Couch 207: The spiced gingerbread couch

*snort*

(That really did make me snort out loud. And laugh too.)

I understand being frustrated by whining. Totally do. But..

a- It's never really going to happen, so it's empty words.
b- Teachers don't need to deal with a kid who's been threatened with being left at school.
c- No kid wants to be whiny and overwhelmed. Remembering that no matter how frustrated one is, the kid probably feels worse can help calm the frustrated response.
d- Setting real boundaries and teaching the kid the desired behavior, even if it's for the UMPTEENTH time, or even the umpteen-bajillionth time, is probably going to serve everyone better in the long run.

It’s Tuesday. The 3 year old and infant both have strep throat. Should be a fun day.

In the middle of watching Fractured. Am I a wimp or is it scary lol. My tolerance level for this kind of suspense is not good.

No. It’s not just you. I get anxiety watching suspense stuff too.

Thanks, yes, you're right, we're still trying to figure out the source of her anxiety. She does tend to be very anxious about who is going to pick her up from school (me vs. H) and can get very upset if the unexpected person (or both of us) picks her up. Of course, unplanned things happen (H is supposed to get her but gets stuck in traffic, for example). And she tends to want to know what we're doing days in advance, like already asking who will pick her up Friday, for example, or what we'll be doing on Sunday. P was saying to try to stick to the here and now with her, which is easier said than done when she keeps saying, "But who will pick me up Friday?" We'll often say "We'll figure that out Friday," but that doesn't always satisfy her.

I was afraid to hope she wasnt being serious.

This is true, as I plan to go buy 2 new litter boxes after work today identical to the preferred one, so I can replace the oldest one and give them the +1.

Mwhahah my recommendations do work! You're not a wimp.

I liked the ending.

Still not divorced.



Popping in once in a while. Mostly super busy. Thanks for thinking of me, Jersey.

I'm done with my first psych class. We had the shrink who is terrible at least the crazy guy was good. He spoke so slowly.

Thankfully we only have him for another session, we're allowed one absence but I can't use it as I have to do a presentation the day he's in.

I sent R and email on sunday asking if he had any free slots on the 12th. This is what he replied with.

I replied back saying I was planning a trip to the North pole, then a copy of my new schedule with timings for the upcoming block.

Maybe you could also create a visual chart for her. So she could see herself without needing to ask again.

I am both serious and aware that it is the way of the world as to how the older generations see the younger. I am sure that ATAT can give us some quote from a long dead greek that says the same thing.
The med swilling is a real. And there are studies. Both that back me up and those that don't. Depends on who is doing them and what master they serve and money they take.

You kids get off my lawn.

I think you’d need a long dead Roman for that. The Greeks just believed, correctly, that mankind is in a constant state of decline.

But how about hiraeth. A Welsh word anais was fond of. Nostalgia, but nostalgia for something that never really was.

I agree. They might plan a counter attack to your rebellion.

I missed about 250 posts. Sorry!

I have two cats. One of them has been missing since about the second week of June. I'm still going to houses in the neighborhood to see if anyone has seen him but no luck yet. I think it's time to give up. I asked G-d for a sign and this is what happened....

The next day I took my other cat to the vet for dental work. They did blood work before the dental and decided not to do the dental after all because her kidney function was impaired and she might not survive anesthesia. She's now on a special diet and she could have a year or two left. I think this is a sign that I should stop looking for my lost cat and focus on the one I still have.

I think someone has taken him in, I don't see any sign of him in the neighborhood.

Comments appreciated.

I do mean a constant state of decline - not nostalgia. And it was. IT was. Before the permissive, hippie, hypersensitive ninnies took over

I didn't think of it as anxiety for some reason but you're right, I feel like it a lot when watching stuff like that.

I did too. I was hoping it wouldn't be the 'obvious' plotline so was glad to see they did something different with it.

Don’t know about a sign but I think after four months it’s time to give up searching actively and focus on the other cat.

My mother’s cat also has kidney issues for 4-5 years now, special diet and all, but keeps on keeping on.

I’m sorry about the first cat.

Hey I'm onea them hypersensitive hippies! But I at least try not to be a ninny.

I'm sorry to hear of your missing cat and I'm sorry to hear your other cat has impaired kidney function. HUGS that is a lot to take in. I hope she will be okay and you will have her for a long time. Try to enjoy each day that you do. HUGS to you and kitty too, Kit

Hi everyone, Therapy last night went okay with Pastor T. He wants me to have an "accountability partner" for the SH. Someone I can call and ask them to pray for me when I want to SH. I'm really not sure I am comfortable with this. First off, a lot of people IRL don't know about the SH so it would mean being open and vulnerable with someone--ugh. Second, it is not really a churchy sort of problem to have. Maybe that is me making judgments about myself, but I just don't know if people in my Church would get it. I have one friend from Church who I know would pray for me but she has told me before, she doesn't understand it at all. And he says I hang out too much with the senior adults, because they are safe and I don't have to be too vulnerable with them. I don't know if that is true. It's just that I hang out with my parents and they hang out with the senior crew. I'm going to go to therapy tomorrow night with regular T. I'm pretty stressed about the accountability partner thing. I kind of want to SH over it. Probably not a good thing. HUGS to anyone who wants one, Kit

I'm frustrated at work about a pay issue. It's not my pay issue, but since I do the payroll, I have to make sure that the pay is going to be right for someone on their next paycheck and I am disagreeing with the controller over how to figure out the math. She keeps saying it's a 10 day pay period. How can it be 10 days when it is from the 16th through the 31st? If we subtract the 4 weekend days that is still more than 10 days. Sigh. I had to put it aside for a while and do something else (hence PC) because I'm too frustrated. I want to cry. That probably has more to do than just being frustrated at work, but frustration is a tear trigger for me and I don't want to cry. Hugs to anyone who wants one, Kit

Hugs, Kit and anyone else who needs/wants.