Mr. Matthew
@matthewabel.bsky.social
Teacher, theatre bro, adventurer for hire, just this guy, you know?
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I'm at the gym today!
December 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I'm at the gym today!
What did I do? It was either anti-anxiety meds (but I was still getting them with those) or my COVID/Flu shot.
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
What did I do? It was either anti-anxiety meds (but I was still getting them with those) or my COVID/Flu shot.
I deal with this with phone calls, too. "Oh, now is not the right time." Bro, just call and make the appointment!
December 3, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I deal with this with phone calls, too. "Oh, now is not the right time." Bro, just call and make the appointment!
Ah, so glad it's "Let's pretend to be edgy by saying Die Hard is a Christmas movie."
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Ah, so glad it's "Let's pretend to be edgy by saying Die Hard is a Christmas movie."
...I am vehemently opposed to telling people what to do in their own kitchen but this one has me STRUGGLING
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
...I am vehemently opposed to telling people what to do in their own kitchen but this one has me STRUGGLING
They are delightful and have no place in chili.
December 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
They are delightful and have no place in chili.
The activities she values would be incredibly hard with kids. I cannot understand faulting someone for making a mature choice, or even such a deeply personal choice. It is none of my business if someone has kids or not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The activities she values would be incredibly hard with kids. I cannot understand faulting someone for making a mature choice, or even such a deeply personal choice. It is none of my business if someone has kids or not.
I am not a woman, but my sister is. She does not have kids, never wanted them, and never will. She is close to the age it is too late to change her mind and she continues to not regret it. She is very happy and proud of the life she has. She is an incredibly successful person in a loving marriage.
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I am not a woman, but my sister is. She does not have kids, never wanted them, and never will. She is close to the age it is too late to change her mind and she continues to not regret it. She is very happy and proud of the life she has. She is an incredibly successful person in a loving marriage.
That's true. Maybe I'm overeating.
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
That's true. Maybe I'm overeating.
Been way off that horse. I just don't have it in me lately. And I keep eating!
November 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Been way off that horse. I just don't have it in me lately. And I keep eating!
That's a lot. I doubt I'll keep this post up. But thanks for reading, anyway.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
That's a lot. I doubt I'll keep this post up. But thanks for reading, anyway.
Thankful, daughter's cancer has shown no signs of returning (fingers crossed). Son's kidneys seem on the mend. I have no idea how to help Dr. Wife's ankles and feet aside from winning the lottery so she doesn't feel she has to work so much.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Thankful, daughter's cancer has shown no signs of returning (fingers crossed). Son's kidneys seem on the mend. I have no idea how to help Dr. Wife's ankles and feet aside from winning the lottery so she doesn't feel she has to work so much.
I am absolutely happy to be healthy overall. But this business of having to watch every single loved one get sick somehow and have to be the constant is wearing. I prefer being the healthy one, yes, but I would also like my loved ones to stay healthy, please.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I am absolutely happy to be healthy overall. But this business of having to watch every single loved one get sick somehow and have to be the constant is wearing. I prefer being the healthy one, yes, but I would also like my loved ones to stay healthy, please.
Anyway. All of this would be much better if we had proper public transit and better elder care in this country. Didn't expect that, did you? Well, it's true.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anyway. All of this would be much better if we had proper public transit and better elder care in this country. Didn't expect that, did you? Well, it's true.
But I had plans for myself while the family was gone and its all been shattered because dad is here and I can't really do what I was going to do. I had some videos to make and some other crafts going on and its just too awkward.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
But I had plans for myself while the family was gone and its all been shattered because dad is here and I can't really do what I was going to do. I had some videos to make and some other crafts going on and its just too awkward.
I'm hopeful the neighbor's kids are feeling industrious so we can get relief on this front.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I'm hopeful the neighbor's kids are feeling industrious so we can get relief on this front.
So, he can't watch the dogs until he gets it figured out. This involves coming to the house and hanging out with them for a few hours each morning and evening so they aren't stuck kenneled for ever.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
So, he can't watch the dogs until he gets it figured out. This involves coming to the house and hanging out with them for a few hours each morning and evening so they aren't stuck kenneled for ever.
Anyway, dad was able to help until he wasn't. He's almost 80 - 78. He still drives, still takes care of himself. But this bought of what he assumes is arthritis in his shoulders is awful. He's independent and solitary so it's not great for him either.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anyway, dad was able to help until he wasn't. He's almost 80 - 78. He still drives, still takes care of himself. But this bought of what he assumes is arthritis in his shoulders is awful. He's independent and solitary so it's not great for him either.
Anyway, we are able to send them to boarding for longer periods but it doesn't help for today. And I was right on board with adopting them when I heard how they were orphaned - it's on both of us. But with kids in high school and the busy-ness that brings, we just don't have dog time.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Anyway, we are able to send them to boarding for longer periods but it doesn't help for today. And I was right on board with adopting them when I heard how they were orphaned - it's on both of us. But with kids in high school and the busy-ness that brings, we just don't have dog time.
And then the shedding started which slowly drove my wife insane. She bought a robot vacuum. So we have had these dogs for about a year and she wants to rehome them but no one will take them. One dog has cancer, which makes it very tough. She still has 2 years to live anyway.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
And then the shedding started which slowly drove my wife insane. She bought a robot vacuum. So we have had these dogs for about a year and she wants to rehome them but no one will take them. One dog has cancer, which makes it very tough. She still has 2 years to live anyway.
They also can not be left out without supervision. They are labs and get into the trash. Our previous lab we could leave out during the day. These, we cannot. They have terrible anxiety so they have kennels. One kept breaking out when we first brought them home.
November 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
They also can not be left out without supervision. They are labs and get into the trash. Our previous lab we could leave out during the day. These, we cannot. They have terrible anxiety so they have kennels. One kept breaking out when we first brought them home.