(08-24-2012, 01:20 PM)ESAD Wrote: FTR you were and always have been annoying/tedious, don't pretend like i haven't told you for years.

(08-24-2012, 12:43 PM)Jimbone Wrote:

(08-24-2012, 09:01 AM)Ilyanna Wrote: As for Clang, he and I have known each other for a long time, he knows what I think about his situation and choices. He is intelligent enough to know how to improve his life. He just loves to rub his refusal to do so in to get reactions from ppl. Every time someone tells him what he should do, he succeeds in his little game, so the best way to make him show his other, funny, witty, likeable side is to just ignore the bullshit.
Am I right, Clang?

If everything you say is spot on and true, that's got to be one of the most pathetic existences I can imagine.

(08-24-2012, 12:56 PM)Ilyanna Wrote: Jimbone, it's my take on it in a nutshell, the whole picture is more complicated than that. And the truth - ah, truth is a difficult concept when dealing with behaviour
Oh, and actually, it's a more common (subconscious!) behavior than you'd probably think. Ever encountered someone who tells you a problem, and when you offer advice, always finds a reason that'll keep them from taking it? You'll eventually run out of advice, and they'll get what they wanted in the first place: the reassurance that their situation cannot be improved and that they are justified in remaining in it.

(08-24-2012, 01:27 PM)Clang McFly Wrote:

(08-24-2012, 01:20 PM)ESAD Wrote: FTR you were and always have been annoying/tedious, don't pretend like i haven't told you for years.

Yeah, but I mostly ignored it because nicer people told me otherwise. Only reason I'm sort of listening is because the nicer people(Ily, ramsey, et al) are telling me off now as well.

Quote:Basically i was always right but now someone you deem 'nicer' is telling you, its correct...

(08-24-2012, 12:43 PM)Jimbone Wrote:

(08-24-2012, 09:01 AM)Ilyanna Wrote: As for Clang, he and I have known each other for a long time, he knows what I think about his situation and choices. He is intelligent enough to know how to improve his life. He just loves to rub his refusal to do so in to get reactions from ppl. Every time someone tells him what he should do, he succeeds in his little game, so the best way to make him show his other, funny, witty, likeable side is to just ignore the bullshit.
Am I right, Clang?

If everything you say is spot on and true, that's got to be one of the most pathetic existences I can imagine.

(08-24-2012, 12:56 PM)Ilyanna Wrote: Oh, and actually, it's a more common (subconscious!) behavior than you'd probably think. Ever encountered someone who tells you a problem, and when you offer advice, always finds a reason that'll keep them from taking it? You'll eventually run out of advice, and they'll get what they wanted in the first place: the reassurance that their situation cannot be improved and that they are justified in remaining in it.

(08-24-2012, 03:21 PM)Jimbone Wrote: You win Clang, well played.

(08-24-2012, 03:42 PM)Clang McFly Wrote: Cool, where do I go to accept my prize of a vial of tiger blood and kilo of cocaine.

Stewart's.

(08-24-2012, 03:58 PM)Duchess Wrote:

(08-24-2012, 03:42 PM)Clang McFly Wrote: Cool, where do I go to accept my prize of a vial of tiger blood and kilo of cocaine.

Stewart's.

(08-24-2012, 04:21 PM)username Wrote: Bonus! The patient's with Alzheimer's and dementia probably won't notice if you show up one day as a man and another as a woman!

(08-24-2012, 04:17 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: Hey Clang,

I don't care you what you do just to share space with you on an internet MB and typically scroll past and stay out of discussions related to your lack of employment. I'm gonna throw something out there this time though, just in case you want to consider it.

It's hard to get good in-home caregivers. You don't have to be a CNA and related work with family members counts as experience (all of the things you state that you do for your mom are part of the job description). I pay my hourly caregiving staff a few dollars over minimum wage and it's typically the same in the industry across the country. It's not glamorous work, but it's rewarding to help seniors and the disabled and the percentage of the population made up of seniors continues to increase; growth industry.

We hired a man similar to how you describe yourself about 3 months ago. While transferring techniques can enable a smaller person to effectively transfer folks, size and strength is a plus with some clients. You can get on the job training in transferring, and dealing with dementia and Alzheimer's clients - no cost (in fact, you get paid). There are agencies run by the county/state or private organizations (which typically pay better and have better advancement opportunities). My Manager of Ops started out as my caregiver trainer. She had some undergraduate education like you and she does a great job.

That's all. Just something to consider, if you want. You could PM me if you decide to look into it and have any questions.

(08-24-2012, 04:34 PM)Riotgear Wrote: You know he's a troll right?

(08-24-2012, 04:39 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote:

(08-24-2012, 04:34 PM)Riotgear Wrote: You know he's a troll right?

I don't know how much of what Clang reveals is true or not. If it's all a troll, it cost me 5 minutes of keystroking. If he does need employment and this is a possible opportunity that he hadn't thought about before, it still cost me 5 minutes of keystroking. I'd rather spend 5 minutes and make one post than make repetitive posts about the whole unemployment/food stamp/cross-dressing stuff.