I have had exactly two emotions for the last couple of days. I’m either randomly sobbing about nothing, or in a murderous rage. Everything is fucking irritating. I was so worked up by a relatively tame episode of Project Runway episode last night, I was borderline having a literal stroke. Can you have a second round of menopause? I have no idea. But, I am ready to give up on ever having an even semi cleanish house and just burn this mother fucker to the ground. I’m out of other options.
I’m going to stop ranting now and give you a bit of Jen Shah tea. It’s REALLY GOOD and it comes to you from my friends over at Bitch Sesh. Remember when Jen Shah left Heather’s house after the sex toy thing and got out of the Uber a block away? The UBER DRIVER gives us a blow by blow of what really happened. And it’s pretty clear to me that she was cheating on her husband! Don’t miss a word of this.
I mean, thoughts on this tea?
Oh first email I see is Breaking News, “Georgia woman tests positive for omnicron variant” here we go! Sigh.
Also Banjo keeps wanting to go outside like literally every ten minutes. If he just has to pee I wish he would just pee on the kitchen floor, because it hasn’t been mopped in three years, what’s little dog pee going to do? But he won’t unless I am asleep and he can’t wake me up. His legs are not doing great today and going up and down the steps is a PITA for him.
When he goes outside is he able to empty his bladder? Older male dog have trouble with their prostate and it doesn’t allow them to empty their bladder so he made need to go all the time. This would be something I would take him to the vet for. If there’s any type of blockage or the bladder not emptying it can back up into his kidneys
Perhaps you missed the memo. He can’t go to the vet anymore. He turns into Kujo and no one will see him. We can’t even get heartworm pills anymore. Haven’t been able to for years. His vet is an asshole.
The prednisone will make him pee more. It’s a side effect unfortunately. It can also make him consume more water. Just an FYI. I worked at vet ER hospital and have had my 4 legged don and two legged son on steroids. I’m not an expert by any means but I’ve had pups that have had hip issues and have experienced treatments at the vets. I learned a lot. Please email me if I can help you .. we can even talk real quick if it will help you feel better and, in turn, help banjo.
Yes. Exactly Pauline. It is the prednisone. And he is also taking it for hip issues. Shortly after he rescued me as a puppy his back legs STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. It was terrifying. I took him to his regular vet, who seemed to have no solutions other than a $25,0000 SURGERY! That might or might not work. BTW, this was a puppy that could jump over the four foot chain link fence I put up after the rescue in one leap with room to spare. Then suddenly, could not even walk. I drove him to Athens to see a UGA vet who basically didn’t have a plan either and also said she will never see him again and he should not be around humans at all because he is “so vicious.” Then I took him to some sort of water therapy person who is also a vet. She said he is was great in the pool but she was also unable to complete the exam. But he loved the pool! I kind of want to take him back for that. We went several times. I can’t remember her name though. Banjo LOVES peanut butter. And he would swim a pool length and get peanut butter. LOL. He would do that all day long.
So now that he is old, and was having issues again, I had forgotten about that first time all those years ago. I found some old prednisone and it worked great, but I only had a couple of pills. But someone sent me some and then someone else sent me some, and also traveled to Mexico and sent me way more than we could probably ever use. It’s given him new life. But the effects seem to be lessening lately. He gets a dollop of peanut butter with the pred inside every night. HE reminds ME when it is time. LOL.
You can have a vet come to the house and just muzzle him.
Sweet Tamara,
I feel so bad for your dog and you. Sending healing thoughts your way.
Do what did the Uber driver say?
Will you tell us?
LOL at just muzzle him. Gee. Never thought of that.
And Billie is is in the video.
That’s awesome!! Fish oil and dasequin can also help relieve the pain for him. Also .. if anyone has Metacam left over from their pups (it’s like doggie Advil), that would work. I don’t have any but .. long story .. my ex took my dog. I get to visit with him when he needs to have someone watch him 🙄. I’ve been trying to get him to put MY dog on metacam (hip issues) but he won’t for some reason. Let me see if I can call the vet during our next “visit”!
