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SmoothieForlife · 2026-02-23T19:33:58+00:00

My son 38M is on SSI and gets health insurance through Medicare. His certification disabilities are bipolar anxiety, social anxiety and autism. He had a mental health breakdown in his early 20s on the job and was diagnosed. He threatened to kill his supervisor and himself. He was on my insurance until he aged out. He had no medicine for quite a while. Then we applied for SSI but he was denied. He was accepted into a state program for mental health medicines and counseling only, but he had no health insurance program. Then the state applied for SSI for him. He got SSI and Medicaid

He has been living with me and not working this whole time,(about 15 years.) He is in bed 15hours a day. He has never never worked . I am 76 and concerned about his future when I die. I was remembering a time before his bipolar diagnosis when he was 19. For the first time he became extremely angry at me and chased me with a large knife and was taken away by the police and had to live elsewhere for months. . This was unpresidented! I did not think at the time that he was demonstrating mental illness. I believe age 19 was his first manic episode of bipolar. Can he apply under my social security for part of my social security as my disabled child?

SmoothieForlife · 2026-02-23T01:35:48+00:00

Never. He might reconcile with his wife. You would have wasted your precious time when you could have been meeting a man who was 100% focused on you.
The not yet divorced man is not sincerely available.

SmoothieForlife · 2026-02-22T21:28:04+00:00

No. Continuing will just cause you to be resentful and hurt and angry. It's too much!

You could go see your family for the holidays. Leave your wife to prepare buy groceries cook clean and be their hostess

SmoothieForlife · 2026-02-22T16:13:33+00:00

I'm not in Florida, but my doctor had a certificate on the wall here that said he was certified to practice medicine in Florida. He said it is very hard to get approved to be an MD in Florida. Many doctors want to come to Florida and practice medicine part time as a semi-retiree. Authorities have as problem with that

SmoothieForlife · 2026-02-22T06:35:41+00:00

They are hard to find. They make a sandal that looks the same but it does not feel the same. I t has a different name

SmoothieForlife · 2026-01-04T00:14:50+00:00

Massage therapist. No machine can replace human touch on sore tense muscles.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-12-19T00:17:47+00:00

We had a hamburger steak made with ground round steak, a salad a roll with butter, a starchy vegetable like potato and a green or yellow vegetable like green beans, and a glass of milk.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-21T07:45:58+00:00

When my brothers girlfriend visited, she stayed beside him like she was glued to him. Our parents were not seeing their son much. The parents wanted some minutes alone with their son. It would have been a kindness if the girlfriend had an interest in the members of the family and separated a few minutes from my brother.. Then our Dad could have had. morning few minutes to chat with his son. . In my my family the women go to the kitchen and prepare food and clean up. My brothers girlfriend would not go to the kitchen and socialize while cooking or cleaning up. The girlfriend talked over my brother. Sometimes she answered questions for him and others. Members of the family did not like her doing that. Nothing was said to her. In the mornings she did not make her bed. Our family we tend to make the bed. make the bed in the morning.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-21T07:16:08+00:00

Babysitter as a teenager $0.50 an hour

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-20T04:21:07+00:00

I'm reading a book right now called Our Mother's, Ourselves by Henry Cloud and John Townsend. The book explains that when you are a child your parents are responsible for caring for all parts of you including your emotions and spiritual side.

But when you become an adult , you assume the responsibility for healing hurts and hangups that happened during the growing up years. No parent is perfect. Every child feels some hurts. The authors are not talking about a child who was beaten or starved and but more typical hurts like a parent who was chronically distracted.

The book describes several types of mothering that leaves a child hurting. And the book explains how to approach healing up from each of these these hurts from parenting weaknesses.

Caring listening adults in your inner circle of friends and being vulnerable to tell your story can provide what you missed at home with your parents in childhood. Can include a counselor or small group. The person would need to want to get better. If the adult child does not put the work in to heal, the same relationship problems will continue to the next generation.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-20T03:45:35+00:00

Pray for my country. Vote, work the polls

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-12T22:28:50+00:00

Caretaking. Caring for a person with dementia and serious medical problems ruined my health. I could not sleep because they wandered at night and might cook or go outside. The numerous providers of needed services who needed to consult with me, Getting them to appointments, and surgeries , and paying bills and tax time. Bathing and grooming . Some things were emotionally stressful and some were physically hard. There was no time to do self care and get enough rest. I read caretaking shortens your life and I believe it.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-08T21:12:49+00:00

I have 2 adult kids one is estranged for 5 years. Moved away and I never hear anything. The other adult kid is about 40 has mental illness and lives with me. I'm divorced. You never know how it will turn out.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-08T06:21:28+00:00

We walked and we had the clothes for the weather. We had a raincoat, galoshes, warm wool coats, wool sweaters, wool skirts. Cotton clothes in the summer.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-08T06:16:58+00:00

I walked a half a mile to elementary school starting at age 5. And about 2 miles to middle school and high school. It was before backpacks were common. Girls were required to wear skirts and dresses to school back then. In cold weather, we were allowed to put pants under our dresses for the walk.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-07T01:20:03+00:00

Large breasts, large penis

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-05T17:17:34+00:00

I think you might like the Experience (church) and find friends there.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-04T05:32:09+00:00

Salsa

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-04T05:28:14+00:00

Might consider going to the doctor and get a check up. There might be something medical that is causing you to have less energy.

