Nice people thread part 7 - a thread in its prime

wageslave

PasturesNew wrote: »

Would it? Would I have been cleverer back then, or meaner?

Or do I sound like I'm a loon now? Or was I a loon then?
Or both, but different sorts of loon?

You are brighter, more self aware.

Nikkster, I watch it avidly. As I lose belief in a god, I cling pathetically to science.

We all, it seems, need something

lostinrates

wageslave wrote: »

You are brighter, more self aware.

Silver car, I watch it avidly. As I lose belief in a god, I cling pathetically to science.

We all, it seems, need something

I would not say I feel more believing but I do find myself missing church a lot ATM.

PasturesNew

wageslave wrote: »

You are brighter, more self aware.

I would never say somebody was more self aware ... or less self aware... or self aware.

It's another gap

Not really sure what that means, so I couldn't put it into a sentence and use it

What did you have for tea tonight wagey?

wageslave

lostinrates wrote: »

I would not say I feel more believing but I do find myself missing church a lot ATM.

I have been thinking a great deal about death. I was ill earlier in the year and it really frightened me, I came face to face with my own mortality rather than other peoples.

Nikkster

lostinrates wrote: »

Agree.

Troubles are not one size fits all. What one can cope with depnds on what else one manages.

Sometimes a glass breaking is enough to send one into tears or tantrums, because you have so many balls in the air that you are fried, even if none of them are big heavy ones. Other times it's just because one is run down, emotionally ailing, whatever.

Of course we must support those whose greviences make us squirm with their enormity, but that should not mean we cannot ask for sympathy for our own lifechanging mini dramas. In themselves, 'normal' gripes often help those having major ones remember that life goes on.

How are things going nikkster.....up to speed yet?

Dh heard to day he did not get the job. They have kept him dangling for well over a month, maybe two?, and still cannot say no, but rather 'not yet'. They recruited the one they interviewed later because he has more relevant experience to what they are doing right now, but have asked dh if he would join them in spring if they can take someone else on.....

All in all, it's the best way to not get something I think.

Sometimes (a lot of the time), it is just useful to vent. And the diversity of things that Nice People know about is incredible

That still sounds promising for DH, who knows what might turn up in spring. And if nothing, he can still feel like it wasn't a 'no'.

Not up to speed, still trying to busy myself. But I think that I am not expected to be up to speed, and for various reasons people are very busy at the moment so not so able to help. I think have been doing at least what is expected of me (if not a bit more), and I'm sure that when things get going they will be great.

On the other hand, I spent the afternoon looking at my a chapter of my thesis, then went to the gym this evening. Both firsts in too long. Payday is next week. I'm feeling a strange kind of calm - its great

Nikkster

wageslave wrote: »

I have been thinking a great deal about death. I was ill earlier in the year and it really frightened me, I came face to face with my own mortality rather than other peoples.

Sorry to hear that wageslave, hope you are better now.

I wasn't ill as such, but my life was quite ill. It really frightened me, and I wasn't sure that it would get much better. Its definitely given me a different perspective on things.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

Its definitely given me a different perspective on things.

People have to have suffered, in order to realise that it's possible to be suffering through no fault of your own. Sometimes... often... OK, sometimes most days, ... !!!!!! just happens.

wageslave

Nikkster wrote: »

Sorry to hear that wageslave, hope you are better now.

I wasn't ill as such, but my life was quite ill. It really frightened me, and I wasn't sure that it would get much better. Its definitely given me a different perspective on things.

I am fine now but for a very short time I was afraid I wouldn't be. Like you it frightened me and changed my perspective. I have given up on god. I never really had much faith in the fairy tale anyway

Doozergirl

I have a poorly DS. He is never ill so this has me worried. I think he must have had no more than 10 sick days in iver 7 years at school. Three have been this year.

It's exam week and he's been cramming really hard. When I spent time with him earlier, he couldn't get anything done for this quiet wheezy chesty cough. I dosed him up with beechams all in one and sent him to bed.
He is complaining of a bad pain in the side of his chest when the cough comes, hence he can't give it a good old hack.


Just checked on him, he's clammy to the touch in places and drenched in sweat in others.

Exam week is important but I'm actually worried that he may have pneumonia. This may sound like a dreadful
Question but I'm in a quandry. Am I being a crazy mum even considering pneumonia? He's asked me to wake him at 6 as I think he would drag himself to school regardless, but I'm not sure that he should, even with it being the middle of exams. I think H would send him dosed up again for him to at least try.

What would you do? . I'm now worried that school is pushing him too hard and he's breaking a bit.

CKhalvashi

PasturesNew wrote: »

People have to have suffered, in order to realise that it's possible to be suffering through no fault of your own. Sometimes... often... OK, sometimes most days, ... !!!!!! just happens.

I'm ill at the moment, and the above is something that's very true.

As this doesn't come up on Google (and I don't think any of my staff are NP), I was diagnosed with bowel cancer in February. I know I'm possibly going to need surgery in the near future, but the treatment in itself is tiring, even after three months from treatment finish.

On a brighter note, it's my birthday today, so I'll be heading off out this evening :eek:

CK