Is meaningful change possible

@Former-Member .... just realised I didn't answer your other question ....

Greece gets minus temperature mid-Winter .... depends where you are as to how cold it goes cos there are a lot of mountains here. Where we are based, it's not usually below -5 on a really cold night. It depends a lot on whether there is snow around. That drops the the operative quite suddenly by around 10deg ....

9:30pm here, and it's 6deg with 3deg expected overnight, but it gets colder into February. It was snowing here in the last few weeks, as you can see on the Far and Away thread ....

Reminds me of the tropical paradise idea @Former-Member .. after a while even they get tiresome and you need to be careful of coral reefs and extra big bugs that bite.

Hi @Former-Member I have mainly heard my mother and husband's snow stories.

Your pic still reminds me of my old cat. Small gardens can be nice and easier to take care of ...

@PeppiPatty how are you going today .. I have to do my writing project too .. and eggplant for dinner ..

@Former-Member The wings on your angel are beautiful. I have had a lovely couple of days with my son and it made me think about you and your daughter. Please dont lose hope. She is still so young. Find ways to challenge her for her own self respect and your respect. not as an attitude demanded, but the reality of what elicits your genuine respect. I want to respect my kids as well as like and love them.

My darling approached me for a big favour this morning ...

Hope it gives you a laugh and somehow find a place to ease things along with your girl.

We are all a work in progress ..

Hi @Appleblossom

That was a lovely story and interchange with your son - I can only wish for such with my daughter. It did bring a smile to my face which I very much needed today. It meant a lot that you were thinking of me as today has been hard for me. To be honest I am feeling down today. My daughter is in crisis, she has been drinking etc to excess and is now falling apart. She is still managing to work just, but is very moody, shuts herself away and can be abusive. After she snapped at me this afternoon she did not even remember doing it. It's a bad situation, one where I feel helpless in today.

And the volunteer food charity shop where I work is closing its doors as big business has bought the premises we leased and is kicking us out. A much needed charity - and the people whom were running it (along with my husband) have lost interested in fighting to keep it open (my husband hasn't given up yet). Countless will suffer as a result. And that was a purpose I got up for. Gone.

But tomorrow is another day where I hope to find my way. But my world is closing in on me presently. Was lovely to read your post. You are such a lovely person, you help so many on here. Yes, the Angel is a beautiful artwork by one of my favourite artists S. Daluz. Hugs 💕

❤️💕 Oh that's rough @Former-Member .... but hold to hope .... sometimes they have to wallow about in it a bit to recognise it's what they don't want .... so hard to watch though .....

You stability in her life, and the fact that you love her are perhaps worth more than you know. You are providing scaffolding for her whether she is conscious of it or not, and her behaviour is centred in internal pain.

Just keep that I Love You mat out there.

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A lot of background time and effort has gone into fostering the relationship, hasn't it @Appleblossom ..... 😊💕

So good to see you having these successes. He will get there with it al. You're a great mum ❣

How are you going @Former-Member ..... ? Did you find the cat drinking with a straw image ?

@Faith-and-Hope ❤️🙏 xx