Posted by just plain jane on December 29, 2004, at 16:48:10
In reply to Re: i dunno, posted by Angel Girl on December 28, 2004, at 18:17:50
> > I work inside and outside my home. However, in the context which you are speaking, I believe you mean working for gainful employment in a location other than home.
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> > Do you mean to exclude those who do their gainful jobs at home from "at home" in your question?
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> > I worked outside the home, at the local school, as a volunteer for five years. Does this, although not a paid job, constitute working outside the home in your context?
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> > I worked in my home writing articles and features for which I gathered my information by attending meetings and events and interviewing people and photographing, the results of which I sent to my employer, a newspaper, via the internet. Does this constitute working outside the home in the context you used?
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> > Having been diagnosed (whoopee) as suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from multiple traumas, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety/Panic, Agoraphobia, and a lovely catch-all: PD NOS, Personality Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, I have been judged 100% Disabled and Individually Unemployable by VA.
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> > I could, however, write for gainful employment, as having a disordered personality did not prevent it before the doctor decided what my disorders were. I believe it facilitated it.
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> > Where was I now? (scrolling back up to the topic)
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> > I labor outside and inside my home doing the things most people pay others to do: carpentry, repairs on plumbing, electrical, heating, appliance repair, remodeling, redecorating. All the chores involved in having nine dogs and three horses. Will be building a house come spring.
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> > When I do these things for others, they pay me.
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> > Does doing these things myself instead of paying to have them done qualify as my working outside the home?
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> > Geez, I'm glad they've pegged me as 100% Disabled.
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> > My problem with "normal" working for other people jobs is the control factor. A huge factor in my disorders is having had others control me, causing traumatic situations and forcefully keeping me in them. The lifelong fallout from that makes normal employment intolerable after a point. By which time my disorders have done their dirty work and convinced people I am, truly, just plain nuts anyway.
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> > So this is a divergent subthread.
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> > Will you check my groceries?
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> > just plain jane
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> I think I've just been put in my place. :(
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> AG
Angel Girl,I am sorry if my post caused you to feel put in your place.
There was absolutely no intent of that on my part. I just get on a topic and start exploring/analyzing/wondering what others think. Mostly it's inane blather I let flow from my brain through my fingers, with no checkpoints in between.
As an extremely empathic person it hurts me greatly to know i have hurt you, even unwittingly.
Yours, as everyone's, comments on my verbiage are always welcome.
The "will you check my groceries" is a silly thing between my son (18) and I and he had just said it, so it got tacked on there.
Again, my apologies.
just plain jane PS
I know I babblemailed you, but wanted the forum to know also.
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