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[quinnr]

Is she using the pastor as a sort of formal guidance counselor (which is fairly common, as clergy tend to have good contacts in the community, useful for aiding someone on their chosen path), or was it simple post-service chatter? In the former case, you could simply ask him to keep such consultations between the two of you instead of having your mother present. That would minimize discomfort, but also mollify her that you are actually doing something for your future.

If it is the latter, then I understand your situation perfectly. My grandmother was extremely pushy about how I talked to the pastor until I broke with the church over theological issues.

No, it was just random chatter. I didn't think I was being awkward, either, but apparently from her listening to me while talking to someone else I was? I just don't know, it's not so much him being a pastor that makes talking awkward (although it might contribute a little bit) as much as him being someone with whom I have no common interests and stuff. I'd rather listen to people speak then talk about myself for extended lengths of time.

Temporarily paralyzed? Holy crap, what happened?

(I should probably stop posting in the sad/rage thread. My miffs seem so petty compared to everything everyone else ends up facing.)

I think everyone has their own blah moments going on that are relatively bad for them. I mean, life is a roller coaster, so if you are having a good time in your life, the bad things that do happen seem worse, even if they aren't as bad compared to what other people are experiencing at the time. This thread is just a good way to vent, I think, and reading other people's posts can be cathartic at times, too. Plus it isn't a bad thing to have somebody relatively positive around to brighten up the thread.

Also, a straight out "wow" at the temporary paralysis thing. Hope everything is alright/going to be alright for you, Salmongod!

[Bauglir]

That is pretty awful, SalmonGod. I hope things get better soon.

Also, I fucked up a cooking experiment beyond repair. I learned a valuable lesson about how much water flour can absorb before it goes from dough to goop, but I wish I hadn't wasted an egg and my entire supply of flour, yeast, and spare ramen seasoning packages learning it.

[Pnx]

Can't sleep. Depressed. Mostly I think I'm having trouble sleeping because my mother and brother decided to very noisily have a conversation late at night, they're both people that seriously need better volume control on their voices... I'm afraid to bring this issue up with them because experience has told me they're both people that don't take well to criticism, will most likely forget I even mentioned it five minutes later, and if not they will almost certainly hold it against me. Plus I really just don't feel like fighting with them about it.

I'm also feeling really just... like a complete mess in general. It was a pretty god damn stressful day today with a lot of crazy stuff happening. I was nervous the whole time, had to get up early, I slept badly... So when I came home I was absolutely exhausted, yet the day wasn't even halfway over.

I feel so ridiculously idiotic... about everything. Just fuck me man, fuck me.

[SalmonGod]

It's not literal paralysis.  She threw her back out.  But like most of her problems, when it hits, it hits fucking hard.  Her lower back sort of seizes up to the point that she can't move at all without excruciating pain.  At its worst, it takes five minutes just to roll her over in bed.  That was yesterday.  Today, she's at least capable of rolling over onto her side by herself, but that's about it.  This has happened a couple times before, and I think it's been 6 years since the last time.  Great timing, too, as I'm really trying not to fuck up this job switch that has also left us without insurance for the next couple months.  I'm only in my fifth week, and I've already taken a sick day and had situations come up that forced me to be considerably late twice.

Wouldn't be getting through this at all without my mom coming over to help a bunch.

Really need to get to bed now, but it's so hard to force myself to do so, when I'm only just beginning to feel like I've had a chance to wind down.  I don't deal well with days like this since I can't just count on my old near-superhuman tolerance for sleep deprivation anymore.

[Mr Space Cat]

So I just stayed up 'til one in the morning looking at goddamn imgur for about 3 hours.

What the hell, me. I need to get off the internet so I can actually be productive or something.

[freeformschooler]

accounting is so much work holy nuts

[Vector]

I don't want this day to end, but I really have to go to bed now.

[Rose]

That is pretty awful, SalmonGod. I hope things get better soon.

Also, I fucked up a cooking experiment beyond repair. I learned a valuable lesson about how much water flour can absorb before it goes from dough to goop, but I wish I hadn't wasted an egg and my entire supply of flour, yeast, and spare ramen seasoning packages learning it.

Pour goop into pan, cook, flip over, cook.

Bam, ingredients saved.

[JoshuaFH]

I don't know what it is with me and only being able to discuss sad stuff 3+ days after it has already happened.

But I decided to stop seeing my Shrink. I cancelled my appt, thinking in my mind that I could set up another one another time, but in my mind's mind I know that that's just wishful thinking and I'm never going to call him up again. It think it's pretty obvious that there's nothing he can do to help me.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

"Everyone get into groups of three!"

*absolutely everyone around me gets in triangles in the course of a few seconds*

And so I am left alone, and in a predicament because a few minutes later it is announced that those groups are now defining the final project groups as well. After a year, I think I can safely say that college is just a much ruder version of high school.


Also, I don't think I ever was cognizant to this before, but I really fucking hate how sunlight feels when I'm cold beforehand.

[Vector]

I think I can safely say that college is just a much ruder version of high school.

hahahahaha

But yes, it's true.

[SalmonGod]

Hmm... I maybe got that feeling from some of the more overpopulated entry-level courses, but that's it.  Otherwise, college felt nothing at all like high school.  But then, I had worse issues with high school then most people, and pretty well coasted through college without any problems, besides family issues slowing me down.

[kaijyuu]

Yeeeaaah.... shame is the opposite of what you should be feeling right now. Indignation is probably better, considering the hellish condition you're in right now.

[Powder Miner]

jesus christ.
I'm in precalc, and having finished the homework of my seven other ****ing periods, I have one and a half worksheets to do. Problem is, I have absolutely no idea what to do. And I'm afraid that I'll get left behind, as my teacher said she might do.
grrrkgkrkkkkk
I didn't get good grades last year. If I'm hoping to get into a quality college, I need to get them here. But it's so hard...

[Vector]

To the math help thread with you.