Barb's current life

[MysticMisty]

I think she was diagnosed with diabetes. On the account of the trial Cyan and Indigo claimed that Barb lose weight. Also the claims that she was so inactive let me to think it as symptom of early diabetes. Her bad eating habits, lack of activity and age may have prompted a case of diabetes so she must be taking medication and avoiding sugar and fats.

Before Bobs death there is a video of her eating McD with Chris and she was still a hambeast. The only thing that could trigger such a fast weight lost on a lazy and elderly person like Barb would be a thread on her life.

Barb looked a lot fatter in the famous Snorlax picture compared to the McDonald's vid, so she was already losing a lot of weight by then. If she has diabetes, she hasn't been diagnosed with it. She does have colitis though, and refused to change her diet with the diagnoses so her digestive system is definitely a total wreck at this point.

 

[CalmMyTits]

I think she was diagnosed with diabetes. On the account of the trial Cyan and Indigo claimed that Barb lose weight. Also the claims that she was so inactive let me to think it as symptom of early diabetes. Her bad eating habits, lack of activity and age may have prompted a case of diabetes so she must be taking medication and avoiding sugar and fats.

Before Bobs death there is a video of her eating McD with Chris and she was still a hambeast. The only thing that could trigger such a fast weight lost on a lazy and elderly person like Barb would be a thread on her life.

Barb looked a lot fatter in the famous Snorlax picture compared to the McDonald's vid, so she was already losing a lot of weight by then. If she has diabetes, she hasn't been diagnosed with it. She does have colitis though, and refused to change her diet with the diagnoses so her digestive system is definitely a total wreck at this point.

I have a friend who was recently diagnosed with diabetes. He experienced sudden weight loss beforehand, as well as several other symptoms. When diabetes was first brought up in this thread that's what I thought, but then colitis was brought up and I realized it was most likely that, I forgot about Barb's colitis. That does not mean that Chris or Barb are not at risk for diabetes, or possibly already have it and just do not know it. Heck, they could be already pre-diabetic, I would not be the least surprised.

 

[thiaf]

I'm curious about how she's doing after she was sentenced to some community service. Do we know anything about what she's doing about that, or if it's altered her usual day?

 

[___]

I'm sure her life is mostly sitting around and sleeping. She probably runs a few errands a week. Typical 71 year old women stuff. There was that one Kacey phone call where she was trying to get Chris to do things around the house. I'm willing to bet that she is still on his case about that stuff.

Chris went on to say he needed guidance for doing work around the house. Sometimes I think Chris is only "high functionally" autistic when it suits him.

 

[Anchuent Christory]

'I think Chris has talked about watching movies with Barb together on his bed and they'd fall asleep like that.'

I don't even know what to say to that. Snuggling with your mother in your bedbug/god knows what else and semen and shit-stained bed...

I thought this was kinda a-loggy at first, but then I realized that Chris still sleeps on his baby blanket. That's cuddling with your decrepit mother on top of an infested, semen and shit-stained 30 year old baby blanket watching westerns and I Love Lucy.

 

[Henry Bemis]

I'm curious about how she's doing after she was sentenced to some community service. Do we know anything about what she's doing about that, or if it's altered her usual day?

Nothing too too stressful, methinks. There's only so much strain the court was willing to place on an ailing, beleaguered seventy-year-old widow.

(Does anyone know how court-appointed service works? Is it scheduled over a period of time, or is it just a matter of getting a set number of hours done?)

 

[Marvin]

I'm curious about how she's doing after she was sentenced to some community service. Do we know anything about what she's doing about that, or if it's altered her usual day?

She was sentenced to it, but that doesn't necessarily mean she actually had to do it. Might've gotten out of it.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

I figure she just wakes up at the start of her day (which is not necessarily morning), turns on the TV turns her gaze to the always-on TV, watches some stories/daytime talk shows, sends Chris out to fetch some mcgriddles or whatever from McD's, and then eventually falls asleep, all while never leaving the ratty recliner and/or couch she calls home.

I don't think she is ever actually fully awake or fully asleep, really. I think she's just kind of in the middle of the sleep/waking spectrum, never fully cognizant of the world around her or how it differs from dreaming, and just bobs back and forth on it perpetually.

