help

[pianistimo]

ok.  this is for anyone who can understand.  do you ever have these moments where you've lost all energy and can only say in a little voice 'help.'  passersby don't know why you are seemingly happy and seemingly alright, but after spending on school supplies and three kids going in different directions in the store - you just kinda zone out and start repeating 'help'      'help'     'help'         i'm over here.      yes.     this is me.    can anyone help me?   i think i need a paramedic. 

_@/   

[pianistimo]

ok.  this morning my son asks me to take him to get his driver's permit.  it seems like yesterday he was born.  help.

will i be a suitable driving teacher?  (wonders)  must re-read that manual again.  you know, pennsylvania driving is VERY different than california driving.  you must plan for missing telephone poles in case of an accident.  you don't have druggies on your tail at 100 miles per hour, but you do have bizarre behaviour by older people backing out of their driveway onto fast two laners.  and, people who go jogging and bicycling on very narrow roads.  what are you supposed to do?  go around them and have a head on collision.  i basically stop.  wait for all the oncoming cars to go by, take the left lane (even if it is going uphill and i am going to have a head-on anyway) and then ease on by.  WHERE's THE SIDEWALK's HERE?  are they trying to kill people?   children walking to school on 1/4 inch of road.  well the sidewalks do start on the side roads, but not next to the main road (which is the most dangerous for kids on bikes).

the most common fatal injury here seems to be driving a long and suddenly realizing you're in a turn lane.  or, a sudden merge of the street without signage.

[abell88]

In the subdivision where my mother lives, there is a sign on one of the main roads that's supposed to make drivers be careful: Children Walk on These Roads. I say, why don't you put in sidewalks, then? But it's a very strange situation...you can put one in front of your house, or not, at your own expense...and most people don't want to. 

[6ft 4]

Just pray to God lol im sure He'll make it all better.

[thalbergmad]

ok.  this is for anyone who can understand.  do you ever have these moments where you've lost all energy and can only say in a little voice 'help.'  passersby don't know why you are seemingly happy and seemingly alright, but after spending on school supplies and three kids going in different directions in the store - you just kinda zone out and start repeating 'help'      'help'     'help'         i'm over here.      yes.     this is me.    can anyone help me?   i think i need a paramedic. 

_@/   

Welcome to the I have finally lost it club.

[pianistimo]

thanks for the idea of prayer (i really didn't think of it in the store as i was distracted by all the kids - not just my own - everyone was going for the binder aisle).  i could have hidden under a desk or actually sat in one of those swivle chairs turned around.  suggestions of the sidewalk in front of the house, and joining the 'i've lost it club' are other good ideas.  it really helps to know that people care!

of course, this sad little thread is nothing compared to the people stuck in the dome in georgia.  now they have to figure out if they're going to try to get food and water to them, or try to evacuate them.  i guess i don't have that many problems. 






















help.

 

[thalbergmad]

Why the big gap before the   









help

[pianistimo]

ok i'll list all my problems (but not before i get a drink - just a wee smigin of bailey's irish in a teacup).

[thalbergmad]

Your going to list your problems.

I think i better have a drink as well.

If you are considering suicide, don't forget you promised me the bike.

[Torp]

I just got back from a 3-day wine buying spree....should I grab a red or a white to accompany the forthcoming list?

[pianistimo]

three day wine buying spree?  hmmm.  i'll a taste of whatever's open.  what do you suggest?

[Torp]

three day wine buying spree?  hmmm.  i'll a taste of whatever's open.  what do you suggest?

Red wines seem to go better with problems...

[llamaman]

Red wine and chocolate 

[pianistimo]

i think i should go and help out in georgia.  if i didn't have any kids, i would.  maybe i should do it anyway, and just let them clean the house for a few days by themselves.  then, my problems would seem really tiny.

*what irritates me the most is that i clean and clean and everything keeps getting messed up.

[Torp]

Yes, helping those less fortunate than ourselves often adds some much needed perspective.

Then again, so does a good bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon...

[thalbergmad]

I'll get the scotch out.

[Torp]

Single Malt I presume?

[pianistimo]

wow.  i could really feel good in a matter of minutes.  llamanan, what kind of chocolate do you have?

whew!  my husband just took the three year old (soon to be four on friday - another mess of birthday twizzles - and plop on the floor icecream).  i am alone.  i am a free woman.  for a few minutes.  plans a radical party where she goes OUT somewhere instead of in.  like the park?

ok - so far...i bought a cotton candy maker @ $4.95 from wal-mart (makes four - so we invite the neighbor girl and they each eat two).  then, with sticky fingers, we go to the petting zoo.  how's that for a party.  well, i'm tired and i have a lot of problems (as i said before).  goes to get a drink.

[llamaman]

None now. I just ate my last err.......triangular prism........of tolblerone. Though I wish I had a Twix. I love those. I should get around to buying one.

[abell88]

whew!  my husband just took the three year old (soon to be four on friday - another mess of birthday twizzles - and plop on the floor icecream).  i am alone.  i am a free woman.  for a few minutes.  plans a radical party where she goes OUT somewhere instead of in.  like the park?

ok - so far...i bought a cotton candy maker @ $4.95 from wal-mart (makes four - so we invite the neighbor girl and they each eat two).  then, with sticky fingers, we go to the petting zoo.  how's that for a party.

It actually sounds like a lot of fun...I used to stress about my kids' birthday parties, until a friend told me that she had taken her daughter to 10 parties that summer. Some had three kids and some had 20...some were very organized and some just let the kids play...but all were okay. That helped me relax a lot.

Another thing I used to do was have the party at McDonald's (one with a playland). They  come to the table to take the order, prepare the food, deliver it to the table, and clean up afterwards, and it was really pretty inexpensive. Way less than the kids' current preference of Laser Quest.

[pianistimo]

thanks!  it does sound less messy, less expensive (especially after school clothes shopping for the older two), and more fun anyway.  they love the slides and food (only for a few years).

the other stressful thing is that everything is eating up the money.  gas, shopping, bills, etc. etc. i'm realizing that if i want to save on grocery shopping, i can't take the kids with me because they love snacks.  of course, 'there's nothing in the fridge' is the complaint when they don't come.

ok. and the other 'problem' is that everytime i want to take a nap - something happens (the doorbell rings, the phone rings, someone's lawnmower turns on, a soda can spills, whatever)  now, i am at the point where i don't dare say 'i'm tired, i think i'll go take a nap.'  what's worse is that sometimes i can't sleep at night.  so the combination is not good right now.  maybe next week will be better.

[jeremyjchilds]

ok. and the other 'problem' is that everytime i want to take a nap - something happens (the doorbell rings, the phone rings, someone's lawnmower turns on, a soda can spills, whatever)  now, i am at the point where i don't dare say 'i'm tired, i think i'll go take a nap.'  what's worse is that sometimes i can't sleep at night.  so the combination is not good right now.  maybe next week will be better.

You too?

I hate that...