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silver_tiamat

Deliveries and Chores

Jun 14, 2012 13:53

Today is a day of waiting. Mostly, I'm waiting for the Laz-E-Boy chair that my mom bought for us back in April/early May. Yes, it's June. Yes, it's taken that long. Mostly because it counted as a "custom order" because of the swivel aspect. It's funny, now that we're getting this far along, and I think more and more how we would have been better ( Read more... )

midwife, adapting, weight, c monkey, i am a sacred vessel, brian, doctor appointments

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miss_ljv June 19 2012, 03:37:51 UTC

I've actually met several people who were pre-diabetic who were like, "If I get diagnosed with diabetes, I would rather DIE than try to monitor it." And they were DEAD. SERIOUS. I mean, look at how much you're struggling with feelings of failure and paranoia. Who wants to live with that the rest of their lives? That's what people imagine it is like, all the time. So they just close their eyes to it. Or they're ignorant of the seriousness, especially with how "mainstream" diabetes is along with obesity these days. People love to pretend that they're invincible, and put all their faith and trust in doctors, and claim little to no responsibility for their health. I'm sorry you had to find out this way :P I've seen it far too many times to be surprised in the least at the midwives' shock of your attention to detail.

silver_tiamat June 19 2012, 17:27:13 UTC

I've generally found that a lot of people don't realize how much you'll really take to survive. The gene for fear of death is what has gotten us this far as a species. Most people will do quite a bit to keep going, even things that they would have said they would never have done. Living with feelings of paranoia, failure, and such is probably a lot more like being a parent. ~_ ( ... )