Hard Things

[ysabetwordsmith]

Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

Comments

Hard things

[dialecticdreamer]

I don't even know where to start. It's all tangled up together.

I feel like hell. It hurts to stand and walk, and even taking a deep BREATH hurts in my hips when I'm trying to stand, and I can't even get fully upright any more. Pain pills almost universally knock me completely OUT instead of doing their job, so I end up with inadequate OTC pain management.

Long story deleted. To sum up: I'm running out of steam, and hope, and any ability to cope, and have no other recourse than to tough it out where I am. Which... after the way a housemate has been throwing me under the bus, is increasingly difficult.

I don't know what will happen in the next day, let alone the next month, but it's finally affected my ability to WRITE-- it's after two and I've barely written 500 words all day.

Re: Hard things

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I feel like hell. It hurts to stand and walk, and even taking a deep BREATH hurts in my hips when I'm trying to stand, and I can't even get fully upright any more. Pain pills almost universally knock me completely OUT instead of doing their job, so I end up with inadequate OTC pain management. <<

:( That sucks mightily.

>> Long story deleted. To sum up: I'm running out of steam, and hope, and any ability to cope, and have no other recourse than to tough it out where I am.<<

I am so sorry to hear that.

>> Which... after the way a housemate has been throwing me under the bus, is increasingly difficult. <<

My that "housemate" encounter karma after you are safely out of range.

>>I don't know what will happen in the next day, let alone the next month, but it's finally affected my ability to WRITE-- it's after two and I've barely written 500 words all day.<<

Argh. Not writing is frustrating.

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[readera]

I'm sorry to hear your body/situation sucks right now. Anything I can do to help?
❤💚💜💙💛💙💜💚❤

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[dialecticdreamer]

Just admitting it and having friends who DON'T say "Why are you whingeing?" is a wonderful thing. Expecting that response was grooved in pretty deeply by the time I started preschool.

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[siliconshaman]

I need a time machine, a baseball bat, and a list of the names of people who said that to you.

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[dialecticdreamer]

The list is... as extensive as Shiv's. With a hefty helping of ableism to go with it.

Don't worry about it. I've learned enough to actually speak up, which is massive progress.

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[siliconshaman]

Good for you... still wanna hurt people for saying mean things to you.. but that's just me.

You know... there really needs to be a Kneecappers, Leg Breakers and Assassins guild you can submit such lists to. Jus' sayin'. We could probably crowd-fund the fees for 'taking care of' certain political figures... heck, some they might offer a discount on.

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[dialecticdreamer]

No, no, the Assassins' Guild is separate.

And their dues are MUCH higher.

But the KLBA... they'll take SOME jobs for literal lunch money. *G*

Re: Who's lawyers?

[siliconshaman]

You know those biker gangs that escort abused children to court, or bullied children to school? Yeah, they're probably affiliate members of the KLBA.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Juan Carlos and the pennies.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

<3 Shark Scout Cookies.

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[technoshaman]

I would cheerfully do some jobs for FREE, if I thought I would survive to old age having done them.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>>The list is... as extensive as Shiv's. With a hefty helping of ableism to go with it.<<

You are not alone. This is why I take such glee in flinging Shiv's abusers under the bus.

>> Don't worry about it.<<

That ... is not happening. Life is stomping you, people are STILL being shitty to you, you are my friend, and I worry.

>> I've learned enough to actually speak up, which is massive progress.<<

This is good news.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Me too.

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[librarygeek]

That's where I was, but Harley Quinn, AFTER getting away from the Joker, is the one singing someone's going to get it.

[siliconshaman]

*falls over laughing*

Ok, gonna save that.. [and it took me three tries to write I was giggling so hard!]

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[dialecticdreamer]

Heh. This has been percolating in my brain since I read it, and has given me an Idea.

Thanks!

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[ng_moonmoth]

Is there a place that doesn't hurt right now that I can hug? Sending positive vibes your way, plus some extra energy.

Anything else I can help out with from afar?

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[dialecticdreamer]

Virtual hugs don't hurt. *G*

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[ng_moonmoth]

*SQUISH*

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[we_are_spc]

Oh, dammit, DD, that's...not a good thing.

Her are airhugs, gentle airhugs.

-Trausio~

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[dialecticdreamer]

My life has been very frustrating for a while, and the thing that's hard to articulate is that it's slowly getting BETTER.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

I am glad it's improving.

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[fyreharper]

:offers (careful) hugs, and hopes that your housemate situation improves:

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[dialecticdreamer]

A singular improvement, yes. It gives me hope for the rest of the week and month.