RSI? What's that? I'm guessing it's maybe something like carpel tunnel syndrome? I'm certainly getting something like that with my thumbs from keeping up with this thread!Increasing the available vertical space might help your guys in the meantime. Longer term, more space really could make all the difference they need :nod: :cross:
Damn...RSI flaring again Think I'll need a few days off from TCS to recover from this babble fest :lol3:
Sooo much easier said than doneLoL. I wonder if everyone will last long enough to make 1500, or if we all end up with serious babbling injuries. :lol3:
Oh no @FhiCat
, do not give in. Guilt trips are evil. You do what you must to be content in your self.
Maybe there should be a stink eye photo contest. Then maybe you'd get some open mouth photos!Nope and nope. She was mad that I woke her for pictures (yet another failed entry attempt). She really is a master (or should that be mistress) of the stink eye
Thanks for the compliments againShe certainly thinks she's beautiful!
RSI = repetitive strain injury. Carpal Tunnel is one form of it I believe, though a very extreme one.
@FhiCat Hell yes! My mum is a master at it...all the while swearing blind that she's not doing itThose are the days I want to move out again! I either suck it up or snap back (which usually culminates in a blazing row). I definitely feel trapped when that happens.
Moving swiftly on....
I have family members like that! I learned a long time ago to not give into their guilt trips. One time they asked me for money, so I lent it to them, I was a student at the time and paying my own tuition, transportation, food and such, he took almost six months to return the money to me! Again he asked for double the amount but being cautious I only lent him half, I almost got into a fight with him because he "had no money to pay me" and here I was with no bus fare or money for food! I put my foot down and told him to find a way to pay me, maybe sell some of his many shoes and clothes, in the end he paid me two years after the initial loan. Financially I've done better than that person, and he continues to ask me for money, but no way am I going to lend him any.We have been too positive in this thread, so I'm here to bring some negative energy to this thread in the name of BALANCE.
Anyone have guilt-tripping family members? The ones who manipulate you into doing what they want in the guise of "love"? I was raised in that kind of culture where it's commonplace, and I was just reminded how alive it is still in my family. I also always allow myself to be guilt-tripped, and then hate myself (and them) after. What do?
This is why I love my cat. He'll never do something like that to me. "I've stayed indoors all this time, giving up my freedom, and all I ask is a little extra food than I'm supposed to eat, and you can't even give me that last shred of decency??"
She is! I think all cats know they're beautiful! You can do it! don't give up!Nope and nope. She was mad that I woke her for pictures (yet another failed entry attempt). She really is a master (or should that be mistress) of the stink eye
Thanks for the compliments againShe certainly thinks she's beautiful!
Yep, my mother is the queen of it. I don't always give in, but then I feel guilty.We have been too positive in this thread, so I'm here to bring some negative energy to this thread in the name of BALANCE.
Anyone have guilt-tripping family members? The ones who manipulate you into doing what they want in the guise of "love"? I was raised in that kind of culture where it's commonplace, and I was just reminded how alive it is still in my family. I also always allow myself to be guilt-tripped, and then hate myself (and them) after. What do??"
My oldest daughter tells me that I guilt trip her although I'm completely unaware of it. I try very hard now not to do it. If I do, I don't know where I got it from since my mother didn't do it to me. Anyway, you can't let that stuff get to you. You know what's right for you!We have been too positive in this thread, so I'm here to bring some negative energy to this thread in the name of BALANCE.
Anyone have guilt-tripping family members? The ones who manipulate you into doing what they want in the guise of "love"? I was raised in that kind of culture where it's commonplace, and I was just reminded how alive it is still in my family. I also always allow myself to be guilt-tripped, and then hate myself (and them) after. What do?
This is why I love my cat. He'll never do something like that to me. "I've stayed indoors all this time, giving up my freedom, and all I ask is a little extra food than I'm supposed to eat, and you can't even give me that last shred of decency??"
Yes! @MServant people don't give us enough credit! It's not easy being mean!
@Columbine LoL, I know, I've spent my adolescent and adult life working on this trying not to give in and do what I feel I need to. I don't think anyone gives enough credit to how much hard work goes in to being mean!
Please don't they have to know that we won't always comply.Yep, my mother is the queen of it. I don't always give in, but then I feel guilty.