Spoiler depression, therapy etc.
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Have struggled all year with getting elder minipeeler to school. Have realised he is suffering from depression which needs treatment, so an appointment with GP has been made. He just isn't motivated at all, and recently has just seemed really sad and can't explain/doesn't know why. Sometimes he lashes out in anger and frustration and is immediately regretful and even sadder. He had therapy last year for anxiety and it looks like we're going to go down that path again. Mr P can see it too and thankfully agrees, or I'd have a battle there (Mr P is famously anti therapists after bad experiences when he was younger. Was sent to The Melbourne Clinic and almost was given shock treatment, so it's understandable). Mr P is taking him to the appointment. Now I have to go to work and carry on when I feel like a shattered husk. However I'm feeling I tell myself it's worse for him. Fingers crossed for my boy today.
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Aww no, poor EP :(
So glad that he has parents who give a shit and are helping him to get the help he needs, not just giving him a clip around the ears and telling him to 'man up'. Fingers crossed for him here too.
Hey PeelerShelia. The good thing is you're getting help for him. My daughter was having issues (lockdown didn't help) and was able to find someone at Headspace. She hated it at first but was eventually able to open up. Even to this day if she has a worry she'll call her counsellor.
I would ask her how her session went and leave it at that. If she wanted to tell me, cool. If not, no worries. Best thing you can do is to listen when he talks but carry on (as hard as that is) as normal. Best wishes to you and your family. xxx.
Respectfully? Absolute win here! Early intervention is key, recognising they need help and getting it is A+ parenting. I know you probably feel a bit down at the moment, but pat yourselves on the back.
Also if they are up for it, go for a weekend away somewhere. Camping is great but any chance of scenery/routine can help a lot.
So many hugs , my thoughts go out to young minipeeler.
Youโre doing awesome. A lot of parents would ignore the problem or even be hostile to a child thatโs already suffering, telling them just suck it up. There are some really shit parents out there. You being concerned and upset that your child needs some help is the sign that you care deeply and want the best for them. World would be a better place if more kids had a home like yours.
This is gonna sound arrogant as f, but let me give you a little context: Iโve never been super happy with how I looked. Not the ugliest dude but like Iโd maybe call myself a 4 or a 5 if you wanna use that shitty scale.
Anyway, last night coming home from the gig I caught my reflection. And despite looking exhausted with my sad boi skater look and my punk rock hoodie: I absolutely woulda taken me home. I looked a little pathetic, but pretty handsome.
Dude. Some of us like our Punks & Skaters. Fuck suits, gimme a utility kilt and some stripy long socks.
They found Jesse and Lukeโs bodies. Horrid situation but Iโm glad they were found, both for the familyโs sake and for a solid case against the murder.
They've got the bodies. They've got the murder weapon. Only a matter or time before they have enough forensic evidence to join the dots.
Those poor families.
oh no. ๐
Finally, bed time!
Good night from the cupboard cat
Heads up for you Vline folk, on the 8th they'll be striking again from 3am to 4pm (so with prep times, there probably won't be any trains before 5pmish)
Good day to chuck a sickie or WFH if you can. Otherwise may God have mercy on your stomach, on all those stinky bumpy coaches
(This hasn't been publicly announced yet, just to be clear, and it's possible Vline might backpedal and agree to the unions demands, although the union has agreed on the strike, so if they don't it's probably going to happen.) RTBU update here (warning: auto download)
Got home last night to find that boyo has bought us a PS5 ahead of FFVII-Rebirth coming out on Thursday. I am so unbelievably excited!! And also to share playing it with him - the OG FFVII being our gateway gaming drug as kids was a nice moment to share when we were going to know each other more.
My wife is SO excited. Iโm a district instructions to go pick it up on Thursday at lunchtime and load into the PS5 so it installs an updates ahead of her arrival Thursday night.
Boyo will be doing the same since he finishes work before me! I'm planning on getting us something tasty for dinner as a thank you and so neither of us have to cook since I get first whack at playing it!
Kill it Spinโs boyo!
