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colton said:
Sorry to hear that, JG. I knew you have been sick for a while but didn't realize it was that bad.

Sadly your first paragraph was essentially a spot on description of my wife. An undetermined chronic autoimmune condition. She went from being pretty healthy to being seriously ill rather quickly, and now can only work a few hours each day (work around the house, I mean, no way could she have an outside job). And she's had to deal with the depression and suicidal thoughts that go with that as well. And with people not believing her. She is still undiagnosed, and I understand completely about how it could be relieving to finally get a diagnosis even if it's a horrible one. Hugs.
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I'm so sorry for you and your wife. It's been really hard taking care of just myself, and I can't imagine having a family as well. Best wishes to your wife, and I hope for all of us that the medical profession will figure out a way to help.


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It occurred to me the other day that being chronically ill helps me process what white privilege is like.

Managing my illnesses is a constant thing. I have to think about it all the time and it affects everything I do in ways that a healthy person would never be able to understand, and in ways that I cannot explain to them. Not having to think about health issues every minute is a privilege.

Sorry I derailed the thread with heavy stuff. Let's go back to minor annoyances, please.

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JazzGal said:
It occurred to me the other day that being chronically ill helps me process what white privilege is like.

Managing my illnesses is a constant thing. I have to think about it all the time and it affects everything I do in ways that a healthy person would never be able to understand, and in ways that I cannot explain to them. Not having to think about health issues every minute is a privilege.

Sorry I derailed the thread with heavy stuff. Let's go back to minor annoyances, please.

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OK, here's a pet peeve: the phrase "white privilege". I understand the effect and agree that it's real, but think "white privilege" is a horrible term for it. In my opinion it doesn't help draw attention to the issues that minorities face, but rather seems like it's too often being employed to scapegoat today's whites for the wrongs that past generations committed. And I've had friends and family members use it to silence individuals who have their own views on racial issues that are different than the liberal/progressive agenda (namely, me): "You only feel that way because of your white privilege". No, sorry, I feel that way because of giving reasoned consideration to the issues.

(That being said, I thought your chronic illness analogy was really interesting and probably accurate in a lot of ways.)
 
JazzGal said:
Sorry if I was a little hard on you. It's just a pet peeve of mine.

I don't really have a problem with this anyway. We are all free to think what we want about people. I do have a problem with the ones that feel it is their responsibility to comment on a complete stranger's behavior (unless it is harming someone else).

Now if that guy really was misusing it, I'm going to be annoyed that I went after you, sharing way too much of myself in the process. Good thing I'll never know.

I had a paraplegic friend, and I understand the difficulties of not being able to find parking. Too many places have one or two spots only, and with our aging baby boomer population, more is needed.

On a lighter note - I hate looking sick and don't always have a cane with me. Stupid pride. But sometimes I suddenly become very dizzy and need to take the arm of whomever I'm with. My mother is 81 years old and very healthy. It is our joke that she's supposed to look sick whenever I'm hanging on to her so I'll look like I'm helping her.

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I’m glad you said what you did. No need to apologize.
 
So i was bitching about my league pass being super slow the other day, turns out the garbage truck had ripped our phone connection off the house. Anyway our internerd has run like a turd ever since, god knows when its going to be back to a usable speed.
 
Rubashov said:
So i was bitching about my league pass being super slow the other day, turns out the garbage truck had ripped our phone connection off the house. Anyway our internerd has run like a turd ever since, god knows when its going to be back to a usable speed.
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Hopefully by tomorrow night. If not, jazzfanz will come through with an idea

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ok, so now that I've moved the discussion of White Privilege to thread with a more appropriate title
https://jazzfanz.com/threads/jon-stewart-on-white-privilege-cc-unnamed-posters-etc.32192/
I'll post my latest Pet Peeve

When you have a boatload of shopping bags in your car, but forget to bring any of them in to the grocery store and don't remember them until all your groceries are unloaded in the checkout lane.

(I'm getting better at remembering to bring one in with me though)
 
another pet peeve - sharing a bed with someone who somehow always ends up sleeping on TOP of the covers, leaving you wedged in to one small spot at the edge of the bed
 
Finally (after literally years/decades) going to the doctor to discuss a few issues, only to have him halfway listen and hand out a few prescriptions and hurrying out even though you had more on your mind because it's almost lunch time, or because it's now an assembly line pass out drugs to solve everything system.

Might not ever go back until I'm seriously in trouble. How hard is it to find a doctor that actually cares about patients and what they want out of a visit?
 
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