Mature chat thread..... (2)

[dayhiker]

Well, with it about 35 outside there wasn't much worry about being dehydrated. But we did have water to drink after the 3rd round. The water from the steam from water put on the red hot rocks dropped eventually onto the frozen ground and became quite cool.
I can see how on a hot day it could get kinda uncomfortable. But with it being that cold out side it wasn't going to get that bad.

 

[blackribbon]

Dayhiker...if you sweated, you were in the process of dehydrating...regardless of the temperatures. You need to reabsorb an equivalent amount of water and salts as you lost to keep your body in homeostasis. As we get older, we have less "wiggle" room. Just be very aware of your body over the next few days. If you feel thirsty, don't put it off or ignore it. If your urine is darker, then that is also a sign that you need to be drinking more.

 

[dayhiker]

black ... That's for your nursing expertise, but I've had much worse experiences hiking all day in 90 degrees than sitting in that sweat lodge. That was nothing in comparison.

 

[blackribbon]

I'm sure that you are right. All I said was "be careful" and watch yourself. I don't let my kids ice skate or snowboard without taking bottled water either.

 

[dayhiker]

I know black ... but it did feel to me like you were trying to nurse me, or mother me. Hey, its a guy thing! puffing out chest! LOL

 

[blackribbon]

Okay...I will watch it in the future. (But when women try to mother you, remember it means they care...people don't "mother" strangers).

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Just now reading this...and yes, God is good. I'm guessing that he will value the experience even more because he had to fight so hard to get in. Is his goal officer training?

Yes I think he will for sure! Not sure about the officer training but he says he is ready for it.

You can really appreciate an accomplishment if you have been knocked down a few times along the way.

Yes I do agree. His buddy (who is alot more talk than action) is now telling everyone that he is going to join the National guard. (he's the one that caused my son to have his incident. He's the one that stole the beer, but of course he was not driving....so) It's just that he is now working which is great, but he is 19 and does not have his GED nor does he have a license or a car. His GF is even getting her GED and I said why don't you do it WITH her and he just won't. I think he is waiting for someone to hand it to him or something . Anyway the reason he is now mentioning the Natl guard is because of his dad who used to be in the military and wishes he could be back in, but is "serving" somehow as a civilian in Afghanistan. He told his son about this program they offer every once in awhile that supposedly helps you get your GED while being enlisted in the Guard. But he's more talk and no action. It's kind of a miracle that he is working but I keep trying to motivate him.

Funny my son texted me after church and asked if I was busy and I said no (we had not left the service yet but he came late so he was sitting in the back) anyway he asked if I wanted to go to lunch. So of course I always like spending time with my boys especially if it's THEIR idea. Then I was remembering how he took me to lunch to tell me he was joining the army because he thought I was gonna be upset about it, so I was driving there wondering if he had some more "bad' news to deliver. Thankfully that was not the case, he was just hungry and had time on his hands LOL I did tell him though if he was going to do that to me, I would be thinking that every time he wanted to go out for a meal. We had a good laugh over that. Whew!

 

[dayhiker]

Your boy is growing up Michelle. Sweet and sour I guess!

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Your boy is growing up Michelle. Sweet and sour I guess!

I know but I am SO proud of how he is trying to think ahead and plan his life and even a back up plan which now includes getting his college degree (which is all I ever wanted) and becoming a teacher after or during military. His dad would be proud too.

 

[Doctor Strangelove]

I know but I am SO proud of how he is trying to think ahead and plan his life and even a back up plan which now includes getting his college degree (which is all I ever wanted) and becoming a teacher after or during military. His dad would be proud too.

Thinking ahead and making coherent plans is a major sign that a young person is growing up. That is great! We as a society spend a lot of effort trying to "motivate" people who just want to drift through life while we don't give enough support to people like your son who are working on productive goals.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Thinking ahead and making coherent plans is a major sign that a young person is growing up. That is great! We as a society spend a lot of effort trying to "motivate" people who just want to drift through life while we don't give enough support to people like your son who are working on productive goals.

yeah and then consider my step daughter who is 35 who currently has left her husband and has been living with friends. Has no job but now is supposedly going to travel to CA to live with her Aunt who supposedly can get her a job. She has a pattern of finding men or friends or family to take care of her. She has had a great job in the past and even was in the Army but she always manages to muck it up and it just makes me furious because I have always been independent and never wanted to have to be taken care of. I have received help in my life and I'm not against help if it truly would help but I could give her 100 bucks or a 1000 bucks and I might as well have just burned it myself because it wouldn't help her because of her mentality of having other people take care of her. And she's 35!!!

 

[dayhiker]

Michelle,
That reminds me of the story told to me by one identical twin. Blond too. Her twin was an expert at getting guys to do things for her. She said her twin used all the stereo types to manipulate guys. And it worked almost every single time. So this bothered the twin I was talking to so much that she never used those methods and even had become quite self reliant because she had been so turned off by watching her twin manipulate the guys.
So it appears to be a skill they develop just like we develop skills along a different direction. Sounds like her years of practice have her very good at it.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

yeah I just was hoping she would grow up someday. And I guess it angers me a little just for the fact that I no longer have someone to "help" me. Of course I have God and so I have no reason to complain, but you know what I mean right?

 

[dayhiker]

Yup, I know. I almost never used to ask for help. I do ask for some little things. Like the last time I bought sheet rock, I had a guy walking by if he could help me lift the sheets onto the top of my car. I used to just muscle them up there in the past.

 

[dayhiker]

Praise God for a good nights sleep last night.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Photo session went great! Had a wonderful dinner with both boys afterward! Woot!
Got my first check in the mail from one of my 3 amended tax returns AND they paid me interest!!!

 

[dayhiker]

Interest . sweet.

So I just booked a singles cruise for Apr 27 from Miami. 8 days, basically cruise all around the Caribbean: Turks, DR, Curacao and Aruba. Looks like about 100 singles have signed up.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Interest . sweet.

So I just booked a singles cruise for Apr 27 from Miami. 8 days, basically cruise all around the Caribbean: Turks, DR, Curacao and Aruba. Looks like about 100 singles have signed up.

Wow! sounds like a blast!

 

[dayhiker]

I'm looking forward to it. I got a very nice welcome on the FB page for the cruise.

 

[Jenster]

Hope everyone has a nice, relaxing weekend!