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Here it is: it is lengthy, but it has references. If you could show her this paper and highlight the information relevant to her situation, then she might become a little wiser about leaving her baby alone and not feeding her baby in the middle of the night.
http://www.babyreference.com/Stressinfancy.htmGreat article! I actually read it to the end. I can’t believe that pediatrician! I’d still prefer to have someone give me a hug while I have MY blood drawn, and I’m 25. Needles are scary!
I hope it catches up to him too. My favorite guilty pleasure when I can’t sleep is thinking of all the ways I want to get revenge. I’ve come up with some creative ones!
…nothing I’d do though, no matter how hard I want to! That stuff is always so fun to fantasize about but actually retaliating causes nothing but trouble and would damage my “case” 👿
Just for the record, I’m on disability, not unemployment–that I wouldn’t qualify for. I keep mixing them up myself, but they’re seperate from each other.
GAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
Now my checking account is overdrawn! My OTHER old employer who I’ve been trying to get my paycheck from for about 3 months wrote me a bad check! So when they reversed it, I didn’t even have enough to cover, so I got charged all the fees, and I now have $30 in my account for the next…3 days or so. OOOOOOOOOHHHH!!! 🙄 🙄 🙄
And I was all happy that at least I had a new pretty come in the mail, and he’s broken. Seriously…I kinda have to laugh, but insane, maniacal laughter. Freaking out now. fhdasghdjkalhgfjklhzgsjlhgjkflhzgjhlgjrhiv;hhj!!!
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That’s what I thought…but since he’s made EDD think I’m fraudulently claiming disability benefits, they cut me off until I can prove that I’m legitimately qualified to receive anything. I think the best I can do is submit my appeal quickly.
Thanks everyone for your support and advice and kind words…it means a lot to me, you have no idea 😳 It seems like bad thing after bad thing has been happening the past entire year. I’m absolutely punch-drunk at this point.
I just got off the phone with someone from EDD. I have a better chance of winning concert tickets through a radio station than getting through to an operator. It took 2 days of calling to even be put in line to talk to someone, without getting automatically disconnected. 🙄
So, my employer (who I worked for for nearly a year) disputed my disability claim and got me denied. He did this by saying I was “self-employed” at the time. Even if I was–it was FOR HIM. I quit in February, was looking for work, and he INVITED me back to work for him for a few days, to help with some miscellaneous stuff. I needed the money so I said yes!! I made $590 there before I broke my arm, not even enough to have to report on my taxes, or file a 1099. I even reported this up-front on my disability application!
So, this rat goes to EDD after my claim’s been accepted, and tells them that my claim is for a period I was self-employed and hired under 1099 as a private contractor (I was NOT), and reports it as a fraud, and DISQUALIFIED ME. 👿 Now I have to appeal it, and there’s no guarantee yet I won’t have to pay it all back. There also isn’t any guarantee that I’ll ever receive another check. Best-case scenario, even if I do get it sorted out, I won’t get another check for at least three weeks. I’m already strapped as it is since these checks aren’t near what I was making when I could work.
He did this just because he could!!! And I KNOW he hates me. He talks sh** about me directly to my coworkers, and he knows we all still hang out. The extent of this guy’s insane assholery knows no bounds. Lying to take income from a cripple because of a personal vendetta. Way to go, Tony Matiya. This is a new low, even for him.
Ugh…I’m feeling a little better about it, it IS just so wth that something has to be wrong. Hopefully I can get some more information soon on this.
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I’ve been on disability for my broken elbow. Back when I was in the process of applying, my past employer found out about my disability claim and threw a FIT, which I then heard about because I have friends who still work at that company. “She’ll never work here again!” “She’s trying to cheat the company!” “She just wants a free ride!” None of that is true of course, I just can’t work, and my doctor suggested I apply for disability. Since I know this employer is retaliatory and out to get me, I did feel extra happy when I received my first check. I’ve received a couple more the past month and a half, and they’ve helped me squeak by on bills and expenses while I look for a new job. (I quit before I broke my arm, then they had me come back for a few days to do some miscellaneous stuff, then I broke my arm and was no longer able to come in. So though I’m unemployed, I do qualify for disability. I spent a very long time with my coordinator going over this specific situation since it’s murky, and got the clear.)
I got a letter in the mail today from EDD, and now, apparently, I have to give every penny of it back. 😮 Every. Penny.
The explanation? I was self-employed during the time of the injury and therefore not eligible for benefits.
I’ve been paying disability insurance on my paychecks for at least 3 years, but because I was invited back to my old company to help out for 5 days, suddenly I can’t access those benefits? It just doesn’t make sense!! Why would the government grant me the benefits, then suddenly go “Oops, we changed our mind!” for no reason?!? I have a feeling my old employer is behind this. Currently he’s being sued by another of my coworkers, who was fired for asking for a raise.
It is harder to see the difference in the photos than real life. On my shelf right above me, they really do look like 2 different colors. But yeah, I don’t think there’s nearly as much difference as the Peacocks or Jades/Emeralds. I am a color hound though, maybe that’s why I noticed the differences!
I was thinking of trading him for a different color, but I’m having quite a time deciding which one I like better. They’re both gawgeous 😀
😮 First off–my sister is the BEST!!!!!! She bought me a surprise Amethyst Young Oriental! Unfortunately, she didn’t know I already had one on the way 😆 So I got him today and I noticed a difference–he is darker than the first-batch one that I purchased. Not a huge difference, just a little darker. Does anyone else notice this?
Here they are out in the sunshine:
I’m not sure it is enough of a difference to make for separate “Light” and “Dark” labels. At first I thought the darker one was just heavier on the antiquing, but his copper highlights are a little less bright, and the bright purple that’s his main body color is a little deeper. The pictures show it, it is fairly subtle, but enough of a difference I thought I’d show you all!
Ok, I’ve gotten back to everyone so let me know if you didn’t get my message!
Duh! I also forgot to mention–the two Male Dragons have their original boxes, with their cardboard inserts, so they’ll be shipped with those.
pegasi1978 wrote:Stephanie wrote:It’s just the glue. Maybe I’ll give it a try with tweezers. I’ve been too nervous to try! 😆
I was nervous too, but I gently pulled. I think I had a few smaller pieces that ripped off before the main “booger” came out (that’s what it reminded me of). I had no chipping or paint peeling with mine. Good luck with yours!
Give it a try if you’re feeling confident, it’s not too difficult. It’s a little harder putting the new horn in, because you need enough glue in there to fill the horn hole all the way to the top when the horn is pushed in. You don’t want to use too much though, or it oozes out.
When I replaced my male Kirin horn, I used Bond 527 glue, which is now apparently called Beacon 527. It’s my absolute favorite craft glue. It’s almost as strong as super glue, yet has a tiny bit of elasticity even when it’s fully cured, not brittle at all. That teeny bit of stretch lets the bond take the occasional knock, tug, or twist without coming loose. Highly recommended. I squirted a tiny bit down in the hole, then put the horn in to see how far up it would ooze. I was able to pull the whole horn out and keep adding a little more till the right amount was in there. The new horn’s still going strong.
