Couch 250: An August Couch

And why is she talking about hugs like they are fruit? Juicy and delicious? Weird way to describe a hug.

I hope your T deals with it in a supportive way and is encouraging about the hug. Did he see it before he went on vacation, or have you written it while he's away?

We have two journals that we swap every session. Usually he reads what I wrote later. The hug entry was in the last swap and he didn't read it in session. I don't know if he's read it yet or not. We're doing a virtual session Wednesday. Might find out then.

Ah, I see. So he has that journal now. Hope Wednesday's session goes well, whether he talks about that or not. I do like the idea of the journal swapping (I know you've talked about it before).

Couch Workout Club day 81

I surprised myself today by getting through Adriene's 'Yoga for Grief' video, with a couple of modifications.

This is the first post I saw when I logged on and my first thought was, “oh no, has stopdog gone around the bend?”

ETA: oh, apparently I started it all.

I will have you know that I was a civilized child who at bedtime required from each parent 3 kisses goodnight, 3 hugs goodnight, and 3 handshakes goodnight.

So, I’ve had some bad news. Longtime readers will recall my ongoing problems with disability accommodations and my school. And that eventually two formal complaints were filed on my behalf, one 19 months ago, one almost 23 months ago.

The decisions came down yesterday. No wrongdoing in either case. Wrongdoing means violation of university policy. Not entirely sure how repeated failures to provide an accommodation and violating confidentiality about disability status don’t violate two university policies I know by heart, and the letter never really explains that, but university bureaucrats operate in a different reality.

It was the verdict I expected, though I did not expect it to be quite so stupidly expressed. Essentially, they have given permission to not give me accommodations by having no accountability if they don’t.

What next? My mental health is on the line with this constant ****. So I have set myself a deadline for leaving (next calendar year, as there are things I want to finish up here). If I have a job elsewhere by then, great. If not, I will make do with adjunct work and speaker fees until I get a job, and meanwhile try to transition into a full time writer. Mostly I need a little income to cover health insurance fees. Otherwise I’m in decent enough financial shape, just have to be careful.