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Confession Time! ((ABSOLUTELY NO JUDGEMENT))
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One of my good friends is 22 and her grandpa has dementia. Her mom died when she was 11 and her dad died when she was 16, so she's been shuffled around and living with various family members for years. She was living with him and caring for him because her aunt and the rest of his family didn't give a crap about him until very recently when she had him placed in a home in another state. I was so relieved for her because she shouldn't have had to deal with that alone; he was becoming violent and abusive and I'm glad that her aunt finally stepped up and took care of things. I hope some of your family comes around and helps, too.
Oh gosh that must've been really rough on her, especially after losing her parents after such a young age. I hope she's okay now! Luckily there's only been a few incidents where my Gran's been abusive but I know it can turn some people really nasty. Thanks but I really can't see it. I have some very selfish family members.
Mostly I try to laugh at the situation cos if you don't laugh you'll cry. I have the most random of days sometimes! Someday's she's packing up her clothes to go 'home'. The other day I found a towel down the toilet, she'd emptied the food out of the freezer and wrapped it up in her clothes, cereal in the cats bowl. She walks round taking all the cushion covers off the cushions. We had to get a safety valve put on the gas and the oven because she kept switching it on.
She'll put a plate of cookies out and in her mind she's made meat and spuds for tea bless her! The funniest thing ever was when I found a cookie in her underwear and when I asked her what it was doing there she said "Well I don't normally eat them like that!"
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OMG you people, seriously, I have 1 Friday off and you guys fill up 10 pages (so far)! I keep looking at the date of the posts and thinking "nope, still Friday" I'm up to page 603 and I still have 11 pages to go! So I'm doing a half way confession and then I will continue.
I had Friday off work to go to the burial of the last half of my SO's nan. I say last half, because the poor woman's ashes was split in half, 1 half is buried with her husband and the other half has been split into THREE for each of her children and then they are spreading her in all the places they think she would like to be. I'm sorry but I personally would hate this to happen to my ashes. I can't help but think "what if I need those bits later?" you don't know what happens after, you might need the other half. So yea, then we went to the pub and I had a very healthy superfood pasta salad followed by a not so healthy carrot cake and many, many beers. And then that theme carried on throughout the weekend. BUT I did a lot of walking so on balance I don't think it was toooo bad.
SO as a bonny girl from Great Britain, I am very upset about the lack of different flavour Starbucks Frapps going on. I feel I'm missing out greatly.
I'm joining the line to see Terry Pratchett and Jack the Ripper in the afterlife.
I can't eat raw onion, the flavour stays in my mouth for the rest of the day.
I don't know what a
or aasflatasapancake wrote: »peanut buster parfait
is but I want BOTHbrownie chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard
@rungirl1973 - that dress looks AMAZING on you, I definitely think you should wear it. Often.
@quiksylver296 - I hope your run went well! (I'm sure I will find out when I continue reading
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And I've completely lost track of all the other things I wanted to reply to.
So what does a bonny girl mean? By the way a brownie chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard is cookie dough with ice cream and brownie pieces! YUM!
Well, I thought it meant cheerful. I googled it just to check and apparently it means beautiful or attractive. That's not quite how I meant it. Lol
My understanding has always been that bonny meant "beautiful" or "pretty" and when I saw you refer to yourself as bonny I had great admiration for your self-confidence... my first thought was, "Way to go, Lois!"
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I remember people telling me I wouldn't be hungry after having my wisdom teeth removed a year ago... LIES. They also said 'oh I was able to eat normally after 2 days'. MORE LIES. It took me 10 days just to be able to chew some soft veggies! I managed not to gain any weight though, logging carefully and sticking to healthier options (mashed carrots, ground meat, eggs, lukewarm soup etc). But it sucked.
About dementia... My MIL has it, and she's been in a specialized home for a few years now. There was a LOT of drama with her husband (who died a couple years later) because he wanted to care for her but it was just getting too dangerous... she wasn't turning off the oven and stuff like that. At some point IMO it's just too dangerous to leave them alone, and you can't have someone with them constantly.... At this point she mostly sleeps and hasn't recognized anyone for months.
