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[PetPony]

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I like the more thoughtful things much more. Don't spend tons of money on gifts if we could save it up to buy a farm later. 😉

But I have to be honest, I do love getting flowers every once in a while. But you don't have to buy them. Pick one of a bush or something and I'll still like it. 🙂

 

[Emiloo4]

I'm devastated for my mom and her dog (who is very much "the family's dog"). I love veterinary medicine and it's the only career I've ever wanted to have, but her vet has done some horrific things over the past two weeks to this big loving pup. Simple surgery left him looking like his face was stuck in a blender and a week of "monitoring" at the clinic left him worse off than ever (no pain meds, no antibiotics, incisions infected and necrotic).

After having some terrible experiences with that vet, I took my personal dogs elsewhere. Out of some sense of loyalty, she stayed and now her baby (the sweetest dog you'll ever meet) is FUBAR. Basic standards of patient care and maintenance were ignored over and over again. :cry:

Thankfully she finally let me take him in to the vet school on Thursday, and now he's on the road to recovery. His incisions dehisced, which have required multiple procedures to debride and close, and he will need corrective surgery for the initial procedure as well. This vet has reminded me of the doctor I NEVER want to be. I hope the big pup gets to go home today to his very worried momma.

:cry: Poor Mr. Man 🙁
I'm sorry it took your own family pet for you to gain that perspective 🙁 (that sounds like its coming off wrong but I'm not meaning it in a sarcastic prick way lol), but at least there is something to learn from that awfulness. Hope he has a speedy recovery! Best news is you're officially on the road to personally preventing this from happening as a future veterinarian!!! 😀
Feel better, pup!

 

[BlackDog17]

Oh good Lord. I did not mean for my little rant to turn into a debate about gift giving. 😳

It's not that I need him to buy me stuff. It's that we agreed to exchange gifts (yes, we did have a conversation about it before each holiday) and then he never held up on his end. If he wanted to just make me a nice dinner or take me out to a movie instead of buying me stuff, that would be great. If he didn't want to exchange gifts at all, I would be perfectly fine with that. But the fact that he said he wanted to and then didn't bother to put in any effort at all makes me feel like he doesn't care.

Wanting to be acknowledged does not make me shallow. Just like you not wanting to be acknowledged does not make you a settler. People value different things in relationships.

This. 👍 It's not that I need more stuff, it's that I'd appreciate a little acknowledgement on those special days when it's nice to know that the people in your life care about you. Really, my favorite part about gift giving/ receiving is not the stuff, it's the surprise when you unwrap it (I love surprises) and knowing that the person who gave it to you cared enough to take the time to pick out something they thought you might like. That's it. I don't need to be showered in diamonds and rose petals, but a simple "Happy Valentine's Day, I'm so glad we're together" would mean the world to me.


ANYWAY. Moving on now.

 

[RadRadTerp]

Trouble is no one wants to admit that they like fancy, material gifts until after they get a homemade present instead of fancy earrings, and then make a face about it.

Either way, Etsy and sites like them have become a life-saver for me when trying to find unique, quirky, and interesting gifts/jewelry without having to give any more money to Kay and the dirty diamond trade (that's another rant, entirely).

 

[DVMDream]

Trouble is no one wants to admit that they like material gifts until after they get a homemade present instead of fancy earrings, and then make a face about it.

Either way, Etsy and sites like them have become a life-saver for me when trying to find unique, quirky, and interesting gifts/jewelry without having to give any more money to Kay and the dirty diamond trade (that's another rant, entirely).

I am not big on jewelry, I have a necklace given to me by the vet I was working with as a congrats for getting into vet school (it has the vet caduceus on it) and I wear it just about every day. Then I have a ring with a pearl in it that I pulled out of an oyster in Vegas... my mom and I did that together so we each have a ring with a pearl... otherwise, I have no other jewelry. I can barely stand wearing a watch.

I much prefer time with someone over material things.... my family always tells me that I am so hard to find gifts for around Christmas/my birthday because they know that I don't really care... I tell them don't waste the money to get me something but if they really feel they have to spend money.. I would rather spend time with them... going to the movies, dinner, lunch, whatever. To me that is much more fun/exciting than any ring, necklace, bracelet, or piece of clothing.