Thanks, but Banjo is on the proper meds.
I didn’t know about the vet issue. A good vet can handle that. That vet sounds like a dumbass. I had a German shepherd that was not the best at the vet and the vet gave me a pill to give him an hour before the appt and it made it easier
I had a rescue that was part Chow and part Rottweiler. Yes, what idiot thought that was a good combo. But I digress. He tolerated me but we got along. When going to the vet, I had to put a muzzle on him. Maybe take Banjo to another vet? Yours doesn’t sound like he/she knows how to handle aggressive dogs. And the Omicron variant is extremely mild – Biden’s and Fauci’s words. I don’t really get the whole South Africa ban if what they are saying is true. But I’m guessing the ban won’t last long. Cheer up! Atlanta/Georgia has bigger problems than new variants. We have the Abrams/Kemp showdown to look forward to. Popping popcorn now!
New details about the school shooting in Michigan are HORRIFIC. One of the shooters teachers found disturbing pictures of gun violence and scribblings of things like “the thoughts won’t stop help me” “the world is dead” “my life is meaningless”. She took photos and took it to administration. They met with the parents AND SENT HIM BACK TO CLASS!
Today, we find out that the parents had just BOUGHT HIM A GUN three days before the conference! He had been bragging about it on social media. And the shit female that gave birth to him was also on social media talking about mother son day and showing the gun! And the next day he brings it to school. Today both parents were changed with negligent in the four deaths (so far, some of the injured are still in critical condition). Good! Next let’s charge the school administrators who had prior knowledge the day before and did NOTHING. Both parents, who both look batshit crazy from their photos alone, are on the run from the law! The teacher that reported the scribblings and pictures also reported that he was searching for ammunition while in class. The school told the parents they had to get the kid into counseling within 48 hours. The parents refused to take him home! The next day, when the lockdown happened and was on the news as the shooting was happening, the so called mother texted him during the shooting says, “Ethan don’t do it.”
This country is a full blown shit show.
I just cannot anymore. My friend keeps saying it has always been this way. I disagree, she is not facing the reality of what is happening in our country and has been happening for a long time.
I am sick and so very sad at all of this. We are all going into the swamp, and I am usually look on the bright side. It is becoming increasingly hard to do that. No wonder more and more people are depressed and despondent.
I think it has gotten worse. Off the rails. It seems like common decency, common sense, and willingness to hear opposing views is out the window. As a minority who spent time in Jim Crow south (oh the joy), I really saw changes. But doggone, it is hard to be optimistic! Who the heck buys a despondent 15 year old a GUN and then fails to tell the teachers when they get called in he has access to a gun! Some days I cannot get out of bed.
Sweetie, Michigan is not a southern state. And in other MICHIGAN news, the judges there apparently had to give the Crumbley’s bail due to some dumbass law even thought they have FLED already. It’s at $500,000 CASH for each. It would not surprise me if some fucked up MAGA people bail them out.
There is no credible OPPOSING VIEW on this. This POS couple, gave their mentally deranged spawn and semi automatic handgun at 15. He murdered FOUR CHILDREN. They tried to flee to Canada but could not enter the country because they are not vaccinated.
So your attack on the South is unwelcome and unnecessary on this site. Racism has infiltrated this entire country since a fucking racist POS president was elected. In response to that, IF YOU HAVE NOT NOTICED the South is turning blue. In Georgia, we are trying ONE MORE TIME to elect Stacey Abrams. So have several fucking seats.
Mzzmojo wasn’t saying Michigan is in the south or attaching the South. As a minority spending time in the Jim Crow days of the South, he/she was saying they experienced hell but it has gotten better. But agreed with other posters that it’s hard to see things as getting better when these shootings occur in our country. One cannot deny that there is racism everywhere but that the South had a stronger racist culture overall. Not that everyone is racist in the South. Not at all. But that the South, as a region, historically held on to laws and culture that were racist, far more than the North.
