The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[betty rose]

There's a history of alcoholism on both sides of my family. My great grandfather on my dad's side was an alcoholic. My maternal grandfather is an alcoholic. We've been having that battle with him lately. Other family members, while not alcoholics, have had addiction problems. Two cousins on my dad's side have both had drug problems, and my maternal grandmother was a gambling addict.

Just always something I have to keep in mind. Especially since I know I already demonstrate addictive behaviors, usually when it comes to technology, and then I have to break the addiction. No fun.

I'm sorry for the family history. You are smart to stay away from, what can become an addition. I stopped tequila to drop a few pounds before Disney. I've lost 5 pounds so far.. decided that alcohol is not worth added weight, and cost. I'm basically a cheapskate. Using the extra money for Disney.....

 

[betty rose]

Sympathy like and get well soon. xoxo

Thanks, this is the roughest allergy season, for a long time. Hubby went to the drug store to look for something, he said half the population of our city was in the allergy isle, looking for meds.

 

[Figgy1]

Whelp, the power is out. I'm using my phone's data on the site.

Now what?

Get a flashlight and read a good book. That's how I survive the aftermath of Sandy. I know it's a bit late but flashlights with batteries are always a good idea to have on hand.

 

[Figgy1]

I'm sorry for the family history. You are smart to stay away from, what can become an addition. I stopped tequila to drop a few pounds before Disney. I've lost 5 pounds so far.. decided that alcohol is not worth added weight, and cost. I'm basically a cheapskate. Using the extra money for Disney.....

Congrats on your loss and some extra spending money.

 

[betty rose]

Good morning, everyone. I took a dramamine and slept well last night. This morning my allergies are a little better. I hope to read the trip reports, posted.

 

[betty rose]

Congrats on your loss and some extra spending money.

Thanks, I plan to try a couple things at food and wine.

 

[betty rose]

Off to enjoy the trip reports.

 

[Cesar R M]

Hee, hee . . . reading your post, and @Gabe1 's about pillows (and my own preferences about pillows--I like soft), it's like we're a bunch of pillow divas here! (It's a little bit similar to the story about the Princess and the Pea. )

Indeed. In terms of pillows, I'm a total pretty princess

 

[Cesar R M]

It could also have been a PTSD dog. My uncle had PTSD from WWII and was usually fine, but every once in a while he would get flashbacks. But you'd never know to just look at him that he had any sort of illness. This was before real service dogs for PTSD, but his doctor did recommend having a dog because they are calming and having something to take care of can also be a good distraction. I never knew him NOT to have a dog.

Yeah, the only bad thing I imagine is. A lot of people in the past years have been using that loophole to have their dogs or cats with them. Even if they are not trained dogs nor they have the need.
Aka just a excuse to "dodge" the law of "NO PETS ALLOWED".
I've seen reports of that a lot online.

 

[Gabe1]

You should have known that the second would be easier since the first one did the job of blazing a wide trail. You should thank him for making the other easier. Boys get so little credit for doing good things. How's that saying go... You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet.

I always love when 'men' are the experts on pregnancy, labor and delivery. Such a hoot!

 

[Figgy1]

I always love when 'men' are the experts on pregnancy, labor and delivery. Such a hoot!

and yet they claim to be the stronger sex. I'd love to see how long they'd last being pregnant

 

[Gabe1]

Indeed. In terms of pillows, I'm a total pretty princess

Oh the hours we spent playing Pretty Princess with my DD when she was little. Her go to board game.

 

[Gabe1]

and yet they claim to be the stronger sex. I'd love to see how long they'd last being pregnant

Don't you know??? Men apparently are. One of the phrases that makes me laugh so hard is "We're Pregnant." Funnier when the father to be is drinking an adult beverage.

 

[Goofyernmost]

and yet they claim to be the stronger sex. I'd love to see how long they'd last being pregnant

I've never once said that. I have always felt that women were stronger the men, but, the idea that the alleged "weaker sex" always seems to use that card when something comes up that they don't want to do. Then it's a mans job. As for pregnancy, I have had two children and hardly even felt a twinge, however, I have taken a baseball to certain places that I will put money on is at least equal to labor.

