what are you doing right now?

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Oct 2, 2023 8:20:04 GMT -5 toomuchreality said:

Oct 2, 2023 8:05:58 GMT -5 daisylu said:

Just did 50 toe touches. Man, I am out of shape. Aiming for 10 minutes of semi difficult movement every 2 hours, starting today. Next up - squats. 

I put on my own shoes, by myself, last spring. Are you impressed?
😄😄😄

LOL!  I was at the doctor’s last week and he wanted to see my feet.  I had on socks and sneakers.  I tried to talk him out of it.  ‘Do you have any idea how difficult it is for me to put on my own socks?’.  Where I sit has to be at the correct height, and I have to have space to angle my knee outward.  

I got ne shoe and sock off (which is harder for me, but not as hard) and I think he took pity on my about seeing my other foot.  He also put my sock back on me!  Shoes are easier, but not easy.  I have a cute pair of booties that TD needs to help me with.  If they weren’t so cute, I’d ditch them as I hate owning shoes I can’t take on and off myself.  

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I apparently gave myself heat exhaustion at Vala's pumpkin patch yesterday. We got free tickets through work otherwise I wouldn't go because they are up to $50 per person.   Still spent too much IMO.

It was freaking over 90 yesterday.  The place is so big and doesn't have a ton of shade or any buildings with AC you can duck into.  I realized something was wrong when I got chills and felt sick to my stomach.  

Got home, passed out till 8:00 pm, showered and went back to bed.  I am still feeling sick today.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

When I was flying out to see TD all the time, I bought a flannel robe to leave out here.  I bought it off the sale rack at Dillards for a whopping $7.  I love this robe, that’s got to be at least 15 years old.  

I put my hand through a hole in the elbow this morning.  I think I got my $$ out of it!

[andi9899]

The lady with the month to month house was dicking me around and so I had to take the townhouse before someone else took it.

Over the weekend another unit on the property came across my email for $200/less than what I'm getting ready to pay. I asked about it and the difference is everything is builder's grade and the appliances aren't stainless steel. I said sign me up! I'll survive with white appliances. Especially if I'm saving $200/month! First world problems.

[bean29]

Oct 2, 2023 9:46:24 GMT -5 seriousthistime said:

I once sat through a 50th birthday where a guest gave the birthday girl 50 gifts of 50 things, each with a handwritten humorous note that was read aloud.  My biggest complaint was having to sit through about half an hour of her opening a gift from one person and having to read all the notes aloud.  The birthday girl thought it was a bit much too.

You can put together 30 packets of 30 things, small stuff like 30 pieces of gum, 30 starburst candies, 30 powdered drink packets, 30 screws and picture hangers, 30 paper napkins, 30 bandaids, and other useful stuff according to his lifestyle.  Are you gifting him the 30 gifts one each day for 30 days, or 30 things to be given on the actual day? 

It is not my style to think up 30 gifts.  I will just come up with one gift.  I would expect that it is 30 smaller gifts, with the final ones being more significant.  I am impressed though and I think it would be fun.  She is apparently doing one gift a day.  My DD is on Vacation in MX.  Her response was "meanwhile his sister gives him is bday gift at Christmas" 

I am dragging today.  Feel like I could go back to bed.  House is a disorganized mess.  DH wants to go to Chicago Saturday for a party.  Neither one of us really has time to go.  He says his friends say he does not go by them enough.  Honestly, we go at least every other month.  Were last there Sept 9th.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Oct 2, 2023 9:50:51 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

When I was flying out to see TD all the time, I bought a flannel robe to leave out here.  I bought it off the sale rack at Dillards for a whopping $7.  I love this robe, that’s got to be at least 15 years old.  

I put my hand through a hole in the elbow this morning.  I think I got my $$ out of it!

Patch it!

I just did that with a jean jacket that had holes in the arms.  I dyed it a really pretty burnt orange color but you can still see some of the original blue denim.  I've never been able to replicate the results despite multiple attempts with other jackets.  I'm determined to keep patching it until none of the original jacket remains.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Oct 2, 2023 10:37:52 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Oct 2, 2023 9:50:51 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

When I was flying out to see TD all the time, I bought a flannel robe to leave out here.  I bought it off the sale rack at Dillards for a whopping $7.  I love this robe, that’s got to be at least 15 years old.  

I put my hand through a hole in the elbow this morning.  I think I got my $$ out of it!

Patch it!

