Hump day

Gay Drama and a haircut, what more does a person need?

Government Interference
There is a 15-yr-old boy in Virginia who has Hodgkin's disease and he and his parents are refusing more chemo in favor of a holistic approach. The County Court allowed the child to quit the treatments, but the Virginia officials think that would be endangering the child's life, took custody of the child and are forcing his parents to take him to the hospital. This will continue up the ranks to the Supreme Court, costing us taxpayers lots of money. Unlike the Teri Shaivo case from Florida, this boy is alive, well (sort of) and able to communicate. I've never had Chemo, but I understand that if the cancer doesn't kill you, the chemo very well could. I don't know how I'd feel as a parent, you want your kid to survive, but you don't want to see them suffer. I disagree with some parents who are Christian scientists and won't allow their babies to receive medical assistance, but in this case the child's opinion should be heard. The government has no business forcing the child to do anything.

Gay Drama
My hairdresser called me yesterday to come over and finish the haircut he was supposed to do last week, so I went over after dinner. He did cut my hair, but I've been roped into helping him move. He's gotten a new apartment and in 2 weeks he needs to clean out the old apartment, including his roommate's stuff (who, we think, was extradited to Michigan to satisfy outstanding child support issues), sell what he doesn't want, pack it all up and move it. He wants me over there to help him pack. (And move and unpack). Did I mention that he doesn't have a car? ( he's driving his roommates, sometimes). He also needs to find a home for his roommates dog. I can only do what I can, I will go over a bit to help pack, but my guess is this will turn into a clusterf*ck. I hate moving, but will help when I can. I'm going to have to do more than just move boxes, so I'm thinking this won't be much Fun. Anyway, he's also still having issues with the death of his partner, about a year ago. I'm encouraging him to find some Grief counseling either thru his church or some other organization, he does need someone to help him get his stuff together.

Nurturing
This is probably the reason why I've never married, but I can't take care of other people. OK, so I should say I Won't take care of other people. I can't help my hairdresser other than to encourage him. I will not take on any other responsibility to help in any other way. I knew a girl who had to work 2 jobs to pay back her bankruptcy, suddenly got some money from her mother's estate, bought new furniture and had her condo repainted. I suggested she take the money, go back to school to get some training to get a job where she didn't have to work 2 jobs. I didn't want to hang with her anymore, she liked to play the victim and made irresponsible decisions. I've never dated anyone who asked me for money, that would be the end of the relationship. My mother wanted to be sure her daughters learned independence, and she did a good job.

Still nothing on the job front, I'm very discouraged.

More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'