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My mom was going to let me tag along on a work trip with her to London next week. I was all set and excited to go when I realized I left my passport in my apartment back at school. Ughhhh.
 
alohacat319 said:
My mom was going to let me tag along on a work trip with her to London next week. I was all set and excited to go when I realized I left my passport in my apartment back at school. Ughhhh.
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Oh no! I guess there's no one there to overnight it to you? It's a little pricey, but another option is to pay extra to get a new passport really fast.
 
alohacat319 said:
My mom was going to let me tag along on a work trip with her to London next week. I was all set and excited to go when I realized I left my passport in my apartment back at school. Ughhhh.
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Omg. That's literally the worst ever.
 
TrashPanda said:
Oh no! I guess there's no one there to overnight it to you? It's a little pricey, but another option is to pay extra to get a new passport really fast.
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Even if anyone is in town to send it, nobody has a key to get in to my apartment to get it.... 🙁
 
SkiOtter said:
Is there a landlord that could unlock it for someone??? 🙁
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Maybe.... gonna have to see who from my class is even still in town, all of my friends are OOS and they went home for the holidays too.
 
How far away is school? Could you make a quick trip (drive one day, back the next) and go pick it up?
 
Lupin21 said:
Damn, aloha. If only you knew more than your OOS classmates that you could possibly have help out. The world is such a cruel, cruel mistress.
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I messaged you on facebook an hour ago, silly. 😛

actually--- apparently it didn't go through, so I'm a liar.
 
Spending my New Year's Eve sick as a dog laying in bed all day. the kidney infection I have turned out resistant to both the antibiotics the doc gave me, so it's on to a new one tomorrow. Hoping this one works! :xf:
 
Sad chicken story related to cold and now that it has been in the house in a hospital cage... I now have bird lice crawling on me after the last exam. Apparently they appreciated the warm house too.

At least I now know to go treat the rest of the birds again.
 
Brother's cat has oral cancer. I tried to explain quality of life to him, but he keeps talking about wanting to euthanize her and seems ready to do it *right now*.
 
dyachei said:
Brother's cat has oral cancer. I tried to explain quality of life to him, but he keeps talking about wanting to euthanize her and seems ready to do it *right now*.
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We had a patient with oral cancer that made it mostly healthy and happy for a little under 2 years. They were super aggressive in treating though and removed the mass 2 or 3 times plus chemo, feeding tube and tons of supportive care. CB was one of my favorite patients.

My understanding is that it can be very rapidly progressive and make QOL poor quickly depending on location. Is he pushing to euth based on his vet's recommendation or fear of seeing his cat not happy and healthy or...

Either way, sorry you have to have this conversation at all. 🙁
 
LadyOtheFarm said:
We had a patient with oral cancer that made it mostly healthy and happy for a little under 2 years. They were super aggressive in treating though and removed the mass 2 or 3 times plus chemo, feeding tube and tons of supportive care. CB was one of my favorite patients.

My understanding is that it can be very rapidly progressive and make QOL poor quickly depending on location. Is he pushing to euth based on his vet's recommendation or fear of seeing his cat not happy and healthy or...

Either way, sorry you have to have this conversation at all. 🙁
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he's pushing it because he knows it's inevitable since he ccan't do chemo.

but the cat is still rubbing up on him in the mornings and eating well.
 
dyachei said:
he's pushing it because he knows it's inevitable since he ccan't do chemo.

but the cat is still rubbing up on him in the mornings and eating well.
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That sucks. I'm glad you are advocating for the kitty though!
 
dyachei said:
Brother's cat has oral cancer. I tried to explain quality of life to him, but he keeps talking about wanting to euthanize her and seems ready to do it *right now*.
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Very sorry to hear about your brother's ill cat - wish we could cure all diseases!
 
My mom is over feeding my kitten and she is gaining so much weight since we have been home. I keep telling her to stop and saying that it's unhealthy for her but she just keeps giving her more and more food.
 
SandstormDVM said:
To follow up on my earlier loan-related rant, I just wanted to shout out a quick thanks to those of you who suggested budgeting programs/apps to me! I've started using Mint and, running the numbers, it seems that I should still have at least a couple hundred dollars avaliable per month even after rent, which is definitely more than doable for me---like I said, my disposable income only really goes to eating out, though I do do that probably a bit more than I really need, so I concede that I could afford to save some money there. The amount I am recieving, while it sounds like it is lower than what many other schools allot for living costs, certainly looks much more feasible after plugging everything in, especially since I'm going to be working over the spring and (hopefully) doing paid research over summer, as well.
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I can't get my bank account to link to mint. 🙁
 
I found out that my middle aged dad was cheating on my mom with someone my age. Then we had 2 guests (kids of a family friend) from Mexico come and stay with my family for 10 days (and they gave us a 2 week notice right around the time my father's affair was uncovered). Christmas was aight. But these guests have been atrocious. All they want to do is go out clubbing and get drunk. They're pissed that I have to work, they're pissed that I have to study for OkState's animal nutrition class, they're pissed that I have to prepare for interviews. They hate art, they hate feminism, they're super racist, they're incredibly conservative, unbelievably homophobic, unbelievably ungrateful, and incredibly selfish. I'm expected to be quiet, make self deprecating jokes, not challenge his masculinity, I should be frail, I should marvel at his being, I should be either stupid or pretty (not both), and I should not talk back. I'm so incredibly happy that I never "learned my manners" and I've been putting my entitled house guest through the ringer.