I just did that with a jean jacket that had holes in the arms.  I dyed it a really pretty burnt orange color but you can still see some of the original blue denim.  I've never been able to replicate the results despite multiple attempts with other jackets.  I'm determined to keep patching it until none of the original jacket remains.

The fabric has worn too thin to support a patch.  When my hand went through at the elbow, I took it off and got a good look at it.  There is an area larger than the size of my spread hand where you can practically see through the fabric.  The hole is itself about 3-4” in diameter.  

[Pink Cashmere]

Oct 2, 2023 2:20:49 GMT -5 weltz said:

The poor puppers has been trying to cope with the inconsistent expectations of his owners. Then trying to cope with all the toxic stress and tension in the house. Now he's trying to cope with with Pink suddenly not liking him. You think he hasn't picked up on that?
He's expressing his anxiety in the only way he knows how....destructive behaviour.
If I could take that dog, I would.  He doesn't deserve this.

He doesn’t deserve what? To live where he is cuddled and petted instead of ignored all the time, where the costs for all natural dog food and treats for 2 dogs that eat twice/day is more than some people’s grocery budget, where he lives inside a comfy home instead of outside, where he has plenty of toys to play with, where he gets to go run around in a large backyard every day, accompanied by an adult human keeping an eye on him and/or using gadgets to help him get specific types of exercise, where he goes to the vet for routine stuff and when it seems like something might be wrong? He doesn’t deserve those things?

If we had known everything that was about to happen was going to happen after we got him, getting a puppy would’ve been the last thing we did. But there was no way for us to know that, was it? And despite all of that, he has never been mistreated. The way his litter mates were given away, I’m guessing that he is much better off than most of his other 8 siblings. I guess he doesn’t deserve that either.

Expressing anxiety…. He has been destructive from day 1. I know puppies chew on stuff, but I’ve never had a puppy as destructive as he is. He chewed the corner off the trim on a freaking WALL. He tore up my large outdoor rug on the deck, and the cushion on the sofa out there. Am I supposed to be pleased about things like that? It’s not like I can put those things away to keep them from him, like keeping shoes in the closets. He has plenty of toys, we can’t buy him regular dog toys, we have to buy stuff advertised as indestructible and tends to cost a pretty penny. He gets play time, he gets exercise, and he is still destructive. 

If you haven’t figured it out, I am insulted by what you said. He is curled up at my feet right now, and the way you make it sound, he should be fearful that I might kick him at any moment. I would never do that, or mistreat him in any way, no matter how much he gets on my nerves. And you are wrong for insisting that he must be miserable and mistreated living here.

[TheOtherMe]

Since I never had a wedding, my parents gave me a 50th birthday party.  It was a no gifts please party, but some people brought gifts anyway.  

I'm glad nobody gave me 50 gifts.  How boring for the others guests.

I enjoyed myself and got some beautiful cards.  

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Depending on what he's chewing a dab of hot sauce or cayenne might work to deter him because itchy hot.

I don't recommend sour apple spray. It stopped Sabah from chewing but then Midnight started chewing because she liked the flavor.

[Pink Cashmere]

Oct 2, 2023 5:15:42 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Oct 2, 2023 2:20:49 GMT -5 weltz said:

The poor puppers has been trying to cope with the inconsistent expectations of his owners. Then trying to cope with all the toxic stress and tension in the house. Now he's trying to cope with with Pink suddenly not liking him. You think he hasn't picked up on that?
He's expressing his anxiety in the only way he knows how....destructive behaviour.
If I could take that dog, I would.  He doesn't deserve this.

She's already said that he's picked up on the inconsistencies of his humans. Only the humans can change that. She's aware. He's also being destructive because he's a puppy and that's what they do. Macy tore up a washcloth the other day. Does that mean I'm an abusive asshole she needs to suddenly be saved from at 7 yo? No. She's very well taken care of.

If I'm being honest, I don't like the twins all the time. Hell, I don't even like my kids all the time. Does that mean that I don't love them? No. I would say that pinks dogs are loved and cared for. Boy is receiving inconsistent messages, so he's getting away with what he can. Stop trying to portray her as an animal abuser because she isn't.

Thank you! Whenever I’ve complained about Boy, I’ve always said most of the behavior issues are due to lack of consistent training, and Mister and I not being on the same page, and acknowledged that it’s our fault he is unruly.

I won’t pretend I didn’t get upset about the comforter. When I saw it, I didn’t yell at him or even say anything. He already knew he’d done wrong because he ran out the room as soon as I saw it and turned and looked at him. I didn’t go hunt him down and drag him back in there. There was no point, because it was already done, and I didn’t catch him doing it. But he knew he’d done something I was not pleased with. 

