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I thought I'd start a discussion where we can check in with members and use this space to keep in contact. It's a space to be able to say how you really feel and it's a space for the good, the bad and the ugly moments in our lives.
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TABSenior Contributor
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Start calling your own shots @Former-Member .... trust me ...it's hard at first cos you will cop some flack till they get used to it, but you've got to live with you when they're not around ....
Develop some catch phrases that you can throw back at them .... they will become so practiced you will hardly think about it .... and those hassling you will get sick of hearing them and back off .... you will have your breathing space ....
"There's only one of me to try to do all this - give me a break!!"
"Yeah .... everybody has got their opinion, and I can't please you all !"
"The boys welfare is priority no. 1 ... if that means you or anybody else is upset about my decisions, I can't help that .... I have to do what I believe is right for the boys .... !"
Find your voice @Former-Member .... you can do it ... ❣
I went from being gentle-natured to sh##ting anything that moved .... but the pendulum finds the middle ground again eventually ... lol ....
❤️
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
@Former-Member I am starting to call people with behaviours where the christmas externals matter more than people .. christmas queens .. sadly more of them are female ... I agree with @Faith-and-Hope
I spent a lot of time worrying about everyone else's christmas too .. including a great deal more travelling than earlier generations coped with ... am over it.
Take care of you .. cos the driver needs to be cared for too .. not just the big & lil kids.
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TABSenior Contributor
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KurraSenior Contributor
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TABSenior Contributor
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