- Joined
- Jun 17, 2016
I think 100% of us expected a bedbound arc, and feared for Bowie. It’s sprinkled throughout this thread.
So I didn’t really understand how a person, even a deathfat, could hurt their knee in a way to need emergent care. I wrongly assumed knees would be slowly crushed under weight, or would require a fall. She’s not ice skating, she’s not running, how could her juicy ass cause a ligament injury?
But then I saw Glitter&Lazers “dancing” awkwardly and it hit me that just a wrong step and landing on the side of a foot can damage a knee in someone who is taking up as much fucking space as she is. What would be a slight tweak for us that is forgotten a second later causes her a massive injury that could be unrecoverable.
I know her family is done with her but I sure hope Bowie still can get to school and Tess has enough money to hire a nurse/caregiver for a couple hours a day. If he skips enough school, CA truancy will get involved-taking care of mom is not an excused absence. But he’ll have to miss a couple of weeks before calls start coming, then automated letters, and after 40 days the DA gets involved. (This might depend on district but I think it’s state law. Attendance is sent directly to the government and is audited regularly.) After enough time, a truency officer will knock.
It’s not like Bowie was eating home cooked meals-she ordered fast food and buys packaged shit like uncrustables and fruit roll ups, so that won’t change. But an 8 year old still needs so much done that he should not have to do himself. And he especially shouldn’t do bodily things.
I can hear her now, “Bowie, can you grab me a soda?“ “Bowie, can you put the laundry in?” ”Bowie, can you bring me the chips.” “Bowie, grab me my red lipstick”. All day…
So I didn’t really understand how a person, even a deathfat, could hurt their knee in a way to need emergent care. I wrongly assumed knees would be slowly crushed under weight, or would require a fall. She’s not ice skating, she’s not running, how could her juicy ass cause a ligament injury?
But then I saw Glitter&Lazers “dancing” awkwardly and it hit me that just a wrong step and landing on the side of a foot can damage a knee in someone who is taking up as much fucking space as she is. What would be a slight tweak for us that is forgotten a second later causes her a massive injury that could be unrecoverable.
I know her family is done with her but I sure hope Bowie still can get to school and Tess has enough money to hire a nurse/caregiver for a couple hours a day. If he skips enough school, CA truancy will get involved-taking care of mom is not an excused absence. But he’ll have to miss a couple of weeks before calls start coming, then automated letters, and after 40 days the DA gets involved. (This might depend on district but I think it’s state law. Attendance is sent directly to the government and is audited regularly.) After enough time, a truency officer will knock.
It’s not like Bowie was eating home cooked meals-she ordered fast food and buys packaged shit like uncrustables and fruit roll ups, so that won’t change. But an 8 year old still needs so much done that he should not have to do himself. And he especially shouldn’t do bodily things.
I can hear her now, “Bowie, can you grab me a soda?“ “Bowie, can you put the laundry in?” ”Bowie, can you bring me the chips.” “Bowie, grab me my red lipstick”. All day…