tropical Wednesday chat

cakana

Story of the newswoman criticized for her weight is really bugging me....

It's a good subject for discussion.  I applaud her for her comments and hope that it might help people realize that what you see on the outside of a person is the least important part of that person. 

She actually usually likes going to this doctor since there usually isn't any pokes. Not like the pediatrician's office LOL. Any time they have to "poke" her it is done in a different office to help separate the pain from the doctor. She still has arthritis and will still need to take the NSAIDS (after I read my post it sounded like she was going to be off all meds); however, at the different rate her legs were growing they were worried they/we were going to have to give her weekly steroid injections or daily steroid pills. That is something we never have had to do. Along with those would come blood panels every 6 weeks (4 viles of blood) to make sure everything was OK. However, the procedure in June worked since her legs have almost evened out and there was no inflammation. We don't have to go back until February!!! That seems so long from now!! WHOO HOO!! As a bonus with this visit we have reached our medical deductible ($5000)!! Everything from now until the end of year is 100% covered!!! WHEEEEE

JackieG

cakana

Story of the newswoman criticized for her weight is really bugging me....

It's a good subject for discussion.  I applaud her for her comments and hope that it might help people realize that what you see on the outside of a person is the least important part of that person. 

My friend Robyn wrote to me and apologized for hijacking the thread. Honestly, Robyn lives in a little bit of a fantasy world of nannies, maids, health clubs, etc. She does some work in TV and such, so that perfect appearance thing is really important to her. She is really nice person, just coming from a little more material perspective.

Lisa, I wish we saw more news people who look like most of us with all our physical flaws and imperfections.   But since the job isn't anything more than reading a teleprompter it's more about how they look, especially the women as men don't seem to have the same problem being judged by their looks.  It didn't bother me about your friend's post.  It's a good topic for debate.  I come from the other end of the spectrum.  I was always super thin until I hit my mid 40's and I have a lot of trouble accepting the fact that I can't eat everything and anything with wild abandon like I did in my youth. lol  I really enjoyed my subway sandwich with no cheese and a glass of water but would have gladly eaten the entire pan of brownies Julie was taunting us with instead. lol

JackieG

I really enjoyed my subway sandwich with no cheese and a glass of water but would have gladly eaten the entire pan of brownies Julie was taunting us with instead. lol

I hear you. I picked Riley up a Happy Meal (special treat) after her doc appt. and joked with Karen that if huffing fries was a crime, I would be doing time LOL Unfortunately, they are off limits now...sigh

JackieG

But since the job isn't anything more than reading a teleprompter it's more about how they look, especially the women as men don't seem to have the same problem being judged by their looks.

That too really bothers me and it's often women criticizing other women. Because I was "chubby" when I was younger, it really strikes a chord with me when I hear such criticism, especially when it's veiled as helpful advice. I was so traumatized when I was young and being teased that I went through a period where I refused to go to school. I would have a complete meltdown on Sundays with the mention of school the next day. My mom would drive me to school and have to push me out of the car with my crying like a baby . I'd go straight to the office and say I was sick and she'd have to come get me. They took my complaints so seriously that I was put in the hospital and had every upper and lower GI series imaginable done. No surprise that they didn't find anything. This went on for a few months and my family dr. cured me by simply saying "from now on when you feel sick at school, I want you to call me". What a smart guy. There was no way I was going to do that and the problem was resolved but I never forgot how bad my self-image was and what it's like to feel that way.

Someone please explain to me how a bill that is due on 10-15-12 is past due on 10-2-12.

sharismom

Someone please explain to me how a bill that is due on 10-15-12 is past due on 10-2-12.

Beats me. New math?

I haven't brought Shane to work for a couple weeks now because DH was home. It's so nice having him here again. We took our morning walk and a cute little squirrel let us get within about 5 feet and just sat there staring at us. I actually started thinking maybe something was wrong with it because it didn't run and then it took off up a tree. Shane was beside himself with excitement.

sharismom

Someone please explain to me how a bill that is due on 10-15-12 is past due on 10-2-12.

