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Post by jeremysgirl on Apr 22, 2017 17:37:55 GMT
tracyarts, that is scary. I'm so sorry. I will keep you in my prayers. My vent is that I got an anonymous text last night telling me my DH is having an affair. I tried to call the number but it is nonworking. So I googled how to send an anonymous text and I figured out that someone must have used one of those apps. The whole thing is laughable because DH doesn't have any opportunity to cheat. He basically goes to work and comes home. No traveling. And he does road construction with a bunch of men. No women even at work. It took me all of about five seconds to conclude that it has to be his ex wife who sent the message. She has my number and we have had need to text in the past because of logistical issues in picking up and dropping off the kids. Plus if it was one of my friends they would have told me face to face if they thought my DH was cheating. I just think she was trying to start trouble.
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Post by Jennifer C on Apr 22, 2017 17:44:24 GMT
My poor dh is bone dead tired. He's worked 9 12 hour days straight and see's no end to the stretch. Why? Because he got promoted and is now a small fish in the big pond.
The guys are taking advantage of him I feel. One called in today because he thinks he broke his little toe. Well, then why post a pic of you and your son at the little league field wearing flip flops. SMH.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 18:24:43 GMT
I am tired of Lupus. It's painful and exhausting, and I'm over it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 18:45:08 GMT
tracyarts, that is scary. I'm so sorry. I will keep you in my prayers. My vent is that I got an anonymous text last night telling me my DH is having an affair. I tried to call the number but it is nonworking. So I googled how to send an anonymous text and I figured out that someone must have used one of those apps. The whole thing is laughable because DH doesn't have any opportunity to cheat. He basically goes to work and comes home. No traveling. And he does road construction with a bunch of men. No women even at work. It took me all of about five seconds to conclude that it has to be his ex wife who sent the message. She has my number and we have had need to text in the past because of logistical issues in picking up and dropping off the kids. Plus if it was one of my friends they would have told me face to face if they thought my DH was cheating. I just think she was trying to start trouble. That's shitty. I can see my ex doing that or maybe one of his exes doing it to him and me getting blamed. |
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Post by Zee on Apr 22, 2017 19:50:19 GMT
Great I can't find my new jade bracelet and think I left it at the last hotel. My dad is going to kill me. The last time I lost something it was my mother's wedding ring and I attempted suicide over that a year ago. This is just great. I did find her ring but this will put me back in a bad place again. I am so dead. You're a grown woman, what can he do? You're probably making this much worse in your head than it really is. I hope it turns up. |
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 22, 2017 21:52:04 GMT
 I got a call on my way to the Atlanta airport. My corgi was sick and my kids came home to a house filed with 25+ piles of barf and bile. They weren't sure what to do. (Honestly, how can two grown ass kids be so very book smart and common sense stupid?) Thankfully my husband got home and got him to the vet where he received a shot and fluids. Needless to say, I spent the next day cleaning carpets and rugs for five hours. He's much better now and awfully snuggly. He lost five pounds (17% of his body weight). Never seen him so skinny. Good thing he had a few pounds he could lose. |
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 22, 2017 22:03:20 GMT
Monday morning I had another stroke, in the same part of my brain as the first one. I'm sorry, that is so scary! I found out a former teacher my kids had and LOVED passed away. My son is at work and I don't know if he knows. It is all over social media. I don't know what happened but he was only three years older than me. Too damn young!!!! He reached out to me when my son was going through a rough time and I'm afraid he's not going to take it well. |
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Post by dysfunctionalmango on Apr 22, 2017 22:24:53 GMT
My vent: I shouldn't have to beg my husband for a date night, and when he gives me a look like I'm stupid for even suggesting it.... Screw him. I will go on a date with myself...and I will have a BLAST!  |
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 22, 2017 23:14:13 GMT
tracyarts I am so sorry! I can't even imagine how frightening this has been. Hugs. PS - this was far more than a vent. You deserve a whole thread! jeremysgirl I'm glad you were sensible about an anonymous text and didn't jump all over your DH. Whomever did it is a real asshat.
