leg cramps

[Doug]

Jolanta, I think about that too ( overburden) so I make sure that I don't do it too much. Right now I have no joint pain or sinus pain so I am good. Like any child they do not like to clean their rooms. So I am in their rooms pointing things out to be place in the bin. One day I walked in my son's room to find it clean. Then I looked under his bed and dresser and found ( underwear, 1000 pieces of legos, stuffed animals). It was too funny. I just helped him and said it's easier just to pick them up and place them in the bins so you can find them when you want to play with them. He is much better now, but still needs my assistance.

As a guy, I truly understand your son's approach to housekeeping! I'm glad you got a laugh out of it, too. (smiley face with smile)

[Doug]

Aside from parents having a disease than can keep them from doing regular parental chores, it's good to encourage that independence in matters of cleaning, food preparation, and washing clothes (for three good ones) if only so children grow up into adults who have those skills regardless of their sex. That frees you up a little while they are at home, and it doesn't take that much effort to learn how to use the machines and supplies necessary. My mother encouraged all of us kids in that way because she taught Red Cross Safety Aide and regular swimming classes most of the summer for 60 years. We had some odd meals sometimes, but we learned skills that kept us fed, clothed and able to live in reasonably clean homes as we grew older. I thank her for that.

(I confess to the urge to push stuff under the bed to this day, but usually manage to win the good fight to listen to my better self instead of my naughty self.)

[elephant]

Your mama raised your right. The only thing that should be under your bed is your cats ( cause they want to check it out).

[jola57]

elephant. it brought so many memories. for us it was the bedroom closets, filled to the brim. LOL

[Doug]

"...but you didn't SAY put the dirty clothes in the wash...!"

[elephant]

That will be next... poor kid needs a stool to grab the clothes from the washer into the dryer.

[onatreetop]

to funny!!! i go to clean another house almost everyday and then come home to a bombed house again. We are working on it though. Somedays are better than others. The legos OMG!!! They get stuck in the vaccum too. The dishes get to me the most I think because of the oder. I always do the dishes before I leave the house for work because I know if I dont that the pile with grow out of the sink and on to the counter. My husband had the kids clean up the house while I was at work on my BDAY and my oldest emptied the dishwasher to load it again not reliezing they were dirty. He really couldnt tell. Now I know they have to do more because that was realllllllllllllllllly bad. And gross!!

[elephant]

I've done that before. I was at my in-laws house and emptied out their dirty dishes out of the dish washer and my mother in law was like what happened to the dishes? I was going to clean them! OHHH, Well I put them away. She turned a pale white, with mouth wide open ( could of inserted a big chocolate cake in her mouth). So we cleaned all of the dishes because the dirty ones touched the clean ones. Oh, did I mention she use to be a scrub nurse.

[pberggren1]

Whoops! Ha Ha

[Terri]

[QUOTE=Sangye;8459]

As far as the swelling/ ballooning up goes : When I overdo it (physically and/or emotionally), I get very puffy all over--face, neck, wrists, everything-- for several days. It's a result of the stress that pred is putting on the adrenals.
I didn't know about the adrenals thing. I'll have to read up on that. Thanks Sangye.
I have the same problem and thought pasta was making me swell up.