When those ears get flat and he crouches down and takes off running in the other direction, if you have t already seen it, you know to look nearby for something he’s torn up. It’s true 100% of the time. He tells on himself, and I’ve never had a dog do that. 

[Pink Cashmere]

Oct 2, 2023 6:18:28 GMT -5 giramomma said:

 Pink, I am sorry you had to deal with that at work. It's a lot of what I am seeing and dealing with. Though, the lies aren't out and out malicious. It's more what I experience with mom. Changing the narrative to fit your needs so you can get your dysfunctional hit off of them. And that being the basis for my discipline.

You are lucky that you do things without worrying about your job.

I actually know now, that I will likely have to talk to someone at the VP of the company level to discuss what I've been seeing.

Even then I don't think anything will happen. And I will try.

Yes, as long as I don’t use profanity (which is technically against the rules, but you’d never know it by what you hear all day, even from managers) or threaten any kind of harm, I can speak my mind, even to management. Even if a manager does not like me, there is recourse if they allow their personal feelings to interfere with how they treat me.

But my job is still a bunch of bs though.

[Pink Cashmere]

My hands have been acting up, and I’ve “almost” dropped a lot of stuff over the last couple of weeks. Last night, I did actually drop something, a pot of green beans. On my big toe. I had to get out the mop and bucket and mop the kitchen floor. And now my toe hurts when I walk. I doubt I could comfortably wear a pair of real shoes. 

As if I needed something else to be bothering me or hurting. Sigh

[countrygirl2]

I had a lab that for 2 years chewed on things, an expensive seat in new patio furniture. We were adding a garage and getting ready to take out a window, the garage was already added on. But there was a bad storm and BJ was in the garage. He was so terrified, he literally dug through the drywall into the bedroom. That part of the wall wasn't going to have anything done. So I cut it out and replaced it and spackled it so hubs wouldn't see it when he came home on leave. He was laying in my bedroom and he knew the minute I came in the room. He looked at me so pitiful. I just told him he knew better. BJ outgrew it and for 14 years was the best dog we ever had. He was smart, loyal, and the sweetest dog ever. My son worried about him around grandson, and he loved him too. He was a 60 pound dog so big. I still miss him.

[andi9899]

Oct 2, 2023 11:27:05 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Oct 2, 2023 2:20:49 GMT -5 weltz said:

The poor puppers has been trying to cope with the inconsistent expectations of his owners. Then trying to cope with all the toxic stress and tension in the house. Now he's trying to cope with with Pink suddenly not liking him. You think he hasn't picked up on that?
He's expressing his anxiety in the only way he knows how....destructive behaviour.
If I could take that dog, I would.  He doesn't deserve this.

He doesn’t deserve what? To live where he is cuddled and petted instead of ignored all the time, where the costs for all natural dog food and treats for 2 dogs that eat twice/day is more than some people’s grocery budget, where he lives inside a comfy home instead of outside, where he has plenty of toys to play with, where he gets to go run around in a large backyard every day, accompanied by an adult human keeping an eye on him and/or using gadgets to help him get specific types of exercise, where he goes to the vet for routine stuff and when it seems like something might be wrong? He doesn’t deserve those things?

If we had known everything that was about to happen was going to happen after we got him, getting a puppy would’ve been the last thing we did. But there was no way for us to know that, was it? And despite all of that, he has never been mistreated. The way his litter mates were given away, I’m guessing that he is much better off than most of his other 8 siblings. I guess he doesn’t deserve that either.

Expressing anxiety…. He has been destructive from day 1. I know puppies chew on stuff, but I’ve never had a puppy as destructive as he is. He chewed the corner off the trim on a freaking WALL. He tore up my large outdoor rug on the deck, and the cushion on the sofa out there. Am I supposed to be pleased about things like that? It’s not like I can put those things away to keep them from him, like keeping shoes in the closets. He has plenty of toys, we can’t buy him regular dog toys, we have to buy stuff advertised as indestructible and tends to cost a pretty penny. He gets play time, he gets exercise, and he is still destructive. 

If you haven’t figured it out, I am insulted by what you said. He is curled up at my feet right now, and the way you make it sound, he should be fearful that I might kick him at any moment. I would never do that, or mistreat him in any way, no matter how much he gets on my nerves. And you are wrong for insisting that he must be miserable and mistreated living here.

Also, let's put it out there that some dogs are more destructive than others. Jackson ate my couch when someone didn't close his crate right when he was a puppy. I left for a few hours and came back to stuffing everywhere! He wouldn't do that now.