I remember when I got my tongue pierced and I was told I would probably struggle with solid foods for a while. My sister got hers done the same time as me and was eating KFC the next day and I struggled for a week. On the plus side I got to eat lots of ice cream! But it was no fun going out to eat and having to order soup and mashed potatoes.
Aw that's sad. It is a tough one.. that's pretty much the stage my Gran is at now she has to have someone with her constantly. It definitely isn't sustainable in the long term though.0 -
I say, rock those scars! You earned them! I know I did - I have a scar from my sternum to my pubic bone thanks to a car accident my junior year of high school. I always wear a bikini when we go to the pool or vacation or whatever. If other people don't like it they don't have to look at it. FWIW, after all these year I've never received a negative comment. Glances at it, sure. It's hard to NOT notice when it is uncovered. Doesn't bother me a bit. I survived and recovered, so I consider my scar my tattoo.
I love this ^ (bold). My mom used to tell me the same thing when I was afraid to wear something.
Confession: Tomorrow I have my first physical therapy appointment for my knee injury. I'm kind of scared and I don't know why.0 -
OMG you people, seriously, I have 1 Friday off and you guys fill up 10 pages (so far)! I keep looking at the date of the posts and thinking "nope, still Friday" I'm up to page 603 and I still have 11 pages to go! So I'm doing a half way confession and then I will continue.
I had Friday off work to go to the burial of the last half of my SO's nan. I say last half, because the poor woman's ashes was split in half, 1 half is buried with her husband and the other half has been split into THREE for each of her children and then they are spreading her in all the places they think she would like to be. I'm sorry but I personally would hate this to happen to my ashes. I can't help but think "what if I need those bits later?" you don't know what happens after, you might need the other half. So yea, then we went to the pub and I had a very healthy superfood pasta salad followed by a not so healthy carrot cake and many, many beers. And then that theme carried on throughout the weekend. BUT I did a lot of walking so on balance I don't think it was toooo bad.
SO as a bonny girl from Great Britain, I am very upset about the lack of different flavour Starbucks Frapps going on. I feel I'm missing out greatly.
I'm joining the line to see Terry Pratchett and Jack the Ripper in the afterlife.
I can't eat raw onion, the flavour stays in my mouth for the rest of the day.
I don't know what a
or aasflatasapancake wrote: »peanut buster parfait
is but I want BOTHbrownie chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard
@rungirl1973 - that dress looks AMAZING on you, I definitely think you should wear it. Often.
@quiksylver296 - I hope your run went well! (I'm sure I will find out when I continue reading )
And I've completely lost track of all the other things I wanted to reply to.
So what does a bonny girl mean? By the way a brownie chocolate chip cookie dough blizzard is cookie dough with ice cream and brownie pieces! YUM!
Well, I thought it meant cheerful. I googled it just to check and apparently it means beautiful or attractive. That's not quite how I meant it. Lol
My understanding has always been that bonny meant "beautiful" or "pretty" and when I saw you refer to yourself as bonny I had great admiration for your self-confidence... my first thought was, "Way to go, Lois!"
I actually work with a woman named Bonita (the Spanish word for beautiful) who goes by Bonnie, so the connection works in my head!0 -
I confess that I didn't go for a walk because I know my mom is supposed to call and she gets pissed off if I don't answer... except she's late and I would have time to go. And now I'm the one who's pissed off.0
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smashley_mashley wrote: »I confess I spend WAY too much money at Starbucks. I have gold status until September of 2016. I have an addiction to "rewards" and will spend more money than I should on something just to get something "free".
I know this feeling. I have the gold card too and sometimes I do the challenges they have (for example: buy five coffees in the next two weeks and get 5 bonus stars). I end up spending/going more than I would have. I usually go every Friday.
I have decided that I'm going to only do Starbucks once every couple weeks because what I like to get has way too many calories (I like the iced white mocha with whipped cream or caramel fraps with extra caramel of course). I've been going over on calories every Friday.0 -
My doctor appts have been downgraded from twice a week to once a month. The first thing I wanted to do to celebrate was get some yummy treats.0
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I'm sure they've all told you that it's dangerous to wear a trash bag or any sauna type thing, but I wear one of those belts because it helps to support my back when I work out. I drink plenty of water, too.
