National Merit Semifinalist (PSAT) status results came out… Waited and waited, just for a rejection at the end of the day.
Maybe it’s just me but I’m thinking Tequila is probably not the best choice of songs for a HS marching band. just sayin’.
$17,000. $17,000! That’s the estimate for just the hospital cost for my husband’s surgery on Wednesday to remove a kidney stone. He’s not even staying overnight - how can that be?!? His OOP max is $7,350, so I guess I know what our bill will be. 
If he could have waited until March, he’d be on Medicare. My only consolation is that we will be saving more than $6,000 in health insurance premiums for him in 2019.
If you are a CCRC that attracts wealthy old people, you need to make them feel safe. People whose locked apartments are robbed (by security/maintenance people with master keys) do not feel safe. Get more cameras, do better background checks, DO YOU JOB! This is not acceptable.
I cant keep doing this where you lie to me and then need help. and then lie again. Get help and do the things you need to do.
Please do your research about the climate and weather of schools before your child commits. It’s not uncommon for kids to get ill right after they begin school. Not all respiratory issues are caused by toxins and mold .
This weekend has brought more clueless tourists and rude, obnoxious city people to our neighborhood than I’ve seen in years. No, just because a cow has horns doesn’t mean it’s a bull. And no, just because an animal has been standing still for the ten minutes you’ve been watching it doesn’t mean it “needs help and is stuck in the ground”. And no, the calf that is sleeping peacefully in the corner of the pasture isn’t dead. She’s a baby, and she is SLEEPING, trust me. And the thoughtless, intrusive questions you ask! Have you no manners at all? Please, please go away. You are giving all of the “summer people” in these parts a bad rep. And we are trying to be kind and pleasant to you all, but really, you are pushing our limits.
You are 20 years old and have lived away from home for 2 years and I still worry about you making friends. I hope you can find your people in your new place, I know its hard. I also really miss you and have watched a shameful amount of kpop on youtube in your honor.
Ok, I have found a private driver service because I will NOT be at my folks’ beck and call because it is no longer safe for our elders to drive and they and you all refuse to consider ANY other arrangements for them being transported.
Of course many of you have full-time jobs but guess what? My job has a lot of demands on it as I run my one person org and I can’t be available ALL the time.
Since no one is willing to consider or discuss or be available, I guess some magic will have to happen so the elders are magically transported whenever and wherever they choose. Count me and H out of the driving rotation—expectations are unreasonable and we are NOT doing it.
We will take them to the MD appts as always, as we’ve committed to, and the opera and the theater, but the rest of you had better wave your magic wands or whatever you’re going to do.
Surprise—it’s the weekend and you all have plans that don’t include the folks and they’re frantically trying to get taken to the football game. I know one of you went to the game but chose not to drive them. Everyone else is “busy.” None if you are working, so no one can hide behind that excuse. :-(. Of course, they don’t need a driver because everyone will pitch in—right!
He’s 10 years old, and a bright boy. He acts as though he’s 4, whining and complaining and throwing tantrums. No, there are no special needs involved. He does it because he can. What you’ve been trying to do with him for the past 10 years isn’t working. Maybe it’s time to change your approach? Or do you expect that he will magically behave himself when he’s a teenager?
And you wonder why we don’t visit more often.
The house you’re considering buying is 8,900 square feet and you’re concerned it may be too small? My God people, how much room do you need for a family of 5?
Why are you surprised that ticket prices are high when you waited to buy them until two days before the trip you knew about for weeks?
Thanks for not complaining about the inconveniences. The trip will be fun anyway and we saved a lot of money.
Why do people think that the rules only apply to other people?
Hey big nearby mega church - our synagogue does this one community event/fundraiser over Labor Day. So, you see that it is successful and you decide to hold a competing one over the same weekend and lure away many of our vendors (as your huge size will probably get a big turnout from membership alone). Sorry, but thats not very Christian of you.
There is so much about which to be angry, resentful, disgusted, frightened and dismayed. Luckily there is so much more about which to be joyful, happy and grateful. Just need to look in the right places and avoid the others.
I want to never go home again.
Why is there no more middle ground? Why does everyone take such an extreme approach? If someone doesn’t agree with you, good! Listen to their perspectives without attacking who they are as a person. Everyone can be smart and informed, but still disagree.
Emotional day. Saw youngest off on her journey to Italy and spent time with mentally ill oldest son. Oldest is actually doing very well and has a new roommate who is a good match, but the contrast between the siblings seems stark today.