Daily Chit Chat with a Friend

@Psalm139

Ugggh.. I pushed the post button by accident.
(Repeat) I noticed you didn't post much. What ya doing today, anything good? I hope so.😜

@IsayUncle Yeah I didn't have the best day but also I knew you were busy your first day back and didn't want to bother you. I am feeling a little better now. I was going to make the thread but I didn't know where it would fit, so thanks for doing that💙

@Psalm139

Hey, there she is. Glad you're feeling better. What had you bummed out?

You Know you can write posts whenever you're feeling or needing to share. When the feelings and thoughts are fresh. I would love reading them and seeing how your day developed and stuff like that. You don't have to adjust your posts to my time even though it's very nice of you worry about that and it is nicer to messege back and forth when we can.

@Psalm139

Writing these disjointed posts kind of sucks don't it. BUT.. it's ok because it's the best we can do and we truely want to help each other just make it through a day. 💚

@IsayUncle Yep. It's ok. I can deal if you can💙

@IsayUncle I didn't want you to see my posts and feel pressured to respond if you were busy because I imagined you were already stressed out about it being your frost day back. I didn't want to add to your overwhelm 💙.

Actually I woke up ok but then I tried to talk to my listener and I think he misunderstood what I was trying to say and I felt like he was mad and so I got upset and he disappeared and then this afternoon he messaged me and said everything is ok and he was just working.

But I was upset about that most of the day because I really didn't intend to cause a problem but I'm just so sensitive to everything and I was sure he hated me.

Thankfully he has spent quite a bit of time researching BPD and watching videos so he seems to understand what is going on with me when I react in certain ways and doesn't get mad like I think he will.

I don't know if any of that makes sense but little things and interactions affect me a lot so that can be hard.

Anyway, everything feels ok right now. Maybe I'm saving up my good days for our trip.

💙

@IsayUncle Your day was good though?

@Psalm139

Yea, sorta - kinda... I can say "not bad". New re-groove ya know what I mean. BY the way, saw your new picture. There's a pack of trouble if there ever was one! Just kidding, great picture!

@IsayUncle. I'm glad it was pretty good. I think it's normal to be a little harder at first until you are back in the routine. I will be going through that soon as we start homeschool again after the camping trip.

And yeah, with the youngest three being boys it can get loud. My daughters are more of the quiet artistic type.

You came from a large family, right? I think I read that in your profile.

What is the date of your CDL test?

💙

@Psalm139

I'm the baby of seven. But that was back in the day when families were big. 5 kids today is really a big family. My CDL is wednesday so bussing and practicing will fill my days. Please don't stop posting because I'm getting busy... promise! We're going from a world of free time back to yucky reality.

You'll be there soon too with the homeschooling. It must be a lot better with all the new systems that got developed for the covid epedemic.

good nite M 💚

@IsayUncle goodnight 💙

@IsayUncle

Awww the baby💙. Did you have a special bond with your mom? My youngest is super attached to me still at 4.5. He calls me his princess and tells me I'm beautiful and that he will always take care of me. He's the sweetest💙.

Yeah I will be busy too soon. And hopefully that will help me to stay out of my head a little. I choose all our curricula for homeschooling so covid didn't really affect us as much. The kids came out of school a month before the schools shut down because we had just left the shelter at that time.

I'm excited about our writing and history curriculum this year. I'm saving science for over the summer to lighten the load for the girls. And then there is math. I actually like math but I end up doing it about 2 hours a day, so that can get old. Lol.

I asked about your test date because I will be camping next week. I will try my best to check in but I don't know if my cell service/data will work where we are camping. So if I'm MIA for a few days, that's where I am and I will be back by Thursday evening. I am hopeful that you will pass this time. You definitely deserve to pass after all of your hard work and perseverance 💙

@IsayUncle I haven't written more about my shelter/homeless experience yet but this is a diary thread that I wrote when I had my own account. It has some entries about my life I til around age 11. Then I got stuck because the next thing to write would be about my mom. It's still hard for me to think about her and those years. Anyway, if you are bored or interested. Here it is: https://www.7cups.com/forum/GeneralSupport_28/DiaryEntries_1597/ProcessingthePast_280461/

*old account

@IsayUncle

Good morning M, I thought about asking you about your Mom several times and for some reason it slipped my mind. I'll be reading your links and posts more this evening and I'm glad you included your mom into the conversation even if it does sound like it could be sad.

Talk more later. I wont be home until this evening but try to have a good day and share your activities if your time allows.

@IsayUncle Ok, I will check in and let you know how things are going throughout the day. I really hope you have a good day. I posted my goals on your other thread. Hopefully that helps to motivate me because I haven't been doing that well all week mentally and emotionally.

I will tell you more about my mom. The short version is that she was an amazing mom and we were very close but she died when I was 16.

Talk to you later💙

@Psalm139

Hey, ditto ditto, talk with you later. I was glad to read the other post about your day. that was nice to read so thanks for sharing.... we're going to develope hiliarious post confusion pretty soon.

But we got this. btw, when's camping?

