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  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,658 Online Community Specialist

    Did someone say a heatwave was coming 😭 I can't deal with the heat

    Morning all!

  • Teigr
    Teigr Community member Posts: 4,425 Championing

    The trouble with him being home all the time @Lou67 is that I can't keep track of what day it is.

    We're off to pick up some wallpaper in a minute,I can't do anything with it though because I'm waiting on the carpenter.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,155 Championing

    I think I need some hayfever tablets keep sneezing it's meant to be high today the pollens

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,985 Championing

    @rubin16 I've found they are either good or not myself! I've met plenty who didn't help at all, but my current one genuinely seems to want to help!! I think it's helpful that she's got mental health issues herself, so she knows things because she has experienced them rather than just read them out of a book

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,155 Championing

    I can confirm it's absolutely boiling hot out here in the garden

  • Teigr
    Teigr Community member Posts: 4,425 Championing

    It's the same here now @Sandy_123 ,we nearly collapsed on our way home.

  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,624 Championing

    @Teigr
    Yes I can imagine as your used to him being out at work, oh you need to show us your new wallpaper.

    @Beaver79
    Thanks I’m still In the hairdressers I’ve got a couple of minutes till the colour gets washed off so not long now till it’s finished. I hope your tooth is feeling a bit more settled.

    @Sandy_123
    Enjoy the sun while it lasts mind drink plenty.

    ❤️

  • Teigr
    Teigr Community member Posts: 4,425 Championing
    edited June 20

    It's quite plain @Lou67 ,the room is too small for anything with a pattern on it.

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,658 Online Community Specialist
    edited June 20

    Just 2 days of sun after all that rain and the plants in the garden are very thirsty. Going to have to water them today!

    I find that interesting @66Mustang, about your support worker. I feel like it can be the same with disability in general. If someone has not experienced disability they struggle to fully understand what it's like. And I think the same goes for mental health too. I will say, my current therapist doesn't have ADHD but she's studied it so much she understands it better than I do! Sometimes I'll say an issue I'm having that I think it unrelated to my ADHD, but when she helps me dig deeper into the problem, it's either directly or indirectly related to it.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,155 Championing

    Its mega warm @teigr

    I'm having a rest with a coffee. my son popped by and did the lawns and we've done some weeding in front. Bins get empty Tomorrow. Shattered now.at least the washing will dry. I've had loads of water @lou67

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,658 Online Community Specialist

    Do you have a local repair group @Ada? My local library has one, once a month they meet at the library and anyone can come to them with broken electronics and they will see if they can repair it.

  • loladale87
    loladale87 Community member Posts: 41 Empowering

    Took my son to see a pharmacist and just as I suspected they can't do anything. He's been told to leave it uncovered unless he's at work or college.

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,155 Championing

    Afternoon @ada we've been busy in gardens just doing the jobs in the house now before the match. That's a shame about your fan

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,658 Online Community Specialist

    I'm okay today thank you @Ada How are you today? Shame about the fan, do you have an ice cube tray you can put in the freezer or freezer packs at all? So you can use them to cool down when it gets too hot?

  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 57,155 Championing

    Yeah I struggled getting on too. It's very warm today the gardens look lovely

  • SunflowerValley
    SunflowerValley Community member Posts: 328 Empowering
    edited June 20

    Hi all. How are you today?

    I feel in the middle recently. My older sister has fell out with my mum and is not speaking to her or coming over to the house. For my birthday last week she messaged me saying she hasn't got me a present because she wants to take me to lunch or go shopping or something. I don't want to upset my mum even though she said I won't and I don't want to upset my sister if I don't go out with her.

    I haven't answered her yet.

    I don't know what to do.

    Any advice?

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community member Posts: 14,985 Championing
    edited June 20

    @Jimm_Scope

    Something I would say is to add that I think it's possible to still "be understanding" even when it comes to something you don't "understand", if that makes sense

    Having knowledge or information definitely is one way to becoming "understanding" but it's not the only way to being understanding - you can still be understanding of someone's difficulties/situation, even if you are ignorant of the details or have no experience

    (In philosophy you could call knowledge of a situation a "sufficient condition" of being understanding, which means it's one way of achieving it, as opposed to a "necessary condition" which means it's the only path to achieving it)

    To make it more complicated I actually think it works the other way round too … you can have lots of knowledge but not be understanding in a sympathetic/empathetic way - I've met lots of doctors who seem to get upset when my conditions don't manifest in the way they've been taught, almost like I'm "doing the disability thing wrong" 😆

  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,624 Championing

    Hey everyone I hope yous are having a good day.
    I’m having dinner at my mums then my wee granddaughters graduation from nursery is at 5.45 it’s just round the corner from my mums so not far to to go.

    @Ada
    Hi Ada I hope your feeling ok, I mentioned you earlier not sure if you missed it.

    ❤️

  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 4,658 Online Community Specialist

    @66Mustang Oh yes, I didn't mean to say it's not possible to "be understanding". You are very right there. My therapist is an example of exactly what you're saying yeah.

    And yeah, I've had that too. You need both knowledge and empathy I think in many cases.

  • Lou67
    Lou67 Community member Posts: 8,624 Championing

    @Ada
    Sorry maybe you did earlier on and I missed it with been out. Yes it’s a great thing the Graduations it’s just a little thing but really nice.
    Im in some pain just took my meds. I push myself to go out I stayed in for to many years.
    I hope you have a lovely night I keep thinking today is Friday 🤦‍♀️

    ❤️

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