7/14/2021 GRUMPY MOOD AHEAD

[carriea31]

Today I feel grumpy. I know that part of that is because I did not sleep well. Also people who are self centered are really dragging me down. Other people just make me feel sad... and so here is my rant

Comments

[newwaytowrite]

I don’t understand the people in healthcare field who won’t get the vaccine? It just blows my mind.

[carriea31]

I don't understand being so selfish that you don't want to put in the small amount of extra work involved in helping OTHER people get it, even if you choose not to get it yourself. Again, I probably shouldn't go into specifics, but it is unbelievable.

[rhodielady_47]

I agree.
:^)

[beauty_forashes]

Ah Negative Nancys, I have them too. I see it as an opportunity though, to witness in some way!

[carriea31]

I'm really trying. Today is a struggle for me.

[beauty_forashes]

Yeah, I struggled a bit yesterday too; it wasn't the best day for me either. I memorized Philippians 4:8 for days like that. It's a great little tool to keep in mind.

[carriea31]

YESSSSS!!!! Philippians 4 6-8 are some of my favorite verses in the whole Bible.

[rhodielady_47]

BTW--Before anybody quits their job to seek a different job elsewhere, please remind them of how much their benefits are worth!
For most older people getting their health insurance through their job is easily worth somewhere between $5-20K an average year and more than that if they are lucky enough to get dental insurance as well.
As for the sister who has a cushy bank job, tell her to get chummy with some of the folks who work at a MuleWart store and ask them how they like the benefits and hours there. From what I hear, when the founder died, the benefits started disappearing soon thereafter.
Also, tell her to get a nice thick cushion for her chair and to go for a walk during her lunch hour!
She badly needs to sit tight and plan on staying there until she retires.
:^\

[carriea31]

I try... my family members are not known for keeping jobs long term. It's very frustrating to me for so many different reasons. Your points are all great, and I do agree... some people just don't want to hear it. That is sad because then they struggle financially and it becomes a mess. I think I've watched them and gone completely in the opposite direction! I've been at the same job since I was 18 years old!

[rhodielady_47]

Well, if you were lucky enough to find a good reliable job that you actually like, why would you leave it?

My garden helper, Jollyson, is just as bad as your family members.
The kid's around 30 years old and has never had the same job for more than a year since he graduated HS.
All of us have tried to tell this kid that he badly needs to have a rainy day fund tucked away but he's never listened.
He's perfectly content living in a one bedroom "efficiency apartment" in an apartment building for people with low incomes with little more than the furniture that he had in his old bedroom at his parents' house.
The real tragedy is that this kid made really good grades in high school and got a college scholarship--which he promptly blew off by refusing to go to his classes two months into his first semester.
I dread to think about what will happen to him once his parents are out of the picture.
:^\

[briteflame3]

*hugs* Everyone is allowed to be grumpy, just sorry everyone is bringing you down. Would your dad have a real talk with you mom, pointing out all those things? If not you may have to be the one, my dad surely wouldn't say anything and I tend to have to be the adult/caregiver in those situations.

[siglinde99]

Hugs. It sounds like a tough situation for you. There is probably nothing you could say to any of them that would change their attitudes and keeping silent is wise, but so difficult.