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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
Sorry @Former-Member but you cannot possibly have understand the seriousness of my agitation to jump prematurely to stupid silly positive thinking. Look on the bright side of life .... have you ever seen the life of Brian? I dont think you would like it. The behaviour of getting on one's knees to do work well and truly has the clean aspect covered and embodied. Silly me I need to learn not to expose myself.
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ethSenior Contributor
Oh dear @Appleblossom I hear you loud and clear and support you 100%. You are doing an amazing job of getting through each day at the moment. Really hoping your son is starting to do better and that the pressure on you comes down soon. Sending lots of love your way. Love your pictures. Can you go for a walk in the forest or at the beach? I'm imagining you putting on your favourite music, loud, and lying down and 'bathing' in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1y6mj_peA by an old friend of mine.
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
Hi @Appleblossom
The tree motif certainly developed a life of its own there - and your pictures are wonderful - truly marvellous. And your picture and poem about how many things a tree is - superb -I really like that
Remember also the words of The Desiderata and "go softly" though these days of fragility. Who knows the inner thoughts of our sons who are fragile too? Life can hurt - I hear you
Sending my best thoughts again and letting your know - where the gum-tree used to standing creaking its way through storms - unloved actually - dropping branches without warning - we now have some birch trees which are growing well and are beautiful - and a couple of golden wattles which make me sneeze.
That's life
Dec
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
I hear you loud and clear and support you 100%. @Appleblossom , you have known me for 4 years now and I am sending you lots of tender hugs my friend xxx
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
Thank you @Owlunar @outlander @eth
Just too too too agitated. All my hopes for son walking on eggshells too long.
Thanks for apologising and noticing @Former-Member It was just too premature to jump to the clean carpet. Too many years of women's work and feeling abused and patronised and talked down about it. I actually worked as a domestic cleaner for a few months. I know the difference between a job paid for and goodwill being trampled on ... the jokes ... woman being like a carpet you can walk all over her for life .... etc ... the other ... jobs ....
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
@Appleblossom I have few words for you but a lot of love ...hearing you and appreciate how hard it is at present
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MaggieSenior Contributor
@Appleblossom 💕💜💕💜💕
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