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Night Shift

MazaritaSenior Contributor

Night Shift

Since I am awake at 4am I thought I'd start this thread for those of us who have trouble sleeping and might find it helpful to have a place to go to chat. Whatever gets you through the night is alright.

To get the ball rolling, I'll just say that I enjoyed being part of the Topic Tuesday discussion tonight. I wish it was possible for these events to be weekly rather than monthly. Either way, thanks SANE and all the people I've met on here over recent months.

Edited June 2016 and February 2017: Night Shift is now open 24 hours a day. To join in, just click through to the last page of the thread at the top right of this post to get to the latest message.

Edited April 2017 and June 2017: For the sake of better communications between members here, I am adding that this thread is meant to be a caring, kind and gentle place of sharing. Humour is welcome, as long as its not unkindly directed towards other members. Hope your time in this chat thread is rewarding.

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@Teej wrote:

New what you meant @Faith-and-Hope but was curious as to what spooling could mean 😝😜

Well .... you nearly got "spooled" again .... Spellcheck preferred it apparently .... 😆😂😜

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TABSenior Contributor

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..apologies to Roger Daltry, Pete Townsend etc??:smileyhappy @Faith-and-Hope

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@Former-Member

Just woke up from an iPad-face moment ... lol .... and still have a part-glass of wine on the bedside table that D1 thought might be a good idea for all of us tonight .... and D3 is 18 now .... and get this .... one of her teachers is a bridesmaid along with her for D1 .... "circles and circles" as they say ....

Thank God it's Friday .... our alternative reality is here for a couple of days ... 😆😜

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@Decadian

You wrote:

But your D3 is - and this must be heart-breaking for her - it is a difficult situation for you - and her -

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Yep ..... ❣

Right there ....

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@Former-Member

You wrote:

Oh @Faith-and-Hope Your daughter is so close to graduating. I can see why you want her to finish, she's so close. ❤️ Does she know what she wants to do after finishing? Not easy knowing at her age, still so young.

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Yep .... ❣

And yep ..... ❣..... although this may change .....

All my baby dragons are a mixture of my arty-sciencey self and my WH's mathsy-sciency self, so while she is art and performance focused at the moment, I suspect D3 will flow that into a media direction .... which is sorta where S2 is headed now too.

If we just get her graduated, then rested, she will work herself out again, I'm sure ....

Baby (dragon) steps ..... 😏

Feeling for you @Former-Member ..... it's powerful thoughts and memories you are sharing with us tonight .... in responding to what you have written re my D3, I don't want to give the impression I am not hearing you and absorbing the heartache you have suffered .... you too @Decadian ..... my heart-response is gratitude .... that you have navigated your way forward through these enormous difficulties and set-backs, and the result is seen in how strong you are in transversing those negative circumstances into forward pathways.

Sharing your struggles and outcomes lights a path through the mire for others coming along behind you .... worth more than you know ....

❤️🌹

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@Faith-and-Hope Are you still here?

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@TAB

You wrote:

Will be on nullabor soon ..and.. loving it🙂 lol

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I was going to ask whether you enjoy being on the road ...l

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TABSenior Contributor

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.. @Faith-and-Hopethat was a 'Get Smart' ref .. and, yes, when it right frame of mind, nothing beats it, car, road, me music, coffee, funny middle of nowhere servo/outpost types, scenery.........love Eucla

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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor

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@Decadian

You wrote:

I am obviously not in your class in the chip-eating championships -

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Oh .... but I am @TAB ❣

No, something weakness .... right there .... can't even put a no. on it cos I have got so many food-loves .....

😆😂😜

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DecadianSenior Contributor

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Thanks for the feedback @Faith-and-Hope - that is profound and I appreciate it

It makes my life and its turns and hard to cross passages worthwhile - it was not just my son who died and this death was not in vain - but my life too - has not been in vain

How often would I have stopped if I could have - but continued

And how deeply I appreciate the friendships here -

Thank you again

Decadian

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