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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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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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MaggieSenior Contributor
I’m thankful for you too @CheerBear also I’m sorry that what you have gone through, and are going through, has left you with the Hurt and scared feels. Though I do feel alone in my cave, strangely......I feel more alone in a crowd........ Not sure if dotting or anything will happen today. It’s raining and cold, so plenty of good enough excuses. 💜💕💜💕☕️☕️☕️
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Very familiar with that place you found yourself in @CheerBear ..... huge feels for you ❣️ You said it so well, and I don’t think I have ever said it, so you said it well for both of us ..🌷🌷
Hi @Maggie 💜🌷💕👋
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
It used to be all around, but outside our home @CheerBear ..... part of the big change was for it to suddenly emerge inside our walls 😔.
I learned to live with it in the without, and I have learned to live with it within ..... and my kids are champions.
Had an amazing convo with a couple of them a couple of nights ago. They told me that they have been “being” and I have been “doing” .... and now it’s their turn. They want me to do “being” while they do “doing” .... because they will be listened to and supported where I am not, so that will become my support by proxy ....
I think that is a big part of my load-off-flatness today ..... and the house is so quiet !! Mr is away, with D2.
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@CheerBear Yes to all you said big time. Being is underestimated. I’ve been a doer all my life. Taking off the caring cap is hard, maybe I’ve found a misplaced belonging in there
The guilt feels come with it big time. I think I came out of the womb wearing the Carers hat. Lol. Mixes in with self care. All a muddle isn’t it. Lots of these as you Be today. 💜💕💜💕☕️☕️☕️
@Faith-and-Hope 💜💕☕️💕💜
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
So much truth in that @Maggie .... 💗💞
Hugs @CheerBear ..... it can feel so scrambled, but believe it or not, you are leaving a trail of unscramble behind you ..... and it’s making champions of your kids too ....
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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