 

Well I don't know

Can anyone tell me how Bugsy's thyroid was insanely low in the last T4 so they upped his dose and now its through the roof? Meanwhile there is no change in him; weight, skin, attitude, etc.

Waiting for the call back- off to get a hair cut and wait for the call back. I believe there are two different scales and I think we are somehow caught in between them.

I believe they'll be setting up in my sister's house now  Poor kid she was a wreck when I spoke to her earlier

Jackie I too am finally seeing that I will gain weight more readily than I used to (late 40's) - I won't complain though because it still isn't bad. I thought I would be ginormous after the 9 days of all-inclusive eating and drinking and I didn't gain...............much to the irritation of DH who did gain

One of the cool things of being in a smaller market is that we have very normal looking news people. off the top of my head no one that is very overweight but much more normal looking than say the NY market I grew up in.

OK off to my very overdue haircut

I was teased a lot in school because I was so thin and tall.  Also having red hair and wearing glasses pretty much gave the mean kids plenty of ammunition.  Did I mention my maiden name was also made fun of since it's the name of a food? lol  I can laugh now but back then it was far from funny to me. My dad was the person who made me realize that what other kids said about me was meaningless because he knew what a good kid I was and he assured me that some day I would be the one laughing.  He told me to walk tall and be proud of myself.  I think it made me more sympathetic to the kids in school who had disablilites because they faced even worse teasing.  I can't say I'm never mean or petty but I don't take pride in being that way and usually feel terrible afterwards.  These days it seems to be a point of pride for some so called adults to belittle others in order to build up their own poor self images or maybe they're just plain mean. lol

JackieG

Did I mention my maiden name was also made fun of since it's the name of a food? lol 

Your maiden name was Weiner?

(ducking now)

sharismom

JackieG

Did I mention my maiden name was also made fun of since it's the name of a food? lol 

Your maiden name was Weiner?

(ducking now)

I'm telling my dad on you and he's going to hit you with a lightning bolt!  LOL 

Karen, that's very weird about B's thyroid results. 

JackieG

I'm telling my dad on you and he's going to hit you with a lightning bolt!  LOL 

YIKES!  Please, please don't tell on me......

Yes yes the brownies were frosted goodness. Unfortunately that is all I have had to eat today. Weel, aside from a bagel for breakfast. Not my healthiest day. The rest of the brownies are going in the trash. I just needed a fix ;p

Cathy, that is horrible what you went through. I can't even imagine. You know, you said something that clicked because when I first watched the news footage I didn't quit get why it was such a big deal. Yes, it is wrong but it didn't seem too out of the norm and I wonder why it is considered bullying. When you said "veiled as being helpful, that made it more clear. Then again, we can't consider everything that is offensive to us as bullying. Where is the line? I have examples from my childhood that are clearly bullying, like the girl that backed me up into the girls bathroom wall like she was going to kick my ass for no other reason than to prove to her friends that she could. That to me is obvious. People just saying mean things, like "you're a bitch" is that considered bullying? It is not so clear to me.

Just the opposite of Jackie I was the shortest and smallest kid in the class and on several occasions when on field trips I did not meet the height specs to tour the factories :(.  Since my name was Ginger ..... the kids always sung the Ginger Bread man song to me and when I was maturing in the 5 and 6 grade the meanies were very hurtful.   I think when we are kids...the bullying takes on a different form than as we get older.  I also like Jackie can attribute my toughness to my dad and my mom who were always able to make me see the light and the fact that to be better and smarter to use my brain and to walk away.  I have always been and still tend to be what my mom calls a "peacemaker"  not big on rocking the boat so to speak.  One of my grandchildren got in some big trouble last year in school for fighting which is to me something not cool on many levels and I told "her" so.  She was in middle school and when asked why she got in a fight, she said the other girl was bullying her.  Now here is the problem...which I pointed out to her...  who is the bully, really.  Is it the girl that kept making comments about my GD's ethnicity or weight; or my granddaughter that got tired of it and punched her so bad she had to go to the nurse?  I personally dont think there is any reason other that personnal protection for fighting but she grew up with a different upbringing which was stand up for yourself.   I think we have always had bullies its just that now we hear so much more about it and with technology you can bully all over the world.