My confession: I ate three meals in the morning a few days ago and I was still hungry afterwards. ):0 -
FluffySandwich wrote: »Ok, everyone.... WHICH EXERCISE MACHINE SHOULD I USE AT THE GYM? I'm staying away from the weights for now... thinking about going over there with the bulky guys gives me severe anxiety. What's your favorite cardio machine to use?
As for a confession... I always work on Sundays. Today I went in and saw someone was already working in my place. Apparently I wasn't on the schedule today, probably by mistake. I definitely was not going to complain, and planned to spend the whole day out in the sun after going back to my apartment and grabbing a book. As soon as I got there, I was overcome with a wave of fatigue and had to fight sleep before practically kicking myself out of my apartment hours later. Now I'm a bit better... but what is up with that? I'm so tired of being sleepy all the time. I waste way too many days... and I'm only 21 years old. How am I going to be in ten years?
Here's to hoping exercising regularly will help.
It is true that regular exercise does give you more energy. But I've always felt like that, and ended up having some blood tests for a different reason (I was always thirsty). Turns out I had an underactive thyroid and B12 deficiency.
So as much as I hate the constant advice on here telling people they might have a thyroid problem if they can't lose weight, in this case I think it would be worth you having this checked if you haven't already.
I'm 32 and finally I'm not always falling asleep after work. It's so great.
The same thing happened to me, except it was my vitamin D that was too low. I feel so much better now that I have been taking supplements.
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noaddedsugarx wrote: »
I remember people telling me I wouldn't be hungry after having my wisdom teeth removed a year ago... LIES. They also said 'oh I was able to eat normally after 2 days'. MORE LIES. It took me 10 days just to be able to chew some soft veggies! I managed not to gain any weight though, logging carefully and sticking to healthier options (mashed carrots, ground meat, eggs, lukewarm soup etc). But it sucked.
About dementia... My MIL has it, and she's been in a specialized home for a few years now. There was a LOT of drama with her husband (who died a couple years later) because he wanted to care for her but it was just getting too dangerous... she wasn't turning off the oven and stuff like that. At some point IMO it's just too dangerous to leave them alone, and you can't have someone with them constantly.... At this point she mostly sleeps and hasn't recognized anyone for months.
I remember when I got my tongue pierced and I was told I would probably struggle with solid foods for a while. My sister got hers done the same time as me and was eating KFC the next day and I struggled for a week. On the plus side I got to eat lots of ice cream! But it was no fun going out to eat and having to order soup and mashed potatoes.
Aw that's sad. It is a tough one.. that's pretty much the stage my Gran is at now she has to have someone with her constantly. It definitely isn't sustainable in the long term though.
When I got my tongue pierced the first thing I tried to eat was chicken noodle soup. My friend told me I looked like a baby bird because I was trying to drop the noodles into my mouth one by one and I kept having to push it around the bar.
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I confess that I didn't go for a walk because I know my mom is supposed to call and she gets pissed off if I don't answer... except she's late and I would have time to go. And now I'm the one who's pissed off.
Can she call you on your cell? Then you can talk and walk! Unless you're a speed walker and don't like talking at the same time. That's how I am. But, if it's a leisurely walk then maybe you wouldn't have to wait.0 -
I confess that I didn't go for a walk because I know my mom is supposed to call and she gets pissed off if I don't answer... except she's late and I would have time to go. And now I'm the one who's pissed off.
Can she call you on your cell? Then you can talk and walk! Unless you're a speed walker and don't like talking at the same time. That's how I am. But, if it's a leisurely walk then maybe you wouldn't have to wait.
She's calling from France so it would cost too much I think.
Confession - I went to the living room. My kids are now grounded... again. They never cleaned up what I asked them to clean up last week. So... back to being mean Mommy and not letting them do anything fun until they clean up. Which probably means nothing fun all week until I lose it next week end and put it all in the trash (which annoys me because it means that I end up cleaning up). Because my kids just never clean up and would rather cry and complain for hours than taking 20 minutes to clean up. Hoping my husband actually gets on board this time and doesn't let them ride their bikes or watch TV.
