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Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hot Chocolate Anyone ?

Hi All

There is a thread operating on the Lived Experience Forum under Night Shift where members who are having trouble sleeping for any reason give a bit of a shout-out, to see if there is anyone else sleepless and looking for company. It's been such a great thing, I thought I would start one over here too.

I have had the odd few nights where I have woken up on and off, and my kids have been having a bit of trouble some nights too, depending on what has happened during the day.

Being a carer can be lonely too, so if you are making an after-midnight cup of something hot, and wonder who else might be doing that too, maybe have a look-in here and see if anyone else is about.

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Hi guys, just picked up on this thread. Thanks for callout. I'm usually good for cuppa here anytime. So we missed you. Night 🌹

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Not so @Former-Member ..... 😏

West coast time over here ....

Hiya 💕

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♨Coffee time! Cappucino please, Arr! Thanks!
trust your day is going ok everyone. Thinking of you @F&H re WH, D3, dad etc. Hope you spot your 🐬-🐬-🐬 more on your walks, to bring joy and strength to recharge the soul. One day at a time. 🌷

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@Former-Member

I see 🐬🐬🐬's ....... 😄

Really playful this morning - big splashes and racing ... must be the burst of fine weather. Very sunny here ...

❤

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🐬🐬Thats great @Faith-and-Hope, the boost they bring you practically 🐬jumps🐬 out my smartphone, happy for you! Sunny here too, spring is in the air, can't wait 🌞 💜💕

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Need a coffee ♨ alone's ok too. Leaving them to it, reminds me of old days, not much relevant to say, can't keep up etc. I tried. Just having a breather. A quiet hot comforting drink.

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You have a lot to say that is very worthwhile @Former-Member.

You call a spade - a spade ❣

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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope, i can only try. Probably too blunt at times, i guess, but you should see my family carry on - got nothing on them. Sometimes i find other people talking about their struggles & blessings, with their kids difficult, especially the girls & if i can relate. I get vivid movie runs of memories in my mind as we speak and sometimes it hits me hard - the loss. Out of the blue. Its not fair. My son's partner is not friendly toward me really - didn't even open the card attached to the fondu gift - just said "oh cool" and put it to one side. Wish she was as inclusive with me as my my boy is with her family. But maybe I'm not perceiving things accurately there re 'blackdog' lenses. Just have to not overthink it all, but my heart, my heart still feels.

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Big hugs @Former-Member 💜🌷💜

Wish I was there to give you a cuddle .... virtual ones will have to do, but at least we have those ....

With your DIL it will take time .... one of my sisters-in-law is from a family who never open gifts in front of the giver .... somehow it's perceived as greedy ..... go figure ... it's a gift !! 😳😜😆 Anyway, I often don't get any feedback at all, or even see the gift in use ..... it takes all sorts ....

I do know they have grown to love and appreciate me, but I was very lonely and unappreciated in this family for a long time. I was breaking the mould you see .... and that wasn't welcome at the time .... but they have progressively caught on and made their own way out of the places they were stuck in to varying degrees.

Give your DIL time, and gentle caring attention .... she will mature with life experiences too.

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Thanks @Faith-and-Hope, i don't know how long I can wait, go on without love, its just too hard alone. The back is a bit better today (if i don't look down) and its beautiful spring weather out so might cluck out there a while. Was sad that i have nobody to talk about my girl with, everyone who knew her is gone, then the Holy Spirit gently nudged me "i remember it all" How do people live without God?

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