u/Dependent_Bet4222

I understand different personalities within a dialysis clinic, but have you ever had to remind a tech that they were not a nurse?

For example, I recently needed to ask clinical staff RN about getting referred to a PCP locally.

I asked again for the nurse. The tech proceeds to say, “the nurse is not gonna know anyway”.

I’ve had other instances when the doctor was not available, I ask for the RN about clinical questions and have the same issues with a specific techs interjecting and giving smart Alec answers.

Has anyone have this type of issue at their clinic?

It’s been off and on over the past 8 years. But I have pushed to see my kid by any means, whether that means only seeing them after school or anytime I can get.

I was at their sports event recently and I’m not the loudest or most soccer mom of parents.

I intentionally keep back from them, I don’t crowd them like some parents do or are allowed to by their kids.

I give them space as they are that kind of child. I may have been also.

My kid after the last meet said they didn’t want me at their big meets because I’m a distraction.

I honestly keep as ice distance as possible. Maybe it’s them, maybe it’s what their other parent has programmed with, who knows.

I try and be as present as possible because you always hear the stories when kids grow up into adults that they feel their parents weren’t present for them or how my dad wasn’t there for me.

But I’m trying to be there for them, they just have asked in this instance for me not to be. And yes, they do act funny at all their events, even to the point if I don’t stop them, they would walk past me as if I’m not there.

Such a weird dynamic. I could complain about what their mother probably has said about me, but what good would that do.

She’s conveniently done what she’s done and now avoid communication likely because she doesn’t know if I’m aware of what she’s said.

I will say my kid did tell me recently, “What you say doesn’t matter”. And he added mom in what they said.

I want to be there but I’ve honestly not gone to 3 of their last events. I will ask my child if they have something coming up (me knowing that they do) and my kid will say no they don’t.

I’m doing better than past years, as you can see my rants on here, but I’m not totally distant and uncaring.

I’ve got ERSA and Hemo 3 times a week that is taxing on my body besides being tired all the time. And nobody reaches out to ask how I’m doing.

There’s a lot of concern going out but none coming back.