It could be worse...

[luvtimes]

Getting older...nobody wants to talk about it...
And I don't either...but lately I've been getting strange ailments that I would have never thought would happen to me ever....and yes younger folks may go thru it too... but I never thought me...no siree...not discussing it and don't need to see a doctor...not yet...

but this aging progress is getting on my last nerve...

like I said it could be worse...

For that I am grateful...

[emilyB]

Just keep going.  I know what you're saying but use it or lose it!

[sunshine]

Yep...getting older stinks.

[takncarabizniz]

We're stuck working 10s and weekends again and I'll tell ya, I feel like a drunk...even though we "overslept" this morning till almost 9 am (didn't get home until almost 3 am), I feel like I haven't slept in days...

And of course, we're dealing with all the crappola with the hubby's mom.  Come to find out, the siblings did nothing but piss away the money we gave them to take care of Mom's final arrangements, and so now hubby has been on the phone almost non-stop with authorities, the funeral home, and the cemetary back in Montana, trying to find out what his rights are- and make all the arrangements to get her ashes...since his sister conveniently left him off all the official hospice and state information rights paperwork. 
But I did find a lovely biodegradable urn that has an embedded seed paper on it that her husband can plant after they scatter half her ashes in New Mexico.  We're taking the other half back to Montana to inter her next to his dad...which was the original plan anyway.  He's been so depressed over dealing with all this and I'm just along for the ride, the same way he was with my parent's passings. 

I do feel like I've been drug through a knothole backwards (one of my mom's favorite sayings)...and apparently, we won't get a break as work is saying we'll have to be there again this weekend...

[luvtimes]

WOW....

FAMILY....

sister called me yesterday and said she needed 30.00...

Had to tell her no...she's been on crack for over 40 years trying hard to get off at all kinds of cost...can't talk about it cause I  have been trying not to talk about crack for awhile...it hurts so bad...

This sister has stolen over 2200.00 from me and spiraled me into a lifetime of drama...should write a book...of course I had to come up with that amount again..
Back at a time for me it was really hard...

It parted the family...estranged for years...

Time heals all pain...and they is forgiveness in my heart...but will not part with a nickel again to save her soul...cause I can't forget...the pain ...hurt...it caused...

Choices...

Didn't know at the time she was on crack and everybody knew but me...

I've decided to never give to my family again...cutting out the will....etc...

"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers"

Trust them more...

[emilyB]

Takn, so sorry you have to deal with all that while you're working such long hours.  That's tough for both of you.

Luv, even though it must be hard, you're doing the right thing by not enabling.

[luvtimes]

Sometimes I just want to scream but nobody's listening...

So I take it to the Lord in prayer and hope that he can assist  the rage within...

Yet I know this is a test of faith... holding on for dear life...

Enough...

[sunshine]

Wow...taken ...sorry for your loss.
Luv...not a dime! Sometimes cutting them off is the best thing to do.

[takncarabizniz]

I agree.  Luv, everyone in your family knows your heart is in the right place all the time, but they've learned to take advantage of that and yes, you have to stop enabling them, or you'll be left with nothing. 

[luvtimes]

 oh I learned the hard way....