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mom has learned to neffur, effur ask a cowurker hooman to wurk her shift, no madder how badly she wuld need a day off to get herownself caught up wif skoolwurk, howsewurk, etc. Dere wur a guy coworker who putted a note up close to da timeclock, sayin him needed hours, cuz he wurnt scheduled any hours dis week attawl (tings dat mayke ya go "hmmmmm"--good ole MC Hammer song). Anyways, mom texted him, askin him to wurk fur hers on Friday mornin, since she had da day off tomorrow (she wurks six days a week, only gets one day off and she wunted a two day in a row break to git caught up arownd heres)...well, he furst told her yeah, since he is wurkin fur someone else dat afternoon anz culd probably take her morning shift dis Friday, anz dat he wuld text her later fur da details. Well, mom wur happy anz she wented home happy--dis wuz on Monday. Later on dat effuning, she didn't hear frum hims, so she texted him anz he told her flat out "No, dat he culdn't do it."

come to find owt on Tuesday, he tolded most effurywun else, wif da only excepshun of two peeps, dat asked him to cover fur dem "No, dat he culdn't do it." He has a speshul preference fur da two he did wurk for, anz it not really nearly enuff hours to make a goot paycheck. Mom had wurked fur dis guy a couple of times befores whense he asked her to cover fur him, but she absolutely WILL NOT do it again. Ya know, it only goot to wurk for oddur hoomans if dey is willin' to do da same in return. Dere wur anudder circumstance whare mom wurked fur a lady coworker out dere whose dotter wur extremely sick fur a few days anz mom willingly wurked fur her. but, dis year, whenze mom becamed furry ill wif da flu, ick, or whuteffer it was, anz she asked dat lady to wurk fur her, da lady refused, sayin dat mom needed to wurk herown shift anz to stop complaynin. (mom almost had to go to E.R. dat effuning aftur wurkin--she thot she wur gonna dye). Mom has just decided aftur dat guy pulled dis stunt dis week dat it best to just not wurk fur anywun...ifn anywun else needs time off, let dem find sumwun else, becuz mom won't do it.

She toled dat guy coworker via text to forget she even has a phone numbers anz not text or effur talk to her again.

Mom moved Sekmet into her anz Dad's bedroom, cuz she be tame enuff now to be in dere wif dem. Mom is so happy to hafs us anz dat liddul kidden.

Mommy is particular about who she'll work for. There are certain co-workers who she'll do favors for and others she won't bother with. She'll only help out the ones who would help her out. She learned about that a while ago, so she understands what you are going through.
Sending purrs and cuddles to help you feel batter.

Lucky

dunno, guess mommy neffur had dat kinda job...iffun she was sick or sumfing, she just call in...she no find somebody to work fur hur, dat da bosses job, or dey do witowt
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Franci, Oreo, Caleb, Willow and Tita

Times haf changed...wif da job mom haz, effun in an emergency situashun whare she wuld need a day or so off, da immediate supervisors want her to find sumwun to "work her shift". A few months ago, whenze bof vehicles, her's anz Dad's, broked down at da same time, her immediate boss told her ifn she culdn't make it intew wurk, she had to find sumwun to "work her shift"...well, mom sed, "And if no one wants to work it and I'm not able make it in due to both vehicles being broken down and in the shop?" Den, her boss said she would get written up and reprimanded.

So, mom took went offur her immediate boss's head to the management above her, anz she tolded dem dat she wuld not be able to make it in due to bof vehicles being down..dey said not to worry about it and she wuld not get a write up. She didn't get written up, but her immediate supervisors were furry mad wif mom for going offur dere heads anz gaf her many verbal reprimands. Da immediate supervisors just dont wunt to haf to do any extra foot work to find sumwun to cover shifts ifn sumwun cant make it in---mom wonders whut dey is actshually dere for.

da ting is, tho, dat the wuns mom had thot wuld help her owt refused to do so anz so dat told mom pretty much ina nut shell dat nobuddy wuld be willing to help her owt or wurk fur her, no matter whut happens or why she needs da time off, so now she not gonna ask anywun. Da term she used wuz "Screw them all". She not gonna call in now unless bof of da metal monsters goes kaput or a life-or-death situashun happens, anz den she will go offur her immediate supervisor's head and contact upper management so dat dey can haf da immediate supervisor find sumwun to cover shifts.

Mom just so sick anz tired of doin tings to help peeps owt, but whenzeffur she needs help, which is a furry, furry rare ting, nobuddy is dere dat wunts to return da favor anz help her owt. Dey just tell mom to "quit complaynin, dey got plans, don't haf time, etc, etc." Mom wuld remind dem dat she put aside her plans to help dem owt anz why is it dat dey won't help her....dey just shrugged her off anz told her to just work her shift anz leaf dem alone. Which is exactly whut mom gonna do.

It hard sometimes to say no, my Mommy is a giffer, too. Hers helps peeple out a lot. Hers has been saying to some fings lately an find hers life is easier and not as stressful wif alla eggstra stuff -- don get me wrong, hers is still doing a lot. Youse Mommy needs to try saying no iffn hers plate is full. It is hard, but once you try it it makes a big diffrence.

It shur dood to heer Sekmet is so tame and getting long sos well wiff alla youse.

When we geta pitcher of youse an Sekmet?
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Sparkle Denise McFarkle (aka., Princess Snow Queen)

(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)
(Pookey 8/91 - 11/10)

yah, da lady coworker who refused to work fur mom whenze she wur deathly ill sed she needed sumwun to cover fur hers on Friday morning so dat she culd go to a funeral. Mom toled dat lady dat effun ifn she wurnt wurkin ons Friday, dat she wuld still haf to ask sumwun else, cuz mom wuldn't do it. Da lady sed, "But, why? You always cover for peeps anz haf neffur toled me no before." Mom repplyed dat may have used to haf bin da case at one time, but not anymores, since nowun wunts to cover whenze mom needs time off or is sick or sumpin else happens. Den, mom just walked awayze and lefted da coworker standin dere. Mom hopes dat da lady did find sumwun tomorrow mornin. Haha, dat wuld be sumpin ifn it wur da guy dat refused to work fur mom tomorrow mornin, wuldn't it? Whut a crock!