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| One Brick at a Time |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
I had a follow up visit with the plastic surgeon today. He takes a look at my breast first. He says "It shouldn't be that dark. I wonder why it didn't fade. It should have faded by now." Thanks doc! Because apparently you didn't know I needed more depressing news right at this very moment! So he suggests that it might be lighter in 3 months and we can try bleaching it then. (Bleaching it now wouldn't work because it is too dark. It is still the color of a scab...but without the scab.)
I filed for unemployment today. I'll get more than I thought. Still not a huge amount though. Now I just have to hope I get it.
One day in at my parents and I already want to know what are the chances of success if I jump out the second story window? Now I remember why I was in a rush to leave the last time.
Damian asks me all the time why my relationship with my mom is so strained. I didn't know it was. We go to lunch all the time, hang out a lot...really what is wrong with our relationship? He says its just surface though. He's probably right, but it works for me. I guess during one of my surgeries they were in the waiting room talking and Mom told Damian that I don't tell them anything. I don't ever let them know what is going on in my life. Until today I thought that was ridiculous...sure I do. But today I realized, no, I don't. I also realized why. Mom isn't one of those people who you can go to and say "I'm in trouble can you do me a favor." Because if you do, she will for the next five years say "Do you need to be eating out today? Remember 5 years ago I had to fill up your gas tank when you were low on gas." And she is also one to give you the hour and a half lecture before she helps you...making you feel about 2 inches tall.
I had forgotten about that. I hadn't remembered that she did this stuff, but unconsciously I must have remembered, because for the last 4 or 5 years I have avoided it at all costs. I built a wall between me and my mom, and hadn't even realized it. I had to move back to my parents house 8 years ago after my divorce and it has taken those 8 years to have a decent "surface" relationship with my mom. If I stay in this house more than 2 weeks I swear we may never talk again.
OK, so if you don't believe me, and think I am exaggerating. Today, my mom has gotten pissy with me about the following:
1. Setting the timer for 30 minutes on the chicken because "there is no way chicken is done in 30 minutes. You'll get salmonella poisoning. You can die from that. You eat your chicken only cooked 30 minutes? Well that will kill you. Look, look, see my (30 year old) cookbook says you should cook it 20 minutes on each side. You can die...." This went on for at least 6 minutes & all I was doing was setting the timer so I could CHECK the chicken & flip it.
2. Letting Madi run the bath water for more than 2 1/2 minutes. "I still hear the water. Go check on her. Don't let her fill the tub up. Go check. She's knows not to fill it all the way, right?" Serious...she's 9. She's been doing this a while, and hasn't overflowed a tub yet.
3. Having so much stuff to put in her fridge. "If I had known you had this much stuff I would have made room." Yes, she was at my apt yesterday. Yes, she did open the fridge to get the sandwich stuff out we ate for lunch. And yes, she did comment on how much was in my fridge then.
Oh, I could go on. But all of this took place between 6:00 and 11:00 at night & I was gone from 8:00 to 10:45.Labels: moving, plastic surgery, skin cancer |
posted by Stephanie @ 11:30 PM  |
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| After Speaking with an Attorney... |
| Monday, January 21, 2008 |
New letter. I'm not going to be threatening in any way. We will see if I get my job back. If not....then I'll press charges against Amy because I found out the penalty for violating the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) is up to a $10,000 fine and criminal charges, plus penalties to the company. The new letter is the same letter, just minus the "ha ha...I've got dirt on Amy" part. I doubt I will get my job back, but they will certainly remember they had the opportunity when they get served. I am deleting the first letter & editing the second one to protect my law suit.
On the bright side, since I am now living with my parents (rolling eyes), I now have internet. So, I will be rejoining the blogging world again! I'll definitely begin trying to catch up on everyone's blog.
But for now. It is 10:45p.m. I began packing up at 7:30a.m. and just sat down. I'm moved...and exhausted.Labels: flsa, lost job, moving, wrongful termination |
| posted by Stephanie @ 10:41 PM |
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Name: Stephanie
Home: Macon, Georgia, United States
About Me: Holy Crap I will be 29 soon! My friends and I are creating a before we turn 30 bucket list...hmmm what to add?
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