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Post by Delta Dawn on Apr 23, 2017 0:38:00 GMT
It's a big vent. Or a pity party. And it is gonna be long. Monday morning I had another stroke, in the same part of my brain as the first one. I had all the typical symptoms. Face drooping, tingling and weakness on one side, and slurred speech. I called 911 and the EMTs took one look at me and rushed me lights and sirens to the nearest hospital with a stroke center, fortunately only 10 minutes away. They did a cat scan and saw a small area of new damage and confirmed it was a stroke. But the symptoms were already starting to resolve by the time I got to the hospital. So they admitted me and kept me all week for tests and observation. Like with the first stroke, they couldn't find a cause. And it doesn't seem to have caused any additional permanent damage. My face is slightly wonky on the affected side, but you have to look for the asymmetry. And I have mild aphasia, which causes me to have trouble with verbal communication sometimes by not being able to find the right word, or phrase a sentence just right. And I have some minor weakness in my affected leg after standing or walking a bit that causes pain and makes me limp. I don't need any kind of physical or speech therapy, I came through both strokes relatively unchanged. Fatigue is the only serious problem, and I was told that might get better in time. But, they don't know what caused it, which means they really don't know how to prevent more strokes. I've had multiple cat scans, MRIs, MRA (angiograms), EEGs, sonograms, and various other cardiac tests and lab tests. The only thing that hasn't been done is contrast imaging, because I have a possible iodine allergy. Nothing abnormal was ever found. I have a minor elevation in my triglycerides, but it's not near high enough to be a stroke risk. Same with blood glucose. I'm a type 2 diabetic, but tightly controlled. But when I follow up with my endocrinologist Monday they want to discuss whether or not I should start medication to bring my triglycerides down into the low-normal range, and possibly work towards getting my blood glucose to the lower end of non-diabetic just to be safe. I had high-normal blood pressure at the first stroke, so they put me on medication for that. But it worked too well and gave me hypotension. Since they had me confined to my bed or a chair in the hospital, it got down to 80/38 at one point, and that's just too low, so that medication was adjusted and may be discontinued. They have me taking Plavix and low dose aspirin for now to help prevent more clots. And advice to follow a low fat, low sugar, low salt, moderate carbohydrate calorie restricted diet, and walk 30 minutes a day (which I had already been mostly doing anyway). I follow up with a neurologist next month to see where to go from here. There may be an issue with transient cranial vasospasms, which would cause very brief interruptions in the blood flow to that part of my brain. But if that's the case, it's not a well-understood problem, and the treatment options are limited, and mostly what I'm already doing. So that's that. And after 5 days in the hospital, all I have is an otherwise clean bill of health and a long list of what's not causing the strokes. But only a possible guess as to what might be causing them. Oh god!!! Please let this resolve itself. I have very, very high cholesterol and have to take Crestor. It's a matter of life and early death for me (my dr likes to worry me). I pray you will fully recover. You are *loved* |
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Post by darkangel090260 on Apr 23, 2017 5:07:45 GMT
Mil had me repost her house on my facebook groups. The people on there can not read any dang thing. Everything is list they would need to know and how to reach her.
Plus DH and Morgan is having pms and just grumpy all day long. I lock my self in my studio at dinner just to relaxes some.
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Post by mikklynn on Apr 23, 2017 12:30:09 GMT
My petty vent is I just want to stay home in my pjs this morning. I have to get showered soon and drive my MIL to church.
Vent part 2 - I've been doing it for ten years. It's a 40 mile round trip. Not once has she offered to take me to lunch or for coffee.
DH does drive, too, but with his health it's hit or miss.
