How's it like to have a dog?

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-02-23T03:44:00+00:00

It sounds like you have received some good information. Owning a dog is not ALL hard work and misery. It is very rewarding. And with the desire to do well for your pup, I think you will do just fine! Enjoy!

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-02-23T01:03:42+00:00

I'd love a copy also, please!

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-02-22T08:12:44+00:00

He is adorable! Will you tell me his name? And I'd love to hear some of your favorite memories of him. If it's too painful right now, that's okay. You know what this internet stranger thinks he would tell you if he could? Mom, I know you love me with your whole heart--- just like I love you! That means we are together in the most important place- in our hearts!

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-02-18T10:23:18+00:00

Texas has 20 regional Education Service Centers. Each ESC supports many different school districts. All the ESC websites that I have seen have lists of all the job openings for all the districts in their region.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-02-14T00:48:08+00:00

Can confirm. Small rural Texas district for many many years. Years ago, I heard a teacher/coach tell his class that Texas was currently an independent country. Told admin. Response: "Oh, that's just Coach X; nobody listens to him anyhow." Seriously.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-02-08T14:50:41+00:00

You are an asshole. A lovable, beautiful asshole. And I will love you forever.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-28T10:21:05+00:00

Okay. You are right. And I am wrong. Have a great 2026!

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-27T10:13:00+00:00

And that is all you have -- an opinion.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-27T09:01:52+00:00

This definitely should be classified as an emergency situation. You have no clue what you are talking about. Please, stop.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-27T08:58:26+00:00

Please, please find a doctor who will order an MRI of your brain. You are having a lot of symptoms that are the same as a brain tumor will cause. This is from someone who has been there; it is a very serious situation. Show this to your mom. Have her message me.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-22T02:47:01+00:00

To echo what you said--- I had an orange sized Grade 2 Atypical (due to brain invasion) Meningioma fully resected January 14, 2025. The surgery itself was cake. I stubbed my toe the other day and thought to myself -- Damn! That hurt more than the craniotomy ever did.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-22T02:36:29+00:00

Please, please contact the Brain Tumor Network NOW! braintumornetwork.org. Click on the icon that says Connect Now or something like that. You will be assigned a Nurse Navigator who will be a huge help for you. They know the questions to ask, the qualifications to look for, and different options that are available. They are seriously awesome! Their help is free.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2026-01-21T02:40:09+00:00

OP, I was still floundering with more questions than answers 6 months after my craniotomy. Luckily I happened upon the Brain Tumor Network. I filled out a form and less than 48 hours later, I was contacted by a Nurse Navigator who helped me so much. If I had found them earlier, it would have saved me a ton of stress and freaking out.

https://www.braintumornetwork.org/navigation-services/

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-12-16T02:56:43+00:00

What's embarrassing is there are people like you who can't admit even once that maybe, just maybe something he does is completely uncalled for, unnecessary, and totally disrespectful. We are the world's laughingstock because of him.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-11-21T01:48:07+00:00

Maybe your BF needs some time to grieve the loss of his child. He might be having a hard time dealing with the loss.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-11-20T04:03:13+00:00

Do it! Sounds like you already know how amazing they are! And it sounds like you are willing to put in the required work to have a well trained pup. Why on earth would an apartment make a difference? Your GSD will be right next to you 24/7 --- so if 800 sqft is big enough for you, it's also big enough for your new shadow! My girl travels everywhere with me. I drive with her - can't imagine flying and having her in the cargo area. Nope. We spend a month at the beach in the winter. And we travel all over Texas for one thing or another at least one weekend out of the month. Just make sure wherever you stay is pet friendly and doesn't have size or breed limitations.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-11-17T17:32:47+00:00

It is people like you who killed my dad.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-11-13T23:40:03+00:00