Jackson would be happy squeaking a ball all day long. Macy has to figure out the fastest way to get to the center of a toy. She gets indestructible toys and they aren't always indestructible because she makes light work of them.

[chiver78]

I guess the past couple days of being awake well past midnight caught up to me. I didn't wake up between 5-6, and the pups didn't wake me up it was really bright out. er, well, I didn't hear them til then. I looked at my phone and was shocked - it was almost 1030am.      oops. they were starving and inhaled their breakfasts. I showered and dressed, then threw them in the car and we went for a 2h leisurely drive. today is Day 6! I'm free! (ish)  I did mask up to run in to Walmart for a couple things for them, but we were in our glory in the car with all the windows open. 

finnime - did you hear us beep/wave?    we took the numbered route all the way from here toward you, and turned around a loop to cut back, where I'd turn to get to your house. Punk is now out cold on the deck, and LD went to bed. I'm getting more sun, and farting around on my laptop while it's still warm and sunny. 

[Pink Cashmere]

Oct 2, 2023 13:08:44 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Oct 2, 2023 11:27:05 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

He doesn’t deserve what? To live where he is cuddled and petted instead of ignored all the time, where the costs for all natural dog food and treats for 2 dogs that eat twice/day is more than some people’s grocery budget, where he lives inside a comfy home instead of outside, where he has plenty of toys to play with, where he gets to go run around in a large backyard every day, accompanied by an adult human keeping an eye on him and/or using gadgets to help him get specific types of exercise, where he goes to the vet for routine stuff and when it seems like something might be wrong? He doesn’t deserve those things?

If we had known everything that was about to happen was going to happen after we got him, getting a puppy would’ve been the last thing we did. But there was no way for us to know that, was it? And despite all of that, he has never been mistreated. The way his litter mates were given away, I’m guessing that he is much better off than most of his other 8 siblings. I guess he doesn’t deserve that either.

Expressing anxiety…. He has been destructive from day 1. I know puppies chew on stuff, but I’ve never had a puppy as destructive as he is. He chewed the corner off the trim on a freaking WALL. He tore up my large outdoor rug on the deck, and the cushion on the sofa out there. Am I supposed to be pleased about things like that? It’s not like I can put those things away to keep them from him, like keeping shoes in the closets. He has plenty of toys, we can’t buy him regular dog toys, we have to buy stuff advertised as indestructible and tends to cost a pretty penny. He gets play time, he gets exercise, and he is still destructive. 

If you haven’t figured it out, I am insulted by what you said. He is curled up at my feet right now, and the way you make it sound, he should be fearful that I might kick him at any moment. I would never do that, or mistreat him in any way, no matter how much he gets on my nerves. And you are wrong for insisting that he must be miserable and mistreated living here.

Also, let's put it out there that some dogs are more destructive than others. Jackson ate my couch when someone didn't close his crate right when he was a puppy. I left for a few hours and came back to stuffing everywhere! He wouldn't do that now.

Jackson would be happy squeaking a ball all day long. Macy has to figure out the fastest way to get to the center of a toy. She gets indestructible toys and they aren't always indestructible because she makes light work of them.

Yeah, Newbie nibbled on the bottom step to the deck soon after we brought her home. And she completely tore up her first bed. She never really chewed on shoes and stuff, and she doesn’t chew on anything now. But she IS still very hard on toys, she was the reason we started looking for toys that would be hard for her to shred, so they would last for more than 60 seconds, and so they wouldn’t be a choking hazard for her as she was shredding them.

[toomuchreality]

Oct 2, 2023 9:47:11 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

Oct 2, 2023 8:20:04 GMT -5 toomuchreality said:

I put on my own shoes, by myself, last spring. Are you impressed?
😄😄😄

LOL!  I was at the doctor’s last week and he wanted to see my feet.  I had on socks and sneakers.  I tried to talk him out of it.  ‘Do you have any idea how difficult it is for me to put on my own socks?’.  Where I sit has to be at the correct height, and I have to have space to angle my knee outward.  

I got ne shoe and sock off (which is harder for me, but not as hard) and I think he took pity on my about seeing my other foot.  He also put my sock back on me!  Shoes are easier, but not easy.  I have a cute pair of booties that TD needs to help me with.  ByIf they weren’t so cute, I’d ditch them as I hate owning shoes I can’t take on and off myself.  

