Last week I posted to SNS (for the first time) after receiving a cancer diagnosis for my pup. He was put to sleep on Wednesday, at our home, and buried in our backyard. Tonight I’m sitting around a campfire (which he loved) thinking about him and what he meant to us. He was with me & my husband for 9 years, most of…

After a long quarantine stuck with 3 teenagers, I’ve found my ultimate revenge shirt to wear with them in public. They don't understand my awesome taste in fashion and beg me to wear normal clothes. Fuck that shit.

Shelter Catstravaganza!

My dad just died from dementia after a rapid decline. Take it day by day and enjoy the time you get. That's all I got.

Oof, best wishes for you and your family. I hope that you can see your parents as much as possible and that you don’t have to be separated from your dad at any point. Hoping for a concrete solution, too. And that you get some relief as well.  I heard one of my coworkers’ dad (in a nursing home, so pretty expected but…

My parents are both in their 70s now, and I am absolutely terrified of mental decline. My dad is actually going through aggressive cancer treatment right now, and just the physical toll is exhausting. I’m not prepared for anything else. My heart goes out to you. Hang in there.

My dad is spiraling but he’s out of state with his wife—my sister is worried as hell because the stock market tanking means we have no idea what financial shape they’re in. His wife means well but is basically not very competent in financial matters (plus, she’s got MS and isn’t doing great herself) and her son is a…

I second what Phoebe said. Also, make sure they look for hemorrhagic stroke. We went through this for several years with my MIL. Hang in there. 

I'm sorry you're going through this. It would be tough at the best of times, and this is isn't that. I hope tomorrow is a better day for your dad.

So tonight my 14-yr old dog collapsed and I managed to revive him, got him to an emergency vet where because of Covid 19, I couldn’t go inside with him - I had to leave him in the entry way of the clinic and then back out and shut the door. I then had to sit in my car with the vet calling me every 15 minutes with…

I just had myself a little dance party while cooking dinner! This was part of it:

If you want ELO, here’s them with Olivia Newton John and the bonkers video to Xanadu

No cooking pics (but I love them) just growing shit

I’ve had a crabby couple days during this. Yesterday a woman down the street from me decided to call the cops of on me while I was walking my dog because I “shouldn’t be there” and was “in the wrong place”. I just walked away and walked home, because I don’t deal with crazy when I’m not being paid for it, and a cop…

Who else is still cooking? I made chicken tacos last night and holy shit they were amazing.

Music thread! What have y’all been listening to that’s made you thankful for music! This song is from an album that came out last week and has got me all up in my feels:

Updates:

Hi everyone! It’s so nice outside! Here in the US still, of course, as the pandemic rages on. I think The Bartender and I will get to Panama this summer, while he thinks it won’t be until next year. I want to be right. I need to get out of here. When I closed out my American life in mid March, getting rid of nearly…

Hallo dumplings, the cold has finally hit Australia and I would give my right arm to be warm again. Winter suuuuuuuucks. I’m down with a strange little bug at the moment - so had to have a covid test yesterday. 0/10, do not recommend. I don’t like having my brain tickled. But otherwise things are hunky dory. Work is…

Snack thread!