 

[orcagirl]

I just want to add I was soooooooo excited to get a greenhouse for Valentine's day. We talked and decided we didn't want to do the traditional Valentine's day stuff and I love growing things (I'm very much a nurturer so it makes me happy). He told me he'd get me one and I thought he was kidding, but sure enough I have it now and I'm just waiting to set it up. Also I've said no more jewelry. I've got too much that I don't wear. It's all about the person though. I'd rather get something that's nice that I can use, than something that's going to sit in a box.

 

[Abnerrs]

Yeaaahh, mine never got me anything for Christmas this year. He didn't know what to get me, so he just didn't do anything. At all. I mean, I'm not a materialistic person, I would have been thrilled with a nice home cooked meal. 🙄 Even worse, it was the first time we were exchanging gifts with each other, and I went waaaaay out of my way to find the perfect gift for him. I'm not holding on to any hopes for a nice birthday/valentine's surprise when I see him tonight, either.

I know he genuinely cares about me, I see it in the little day to day things he does. But on those special occasions when it would be nice for him to go the extra mile, he doesn't. 🙁

This sounds exactly like my ex. We're still really good friends. But we're not together because I needed more.

I feel like I've painted my boyfriend as this absolutely horrible human being because of the way I tend to rant about things on here. He really does truly care about me.

I totally get it. I really, really do.

 

[Trilt]

I am not big on jewelry, I have a necklace given to me by the vet I was working with as a congrats for getting into vet school (it has the vet caduceus on it) and I wear it just about every day. Then I have a ring with a pearl in it that I pulled out of an oyster in Vegas... my mom and I did that together so we each have a ring with a pearl... otherwise, I have no other jewelry. I can barely stand wearing a watch.

I'm similar with jewelry, although my boyfriend is awesome about figuring out what I would want, jewelry-wise... he'd never get me a bailey's box, but I do have this necklace:

and some chemical molecule dopamine earrings from him that I wear quite frequently. I still don't really like jewelry that much (and my skin freaks out from anything less than silver), but those're pretty awesome. 😀

 

[Minnerbelle]

I woke up to the amazingness that is my cat this morning. I guess she had a little piece of poop stuck to her butt (happens when she swallows my long hair, poop is stuck to said hair, she is able to expel the poop, but rest of strand is still retained). usually she's able to just scoot a little on the floor and it breaks off, or she comes find me and I'll get it off for her.

I must have slept through all that this morning, because i woke up to her scooting her butt over my face, and before i could realize what happened, that little piece of dried poop nugget broke off as she crossed the bridge of my nose!!! She must have jumped on my bed and walked over to the left side of me with her butt facing me, and backed up with her tail up until she was completely seated on my face before she scooted forward. So extremely disgusting, wtf cat! But at the same time, I'm a little in awe of her creativity

When she's being super needy she'll sometimes do that backing her butt onto my cheek thing, because she knows I'll jump up in disgust, but never has she ever done that to drop sh** on my face!!!

 

[BulldogMS]

Wanting to be acknowledged does not make me shallow. Just like you not wanting to be acknowledged does not make you a settler. People value different things in relationships.[/QUOTE]

Thank you, Trematode. You said what I attempted to say when my exhausted brain couldn't process the correct words.

 

[Emiloo4]

I woke up to the amazingness that is my cat this morning. I guess she had a little piece of poop stuck to her butt (happens when she swallows my long hair, poop is stuck to said hair, she is able to expel the poop, but rest of strand is still retained). usually she's able to just scoot a little on the floor and it breaks off, or she comes find me and I'll get it off for her.

I must have slept through all that this morning, because i woke up to her scooting her butt over my face, and before i could realize what happened, that little piece of dried poop nugget broke off as she crossed the bridge of my nose!!! She must have jumped on my bed and walked over to the left side of me with her butt facing me, and backed up with her tail up until she was completely seated on my face before she scooted forward. So extremely disgusting, wtf cat! But at the same time, I'm a little in awe of her creativity

When she's being super needy she'll sometimes do that backing her butt onto my cheek thing, because she knows I'll jump up in disgust, but never has she ever done that to drop sh** on my face!!!

just

 

[Lupin21]

Minnerbelle, that's the greatest thing I've read in a while 😆

 

[Trematode]

Don't worry about it blackfog. We know how you feel. 🙂

 

[nyanko]

When she's being super needy she'll sometimes do that backing her butt onto my cheek thing, because she knows I'll jump up in disgust, but never has she ever done that to drop sh** on my face!!!

