What's Bothering You?
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Today my husband is getting the first of two surgeries to repair his broken left ankle. Our son is going with him as I'm disabled and can't really go anywhere without my hubby's help. The surgery is taking place in a hospital in the state next to us. Since hubby can't drive the guys are taking a ride service over. I'm actually relieved about that as it's snowing here and the ride service uses 4 wheel drive SUVs. It hasn't snowed here at all - until today. Of course. We don't know what time my husband's surgery will actually begin but they have to be at the hospital by 9:30AM EST. The ride service is picking them up at 8AM.
We're all up and making sure they're all set to leave at 8AM. The sun isn't up yet. We're awake before the sun is awake.... It's going to be a long day.
We're all up and making sure they're all set to leave at 8AM. The sun isn't up yet. We're awake before the sun is awake.... It's going to be a long day.
There’s a supply chain shortage of orange juice… luckily I have found a big jug of Tropicana orange juice that I bought and it’s coming with me. I really wanted some juice.
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Call around. Infected teeth are not a joke. If they start hurting, they need to come out. The infection will spread, especially if it’s on the top, it could go to the brain. Teeth are no joke. I hope you can get them removed before the infection spreads. I had an infected tooth on my bottom and it spread. Had to get an incision on my neck to get it drained.
I hope your husband's surgery goes well! Sending well wishes!
I thought for so long that I didn't want to rent anymore, but after buying a condo with my partner, I miss renting. I know I'm in a fortunate situation, but it's been hard adjusting to a larger space without owning any furniture, and apparently the condo above us is owned by someone who sublets the unit while living 4 hours away. He hired contractors who have been working in the unit above us from 9am-2am for the past couple of days, and it's been a nightmare while they constantly move furniture in heavy work boots while loudly dropping things, use power tools, and inexplicably throw water out the fire escape. My cat is traumatized and spends most of her time hiding under the bed.
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
i'm exhausted.
i honestly wanted to buy a full row of dreamy bear plushies
Princess Mipha
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Seems like my baby likes to be on schedule. She's nearly 4 months old and that's the time where a baby can start teething apparently.. guess who's teething now and screams like all hell broke loose 
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
starting to get real fricked off with my parents (but mostly my mom) telling me it's "cruel" and "not right" for us to keep our kittens as indoor cats because they're "going to miss out on so much of the world" and "it's not fair" etc. when they're not even their cats, and it won't be them paying the vet bills if something goes wrong. (not that they do for their current older cats either. it's me.) i don't have an issue with people who let their cats outdoors, especially since two of mine are outdoor cats and the third is in the summer, but i don't want the same for my kitten specifically because she's quite rambunctious and a bit of a troublemaker -- i know she'll be dumb enough to drink antifreeze (which killed one of our first cats) or go near cars/the road (which injured our first cat, resulting in euthanasia, and likely killed one who went missing earlier this year) and anything else dangerous. not to mention that some people can be total a-holes to black cats. our second youngest after them was also a troublemaker, and he ended up with his tail getting infected and amputated after doing something outside. semi-recently, he also injured his paw and had to go to the vet for anti-inflammatories. (he wouldn't let them examine it, so we don't know what exactly was wrong, but he's fine now.) my parents' main complaint is that they want the backdoor open in the summer when it's hot, but we literally have a net door thing they bought this year (when they were too young to go out) and while it doesn't reach at the bottom, that can be blocked off with a bit of wood that's literally sitting in the garden right now. ugh, it just frustrates me so much, and now she's like, "if they're indoor cats, they have to go," and i genuinely can't tell if she's serious or not. even if she's not, i'm constantly worried about them deliberately letting the kittens out anyway or not caring enough to make sure they don't escape (especially in summer) and making it even harder for us to keep them as indoor cats.
Coyotes are a common reason why some disappear that many people don't think about if they live in your area. Where I live they not only get cats but little dogs. May be worth mentioning to your parents if your concerned about your pets being let outside. Cat claws can do alot of things, but they won't stop coyotes or cars.
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
we live in the UK, so coyotes aren't an issue at all, and outdoor cats are generally quite common here, but we do live semi-close to a road, there's a (barely busy, but even so) road at the top of our street, and said street is between two different carparks, so. that's my main worry. that and other people. the only other animals that might be of concern are other people's dogs, because some people won't put them on leashes and will deliberately just let them chase cats, and foxes, since the road separates us from a nature reserve, and i have seen one in my garden before, but i don't know if they would go after cats, and i don't think they come out this far very often. my mom always quotes that all of her cats growing up (she must've had 30-something overall) were outdoor cats and only a few died because of outdoor causes, but given that one of them (iirc) was killed by an air rifle or something similar, i don't know how she can be so against the idea.
Millysaurusrexjr
for ever still a messenger, a passenger, a tarrier
Does she know that cats have contributed to the extinction of 63 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles? Does she know that outdoor cats live 2-5 years, whereas indoor cats can reach 10-15 years of age or more? ugh that is very frustrating indeed. I get why people wanna let their cats outdoors, it seems like a nice gesture, but in the end it's just a bad idea.
Mimi Cheems
you make me wanna make you fall in love ♡
Ohh man. As much as I'm feeling better, I do not have ANY energy to do anything. I have to go back to work on the 5th. That's about 4-5 days since I told my boss I tested positive for COVID. I told her Sunday, but based on her logic, I've been having symptoms a few days before that, and missed work since Thursday. So I 'should be good to go back Wednesday', but... If I take another test tomorrow and it's still positive? My boss can literally get in trouble for making me come back to work the following day. I refuse to be in an environment where sick employees are still encouraged to work. :^/ I feel better than I did a week ago, but I have zero energy to do anything and I'm still barely eating. I don't know what to do because CDC Guidelines say here only a 5-day quarantine is necessary (which is really dumb to me), so.. :"D
daringred_
✧ stupid lesbian ✧
i mean, humans have led at least 680 species to extinction, but we're not all staying indoors. two of my outdoor cats are between 9-11, the third is around 6-7, and my oldest cat to date (who was also an outdoor cat) was 14/15 before she died of kidney failure, which was not caused by anything outdoors related. i get the point you're making, but i don't want to feel shamed into making my cats indoor cats, and i don't think anyone should. if we lived elsewhere, or lisa had a more timid/cautious personality like her sister and was therefore less likely to wander far, i probably wouldn't be as against it, but considering how close we are to a road, and how curious she can be, i'd rather keep them indoors where they're safe. i'll definitely be telling my sister in the morning, since they're usually more likely to go along with/do whatever she wants, and maybe that'll help. idk. i don't plan to back down from my decision though, so they'll just have to face reality in the end and accept it.
