they eat a lot of jewish food and talk a lot about the holidays but they neglect
treating a mentally ill Jewish close relative the way the Bible says to treat them
bobby

I am sorry about the nephews.


I hope that things get better after the holidays for you.


M

I'm sorry Bobby

I wish that your nephews were more present in your life and more supportive

the apple doesn't grow far from the tree. today i am just lonely. I didn't go to the xmas party. I didn;t feel well

I'm sorry that you are feeling so lonely right now, Bobby

I know that your relationship with your sister was strained, so the fact that they are keeping their distance during the holidays must be a painful reminder of that, too

Have you heard from, or seen much of, your friends lately?

I don;t haave many friends now, I have acquaintainces at the senior center.
stella is working andi don't see alice muchh and ceciolia goes away a lot and i have;t been seeing robert.

I'm sorry that you are worried that your nephews will be abandoning you now. But they may just be busy with the holidays, or just need some time before they make contact again. All may not be lost

They sell sticky strips to put on furniture, etc that cats don't like the feel of and they stop scratching because it's no longer enjoyable. I will see if I can find the name of them.

Felaway does have an expiration date. I ordered some of the spray for myself yesterday to try to see if they will stop scratching, and will let you know how it works out. I told my husband I bought it. He seemed happy. I think he wants a new couch, too.

i found the only way for the cats not to scratch furniture is to not like the furniture. Abby stopped scratching the bed. I think she saw that i didn't care.
She does scratch the rugs but i think that is natural and she hasn't done it yet to the rug i love.
good luck! what a cook you must be. the scale says i lost four pounds but i bet it only temporary. Last night i dream i had fantastic food.
Happy new year
love
bobby
i don't think i want contact with them. It is too painful. I did try to provoke both of them.

sure enough i wrote my nephews and said happy new year, Laurence wrote back. I am glad I did it

'm glad that you reached back out to your nephews to wish them a Happy New Year, and Laurence wrote back. I hope they both understand that you were just hurt before

Try to see the 4 pounds as something to build on, rather than something temporary if you can. Being positive can only help


I tried the Felaway in the past. You're supposed to spay everyday, and I was too busy to keep up with it, and abandoned it. They weren't scratching while I was using it, but I wasn't using it for long enough to be sure it was the Feliway. I have plenty of time to spray now.
They've never scratched carpets, but Buddy and Dottie like scratching the box spring.