Beth

My contacts know they will either get a lightning fast reply or I’ll think I replied (in detail, I’ll convince myself) and forget they exist. Somehow I do better with email. Still hate a phone call. Must be the AOL kid in me.

7-8 unless perimenopause is acting out

Those aren’t even gray jogging pants.

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In my industry it’s “meet people where they are.” All well and good if you know yourself, have the emotional intelligence, resilience, resources to do so. But even in the helper fields you can see people who lack in those things and do a disservice to the people they are supposed to be helping OR can only help so far because they too have some growing to do.

A lot of people post poor relationships in these places. I am not sure if all of them are real, but the real ones are certainly looking for help and not able to speak to the people around them for whatever reason. In the end we don’t owe anyone a relationship, even a familial one. “Give them a chance, they just made a mistake don’t throw your whole relationship away over (infidelity, abuse, etc), but they’re family” are pretty common and annoying because they make people stay in situations where they are clearly unhappy and are potentially being harmed. If people want to leave, there is no shame in that. It’s annoying on the internet because there is certainly a large amount of bot posts mixed in with real people who need help. Or people who describe horrible abuse and then defend their abusers…feels like rage bait.

Today when I emptied my pockets I had 3 zip lock sandwich bags, a roll of soft Velcro, a roll of scratchy Velcro, multiple hair bands, compression gloves, and miscellaneous paper trash I forgot to toss. They weren’t event half full. My kids have started copying me and walking around with their hands in their pockets which I do just because of the joy of having them. I wish all my pants were like my scrubs. Sigh.

The best bet would not to have them on caseload. Once word spreads, more antivaxxers come, your vulnerable populations and infants are at risk.

Of course. I tend to utilize it across age groups due to some trauma. This is how I became “work mom” at 38, lol.

Dilated all the way to have baby. My body decided that wasn’t for us, so I got the c-section too! I’ve broken bones and it feels like nothing compared to that.

“Be the adult you needed when you were younger” is my version.

10 or so I use daily. 20 or so others I reference occasionally.

If this happened suddenly, I would gently monitor but not panic and jump to the worst conclusion. I have a good relationship with my kids. They have different ways of expressing feelings like this and I’m familiar with them because I know them as the people they are. I’m protective of them, of course, but I also try to give them some room.

Every single time I sat down from doing a chore someone sought my attention. I did not experience a moment of peace. So that, I reckon.

Yeah I’m a monster

Walkie, phone, pens, band aids, counter, whatever I found on the floor…whichever pocket has room.

I am an expert in my field. Because I devote all my time and brain to being so. I am average to terrible at everything else. So many of us like to think otherwise. I don’t get why. I’m tired at the end of the day and I just wanna be bad at shit lol. Ego?

I would seek a new practitioner and cite this as the reason. Given the track record of these tools, I personally question the judgement of someone using them in clinical documents and even creating “temporary” recordings. Therefore, I would question their judgement and their ability to manage their caseloads if they feel this is needed. I can see this being disappointing after going through all the paperwork. Sorry you’re having to deal with that.

I don’t remember anything before 16 except a few flashes of things. It gets better from there.

That 46 year old is in decline, and that 25 year old is in their prime. They will likely have baggage, medical issues, and assorted hangups they may want to impose on the younger partner. They are possibly seeking a younger individual for predatory reasons such as someone young to have biological offspring with, that will put up with a variety of neglects, and will take care of them in the looming decades as they become more frail. All in all, a good time as consenting adults is whatever. But as a relationship? Do not recommend. You’ll be a nurse sooner than you think.