Oh Steph, I'm sorry, I know this is tough. You are a wonderful sister.
This. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. You were going to ask me to choose, right? Did you want to finish?
Zoe ,'War Stories'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
Hil R. - Feb 19, 2016 6:42:31 pm PST #15890 of 30003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Steph L. - Feb 19, 2016 6:45:52 pm PST #15891 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I just want this to not be happening. (Caps lock was on when I started to type, and that about sums up about how emphatically I feel about this.)
I know that I don't get to have that be true, but I still want it.
Although, you guys, while the whole family was calling back and forth trying to figure out who had talked to my brother most recently, I really was DEEPLY scared he was dead. I just...refused to really let that idea in. I was super calm and busy sassing my parents and telling them to chill out and not worry, even while my lizard brain was throwing up from worry.
Steph L. - Feb 19, 2016 6:48:51 pm PST #15892 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I've already looked at plane tickets, so that's ready for purchase tomorrow. (Jesus, the flight leaves Cincinnati at 5:45 in the a.m. WHAT THE SHIT AIRLINE.) And if Mom and I both go, only one of us can stay with my brother because the apartment is small and doesn't have a guest room, but I've already looked at nearby hotels, so that's covered.
I can do laundry in the morning tomorrow, and finish some work and go to the library to get something to read on the plane. All my prescriptions have recently been filled, so I have enough meds for a multi-day trip out of town.
I got this.
SuziQ - Feb 19, 2016 6:51:45 pm PST #15893 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Teppy, I'm not that far away. If I can do ANYTHING, please let me know. I'm out of state Tues and Wed, but beyond that...seriously.
Steph L. - Feb 19, 2016 6:56:20 pm PST #15894 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Thanks, Suzi. I'll let you know. He's up in Superior.
sarameg - Feb 19, 2016 7:02:45 pm PST #15895 of 30003
Steph, when I got the email with the subject line with only my aunt and uncle's names, I couldn't open it for a good while. Those sorta things don't bode well and while the dread is bad, it's better than something.
JZ - Feb 19, 2016 7:05:43 pm PST #15896 of 30003
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Vibes for your brother, and for you, Tep. I hope he knows (really, from everything you've ever said about him and about your relationship, I'm pretty certain he does know) what a great and loving sister you are.
SuziQ - Feb 19, 2016 7:08:23 pm PST #15897 of 30003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Forty five minutes away, give or take. Easy. If I were closer, I'd offer you a place to stay.
beth b - Feb 19, 2016 7:33:56 pm PST #15898 of 30003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Seriously, for whatever shit you have to deal with, You are doing an amazing job of pulling stuff together , Steph.
Ignore the grammar-
Sleep well tonight and know we are all pulling for you and your brother
-t - Feb 19, 2016 7:49:36 pm PST #15899 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right as we were paying the bill, my cell phone rang and all hell broke loose.
Jesus. I'm so sorry, Tep.