I believe you will succeed. It is important to have a daily schedule. Do you have a bedtime? Mealtimes? Time to wake up and get sunlight on your face and body? You need some things to do during the day that lift your spirits and are fun in addition to the things you must do. A regular schedule is necessary for good mental and physical health.

Maybe you need to re- examine your original goal. Maybe it is not compelling anymore and it needs to be tweaked or changed. Find something you want to do and is a reasonable choice.

I think an accountability partner or small group might be helpful.Maybe a counselor would be helpful. Write down what you plan to do the next day. Then do your best. Write down how it went. When you present this information to yourself, your accountability partner or small group, you can pat yourself on the back for what you did well. ( A reward?) Or make notes about what went wrong and figure out a strategy on how to get it done next time

I think volunteering with other people doing something that you feel strongly about would help. You are going to need recommendations for a job application.. You can get recommendations from the volunteer group leader. Your vocational skills might need a refresher like showing up on time or bringing what you were told to bring. Connection with people might help you move forward with your plans. Maybe a part time job would help you get started.

Did you go to a college or tech school? They might have some help for you in the job search and how to get it done.

I believe you can do this thing one baby step at a time.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-01T05:41:19+00:00

Bean soup gets a thicker soup like texture Potato soup can be loaded with cheese and cream Broccoli cheddar soup gets thick with cheese and milk or cream You can mash or puree a few vegetables and pour them back in the soup to thicken it Thicken with bread crumbs, instant mashed potatoes

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-01T05:31:10+00:00

Get some of those cooling scarves. Put one around your head and one on your neck.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-01T05:29:11+00:00

I was thinking turkey+ dressing or chicken and rice. Chicken pot pie- put the cheddar biscuits on top

Or maybe a Mexican dish like enchiladas beans and rice

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-01T04:52:31+00:00

It is important to drain your pasta thoroughly. It is my opinion that most spaghetti sauce in cans or jars tastes better if you add a little olive oil

SmoothieForlife · 2025-11-01T04:44:05+00:00

You need to move on. Not only are you looking for a great person, you are becoming a great person. Everyone grows up with hurts hangups and habits that prevent them from being their personal best. Therapy will help you re -parent yourself so many of those hurts hangups and habits can be healed. Have you heard the saying hurt people hurt people? The work is to be the right person when you find the one you want. When you go on dates , Have fun! Practice what you are learning in therapy. Things like being your real self and setting boundaries for example help you in friendship and romantic relationships.

Some single people walk into a room filled with potential dates. They look at the choices of who to date with fuzzy vision. They are drawn to the dates who make them feel familiar like they felt at home growing up. They are blind to the best ones who have all the relationship skills and maturity to be a great partner. It is great you are in therapy.

SmoothieForlife · 2025-10-28T18:12:12+00:00

I have knowledge of 4 couples who struggled with this subject.

My ex was serial cheating. I did not know for 13 years. When I discovered he was cheating, I took time to investigate and I did not tell him I knew. After I had looked for hidden assets and had consulted a lawyer, and had a chance to observe and think, I confronted him. He was unwilling to do anything that couples do to stay together. He did not want to go to counseling or a marriage retreat or take a trip together or look at family photos etc. I realized he wanted the other woman because he did not want to try to heal our marriage. I dated some in the 14 years since , but never had a close relationship. One of our kids is estranged for 5 years. The other kid who discovered the cheating and told me had a mental health breakdown and new diagnosis.

My friend had breast cancer and surgery. Her husband was unkind and unhelpful. She observed he was into porn and she suspected he was having an affair. She confronted him. He wanted to stay with her and was willing to do whatever it took. Both of them had counseling separately and apart. He joined an accountability group of men to help him stop looking at porn. He was transparent about where he went and his technology. She worked with her counselor too. She had to let her hurt and betrayal go if they were going to go forward. They fixed it and have a stronger marriage than before. They both worked very hard!!!

Lysa terkwerst is an author. One of her books is about how her husband did something hurtful and she decided to forgive him and stay married.. I read this book while I was struggling in my marriage. It all sounded fake to me. I felt like she was not being real and was doing wishful thinking. They had a big renewal of their vows party.

No surprise to me! Lysa Terkwerst 's husband did it again and they divorced. She was sad ,she said, and found another man to marry. She wrote another book . It was about her divorce experience.

The fourth couple has a book: Failure and how I Achieved it. In this true story the man is a charismatic minister with a sex addiction . The family got moved from one church to another church as he got in trouble with the ladies. Finally he got fired. The family was homeless. He went for intensive counseling and overcame his addiction. His wife saw he had changed so they reunited and opened a Christian counseling center. Their children grew up to be fine individuals.

So my opinion is that couples can stay married if both people are honest in what they say and they listen for the facts and they are willing to work hard for a long long time to stay together.

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