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DVMDream said:
Just spent the last hour talking to my mom... my grandma's dementia is getting worse. I have no words.. just. 😢
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I know your feels. 🙁 My grandpa has the beginning stages of dementia… I have grown up visiting my mom's work and she's worked 20+ years at a retirement home with a memory care and it is so much different when it happens to your own family members.. Keeping your family in my thoughts DVMD, it's a tough process. *hugs*
 
DVMDream said:
Just spent the last hour talking to my mom... my grandma's dementia is getting worse. I have no words.. just. 😢
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This is the worst, DVMD, I'm so sorry. I remember one time I went to see my grandpa before he died and he asked my brother who the pretty girl he'd brought was. It was a horrible feeling (to be fair I'd recently dyed my hair, but still).
 
So, it is a weird feeling to be an adult with parents who are contemplating divorce (they have been married 27 years).. I have really mixed feelings about it all because I feel like it is probably the right thing to do for my mom, but I know my dad is going to be devastated... and I feel like she may not be giving him a fair chance to correct the issue. Just really stressed out but I realize that it really is none of my business.
 
I thought I was going to be comfortably under budget this month, but then my school finally cashed the check for my rabies vaccine (which I gave them three months ago) and now my bank account is down $600. 🙁
 
equineconstant said:
I thought I was going to be comfortably under budget this month, but then my school finally cashed the check for my rabies vaccine (which I gave them three months ago) and now my bank account is down $600. 🙁
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That sucks. My landlord just cashed my check for Oct's rent with this month's so I just lost a huge amount that I thought I still had.
 
equineconstant said:
I thought I was going to be comfortably under budget this month, but then my school finally cashed the check for my rabies vaccine (which I gave them three months ago) and now my bank account is down $600. 🙁
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I hate that ish. Especially when it's from actual places like the school or your landlord
 
onisteverina said:
So, it is a weird feeling to be an adult with parents who are contemplating divorce (they have been married 27 years).. I have really mixed feelings about it all because I feel like it is probably the right thing to do for my mom, but I know my dad is going to be devastated... and I feel like she may not be giving him a fair chance to correct the issue. Just really stressed out but I realize that it really is none of my business.
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BTDT as well, the fun all started first year of vet school. It was definitely a good thing overall for them as individuals but as the oldest I always felt caught in the middle of "he said, she said." I also haven't been home for a holiday since all the drama started - no way am I playing that game of "choosing" where to spend the day.
With the lovely addition of my mother announcing that she's now batting for the other team. Yup, I totally get family drama. So if you need to vent, feel free to PM me.
 
Thanks Coquette22 and cowgirla... might have to take you up on that offer. Such a horrible night.. it makes it even worse because I moved back home to save money while taking my prereqs/applying so I'm in the center of it all... and I don't want to take sides... or even give my opinion on the situation. I just watched my dad cry for the last hour.. I'm so drained/numb.
 
onisteverina said:
Thanks Coquette22 and cowgirla... might have to take you up on that offer. Such a horrible night.. it makes it even worse because I moved back home to save money while taking my prereqs/applying so I'm in the center of it all... and I don't want to take sides... or even give my opinion on the situation. I just watched my dad cry for the last hour.. I'm so drained/numb.
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I can't relate personally but I'm really sorry you're having to go through that, especially when you're so busy with school and applications. Hang in there 🙁
 
I just got an email from the only nearby family that I have, saying not to worry about planning around her on Thanksgiving because she already has plans. Thanks a lot... I'm working that evening anyway, but I hadn't told her that yet so I guess she just doesn't want to see me on Thanksgiving. (Edit: That sounded kind of whiny... It's a tradition that my mom and I always do Thanksgiving together, and this is coming after other odd things going on in my crazy family and with my mom. It's just frustrating sometimes to not really have a relationship with any of my family.)
 