Confession - pissed off at my kids and husband again.0 -
AngryViking1970 wrote: »Italian_Buju wrote: »All this talk about waxing and crap makes me very happy I need not worry about such things, lol
I have no leg hair, I do not shave them, and you cannot tell. I have no hair anywhere really, even my underarms I only shave them a few times over the summer, and even then it is only for cleanliness due to the amount of swimming I do.....I am sure I am actually the least hairy Italian on planet Earth.....
Damn, I'm super jealous. I am fair with really dark hair, so I am in constant hair maintenance mode.
Same. My legs don't even stay smooth for a full day sometimes, and the hair is dark while my skin is white as heck. Hate it.0 -
I am a bit of a klutz. I can trip over the pattern in a rug.
My walking has been pretty safe, so far. I have had decades of practice and can do it quite well; I stumble but usually catch myself. Now, I'd like to step up to jogging. I'm just afraid that I will trip on the street or fall off the treadmill. One would be more painful and the other more embarrassing. I can't decide which is worse, so I just keep walking.
ME TOO. I'm the worst in the kitchen. f you look at my hands close up, you can see dozens of tiny scars from cuts and burns.0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »Confession: I feel like I've lost more weight than I obviously have. Just went out to buy new running shorts but when I tried some on they looked bad. Very, very bad. I instead bought some capri-length leggings that didn't look great, but are at least *FUN* (stripy). Also got a new sports bra in a size that I've never been before (throwback to earlier in the thread!) I'm excited about that because it has a normal clasp rather than the pull-over your head type which are really hard to get off when you're all sweaty.
Yes! I love the sports bras with clasps. So much easier to get on and off.
I'm 10 pages behind, but ME TOO!!! It's a requirement in a sports bra now.
Yes. I'm slowly replacing my non claspies with the good ones.0 -
I confess that I didn't go for a walk because I know my mom is supposed to call and she gets pissed off if I don't answer... except she's late and I would have time to go. And now I'm the one who's pissed off.
Can she call you on your cell? Then you can talk and walk! Unless you're a speed walker and don't like talking at the same time. That's how I am. But, if it's a leisurely walk then maybe you wouldn't have to wait.
She's calling from France so it would cost too much I think.
Confession - I went to the living room. My kids are now grounded... again. They never cleaned up what I asked them to clean up last week. So... back to being mean Mommy and not letting them do anything fun until they clean up. Which probably means nothing fun all week until I lose it next week end and put it all in the trash (which annoys me because it means that I end up cleaning up). Because my kids just never clean up and would rather cry and complain for hours than taking 20 minutes to clean up. Hoping my husband actually gets on board this time and doesn't let them ride their bikes or watch TV.
Confession - pissed off at my kids and husband again.
I think it's really awesome you are from France. I'm kind of jealous. As much as I love being an "American" (I put it in quotes because in reality we're all mutts) it bores me a lot of the time!0 -
CountessKitteh wrote: »berlynnwall wrote: »I only logged about 800 calories yesterday (on purpose, because my doctor made me, I now hate him) and all of it was juice and broth. MFP didn't warn me or anything, it was just like "in 5 weeks you will have lost 25 lbs!" For a second, I felt like the computer was judging me - like "Good job! You should probably eat this way every Sunday, fatty!" I don't care what my computer thinks though. Screw him.
I just about choked on the water I was drinking while reading this.
Hope the doc's advice was worth it! (and nothing serious!)
I had to do it for a medical test this morning. Everything is fine, thank goodness. Thanks!0 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »stacyjh1979 wrote: »I refuse to do any type of jumping Jack or burpee type exercise bcuz when I do my butt cheeks make this weird/awkward/embarassing (even if I'm alone) "flapping" sound
I wear compression shorts if I know I'm going to be doing these types of exercises, specifically so my butt won't "clap."
It's just cheering you on.
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spacequiztime wrote: »I confess that I'm going to Spain next year and one of the things I'm really excited about is seeing how I'll fit in the seat of the plane. The last time I went on one, I couldn't buckle the seatbelt because I was too fat.
I'm also kinda giddy about going through the metal detectors now that I have metal implants.
What kind of implants? I have two screws in my shoulder but they do not show up on metal detectors.
Know it wasnt for me, but I have a 14" tibial spike and 4 long screws to affix it in place.
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