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Winter solstice

Winter solstice

Longest night of the year and the darkness and coldness have really hit. Things seem really bleak. I've been struggling for a long time and was pacing myself to this point but can't see beyond it. I'm safe but despairing. I'm trapped in a vortex of family dysfunction from earliest years and emotional pain, received and (mea culpa) inflicted. I can't help my closest sibling - all others are estranged - and I don't seem able to extricate myself from personal difficulties and dilemmas that at present ďefine me - I have no connections or other identity. I've lost faith in my mh team.

I guess the sun will rise tomorrow, and I'll keep taking one day at a time, but I can't envision a future, my future.

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What was the comment in relation to @Former-Member if you are ok to share?

Ohhh I love having my hair played with, I'm with you! If it wasn't so expensive, going to get a professional shampooing would be on my weekly list!

Oh that's lovely, what kind of writing, as in fictional, or to document the life of your grandfather or...?

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@Former-Member , @Jynx

I think your neighbour was just quoting a quote " the last straw that broke the camels back "

I don't think he meant it as a joke or anything against you my friend xx

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@Jynx I’m thinking fictional but using things from his life and about him as the base line.

@Jynx @Shaz51 due to not being able to bend down to remove my shoes and socks I mentioned to him I’ll need help with them. His reply involved him naming a few females in nearby streets and reasons why. Ie “better to ask XXX as she was a nurse”…. “Xxx would be best as she’s already had her eyes done”. “Suppose can’t be worse than my wife and her feet”.

all my comment involved was removing my sneakers and anklet socks.

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Oh yikes @Former-Member that's not particularly nice ay. Do you need to deal with this person a lot?

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Don’t need to deal with him much @Jynx

He and his wife live diagonally opposite me though.

most times he has been pleasant and helpful including offering to buy and install security cameras for me.

has been few times when something has been said that didn’t feel ok, query him and he always says was joking.

due to having cataract surgery one eye at a time I’m not planning on leaving the house much until mid November.

As soon I feel ok to go for short walks, I’m seriously thinking of asking one of the ladies here I know to drive me to and from the hospital next time. Have 3 that immediately come to mind, one has prior arrangements each Wednesday though

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@Former-Member you should be OK with slip-on shoes, if you're sitting down.

Good luck for today.

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@Former-Member hmmm yeah he sounds like a 'sometimes food' kinda person hey.

Oh wow yeah that would make it hard to get out and do stuff - you don't realise how important depth perception is until you don't have it! I think getting some extra chauffering would definitely help!

Do you have much to keep you occupied whilst you're stuck home recovering?

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ohhh hugs @Former-Member 😍

hello @Dimity , @Jynx , @NatureLover

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Howdy @Shaz51 how's your hump day going?

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ohh @Jynx

we visited MIL and vacuumed and washed her floors

went food shopping

brought some new plants fern and pentas from the nursery

load of washing done

salad for lunch at home

I waked downtown to the bank and pay some bills

had to water the gardens because of no rain yet

ha ha on a roll here (sausage roll that is) 😂😂😂

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