Rant/Complain Thread: u mad?

[GhostsandDragons]

Dear Spring allergies,

why.

Sincerely, GhostsandDragons

[Maxine MagicFox]

My mom's in ICU. Had congestive heart failure today. Stable but she's got a tube to help her breath since there's too much fluid for her to breathe on her own. Will see how she is tomorrow.

Pray for her, please.

[negzee]

... D:

I wish for her recovery and for you and your family the strength to weather this challenging time.

[Trifkin]

Negzee said it perfectly. I really hope she's okay. Keep us posted if you can.

[zamisk]

Thirded. And do please let us know!

[Kimiko]

Ow, scary stuff, Maxine o_o
I'll be thinking of you & your mom.

[Starfe]

I have had the exact same experience many times and it never gets easier. Hope you guys come out of this one okay, you'll be in my thoughts.

[PLA]

Trying to cook, getting interrupted by suicidenotes.

[Starfe]

Today marks what is officially the craziest, most absurd, experience I have had in teaching.

I was being harassed by some students last Friday after school, so I went over to talk to them about it. Its a group of kids who has been harassing me in the same way for almost 2 years. None of them would admit to being the one who said what they said, so I told them they needed to stop acting like little punks who could only take shots behind peoples backs or from a distance, and I left.

Come to find out that this has now become the worst game of telephone in history. An ADULT at the school who has a vendetta against the high school staff took up this cause, started spreading rumors that I called these kids "bitches" and, come to find out, "niggers". So I went home on Friday, came in on Monday and the kids all apologized to me. They talked to the principal and vehemently refuted the claims that I had called them those things, saying that if I had actually said that stuff some of them probably would have tried to fight me. Anyway, everything went back to normal, I've worked with these kids all week and nothing has been wrong, we all thought that this was over and that the rumor would be put to rest.

Now I find out that people in the community around the school are threatening to "hurt me" and my principal wants me to take some of my personal days while she figures out whats going on, which I am of course refusing. I doubt very much that theres any substance to these threats, since this has happened to other teachers here before, but for the love of God how are you meant to keep teachers in a school and in a community when you can't even count on the adults to act properly? I'm happy I've already planned my exodus, in any case.

[MrTwinklehead]

I don't like it when you see the option to pay through PayPal, but when I check it out, I need to connect a card to my PayPal account. Why even have the option in the first place? I just want to pre-order the Heavensward CE box.

[Trifkin]

I want to punch everything* today.




*except Hong's face

[Maxine MagicFox]

Wednesday mom was kept on the ventilator and kept under heavy sedation so she wouldn't fight the tubes and her body could heal. Went through not really knowing what was going to happen or what had happened, if we would even get an answer. The doctors said her heart looked the same as it had since her heart attack back a few years ago in 2013.

Yesterday they took mom off the vent and she breathed on her own. Was awake. Everything looked good. She was crazy from being on narcotics and spent first half of the day not making much sense and on top of it was off of her anti-depressants. She was mostly a crying blubbery mess of nonsense but last night after getting food (and rest) I went up at around 6 with my dad and other sister and mom was doing much better. Able to have a somewhat decent conversation. Noticed she was still breathing heavy but they got her a regular room and out of ICU at around 10ish.

We got a call around 6am this morning saying that mom had had trouble breathing, aspirated into her lungs, and went back into congestive heart failure. They dunno why. Think it's her blood pressure because it's been kinda roller coaster.

It scares me because I look at it and it doesn't seem like ever went that super high. And the doctors just aren't projecting that "this is it!" vibe. They get her ventilated and sedated again today. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

I was fine with all of this for the most part, up until me and dad went to go see mom for a few hours for the end of the night. When we left the hospital dad sorta... lost it in the car. I know it's silly but in my 30 years of life I've NEVER seen my dad cry. I've seen him punch a hole in a wall when him and mom were going through hard times. Saw him get drunk just that once. I've seen him get super quiet when he's upset. And of course rage when he's angry. Even when his brother died I didn't see him cry.

He cried tonight and I think that bothered me even more than seeing my mom all with tubes and everything. He pretty much told me in his own strained way that if the worst happens he's gonna be depending on me (didn't really need to be said) to take care of things and help Rissa and Tia.

God I've never wanted a day to come and not come all at the same time. So worried about tomorrow.

And dear god Trif thanks for everything! More than you could know.

[Trifkin]

I'm so sorry you and your family are going through this. I know the feeling.

Seriously, when will they invent a way to mail hugs?

[Sampson]

That's awful, Maxine Hoping for the best for you and your family

[Maxine MagicFox]

^_^; This morning we ALL overslept in our house. It's a bright sunny day even and I dunno, the mood in the house is a little brighter. Dad is even laughing and joking. He called the doctors and mom had a good night. No idea if they are taking her off the vent or anything today. I dunno, though, the mood is just more optimistic than it was before we went to bed. I think we all needed a really good night's sleep. We're back to thinking positively again.

Here's hoping things go well to match the mood we are all in.