buglebe
04-11-2009, 02:03 PM
I just need to complain a little. I know my grown children are tired of hearing it. I try not to complain too much because no one likes a complainer. And I know when there are people with such bigger problems that I am so so lucky to have a roof over my head that is paid for and we are not hungry and I don't have little kids to try to raise because mine are grown. But...
I still have problems that are problems to me.
My husband, bless his heart, sometimes he drives me crazy. We are both home now as he has been medically retired since 85 because of a brain injury and I retired several yrs ago before age 65 because of health reasons.
He was a very smart man and will not accept that he isn't as smart anymore unless he doesn't want to do something. Then he points to his head and says he can't do it.
He took the blade off the $600 Honda lawnmower that our son gave us 5 yrs ago when he was making good money (he was in a car wreck and no longer works) and he put the blade back on backwards. This bent something, the crank shaft or drive shaft or something. I took it to have it repaired. They said they would only charge me $29 to tell me it couldn't be fixed.
He took a bill I had written the check for out of the mailbox and hid it because he wanted to wait until his paycheck came. I pay the bills. I know we had enough to cover it. He knows very little about our finances. I just found it today, late now , of course.
Almost everytime he goes out he lets the dog out. My 5 yr old grandchild can go out the front door without letting the dog out but my husband can't. To top it off he says it's ok for him to be out. He's a min pin and it's not ok for him to be out the front door, he has a whole back yard to play in.
We went out to eat with our son and his wife and he showed our son where he thought a $2. mistake had been made on the bill just with the adding. My son agreed. When we got home he told me about it. I said did you tell the waitress or the check out clerk so it could be corrected. He said no I didn't want to complain!!!!
Now he is trying to fix a corroded 99 cent flashlight. He is a pack rat and will get stuff out of the trash and hide it in the garage. Usually there is a good reason why I put stuff in the trash.
He does do very helpful things for me too. He washes the clothes because the washer and dryer are down stairs. I just have to sort them. And believe me it is a huge help to have someone wash them and put them away. He does run some errands. He is good to me.
But it is tough. My hct is 28 and my wbc count is 2.2 due to chemo that I have been taking for Crohns. I feel so tired and exhausted all the time. I also have fibro and several other health problems that I won't go into again.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Everyone have a Happy Easter!
I still have problems that are problems to me.
My husband, bless his heart, sometimes he drives me crazy. We are both home now as he has been medically retired since 85 because of a brain injury and I retired several yrs ago before age 65 because of health reasons.
He was a very smart man and will not accept that he isn't as smart anymore unless he doesn't want to do something. Then he points to his head and says he can't do it.
He took the blade off the $600 Honda lawnmower that our son gave us 5 yrs ago when he was making good money (he was in a car wreck and no longer works) and he put the blade back on backwards. This bent something, the crank shaft or drive shaft or something. I took it to have it repaired. They said they would only charge me $29 to tell me it couldn't be fixed.
He took a bill I had written the check for out of the mailbox and hid it because he wanted to wait until his paycheck came. I pay the bills. I know we had enough to cover it. He knows very little about our finances. I just found it today, late now , of course.
Almost everytime he goes out he lets the dog out. My 5 yr old grandchild can go out the front door without letting the dog out but my husband can't. To top it off he says it's ok for him to be out. He's a min pin and it's not ok for him to be out the front door, he has a whole back yard to play in.
We went out to eat with our son and his wife and he showed our son where he thought a $2. mistake had been made on the bill just with the adding. My son agreed. When we got home he told me about it. I said did you tell the waitress or the check out clerk so it could be corrected. He said no I didn't want to complain!!!!
Now he is trying to fix a corroded 99 cent flashlight. He is a pack rat and will get stuff out of the trash and hide it in the garage. Usually there is a good reason why I put stuff in the trash.
He does do very helpful things for me too. He washes the clothes because the washer and dryer are down stairs. I just have to sort them. And believe me it is a huge help to have someone wash them and put them away. He does run some errands. He is good to me.
But it is tough. My hct is 28 and my wbc count is 2.2 due to chemo that I have been taking for Crohns. I feel so tired and exhausted all the time. I also have fibro and several other health problems that I won't go into again.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Everyone have a Happy Easter!