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Wednesday Whining is a weekly blog with rotating hosts. Whines and Anti-Whines, both big and small, are welcome! Our purposes are mutual support and sharing a few laughs along the way.
The Wednesday Whining Community is diverse, and strives to be safe, welcoming, and supportive. To this end, comments that are personally abusive or otherwise disparaging [regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation] will be deleted by moderators, along with spam and self-promotion.
The Wednesday Whining Community is diverse, and strives to be safe, welcoming, and supportive. To this end, comments that are personally abusive or otherwise disparaging [regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation] will be deleted by moderators, along with spam and self-promotion.
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Q: What was the first prize ever awarded?
A: The Playdough Violin
A: The Whiner's Ball commences no later than Tuesday, and ends when Awards are given (usually Thursday in theory, but definitely before Monday).
Q: Awards? Really?
A: Yes, really. Traditional awards include Style [music, poetry, etc.], Old Skool [piddly little whines], and Elevated Risk of Mullet [funniest line in a whine], but other hand-crafted awards may be granted at the host's discretion, and nominations from commenters are encouraged.
Q: Can I whine about someone who just does not "get it"?
A: The Cluestick Posse is on hand for persons in need.
Q: Is there a mascot?
A: Ralph is the mascot.
Q: Are there other traditions I should know about?
A: The passing of virtual refreshments is appreciated.
Q: How did this all get started anyhow?
A: Phantom Scribbler was our muse and host for two years.
Q: What was the first prize ever awarded?
A: The Playdough Violin
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8 comments:
liz and everyone -- thanks for the good wishes.
quick update after a long day is that my mom survived [which they didn't expect]; she is in and out of consciousness, not making much sense when she is awake; the problem is not growing, so no neurosurgery needed; hard to tell the long-term consequences, but she won't be functioning as she was.
the new problem of the moment is that she also broke her hip. surgery to fix the hip is high-risk for a lot of reasons [the stroke is one; also heart problems we found out about today; and etc., etc.] but necessary. that will probably happen monday night.
my stepfather has alzheimers, so when mother went to the ER, he went into the hospital, too -- for his own protection.
we are apparently the family that puts the "fun" in dysfunctional, so today i talked with my stepsister for the first time, and met my stepbrother for the first time. we probably met as kids, but don't remember each other. there is no better bonding than searching the house for legal, medical, and insurance information with a stepsib you don't know; the stuff you find before you locate the search targets makes for interesting conversations. we're all tight now.
my mother and i are estranged, have been for good reasons and a long time. turns out that the sister who was with me and i are now the designated hitters for her health care decisions.
i guess we are all doing as well as we can under the circumstances. many, many thanks for your good thoughts. xoxoxo
p.s -- the house search took 2 hours with 4 people. we looked everywhere, and searched all the file cabinets and file stashes twice. i located the important legal documents in a bookbag that was shoved into a bookcase, right next to some photo albums.
Kathy, I am glad about your mom's prognosis, sad about your estrangement, glad you found new family who seem supportive. Glad also you found her documents.
Hugs!
Your anecdotes bring back so many memories of dealing with my grandmother's death. I hope and pray that your mom doesn't suffer during the surgery.
Kathy, hugs and hugs and hugs.
Thinking of you.
It took two tries to find the *right* will when my stepfather died. Good thing we didn't show the wrong one to his kids -- they'd have been mad about what it said.
Thinking of you, Kathy.
just a hard week. my mom's in bad shape, but being discharged friday. we lined up a nursing home today, one where the attending doc who knows everything will keep seeing her. i'm just so tired. grateful for the good thoughts. xoxo
Kathy A, I hope things go as well as possible. Hugs.
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