It’s even worse. The school told him to get him into counseling within 24 hours. And it wasn’t the day before the shooting it was that day. Soon after the parents left, he emerged from the bathroom firing a 9 mm Sig Sauer pistol that his father had purchased for him on Black Friday.
Spawn that bred a kid who was mentally ill and gave him a handgun at age 15 when he was clearly unstable were both apprehended by LEOs and are in custody.
Wow! That was very interesting tea. I just wish the ladies wouldn’t have interrupted him so much.
In a story I read, his mom reportedly sent him a text after he was caught searching for ammo saying something to the effect of, “lol, I’m not mad – just learn not to get caught.”
Knowing their child has clear mental health issues relating to thoughts of murder, what made his parents decide a gun would be a nice gift for him…? I’d say it’s unbelievable but is anything anymore?
Clearly the parents have mental health issues too, as do most gun nuts. This kid was SCREAMING out for help, and no one listened.
Yes she did that. Also when they got word their was an active shooter in the school they both knew it was him. The birther sent a text to him saying something like don’t do that. And the dad called I forget who, the police and said, “I think the shooter is my son.” UM YA THINK? They were the ones who refused to take him from school to get mental health.
It’s nuts! This kid had no chance with parents like that. They not only ignored the warning signs, they handed him the murder weapon and provided him the opportunity by refusing to pull him from school (I don’t understand why it was even an option he should get to stay after what school officials found him doing). Those parents deserve whatever prison time they get.
I hate when y’all start off comments with “I read somewhere” but um, I read somewhere because as a teacher this story really infuriates me and I have been reading everything that as of 2015 or so the shooter was a sweet boy who was kind and polite and loved by his school mates. From my psychology background 15 is on the early side for major breaches in mental health from for lack of a better word, physical causes, like say schizophrenia or other things that generally start in very late teens early twenties. The person, who I believe to be a teacher blames it all on his mentally ill parents. Perhaps two mentally ill parents just passed on a lot of bad genes? Because they both just look like Mentally ill people politics aside.
Four children were murdered. And the shooter’s life is over at age 15. It is such a tragedy.
Oh, I am so with you TT — angry, sad, and my house is a mess! I don’t have a dog, so I don’t have that, but I need at least month off from work and a lot more motivation to get my life together. I would be fine and happy just staying home and away from anyone, but I’m so tired of trying to stay connected with people while also constantly saying no I don’t want to do anything due to the pandemic. Someone told me that if I want my opinion respected I need to respect other people’s opinions. But with 850,000 dead, I pretty much feel like I don’t. It wasn’t a fun conversation because I’m very non-confrontational and there were a lot of silences.
This school shooting hit me really hard. My son is at college and doing well and I was thinking driving home from work how happy I am for him and how much I miss his toddler-self, and I came home to read about that. A punch in the gut thinking of the parents of the victims. I wondered about the shooter, were his parents worried about him? Or did he have no one to worry about him? Your explanation is even worse! Trying to get someone into mental health treatment is hard. Doesn’t sound like they were even trying. Heartbreaking!
Sorry, I don’t think I’m helping anyone feel better here. My husband just showed me this adorable kid on TikTok who says things like, You’re Doing Great, and Don’t Be Sad and I’m Here For You. Really stinking cute. Yes, my husband is watching TikTok. He has ADD and just found YouTube short videos and it’s right up his alley – LOL.
Thank you all for letting me vent! I appreciate this community.
