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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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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Thinking about the PMT Framework you mentioned @Fredd50 Downloaded docs
There is a lot to it.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Just finished Handmaids Tale.
Can relate to a lot, including the body mutilation and psychological torture re relationships with my biological children and struggle to know which was a the greatest risk or benefit. Also the giving away of a child for perceived greater benefit.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Thanks @outlander
Actually, my motherhood made my childhood look like a walk in the park.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Finally managed to finish the movie Lion.
So many triggers I had to walk out of cinema after 20 mins.
My baby brother was still alive then.
This time I did not cry until about 75 mins into it ... and finished the movie with writing and watching ... that helped .... and I could feel the tears of joy at the end ... when he reunited with his biological mother.
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
First time, it was at a Carers event. It is about a boy in India separated from his family at 5, about the same age as I was.
It has given me a bit to work with understanding emotional respnoses and reactions.
People loved it as a movie, I thought I should finally finish it and am glad that I did. In the end 2 mothers were hugging getting closer to their adult sons.
Last night my boy wanted a hug.
Thanks for reading and caring to respond. @Former-Member
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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