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conulyI never told her she did it because I thought it was a little funny, but Mommy could be so prickly at the thought that we were criticizing her - and being sick did not help.
Anyway, she'd ask me to adjust her bed or her pillow. So I'd lift it up. "No, not that much." Then I'd lower it. "A bit too far!" Finally, when I had it exactly the way it was before she'd say "Oh, that's so much better, thank you so much!"
I did this for her at home several times a day, and then these last few months I'd do it for her every visit, and she had no idea she was doing this. No idea, I swear!
Speaking of my mother and being sick, a friend of my sister's set up a gofundme to help cover the looming medical costs and, of course, the cost of cremation. Anything left goes to the mortgage. I know I asked for help not that long ago, and I'm still extremely thankful for that (and the postcards!) but... god, I don't know why dying costs so much. It's ridiculous.
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Anyway, she'd ask me to adjust her bed or her pillow. So I'd lift it up. "No, not that much." Then I'd lower it. "A bit too far!" Finally, when I had it exactly the way it was before she'd say "Oh, that's so much better, thank you so much!"
I did this for her at home several times a day, and then these last few months I'd do it for her every visit, and she had no idea she was doing this. No idea, I swear!
Speaking of my mother and being sick, a friend of my sister's set up a gofundme to help cover the looming medical costs and, of course, the cost of cremation. Anything left goes to the mortgage. I know I asked for help not that long ago, and I'm still extremely thankful for that (and the postcards!) but... god, I don't know why dying costs so much. It's ridiculous.
Five Little Capybara Babies
Crab and lobster shells could be used to make renewable batteries
Cats Give the Laws of Physics a Biiiiig Stretch
So there's a particular quirk of English grammar that I've always found quite endearing: the exocentric verb-noun compound agent noun.
Beautiful Vintage Board Games From the 16th to 20th Centuries
Vintage photos of female samurai warriors posing with their katana swords, 1850-1900
See The Stunning Images From This Year’s Bird Photographer Of The Year Awards
Humans And Cockatoos Are Embroiled in an Escalating 'Arms Race' in Australia
I went to "Trash School"
The Myopia Generation
Cancer rules rewritten by air-pollution discovery
‘Farmed’: why were so many Black children fostered by white families in the UK?
Riding for Your Life
U.S. rail strike averted, but labor deal faces tough union votes
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Traumatized and displaced but determined, kids in Ukraine head back to school
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Date: 2022-09-16 02:37 pm (UTC)I'm sorry for your loss.