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[Sheherezade]

I don't know if Pet Therapy is public, though! Lol. We should move it to Mood Makeovers....


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[Pollyanna]

I don't know if Pet Therapy is public, though! Lol. We should move it to Mood Makeovers....


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Oh yes, do that!

PET OLYMPICS!!!!

[WolfpackWife]

Oh yes, do that!

PET OLYMPICS!!!!

And don't forget about the Fleatles!

[MsSassyBaskets]

Yikes, I'm late to the game and TomKat is no more so let me redirect everyone to the texts from your dog thread

We need a new celebrity couple to amuse ourselves with

Holy redirection win, Pollyanna! Lol.

[SuzySunshine]

You mean THE Kanye that says his job is as dangerous as cops, firemen, etc. - WTF !?!?!?

[diggitydot]

Holy redirection win, Pollyanna! Lol.

That's some serious wizardry, sister.

[MsSassyBaskets]

That's some serious wizardry, sister.

Methinks it might be a reflection of some epic parenting skills.

[MAPPLEBUM]

I hope you don't mind I'm going to take this opportunity to quietly submit an unrelated question I don't want to become a "topic". Since this thread has already diverted from the original subject threefold I'd like to ask this question without arousing the attention of the masses (it could make people angry), and then be forgotten... unlike my "Oops, He did it Again" post which I still see every time I log on.

My husband tells me nurses don't work much, and it's always hard to tell if he's joking, flirting, or half serious.

OK, to back up. A burn unit nurse lives below us. She pretty much worships him. And you know, it's a mystical experience! I just about never run into her or her husband but for whatever reason she always *happens* to be coming outside (and wanting to make small talk) when he's coming or going from the house! Whenever we're all together she takes every opportunity to turn general conversation into medical related nonsense. Usually it's disgusting, because we'll be say, eating food grilled out in the backyard and she wants to talk about a recent patient who's 80% charred. She physically deflates when he leaves me alone to talk to her, and I'm quite sure the sense I've gotten from her attitude of me is either she thinks 1) I don't deserve him or 2) she deserves a man like him way more than me. I know that the general dynamic between nurses and especially interns/residents is a precarious one but DH is always making face that he has more respect/interest in her than he does and then when we're alone he'll say things like "nurses don't work. She works like 3 days a week!"

And lastly, he's the introverted misanthrope in the relationship. I'm the generally more gregarious pleasant one. These are the only people we know that he's nicer to than I am. If I had my way we would only interact on an as-need basis. Am I just not used to people liking him more than they like me, or is he simply extending the nurse/doc dynamic of respect to her? (they obviously do not and will not ever work together)

[HouseofWool]

http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/274025/Squirrel

[diggitydot]

If you want, MB, one of the admins/mods can make this into a separate thread for you. That way it doesn't become lost in the KimYe shitfest.

[MAPPLEBUM]

nah, i don't want it to. I could see it arousing a lot of attention and would rather it get no response on this thread than anger any nurses lurking in the shadows.

[KlynK]

Thanks for the backup. I appreciate it.

The truth is, it could end up costing us hundreds of dollars, or even more, out of our pockets to see this one patient. That takes away resources from all our other patients, limits our giving in other ways, and is a financial burden on a private practice. It makes it harder to pay our employees what they deserve and need to live on. We already give away a ton of free care including surgeries. We pay for medical equipment that is given away. I keep the lights on in a clinic that is squeezed from all sides.

Just because my husband is a doctor does not mean that he's greedy. I am pissed at this implication, and you have no right to come here to this board and personally attack his or my character. He accepts patients without knowing if or how we will get paid. He never asks about insurance.

Most people here understand that doctors are under constant scrutiny and have thought of to be greedy, rich, uncaring, asses who are in bed with insurance and pharmaceutical companies in a big "rip off the little guy" conspiracy. This could not be further from the truth.

The truth is that private practice docs are an endangered species. They are asked to give more and work harder. They are constantly battling with insurance companies and other large companies to get their patients the care they need. They eat costs. Their reimbursements often don't cover costs, and they are falling.

If you knew me at all, you would never have made such a snarky, snide remark. You'd know that I was a generous, kind, bleeding-heart liberal who happens to have a son who is profoundly deaf in one ear and wears hearing aids.


So, I hope I took what you said the wrong way, but I don't think I did. Don't attack me. Don't attack my family. You'll lose.

Wasn't meaning that as an attack on your family at all. And I meant what I said (though I didn't mean it snarky or snide) - I don't know you or your family. I am sorry if I read into your comment too much.

My perspective....I work with Deaf/HH students and have many friends who are Deaf/HH. I have spent a lot of time fighting to get my students what they need, in and out of school. I have heard, and empathize with, my friends who have run into issues because of communication issues. So I am sorry but it is my automatic reaction to fight for the communication that is needed in order for these people to have fair access. I am sorry if I reacted and made a comment without thinking how it would be taken. My bad.

[KlynK]

And sorry for the tangent this thread took :/

[Vanquisher]

I understand. I am sorry I responded so harshly. I did feel attacked, and I admit to jumping quickly to that assumption. Hopefully you can see the other side of the coin and what a financial hardship it might be for a small business.

[diggitydot]

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Wasn't meaning that as an attack on your family at all. And I meant what I said (though I didn't mean it snarky or snide) - I don't know you or your family. I am sorry if I read into your comment too much.

My perspective....I work with Deaf/HH students and have many friends who are Deaf/HH. I have spent a lot of time fighting to get my students what they need, in and out of school. I have heard, and empathize with, my friends who have run into issues because of communication issues. So I am sorry but it is my automatic reaction to fight for the communication that is needed in order for these people to have fair access. I am sorry if I reacted and made a comment without thinking how it would be taken. My bad.

We've all had our comments taken in ways we didn't mean. It's totally normal and almost like a right of passage. After reading my own comments, I realize that it sounded like I was calling your comments dickish, and I didn't mean to imply that, at all.