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Nancy said:
My daughter and grandson are moving to the U.S. in a few months....just waiting the final paperwork. It scares me. Also, she is taking on her boyfriend's views (He works for Homeland Security and loves Trump), believing that the media and liberals are making things up about Trump. That scares me too. When I read an article about Trump and up pops a message suggesting that mainstream media is all wrong and if I want the truth...just click on the box. That also scares me. I agree with what you say about words, Pinga. And, if we run the risk of being tired by all this nonsense, I think we need to keep very awake, and become active. I wish I had joined a march. I may yet have an opportunity.
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Little M talks about moving South (and given some of the career options he is looking at, that might make sense for him) but mercifully the earliest he'd be doing so will be after Trump's first (and hopefully only) term. I certainly wouldn't want to be living down there right now. Too much chaos and uncertainty.
 
Are there some biblical words about no worrying?

Another sign, or icon of a fickle god as it slides around on the page as an edict of worms? Addictive as they are attracted to the dead as they walk ...
 
My mother, born in 1934, emailed me today. Watching and worrying what crazyness is going on in the US, she wrote:...now you can get an impression how it was that Hitler convinced the crowds with promises.."
 
Mrs.Anteater said:
My mother, born in 1934, emailed me today. Watching and worrying what crazyness is going on in the US, she wrote:...now you can get an impression how it was that Hitler convinced the crowds with promises.."
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Sigh ... I wish she didn't have to see such things re-occuring within her lifetime. Very sad and worriesome times for sure.
 
Pinga said:
Woke up this morning by our dog dropping his toy by the bed. He wanted to play
Silly dog, it was 6am
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Akin to primary dogma ... that prescience state! When you know with something as source ... something follows and on and on IDe goes't ...
 
Pinga said:
Woke up this morning by our dog dropping his toy by the bed. He wanted to play
Silly dog, it was 6am
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Back in university, I stopped going to the cottage in the summer so I could work (and because I'd kind of tired of the place, TBH). That meant I got to look after the cat (my lovely old Miss Purr) while the dog went to the cottage with my parents and siblings. The cat hated car trips, the dog loved them, that's why she stayed.

Anyhow, we used to shut her in the basement at night because she had a penchant for wanting breakfast and company at wonderful hours like 5am and even Mom wasn't up for rising that early. One night while they were away, I went to bed and forgot about her. A meowing alarm clock jumping on your bed an hour before you actually need/want to wake up ... yeah, that was fun.:rolleyes:
 
My cat does wander to my bed usually after I've been in it for awhile. She does know the morning routine though. Up and to the washroom before heading downstairs. She is vocal in the mornings but only after I get up.
 
Tabitha, does your cat understand the importance of sleeping in on weekends?
MIne doesn't. It's 6 am sharp.
Doesn't have a snooze button.
 
If the lights are on, the fish attempt to catch my attention to be fed. Can't say they wake me up early though :)
 
Nancy - I understand your concerns very well. I have a raving redneck adult child - but at least he is in Canada not further south. The situation there is striking me as totally bizarre, almost like they don't have any actual rules of governance. My boy and I avoid anything political by mutual agreement. Once in a while he goes off on a rant that challenges my ability to bite my tongue. Political views aren't worth losing a kid over!
 
KayTheCurler said:
Nancy - I understand your concerns very well. I have a raving redneck adult child - but at least he is in Canada not further south. The situation there is striking me as totally bizarre, almost like they don't have any actual rules of governance. My boy and I avoid anything political by mutual agreement. Once in a while he goes off on a rant that challenges my ability to bite my tongue. Political views aren't worth losing a kid over!
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Kay...You have no idea how much I understand about what you are saying. I feel very alone in my immediate family with my liberal-leaning political views. My husband and my two sons often talk in a way that makes me absolutely cringe...tending towards racism on occasion. One son, who is a terrific guy in most cases, talks about 'getting even' and committing violence. I sometimes state an opinion; sometimes I stay quiet. One day, my husband stated a core value that shocked me so much I told him that we had to end the conversation immediately. I am now re-thinking about how quiet I should stay about things. I want family peace, but I also have a strong sense of fairness, tolerance and justice.
 
It's not hard in my immediate family, which is a small immigrant one. I am single, my parents are long dead (one was very liberal, one quite conservative) my 2 children were raised largely by me. If it's liberal/social justice oriented, I'm right there, and they have followed. They marched, anti-war, as children.

I, apparently, don't convey this non-violent-resistant, sorta anti-capitalist POV well enough to render myself unemployable, so I remain employed as a very productive public servant of sorts, who quietly translates curriculum into timetables for students and faculty.

Because I have been operationally pretty well single much of my adult life, the concept of challenging my core values has largely been unimportant. What a difficult situation to navigate; aren't these the life choices that are supposed to be so well informed by our education of some sort?
 
Bad week for the emotions ...

Kid brother operated for aortic bypass ... opened like a fish. Serious stuff for one 20+ years my junior, not quite 50. My sis died at 62 of similar situation.

The situation seems it should have been reversed ... I didn't really expect to get where I was ... makes me question a lot of things!:cautious:

They were both on cholesterol reducing medication and the tests were low ... yet ... completely plugged up. Is there a lesson below the surface ...
 
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