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onisteverina said:
So, it is a weird feeling to be an adult with parents who are contemplating divorce (they have been married 27 years).. I have really mixed feelings about it all because I feel like it is probably the right thing to do for my mom, but I know my dad is going to be devastated... and I feel like she may not be giving him a fair chance to correct the issue. Just really stressed out but I realize that it really is none of my business.
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So sorry about this... My parents were going through a similar situation over the summer (at least they were thinking along these same lines). Thankfully they got it sorted out (for now anyways). But being grown up and stuck in the middle of it, while not really having a say in the matter really sucks.
 
Dear flatmate,

If the garbage bag falls into the trash can, pull it back out before putting garbage on top of and around it. I am tired of cleaning out the bottom of it which has slime, mouldy carrots, and who knows what else in it.

Sincerely,
me

PS...I may have cleaned it out today in your shower.
 
My shower is broken. Yeah I enjoy a nice relaxing bubble bath at times..... but not everyday. Aaaarrrggghhh.
 
Not exactly a rant...but I wasn't sure where to put it. My grandfather has had issues with sporadic internal bleeding for the past 3 weeks or so. He's just gone into surgery to put a shunt in his liver (at least I think that's what my mom was saying, hard to understand through the tears) to stop the bleeding for good. I've been told it's not an easy surgery, will last 4-5 hours, and that there can be a lot of complications. My grandfather is 80, but was relatively healthy except for this and diabetes. My aunt (his sister) said he was very jovial and in good spirits just yesterday. I'm dreading the sound of my phone ringing...though I'm trying to stay as positive as I can. I'm not ready to lose my Pappy... 🙁
 
that redhead said:
My grandmother underwent aneurysm surgery a while back - everyone expected her to die, but she survived, rehabbed well and lived quite a while after that. Sending good thoughts his way!
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Thank you. Your story helps. My grandfather is a tough man, so hopefully he'll continue to be so through surgery and, fingers and toes crossed, beyond.
 
I'll make this short and sweet.

My MD is an incompetent *****. For 3 years, I have been battling fatigue. I didn't apply to vet school this cycle because my grades are a little low and I can't imagine going back to school with this level of fatigue and brain fog. After addressing B-12 deficiency and an mthfr mutation, I was still not feeling better. My naturopath ordered a few more tests.

My ferrtin is 12. The range is 10-200-something. My ferritin 12 and my MD couldn’t even be bothered to CALL ME and address this because it’s “within range.” I have had my iron checked regularly since I was 14 (mom was paranoid that as a vegetarian, I was not getting enough iron.) HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN LOW WITHOUT HIM ADDRESSING IT?!?! I’ve spent 2 years trying to feel better and my MD couldn’t be bothered to check the B-12 and iron levels of a VEGETARIAN.

My level of anger is astronomical. I am watching people get into vet school and graduating... meanwhile, I am sitting here at a dead end job not in my field with $52 000 debt, not doing even close to what I love.

Instead, I had one doctor tell me my symptoms were “all in my head”, two tell me that I needed to exercise (which I did... didn’t help) and two put me on anti-depressants.

I could have been cured and in vet school by now.

I am so anxious. I want to study for the GRE so bad. I can’t wait to go back to school. I could have been doing something by now... if it wasn’t for the incompetence.
 
Trematode said:
I'll make this short and sweet.

My MD is an incompetent *****. For 3 years, I have been battling fatigue. I didn't apply to vet school this cycle because my grades are a little low and I can't imagine going back to school with this level of fatigue and brain fog. After addressing B-12 deficiency and an mthfr mutation, I was still not feeling better. My naturopath ordered a few more tests.

My ferrtin is 12. The range is 10-200-something. My ferritin 12 and my MD couldn’t even be bothered to CALL ME and address this because it’s “within range.” I have had my iron checked regularly since I was 14 (mom was paranoid that as a vegetarian, I was not getting enough iron.) HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN LOW WITHOUT HIM ADDRESSING IT?!?! I’ve spent 2 years trying to feel better and my MD couldn’t be bothered to check the B-12 and iron levels of a VEGETARIAN.

