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- For those who don't know, I am est. from my daughter except the visits I get every month or two with my GKs. Was completely est. for the first 3 years of the last 6. I am finding that most dealings with my daughter leaves me feeling sad. She is...
- Yes this weekend will be tough for those of us whose family dynamics have changed. But....I encourage you to plan a day that is for yourself. Not too much time to sit & think, but something YOU really enjoy. BIG TIP - Avoid the void. It gets...
- Really could relate to your tag..."Let Go or Get Dragged." Sooooooo TRUE. Thinking back about the burns I got from hanging onto the rope that I thot would keep me a mom. Ya gotta show love & willingness to work with ppl but when your eyes are...
- We have a lg, BEAUTIFUL dog that is some kind of a sheppard, nor elk hound mix. Absolutely georgeous & we jokingly call him the "good kid." He goes to work with my guy (construction) & does EXACTLY as he is told for the past 4 years. We take him...
- Please keep up with the jokes. They have had me in tears. The good tears!!!!
- This may not seem like a big deal to many but my son & I had a strained relationship for about 5 years & in the last year I felt he was making efforts to be more considerate. Friday night was his daughters lst. bday party & it was pretty rough for...
- First I am gonna gripe & then I will do my best to turn it around.Last night I attended my son's daughters first birthday party. I have never been invited to my semiEDs kids b-days but my son rented a church hall (where ex is a king pin) instead of...
- I have went thru so many stages over & over again in the last 6 years. But the last few days I feel it all slipping from me. Like a picture in my mind that is losing its vividness.I am beginning to really let go of the anger that helped me when it...
- Last night I watchted an interview with Carla Mulden on WOSU, Ohio public television. I onlys saw a few minutes but she spoke about her book Afterimages & the grieving process.I know we have heard many things about this, but she had some very...
- I had an affair 6 years ago & divorced my husband. My family was extremely close & my kids were heartbroken to say the least. It was completely out of character for me so it was hard for me to accept what I had done. I am still with the guy I had...
- My mom is the queen of misusing & mispronouncing words. Thot it would be fun to share.My mom once said some one was getting a sa-pea-nee go to court. Sounds dirtyShe claims she has a scientist headache instead of a sinus headacheShe thinks ppl do...
- Sometimes EKs r mean as HAnd sometimes they r plain old insensitive. I think my semiED is pretty much one or the other. I do not CRT to see the good side that she shares with others and I really think it is time that I realize that...if these r...
- Since Thanksgiving I have been pretending to be happy on the outside yet sad on the inside. I did not want to ruin anybody's holidays so I tried my best to be happy, but on the inside I felt lonely, empty & hopeless for a happy future. This...
- Hinds Feet In High PlacesThis is a book that I read in the past that is written in a different way. If I remember correctly, the characters in the story have names relating to their true character. The main girl in the story is called "Much...
- At times we feel like we are the most defeated ppl walking.I THINK WE ARE JUST THE OPPOSITE!Think about what we have survived. To me some of the most horrific suffering would come in the form of losing a child or watching a child suffer. Each of...