Some of my shoes and socks are that way. And some socks have to be put on, before I put my pants on. So that could be a problem, if I wasn't expecting to take them off and put them back on.
I never expected that to become a problem.

[weltz]

Oct 2, 2023 7:31:27 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Oct 2, 2023 2:20:49 GMT -5 weltz said:

The poor puppers has been trying to cope with the inconsistent expectations of his owners. Then trying to cope with all the toxic stress and tension in the house. Now he's trying to cope with with Pink suddenly not liking him. You think he hasn't picked up on that?
He's expressing his anxiety in the only way he knows how....destructive behaviour.
If I could take that dog, I would.  He doesn't deserve this.

I think you would be very happy volunteering at an animal shelter.

No, I would be very sad.  Even when I go to the shelter to drop off some towels and blankets, I cry myself to sleep those nights.  So many desperate, confused and terrified animals who have given up all hope, just waiting to be euthanized.
I have to change the channel on the TV when they have ads for the SPCA.
Hell, I even worry that my spider isn't getting enough to eat.

[Pink Cashmere]

It would’ve been helpful if we’d used a crate for Boy, but Mister couldn’t bear to hear Boy crying in his crate, and would rescue him, which of course, reinforced to Boy that if he cried long enough, he would get let out of the crate.

We did use a crate for Newbie. 

They are very different dogs. Newbie is very laid back. She was pretty much obedient from the time she came home with us. Training her was easy, once I get her to understand what I wanted her to do when I gave her a command, she would do it. Even recall was pretty easy, despite her strong prey drive. I would let her out and keep OG inside the fence, because OG always ran off every chance she got, if somebody didn’t close the door fast enough. She wouldn’t even come back for Mister, and sometimes he’d have to get in the car and go get her, so I wasn’t taking any chances like that with her.  But she finally got to where Mister could let her go out in the yard with Newbie, and OG wouldn’t run off. She’d never had that kind of freedom.

When I was training Newbie with basic commands, I would include OG, and she learned too. She also learned stuff like to sit while I prepared their food, and wait for me to say they could eat. After a while, it became automatic, and I didn’t even have to tell them to do it. I had always offered to help Mister train OG, but he never took me up on it. He liked the benefits when she learned the things I was teaching Newbie and she started doing things like “sit” the first time she was told to, but he still didn’t do any training on his own, or with me.

Things went awry with training Boy because when all that stuff started with Mister’s parents, Boy’s role changed, he was so cuddly and loving, which must have been very comforting to Mister, because they fell in love with each other lol. And that’s all Mister wanted to do, love on Boy and receive all the love Boy clearly had for him. Life kept getting more complicated, the stuff with his parents kept getting worse, the issues I’d been having with my stomach started getting worse, and even I started slipping with training Boy. And that is how we ended up with a pest. It’s not too late though, we can still fix it.

[flamingo]

My dad seems to be doing better today, though they are keeping him another night. I texted my mom to check on her (b/c even though she;s not the one in the hospital, I know it's stressful for her) and she's being all weird. Short, one word replies, weird sign off. I mean, I'm sure she's busy and has a bunch of stuff on her mind, it was just unusual for her. Whatever, I'm happy to leave them to it and get back to my busy day.

In happier news, I found out exactly what my raise is going to be, and I'm plenty happy with it. I also have a decent idea of what my bonus is, but my boss gave me 2 slightly different figures, so I guess I'll find out the exact amount when it hits my bank account in 60 days, haha.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I hate red tape!  Managed to get on Medicare and get my grandmother's medicare premium statement easy peasy.

Medicare Part D has been a fucking nightmare so far.  It's changed hands so many times and she has the card that it belonged to almost a decade ago.  I got booted to Atena after about my 5th phone call and they can't find her.   

Her insurance is being billed for her scrips I verified they have a Medicare part D on file. I am going to try calling them and get the thing that way.

Then I need to try the VA again and see if someone else knows what they are doing.

If I could ask the policy holder and/or find the card I wouldn't be calling you people!

[CCL]

Oct 2, 2023 11:32:29 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Depending on what he's chewing a dab of hot sauce or cayenne might work to deter him because itchy hot.

I don't recommend sour apple spray. It stopped Sabah from chewing but then Midnight started chewing because she liked the flavor.

Walmart has a bitter cherry spray that worked well for my dogs.

[weltz]

DS just called me, crying. A friend who he has known since grade school died of an overdose...fentanyl. The dog has been lying on his body for the last 5 days, and won't let the cops or paramedics near him.
DS had been trying to get him help for a long time. DS and his friends got him into rehab, but Ryan always leaves after 2 days. 
DS is freaking out. Ryan texted him just before he died, and Simon didn't answer.