OH. This guy's comment on me not having time to prepare for interviews? "Well, it's not that big of a deal right? It's just an interview?". What. The. Hell. It's just an interview... I've worked my @$$ off and have had to hustle, suffer, and struggle to be able to be where I am now. LITERALLY. What a glorious echo of an era where a woman's existence in academia was questioned. What are my parents telling me this entire time (when they're not yelling at each other at night)? Just. Be. Kind. And. Polite. Like I don't have the right to stand up for myself whenever he insults me. Whenever he calls me irrational. Whenever he cracks jokes at my expense simply to humor a stranger he's never met and will never see again. If it's not "ladylike" to talk back then I'll gladly be as "unladylike" as I possibly can around this person. He deserves no empathy. Also, we've gone out to a bar twice and he expects me to pay for him to get drunk (because he's a guest) and then will go on to talk about how women are so incredibly financially dependent on men. And that's supposed to be a good thing too.

You know. I can't wait for vet school. I'll be surrounded by faculty and like minded individuals. I'll once again be immersed into an environment where people expect things from me and where people will not question my dignity and humanity. I used to cry every finals week of undergrad. Not because I was stressed, but because I was sad I was going home. The circumstances that I'm in might be different, but my household has always had issues and drama. Drop out of college because someone else needs your tuition money. Dad's skipping alcoholics anonymous again. We found drugs in your sister's room.

I don't ever want to come back home from graduate school. I want to stay at the school, work in different cities, and let my independence flourish. I hate it here. I'm not meant to be here. I just want to study. And learn. And do good. I don't ever want to come back home again. I'm done.

Thank you stranger(s) for taking the time to read this.
 
I went home my first Christmas of undergrad. My mother threatened my life and I took extra hours at work. I then did not go home again in undergrad for more than a few days at a time and always with a way out.

She came to visit me last year and demanded time alone with my kids. She never got it. I am the only one of her kids that still talks to her (albeit rarely) and that I do out of my own twisted sense of duty as the oldest.

Sometimes it is best to just distance yourself and do what you need to take care of you. Once you have you, and your needs, straightened out, you can decide how much to let your family back in your life and how to choose a level of involvement that cannot hurt you further.
 
For me, it is just the constant guilt tripping and bickering - I lived far away so when I was home, both of my divorced parents would want to see me. My mother would make me feel really bad about wanting to see my father and his family for a little bit, and my father's family never quite understood me so when I did go to their houses there was almost always an argument. The last few times I went home I stayed with friends instead of family and basically didn't tell my family any of my other plans aside from "I'm going to see you at this time for this long."
 
Chimikins said:
I found out that my middle aged dad was cheating on my mom with someone my age. Then we had 2 guests (kids of a family friend) from Mexico come and stay with my family for 10 days (and they gave us a 2 week notice right around the time my father's affair was uncovered). Christmas was aight. But these guests have been atrocious. All they want to do is go out clubbing and get drunk. They're pissed that I have to work, they're pissed that I have to study for OkState's animal nutrition class, they're pissed that I have to prepare for interviews. They hate art, they hate feminism, they're super racist, they're incredibly conservative, unbelievably homophobic, unbelievably ungrateful, and incredibly selfish. I'm expected to be quiet, make self deprecating jokes, not challenge his masculinity, I should be frail, I should marvel at his being, I should be either stupid or pretty (not both), and I should not talk back. I'm so incredibly happy that I never "learned my manners" and I've been putting my entitled house guest through the ringer.

OH. This guy's comment on me not having time to prepare for interviews? "Well, it's not that big of a deal right? It's just an interview?". What. The. Hell. It's just an interview... I've worked my @$$ off and have had to hustle, suffer, and struggle to be able to be where I am now. LITERALLY. What a glorious echo of an era where a woman's existence in academia was questioned. What are my parents telling me this entire time (when they're not yelling at each other at night)? Just. Be. Kind. And. Polite. Like I don't have the right to stand up for myself whenever he insults me. Whenever he calls me irrational. Whenever he cracks jokes at my expense simply to humor a stranger he's never met and will never see again. If it's not "ladylike" to talk back then I'll gladly be as "unladylike" as I possibly can around this person. He deserves no empathy. Also, we've gone out to a bar twice and he expects me to pay for him to get drunk (because he's a guest) and then will go on to talk about how women are so incredibly financially dependent on men. And that's supposed to be a good thing too.

You know. I can't wait for vet school. I'll be surrounded by faculty and like minded individuals. I'll once again be immersed into an environment where people expect things from me and where people will not question my dignity and humanity. I used to cry every finals week of undergrad. Not because I was stressed, but because I was sad I was going home. The circumstances that I'm in might be different, but my household has always had issues and drama. Drop out of college because someone else needs your tuition money. Dad's skipping alcoholics anonymous again. We found drugs in your sister's room.

