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Hey @Sunnyside226 ,
I hope you don't mind me making this thread for you.
I just wanted you to know that the whole forums community is here to support you through this challenging time.
Please look after yourself. I recognise it's hard to look after three small children on your own.
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Sunnyside226Senior Contributor
Yes @Zoe7
Do you likes birds? I hate the ones that chase people (when it's baby season )
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
I love birds @Sunnyside226 Blue wrens are my favourite. I don't like magpies or plovers - both chasey birds but as long as they stay away from me they are okay.
We get wattle birds in our garden - they bring their babies when they can fly and they are soooo adorable. Clover seems to leave them alone too so that is good.
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Sunnyside226Senior Contributor
That's so cute @Zoe7
yes magpies and plovers and a no no from me I hate them
I like kookaburras , the ones that put nuts seeds on the floor
Do you like dolphins ? Sorry if I am annoying you
@PizzaMondo what about you? What's your favourite?
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Not annoying at all @Sunnyside226 Actually enjoying our conversation 🥰
Loooove kookaburras and dolphins. My favourite animal is a red panda but I love giraffes as well ...most animals actually - snakes, sharks and spiders not so much!
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Sunnyside226Senior Contributor
I hate spiders @Zoe7
I love dolphins sharks crocodiles
I love love baby sharks
Everything hurts again I just feel broken
I might get a tattoo off a butterfly
Sometime this year
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
I got a tattoo of a butterfly on a special anniversary a couple of years ago @Sunnyside226 I had been planning it for a while so it seemed like the right time. I also paint the same butterfly in all my paintings - sometimes it is obvious, other times it is within the painting so if you did not know it was there you would have to search for it.
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PizzaMondoSenior Contributor
@Sunnyside226 and @Zoe7 - you're both going to laugh at me when I say this.. but..
I'm scared of butterflies! >.<
They are so beautiful, and I love to watch them do their thing, but when they get close to me I freak out and my sensory issues are heightened as I think about them resting on my arm with their once caterpillar-y bodies.. BUT, I am working on this irrational fear, to rid of the anxiety and embrace the nature!
However, I love birds! And dolphins, SEA creatures make me so happy. I love sharks and whales and jellyfish and the weird things we have found in the deep deeeeep sea.
On the topic of birds - a friend of mine shared these cards with me and we played some games with them https://bridgetfarmerprintmaker.com/products/the-bush-birds-card-game They have beautiful illustrations and you can play simple games like: Snap, memory and Go-fish with them. If you like birds and card games 😛 We went on a walk after to see what we could spot at the park.. but there was other breeds and magpies only we could find!
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Not going to laugh at you @PizzaMondo The fears we have of certain things are all valid. I hope you can find a way to enjoy their beauty without that fear.
@Sunnyside226 I have to head off for a bit but will check in with you later. Maybe a good chance for you to head outside and see if you can find any more butterflies 🦋🥰👍
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Sunnyside226Senior Contributor
@PizzaMondo why are you scared off them? Do you jump if they touch you?
@Zoe7 okay talk later if you want
I guess I'll talk to myself hey flowerlover how you yea I am not feeling the best thoughts in my head
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PizzaMondoSenior Contributor
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