Simple September

[Lavande]

Good afternoon friends!

Happy Sunday to everyone.
We took a ride to the outlets in Lancaster this morning, just to get out for a while. Good sales going on so I did get a few things to wear in the cooler weather. Hope the cooler weather actually gets here eventually.

I am really PO'd about my DIL & tired of being victimized by her mental health issues. I hope she gets her meds adjusted soon, I don't want this sh*t to continue. I felt like I needed a Valium at 6:45 this morning after reading a scathing email from her.
This is all about her insecurities & I'm not owning any of it, no kidding.

Geez, I hope the rest of you are having a good day. Pauly, I hope your family is feeling better.
Star, Dill & Cyn, have a great day.

Lav

[paulywogg]

Sorry Lav

[Lavande]

Well Pauly, she has cut us out of Facebook so I'll have a lot more free time, ha ha!!
This is extremely childish & irritating but I'll live
Hope everything is OK with you.

[paulywogg]

Lav,I can't even fathom what set your DIL off,just hope she doesn't pull the keep the kids away card well I got very pissed off when I found out that Kells doctor didn't even call in the prescription for the antibiotics,she went and checked at Walgeens a few times on Friday after the doc said she'd call it in,I told her to change docs,she's only seen her once anyways and all she did was complain about working for Southwest medical associates the whole time,Kell had told me she didn't care for her then,I said go see someone else, get another blood test cuz I've read that there is false positives for that,besides who wants to spend the next 6 months with a doctor who makes you uncomfortable anyways? I'm still keeping my head up and thinking positive thoughts, trying to anyways, bought a huge bag of frozen veg to dip our toes into filling up on that or saladswith meals,bad news is I'm sneezing again haha,sheesh, dunno if I caught Brady and Louies junk,I guess so cuz we're all coughing too,this too shall pass, see you all in the morn

[Eloise]

Geez.
I don't like this DIL of yours Lav.

Good evening friends,

I started off having a good day but it ended going sour with my DIL losing her mind & screaming my head off over some trivial thing. She's done this before & I really think she has a pretty bad problem with mood swings. The last time she 'punished' me by keeping the kids away for several weeks. I am not owning this problem - it's all on her.

Other than that we are still stuck with the extreme heat & humidity. Tomorrow is supposed to be better, I sure hope so,

Pauly, I'm sorry your daughter has yet another problem going on. I hope everything turns out just fine for her & the baby, geez. Hang in there & be the rock for her, OK? :hug:

Star & Dill, you guys are making me jealous with your improved weather, ha ha! Get outside & enjoy it as much as possible.

Cyn, great news that the runaway doggie is back at home. Lucky pup
I hope the weather change gets to us real soon. Everything is getting dried up around here too. Take care of yourself!

Kuya, always good to see you!

I'm giving up on this day - ugh!
Have a peaceful night everyone.

Lav

[Eloise]

Gotta remember my mantra of today: I will not be guided by fear.
The jet lag will sort itself with time.
:courage:

[SnoopyC]

Good morning all...

Lav, can you talk to our son in an effort to help get this fight over nothing resolved? My SIL has gotten a little rude before, and my daughter sets him straight right away, then it is over. I am upset for you knowing all you do, the ongoing babysitting, feeding the kids, etc. I know you do it cause you love them, but you are entitled to being treated with respect, kindness and love. What is going on with her? Take care of yourself and know this to shall pass.

Pauly, I am telling you, are health care system is in crisis. My son needs to see an ENT now and he is having a hard time getting in before December. December and this is September. What BS is that? I had to go to the doctor and had to call 5 places and spend over an hour before getting an appointment and it was ridiculous. Hope you feel better. Yeah, I was thinking about how stupid it is to drink to, the hangovers are so bad, there is nothing good about it. Glad we are staying strong.

Hello to Dill, Cyn, Kuya and ELoise. Have a great Monday.

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, Star, yes so stupid! I don't even get any "relief" from whatever is bugging me anyway by drinking, and yes our health care is AWFUL why? Just a money game I'm guessing,Eloise, when do you move? Thanks for the grateful thread keep my post short since I posted a lot last night on here and I'm tired,hello to Lav,Cyn and Dill hope we all have a wonderful AF Monday

[dill]

Helllo All, I'm having a hard time finding posting time. Sorry I've been absent.

Pauly, I am going to watch my recorded FTWD. I hope it is better than last week............and the week before! LOL. What did you think?

It's a gorgeous day! I hope the cool finally came your way Lav and Cyn.

Yes Eloise, say the mantra, and breathe.

Star, hope your son can manage to get in sooner. Sheesh! I guess they are trying to herd us into the Urgent Care centers instead of to regular GPs. I have a good doctor, but it is hard to get in with her too.

Let's all have a great AF Monday!

[Lavande]

Good evening friends!

We did our best to stay busy & basically distracted today. Don't want to get overwhelmed with anger or resentment. We have not heard from our son yet, we will eventually.
I truly believe my DIL's severe mood swings are evidence of her being bipolar, just like her birth mother (that woman is a mess). Her adoptive parents are kind but overly religious. She was sent to Christian schools all her life so I think some of her frustrations come from that experience. She was raised as an only child, some kids like that, some don't. She certainly does not know how to get along within my family unit. Problems have risen several times over the years with her jealousy of my daughter.
I'll get it worked out eventually.