I really don't mind, most of the time, but a little appreciation would be nice.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 23, 2017 13:12:41 GMT
Monday morning I had another stroke I am so sorry. That's so scary. (((hugs))) |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 23, 2017 13:15:28 GMT
Great I can't find my new jade bracelet and think I left it at the last hotel. My dad is going to kill me. The last time I lost something it was my mother's wedding ring and I attempted suicide over that a year ago. This is just great. I did find her ring but this will put me back in a bad place again. I am so dead. Don't let *this* put you back in a bad place. It's a bracelet. So what if you can't find it? Do you really think your dad would be so mad at you for losing it that he'd want you in that dark place again? Of course not. Just let any and all guilt related to misplacing that bracelet go. In the scheme of things, it is nothing. Delta Dawn you need to know that you are loved and cared for here. We don't want you falling to pieces over trivial shit. |
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Post by hop2 on Apr 23, 2017 13:55:57 GMT
High school sports and school vacation week. Three games scheduled next week. One in the middle of the day. Two are for 4pm on other days. Then they have practice on the two free days, from 9-11 am. so not only do they not have any days off, we have to figure out how to get her there and back while I'm working FT and she's my babysitter for younger DD. My boss is very flexible, but damn this one just pissed me off. Evidently the girls voted on the early practices. Of course they worry about only themselves. I can't be the only parent that will be pissed. So many of these kids don't drive yet, so asking for this kind of schedule during times when parents have to miss work or flex is not ok. When I went back to work mine had to bike to school for practices a couple of times. They survived. Though I'll admit we live 3 miles from the school. |
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Post by Julie W on Apr 23, 2017 14:03:00 GMT
Someone left a ratty old couch on the sidewalk on the side of my house (corner lot). Clearly they thought someone would want it but it's been sitting there and looks crappy. I looked at the city website and it said if someone dumps something on your property you are responsible for removing it. So it seems like I'll have to deal with this soon.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 23, 2017 14:07:34 GMT
It's a big vent. Or a pity party. And it is gonna be long. Monday morning I had another stroke, in the same part of my brain as the first one. I had all the typical symptoms. Face drooping, tingling and weakness on one side, and slurred speech. I called 911 and the EMTs took one look at me and rushed me lights and sirens to the nearest hospital with a stroke center, fortunately only 10 minutes away. They did a cat scan and saw a small area of new damage and confirmed it was a stroke. But the symptoms were already starting to resolve by the time I got to the hospital. So they admitted me and kept me all week for tests and observation. Like with the first stroke, they couldn't find a cause. And it doesn't seem to have caused any additional permanent damage. My face is slightly wonky on the affected side, but you have to look for the asymmetry. And I have mild aphasia, which causes me to have trouble with verbal communication sometimes by not being able to find the right word, or phrase a sentence just right. And I have some minor weakness in my affected leg after standing or walking a bit that causes pain and makes me limp. I don't need any kind of physical or speech therapy, I came through both strokes relatively unchanged. Fatigue is the only serious problem, and I was told that might get better in time. But, they don't know what caused it, which means they really don't know how to prevent more strokes. I've had multiple cat scans, MRIs, MRA (angiograms), EEGs, sonograms, and various other cardiac tests and lab tests. The only thing that hasn't been done is contrast imaging, because I have a possible iodine allergy. Nothing abnormal was ever found. I have a minor elevation in my triglycerides, but it's not near high enough to be a stroke risk. Same with blood glucose. I'm a type 2 diabetic, but tightly controlled. But when I follow up with my endocrinologist Monday they want to discuss whether or not I should start medication to bring my triglycerides down into the low-normal range, and possibly work towards getting my blood glucose to the lower end of non-diabetic just to be safe. I had high-normal blood pressure at the first stroke, so they put me on medication for that. But it worked too well and gave me hypotension. Since they had me confined to my bed or a chair in the hospital, it got down to 80/38 at one point, and that's just too low, so that medication was adjusted and may be discontinued. They have me taking Plavix and low dose aspirin for now to help prevent more clots. And advice to follow a low fat, low sugar, low salt, moderate carbohydrate calorie restricted diet, and walk 30 minutes a day (which I had already been mostly doing anyway). I follow up with a neurologist next month to see where to go from here. There may be an issue with transient cranial vasospasms, which would cause very brief interruptions in the blood flow to that part of my brain. But if that's the case, it's not a well-understood problem, and the treatment options are limited, and mostly what I'm already doing. So that's that. And after 5 days in the hospital, all I have is an otherwise clean bill of health and a long list of what's not causing the strokes. But only a possible guess as to what might be causing them. Geez that's a lot to deal with. Then not knowing is sucky. I hope they can help you get a handle on it! How scary. Hugs! |