 

[equineconstant]

COMPUTERS ARE STUPID. I wanted to go work in the library on my thesis, but I can't get on the internet to access my sources because the school wifi randomly decided my password is wrong even though I just changed it to that a couple of days ago. Apparently it just DOES this. Also my laptop doesn't recognize its charger--the same one it's had for the past THREE-PLUS YEARS--so it won't charge. Yet somehow it can get enough electricity to keep running? Computer, you make no sense.

 

[cowgirla]

Also my laptop doesn't recognize its charger--the same one it's had for the past THREE-PLUS YEARS--so it won't charge. Yet somehow it can get enough electricity to keep running? Computer, you make no sense.

Mine does the battery / "plugged in not charging" thing every once in a while. Usually if I shut down, take the battery out and put it back in it does the trick. I've got a big battery that sticks out the back a bit, and I have a habit of using it as a handle so I think its a loose connection thing.

 

[Siomai]

You my day..I cant stop laughing!!!

 

[equineconstant]

Mine does the battery / "plugged in not charging" thing every once in a while. Usually if I shut down, take the battery out and put it back in it does the trick. I've got a big battery that sticks out the back a bit, and I have a habit of using it as a handle so I think its a loose connection thing.

Tried that. And restarting it. Several times. Checking for updates now. I've spent the past hour trying to fix this instead of being able to work on my draft. 😡

Edit: AND I CAN"T INSTALL THE BLOODY UPDATE BECAUSE MY COMPUTER ISN"T CHARGED!!! Grrrr

 

[Abnerrs]

I woke up to the amazingness that is my cat this morning. I guess she had a little piece of poop stuck to her butt (happens when she swallows my long hair, poop is stuck to said hair, she is able to expel the poop, but rest of strand is still retained). usually she's able to just scoot a little on the floor and it breaks off, or she comes find me and I'll get it off for her.

I must have slept through all that this morning, because i woke up to her scooting her butt over my face, and before i could realize what happened, that little piece of dried poop nugget broke off as she crossed the bridge of my nose!!! She must have jumped on my bed and walked over to the left side of me with her butt facing me, and backed up with her tail up until she was completely seated on my face before she scooted forward. So extremely disgusting, wtf cat! But at the same time, I'm a little in awe of her creativity

When she's being super needy she'll sometimes do that backing her butt onto my cheek thing, because she knows I'll jump up in disgust, but never has she ever done that to drop sh** on my face!!!

Can't. Stop. Laughing.

 

[kakurubird]

I woke up to the amazingness that is my cat this morning. I guess she had a little piece of poop stuck to her butt (happens when she swallows my long hair, poop is stuck to said hair, she is able to expel the poop, but rest of strand is still retained). usually she's able to just scoot a little on the floor and it breaks off, or she comes find me and I'll get it off for her.

I must have slept through all that this morning, because i woke up to her scooting her butt over my face, and before i could realize what happened, that little piece of dried poop nugget broke off as she crossed the bridge of my nose!!! She must have jumped on my bed and walked over to the left side of me with her butt facing me, and backed up with her tail up until she was completely seated on my face before she scooted forward. So extremely disgusting, wtf cat! But at the same time, I'm a little in awe of her creativity

When she's being super needy she'll sometimes do that backing her butt onto my cheek thing, because she knows I'll jump up in disgust, but never has she ever done that to drop sh** on my face!!!

i just can't even, i almost feel bad for laughing so much, but

 

[Lupin21]

Aaaargh! I just cannot get myself to settle and get this genetics done. I can't seem to get motivated to map genes. I've even gotten up to run stairs instead. Sigh. Where is that fast forward button to move from "in progress" to "DONE"? 😡

 

[equineconstant]

Aaaargh! I just cannot get myself to settle and get this genetics done. I can't seem to get motivated to map genes. I've even gotten up to run stairs instead. Sigh. Where is that fast forward button to move from "in progress" to "DONE"? 😡

I want one of those for my thesis. At least for the 12 pages that need to be done for Monday.

