happy Tuesday
I got home from my colonoscopy about an hour ago, and fell asleep in my rocking chair. I am so blessed. A dear friend from Bible study took me to the hospital, and I bought her lunch at Burger King Drive Thru. I just got some chicken tenders and a diet Coke.
The rest of the day I plan on resting, due to the anesthesia.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
So much conflict on the board today ... you are all in my thoughts.
Sending cyberhugs along. I have to be slot (in charge) for our Kentucky paper today so I have to be in early. So after I finish my protein drink, I'll get in the shower and head out.
Last night, doing sports was fairly easy. Kentucky paper did their own cover, so I only had to deal with their inside pages and our pages. One late story, of course, the big game.
Got home and couldn't sleep ... I was tired but couldn't fall asleep. Didn't fall asleep until 5 or so.
Well, that's all for me. It's my Friday ... have a good day.
I’m extra late reading this so I don’t even know if you will see my post at all.
However, having had to deal with a sister who is a cocaine addict and alcoholic, and a mother who was an enabler, I DO understand the stress and emotional rollercoaster that some of us go through when some of these situations occur.
Vickie, I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter but ultimately it is SHE who has to make a decision and stand by it. Connie, I agree with Eileen, you cannot live for others and you must take care of you or you will be of no help for the ones you worry about. Having gone thru a lot of that kind of hell that you are both experiencing, what I learned was to create boundaries. You can have empathy, love and concerns but consistency, calm and personal space is vital. You cannot fix others, just yourself. I found that out the hard way as well.I had to stand up to my Mom who DEMANDED that I take care of my drug-addicted sister who constantly lied, stole, defrauded and broke every rule in the book,. My Moim was a very strong-minded woman and she just did not accept that my sister’s problem destroyed our family. It was always somebody else’s fault…many times mine because I got to a point when the death threats, the cursing, the guilt, the stress and tears forced me on antidepressants and I was in counseling and had to learn where to draw the line.
It’s easy to say, hard to do but consistency is vital. All I can do is to send love and support to you ladies, sending loving healing energy for courage and strength for you and your families. Somewhere down the line, the manipulators have to be accountable and fix themselves. That is not meant to sound cold and heartless but just something I learned from my own family issues at home.
Nancy B