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 23, 2017 14:09:25 GMT
Someone left a ratty old couch on the sidewalk on the side of my house (corner lot). Clearly they thought someone would want it but it's been sitting there and looks crappy. I looked at the city website and it said if someone dumps something on your property you are responsible for removing it. So it seems like I'll have to deal with this soon. that is crappy. |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Apr 23, 2017 18:24:37 GMT
Someone left a ratty old couch on the sidewalk on the side of my house (corner lot). Clearly they thought someone would want it but it's been sitting there and looks crappy. I looked at the city website and it said if someone dumps something on your property you are responsible for removing it. So it seems like I'll have to deal with this soon. That's crummy. Sorry you have to deal with it. |
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Post by trixiecat on Apr 23, 2017 18:43:25 GMT
My vent is so minor compared to some of your health issues. I hope things work out of everyone!
My 17 year old son can so difficult (to put it mildly). He doesn't care about his appearance. He never uses soap on his body so he has blackheads and breakouts on his face and in his ears. I just made him take the sheets off his bed and they are yellowed from the sweat and dirt. He is on his phone 24/7 and on edge at us constantly. Luckily he has a good part time job that gets him out of the house. And he spends all of his money on fast food and candy. My 15 year old daughter is so miserable to me currently. When she is at home she is locked away in her room doing homework or on her phone. God forbid I give her any advice regarding the sport she plays or ask her a question about friends being asked to the dance. I see my friends have these great relationships with their kids (they truly do) and they are so positive towards them, when all I want to do is run away from all of this.
I grew up in a home where I took care of myself and what needed to get done and over achieved, and I feel like I have one kid who never attempts to achieve and I am so worried he will be living with us forever and another who probably will never have a relationship with us when she gets older because she won't share anything with us and she has been damaged from all of the screaming that goes on and arguing. I am so not good at this parentlng stuff.
I am thinking i am the one who needs to get help!
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 23, 2017 18:48:28 GMT
tracyarts, you're in my thoughts. This is scary stuff and it seems that a vent isn't nearly enough.
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Post by scrapmaven on Apr 23, 2017 18:52:25 GMT
Yesterday I had to put my 15 year old grannie cat down. She had been dumped and found us 5 years ago. She came to our house and wouldn't stop meowing. She was malnourished and looked so lost. We fed her and then a couple days later when she wouldn't leave our yard I took her to the vet to check and see if she was chipped. She was not and the vet examined her and said she was a healthy 10 year old and that if I took her to a shelter they'd put her to sleep. So, we kept her and she has been a sweet, loving kitty. Needless to say we gave her plenty of food and love. So, at 15 she developed kidney failure and probable cancer. I'll see how my 1.5 year old kitty does w/o her.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 23, 2017 19:29:56 GMT
Yesterday I had to put my 15 year old grannie cat down. She had been dumped and found us 5 years ago. She came to our house and wouldn't stop meowing. She was malnourished and looked so lost. We fed her and then a couple days later when she wouldn't leave our yard I took her to the vet to check and see if she was chipped. She was not and the vet examined her and said she was a healthy 10 year old and that if I took her to a shelter they'd put her to sleep. So, we kept her and she has been a sweet, loving kitty. Needless to say we gave her plenty of food and love. So, at 15 she developed kidney failure and probable cancer. I'll see how my 1.5 year old kitty does w/o her. I'm so sorry. |
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Post by Really Red on Apr 23, 2017 19:48:25 GMT
tracyarts - how unbelievably scary. I am so sorry you're going through this. I don't know anything about strokes, other than the basic stuff. Are there outside triggers? This is awful! I am so sorry!