My level of anger is astronomical. I am watching people get into vet school and graduating... meanwhile, I am sitting here at a dead end job not in my field with $52 000 debt, not doing even close to what I love.

Instead, I had one doctor tell me my symptoms were “all in my head”, two tell me that I needed to exercise (which I did... didn’t help) and two put me on anti-depressants.

I could have been cured and in vet school by now.

I am so anxious. I want to study for the GRE so bad. I can’t wait to go back to school. I could have been doing something by now... if it wasn’t for the incompetence.
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That's terrible. I'm glad you finally found out what was wrong, and hope treatments makes you feel lots better. That's not okay that the doctor cost you so much time though.
 
The pre-vet club at my university is almost non-existent and the advisor for the club is impossible to get ahold of (the last email I sent her was replied to 4 months later). After being contacting the club president to inquire about mock interviews this year, she informed me she had been unable to get in touch with the advisor so it looked like they were not going to happen this semester, but she may be able to make them happen in the spring. Wow, what a GREAT idea! Let's have mock interviews AFTER the actual interviews are held! BRILLIANT! :bang::wtf:
 
I know these are petty rants.. but I need to get them off my chest.
1) Today I spent 2 hours on the phone discussing/arguing with Sears over the fact they charge you money to do a warranty service call. I said I would bring it in myself, but they don't allow that. Freaking thing isn't worth the cost of the service call. Thanks for nothing.

2) I have spent days on the phone with a certain lighting company who will go nameless (Kichler) that I can't change their lightbulbs because they are cemented inside the base. I have 6 of these stupid fixtures and all of the ones I checked are exactly the same. The bulbs won't come out. I can remove the base the bulbs are in, but they won't sell me a base. An electrician, general contractor and others all agree with me, but the company says I am wrong and they won't do anything. Now I have 6 lights hanging from my wall that become coat hangers when the bulbs go out.

3) I have been living in my house, where work was supposed to be completed 3 weeks ago, tired of having contractors in and out and disrupting my life, leaving their garbage around, and making a mess. I pick up nails, and razor blades, etc every day to try to keep my dogs and cat safe. No amount of complaining helps. I just need this finished. Oh, the original target date for completion was 9/1. Silly of me to think it would be done by November.

<go back to your regularly scheduled rants>
 
Everyone is leaving for home tomorrow for Thanksgiving break, and I won't be. It is pretty upsetting I won't be spending time with my family for thanksgiving this year. I'd either have to drive home 14 hours (and do it again in 2 weeks for Christmas break) or I could have flown home, but I'd still have to find somewhere for my pups, which I do not want to kennel them for 10 days. So, I am staying here and pretty upset, especially tonight. I half considered just saying screw it and driving home tomorrow since I'm driving my roomie to the airport, but it is such a far drive and I'd probably have to spend the night in a hotel somewhere with my dogs. But, I doubt I'll do it. I just wish break wasn't right before finals (we begin finals the week we get back!) It is just so silly, why can't we start 2 weeks earlier and get done now. 🙁
 
Rainheart, I know the feeling 🙁 I've missed Thanksgiving every year since I've been up here (this will be my third) and it's rough. What's made me feel a little bit better is having dinner with (American) classmates, even though we have class Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Maybe one of your classmates nearby wouldn't mind having you over? Or maybe you could make a little turkey by yourself and watch football/the parade?
 
that redhead said:
Rainheart, I know the feeling 🙁 I've missed Thanksgiving every year since I've been up here (this will be my third) and it's rough. What's made me feel a little bit better is having dinner with (American) classmates, even though we have class Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Maybe one of your classmates nearby wouldn't mind having you over? Or maybe you could make a little turkey by yourself and watch football/the parade?
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Thanks, I knew someone on here could relate. I is just hard seeing my roomies pack and be excited to go home, and I'm just here like... yep... staying here with no plans. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone that isn't going home from my class... just me and the dogs. And, no cable TV, either. Just a bit sad about the whole thing. I knew it would be like this, I just never realized I'd be here so upset tonight. 🙁
 