 

[sparklemilhouse]

My mom was just like Barb up until a couple of months ago. My mom finally stopped drinking a jug of wine every night, and got on Citalopram and she's a million times better. Reading this thread makes me so happy my mom finally got some help.

 

[JULAY]

My mom was just like Barb up until a couple of months ago. My mom finally stopped drinking a jug of wine every night, and got on Citalopram and she's a million times better. Reading this thread makes me so happy my mom finally got some help.

To be fair, I doubt that it was the Jug O' Wine that was her problem. That was just a symptom of her underlying malaise. In any case, I'm glad your Mom got her shit together... Now, I'm off to drink the JULAY equivalent of a jug of wine, a role which this evening shall be played by a shit-ton of high gravity beer.

Auf Wiedersehn!

 

[Da Pickle Monsta]

I figure she just wakes up at the start of her day (which is not necessarily morning), turns on the TV turns her gaze to the always-on TV, watches some stories/daytime talk shows, sends Chris out to fetch some mcgriddles or whatever from McD's, and then eventually falls asleep, all while never leaving the ratty recliner and/or couch she calls home.

I don't think she is ever actually fully awake or fully asleep, really. I think she's just kind of in the middle of the sleep/waking spectrum, never fully cognizant of the world around her or how it differs from dreaming, and just bobs back and forth on it perpetually.

Well, shit, that makes me depressed. But it does explain a lot about Barb, and maybe Chris as well.

 

[jmk451]

I figure she just wakes up at the start of her day (which is not necessarily morning), turns on the TV turns her gaze to the always-on TV, watches some stories/daytime talk shows, sends Chris out to fetch some mcgriddles or whatever from McD's, and then eventually falls asleep, all while never leaving the ratty recliner and/or couch she calls home.

I don't think she is ever actually fully awake or fully asleep, really. I think she's just kind of in the middle of the sleep/waking spectrum, never fully cognizant of the world around her or how it differs from dreaming, and just bobs back and forth on it perpetually.

She cleans herself right?

Right?

 

[Kosher Dill]

No, Chris has to go out into the hot, hot living room and pull the weeds off her.

 

[CalmMyTits]

Whether or not she cleans herself is not the bigger question, whether or not she is ABLE to is another matter, given the state of their bathroom and hoard.

 

[OR 345]

Even if she could get to the shower and it still functioned, I doubt clean water would come out of the shower head anyway.

 

[CatParty]

Even if she could get to the shower and it still functioned, I doubt clean water would come out of the shower head anyway.

probably just a bunch of bugs...

 

[Fibonacci]

I imagine Barbara bathes herself on speshul cajuns, like the first of the month or New Year's. She yells for Chris to bring the butt sponge to her but Chris is busy playin' vidya and yells back "Hold on, I'm werkin' on it!". Then Barbara yells "Get up b'fore I go up!". Minutes later, Chris comes down the stairs with the sponge and a bucket of water and pool conditioner. Barb wants Chris to sponge her, and Chris retorts with some jaded free-as-a-bird rebellion gab and Barb responds with some mumbling about women and their going to the bathroom together which successfully appeals to Chris' inner tomgirl. With every horrifying stroke of the sponge, The Young and the Restless can be seen in the reflection of the water shining down Barb's back. Chris then scoots several extremely dusty pedestal fans in front of Barb and turns them on to dry her off. This is obviously what happens.

 

[Marvin]

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(except this is less funny because Barb isn't fat anymore, but oh well)

 

[cubesandcubes]

...I don't think she is ever actually fully awake or fully asleep, really. I think she's just kind of in the middle of the sleep/waking spectrum, never fully cognizant of the world around her or how it differs from dreaming, and just bobs back and forth on it perpetually.

That sounds oddly poetic...

 

[Spatchmo]

[youtube]jSJQEl5vcAo[/youtube]
(except this is less funny because Barb isn't fat anymore, but oh well)

Seriously? Has she lost weight since the Barb video? Because honestly between the horrible laugh and fattitude, it was like watching Jabba the Hutt's sister.