Post by The Sandmen on Jul 6, 2014 1:45:23 GMT -5
You guys have seen me post a thing or two about "personal shit" in the past week or so, as it has affected simming, and other things related to this site. Since it doesn't seem to be stopping, I'm going to level with y'all, and have a heart to heart here, in hopes people will better understand why I have been more inactive, and the unfortunate reality that it won't be getting a lot better any time soon.
Several months ago, my 90-year old grandmother began suffering from dementia, and has moved in with my parents. She continues to get worse on a near-daily basis. She is my mother's mother, and since both my mother and my father are very close to her, this is incredibly hard and stressful on them both, but they continue to do more than regular people should be capable of to take care of her and keep her safely out of a home and with loved ones.
A couple weeks ago, while out walking (one of the few times my mother can escape the extreme stress of her day to day life with my grandmother), my mother fell and fractured her leg.
Last week, my grandmother took a tumble on the driveway, messing up her knee, and giving herself a pretty bad black eye.
A few days later, while dealing with full time work, a cast on her leg and the added stress of a needy, injured human being, my mother experienced some mild pre-heart-attack symptoms.
In a nutshell, this, combined with the details of letting Kruze back into the site, is what I have been dealing with behind the scenes for the past 2 weeks. I have struggled to get a sim in with nearly every available second I have. I am trying to get out to my parents house more and more in order to help relieve the stress of their situation, but the cost of this is simming. I will continue to sim when I can, shooting for 2-3 times a week, but often failing miserably to hit that target, and probably hitting 1 sim a week.
Though I cannot guarantee how long this will go on, I can say I will do my best to get things back to better simming as quick as I can. But I trust and expect that people can provide me with some leniency here, not just with simming but with drama and bullshit on this site. I see 2 members have resigned as I was dealing with this personal drama, and they know how much I appreciate the timing and tact surrounding this bullshit. But that's another story.
I am aware I have 2 formal complaints from 2 separate members to deal with, but I ask that you be patient, as I won't be dealing with that any time soon. I am focusing everything I can into getting the basic sims done, and the cards posted on a regular basis. Once things level out, I'll have more time and energy to deal with administrative and personnel drama/bullshit, but in the mean time, if I am online, I am either popping in on a shitty wifi connection from my parents house, or I am setting up and simming a card.
I hope and trust after nearly 3 years of ManMMA together, you guys can respect and appreciate my need for not only your patience, but also your "best behaviour", your attempted respect of one another, and your willingness to leave me out of any bullshit drama until I can get back to my full form for you guys.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
- The Sandmen
Several months ago, my 90-year old grandmother began suffering from dementia, and has moved in with my parents. She continues to get worse on a near-daily basis. She is my mother's mother, and since both my mother and my father are very close to her, this is incredibly hard and stressful on them both, but they continue to do more than regular people should be capable of to take care of her and keep her safely out of a home and with loved ones.
A couple weeks ago, while out walking (one of the few times my mother can escape the extreme stress of her day to day life with my grandmother), my mother fell and fractured her leg.
Last week, my grandmother took a tumble on the driveway, messing up her knee, and giving herself a pretty bad black eye.
A few days later, while dealing with full time work, a cast on her leg and the added stress of a needy, injured human being, my mother experienced some mild pre-heart-attack symptoms.
In a nutshell, this, combined with the details of letting Kruze back into the site, is what I have been dealing with behind the scenes for the past 2 weeks. I have struggled to get a sim in with nearly every available second I have. I am trying to get out to my parents house more and more in order to help relieve the stress of their situation, but the cost of this is simming. I will continue to sim when I can, shooting for 2-3 times a week, but often failing miserably to hit that target, and probably hitting 1 sim a week.
Though I cannot guarantee how long this will go on, I can say I will do my best to get things back to better simming as quick as I can. But I trust and expect that people can provide me with some leniency here, not just with simming but with drama and bullshit on this site. I see 2 members have resigned as I was dealing with this personal drama, and they know how much I appreciate the timing and tact surrounding this bullshit. But that's another story.
I am aware I have 2 formal complaints from 2 separate members to deal with, but I ask that you be patient, as I won't be dealing with that any time soon. I am focusing everything I can into getting the basic sims done, and the cards posted on a regular basis. Once things level out, I'll have more time and energy to deal with administrative and personnel drama/bullshit, but in the mean time, if I am online, I am either popping in on a shitty wifi connection from my parents house, or I am setting up and simming a card.
I hope and trust after nearly 3 years of ManMMA together, you guys can respect and appreciate my need for not only your patience, but also your "best behaviour", your attempted respect of one another, and your willingness to leave me out of any bullshit drama until I can get back to my full form for you guys.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,
- The Sandmen
lol He's a cleric of Olidammara... duh! 