Blink 182 was amazing. Several train delays home on the other hand are less amazing. And my cold/flu addled brain has pretty much given up onโฆ. Everything.
Bill is so fluffy he had dags. He was so embarrassed but it's not his fault, he's too fluffy, he's drawn that way. ๐ฟ๐ฉ All fixed up now.
The new air con at work is finally installed. I am going to be soooooo grateful tomorrow. Now just the cleaning up after the tradies. Is there a secret code for tradies about making as much mess as possible? I've spent a fair bit of time this afternoon fishing lumps of dead ceiling tile out of the photocopier. The less said about the carpet the better.
Some good news, my new offsider starts next Monday.
Excellent timing!
There's an uncontrolled bushfire in Australind in WA at the moment. My mum has just finished moving into a new home about 500m north of where homes are currently threatened, and fire is moving north... She's safe but her partner is still there trying to keep the place safe
Oh no. Thinking safe thoughts
Looks like it's under control, going to be tough for them to sleep tonight though I bet!
As much as coming into the office is a pain (boo wearing pants), getting out of the apartment on days like this isn't so bad. Just had a nice egg and lettuce roll and an iced coffee sitting outside a cafe on Bourke Street. Absolutely delightful ๐
Try to buy some needed stuff from Officeworks... Repetitive 406 error. Do youse want my fucking money or not
When I was placing a click & collect order for school supplies earlier this year, I'd get to about 6 or 7 items in my cart and it'd just have a seizure and wipe them all. I'm like, "don't you want me to place a BIG EXPENSIVE ORDERโฝ What on earth is WRONG with youโฝ"
I just ordered a gel cushion for my poor sore sciatica butt. ๐ญ
After surviving the storm with no power loss my area has decided to join in and have a power outage this morning. I keep trying to turn on lights anyway.
Edit: outage tracker showing someone expected to arrive to assess the fault at 6:43 but is "delayed". This does not bode well for a speedy resolution.
Bonus Edit: Now at nearly four hours without power and the fault is still listed as "awaiting assessment".
Happy Edit: Power is back!
I got up at 7am to get ready for the interview tomorrow (have to get up at 6am) and seriously, I could go to bed right now.
Miss Molly came home today, she seems a bit shaken up and has been walking around crying. We've napped together but she's still occasionally doing it. I think a week away from home is a bit too much for her to cope with and might ask for a shorter stay next time if possible.
Last week she had an antibiotic injection (2 week slow release) to try and kick her stubborn uti so that shouldn't be it. Still the vet is trying to source a special antibiotic according to the urine culture, it should take a week to get hold of. So hopefully once the jab wears off if it's still there we can hit it with that.
Tonight I will be having chicken and coriander burritos.
F this shit Iโm going to the butcher. ๐๐๐
Is your local better/cheaper than colesworth? Iโve got a really great local one and a bit shit local one, but both are so much more expensive than colesworth is not even funny.
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Cold enough for me to light a fire here and I have a lot of paper to burn, so all to the good.
The cats are muchly appreciative.
I feel like a second consecutive sickie is pretty believable... Hmm
two consecutive sickies are way more believable
Especially after a weekend. Monday off...kind of iffy.
Monday and Tuesday off....oh that's serious
heat pack has been reheated, lets see if I can get a little more sleep
Bags designed with uncomfortable straps like ropes or rope like material. How is that comfortable? And why do people buy then?
Does anyone try to keep their lawn alive during dry periods in summer? Any green areas of mine are slowly disappearing. I really should put a sprinkler on. But you have to do it consistently, and Iโm too lazy. Looking around my neighbourhood, most people choose the let it die path.
It's not dead, it's sleeping. If you like, now is the time to mow it down real hard, apply weed killer to the flat weeds (if any) and wait for rain. The real grass will spring up like magic after some rain. Grass does this - stores itself in its roots ready to go as soon as it gets water. Grazing pressure has the same effect as mowing.
They almost always bounce back :)
It's interesting going to CDS machines in different socio-economic areas.
In Brunswick I'm just straight in and out. Meanwhile in Geelong (Bell Post Hill), I have to wait for a few people to empty their caged trailers.