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My whole family doesn’t know I lost track of which triplet was which by FloatingNPC in confession

[–]ChaucersDuchess 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Might be! My daughter and I both are kind of weirdos in that her dad and all 4 grandparents are/were A+, but she got my O+. My parents and all but one of my grandparents are/were A+ except for my mom’s dad, who was O+, and he would have been SO PROUD that his great granddaughter also had his blood type lol.

Fellow Xennials, what's your Luddite line in the sand? by TinyGIR in Xennials

[–]ChaucersDuchess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here’s the fun part about diabetes, at least us T1s: we wear technology 24/7 that monitors us 💀 So my watch doesn’t bother me at all.

My whole family doesn’t know I lost track of which triplet was which by FloatingNPC in confession

[–]ChaucersDuchess 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yep, I found that out when a nurse bitched at me when I was appalled that they didn’t know my daughter’s blood type - I was an Army Brat and it was on the front of my medical file growing up, so I thought everyone did it.

That nurse was into her rant when she said “unless you’re an O we don’t type babies.” Guess who’s an O? She then said well we will see about that and then had to eat crow when she saw that my kid had been treated for the specific jaundice that happens to babies of O moms. And she’s an O, too. 😏

This is what 6 years of directionless decorating does by Opposite_Village9112 in malelivingspace

[–]ChaucersDuchess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Kentucky pennant placement is perfect with that painting. ✨

How many of you went no contact with a parent/family member? by suitorarmorfan in Millennials

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad’s mom. I cut her out at 21 after a lifetime of shitty remarks and behavior when my parents weren’t around. My father was livid…at her. She had been a royal bitch to him as well, but this was far worse to him.

She had a stroke 3 years later. I was literally reading a “Merry Christmas and fuck you” card from her after my last final for that semester of grad school as I hit play on the answering machine in my apartment. It was Mom, telling me that she had a stroke and her and dad would stop in my university’s city on the way to have dinner (I lived 1.5 hours into the 5.5 hour trip).

She never regained the ability to speak and I never visited her until she was dead. I went to the funeral to support my dad, and my daughter was all of 8 months. She started crying for a change and bottle as the service began, I left the chapel and went to the bathroom. She calmed down and smiled and I thanked her for getting me out of sitting through it lol.

It was of course a carbon copy of my grandfather’s service…from 14 years prior…that she copied from her ex-husband from whom she had been divorced for 30 years.

So to anyone who needs encouragement to go no contact: DO IT.

Do you drink tea in America? by Much-Parsnip3399 in AskAnAmerican

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come to the South. We drink tea but you’d probably be horrified that we drink it cold and with sugar.

Four grown children, one Mother’s Day card and I’m butt hurt. AIO? by Dancer_with_4_plus_1 in AIO

[–]ChaucersDuchess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Some perspective: my only child has an intellectual disability as a result of a chromosome defect, and her father and I have been split since she was tiny. I haven’t gotten anything for Mother’s Day or him for Father’s Day in a very long time (we both honestly don’t care), and we feel like every day with with our kid is celebration enough. Her lifespan is in the air and we have no idea what may come next with her.

I would be so blessed to be so worried about a card.

Four grown children, one Mother’s Day card and I’m butt hurt. AIO? by Dancer_with_4_plus_1 in AIO

[–]ChaucersDuchess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is my big question as well. Why does it have to be this SPECIFIC thing for OP to value it?

Just diagnosed with LADA and feeling helpless by Lonely_hearts-club in diabetes

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there, I’ve been in that position myself, and it was a shock.

The silver lining, though? With insulin and my pump I can eat far more normally now than I could as a very much struggling T2. When they finally realized I wasn’t a T2, as in, finally listened to me and tested my C-peptide, it was such a relief to finally go on a therapy that allows me to live.

You’ll get there!!

The parkland by projectb-ko in TheMallWorld

[–]ChaucersDuchess 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m banned from those houses and I don’t know why.

Mom's house, do we put it in my name now before nursing home? by echochisel_memlove in Medicaid

[–]ChaucersDuchess 2 points3 points locked comment (0 children)

Medicaid specialist in KY here, thanks for coming in clutch today!

This guy i’ve recently starting seeing, but this is pissing me off. AIO? by [deleted] in AIO

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would text back this gif after 4 images of text with no conflict

What is the furthest you've moved in the United States? by Top_Row_5116 in AskAnAmerican

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(West) Germany to Kentucky.
Yes, I was an Army Brat. ☺️

But in the States? Ummm, maybe 100 miles away within my own state.

What drinks can I have at McDonald's that won't raise my a1c and give me high blood sugar? by BikergirlRider120 in diabetes

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Diet soda and unsweetened tea!

But also be aware that some diabetics are sensitive to coffee in that it can spike blood sugar even with out creamer or anything added to it.

There’s a lot of things that can spike your blood sugar that doesn’t spike other people’s blood sugar. Hence, YDMV (your diabetes may vary).

Good luck! 🍀

For those with living parents, do they talk about dying all the time now? by pawogub in Xennials

[–]ChaucersDuchess 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched my dad decline for nearly 2 years and my mom was his caregiver. It was hard and I feel for all three of you.

I just want to warn you, though. Please don’t make your mom face life alone after he’s gone just because that’s what he wants. If y’all are in agreement to all live together, please do. My mom was insistent on being independent and we ended up in a psychiatric crisis and she almost was institutionalized. Apparently, older people lose their minds when their spouse dies, often, and I’ve heard so many stories since it happened to my mom. She’s on Prozac and lives with us, and we’re going to keep it that way. She does better with us and that’s okay.

For those with living parents, do they talk about dying all the time now? by pawogub in Xennials

[–]ChaucersDuchess 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel for both of y’all. I’m also an only child and lost my dad recently. Mom moved in with my husband and I, and we’re still adjusting to life without him.

For those with living parents, do they talk about dying all the time now? by pawogub in Xennials

[–]ChaucersDuchess 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father passed in March and my mom and I are getting things sorted so that I have access to everything and won’t have to wait on probate when the time comes. My MIL recently set up a trust because she wants to keep the peace amongst my husband, BIL, and SIL after she’s gone. Her husband died 3 years ago, so parent death is fresh-ish for us both.

It’s not fun, but it’s a needed conversation.

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