 

[zanydogz]

I woke up to the amazingness that is my cat this morning. I guess she had a little piece of poop stuck to her butt (happens when she swallows my long hair, poop is stuck to said hair, she is able to expel the poop, but rest of strand is still retained). usually she's able to just scoot a little on the floor and it breaks off, or she comes find me and I'll get it off for her.

I must have slept through all that this morning, because i woke up to her scooting her butt over my face, and before i could realize what happened, that little piece of dried poop nugget broke off as she crossed the bridge of my nose!!! She must have jumped on my bed and walked over to the left side of me with her butt facing me, and backed up with her tail up until she was completely seated on my face before she scooted forward. So extremely disgusting, wtf cat! But at the same time, I'm a little in awe of her creativity

When she's being super needy she'll sometimes do that backing her butt onto my cheek thing, because she knows I'll jump up in disgust, but never has she ever done that to drop sh** on my face!!!

This just made my night.

 

[KCgophervet]

Been on top of the moon since Friday morning when I got an acceptance call from U of MN. SO initially tried to share my excitement but when I talked to him today about potentially moving so I'm closer to the school yada yada he just busted out with negatives, about how I'd be moving further away from him (like 5-10 minutes drive - and he moved further away from me a year ago) and how I'm going to be so busy in vet school and he's just not sure it's the right choice for me and how it was going to make it a tough year for us and UGH. I've been sick all week and he just started showing some signs of the same type of illness so I may have gotten him sick, which might be making him more down than usual, but still!

He just kept bringing me down. Now I'm mad at him for trying to pop my happy balloons...

 

[kernel]

Been on top of the moon since Friday morning when I got an acceptance call from U of MN. SO initially tried to share my excitement but when I talked to him today about potentially moving so I'm closer to the school yada yada he just busted out with negatives, about how I'd be moving further away from him (like 5-10 minutes drive - and he moved further away from me a year ago) and how I'm going to be so busy in vet school and he's just not sure it's the right choice for me and how it was going to make it a tough year for us and UGH. I've been sick all week and he just started showing some signs of the same type of illness so I may have gotten him sick, which might be making him more down than usual, but still!

He just kept bringing me down. Now I'm mad at him for trying to pop my happy balloons...

Boo, I'm very much experiencing this too (im even getting sick!) I don't know what it means as far as the healthiness of a relationship (understandably, it's hard to not be disappointed when you realize your SO will soon be further away--but still, they should be happy for us, right? 😕), I'm just hoping we can get past it soon!

 

[Filly Bay]

Been on top of the moon since Friday morning when I got an acceptance call from U of MN. SO initially tried to share my excitement but when I talked to him today about potentially moving so I'm closer to the school yada yada he just busted out with negatives, about how I'd be moving further away from him (like 5-10 minutes drive - and he moved further away from me a year ago) and how I'm going to be so busy in vet school and he's just not sure it's the right choice for me and how it was going to make it a tough year for us and UGH. I've been sick all week and he just started showing some signs of the same type of illness so I may have gotten him sick, which might be making him more down than usual, but still!

He just kept bringing me down. Now I'm mad at him for trying to pop my happy balloons...

There should be no balloon popping! This should be one of the happiest times of your life! My SO was getting antsy that I was going to be 6 hours from home at Michigan State but now I'll only be 2.5 hours away at Ohio. 5-10 min is really close! Hopefully he's realize how important this is to you and that being closer to school will help your stress level in the long run, making you happier!

 

[ThePiedPiper]

Trouble is no one wants to admit that they like fancy, material gifts until after they get a homemade present instead of fancy earrings, and then make a face about it.