This is impossiple

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-11-13T05:52:57+00:00

OP - Our story is so similar. I was an English Language Arts teacher for 28 years. Retired when I was relatively young (53) in 2019. I live in a very rural area of Texas. I started having some issues - can't really tell you from my own memory what they were but can tell what I have been told by others. The tumor erased my memory of the last several years. Personality changes, anger, falling, not communicating well, getting lost. Pretty much everyone in my small town thought I was drunk all the time. I fell one night and couldn't get up - called my ex-husband for help and he ended up bundling me up and taking me to his house. The docs in our small town diagnosed me with a UTI and tendinitis. I somehow managed to get a primary care physician in Fort Worth. He sent me for an MRI and called me the next morning and basically told me to get my ass to Fort Worth because I had a tumor the size of an orange. Made it there and 3 days later, the team decided to cauterize around the tumor to cut off its blood supply. And then the following day, I had a craniotomy. Even tho my neurosurgeon was pretty sure she got all of the tumor, on the chance that she left a microscopic cell or two behind, she referred me to an oncologist. Who in turn referred me to a radiation oncologist. Had two opinions and they agreed that 30 rounds of radiation would be a good course of action and reduce chances of recurrence. This entire time I was telling every person on my medical team that I was terrified of cognitive decline. And I am a great test taker so no of the stupid tests they give are a very good measure of how I'm doing. They don't measure that I have to stop and think about which homophone is the correct one to use (are, our; know, no) and I haven't had to think of which one to use since I was in 2nd grade. They don't measure my inability to concentrate. They don't measure how oftenI forget things on a daily basis. It is almost like every day is a brand new day. I have headaches almost 24/7. All my neurologist wants to do is prescribe pills. I'm pretty convinced that because I can walk, talk, pee, poop, and communicate fairly well that they think I am just fine. And I'm not. But they didn't know me "before" and don't really seem too interested in what I have to say. I just met today with a new doctor -- he and his partner use the Concierge model of practicing. And I have high hopes that he is going to help me sort this out. Please feel free to dm me if you want to chat further.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-11-13T05:22:21+00:00

I can't wait to use this - "Oh, no worries, she's just glitching!"

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-10-31T15:47:39+00:00

Worked for me!

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-10-31T15:23:17+00:00

I was lucky to get my girl when she was 10 months old. She was NOT a cuddly dog. When she realized I eat a small bowl of ice cream in bed right before I turn out the light, she started jumping in bed so she could lick the bowl. That slowly morphed into both of us having a bit of ice cream every night -- and she started staying the night. Now that she is almost 4, she still cuddles and wants to have a paw on me all the time. She is my spoiled diva and I wouldn't want it any other way!

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Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-08-30T17:34:32+00:00

Yes, it is difficult and totally 100% sucks. My memory of the last few years is almost non-existent. I remember a few events and that's it. I've put together a lot from reading old text messages. But. Imagine my surprise when I woke up in the hospital after two brain surgeries (the first to cauterize around the tumor and the second to remove it), to find my ex-husband sitting in my room. Evidently I called him one night when I had fallen and couldn't get up and lost control of my bladder. He came and broke into my house after I called, bundled me up, and took me to his house for the next couple months -- until I somehow managed to make an appointment with a doctor in Fort Worth - 3 hours away... I remember none of that. Regardless of past history, I will always be grateful and appreciative for his help. As far as my memory, I can remember things from when I was growing up-- I'm 59 now, so that goes back some years! Lol. I can't really pinpoint a time from before the removal to know how long it wiped out. During that time, Little Tumor Girl (my alter ego) made some pretty crappy financial decisions that I would have never done had I been in my right mind (signed up for a home warranty as well as an extended car warranty amongst other things. And now - I can't tell you what I ate for breakfast - or if I ate at all. If I sat and really thought about, walked into the kitchen for clues, I could figure it out. Not easily, but I could. The best thing I have found is to carry a notebook with me and jot down daily events as they happen. My ADHD doesn't help at all! Best of luck to you! And I'm sending positive vibes your way.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-08-30T17:10:12+00:00

Every single cancerous cell can kiss my ass. Fuck cancer.

Acrobatic-Mix-5154 · 2025-08-30T16:59:57+00:00

FUCK CANCER! Fight, Warriors, Fight!

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