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Been dealing with more and more drama close to home of late. It seems that every time I try to get back into art something happens to pull me away again. This time in particular it's my mom landing herself in the hospital AGAIN with breathing problems AGAIN because she won't stop smoking and the doctors have given her an ultimatum AGAIN over this.
It's been an ongoing issue with her continuing to smoke in spite of having COPD and being told point blank to stop smoking by her doctors for several years. She routinely insists that the things like being put on several medicines to help her breathe and even having oxygen tanks in case of emergency are just there so she can CONTINUE TO SMOKE!
Honestly, I don't know what to do at this point. I feel like I should be there to support her and to help my brother. That's the good right and proper thing to do. On the other hand there's the issue of going in there would mean my brother driving out here to get me, drive back and when things even out or when it gets closer to my doctors appointment next week he'd have to drive out here to drop me off and back again. That's easily going to run him over $100.00 in gas, when he's also looking at having to cover the three ambulance trips she's racked up in as many weeks. Besides that the only place I'd be able to stay is at his place and he spotted bedbugs there just a few days ago so I'm nervous about them hitching a ride back to my place out here.
Besides that there's also the issue of her getting all up in arms like she always does a day or two after being released from hospital for this kind of thing. Typically she'll start pestering for cigarettes and when she doesn't get them from me she'll start at my brother. He'll refuse and then the threats start. She'll make threats to call the police and claim abuse over this and that's the kind of thing that, even when disproved, will continue to come up any time a background check is done be it for an apartment, job, anything. It's sort of a self defense thing to keep away at this point so far as I'm concerned.
That said it still feels like I'm being self centered and should go anyway. It's so screwed up.
Any advice or input is very welcome at this point
It's been an ongoing issue with her continuing to smoke in spite of having COPD and being told point blank to stop smoking by her doctors for several years. She routinely insists that the things like being put on several medicines to help her breathe and even having oxygen tanks in case of emergency are just there so she can CONTINUE TO SMOKE!
Honestly, I don't know what to do at this point. I feel like I should be there to support her and to help my brother. That's the good right and proper thing to do. On the other hand there's the issue of going in there would mean my brother driving out here to get me, drive back and when things even out or when it gets closer to my doctors appointment next week he'd have to drive out here to drop me off and back again. That's easily going to run him over $100.00 in gas, when he's also looking at having to cover the three ambulance trips she's racked up in as many weeks. Besides that the only place I'd be able to stay is at his place and he spotted bedbugs there just a few days ago so I'm nervous about them hitching a ride back to my place out here.
Besides that there's also the issue of her getting all up in arms like she always does a day or two after being released from hospital for this kind of thing. Typically she'll start pestering for cigarettes and when she doesn't get them from me she'll start at my brother. He'll refuse and then the threats start. She'll make threats to call the police and claim abuse over this and that's the kind of thing that, even when disproved, will continue to come up any time a background check is done be it for an apartment, job, anything. It's sort of a self defense thing to keep away at this point so far as I'm concerned.
That said it still feels like I'm being self centered and should go anyway. It's so screwed up.
Any advice or input is very welcome at this point
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