@IsayUncle We will be camping from Sunday to Thursday. So I might not be able to talk between Monday and Wednesday but I will if my internet works💙

@IsayUncle My day has been prettu good day...i woke up...studied for a while i guess...worked here for sometime...did my dance workout...spoke to my friends....read a nice novel and yes...thats pretty much it

@yourbuddy30

That sounds like a pretty nice day, Thanks for sharing. Gotta ask... what novel you reading?

@IsayUncle 400 days by chetan Bhagat..he is an Indian author

@yourbuddy30

That looks like an awesome story... Murder / Mystery/ Romance. I never heard of Chetan before, but of course I don't read a lot of novels anymore either. I used to love reading. Chetan Bhagat looks like a very popular/excellent author. Enjoy your story and walk towards another good day. Enjoy your exciting story.

so... I'm off to the dishes. I'll bet your yumming up some pizza. Isn't that the best ever with kids?

I am dealing with depression and anger. Happy I found 7 cups to vent and make some cyber friends.

I lost a close friend this month. The whole situation has been bothering me. I am doing everything I can to let it go.

@Yroquis76

Welcome aboard. I'm sorry about your friend. Cyber friend or Flesh friend? Both can be so precious and so painful to lose. When and if you ever feel like it, you know you can share what your friend was like, what made them special? I know it'll probably make you cry but you can blubber and blabber here if you want.💚

@Yroquis76
How are you feeling this morning? Wishing for the best, but you hang in there OK?

Getting back to work after a summer recess has left my poor house in kind of a shamble. Got a little bit done last night but not enough. I got more energy now so to the kitchen I go! Yipppeeee!

I can do it, No you can't, Yes I can, No you can't, I Will Do It! OK already, you win!

@IsayUncle Did you get it done? I have more to do in my kitchen today too. I did do some work on it last night so it shouldn't take too long. But of course I will find lots of things to take my attention from it!

@Psalm139

A big Fat No! lol

Good morning -M. Hope you have a great day!💚

@IsayUncle Good morning 💙. I hope you have a good day too! Just waking up with my morning ☕☕☕💙

@Psalm139

Saturday: Good morning -M. big day for u today... getting ready, i hope everything goes smooth. Have a great morning. I'm off to price a tractor job and then back to practice - practice -practice. I'll be back late afternoon so I definitly hope we get to chat before you leave. i'm sure we will but remember... Be Good, Be Well, Be Fun!💚

@IsayUncle Good morning 💙. Ok, you have a good day to and I'll talk to you this evening 💙

@IsayUncle

Hey M, Good morning.

What's your day looking like?

@IsayUncle Good morning 💙. Today is grocery days so that's the main event. I'm also working on getting the boys shared room clean today. That's quite a job since my seven year old is constantly (I'm not exaggerating lol) cutting and pasting and drawing and creating! I got him a nice big desk and it is full. I finally got under and around the desk done! After all that I really want to figure out a better solution for my son's medical supplies. He uses catheters (my youngest that is in my picture with me), so we get 150 a month plus 30 to tape in at night, 100 + pull ups a month, 30 diapers, plus gloves, lubricant, medical tape. It's just a lot to store. And a new shipment is coming in a few days!

Did your sister arrive? How is all that going? I checked for a post earlier but thought you probably were busy with her💙

@Psalm139
Luckily, she'll not be here until about 5pm. I'll have everything set by then.

It sounds like you're having a proactive day... that's always a good sign. I love hearing and seeing the creation of youngsters. Sounds like a mess though! How old is your boy with the medical condition? I'm really sorry to hear about that. It sounds like a urinary or bladder dysfunction, What's going on with that?

@IsayUncle Oh you have plenty of time then💙. My youngest is 4. We knew he had hydronephrosis when he was born but it wasn't too severe and at 10 months they said he was ok. Then in January of 2021, 2 months after his 3rd birthday, he went into full retention. He couldn't pee and his bladder was about 3x the size it should have been. After 5 or 6 trips to the ER to have him cathed the traditional way, he got in to see a specialist. In late February he had surgery to correct the hydronephrosis on the right side and put in a suprapubic catheter to let his bladder rest. A sp tube is a tube coming out of his pelivic area that drained into a diaper. Unfortunately his bladder never started squeezing again. They did tests to see and it would just fill up and he was in so much pain. So in September he had the sp tube removed and had the appendicovesicostomy procedure (google it if you are interested) so I can now cath him through a channel that goes through his belly button to his bladder. We do that every 3 hours and then leave one in at night to free drain in a diaper. He is otherwise a normal, happy, smart, active little boy. But it's definitely been a long road and was very hard for a while there!

What are you up to today? I took my oldest son to Kohl's because he and I both needed shoes. Then we went to Aldi for groceries and I got those mostly put away. Now it's coffee break time☕☕☕☕💙

@Psalm139

It's not funny how time flies... I just got back from shopping and the house is.... blah blah blah. The bedroom is awesome though. I'm sorry, probably be tommorrow before I can chat., she'll be here in 1 hour, a little early. 💚