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ButterflySky970Contributor
I am a single mum of a 17 yr old son who has multiple interleccual disabilities.
We live in Tasmania, in a small country town.
looking for some 1 to talk to that actually understands.
I have no friends,my son has no friends
I have multiple health issues also
I feel like I have no life,no supports
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ButterflySky970Contributor
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Hi @ButterflySky970
It appears @hanami has sorted you out
Now we will see if you learn tagging
I like your name. It is very "light" and I imagine that butterfly.
Well done.
same story, but I am proud of you for staying there and persisting.
So hard when we are going through things
Basically if you start a post, someone will answer. Maybe more than one. So when replying, type @ and a drop down box will show who is on your post. If you select the name of the person whose message you are replying to, it is easier because sometimes confusing who you are replying to.
Enough lessons for today
I am logging off soon
I hope you have a great day
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ButterflySky970Contributor
Thankyou Mk333
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ButterflySky970Contributor
Thankyou @Former-Member
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Unknown userMember
i @ButterflySky970
As they say on "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"
You Got It!
Great. Some answers you wonder who they are to.
And if you want to answer to more than one, you just type another @ after the one you choose.
So your drop down now has Mk333 and Hanami. But you need the @
Awesome stuff.
I hope you make some friends here.
Sometimes distant friends are better than or complimentary to some close ones.
My ways of socialising were, as I said, joining a Pentecostal church and I have been busy helping someone for about 4 years. Helping them has helped me. Gave me some confidence back that I can function better.
I hope you and your son find something of interest, even if in the next town
So I hope on this forum, if you do not find identical help, others will resonate.
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