Not necessarily true! My ex and I were long-distance. He was on the welfare system in Ireland, did not have much money for himself or to spend on me for birthdays, holidays, etc. and though he once splurged and bought me a big stuffed Collie, my favourite thing from him was a handwritten, hand-illustrated letter he sprayed with his cologne. I have also spent the past few birthdays asking for very few gifts and choosing to have any gift money spent on family activities that I, my mother and sister can all enjoy. I am much more sentimental than I am material. That said, if a material gift has a particularly sentimental meaning behind it, I'll probably go goo-goo for that too. Doesn't mean I'll prefer it. 😛

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The fact that people self-diagnose themselves based on a Google search and proceed to flaunt it and become a self-proclaimed expert on it will never cease to aggravate me. Sometimes I wonder if this "no, I read it on Google, so you must be wrong, regardless of what the psychological (or medical) research says," is going to carry over into my veterinary practice. I have a friend who's a vet tech who says she's seen people suture their own animals to try and avoid the cost of veterinary treatment. It's nights like these, when I'm faced with a particularly poignant amount of self-righteous ignorance, that I think I should become a hermit and just live with cats instead of treat them.

 

[WelshCob]

I'm devastated for my mom and her dog (who is very much "the family's dog"). I love veterinary medicine and it's the only career I've ever wanted to have, but her vet has done some horrific things over the past two weeks to this big loving pup. Simple surgery left him looking like his face was stuck in a blender and a week of "monitoring" at the clinic left him worse off than ever (no pain meds, no antibiotics, incisions infected and necrotic).

After having some terrible experiences with that vet, I took my personal dogs elsewhere. Out of some sense of loyalty, she stayed and now her baby (the sweetest dog you'll ever meet) is FUBAR. Basic standards of patient care and maintenance were ignored over and over again. :cry:

Thankfully she finally let me take him in to the vet school on Thursday, and now he's on the road to recovery. His incisions dehisced, which have required multiple procedures to debride and close, and he will need corrective surgery for the initial procedure as well. This vet has reminded me of the doctor I NEVER want to be. I hope the big pup gets to go home today to his very worried momma.

Oh that veterinarian.

 

[Emiloo4]

Oh that veterinarian.

I've been curious myself which one it was lol

 

[Emiloo4]

Been on top of the moon since Friday morning when I got an acceptance call from U of MN. SO initially tried to share my excitement but when I talked to him today about potentially moving so I'm closer to the school yada yada he just busted out with negatives, about how I'd be moving further away from him (like 5-10 minutes drive - and he moved further away from me a year ago) and how I'm going to be so busy in vet school and he's just not sure it's the right choice for me and how it was going to make it a tough year for us and UGH. I've been sick all week and he just started showing some signs of the same type of illness so I may have gotten him sick, which might be making him more down than usual, but still!

He just kept bringing me down. Now I'm mad at him for trying to pop my happy balloons...

As you should be! I'm not you, but honestly him getting antsy over 5-10 minutes would just plain piss me off. My SO was supportive and proud from the second I got in, until he finished moving me into an apartment 1300 miles away. I completely understand him wanting to talk about it and share his concern for the relationship, but to tell YOU that vet school might not be the right choice for YOU brings this to a whole 'nother place. I'm sending endless happy balloons your way so no matter how many he pops, they will never be gone! Enjoy this time and worry about that stuff next week or month.

 

[503372]

I have a friend who's a vet tech who says she's seen people suture their own animals to try and avoid the cost of veterinary treatment.

:S

Suture with what, clothing thread?

I had the opportunity to give my dog her shots the other day and I didn't do it because I didn't want her to associate me with pain. I can't imagine trying to suture my own dog up unless it was 100% vital and treatment was many hours away.

 

[BlackDog17]

The fact that people self-diagnose themselves based on a Google search and proceed to flaunt it and become a self-proclaimed expert on it will never cease to aggravate me. Sometimes I wonder if this "no, I read it on Google, so you must be wrong, regardless of what the psychological (or medical) research says," is going to carry over into my veterinary practice. I have a friend who's a vet tech who says she's seen people suture their own animals to try and avoid the cost of veterinary treatment. It's nights like these, when I'm faced with a particularly poignant amount of self-righteous ignorance, that I think I should become a hermit and just live with cats instead of treat them.

This is why I hate the internet sometimes.

