-=> Quoting Damon A. Getsman to Nancy Backus on 06-May-2015 17:00 <=-   
      
    NB>> If corporate people were also wondering, then perhaps there will be   
    NB>> others passing comments up the line.  I suspect that you weren't the   
    NB>> only one being caught in the sloppiness...  :/   
    NB>> Probably should send that email, if you haven't already... it certainly   
    NB>> couldn't hurt, especially since you've already quit...  Maybe they'll   
    NB>> offer you a job at their other location locally...   
    DAG> Oh I know that I wasn't the only one caught up in it.  There were   
    DAG> probably somewhere between a quarter & half dozen people that got   
    DAG> caught up in the muck while I was still there.  I suspect it's only   
    DAG> gotten worse.  I will try to get that email done today, though, now   
    DAG> that I think a little more on it (since my last message)...    
      
   You must have been anticipating my response to the previous message.  ;)   
      
    DAG> It was a   
    DAG> pretty good place that I liked the philosophy of, maybe the other   
    DAG> location would be a lot better.  Wouldn't hurt to try it out, and it'd   
    DAG> be nice to be getting pay for my 'social' hours, as it were.  :)    
      
   If they don't offer, or even that job doesn't pan out, there is still   
   volunteering... if you were to volunteer at, say, a rescue mission, you   
   might also gain/keep a healthy perspective on your own situation... ;)   
      
    NB>> Just have to stand firm and keep him on track to do it himself except   
    NB>> when he really does need the extra hand up...  :)   
    NB>> That's a good deal all around...  :)  They'll be less likely to do it   
    NB>> for him, more likely to talk him through things so he really does learn   
    NB>> from doing his homework...  and yes, having it out of the way frees him   
    NB>> to do his own thing when he gets home...  :)   
    DAG> Yeah he's just really good at trying to make it seem like he can't   
    DAG> do it and throwing up his hands when I'm around.  That doesn't mean I   
    DAG> always do it for him, but he just seems to think that he can do that   
    DAG> stuff around me, where when it's anybody else around he keeps on   
    DAG> pushing and trying on his own instead of giving in to his frustration.    
    DAG> I've known other kids that were that way; just wish I could identify   
    DAG> what I'm doing that makes him think that's alright.  I've not hauled   
    DAG> his bundle out of the fire that often, I don't think...    
      
   Kids in general tend to be masters at manipulation... give in once, and   
   they'll try to make it happen again...  one just has to stand firm...   
   every time... ;)  And if one does appear to be giving in, one should   
   explain why and in what way(s) this help is different from just doing it   
   for them...  ;)  He knows that you want him to look good as well as do   
   well... so you may have to (seemingly continually) explain to him the   
   difference, and how his doing it well on his own is much better all   
   around, at least in the long run...  Not that he'll act like he gets it,   
   but eventually it sinks in... :)   
      
    NB>> At least neither of us needs to feel guilty if a message doesn't get   
    NB>> answered immediately..      
    DAG> Heh.  People that don't understand that with me often get left by   
    DAG> the wayside when something broadsides me in life.  I wish I could get   
    DAG> to a point where my load-shedding pile doesn't dictate things so much   
    DAG> for me, but if I can only accomplish a certain amount every day, and   
    DAG> for as long as that situation may last, I've got to put priorities in   
    DAG> place or things will end up messy really quick.  :P   
      
   And priorities can shift, as pressing things come into play.  Currently,   
   I've been spending a fair bit of time with my mom in the hospital.. She   
   normally lives with one of my sisters, and there's another sister   
   besides me here somewhat locally, so all of us have been spending a lot   
   of time, trying to keep one of us (or a trusted friend) there around the   
   clock.  :)  Doesn't help my schedule any that the hospital is almost an   
   hour away from home for me, either... ;)  She is going home this   
   afternoon, so things will mitigate slightly, since there will be more   
   options for coverage once she's back home.  :)  Anyway... message   
   writing had to be relegated to bits of time found amongst the   
   leftovers...     
      
    NB>> Just keep plugging away... and eventually it all falls into place... ;)   
    NB>> At least that's my philosophy...  ;)   
    DAG> Yep, I'm trying to get up the motivation points to start chipping on   
    DAG> some large blocks that are holding me up here right now.  Gonna try to   
    DAG> get my blood flowing a little bit first and see if that helps, since I   
    DAG> was having issues concentrating earlier.  Viva la mountain of crap!   
      
   Good luck... ;)   Keep plugging away... ;)   
      
   ttyl        neb   
      
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