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outlanderSenior Contributor
hi @Mazarita @Owlunar @Former-Member @Adge @Spookytookims @CheerBear @Former-Member @Shaz51
i was lil-caterpillar
im back..... i think.....
im just treading very very lightly at the moment
but id like to let you know that i have read what you wrote on my other threads and i appreciate your kind words and for thinking of me even after i left here 
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It's good you have a plan @outlander, that shows great strength and capabilities. But that doesn't surprise me from someone that has shouldered such huge responsibilities from such a young age. Good on your Pop, us oldies aren't entirely useless 🙂
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
Hi @outlander
I just got up - I am glad your Pop can help you out today - I bet he is aware of how you are being mistreated by your mother - and he is glad to be able to help you out today
Boy - your mother - you are there to help your Pop I am sure of that - and glad your sisters are not having the emotional abuse from your mother - but she is really being horrible to you -
I think I will be about today - I will probably have my computer on even if I don't answer right away - I have chores and things to do today -
I am really glad you are seeing your doctor this afternoon
Dec
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
Hi @outlander
I would like to seeing a pic of that beach and see how someone else sees it - it's Lake Cunningham at Lakes Entrance on the Victorian Eastern Coast - where I had a few days off in March - and the weather was fantastic
It's icy cold down here in Melbourne today - I have just turned the heater on but it's shivery weather
Take things easy today - I take it you have time to yourself this morning so make the most of it and rest
Dec
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
That sounds like a good plan @outlander
I'll leave you to it and check back later
Dec
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
Because you are not at all well @outlander
Been there myself in the past - I did my degree as a mature age student with the world coming unstuck around me and me coming unstuck inside it
Sometimes I found study to keep me going - most of the time - but then - if I was sick - no way
Try something easier - mmmm - yes - I know you have exams coming up - this is a tough choice but you have been really ill over the weekend and you still don't sound at all well
Dec
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