Vet clinic I used to work for once had a client refuse treatment for her obviously very ill dog because the internet claimed that this particular breed could live to be 14 years old. The vet said he likely was in his last few months and recommended a few options to make him more comfortable. The dog was only 9, so the owner refused to do anything for him because, according to teh interwebz, he was going to live to 14, so the vet was obviously wrong about the dog's condition. 😡

 

[Abnerrs]

Been on top of the moon since Friday morning when I got an acceptance call from U of MN. SO initially tried to share my excitement but when I talked to him today about potentially moving so I'm closer to the school yada yada he just busted out with negatives, about how I'd be moving further away from him (like 5-10 minutes drive - and he moved further away from me a year ago) and how I'm going to be so busy in vet school and he's just not sure it's the right choice for me and how it was going to make it a tough year for us and UGH. I've been sick all week and he just started showing some signs of the same type of illness so I may have gotten him sick, which might be making him more down than usual, but still!

He just kept bringing me down. Now I'm mad at him for trying to pop my happy balloons...

Oh jeez. Boys I swear lol. He should be on the moon with you! Is he maybe feeling intimidated and is expressing it this way? Totally not saying that's acceptable, just wondering if that is a possibility.

 

[Bracco Pointer]

Oh that veterinarian.

Yes, that veterinarian. My mom's dog went home yesterday, and she slept in the kennel with him last night. I think my parents have finally realized that you can explain and make excuses up to a point. . . . but what happened was inexcusable. Recheck tomorrow, and hopefully he'll be on the road to a full recovery.

 

[Emiloo4]

Yes, that veterinarian. My mom's dog went home yesterday, and she slept in the kennel with him last night. I think my parents have finally realized that you can explain and make excuses up to a point. . . . but what happened was inexcusable. Recheck tomorrow, and hopefully he'll be on the road to a full recovery.

*throws temper tantrum*
I wanna know!!!!! :cry:

 

[MommaFox]

I am not big on jewelry, I have a necklace given to me by the vet I was working with as a congrats for getting into vet school (it has the vet caduceus on it) and I wear it just about every day. Then I have a ring with a pearl in it that I pulled out of an oyster in Vegas... my mom and I did that together so we each have a ring with a pearl... otherwise, I have no other jewelry. I can barely stand wearing a watch.

I much prefer time with someone over material things.... my family always tells me that I am so hard to find gifts for around Christmas/my birthday because they know that I don't really care... I tell them don't waste the money to get me something but if they really feel they have to spend money.. I would rather spend time with them... going to the movies, dinner, lunch, whatever. To me that is much more fun/exciting than any ring, necklace, bracelet, or piece of clothing.

X2.

BF got me an orchid for valentines day...and his reasoning was "I know you've lost a few of your favorite ones lately, so I thought id help you mourn." When we moved to our new place my 12 orchids all got mealy bugs...which have claimed 3 of them...one of which I had for 8 years. Was sweet, and they won't die in 2 weeks. =) I got him beer. Haha. And we both had a nice cheap spaghetti din din together and watched Breaking Bad. The thought that he even gives a crap about me and my flowers makes me giddy.

 

[WelshCob]

Yes, that veterinarian. My mom's dog went home yesterday, and she slept in the kennel with him last night. I think my parents have finally realized that you can explain and make excuses up to a point. . . . but what happened was inexcusable. Recheck tomorrow, and hopefully he'll be on the road to a full recovery.

There is a special place in hell for him. Gladly. I think most people are finally realizing what your mom has regarding that.

Sorry Emiloo cant say.

 

[Trilt]

I love my roomie 98% of the time, but sometimes I want to chuck her out a window. 🙄

 

[KCgophervet]

Boo, I'm very much experiencing this too (im even getting sick!) I don't know what it means as far as the healthiness of a relationship (understandably, it's hard to not be disappointed when you realize your SO will soon be further away--but still, they should be happy for us, right? 😕), I'm just hoping we can get past it soon!

There should be no balloon popping! This should be one of the happiest times of your life! My SO was getting antsy that I was going to be 6 hours from home at Michigan State but now I'll only be 2.5 hours away at Ohio. 5-10 min is really close! Hopefully he's realize how important this is to you and that being closer to school will help your stress level in the long run, making you happier!

