A couple I know never bought travel insurance until they got much older. Worth every cent after an emergency medical evacuation abroad.

Done this my whole office career. The vast majority of years it is glacially slow the week between Xmas and NYE. Did have a year that was a bit busy for the half of the department that was at work.

Our chocolate lab checks on us every time we sneeze, as if she thinks we are in distress.

When do people/when do you stop eating & start going outside again?

I’ve not been out in 4 days.. I want to stay indoors and truly be lazy until the holidays are over, but if I do that, I know i’ll be tempted to overeat even more and gain more weight.

True, but perhaps more importantly, companies don’t want to pay out months of saved leave to employees who resign.

Uh, it's time dude. There are vets who make house calls to put pets down painlessly and peacefully.

It's been on here everyday for weeks and it keeps getting reposted from last year, the year before that, etc etc ad nauseam.

Could you please share how this works?

Dedicated cat lover here. I've gone to some pretty extreme (and costly) measures to bring my cat back to better health...but in this case, with a 17 year old cat who is clearly suffering and clearly near her end, it would be a kindness to help her pass with whatever dignity she has left. Without your help she may last a day, a month, or even a year, but eventually she will pass-- and her life will only get more agonizing.

Sorry if this is a repost, I didn’t know. I just used this method a few days ago to protect my pipes. We just had some really frigid weather and pipe insulation couldn’t be found. Guy at big box hardware store recommended it.

I’m in my first year at a office job and am learning this. We have a good amount of leave that must be used by the end of the year every year. So most of the office has been out these last couple of weeks trying to use it before they lose it. I did the same, but I still glance at my inbox. It’s been mostly empty- the complete opposite of how it usually is. If I had just worked instead, I could likely get by doing next to nothing since almost everyone else is out of the office. Next year I’m planning better.

One of the things my vet said that was super helpful when I was trying to figure out when to put my 15.5-year-old dog down was "don't let it get to the point where you feel resentment toward him for doing things that are beyond his control."

I keep in mind that animals don't seem to perceive time and end of life the way we do; they live in the moment and don't anticipate/dread dying from an illness. If they're miserable and have no chance of getting better, it's probably time to let them go.

It sounds like it's time to let your kitty go. I send my best supportive juju to you in this difficult time.

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People generally understand that over the holidays they tend to eat too much, and therefore gain a little weight.

Ah that makes so much sense, cheers thanks for response!

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Hi friend. My family had to make the tough decision to put our dog down earlier this year. He also had dementia and cancer. It was a hard decision to make because it was such a slow decline and some days (and weeks) were better than others.

Our vet shared with us this quality of life calculator. There are a few online like it. We assessed our boy once a week until it became obvious that it was his time.

I second was other people have said in this thread about at home euthanasia. It was nice getting to say goodbye in a comfortable and safe environment. The vet was so kind and let us take as much time as we needed.

I’m sorry you are going through this.

For what it’s worth, out vet also told us it’s always better to let them go day to early than a day too late. We really struggled with the “when” and not wanting to rob our beloved friend of any time he had left, but because they can’t tell us what they want all we can do is the best we can do and try to let them go gently without any pain.

A recent one - Yes

That can be seen as a sign of aggression

Nope. At 14 and 9 months (legal working age in Australia excluding family businesses) your earning ability is at its lowest.

Are you an adult?

Addendum: this only counts if you work non-customer service jobs. Customer service jobs are sssoooo much worse during the holidays.

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Sounds like a usa problem.

Lol not my dog, shes terrified of sneezes, if you even start to make the beginning noise of a sneeze she will run away in fear. We adopted her at 1 y.o., no idea how this trauma could have started!