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We’ve moved into a new house, 1500kms from the farm. DH couldn’t do a good sort at the move time, it was all packed into containers, now being unpacked. The sort now is almost the same. “Treasure stuff, keep, throw, move on.."
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Overwhelmed, drowning,
Treasure stuff, keep, throw, move on..
To new begininings

🪆🎻📚🪑🪏🍽
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PLOT TWIST!!!!
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dear venting,

when something goes wrong in your life, just yell out, "PLOT TWIST!" and move on.
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Thanks!
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Ventingisback, sounds like you are under a horrible amount of stress. Hang in there and breathe, don't forget to breathe!

My neighbors PTSD dog, taught me that.
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THANKS!
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you’re doing great!! keep up the great work!!
🥰🥰🥰🌸🌸🌸
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Thanks, Bundle of Joy!
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hang in there, venting!!!

here are 2 quotes to cheer you up!!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️🥰🥰🥰
When everything feels like an uphill struggle just think of the view from the top.

and
🍀🍀🍀⭐️⭐️⭐️
The things that bury you may also be the soil where you bloom.
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I’m a woman.

I just woke up from an awful nightmare.

In my nightmare, I was a woman but with a beard. I was so unhappy with it. I tried to shave it off but it came back even thicker.

Suddenly I woke up and happily realized it was just a dream.

I’m going through a lot of stress these days. A lot of things are out of my control. I’m trying to work on the things that are in my control. It’s tough.
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Thanks Alva, yes, I have been hearing cases of both in the north east also. Mom is not quiet on board of that. Will see how she is tomorrow, I might bring her to urgent care, tomorrow, I don't think she will be happy until she goes. I suspect I got it from the hospital and brought it to her. I thought it was just from not eating right. I have heard of a few cases of covid around me too, with the sore throat.
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There's a nasty norovirus out there right now, very bad in the Pacific NW.
I hear the new covid strain has such sore throats that it is called "RazorBlade throat" as a nickname. Though none seem to be dying of either. During radiation I took great care to not get anything, and was fully masked when out and about to try not to delay treatments. I still mask on public transit these days. I see all manner of taking care and not and again, all comes down to our attempting to stay well best we can. Good luck to all.
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Beatty, I realized there is a stomach bug out there, when huds was in the hospital, the day he got out, I had stomach cramps like crazy. I just had so much else going on I tried to ignore them the best I could, and assumed I ate something that didn't agree with me. Now moms, confessed she has stomach cramps, and an upset stomach, then a friend at boccie told me last night, she went to urgent care with same thing. So seems to be a strange stomach bug going around here.

I've heard of a few covid cases in are area also.
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Ahh.. quality of life.. How to define it?

DH unwell tonight, went to bed at 7pm. Hopefully just a temporary chill. Mother face-planted out of her wheelchair last week. Had hip pain for 1 day - now pain free. Other LO fell again, ambo again. I stayed home & out of that.

Acceptance is my new thing.
I breath in, hold, breathe out.
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Daisy - it's fine. You are being realistic. Your mom is declining and you are accepting that. It's good to be at peace about it. I think especially those of us from dysfunctional families have already grieved a lot over losses and are ready for this stage. Mother lived to 106 and I was more than ready. Her last 5 years weren't easy for either of us and I honestly wish she had gone sooner - for her sake. She had little quality of life.
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Thanks Way, and hothouse, it is just an odd feeling, healthy but odd.
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Daisy, I felt the same way, just acceptance that this is how it has to be. I felt no grief. This is how life goes — we are born and we eventually have to die. . My mother was lucky to have had 95 years with a pretty good quality of life up until she was 90. How much more should be expected?

Wishing you peace as you navigate this difficult time. ((((Hugs))))
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It’s normal . It’s realistic and you have already done some anticipatory grieving .
The slow decline is hard to watch and we sometimes hope LO passes sooner comfortably .
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Bring this back, it got buried.

On my mind

My mom's slipping , went from her constant wanting to go, go, go, to having to push a little to get her out., added swelling, she looks like she is gaining weight. I see the writing on the wall, and we all know I have no power, to even find out how her health is.

The thing is, I feel very little, just acceptance , she is almost 90, this is what happens. It feels like I should feel more, but I just don't. I guess I'm wondering if this is normal
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Isthisrealllyreal, you are so right, that was beautiful well said!! ❤️ 🥲
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Just thinking about all of the posters here that have had their lives hijacked by a selfish elder and how they are looking forward to being done so they can have a life, that may never happen.

Someone we did business with just had his 1st grand baby, was looking forward to retiring this year, lots of retirement plans to look forward to and he had a stroke that cost him his life. So sudden and so final.

I pray that anyone feeling stuck will seriously consider how to remove themselves from being care slaves to ungrateful, unappreciative, manipulative, mean parents and embrace their own lives. None of us are promised tomorrow.
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Aww, sorry Cwillie. I was there like 40 years ago, huds has never been there.

Going July 7th. Nice little place on a beach, in a bay. 💕💕 So glad I thought of this.
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I've always wanted to do the Thousand Islands tour but nobody would go with me, it's a beautiful area 😞
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Making travel plans for a little getaway, in July, going to Thousands Islands. About a 5 hour nice ride from me, through the Adirondacks. 🙂🙂
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Thanks everyone, I guess this old dog can still learn a few new tricks.

I'm only loyal to Samsung because it's what I already know, every software upgrade is a headache but at least it's a somewhat familiar headache. Today I've been trying to pair the phone with my fitbit but no matter what I've tried it just doesn't show up when I scan for it. It's no big deal because the app stopped being supported on my old phone so I already paired it with my tablet, but it would be nice to actually be able to use the GPS features.
My phone is the most basic one available because I don't need/want a fancy phone, I'm happy to be able to call and text and use the internet occasionally (with WiFi). I still have to look into downloading some maps so I can navigate without data - or maybe one of these days I'll get a data plan 🤷‍♀️
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Well done ,cw.

I'm the techie here but not interested in android phones, R's in particular. He. who has more phone troubles than anyone I have ever met, is learning about his phone (Samsung). I figure he needs to. He's had to set up many new ones. The guy he currently buys from helps with anything and everything. He's great. We have a back up iPhone that we can switch for him to use or me as needed.

Time for me to get an upgrade. Mine's old but does everything I need it too. However, I dropped it and it sat in water for about 1/2 hour which didn't do it any good. It's still working but limping a bit. I found out the "bury it in rice" is not considered a good thing any more. Turn it off and let it dry gently. A fan can help.

As far as phones or computers go, I am with the keep playing with it group. Eventually things seems to work out.

Finally got a cheque in the mail so I used the phone app to deposit it. I've been wanting to do that for a while lol. Yay!!!
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Yes, Yay You!
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cwillie, you deserve to pat your own back for certain. N. is so much more patient than I am, and he just says "you have to keep playing with it". I suffer from thinking I will mess something up permanently or never get anywhere no matter how much time I spend "playing with it".
Even N. is starting to fail under the onslaught of all that's new.
Quite honestly it is no wonder the elderly as sitting ducks for scams. It is all so hard we just want someone to do it for us.
GOOD WORK, cwillie! Kudos!
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Cwillie, WELL DONE!!!!
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