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Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Aug 18 '14, 14:35

This weekend I had to take my 5 year-old daughter to two birthday parties back to back. I dropped off the older kids at Grandma's and dutifully hung around the first birthday party with the other parents until I saw that a local acquaintance was posting on FB from the hospital. More specifically, she was posting from the in-patient mental health ward. There were certainly a number of posts of support for her on FB, and she posted when visiting hours would be. It was conveniently timed during that first birthday party so I left my daughter and showed up at the start of visiting hours. Despite all the posts of support, no one else had come. To be clear, I had met her all of twice in person, and we were largely FB acquaintances but she needed help, so I came to listen, and I brought her my copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone because she was bored. I stuck around for about a half hour and let her know that if she needed a ride or anything, to let me know. And then I returned to pick up my daughter and take her to the second birthday party.

Near the end of the second birthday party, I got a text from her that they would release her, but only into someone's custody, and she needed a ride. So I grabbed my daughter and returned to the hospital. She had made plans to stay with a friend out of town but still needed to get home first. Technically, I was supposed to accompany her all the way to her destination and not leave her alone, but that was difficult given that my daughter was along for the ride and I had to go pick up my other kids.

I took her home, texted her a couple of times to make sure she was OK, and then texted her friend later that evening to make sure she had arrived. All was well.

Today she messaged me that she was back in the ER after having taken some pills. So, that's fun. She's back in town. I'm trying to entertain her online via FB and she seems to be amused, but I think she just disabled her FB account, so I'm texting her, instead. I do believe I'll send her pictures of cats with stuff on their heads. That's always a winning combination.

Links to funny animal videos would be appreciated.

Raul

Responses:

Always lead with the classics. -- (link) - David Aug 18, 15:32 [youtube] 3
- Ninja Cat! *loves* nmb David - JenBro Aug 18, 15:36 2
  - French fries get me through life. I would die of starvation without them. -- nm - David Aug 18, 15:49 1
    - :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 18, 15:55
a cat wearing a shark suit riding a roomba -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 15:23 [youtube] 3
- same cat....chasing a duck...on a roomba...in a sharksuit -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 15:24 [youtube] 2
  - omg, that duckling seems to have imprinted on the cat - crash davis Aug 18, 15:28
  - speaking of roombas, no, right? I don't want one? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Aug 18, 15:28
Good Man! I knew I liked you for a reason. You will get good karma in return someday when you need help. -- nm - Bacon Aug 18, 15:11 1
- Cat's Make The Best Alarm Clocks video -- (link) - Bacon Aug 18, 15:15 [youtube]
*links Mel Profit's IBC video* -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 15:08
You're good people. Very kind of you. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 15:07
Here's one I liked today -- (link) - Kim Pine Aug 18, 15:07 1
- And of course there's the entire Maru oeuvre: -- (link) - Kim Pine Aug 18, 15:09 [youtube]
Good man. You may already have "ultimate dog tease." -- (link) - Mara Aug 18, 15:04 [youtube]
I hope she gets through this stronger than ever and ... YOU'RE FUCKING AWESOME! -- nm - zork Aug 18, 14:55 3
- Puppy comforting dog having nightmare -- (link) - zork Aug 18, 15:06 2
  - bear cub and wolf cub playing -- (link) - zork Aug 18, 15:07 [youtube] 1
    - English Bulldog puppy rolling down hill -- (link) - zork Aug 18, 15:18 [youtube]
here is a really funny animal video -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 18, 14:49 [youtube]
I swear I read this as ML instead of Mop. Whoever did it, way to be a good friend -- nm - amoxy Aug 18, 14:48
that is most kind of you -- nm - crash davis Aug 18, 14:48 13
- do you have video of the dogs chasing you down the street? - groiny Aug 18, 14:48 12
  - That's bullying! And funny. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 14:55
  - it was a bit bloodier than Tyrion's trial by combat -- nm - crash davis Aug 18, 14:53 1
    - Speaking of Tyrion. He's in Elf! Just saw him this weekend and the angry dwarf -- nm - Bacon Aug 18, 15:16
  - sniffin his butt -- nm - budice Aug 18, 14:49
  - Crash I will smack him in the head next time I see him. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 14:49 7
    - you will do no such thing. - groiny Aug 18, 14:50 6
      - and I will have it videoed and set to the theme of yakkiety sax. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 14:52 5
        
        I'm just hoping to make a video of epic Halo 5 fails and catch groiny flailing his arms wildly - crash davis Aug 18, 14:54 4
        
        hell you should aim the warthog at the cliff and jump of at the latest second -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 14:54 3
        
        I think we did that once on that circilar map. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 15:03
        
        I've got to do something spectacular to compete with the classic Halo 3 video "eag on my windshield" -- nm - crash davis Aug 18, 15:00 1
        
        I laughed for weeks the night you came back to Halo after the incident....... - groiny Aug 18, 15:09
does she like snakes? -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 14:40 8
- I see the level of discourse has increased considerably in my absence. Did I say discourse? - Mop Aug 18, 14:42 7
  - you were gone? - groiny Aug 18, 14:44 6
    - 10 days before anyone noticed. You're all douches. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 14:54 5
      - So what's your first thought when you hear the term "Pink Slip" - amoxy Aug 18, 15:16
      - we were giving you space!!!! -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 15:03
      - all? -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 18, 14:58 [Backboard]
      - No, we just thought that you only left for one day, ten days in a row :-p -- nm - zork Aug 18, 14:56
      - we noticed. we just didn't care. -- nmby - peggy ann mcamanda Aug 18, 14:55
acquaintence as in a friend, or as in a potential suitor? - groiny Aug 18, 14:40 3
- NO. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 14:42
- suitee. right? -- nm - peggy ann mcamanda Aug 18, 14:41 1
  - ee, or, whatevs -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 14:41
my favorite animal video in side - its so cute. - Epiphany Aug 18, 14:39 [youtube]
you're a good guy. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 14:38

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