Today is my father's birthday.

And Ana had a doctor's appointment. I was supposed to go with Jenn, but I didn't realize how early it was - I was not happy. And then I flipped out and tore the house apart looking for some papers. Honestly, I was sobbing. It's now 11 hours later, and I still feel on the brink of tears, even though I found the papers hours ago. I just miss Jenn on the boat, and go on several wild goose chases - first to the wrong subway stop, then the wrong entrance, then the wrong floor, and I think I never was in the right building. I only calmed down while walking a mile and a half to my mom's office. Passed by a bookstore with a wonderful collection of DWJs and a nice collection of board books, bath books, and stuffed animals - must go back. And I passed by a store with a great collection of wooden toys, again, must go back. Got a book for Ana to make up for not helping at the doctor's, will bring it by on Friday when I babysit.

No idea why I got so upset, though. *sighs*

And yet another article about the suicide pact mom...

Here.

Gah.

Lisa has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, which triggered a spending addiction. She was said to have an obsession with shopping and had a £2,000 shoe collection. In June 2003, Lisa was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and detained.

Lisa is alleged to have Asperger's syndrome. Since she denies this, and only her mother has spoken with this claim (no doctors or anybody, as far as I can tell), it is wrong to treat this as a proven fact. Furthermore, AS does not trigger spending addictions. Unless I'm missing something...? And, of course, the fact that her parents got her locked up would mean a lot more if she hadn't been let out a few months later.