Comments on: Losing it

By: david

david — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:27:27 +0000

Come to Austin next week and be Largehearted Boy’s roving correspondent (I am totally serious). Did I mention my wife is a licensed massage therapist? The stress will melt away, I promise.

By: Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:10:00 +0000

Hey I just stumbled on this page but that sounds like some bad situation you have there. Hugs are the answer to everything though, I’d give you one but I’m in England. Vote yes on hugs! Walk out into the street and hug a stranger, it’ll help. Good luck :D.

By: UH

UH — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:22:30 +0000

Yeah, a vacation is just the ticket.

Come to Disney World next week, I’ll be there for ten days. I’ll buy you a (bunch of) drink(s) and we can sing karaoke.

By: jags

jags — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:02:59 +0000

As open and accomodating as you have been (and I know you have been!), it cannot begin to make up for the fact that her entire life has been ripped apart and the lives of her three babies have been irrevokably changed. Being critical of the current living situation is something concrete she can focus on. Way easier for her to sweat the small stuff. As unfair as it is, I’m guessing she minimizes your enormous life change right now becasue she can’t see past her family and home disappearing. If I were you, I’d be checking out flight schedules for a pre-job hunt mini-vacation. You’re very welcome to come escape to my crazy messy house with 3 kids and a missing dad. Hmmmm. Perhaps not what you’re looking for, but the offer is sincere. You are an awesome sister to help them and with time she will believe it was good enough. Until then, hang in there. And call anytime.

By: shokkou

shokkou — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:17:16 +0000

You could hand her the number of the local women’s shelter and tell her “Adjust the attitude or take it on the road, biatch. I’ve got my own shit going on right now and don’t owe you crap.” Or, leave sis and the kids your place for a few days and check into the local women’s shelter yourself. A sick mini-vacation of sorts.

By: PeeWee

PeeWee — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:43:41 +0000

You could run away to NYC, I would make sure you have fresh brownies every day while you are here.
Wish I could give you a big hug, because I don’t know what else to say.

By: bakiwop

bakiwop — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:03:45 +0000

“there’s nothing I can do to make it any better”

that’s not true. there are two things you can do to make it better:

1) keep doing what you are doing. help out the family as you can while making sure to take time for yourself to deal with what you’re dealing with. your family is lucky to have someone like you to help them out like this and you are a talented writer and good worker who will find another job.

and

2) vote often, vote bakiwop

By: Tam

Tam — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:59:19 +0000

The Wonder Hubby and I send you lots of good wishes & hugs. The puppies would also like to donate some sloppy puppy kisses and leg humping.

If you ever need to escape, you’re more than welcome in the wilds of New Hamster.

By: christa

christa — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:00:48 +0000

i was wondering how stressful that would be: one home filled with every emotion in the alphabet. hang in there, jodi.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:18:13 +0000

Oh yes, I forgot. I need to go read that e-mail. Please accept my apologies, I’m not at the top of my game right now.