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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
For a while I have tried to find a thread I had started when I joined the forum that could be a "home" thread for me.
Being busy about the forum has been a coping style, where I can acknowledge all my different life experiences that had been silenced. Possibly do some good and prevent things from getting worse. Like the little boy with the finger in the dyke.
Feeling fragile
Needing Nurture
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom Sending warm thoughts this Easter. 💕❣️
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
So G Pell has been released.
I do feel better knowing that I am and my people were not alone in being sexually abused and gaslighted.
Recently reading The Test of Twelve as parental advice really triggered me, as not one of the points were true of my childhood. I take some consolation from the fact that I raised my children to be more vocal and aware of their worthiness and rights.
Then I found a few parenting blogs by current young mums also questioning de Becker's credentials.
Vulnerability and Strength are important for me to understand.
Walked home from Supermarket with both hands equally laden. A nice balance. Still feeling fragile though.
Read some old posts and missing Lisa Jane and @PeppiPatty
@eth @Maggie @Mazarita @Shaz51 @Teej @Owlunar @Sophia1 @frog @Meowmy but many are still walking along @Faith-and-Hope @Zoe7
My cleaner did not show last week but phoned this morning and I said it was alright to come. She stays for an hour.
When she arrived I asked about last week and she admitted she forgot. I said it was alright as I was fine for today but et it go for another 3 weeks to get back into the alternate weeks again.
Then outside as she was leaving she mentioned she had an accident. I was sorry and there was a lot more to tell, but I feel relieved when workers are honest, admit mistakes and are not scamming me or trying to make me feel inferior.
It is not something I have ever been able to take for granted. Learning to listen to my gut feelings reactions instincts, after so much censorship is different.
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
@Appleblossom
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MeowmySenior Contributor
@Appleblossom hey Apple,hugs sent
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ethSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom I love the way you continue to self-observe and grow. Learning to trust our instincts is a skill I too am challenged by. Definitely still walking along with you here.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
💜 @Appleblossom
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom Hearing you. ❣️❣️❣️
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frogSenior Contributor
Hey @Appleblossom
Thinking of you
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MazaritaSenior Contributor
Hi @Appleblossom
I saw this Appleblossom painting from 1875 and thought you might like it.
@eth's words ring true. I too recognise your consistency in seeking to question and learn, and to find release from personal chains inherited from the past.
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