I guess I am lucky in not having problems making medical appointment. Maybe it's because I skip the docs & only see NPs, ha ha! I certainly prefer those women anyway.
Star, I hope your son just goes to an urgent care center, skip the wait.
Pauly, that doc needs a boot to her butt. I would pester her by phone or even in person if I had to, honestly.
Kuya & Eloise, my DIL is on some medication to manage her anxiety & other issues but I think she needs a change - she's not doing real well & I was the sucker she dumped on this weekend

Dill, the weather was just perfect today! I hear we are retuning to 90+ for one day on Wednesday but the rest of the week will be nice, yay!

Peace to everyone tonight!

Lav

[paulywogg]

Lav, hope it's settled soon with DIL,well today Kell called another doctor and will start going to her,this doc could not believe the other ones actions as far as all this goes,even asked for her name,where she's at,etc,they're gonna do another blood test to see if she is indeed positive and find out when she contracted it,crossing my fingers here,hope everyone is having a nice night

[SnoopyC]

Good morning...

Lav, you are so generous, some people don't know how to manage their irritable feelings and think it is OK to unleash. Good you were able to distract, sounds like your husband was supportive. My son has been to urgent care three times, now he needs an ENT, there is something else going on, but he needs to figure it out. I too like nurse practitioners, they are more available and easy too talk too.

Pauly, good that Kell has a new doctor, keep us posted on the outcome. Sounds like you are feeling strong in your AFness this time. Good, me too.

Dill, the weather here is just gorgeous, hope it lasts. Love fall.

Cyn, hope you are doing well.

Hello to Eloise and Kuya.

Have a great AF Tuesday.

[dill]

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hello All,
Lav there are countless good quotes about anger and it's destructive nature. Good for you keeping distracted and not letting anger suck you in! Seek some safe distance for awhile and just let things be for a few days. Then if necessary, take some kind of action to protect yourself from further harm. I know, easier said than done!

Star, I do hope your son gets his issue resolved. My gf had chronic problems with head congestion and was referred to an ENT. It took a few weeks to get in, but once in they were quick to resolve things for her. She was having chronic ear fluid due to allergy. She doesn't like allergy meds but took them for a few weeks as directed. It didn't resolve the problem so they put in tubes. I have heard of that for little ones, but never an adult! Anyway. Since the tubes she has been fine!

Pauly, I think it is great that your daughter has taken action and switched doctors and has found one that listens and cares! My doc is like that and I wouldn't trade her for the world. I hope kell gets a more accurate diagnosis. Does she have a cat as a pet? If so she should not be the one to clean the litter box. I'll send prayers her way on this one! Oh, I watched FTWD last night. It was actually pretty good! The whole show was good but I especially thought the final scene with Victor and the groom showed some very fine acting on Victor's part. Put me down as a happy fan after last night's episode.

Cyn, are you busy with clients? We seem to be missing each other by a day, LOL! I hope all is going well with you. Thank you for your kind remembrance of my son on 9/11. 9/11 was indeed the catalyst that caused him to enlist. I still remember trying (as many a mother before me) to talk him out of it. Should I be ashamed to admit that? It was unpatriotic of me to be sure. But I did try. He obviously did not heed my advice and like so many countless young men, cut the apron strings and followed his heart.

It's a gorgeous day again. We will be going out on the boat today where I will meditate while gazing at the water. I find so much peace doing that. A peace much deeper and more genuine than the so-called 'peace' I used to seek in the bottle. Have a good one everyone!

[treegirl]

Morning all -

Pauly - good advocating for your daughter! So glad that Kell will be seen by a new doc - good luck with all of that, and congrats for handling the stress of it all -

Lav - well, you are really taking the 30,000 foot view of this situation - very laudable! Yes, I guess 'this too shall pass'. Of course, I just want to see you happy and valued for the amazing person that you are!

Star - so sorry for your son's doctor issues, sheesh. Getting into those specialists can be hard. Is it sinus-infection related? Of course you know that I live with someone that is always having those issues. Did I tell you that after 3 weeks of antibiotics (prescribed by the ENT) HB has a huge breakout of hives, and he's in his 3rd week of torture from that, uugh poor guy. I think you've tried the ACV/honey/cayenne help for sinus-related stuff, right? My HB was probably too far gone for that to work, but I really wish I would have had him try it early on when he was suffering. Good luck to your son ---

Dill - so good to see your post. I know this has been a really heroic journey for your son, and for your whole family. I'm glad to hear that you will be going out on the boat - wonderful to be on the water. I was given a paddleboard for my birthday in June, and have only used it 3 times. I'm hoping maybe this evening I'll be able to do a paddle. It only takes a few minutes for my legs to get tired! Great exercise.

Happy AF Tuesday to all. I'm off to work with clients!

[paulywogg]

Morning friends, still not feeling great and Louie was a Diablo last night!! Jumping, hitting, yelling, etc,I just didn't have the energy to get him in check and everytime I tried he'd whine and say I don't love him anymore so I basically let him run amok, luckily hubs was there to help but Louie hangs out with me more and expects me to get everything,Dill,FTWD was pretty good, I'm interested in what that pharmacist is up to? He says he got bit and survived but I think he acts sneaky kinda,this is gonna sound dumb but I won't drink ACV anymore cuz I was reading my journal and right before my drinking episode in March and Aug I had drank ACV in the days prior, it may lower blood sugar, perhaps have a trace amount of al,I may be superstitious I just don't know but I'm not chancing it,I'm probably full of bull in my thoughts on this but whatever, hello Lav,Star,Cyn I hope we all have a terrific Tuesday