As you should be! I'm not you, but honestly him getting antsy over 5-10 minutes would just plain piss me off. My SO was supportive and proud from the second I got in, until he finished moving me into an apartment 1300 miles away. I completely understand him wanting to talk about it and share his concern for the relationship, but to tell YOU that vet school might not be the right choice for YOU brings this to a whole 'nother place. I'm sending endless happy balloons your way so no matter how many he pops, they will never be gone! Enjoy this time and worry about that stuff next week or month.

Oh jeez. Boys I swear lol. He should be on the moon with you! Is he maybe feeling intimidated and is expressing it this way? Totally not saying that's acceptable, just wondering if that is a possibility.

I'm hoping that most of his negativity was stemming from him feeling kind of crappy (health-wise). I just kept seeing what he was saying as being completely selfish, like him suggesting I try to find an apartment close to the highway so it would be a quicker drive between our places vs. a spot closer to the school so my daily commute would be shorter, etc. This may sound awful but it was almost like he was judging me for putting my priority on vet school rather than our relationship. And I may be a bad person, but for me that is where my priorities are right now!

I'm really not 100% sure where it's coming from, but this past week we haven't gotten to see each other at all due to busy schedules and me being sick, and I think that got him realizing that its going to take more of an effort to see each other once I start school. Ugh, its all just not something I want to be dealing with right now! More happy balloons and less drama please!

 

[Abnerrs]

I'm hoping that most of his negativity was stemming from him feeling kind of crappy (health-wise). I just kept seeing what he was saying as being completely selfish, like him suggesting I try to find an apartment close to the highway so it would be a quicker drive between our places vs. a spot closer to the school so my daily commute would be shorter, etc. This may sound awful but it was almost like he was judging me for putting my priority on vet school rather than our relationship. And I may be a bad person, but for me that is where my priorities are right now!

I'm really not 100% sure where it's coming from, but this past week we haven't gotten to see each other at all due to busy schedules and me being sick, and I think that got him realizing that its going to take more of an effort to see each other once I start school. Ugh, its all just not something I want to be dealing with right now! More happy balloons and less drama please!

No! No no no no no. It is NOT selfish for you to make school a priority! This is you pursuing your dreams and that SHOULD be #1 on the list.

 

[Abnerrs]

In the same vein, I'm really pissed at my dad. I called him Monday to tell him I got into Utah and he's quiet for a moment and is like "I didn't even know you applied to Utah". I told him that, in fact, in made sure everyone knew my Washington interview was for both schools. He argued and I finally said "well regardless, I got into Utah". He then asks "what about the other schools?" I'm already irritated at this point because he doesn't seen excited at all so I respond "can we forget about the other ****ing schools for a minute because I just got into vet school?!" And he's like "Jesus, what the hell is wrong with you?"

I hung up on him. He's just like this so I don't know why I was even surprised. We've had a couple other conversions that were all pretty negative too. Like about the cost of vet school blah blah blah....blah........freaking blah.....

I've noticed a common theme in that there's usually that one person that isn't really excited for us. Poo faces.

 

[503372]

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[Trematode]

About 6 months ago, a friend (B) asked me about getting her rabbit spayed. The "breeder" she got it from had told her it is best to let her have one litter before spaying. Based on her track record as a pet owner, I ranted on here and got some advice. I also got some advice from a rabbit rescue.

Guess what had babies?

She is really close with my ex-friend (F) now. I found out she was coming to my city and begged my other friend (S) to get her to acknowledge one of the messages I sent her (tried IG when she posted plane tickets, then a twitter message, then a text) because I miss her. She got back to me and wants to see me too.

I knew she had went from being Pentcostal to atheist. After she got in contact with me, I found out that the man she is dating is 29 years old, divorced and unemployed. She recently did a butt load of illegal drugs with him and now wants to be in a bisexual polygamous relationship after making out with a girl in a drug-induced state. Wtf?

After she graduated from high school, she had spent two years in a Christian girl's home to get help with some of her issues (depression, cutting and getting pregnant.) Well, that did not help.