Rainheart said:
Thanks, I knew someone on here could relate. I is just hard seeing my roomies pack and be excited to go home, and I'm just here like... yep... staying here with no plans. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone that isn't going home from my class... just me and the dogs. And, no cable TV, either. Just a bit sad about the whole thing. I knew it would be like this, I just never realized I'd be here so upset tonight. 🙁
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We have finals starting the week after Thanksgiving too 🙁 It seems like there's a lot of people from my class staying for Thanksgiving but that may be partially due to our residency rules (limiting us to 3o days out of state for 12 months). I decided to use some of my days and go home to PA but I'm only 2 and a half hours away. I can imagine I'd be upset in your position 🙁 Hang in there! I would ask around your class and the other classes if anyone is planning a Thanksgiving dinner there!
 
Rainheart said:
Thanks, I knew someone on here could relate. I is just hard seeing my roomies pack and be excited to go home, and I'm just here like... yep... staying here with no plans. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone that isn't going home from my class... just me and the dogs. And, no cable TV, either. Just a bit sad about the whole thing. I knew it would be like this, I just never realized I'd be here so upset tonight. 🙁
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Total bummer on all counts 🙁
 
Sometimes, I get so comfortable in my chair or in my bed that I forget I'm injured. Then I move and holy hell! I just woke the dog up with my yelp. 🙁
 
bank of america has decided to be nasty jerks and is upping their international banking/card fees to 3%!!! what the heck! it might be trivial on small grocery purchases, but its kind of a big deal for the things i spend more money on (like diving) because there's a big difference between $4 and $12!! so mad! they buried the news in a statement announcement too, so it took my classmates complaining about it for me to notice. lets be real, i dont check my online statements, i check my online account that says NOTHING about these changes. i dont need to jump 6 hoops to open the statement when i can just log on and see exactly what i've spent for a month easily in my account. SO MAD. 😡

edit: apparently the 3% thing has been going on for a very long time, it just started after I began school here (because i very specifically remember it being 1% at the time which was why i ultimately didn't switch to a company that charges nothing). the new part is that they're charging us to use the previously free ATM through Scotia Bank. still mad though, crummy corporate america hiding things and being sneaky.
 
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I am my own worst critic. My self esteem has been hanging out on a very flimsy limb lately and it sucks when people try to stir up the wind.

"Your profile picture is really cute. It looks nothing like you."
Thank you...I really needed that. Like, seriously? Who says that?
I am boring because I don't really enjoy partying. I am boring because I do not drink every time I come over because I have work tomorrow and need to drive home. Me being a vegetarian is a big deal and needs to be discussed everytime I go over and it needs to be made into an inconvenience for everyone even if it really isn't. I'm too quiet (OMG you're so quiet are you sleeping over there?!) when I just want to take a break from social interaction and listen for a minute.

Ugh! Just needed to vent. Awful feeling right now.
 
Debating with this student who did not follow the rules for an extra credit assignment (was supposed to be turned in by hand) is really stressing me out. It's 5 points, man! Let it go!
 
This has probably been ranted about before, but... it makes me so mad when my non-pre-vet friends start telling me how their animals never get annual exams, never get preventative care (except required vaccines, I assume), and how they don't take them to the vet for things that really need to be seen... but don't worry, it's okay, because their animals usually make it to old age. Why would you tell me that and imply that most vet care isn't really necessary, when you know that vet med is something I'm passionate about and will hopefully be my career? :boom: On the plus side, it's good practice for certain future clients.
 
I am livid right now.

My father only comes home about 3 or 4 times a year since he works a long ways away. He comes home today and within two hours, he's squawking at me to scrub the floors, telling me I don't listen to my mother, and all this crap.

