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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 361338" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Thanks, guys.</p><p></p><p>I've just spent the last hour trying to draft an email to get out of the play I've been involved in. For a lot of reasons it wasn't working out, and I can do without the stress. The director was leaning on me more and more and I'm just not well enough for it. A pity - I wanted to stay involved. easy child 2/difficult child 2 has been involved too, but began to spit the dummy big time last week because increasingly she has felt the strain of a production going sour. And now a rehearsal is called for tomorrow, one last run-through in an already paid-for theatre, with a view to polishing what we have so far so when we get back to it, we'll be that much further ahead. Only I don't think I want to be involved at all any more. Trouble is, the cast attending tomorrow, if I don't go, will be two. easy child 2/difficult child 2 isn't well enough (she's currently almost in crisis with her anxiety, plus is wrestling with new medications and side effects making her sick) and my other young friend has other health issues. And the weather forecast is nasty; although that mightn't hit until tomorrow night, now. I really don't want to travel for an hour each way, to a rehearsal which will be mostly empty. I suspect if I do go, it will turn into a planning meeting for the next attempt to put this on, and I don't want to do the planning. I COULD do it, but it's not my job and right now with all I have on my plate, it shouldn't be.</p><p></p><p>I am also supposed to audition for a local production tomorrow; I'm going to turn up, but tell them I have to ow out unless they can give me two months off form having to rehearse on a full schedule. Frankly, although I wanted to be in this one too, I need to walk away from both. But I need to do it with integrity and class, so I have a chance to get back into it later on.</p><p></p><p>About the upcoming skin damage - I dropped in on my best friend today to hand over her birthday present. Her boyfriend was there, he's a health professional, he said my dark skin will not protect me from skin damage. The radiation blasts right through the skin deep into the tissues (that's the whole point, of course) and the skin cops it, regardless. So I really have to plan for the worst, now. And frankly - it will be far less stressful to drop out.</p><p></p><p>Time to be a rat and leave the sinking ship. And not get on board another for some time, but stay on dry land instead. I'm being nagged by a lot of people who I thought knew me better - I KNOW I have to get out of this, but I have to do it MY way, and nagging me can't change anything. It can only get in my way and add to my stress.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 361338, member: 1991"] Thanks, guys. I've just spent the last hour trying to draft an email to get out of the play I've been involved in. For a lot of reasons it wasn't working out, and I can do without the stress. The director was leaning on me more and more and I'm just not well enough for it. A pity - I wanted to stay involved. easy child 2/difficult child 2 has been involved too, but began to spit the dummy big time last week because increasingly she has felt the strain of a production going sour. And now a rehearsal is called for tomorrow, one last run-through in an already paid-for theatre, with a view to polishing what we have so far so when we get back to it, we'll be that much further ahead. Only I don't think I want to be involved at all any more. Trouble is, the cast attending tomorrow, if I don't go, will be two. easy child 2/difficult child 2 isn't well enough (she's currently almost in crisis with her anxiety, plus is wrestling with new medications and side effects making her sick) and my other young friend has other health issues. And the weather forecast is nasty; although that mightn't hit until tomorrow night, now. I really don't want to travel for an hour each way, to a rehearsal which will be mostly empty. I suspect if I do go, it will turn into a planning meeting for the next attempt to put this on, and I don't want to do the planning. I COULD do it, but it's not my job and right now with all I have on my plate, it shouldn't be. I am also supposed to audition for a local production tomorrow; I'm going to turn up, but tell them I have to ow out unless they can give me two months off form having to rehearse on a full schedule. Frankly, although I wanted to be in this one too, I need to walk away from both. But I need to do it with integrity and class, so I have a chance to get back into it later on. About the upcoming skin damage - I dropped in on my best friend today to hand over her birthday present. Her boyfriend was there, he's a health professional, he said my dark skin will not protect me from skin damage. The radiation blasts right through the skin deep into the tissues (that's the whole point, of course) and the skin cops it, regardless. So I really have to plan for the worst, now. And frankly - it will be far less stressful to drop out. Time to be a rat and leave the sinking ship. And not get on board another for some time, but stay on dry land instead. I'm being nagged by a lot of people who I thought knew me better - I KNOW I have to get out of this, but I have to do it MY way, and nagging me can't change anything. It can only get in my way and add to my stress. Marg [/QUOTE]
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