What made you unhappy today? v2.0

[Jayne]

Poor child, you've got a lot of ppl here worrying about you!

I've got my appointment monday about getting a council place, i've spent about 14 years of my life renting places & people have urged me to put my name down for a council place.
I always responded that those places should be for people who were desperate not people who can afford to rent privately.
Well i'm in the desperate category now, my life would have been easier recently if i'd done this 2 years ago but I have to be able to look in the mirror & know I tried my best.

Once that is sorted i'm hoping to be able to sleep better, I neeed to get myself together in the next few weeks as i've got my 2nd appointment at the gender clinic early next month & I can't have these problems getting in the way, in February it will be 2 years since first asked my GP to refer me for gender reasignment & I can't keep existing in this limbo state

[Shantel]

One of my best ewes (who are we kidding, I refer to every ewe as 'one of my best' ) who has been very lame this week, didn't make it all the way back to the barn; she stopped twenty yards from the gate and cried.

What is the cause of her lameness?

[Edge]

I have so much cleaning and packing to do, it's overwhelming.
On top of that, Halloween is in ten days and I still have to start making my costume.

[Jam]

STRESS. Endless freaking stress, as soon as something is solved another thing pops up.
Nobody in my family realises how much everything gets to me, they just expect me to be able to take it and I do but would it be that much to have a moment where someone says 'so Tom are you dealing with everything ok?'.
No wonder im going bloody grey.

[Jayne]

There isn't much research or medicine for sheep, because they're not worth much (compare to cows, horses...)

That's sheepist/sheepism?? Sheep are just so sweet, who cares about cash value?
The real value is how much they make you smile

[Shantel]

I had her looked at, but as of yet nobody knows.  I'm just giving her pain meds and hoping it goes away.  There isn't much research or medicine for sheep, because they're not worth much (compare to cows, horses...)

I suppose....Perhaps it's just a sprain? I understand that sheep can get into some of the oddest predicaments!

[Padma]

Ah, dammit. My friend who I'm in love with is all excited, because tomorrow she's meeting the boatbuilder gal she has a crush on. So I'm trying to sound excited on her behalf, but not doing very well. I'd don't want to want it not to work out - but I don't want it to work out. I feel like a louse.

[Shantel]

She's non-weight-bearing on her front right foot, and though the others are comparatively better, it's clear from her gait that they hurt, too.  I have no explanation

That's odd and I don't want to belabor this thread, but have you rolled her over on her back and looked at them closely? See if you can see any lesions, they have scent glands between their toes that can get punctured and infected. When Sheep Limp And It's Not Footrot by Laurie Ball-Gisch from ...

[Your Humble Savant]

Coming back to the apartment after an amazing weekend to a broken toilet. 

[Jayne]

Liam, I understand that you can't let yourself get too attached to your livestock, there's only so much anyone can do, after a while nature must take its course for better or worse.

I used to spend lunchtimes at school looking after about 50 rabbits, in two years at that school we lost a fair few so as sad as it is I learnt to accept it. On the bright side we had many pull through that we thought we would lose, nature finds a balance

[Jayne]

I had to tell Poopie off today, I don't mean just sending him to a corner, I mean grabbing by the collar & marching him out of the room kind of telling off.

He's been a pest all day, we thought it was because a friend had bought her jack russell around, they've several times & after he's pestered her & licked her bum for an hour or so he calms down ((I know the bum licking is yucky, sorry).
After 6 hours we'd had enough, he woudn't settle at all so my ex marched him out of the room to the hallway & made him sit & stay, a few minutes later he was let back in. This normaly works every time but instead of curling up at someones feet he resumed pestering everyone.

I put a rug next to me hoping he'd take the hint & settle down, no hope.
I led him to the rug & told him to lie down & he just stared at me, I took hold of his collar but instead of lying down with a gentle pull he sat bolt upright & went stiff as a board.

Then I told him to lie down & gave him a slight push on his side, this signal makes him lie down & roll over for a tummy rub, his reaction was to growl at me!! WTF!!!!
My ex came into the room as this had now become a battle of wills, I looped a finger under his collar to give a gentle tug & Ruth started to pull the rug his front feet were on, he growled again, loudly!!
I grabbed his collar & marched him out of the room without saying a word & shut him in the hallway/kitchen, after a few minutes I went to the kitchen & made drinks completely ignoring him, the whimpering was both heartbreaking & earpiercing, a few minutes later I went back out to him & told him to lie down & he did instantly. I felt so evil for ignoring him but it works & I had to snap him out of thinking he was the boss, he's part doberman & very strong so I can't let him think he's the boss.
For the rest of the night he's been sleeping on a spare settee & every time he gets up he looks unwell.

Ruth realised what was up, we have new neighbours & the old neighbours gardener would remove apples that may fall into our garden & the new neighbours didn't know that Poopie loves apples, unfortunately he likes them slightly rotten & when he gets drunk he's a mean drunk!!
The apples are cleaned up now so poopie will return to being a good natured dog again, he'll just be a bit hung over 

[Kelly J. P.]

My friends no longer talk to me, or have any desire to interact with me.

Not that I can blame them...

[V M]

The news of another neighbor passing away, this one of cancer 

On a lighter note, It always makes me sad when it becomes time to clean out my summer flower pots

[Brooke777]

I was talking to my mom about going to Thanksgiving with the whole family, and how this will be the first time they will see me since I started transition. She mentioned that my Grandmother does not know. I told her she might want to give her a heads up. She replied "if you are going to come you need to dress like a boy". That hurt. I have to hide at work, I am not going to hide around my family!! Now, I am not going to be with my extended family for Thanksgiving. I will still cook an amazing feast for me and my son, and whom ever wants to stop by.

[Shantel]

The news of another neighbor passing away, this one of cancer 

On a lighter note, It always makes me sad when it becomes time to clean out my summer flower pots

Hi Virginia!
      Cheer up hon, it's just the cycle of life and part of what makes this time of year become a bit depressing for many. When someone dies it always brings us face-to-face with our own mortality, cleaning out the flower pots just adds to it. Another thing is the holiday season where we are often stuck with family members that are argumentative, condescending unaccepting and downright icky. We can't choose our family, but here at Susan's there is solace that we can choose our friends who do become extended family, so chin up everyone life goes on in spite of everything!

[Apples Mk.II]

BDD is ruining my life. I suffer from such level of anxiety about my body that I can't separate real health problems from minor defects that just need to be accepted. I see myself as a  monster, but I wonder how it was before. I half lot of defects, I did no like most of me, but I could think of other things, had hobbies... Now worrying occupies 75% of my awake time.

[suzifrommd]

I've watched the predictions for hurricane Sandy slowly change until we are right at the center of the projected path.

[Edge]

Well, my first try at my Halloween costume ended up totally not working out. I'll do the easier vest instead and try again once I've had more practice.

[V M]

Actually yesterday, having a snow storm kick up just as I was heading out to the store    The darned stuff was flying sideways at me and the wind was hard to battle against on my bicycle 

[Shantel]

Actually yesterday, having a snow storm kick up just as I was heading out to the store    The darned stuff was flying sideways at me and the wind was hard to battle against on my bicycle 

You don't have two wheel drive?  I got caught in a white-out in the Cascades one year on a motorcycle