Hey, there. I hopped on over from SNeaker's LJ to see the meme answers of those she tagged who aren't on my flist.
I've had the same question about what to put in the music field. I generally enter the song that's playing at the time that I get to filling in that field. Or sometimes I, um, put a good song that I want to publisize on repeat at the beginning of the post so that I can enter that song when I get to the music field. But if I'm just listening to a cd or something, whatever song's playing at the end of the post, that's what I put.
The two steps forward sound really good. My dad had some very bad reactions to various medications he was given after his brain bleed, and I'm thankful he had knowledgeable doctors who moved quickly to minimize the effects. Can I ask, which hospital your mom was in with the poor care?
Sounds like your brother and your mom are still partially stuck emotionally at the time of the divorce. And I do know, from my lingering resentment towards my parents from my wedding, how strong expectations can be of how relatives "should" act, and how hurt we can be when they don't. And all the traumas in my family over the past five years have really worn me down on dealing with my parents. But I'm trying very hard to not let it turn into a permanent thing.
Okay, my bad. It was NEXT to Northwest Hospital, but called Desert Life Rehab and Care Center. In 4 days, my mom never saw a doctor, though she asked repeatedly to see one about her meds. 4 days.
I just talked to her, and she just had a procedure to help with the compound fractures (3 of them). Something about filling the discs with new material. It's already helped with the pain, she said.
Did I miss a post or something about the wedding stress with your folks, or are you referring to She Who Shall Not Be Named?
I was curious, since I live in Tucson. I'm compiling a list of "never, ever take me here if something happens to me" places to give to Andy and my family. St. Mary's is also on my list, after they left Andy's mom, who was in terrible pain and *dying* of cancer, sitting in the waiting room for 10 hours
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To answer your LJ question first: I generally go with the song terhat fits the post best (of those that played), or just whatever's playing at the end right when I'm about to post.
As for everything else, I admit I can't personally relate in a sense more than just the general "Moms can be incredibly frustrating!" sense. But I am glad to read of your relationship with your mom and your brother and how it's progressed. I think that writing things out, even crazy, complicated family things, can be so therapeutic. I don't know if you could call the emotional drainage a "waste"--it's just how things were, at that point, in the relationship, and having that experience colors how you're doing now with her.
That your mom has moved forward and done better with her meds and lucidity is so good. I hope she continues recovering well from her fall and that you both can continue rediscovering the mother-daughter dynamic.
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I've had the same question about what to put in the music field. I generally enter the song that's playing at the time that I get to filling in that field. Or sometimes I, um, put a good song that I want to publisize on repeat at the beginning of the post so that I can enter that song when I get to the music field. But if I'm just listening to a cd or something, whatever song's playing at the end of the post, that's what I put.
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Sounds like your brother and your mom are still partially stuck emotionally at the time of the divorce. And I do know, from my lingering resentment towards my parents from my wedding, how strong expectations can be of how relatives "should" act, and how hurt we can be when they don't. And all the traumas in my family over the past five years have really worn me down on dealing with my parents. But I'm trying very hard to not let it turn into a permanent thing.
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I just talked to her, and she just had a procedure to help with the compound fractures (3 of them). Something about filling the discs with new material. It's already helped with the pain, she said.
Did I miss a post or something about the wedding stress with your folks, or are you referring to She Who Shall Not Be Named?
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As for everything else, I admit I can't personally relate in a sense more than just the general "Moms can be incredibly frustrating!" sense. But I am glad to read of your relationship with your mom and your brother and how it's progressed. I think that writing things out, even crazy, complicated family things, can be so therapeutic. I don't know if you could call the emotional drainage a "waste"--it's just how things were, at that point, in the relationship, and having that experience colors how you're doing now with her.
That your mom has moved forward and done better with her meds and lucidity is so good. I hope she continues recovering well from her fall and that you both can continue rediscovering the mother-daughter dynamic.
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