[Pink Cashmere]

Mister asked his brother if he paid the mortgage on the house and his brother started going on about how everything is just so difficult, trying to accept that their parents are both gone. Mister told him that the mortgage company doesn’t give a damn about any of that, they just want their money. And maybe if he sat down and tried to figure shit out, and handled his business, or even better, try to find a j.o.b., it might temporarily distract him from all those thoughts about how hard it is losing their parents.

I told him he should have told his brother, imagine how much MORE sad you’re gonna be when you don’t have anywhere to live anymore if you don’t pay that mortgage.

I feel like that would be an asshole kind of thing to say, for most people, but not coming from Mister since it was his parents too, and Mister did all the heavy lifting with holding things together until now.

[anciana]

Oct 2, 2023 15:26:18 GMT -5 weltz said:

DS just called me, crying. A friend who he has known since grade school died of an overdose...fentanyl. The dog has been lying on his body for the last 5 days, and won't let the cops or paramedics near him.
DS had been trying to get him help for a long time. DS and his friends got him into rehab, but Ryan always leaves after 2 days. 
DS is freaking out. Ryan texted him just before he died, and Simon didn't answer.

I am so, so sorry, Weltz, what a terrible loss 🥀

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

Oct 2, 2023 15:38:42 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Mister asked his brother if he paid the mortgage on the house and his brother started going on about how everything is just so difficult, trying to accept that their parents are both gone. Mister told him that the mortgage company doesn’t give a damn about any of that, they just want their money. And maybe if he sat down and tried to figure shit out, and handled his business, or even better, try to find a j.o.b., it might temporarily distract him from all those thoughts about how hard it is losing their parents.

I told him he should have told his brother, imagine how much MORE sad you’re gonna be when you don’t have anywhere to live anymore if you don’t pay that mortgage.

I feel like that would be an asshole kind of thing to say, for most people, but not coming from Mister since it was his parents too, and Mister did all the heavy lifting with holding things together until now.

I don't think it's an asshole thing to say.  I would probably be even meaner than that.  

I have no sympathy for brother.  You rolled the dice allowing yourself to be dependent on your parents to the point of where you now face potential homelessnes if you don't pull your head out your ass.  The house always collects eventually.  Karma is a bitch.

[bean29]

Oct 2, 2023 15:26:18 GMT -5 weltz said:

DS just called me, crying. A friend who he has known since grade school died of an overdose...fentanyl. The dog has been lying on his body for the last 5 days, and won't let the cops or paramedics near him.
DS had been trying to get him help for a long time. DS and his friends got him into rehab, but Ryan always leaves after 2 days. 
DS is freaking out. Ryan texted him just before he died, and Simon didn't answer.

I am sorry your DS lost his friend in this horrible way.  I don't think there is anything else he could have done.  Even successfully completing rehab, would not guarantee that he would not relapse.  My DN that just died, his baby momma #1 OD'd after going through rehab.  She really wanted to be a Mother, but she still OD'd and died from a fentanyl overdose.  It has been a few years, now DN just OD'd.  Not sure if they called it an OD, but I am sure that is what it was.  He collapsed and they could not revive him.  I think his little brother did not want to share all the details.

[lurkyloo]

The Sacklers need to burn in hell.  Every last one of them.

[minnesotapaintlady]

Oct 2, 2023 15:43:48 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

Oct 2, 2023 15:38:42 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

Mister asked his brother if he paid the mortgage on the house and his brother started going on about how everything is just so difficult, trying to accept that their parents are both gone. Mister told him that the mortgage company doesn’t give a damn about any of that, they just want their money. And maybe if he sat down and tried to figure shit out, and handled his business, or even better, try to find a j.o.b., it might temporarily distract him from all those thoughts about how hard it is losing their parents.

I told him he should have told his brother, imagine how much MORE sad you’re gonna be when you don’t have anywhere to live anymore if you don’t pay that mortgage.

I feel like that would be an asshole kind of thing to say, for most people, but not coming from Mister since it was his parents too, and Mister did all the heavy lifting with holding things together until now.

I don't think it's an asshole thing to say.  I would probably be even meaner than that.  

I have no sympathy for brother.  You rolled the dice allowing yourself to be dependent on your parents to the point of where you now face potential homelessnes if you don't pull your head out your ass.  The house always collects eventually.  Karma is a bitch.

Me either.  I would have said the exact same thing.  Someone has to.