I don't ever want to come back home from graduate school. I want to stay at the school, work in different cities, and let my independence flourish. I hate it here. I'm not meant to be here. I just want to study. And learn. And do good. I don't ever want to come back home again. I'm done.

Thank you stranger(s) for taking the time to read this.
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I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. You definitely shouldn't take anyone's crap, and don't let anyone make you feel bad. We are here to help or just listen. That'd the awesome part or random strangers on the internet, no judgment. 😉
 
My brother is getting older and still living with my parents with s college degree, a minimum wage job and no motivation whatsoever. My Mother keeps mentioning that she thinks he may be depressed etc and that he needs to get help. Every single interaction my parents have had with him over the last week that I've seen has been negative. Just yesterday my mom blamed him for getting a pin in the tire and needing to get it replaced. A pin. Because he 'doesn't care about her car when he drives'. I told her how crazy she sounded, and I mean putting blame on other people in my family for the snallest things is so them. I got promptly told to shut up and of course it just continues.

I get crawling feeling of annoyance under my skin when he talks to me very often because of some stupid stuff he pulled a few years ago. So I feel like I'm part of the problem too. His problems are definitely related to his childhood too and he needs help but everyone's making it worse.
 
Delta decided to change my seat from an aisle to a window on one leg of my next interview flight(4 legs total round trip) 😡
I booked all four legs in an aisle (tall person legs require aisle stretching) what makes you think I'd be okay with switching to a window?!?!?! 😡😡😡
Obviously, if there were aisle seats still available I wouldn't care that I had been switched, but there are middles and two windows open and that's it. :lame:
 
Pugsforlove2014 said:
My brother is getting older and still living with my parents with s college degree, a minimum wage job and no motivation whatsoever. My Mother keeps mentioning that she thinks he may be depressed etc and that he needs to get help. Every single interaction my parents have had with him over the last week that I've seen has been negative. Just yesterday my mom blamed him for getting a pin in the tire and needing to get it replaced. A pin. Because he 'doesn't care about her car when he drives'. I told her how crazy she sounded, and I mean putting blame on other people in my family for the snallest things is so them. I got promptly told to shut up and of course it just continues.

I get crawling feeling of annoyance under my skin when he talks to me very often because of some stupid stuff he pulled a few years ago. So I feel like I'm part of the problem too. His problems are definitely related to his childhood too and he needs help but everyone's making it worse.
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My younger sister is the same way, except even though she's dropped out of school, very much nearly failed out of high school, and literally does nothing but sleep and do **** on her computer, she is god's gift and can do no wrong and is never held responsible for a single thing. Like, she isn't even tasked with taking the dog outside for a bathroom break. It's not unexpected to come home to dog accidents when she had been home the whole time. They finally got her into a medical billing program, but she hasn't told anyone if she passed her first semester or not. She's a very high functioning autistic, but unfortunately uses that as a reason to do nothing.

If you want to vent, you know where to find me. Families can suck sometimes.
 
Huge explosion near my parents' house... apparently it is a lawn mower repair shop right by a gas station which, naturally, made the fire even worse. All over the news here. 😱

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Super adorable in patient (11 month old lab) with really, really crappy prognosis. The fluid rate I just put him on when I was leaving scares the crap out of me and he might still be behind on it.
 
Brother posted on FB that he is in jail for "something he didn't do" with a $25k bond. He says he can pay 10k and wants to find someone willing to pay 20k and he will pay them back.

First, I wanna know what the hell he did. Second, who are his friends on FB that he thinks have that money and how is he paying them back?

And no, this is not his first time in jail, but the last time was 8 years ago (surprisingly).
 
LadyOtheFarm said:
Brother posted on FB that he is in jail for "something he didn't do" with a $25k bond. He says he can pay 10k and wants to find someone willing to pay 20k and he will pay them back.

First, I wanna know what the hell he did. Second, who are his friends on FB that he thinks have that money and how is he paying them back?

And no, this is not his first time in jail, but the last time was 8 years ago (surprisingly).
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What's the extra $5K for?
 
LadyOtheFarm said:
Brother posted on FB that he is in jail for "something he didn't do" with a $25k bond. He says he can pay 10k and wants to find someone willing to pay 20k and he will pay them back.

First, I wanna know what the hell he did. Second, who are his friends on FB that he thinks have that money and how is he paying them back?

And no, this is not his first time in jail, but the last time was 8 years ago (surprisingly).
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What I'm trying to figure out is why he seems to need $30k in bond money for a $25k bail, unless he's saying he could pay 10k but would rather have someone pay 20 and have him pay 5, then pay that person back?

Also I feel like people's jail stories are either exactly what you expect or so out there you just don't even want to hear it. My cousin is like this and every facebook update of hers is a fun game called "find the ankle bracelet" followed shortly by "guess what drugs she's on".
 
WildZoo said:
You can Facebook from jail??
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I have no idea!

A few people questioned him as to whether it was real and a couple people popped up before being erased that said things like "I hope you rot!" Which kinda lent it credence in my mind...

I know the long timers get Internet access, but no idea about the shorter term lock ups.
 
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