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@lonemushroom Thank you for sharing this with me. ✨

It sounds like this year has been pretty big for you already... I am sure in time I will understand your experiences better (no rush on sharing anything before you're ready). For now, it would be great to know if there's anything you are needing support-wise that I may be able to help with?

Also, I love that the forums have created a space for you to be embraced in your 'complexities'. We are all multifaceted beings, who need safe spaces to be all of those facets. I am so happy this is community you can turn to for this kind of support. 💛

@Blackcloud ooh I love this - same! I enjoy eating healthy foods, but I find cooking really stressful. 🥴

Do you have any quick go-to's?!

Ah, yes ✨inflation✨

I am so glad to hear you feel seen and understood here. Community is so important, for all of us. I think it's wonderful that you have found a sense of comfort and belonging on the forums.

Also, curious to know what do you do for work/study/hobbies atm? ☺️

@lonemushroom oop, forgot to mention that your meal sounds de-lish! What a great idea to think ahead with the whole chicken too. Look at you taking care of yourself, we love to see it. 💅

What do you have on for your week?

@lonemushroom from one of the images of what the inside of the room (in the new accomodation) looks like, it seems that the size of the kitchen might be slightly bigger than the kitchen on here.. 🤔 but we’ll never know!

@AuntGlow my go-tos in terms of the takeaway meals would be the Tofu Boys from Fishbowl (the restaurant/salad shop is called Fishbowl) & some Korean foods such as bibimbap & Korean sushi (sometimes), Korean fried chicken, Breadtop, and sometimes Japanese sushi as well.
Oh!! But my main go tos would definitely be bubble/milk tea & that’s pretty much it I think.

hmm I don’t do anything interesting as part of my hobbies apart from watching YouTube videos, go to the gym and going out for walks.. 😅 I’m about to finish off this semester with the 2 units I’ve been currently doing from the fine arts course, but I will be moving onto doing the bachelor of psych starting from July - and it’s gonna be my first ever bachelors degree!! I’m also about to start my training as a digital crisis supporter volunteer at lifeline next month. 🙂

I. Found @lonemushroom to take advantage of anything to get me through. In Friday

I ordered shopping online - never done that

Stayed writing to Gemini most of the weekend ---

Bloody boundaries. It's like a game that only people who are like a toughie can do.

I don't understand. With getting ex-husband not to call 20 times per day is easy.

I can do that.

@Glisten

MR Murder Mittens

@ENKELI

The drama continues....

Who found the MITTEN ?

WHY ?

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@Appleblossom wrote:

what do you all think about boundaries and bridges? I am concerned that the modern conversations about boundaries are encouraging judgmental, suspicious blocking. I am trying to improve my personal boundaries, but it just makes me sad, when there is less compassion in the world. Yep I know I need to be careful not to get used.

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@Appleblossom amazing discussion topic - I am curious if you have any examples? I can think of things like... people ghosting others very quickly without giving space to share their side of stuff for instance?

Yes @Jynx like that...

The quickness and completeness of it.

The fixation with political ideologies rather than the getting along with people.

Or the Cutting off of family members.... Which I read a lot about on this forum and other MH spaces.

Don't get me wrong... People could be judgie in ye olden days. Guess its got a different feel these days.

@AuntGlow @PeppyPatti @MissGremlin

Life is just darn hard.

@PeppyPatti .

I had pork with a mustard sauce (came from a jar) with mashed potatoes. Delicious. Cooked it last night. Just finished the left overs.

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@Appleblossom wrote:

Yes @Jynx like that...

The fixation with political ideologies rather than the getting along with people.

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I am in two minds on this one....

I do think people should be finding ways to bridge those gaps despite opposing poitical ideologies, for sure. I will however say that for me as a transgender person, certain political ideologies are quite simply dangerous for me. So I refuse to make space in my life for people whose political beliefs include a desire for me to disappear.

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@Appleblossom wrote:

Or the Cutting off of family members.... Which I read a lot about on this forum and other MH spaces.

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This one has a lot more nuance I think, and honestly the conclusion I have come to is that there is no one correct answer or way to go about these situations, so the seeking or giving of advice around them is never going to be free from bias.