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Post by beaglemom on Apr 23, 2017 19:56:08 GMT
My petty vent is I just want to stay home in my pjs this morning. I have to get showered soon and drive my MIL to church. Vent part 2 - I've been doing it for ten years. It's a 40 mile round trip. Not once has she offered to take me to lunch or for coffee. DH does drive, too, but with his health it's hit or miss. I really don't mind, most of the time, but a little appreciation would be nice. You are a much better woman than I. |
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Post by Jili on Apr 23, 2017 20:07:04 GMT
My vent is extremely minor but I'm annoyed and mad. I had a hair color and cut appointment this afternoon. Well, it turns out that the salon messed it up and My stylist isn't even working today.
My hair is ridiculously gray as it is. It took me a good 2-3 weeks to get on the schedule in the first place. Now I will have to wait until the 4th. 😡
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 20:42:22 GMT
My vent is so minor compared to some of your health issues. I hope things work out of everyone! My 17 year old son can so difficult (to put it mildly). He doesn't care about his appearance. He never uses soap on his body so he has blackheads and breakouts on his face and in his ears. I just made him take the sheets off his bed and they are yellowed from the sweat and dirt. He is on his phone 24/7 and on edge at us constantly. Luckily he has a good part time job that gets him out of the house. And he spends all of his money on fast food and candy. My 15 year old daughter is so miserable to me currently. When she is at home she is locked away in her room doing homework or on her phone. God forbid I give her any advice regarding the sport she plays or ask her a question about friends being asked to the dance. I see my friends have these great relationships with their kids (they truly do) and they are so positive towards them, when all I want to do is run away from all of this. I grew up in a home where I took care of myself and what needed to get done and over achieved, and I feel like I have one kid who never attempts to achieve and I am so worried he will be living with us forever and another who probably will never have a relationship with us when she gets older because she won't share anything with us and she has been damaged from all of the screaming that goes on and arguing. I am so not good at this parentlng stuff. I am thinking i am the one who needs to get help! Your son needs help, like now! You need somebody to help you get a handle on your children. Clean out his room , right down to replacing the carpet. Remove everything but his mattress. Box it up and put it in storage. You owe him nothing but food, love and shelter. When he learns to be clean , you can start giving his stuff back. Either get rid of the phone or get a pay as you go phone. |
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Post by trixiecat on Apr 23, 2017 23:21:43 GMT
How is taking everything out of his bedroom going to make him change? His bedroom is probably way cleaner than most kids, outside of him not taking care of himself. There is nothing laying around becaue he puts it away. And there is no way I am replacing anything in his room. He has spilled drinks and food in there and I am not setting myself up for new carpeting to be ruined. He has some collectables in there, but nothing he couldn't do without. I will agree that I need to get a handle on my kids. It is a daily discussion my husband and I have. We are in the process of that. I should add that my son has ADHD and anxiety. It isn't easy dealing with someone with mental health issues.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 24, 2017 0:27:29 GMT
Gosh DAMMIT!!!!! When you know we are grilling steaks, and I say earlier in the day to check the gas grill for gas, I meant BEFORE everything is ready just waiting to cook steaks.
I FREAKING HATE pan seared/oven cooked steaks-
Arrrggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
DAMMIT!
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 24, 2017 1:11:51 GMT
Gosh DAMMIT!!!!! When you know we are grilling steaks, and I say earlier in the day to check the gas grill for gas, I meant BEFORE everything is ready just waiting to cook steaks. I FREAKING HATE pan seared/oven cooked steaks- Arrrggghhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! DAMMIT! we have two tanks just for this reason. |
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