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creative_writerSenior Contributor
Hi all
I’ll be spending some time away from the forums since I’m not doing so good, no safety concerns, but I think I’m just simply too much for everyone here on the forums. My emotions are too much. May brain is too much. I don’t want to drown people in my pain, everyone is better off with me off the forums. I hope our paths cross again. Will say goodbye and wish you all the best. Sorry for being a pain
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SnowieSenior Contributor
Sounds yummy @creative_writer Even better if you didn't have to cook it.
Nothing tonight. Will be in bed very soon.
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SnowieSenior Contributor
Certainly not a night owl either @creative_writer
Would much rather be curled up in bed under the blankets!
I hope you get everything done you need and that tomorrow goes well.
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SnowieSenior Contributor
I love my blankets @creative_writer especially my weighted blanket. I love the feeling of the weight, makes me feel safe and secure.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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SnowieSenior Contributor
Certainly does feel like a warm hug @creative_writer
I'm glad your nightmares are gone. The story still is ongoing however.
Will say goodnight. Hope tomorrow goes well for you hon.
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JynxModerator
@creative_writer sorry it's taken me a while to respond! Hope your day has been ok 😊
@creative_writer wrote:
@Jynx it is challenging. It just shows you that it’s not just my mum, I have other relatives. More shit happens in my extended family than I would like to admit. My mum’s SIL 1 is the reason why her relationship with her brother was estranged. I never got to know him, and I am still bitter about it, it’s too late, he’s gone. My mum’s SIL 1 is a really toxic person so I never see her, she doesn’t feel like family. You can kind of see why my mum may have trust issues. The stuff with SIL 1, MIL and even some relatives.
Yeah very understandable that you feel bitter, that's so awful. And like, yeah does make sense for your mum to find trust difficult. Just sucks that it then also has an impact on you and your own development and recovery. It can be quite challenging in my experience to balance being forgiving, and knowing our parents were simply doing the best they could with the knowledge and resources they had at the time, whilst also making space for our wounds and being able to acknowledge the hurt they played a role in.
I think sometimes, the stuff we inherit can be so much harder to work through than the stuff we encounter just in general. Harder to process, hard/impossible to find closure, and sometimes we even get the fun task of disentangling ourselves from our family's toxicity. I mean there's a reason I don't talk to the majority of my extended family. Which absolutely sucks, but sometimes we gotta cut people out to protect our peace.
Hope your Tuesday unfolds smoothly, and I'll chat to you in the evening if you're about! 💜
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