 

[Gabe1]

We met a family in WDW that had three service dogs. There were two asthma alert dogs, an older one training a younger one. I think the other one was for kidney problems, but I don't remember for sure.

The family kept them at the resort during the day and went to the parks at night with the dogs so they wouldn't overheat. The dogs were fine to be petted, although one of the asthma alert dogs did npt want to be petted because he didn't want to not pay attention to his human.

On one of our last days the beginning of F&W it was really warm and humid we saw a Pup, a lab in the World Showcase. That dog looked like it was so overheated. We also saw another larger pup in the MK that had dog socks on with rubber grippies on the bottom. When it gets extremely hot here before I considered taking any of our Pups for a walk I'd put my hand down on the sidewalk and then out on the asphalt street. If it was too warm for my hand it certainly was to warm for their paws.

I wonder how Disney deals with service dogs left behind in a hotel room? If you are to put the do not disturb sign out, crate the pups. Never thought about that. They certainly can't have housekeeping opening a door and the Pup bolting out the door.

 

[Gabe1]

Well, mine didn't break anything on me, thank goodness, but my DD was definitely the biggest baby in the nursery. She was also the only girl. She had to stay overnight because she was born in the early evening when all the doctors had already gone home for the day and they needed to give her a diabetes test because she was so big, so she had to stay over night, and I wasn't going anywhere without her, plus I was EXHAUSTED and couldn't have gotten very far from bed, and I needed to be there to feed her anyway. So we stayed the night in the hospital. The woman next to me in the room had a premature baby boy, so he was TINY. DD could have eaten him for breakfast. She was more than twice his size. And she had such a big head we had to buy clothes a size bigger than normal just to get them over her head. I am soooo thankful that mine were both healthy and didn't have to stay long, though. With DS, once he wasn't blue anymore, they let us go....we were out of there about an hour and a half to 2 hours after he was born and I was in WAY better condition than I had been with DD. DS was only 8.5 pounds though, and it was less than a 3rd of labor time. It makes a HUGE difference.

Wow! Most stay two days in hospital, rarely less than one night here. Me with DS 5 nights and my OB still really didn't want me to leave but did. I was fine after DD but with her being in the NIC unit I wasn't going anywhere.

 

[Gabe1]

Wow. That's intense about your son!!

Indeed. It was not pretty.

 

[Figgy1]

I've never once said that. I have always felt that women were stronger the men, but, the idea that the alleged "weaker sex" always seems to use that card when something comes up that they don't want to do. Then it's a mans job. As for pregnancy, I have had two children and hardly even felt a twinge, however, I have taken a baseball to certain places that I will put money on is at least equal to labor.

Now picture that repeatedly going on for 24 hours

 

[Figgy1]

Wow! Most stay two days in hospital, rarely less than one night here. Me with DS 5 nights and my OB still really didn't want me to leave but did. I was fine after DD but with her being in the NIC unit I wasn't going anywhere.

I really liked having a midwife in charge 2 days with my older ds and 23 hours with James. I'm not a fan of hospitals. I'd would have loved seeing them trying to make me stay longer I wasn't missing the Super Bowl party I was hosting 2 days after my older ds was born and I had cooking to get to after my little guy was born. BTW I don't blame you for not leaving in your situation.

 

[Gabe1]

I really liked having a midwife in charge 2 days with my older ds and 23 hours with James. I'm not a fan of hospitals. I'd would have loved seeing them trying to make me stay longer I wasn't missing the Super Bowl party I was hosting 2 days after my older ds was born and I had cooking to get to after my little guy was born. BTW I don't blame you for not leaving in your situation.

Yeah, knock wood, the only two times I've ever overnighted in a hospital. But yeah, I had to stay with DS. I was so anemic after all the blood I lost I kept trying to go splat on top of all the damage. Even when I was home I could not sit well and often got very dizzy. That was the era of a lack of true understanding still of HIV and such and Doc's did just about anything not to give blood transfusions.

The upside was I was there long enough that I fit in my real people clothes by the time I left. It was nice not to pull on maternity clothing to leave. And my Shepard was so happy to see me, sniffed the kid and went right back to greeting me.