I am beginning to wish I did not get on contact with her. I do not want to be roped into this drama. She has some serious issues. I am going to have a very hard time not telling her that she needs to get help.

This whole situation blows.

F is blaming the end of our friendship entirely on me. I am the only one who will admit that I handled some things inappropriately.

S wants F and I to sit down and talk. S is super shy and would make a horrible mediator. S is very upset that we cannot work this out. I do not want to work this out. I want to forget F exists.

F and B are really close now. B has apparently picked up one of F's bad habits.

All four of us cannot be in the same room. Which is mostly my fault because instead of ignoring the bullying and continuing to be her friend, I chose to ignore F. Then she lied to get us to talk about. Then I made the mistake of telling her why I do not want to talk to we.

B has gone loco. I cannot help but lose respect for someone who turns to sex and drugs.

To think... all though junior high, high school and university, we got along.

 

[Emiloo4]

There is a special place in hell for him. Gladly. I think most people are finally realizing what your mom has regarding that.

Sorry Emiloo cant say.

Totally understand 👍

 

[kernel]

At the bar the other night, I found some blonde bimbo shamelessly flirting with my boyfriend when I returned from a 6 millisecond bathroom break. After he introduced me as his gf "who is starting vet school in the fall," she began gushing about her decision to switch to pre-nursing from pre-vet because of the lack of job opportunities in vet med.

Uh-huh.

 

[ThePiedPiper]

There's been a string of assaults on campus and I'm being told I'm paranoid for wanting to carry mace with me and take a two-Saturday course on self-defense. Maybe I am being paranoid, but isn't it better than safe than sorry?

 

[Emiloo4]

There's been a string of assaults on campus and I'm being told I'm paranoid for wanting to carry mace with me and take a two-Saturday course on self-defense. Maybe I am being paranoid, but isn't it better than safe than sorry?

I have literally 6 lines of defense before someone could even get close to me, and I'm not paranoid. Just aware, and ready to defend myself.
Speaking of, this is a direct quote from a campus alert we got this morning... "The victim heard a knock at her door. When she opened her door, a white male (no further description) entered her apartment and punched her on the side of the head. The suspect then fled the scene."
Sorry, but

 

[PetPony]

Very upset right now. Not sure what I'm gonna do about the whole vet school thing, but I'm really overwhelmed right now and generally just feeling like a failure. 🙁

 

[KCgophervet]

Okay, I hope this is the last time I have to rant about this, but the SO and I just had a talk and apparently the real reason he's upset about the whole vet school thing is because he feels like our relationship is going to be put on hold for the next 4 years while I'm in school and won't progress or anything.

Sitting there, listening to him tell me that, was really confusing for me. His point was that I wasn't going to move in with him (because of distance and location from the school it just didn't make sense, I'd be spending more time in traffic than anything) and since I'd be at the school for the next 4 years nothing would change. I tried to reason with him but the whole time I'm sitting there either thinking he's about to break up with me or getting mad that he's turning my getting into vet school as this huge negative. UGHUFHEIOJFOWEIWOHG

 

[ThePiedPiper]

I have literally 6 lines of defense before someone could even get close to me, and I'm not paranoid. Just aware, and ready to defend myself.
Speaking of, this is a direct quote from a campus alert we got this morning... "The victim heard a knock at her door. When she opened her door, a white male (no further description) entered her apartment and punched her on the side of the head. The suspect then fled the scene."
Sorry, but

Interesting story. It reads very randomly. 😛 It's good that you're so prepared though! I admire you for it.

The first one that happened was actually listed as an attempted homicide. The victim thought she'd been hit in the back of the head with the rifle he used against her as he mugged her but it turns out he'd shot her. The bullet was lodged in her skull, saving her from brain damage and death, which is pretty intense. The second one was an armed robbery and someone was kicked in the face at a local popular student hang-out. And then this third one was an assault on a young woman in a more isolated part of campus. The man is suspected to be 30-40 and his race has changed from latino to white to latino to white, it seems. What's scaring me about it is the fact that it's female students that seem to be the targets. There was a gang-related shooting last week, as well, but gang-related crimes have never felt that close to me because of the way they're typically carried out. At least I live off-campus and am only on campus a couple days a week.