Pearls Before Swine

January 6, 2011

So, I made some nice sirloin, slow-cooked in the crockpot before the hospital

fiasco. Can crockpot cooking get any better? After freezing, this stuff tastes

even better than the first go-around.

So, my little KO mind said, " Why don't we call nada and offer her a sandwich

before she goes out to work? " Her new job is 2nd shift - AT & T call-in customer

service. Pretty cool job for her I think; she seems to like it okay so far.

p.s. Why is it nadas feel they shouldn't have to work? All of the rest of us

work...

Then I was startled back into reality when I realized how this would be

interpreted by her. Instead of her mind thinking, " Oh, Coal Miner shared her

nice meat with me, maybe I could offer a meal sometime after she starts classes

this semester. " Her BPD brain would think, " Oh, Coal Miner finally did

something for ME for a change. It's about time. And while I'm over there, I

could guilt trip her for the fact that I have to work now that she's not letting

me mind-warp/I mean babysit the kids anymore. "

Besides, I realized that if she did ever offer some meal, it would be heavily

over-salted despite my numerous mentionings that years of smoking changes taste

buds and people can add salt later. Why don't we prepare with a little less

seasoning so people can salt to taste? (Like talking to a wall.) AND I'd have

to worry about the handling of the meat - was it left in the sack on the floor

for 2 hours because she had to go to the bathroom and " rest " after going to the

grocery? (She's in her 50s with no health conditions.) She read an article that

she misinterpreted to say that food can stay unrefrigerated for 9 hours with no

ill effects. Thanksgiving turkey 2 years ago got left out in the garage for 2

days because " it was cold outside " . Everyone got sick. Needless to say, don't

eat her cooking now aside from crackers in the box (which must be date-checked).

Perhaps the salt is a good thing after all - might help preserve the meat or

kill bacteria.

Anyway, it would be fine to offer her a sandwich if I WANT to. But I need to

realize how the scenario would play out before reacting out of guilt because she

has to work now. I do feel guilty about that - because I'm SUPPOSED to. Do I

have to tell you that I left the meat in the crockpot and didn't call her?

+Coal Miner's Daughter

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