What irritates me most of all is that I'm the one who manages the finances while my mom travels and my dad's on the other coast. I get the groceries, manage the gas money, and pretty much clean-up house for my older brother who is completely irresponsible and a slob. When my mom's home, she's completely mercurial and goes through vicious mood swings, since she's got bipolar disorder and doesn't take her medication. So I essentially babysit her too when she's here. And it's not like it makes any difference, because she calls my dad and tattles on my brother and I at the drop of a hat.

He makes some angry threat that my brother and I will be having a "serious talk" with him. I'm so done. I'm running out of patience, and I'm too young to be managing my life and someone else's life, especially when they are perfectly capable of being responsible themselves.

I'm pretty sure he's going to tell us to scrub the house down and "listen to my mother" more, or we can find somewhere else to live. I've been doing all I can and then some. But I can't take care of two other people. I go to college full-time, I recently got offered a symposium position, and I was going to look for work in a vet assistant position.

I'm just so stressed, and at this point, I almost want him to kick me out. I can't keep doing this and college and research at the same time. I'm sure I can room with someone else, but obviously if they kicked me out, they wouldn't be supporting me in my tuition either. I'm just so frustrated.
 
it is almost seven pm.
my emergency shift ended at five.
not only am I still at the hospital, I just had lunch five minutes ago and it doesn't look like I'm getting out of here anytime soon
 
cowgirla said:
it is almost seven pm.
my emergency shift ended at five.
not only am I still at the hospital, I just had lunch five minutes ago and it doesn't look like I'm getting out of here anytime soon
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Welcome to life as a veterinarian - there will be many more days like that...
 
I love my mother dearly and consider her one of my best friends and my biggest cheerleader. I make a point to talk to her on Skype every night unless I'm really busy or out of the house. But she's on anti-anxiety/anti-depressive meds and she has the frustrating tendency to let them run out. What she doesn't realize is that she is completely impossible to deal with when she's off them. Any slight she perceives, however small or unintentional, will cause her to go into a complete emotional meltdown. She's currently refusing to speak to me because I won't do something because I'm not allowed to do it and she's interpreting that as me being an ungrateful little wretch. I wish she would take her medication more seriously. She claims it doesn't matter, because "it take 10 days for them to get out of your system" (I have no idea as to the validity of that), but she doesn't seem to comprehend that just because it's in your system doesn't mean there's enough of it there to work and if it really took 10 days to wear off, you wouldn't need to take them daily.

I don't like having my mother mad at me. It sucks.
 
Going on 2 days without talking to my bf. I wouldn't even have considered it an argument, just a semi-serious conversation that he didn't want to have, but he thought we were arguing. It basically ended with him saying I'm done talking about it, don't even bother trying because I won't respond. To which I pointed out that just because a conversation isn't light hearted doesn't mean it's an argument by default and how mature of him to deal with it in that manner. Nothing since. I know I should probably be the bigger person here, but I just can't bring myself to do it. Grrrr!
 
Both my sister and my best friend presumably forgot my birthday. Thanks two seconds out of your day to send me a quick text or Facebook message >.< my best friend's mother-in-law wished me a happy birthday, but she did not. Awesome.
 
Ooh, ooh, I have a somewhat trivial rant. My roommates are quiet the entire day, but choose to be loud after midnight consistently, knowing that myself and my other roommate both have early classes and commitments. They also don't seem to understand how to keep the main light, which shines into our room, turned off. -_-
 
Ordered something online and had it shipped to my apartment. It has been nearly 14 business days (nearly three weeks total) and it still has not arrived. As if it wasn't already hard enough to find anyone who would ship to Canada in the first place, now Canada Post appears to have gone and lost it.

Spending $50 on the item was a bit of a stretch for me to begin with, now it seems I've just thrown my money away. Awesome. 😡
 
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