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Going through your old personal stuff

Going through your old personal stuff

I have spoken about this a little bit on here in the past but it’s pretty big on my mind andhas been for months.

Part of me doesn’t want to keep rehashing it but the other part of me finds the digging so intriguing. It’s like a train wreck you want to look away but you can’t help but looking. And that’s how at the moment doing a bit of a deep dive on my childhood.

I have lots of documents about me as a kid and I want to read them but it so hard to read others peoples descriptions and perceptions of me and reports on me as a child. I know they aren’t peoples personal veiws on me but it’s so hard to read.

I don’t get it, if professionals thought all these things about me where was the help and when it did arrive why wasn’t it around for longer?

it’s intreging but also brings up so many memories and I wish I could correct some of the paperwork and explain why I was the way I was, nobody had a clear picture of it. But on the flip side there is also a lot of things that now make sense as an adult that didn’t make sense to me as a kid or I didn’t pay attention to.

It makes me so sad. But I also look back at it and I think how far I have come and how nobody not even me probably thought I would be living the life I am now.

Has anyone else gone through this process of looking back on their old things?

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How long ago did you loose her @ArraDreaming ?

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Late August so what’s that, 2ish months ago I guess @Former-Member

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Sorry for your loss. Must be so strange to be going through everything.

What are you guys up to this weekend? @ArraDreaming

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I had to pack up her house and stuff, I won’t get into the complicated but as I am one of about a dozen kids, I was the only adult of us kids who was capable and had the brain capacity and isn’t an idiot, to be able to go through her things and pack up her house. So, guess who got the box of stuff (which some of it will go to my younger siblings (the ones who are children) when I can see them). I got rid of a lot and only kept some special things. my family relationships are kind of a mess which is why I prefer to just not have them….

we are actually hosting a birthday party here next weekend so we will be getting the yard and house all in order. apart from that, I might go for a surf or a skate at some point. You? @Former-Member

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Yeah families can be very complicated.

You guys are busy!! Birthday parties are a lot of fun but also a lot of work. You might need to work your green thumbs to get ready 🌲.

Do you ride long or shortboard?? The wind has messed the swell heaps where I live. Too messy for a surf. @ArraDreaming

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Do you surf too @Former-Member

I ride a bit of both, tried to longboard and I have a Mates in the shed but just couldn’t get the hang of it, boards too long too big, just felt weird.
I’m mostly short boarder but Haven’t surfed in ages the weather has been too crap here and also the run off into our local beaches from heavy rain has given us some smelly and feral frothy brown looking beaches

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Not sure if I told you but I used to be a professional green thumb (well I kinda am still…) @Former-Member

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Yeah I love surfing. I haven't been for ages either though. The excessive rain has ruined the sandbanks here. I ride a mal, I found the shortboard too hard to handle. I am a slow, peaceful, day dreamer kind of surfer. Once I am on, I like to just chill all the way in. Do you prefer surfing or skateboarding? I am too scared to skateboard! @ArraDreaming

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I remember that you are greenie @ArraDreaming ! That's why I said get into the garden 😁. I remember that you like sensory gardens the best. I am about to log off but maybe next time we chat, we can share some of our fave garden designs?

@ArraDreaming

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Very nice very nice! @Former-Member Yeah let’s talk gardens next time for sure

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