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Taking the plunge

Taking the plunge

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Kettles on @CheerBear if you are ready for a cuppa ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️. I hope today is ok in lots of ways for you and your family.💕💕💕

Cuppa is served @Shaz51 ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️💜💜💜💛💛

@outlander @Gazza75 @Appleblossom I hope today treats you well. ☕️☕️☕️☕️💜💜💜💕💕

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Haha I will have almost exactly the same message sitting as a draft @Maggie (I was off hunting for some cups on Google) 😊💜

How was your evening and how are you going this morning after your big day yesterday?

Hey @Shaz51, @outlander, @Gazza75 (my Big bought a diamond painting to do - just wanted to share 🙂) and anyone calling by ❤

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Ha ha @CheerBear must have just pressed the button before you.

I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus....drained..... But I have good feels as well. I know there is nothing more I can do now , but wait some more. I know someone is trying on my behalf. That was all I was asking of the other MPs. Part of the big problem for me was being ignored. Even if their response was, we can’t help, that was at least acknowledgment I existed.

Are you in your first or second home? Any plans today.?

Big has a diamond painting....you won’t here much once that gets started. 💕💕💛🌻🌻🌻

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I can very much understand how unhelpful it is to be ignored and I'm glad you finally had someone stop and listen @Maggie. Also glad to hear there are some good feels there too. You did so well yesterday.

I'm at first home today with 2 of mine. We'll be returning to the second home later for a little family/friend gathering. I'm not really looking forward to it (except I'll get some very tiny newborn cuddles in) as it will ooze happy faces, probably from all of us 😏 I've been there with sick one throughout the week and I know they're struggling a lot but they'll try and seem OK and they play everything down big time for others. I also know of others current big struggles that they haven't shared with the rest of us. Everyone will be "fine" though which I get but I see and know how hard that can be when fine isn't real. I'm feeling for my family at the moment, lots.

How's your day looking? Is it a cave day today?

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@CheerBear It’s really hard when you can see the fine face, and know nothing, or little, is fine at all. Knowing the need to face up, when face down is reality. Masks are hard, but society has trained us, or many of us, that most don’t really want to know the truth, or it’s just too hard. So hiding equals surviving, for many of us.

I’m feeling with you @CheerBear in the big family feels, and the helpless feels as well.

Newborn cuddles and yummy baby smells, all squishy warm fuzzies. Enjoy. 💜💕💜💕

Another drive for you later today. Hope you get some down time this weekend.

I think it will be a cave weekend. Today, my ‘ kind of friend’ will be sorting out some stuff for her friend and her mother, they have had a difficult time with previous tenants in her flat. All turned out awful, but it was going to happen, just a matter of when. But it’s a good distraction for today, otherwise I’d go over and over then press repeat.

Top up.☕️☕️

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It's so hard @Maggie and I wish we hadn't been trained to be so fine 🙁 My closest sibling is going through big, big stuff. They spoke to me about SI and SH a few weeks ago. I see what's behind the fine face and I feel super sad watching them though I seriously get it. We do have some very funny-but-not laughs when we get together though as we take moments of escape (find reasons to duck to the shop etc). I look forward to the bursts of real-ness.

Cave weekend sounds good 💕 Are you helping kind of friend in the listening sort of way? You're a great friend Maggie ❤

Have you picked up any paint or yarn over the last couple of days?

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Raw can be both confronting and relieving @CheerBear Its so very risky to be NOT FINE. My little dog is my only witness to the real unfine ness. I know many/most would be scared, and that’s really what hides behind FINE. We both know that.😩😩

Your sibling must have know they were safe sharing those deep secrets with you @CheerBear that says so much about you.

Raw doesn’t scare me in others @CheerBear just myself. Might be how others see it too. Not wanting to be a burden, bring anyone down, spoil their day, etc, etc.

Yes, listening is all I can do there. It’s one of those explosive situations, that just keep on exploding. 😩😩😩

I haven’t done any craft stuff this week. Hope to take it into the cave this weekend though. I also have my neighbour sat and sun pm.

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Reading your post above had me thinking about what's behind being fine @Maggie. Others being scared of it definitely plays into mine. My fine also makes me keep on keeping on too I guess. It's like I have a job to do if that makes sense. I think there's also a big element of fear for me too. My family support worker planted a seed for me a couple of weeks ago, getting me to think about when not-fine might have been used against me. My ex did that a lot and the system/s have done that a lot, and in ways that bring my capacity to parent in it all which has been very scary. A merging of the MH card being used as a tool for family violence (coercion and control) within systems that struggle and cause struggle and can use coercion and control themselves. Ugly and scary. Like you, I don't fear others not-fine and I'll sit with the big stuff, but it's a very small circle of people I'll allow my raw not-fine to show. And also like you, that mostly includes 4 legged creatures with fur 😉😻

🙁 for explosive situations. Listening is so helpful Maggie, especially the kind of listening that gets it, as your kind of listening does ❤

I hope there's some comfort in the cave with craft if you get to do some. I finished my Sophie centre a moment ago. I'll drop her off on craft corner before I chop her up and start again :face_with_rolling_eyes:

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@CheerBear Your post led me to think more about fine ness, and all the ‘whys’ behind it.

Mine , like yours, helps me to keep on keeping on, and the feeling of, what can anyone do anyway. But past experiences do fuel the fire, no doubt in my mind there. Lack of understanding and judgement eats away at me. People can be cruel when understanding isn’t there. Control/coercion absolutely.

I’ve been a quiet observer most of my life. Talking things through over the years with my counsellor, is helping me find a voice, sometimes. Trust has huge roots in my life, or lack of it, and like you, few see the raw. She is the only person who has ever, and might well be the only one, who ever hears parts of my story/struggle/journey. I believe in the power of one very strongly. Secrets said once, are secrets shared, chains only need one breaking point to set prisoners free.

You are a special, deeply caring person @CheerBear . So much more that enough.

Looking forward to seeing Sophie centre. 😍😍😍

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There's so much thank you for being you coming from here this morning @Maggie. I feel felt through our chats ❤
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