Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Sapphire Sebright]

Nah that doesn’t sound crazy! I feel for people too even if they’ve done me wrong or are bad or whatever. I know that something must have happened for them to be that way and have so much anger etc. And in this case it sounds like this woman most likely has a mental illness too? Some sort of dissociative identity or narcissistic personality disorder or something??? To be so split. I hope she gets the help she needs too as well as those kids and that husband

Just popping in here real quick, don't mind me -- this made me think of part of a prayer that I've heard: "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Specifically, the last part.
I try to forgive as much as I can. I get upset sometimes, and feel truly angry when I read about things like what's happening with MROO's DD's boyfriend. Feel angry about the bad position that the poor boy is in, feel angry about how terrible his mother is treating him and how she has him cowed -- you get the picture. But I try not to hate -- I try to keep myself calm, and to forgive people as much as I can, even if they're doing have done terrible things; holding hatred and letting it fester for long amounts of time does no good.
I haven't finished catching up in this thread yet, but I sincerely hope that Josh is doing as well as he can, and I will pray for him.
Much love from up here in Maine!

 

[MROO]

Welp. Labor day is over, uneventfully. Got some hot sauce canned. 6 half pints.
We had a HUGE storm with flash floods across the whole area. All I can do is hope it kept people in sufficiently to avoid a case spike from the holiday. Personally I loved listening to the rain and thunder, but did not love getting my shoes soaked walking through the yard. Tomorrow it will be hot again - perfect weather for the plants to keep growing.

I do love me a good thunder-boomer!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Just got back from a "sortof" social distanced bridal shower. It was outside, and while the weather cooperated, the flies did not, so everyone gathered around the fans that kept the bugs away. DD and I braved the bugs, so we were separated, but it was awkward. I felt so bad for the bride. She's waited a long time for this. She and my nephew are both 30 and have been dating 8 years. Her friends and his Dad's cousin put a LOT of work into making everything perfect. Still, it was really nice ... and the carrot cake was to DIE FOR! ... let's hope nobody actually has to ...

I'm really, really late, but congratulations to her and your nephew!
Oop -- give me a second to find a hazmat suit, and then I'll give out that hug.

 

[MROO]

Just popping in here real quick, don't mind me -- this made me think of part of a prayer that I've heard: "Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." Specifically, the last part.
I try to forgive as much as I can. I get upset sometimes, and feel truly angry when I read about things like what's happening with MROO's DD's boyfriend. Feel angry about the bad position that the poor boy is in, feel angry about how terrible his mother is treating him and how she has him cowed -- you get the picture. But I try not to hate -- I try to keep myself calm, and to forgive people as much as I can, even if they're doing have done terrible things; holding hatred and letting it fester for long amounts of time does no good.
I haven't finished catching up in this thread yet, but I sincerely hope that Josh is doing as well as he can, and I will pray for him.
Much love from up here in Maine!

Josh is thoroughly cowed - in the actual sense of the definition - by his mother. She has him convinced that it's all his fault and has forced him to break up with DD. She has effectively cut off his lifeline to us. By encouraging him to lie to the authorities instead of telling the truth to get help, she has discredited me with them, so that outlet is no longer available. If the boy isn't willing to grab the lines we've thrown, we can't help him.

He and DD are still talking, but on the sly and as "friends," which isn't working well for her, so that will likely end soon. I can't blame her. DD is trying to move on, but it isn't really working yet, either.

Josh knows we are here for him, regardless. He knows our door is always open for him. It will be interesting to see what happens when he turns 18 in the Spring. I hope he remembers that we're on his side.

EDIT to move a couple of jumbled sentences into place.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Tender Is the Flesh is about animals getting a virus that makes them lethal to humans, so the factory farming is cannibalism Pretty gripping if you're into science fiction.

On the one hand: That is incredibly horrifying and disturbing.
On the other hand: That sounds strangely fascinating and interesting.
... I don't exactly seem like the horrifying-story-loving type, do I?

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Josh is thoroughly cowed - in the actual sense of the definition - by his mother. She has him convinced that it's all his fault and has forced him to break up with DD. She has effectively cut off his lifeline to us. By encouraging him to lie to the authorities instead of telling the truth to get help, she has discredited me with them, so that outlet is no longer available. If the boy isn't willing to grab the lines we've thrown, we can't help him.

He and DD are still talking, but on the sly and as "friends," which isn't working well He knows our door is always open for him. DD is trying to move on, but it isn't really working for her, so that will likely end soon. I can't blame her.

Josh knows we are here for him, regardless. It will be interesting to see what happens when he turns 18 in the Spring. I hope he remembers that we're on his side.

May he be blessed with strength and tenacity until then, and may he then be delivered from his suffering.
Much love to him, and to you and your daughter, as well.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Mom: *mentions hotel we could stay at*

Me: “Isn’t that place haunted?”

Mom: *laughs* “No it’s not haunted”

Me: *Googles it* *on list of 10 most haunted hotels in America*

Made me think of this picture that I found on the Random Funny Posting Thread:

Kills me every time. Poor thing looks absolutely horrified.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

That picture is fantastic. XD Personally I've been pondering making a good old fashioned plague doctor mask.

This one is only like $10 including shipping.... Very affordable. I could just buy one.

... I want one.
Forget my other idea for Halloween, I want to go as a plague doctor. I'll probably end up making the mask, though, as I try to spend as little money as possible on costumes.
Long coat... a cane... a mask... and a hat.... can I do it all in black? I want to do it all in black.
Might also deter any... creeps... who like young ladies -- after all, who knows what's under that big, long coat? Could be a fat old guy, who knows? And it has a cane, too! A weapon!
I'm liking this idea more and more!

 

[MROO]

... I want one.
Forget my other idea for Halloween, I want to go as a plague doctor. I'll probably end up making the mask, though, as I try to spend as little money as possible on costumes.
Long coat... a cane... a mask... and a hat.... can I do it all in black? I want to do it all in black.
Might also deter any... creeps... who like young ladies -- after all, who knows what's under that big, long coat? Could be a fat old guy, who knows? And it has a cane, too! A weapon!
I'm liking this idea more and more!

Check your local thrift shops for the long coat. You never know what you'll find ... but look early. I have a feeling plague doctor outfits are gonna be rather popular, this Halloween!!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Check your local thrift shops for the long coat. You never know what you'll find ... but look early. I have a feeling plague doctor outfits are gonna be rather popular, this Halloween!!

Definitely beats my zombie wife plan! We bought some fine veil netting to deter the chicks from hopping out of their box, but once we move them outside, then there'll just be some netting hanging around... might save it for next year.
Definitely going to have to poke around for some plague doctor stuff.