I got my ancestry DNA results this week and I have a half brother. Two actually, I already knew they existed but I’ve never had a name. I was adopted at birth, I only know a little about my mother but I found her whole family pretty quickly. I contacted a great aunt who confirmed my “1st cousin/close relative” match…
Never mind. This is not the place for me anymore.
I am so very sorry. My dogs are like children to me (and I have 3 of those too).
Congratulations and good for you taking a rescue dog!
I got bumped up from two to three segments every two weeks on local tv news!
Getting out of bed was quite the monumental achievement this week. Been feeling the darkness creeping in again & have done my damndest to fight it off. Was ready to let it take me over this morning when I decided that, NO, I am stronger than this & ended up grouting the bathroom floor instead...what a wonderful…
Leave the stitches open. The best thing to prevent infection is to keep everything dry and exposed to air. Dressings can get wet and bacteria love moist environments. (-an MD)
Whelp, after being laid off last October, I finally snagged a new job. Not exactly the same benefits, and roughly the same salary, but I start on Monday and I’m looking forward to it. Being unemployed, even with severance, is unnerving and made me doubt myself in so many ways. I’ve had the last few weeks to relax a…
Anyone else here dealing with aging parents? I’m an only child since my brother died over 20 years ago. My mother went in for a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor...was supposed to be two days. It turned into three weeks, four surgeries and two ICU stays. Now she’s at pt rehab for a couple of weeks. Meanwhile my dad…
What up, Jezzies! I am now four days out from movers showing up to my apartment, so today I went through all the clothing I owned while watching Ali Wong’s comedy specials on Netflix. I’m going to be home at my parents’ house for a month back in Utah before my job starts in July. I’m planning on using June as a…
Am I the only one who really liked the wedding dress? It was clean, modern, no freaking lace in sight, looked gorgeous to the touch, and appropriate for the occasion without being stodgy. Yeah, the night-time reception dress is cooler in all ways, and I’d rather wear it if I had a zillion dollars and a fancy party to…
Once upon a time, Big Foot was a kid with undiagnosed mental health issues, wildly misplaced anger issues and a broken heart over the sudden loss of her father. She was a behavior issue, a safety issue and an emotional time bomb in one seething package.
My husband is retiring from his job on Monday. On Friday, his former and current colleagues hosted a luncheon in his honor. 82 people showed up in a room that barely held that many. He deserves every last tribute. And there were many. It was a wonderful day.
My husband (God love him) took a group of young teens — including our own son and daughter — to a Modest Mouse concert in Tallahassee a number of years ago. They of course tried to ditch him as soon as possible!
As someone who is bipolar and has a history of self harm, I don’t know if it’s helpful to say so, but I think it’s amazing that you’re interested, concerned and taking the matter seriously. I wish my parents did the same. I often wonder how my life would’ve been different if I had treated my illness earlier and in a…
Thank you for this well-written and gut-wrenching article. Having recently gone through one of those “life-upending” tragedies - my father, a historically non-violent person, killed my mother and then himself, completely out of the blue - I find myself thinking about mental illness and where accountability…
I don’t think you did all that poorly, so don’t be too rough on yourself. Your instinct on touching is correct—don’t do that. Next time, you can put yourself in their field of vision and gesture with your hand (a small wave, not something like “HEY OVER HERE DEAF GUY.”). Then after you’re sure he’s looking at you, ask…
If anyone’s looking for show recommendations, may I suggest old timey radio shows from the golden era? There’s a radio station that I listen to that airs such shows. My favs are the private detective and sci-fi ones (Richard Diamond and X-Minus One, respectively).
You might have pneumonia.
Good timing. I’m going to fulfill a promise I just made on a previous post.
