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I'm having a pretty rough day (mental health struggles and self inflicted) and just needing distractions and I thought maybe chatting to people might help to pass the minutes and hours. If anyone wants to chat feel free to.
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Ru-beeModerator
Hello! I'm nearing the end of my day but have another hour to hang out @Former-Member 😁 Always up for a chat!
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Unknown userMember
@Ru-bee hello, how's your day been?
In response to: Re: Lonely and needing distraction
Ru-beeModerator
It's been good so far @Former-Member , bit sleepy because one of my cat's woke up at 4am and was acting like she could see something out the window which freaked me out but I couldn't see anything... Maybe it was ghosts
But anyway I still made myself get up early and go for a walk. I was meant to go for a run but was definitely feeling some more gentle movement today.
Gotta start thinking about what to cook for dinner soon, are you having anything tasty?
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Unknown userMember
@Ru-bee silly cat, gotta love when animals stare at random things. My dogs used to do it and it always makes you wonder what they can see.
Glad you still went for your walk.
I can't eat at the moment.
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Ru-beeModerator
Yeah it definitely makes you wonder @Former-Member Sometimes I catch my cats staring so intensely at a wall and I just do not get what they're seeing 😅
What sort of dogs did/do you have?
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Unknown userMember
@Ru-bee i had Labradors, I've had to put 4 of dogs down in the last 5 years one of which was my assistance dog. And my last one i had to hand back to the breeder as she just wasn't settling down and wasn't going to make it as an assistance dog for me. So now I have nothing and it's only added to my mental health struggles 😞
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tymeModerator
Sorry to hear that @Former-Member
I had a golden labrador. She loved food.
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Unknown userMember
@tyme i had 4 black and 1 chocolate. I did have a golden several years ago aswell. I miss them all so much but especially my baby that was only 3 when she lost her battle with Renal dysplasia in March last year.
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Ru-beeModerator
I'm so sorry to hear @Former-Member
It's horrible to let go of pets. Our family dog recently passed and it leaves such a big hole.
Sending you hugs ❤️
I'm heading off now, but I'll be thinking of you and I'll catch up with you tomorrow if you're around
Take care
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Unknown userMember
@Ru-bee it's taken a part of me everytime. So sorry to hear about your loss aswell.
Thankyou for chatting and i hope I'm around tomorrow for some more. ❤️
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