Thank you for your support. I teach middle school, just two subjects. I can’t even imagine what the elementary teachers are going through with their littles. So many teachers also have to manage their own children at home while teaching their classes. It’s crazy. My kids are all grown, but my son who is 24 was staying with us when the pandemic hit, so he has been quarantined with us for seven months. He isn’t working because of Covid, but I’m glad he is here.
I’m grateful for all we have. So many are struggling much more. Sending healing love to anyone in need.
You are so kind. Thank you for that sentiment.
My husband and I and my son all buckled down today and got quite a lot of cleaning done. The three of us had half-done this or that, and today we just plowed through. There is still more to be done. We will get there!
@jha as a social studies teacher I feel like I should have known all of this already -- but I can't keep up with the train-wreck anymore. I don't know how high school Civics teachers can even lesson plan anymore.
Thank you for this. It's what I suspected all along. I think his stunt yesterday (the parade) may have caused any of the fence sitters (and seriously, how at this point can there be any undecided voters?) who may have felt sorry for him to turn tail and hightail it back to camp Biden. Even Jill Biden tweeted that it was time to put the attack ads back up.
We'll continue to watch and wait I guess. He's a loose cannon. I can't even believe how medicated he must have been for someone to have taken his phone for the blissfully quiet 24 hour period of time before he started posting again last night.
@dannyboy, I think even people with all the time in the world would find it hard to keep up with everything going on in the world right now. It's one mess after another.
When I posted that comment last night, I hadn't seen the drive-by stunt. I've been watching a lot of the American news networks, so I was aware that people were growing tired of the disinformation being spread by the doctors and his own team. And people had already unraveled the edited video, the ten-minutes-apart photo ops and everything. That, to me, was another reason to post what I did. He's already eroding that sympathy and he hasn't even left the hospital.
When I saw that parade stunt, it was yet another reason to believe that the sympathy won't make it to the middle of October, let alone election day. He's playing squarely to his base with no real consideration for anybody else, which is obviously a horrible strategy.
As for the medication, I'm seeing many medical experts raising concerns about the President's use of Dexamethasone. I saw one say 'when I was on Dexamethasone, I was not fit to be President of my cat.' Now they're highlighting that a key side effect is delusions of grandeur. And, naturally, the President has just posted 18 manic caps-locked tweets in the space of an hour.
That sympathy wave is going to collapse in a week, if that.
@jha My wife (hates politics) last night after reading about the treatments he's on: "How will we know if he's experiencing delusions of grandeur?"
God love her!
@dannyboy. His whole life has been one big delusion of grandeur.
But seriously, this episode of his illness is the first time in this four years of bullying, chaos, and collusion against the U.S. with foreign entities, that I have seen how reckless he is with our national security. I have believed from the beginning that he has given himself to the Kremlin, and I believe Kushner has shared classified information, and likely T as well, with some of this country's adversaries, like the Kremlin, the Chinese, and the Saudis.
But this is the first time I felt that a rogue force would have the ability to actually stage a coups and take over the largest arsenal of weapons on the planet. Who is minding the country's security with this lawless, authoritarian one-man show in charge? On every conceivable level, T's reign cannot end soon enough.
And given his illness, why haven't they activated the 25th amendment? He's on heavy drugs, oxygen levels dropping, he's sick, and on top of his already well established mental illness, this country is not safe.
@jeanne-mayell It won't happen -- but it is PAST time to invoke the 25th, even if temporarily. Unfortunately I just have this funny feeling that Pence is sitting on his own positive test result (Just a gut) and that would mean Nancy Pelosi. It's the only thing my brain can reconcile to why they've worked this hard to "Weekend at Bernies" him.
Another one testing positive
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It is great all three of you were able to tackle the house together. I am sure that made you feel much better. I always feel better when I make needed progress in my house. That stuff can start to wear on you as it piles up. I am 3/4's finished with cleaning out our office. It has been a problem for some time now.
You have had a great deal on you plate so if I may, tell your son it is time for him to step it up a bit and take some of the burden off you (assuming he is able to help of course). Have him be responsible for cleaning and doing dishes or cooking part of the meals. Think of it as a time for him to further develop life skills. Challenge him to plan a meal, buy the ingredients, cook the meal and make sure her doesn't leave the kitchen a disaster. He will appreciate it late and in the mean time it will unknowingly give him more of a sense of purpose while at home. Re-introduce him to all the appliances and make sure her uses them. Including the iron and vacuum cleaner. A guy who is able to cook, clean, do laundry and clean the bathroom is a keeper.
You may have already been doing this of course, but if you are carrying a bigger burden with work (even if you weren't) , having him share more home 'chores" and developing some more skills as well will benefit everyone. Right?
@jeanne-mayell I wonder why he is being let out of the hospital today at 6:30pm EST. I feel like something is up....
@charmandernat. The doctors cannot hold him there. He wants to get back to campaigning.
@lovendures Great suggestions, all. Yes. We are working on these things. He suffers from depression which has intensified due to the pandemic and not working. He is a tender soul, and he wants to do his part more than he has since the pandemic began.
I suffered from post-partum depression after he was born and didn’t know what hit me. I learned staying at home all day was making it worse. I went back to school and earned my teaching credential and started working again plus therapy and some medication helped me tremendously over time. I think he may be wired similarly.
He’s just had his medication changed, so that should help, too, until he gets back to work for sure.
@dannyboy You may be on to something with Pence. I think he and Mother (Mrs. Pence) we’re seated right in front of Senator “the hugger” Mike Lee (Ut). Bill Barr and Tiffany Trump were next to the Pences.
There is a rumor circulating on Twitter that Rudy Giuliani was bragging about not catching it while McEnany and Barr and someone else whose name I forget did catch it. There are stories refuting this all over stating that Barr has tested negative for four days. I guess time will tell.
Pence already tested positive for covid once before, didn’t he?
What a blessing to have him stay at home with you both during the pandemic and not alone by himself. You don't need to worry about him being on his own and wondering about his state of mind. He can navigate this tricky time with your guidance, how fortunate for everyone.I hope his medicine change will be beneficial.
Nobody said being a mom in a pandemic is easy did they? Nor being a teacher.
I hope now that school has been underway for a little bit, you will find some time to breathe. I bet your students love having you as a teacher. Something tells me you are tuned into them and care a whole bunch about their needs.
Best of luck for the school year, with your class and at home.
Hi I'm new here.
My intuition about the covid19 virus hit me with urgency as soon as I saw it hit China in Januray this year.
Being that I have health problems myself, as well as other family members, I decided to follow this deep sense of urgency to buy masks, hand sanitizer, and surface cleaning wipes.
At the time my family thought I was nuts, but then when we got to late February they were completely on-board with me.
Like I said in one of the other forum threads I posted in, I consider myself quite spiritual. I guess I'm here to be with like minded people, because it feels quite lonely to have these thoughts and feelings/experiences and not have anyone else to share these with and talk to.
Below is a screenshot of a few items I bought in January this year to show I'm not crazy lol
(Okay...well maybe a little. ? )
Edit: apologies forgot I can't post images yet.
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Update on Michigan.
Our Republican controlled house and senate were doing victory laps about the MI-SCOTUS decision stripping Whitmer of her powers.
Until yesterday...
When the state health department invoked their constitutionally enshrined pandemic powers and put all of her restrictions back into place -- and in a few cases stricter restrictions.
I'm certain there will be another fraudulent petition drive, but when I did a quick scan in Whitmer's direction the most impressive wave of giggles came over me.
It was a great Monday evening :-) And whether those giggles were her, or me projecting my own mirth onto the situation, it was good to laugh again!