-=> Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 02-Aug-2015 18:03 <=-
 DAG> Re: Re: stressful  was: misc and parents, etc...
 
 NB>> We're working on her to realize that..  ;)  At 85, she can get a bit
 NB>> stubborn... but I've been feeding back to her some of her earlier
 NB>> advice to us... ;)  Plus, I've had the experience of having to have
 NB>> therapy to heal from a broken ankle to utilize, so she can't say I
 NB>> don't understand...  
 DAG> It's good that you've got that...  Recovery from injuries like that
 DAG> is no joke...  I hope she tones it down a little bit.  :)  I know all
 DAG> about the stubbornness that can creep in, though.  I've had a couple of
 DAG> adoptive relatives make it just to or over 100 and yeah, they kind of
 DAG> embodied those sorts of qualities.  Heh.  At least one was a really
 DAG> good person, though.  ;) 

Stubborn isn't all bad...   If she can turn her stubborn to getting
better, we should be fine...  ;)

 NB>> Kinda what I was getting at... even the firsthand can be spun, and/or
 NB>> edited...
 DAG> It's good to talk with other people that understand that.  I've got
 DAG> some friends that I just can't take news links or anything else of the
 DAG> sort from anymore because they don't have a critical filter or
 DAG> something. 

"But I read it on the internet... it HAS to be true..."   

 DAG> Yeah the body language is what makes that possible, definitely.  A
 DAG> lot of those crotchety people don't want to be unhappy and complaining,
 DAG> they just want someone to listen to them, and then maybe even some
 DAG> laughing about it.  :) 

I have a friend who tends to want to talk things out with me, at least
in part because somewhere along the line I can get her to laugh... see
the humor (even if it's just a twist on it, or dark humor) in the
situation... even if she'd thought there wasn't anything good at all in
the situation... 

 DAG>> I know it.  I'll only drink seltzer water, but it's gonna happen.
 DAG>> My social life has been way too bereft for way too long now.
 NB>> Hopefully a place you can take the kid to... ;)
 DAG> Not sure if you were joking or not, but I'm actually planning this
 DAG> particular kind of outing more for myself than a family thing.  ;) 

Mostly joking... partly, though, along the lines of: even if you aren't
planning to take him along, the sort of place you could would probably
be a healthier place for you...  :)

 DAG> I dunno, I actually kind of miss the club atmosphere, though I'm sure
 DAG> that'll disappate within a few short minutes of being there.  Unless,
 DAG> of course, I'm rapidly approached by female suitors or something. 
 DAG> We'll see where it goes.  heh.  

As long as they are suitable suitors...  

 DAG> We did make it out to a UU church
 DAG> congregation today, though.  Two out of three weeks now. Things are
 DAG> slowly getting better both for him and I.  Keep your fingers crossed
 DAG> for getting to Aikido finally tomorrow. 

And did you get there finally...?

 NB>> Who knows... he might actually end up enjoying the stimulation of summer
 NB>> school, too..  :)  And he'll get over the drama... especially if you
 NB>> aren't reacting to it the way he wants... ;)
 DAG> I think he did, actually.  It's just a shame that I couldn't get him
 DAG> into it sooner this time around.  Now that I know that all of that is
 DAG> budget adjusted as well I won't make the mistake unless he's got a huge
 DAG> cluster of friends to hang out with by next summer.  :)

And/or you are earning too much by then... and/or are in a better
neighborhood where the hanging out is safer as well...  :)

ttyl     neb

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