?
Jesse - Mar 22, 2013 7:54:31 am PDT #15696 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's so hard, Consuela. The mobility decline seems like it was fast -- has she been thoroughly examined to try to figure out what caused it?
Trudy Booth - Mar 22, 2013 8:20:48 am PDT #15697 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Yes, totally. Does that make us land sharks?
Just a dolphin, Ma'am.
So I'm going over there this afternoon for a meeting to figure out what to do. We might end up separating them, I think...
Not to be a complete and annoying Pollyanna, but when my Great Aunt and Great Uncle had to live in different parts of their elder care community it turned out to be really good for them. They could hang out all day. He stayed with her some nights but generally he'd tuck her in and leave once she fell asleep. It allowed Jim to stay as active as possible and allowed Martha to get the care she needed without the problems and guilt of wearing him to a nub. It was a tough transition, but the time they spent together was then a joy instead of a burden on both of them.
And while it wasn't perfect, it wasn't as isolating as him "putting her in a home" would have been for both of them.
He loved that community. He was a retired pastor and wound up sort of the mayor of that place. He showed me the thrift shop and the crafts rooms and the theater... It really became their home.