I’m in a foul mood myself but wanted to let you know that I heard you, I’m glad you vented and you aren’t alone in your thoughts of covid. I agree .. respect people’s opinions but look at the facts. 850,000. I have a lot more that I would love to say to you but it’s a bad day. Just know that I’m glad you posted and I’m with you ♥️
Well today was a new day and a better day for me. I slept with the Hallmark Channel on. I wake up a lot in the middle of the night. Much like Banjo, I have to pee a lot! LOL. I’m pretty good at going right back to sleep especially when Hallmark is on and you know everything is going to be a happily ever after. I woke up this um…. afternoon (what I was up until 3 am glued to Twitter for the Crumbleys (shooters parents ) arrest in Detroit. but I was only half away and I thought Dolly Parton was singing, Silent Night, Holy Night….sleep in Heavenly peace, and it was very relaxing. Turns out it was Kelly Pickler. But whatever. It was very calming. So we have had a good day over here. No murderous rages at all and fairly content. 🙂
Sending you and Banjo hugs, TT. I truly get it. I keep thinking if I won the lottery I’d just walk away from this mess and let someone just take it and if they want to deal with the mess, they can have it! I’ll just take he pups, cat, and personal things that are meaningfulI guess I’d better start playing the lottery, but that means leaving the house, doesn’t it? Ugh.
This true.
thats good tea
Heather said she got out of the car near or on the highway lol?
Heather said she got out of the Uber a block from her house. But what she really did was just cancel the Uber and Venmo him cash. That way Heather wouldn’t know where her lover’s condo is. ALLEGEDLY! lol.
Tamara don’t worry about the house, please take care of yourself. Love your recaps and you always have all the best tea.
Thanks Annie. I’m not even on sane days, worried about an immaculate house. But cluttered house, clutterd mind. So I need to try to get on it. Tomorrow…. lol.
you are pregrieving for banjo, flipping between anger and sadness. this is pretty normal. in the year and a half between diagnosis and death, i just kind of froze, didn’t/wouldn’t clean much, did what i could to meet my pet’s needs. i’m waiting for you to announce the only thing you can control in your life is your food intake.
All true. But my inability to eat is weird. I am a very good eater. LOL. I blame the beer. I can’t really get to the grocery store anymore for food and wine, so the beer store it is. I do need to try to get the The Publix for my booster though. UGH.
🎶 It’s the MOST 🎼 WONDERFUL time of the year🎵…. And I fucking hate it. Bah humbug.
I’m in the hole, struggling. My life is a dumpster fire.
That is all.
You have come to the right I place! lol. I love Christmas. I miss putting up a tree but it is just so much work and I don’t have the energy.
I’m so sorry you are in the hole. We all feel like our life is a dumpster fire sometimes. If we are very lucky, some less sucky days happen in between. I know you are going to hate this suggestions, but Hallmark Christmas movies can be very calming background noise. Spoiler alert, everything always ends in a happily ever after. LOL.
Don’t hit me!
Lol, not gonna hit you or anyone else (although there’s a few I’d like to-you are not one of them) It’s actually my bday weekend. I hate bdays too. And I always make the mistake of doing the year review and it’s been super shitty, as have the last two. I am not opposed to Hallmark Channel and I love Dolly Parton. I’m just allowing myself to have a pity party because I have fucking earned it and then some. I’m sure I’ll snap out of it but sometimes it is just too much. I’m literally hanging by a thread today. I’m extremely sad and lonely. The entire shitshow that is our world these days is weighing on me too. It is what it is. I appreciate your reply more than I can express in words. Thank you. xx
In the THINGS I DIDN’T KNOW WHEN I WAS TWENTY BUT KNOW NOW list, is sometimes birthdays are not fun. Mama making your a barbie birthday cake, or having a sleep over, or going out with your boyfriend after a few years. It’s more like I’m what? Where did my life go? Where is my family? Where are my 2.5 children? Where is my husband? Why don’t I have grandchildren? Who am I going to unload all my crap to? Okay maybe that is just me.
But birthdays can be overrated. I hate to offer advice. But, I am going to do it anyway. Once I saw a movie or a TV or so I dunno what it was, and someone was diagnosed with cancer unexpectedly. The doctor said something like, you are no sicker today than you were yesterday and you were feeling okay. So I tell myself that every year on my birthday. You were fine a few days ago, and you are only a few days older. I don’t now if that helps?
Also getting old sucks. I want to just travel a lot and deplete my Roth when Banjo dies. But I can barely get the trash to the street these days. My anxiety keeps me from going to the grocery store at this point. And I want to get on a plane during a pandemic and fly to Europe? I’ve done it many times before. It will take a whole lot of red tape and filing paperwork (STRESS) to get me to be able to stay overseas. I’ll have to come back and sell my house AND EVERY SINGLE THING I LOVE in this house.BY MYSELF.
It is hard to figure out next steps. It is hard to have courage. And Pity Parties are part of the process. I’m sort of in that stage myself. WHY DO I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING MYSELF? It makes me angry and depressed and petulant. But I hope I will get out of that phase after maybe a short trip to the beach first and and getting my head on straight. You will find your way. And hopefully I will too.
Jen Shaw discovered cheating on her husband is just a pimple on the ass of her problems.
I am dying laughing about the Jen thing. First of all, Lisa calls her 3 times at midnight or later? And she refers to Meredith as AARP???? Too funny. I am sure Meredith is fuming at that.
TT I am sorry you are feeling bad. I wish I knew how to cheer you up. All I can say is that there’s a lot of love for you and Banjo here. Hugs.
Just so sick about the shooting and those fucking parents who tried to AWOL. He was disturbed and they bought him a gun. Mother has poor insight and they both have very poor judgement. Father is another dead-beat Dad from another relationship. I hope they throw the book at them. Those poor deceased children and their families having to also hear that thesessicko parents were on the run and likely, trying to bail into Canada. Hugs for you and Banjo.
Thanks for all the love guys. Today is a good day. I’m going to try to string a few of those together. 🙂 For all of you in the hole, just as randomly as you fall in the hole, you can randomly be out the next day. It’s just something that happens. Drink plenty of water. This sound like STUPID ADVICE. But it helps me, when I do it. For some reason I resist doing it. Because, Cranky Old DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO LADY.
Just so sick about the shooting and those fucking parents who tried to AWOL. He was disturbed and they bought him a gun. Mother has poor insight and they both have very poor judgement. Father is another dead-beat Dad from another relationship. I hope they throw the book at them. Those poor deceased children and their families having to also hear that these sicko parents were on the run and likely, trying to bail into Canada. Hugs for you and Banjo.
Oh and if any of you could please follow me on Twitter and get me over the 12K hump I have been trying to get over for a YEAR? I need less than 100 followers. https://twitter.com/TamaraTattles
I would follow you but IM BLOCKED!!! Tee hee. Must be from some old fight we were having. Unblock me dude and I will follow you.
I just bought myself diabetes for Christmas! YAY! And it costs SEVENTEEN DOLLARS TO SHIP! Okay so it is basically like 24 candy bars, but then again NOT AT ALL. I had the 12 pack in my cart, but that was only three pieces of divinity! And I also needed the bear claws and pralines! So I went for the 24 pack. Sue me. I can share a few with my good Christian neighbors. They come Individually packaged in cellophane packages. They are UNGODLY expensive in the grand theme of things. But I miss my mama and her divinity.
I went back and listened to the Uber driver.
Before, I had assumed it was ad and passed over it.
Very interesting. Thanx for sharing.
God being on those shows seems more and more stressful. Why is Lisa calling Jen at 1 am to discuss a party she wasn’t on the call sheet for. It seems like an easy gig, film for 4 months, get in some arguments, wear nice things, get paid, repeat. But the more the curtain is pulled back, the more we see the chaos that engulfs their lives.
At least Jen was nice and gave the driver $200.
By the way did anyone see Porsha’s interview with Tamron Hall? It was laughable how Porsha tried to use southern values to say she is being courted by Simon. To which Tamron torted wouldn’t the courtship come before being engaged to be married. I did not believe Porsha ever really loved Simon but the more she speaks she destroys any shred of belief I may have had. When Porsha does not have prepared remarks, she doesn’t sound great.
Sorry I missed that. Porsha is still the Princess of THOTLANDIA selling her pussy and trying to stay relevant.
i sure would like to know what cordell thinks of all this.
I’m so happy you are feeling better Tamara. I was going to say, it’s just a house and you have many blessings in your life. I have a big sweet tooth too.