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Post by weeg on Mar 8, 2017 14:50:29 GMT -5
I initialled a piece of paper, sitting at my desk, mid afternoon. And got a wave of missing my Dad. It's his birthday.
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Post by sprite on Mar 8, 2017 16:18:29 GMT -5
who, i don't think there was anything stupid about your reaction.
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Post by leela on Mar 8, 2017 17:41:50 GMT -5
I'm sorry Who. That must have been really tough. And sad that no-one realised or recognised the significance of the place, and what you were going through.
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Post by sophie on Mar 8, 2017 17:45:02 GMT -5
Sad reading Whothingy's post...
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Post by leela on Mar 8, 2017 17:49:51 GMT -5
Along the same lines, I'm sad that something significant and difficult for me has also gone unacknowledged or forgotten this evening. I shouldn't be surprised, but a kind word or enquiry would have made a difference. The absence of it has made me feel worse.
But hey. Self pity is an unattractive trait. And my cat is curling up on my pillow, which is nice at this point. It will become annoying later!
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Post by riverhorse on Mar 9, 2017 14:59:51 GMT -5
Big hugs to you both, Webs and Who.
Was put in touch last week with a young guy who lives in our village, who is quite isolated and needs some German conversation practice. Took him to a local cafe for a coffee together last Sunday. Telling me his story, I nearly started blubbing in the cafe. This poor kid is 19, has been in Germany alone for the last year, and has not seen his family for 5 years. They are all scattered around refugee camps throughout Lebanon. When I asked him what town he came from, he shrugged and said "Aleppo"...😢
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Post by sprite on Mar 9, 2017 17:29:57 GMT -5
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lolasf
Eating Figjam
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Post by lolasf on Mar 9, 2017 22:55:18 GMT -5
I cried all the way home from a dog training class tonight. My puppy is lovely and very smart, but her anxiety and other issues are just getting worse, and she's forgetting everything she's learned. If we can't turn this around she'll need to be rehomed. We might try medication next.
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Post by leela on Mar 10, 2017 19:54:09 GMT -5
Oh no. That's sad, lola. I hope things can be resolved without you having to rehome her.
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Post by sprite on Mar 11, 2017 11:50:09 GMT -5
can she get some temporary meds until she's used to you and has learned a few basic instructions?
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Post by tzarine on Mar 11, 2017 13:56:44 GMT -5
sorry to hear lola ditto to what sprite said
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Post by Liiisa on Mar 11, 2017 17:42:42 GMT -5
Ugh: politics, again.
Hope you find a solution for your poor anxious puppy, lola.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 12, 2017 2:26:22 GMT -5
Just heard that Murray Ball, the author of Footrot Flats, has died. I still have my toy Dog the Venturers in Nyngan gave me when I moved to the coast.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Mar 12, 2017 3:01:50 GMT -5
I know, I have a toy Dawg as well. I loved those cartoons.
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Post by groo on Mar 12, 2017 4:04:48 GMT -5
Indeed! One of my best ever friends was a border collie (with a touch of kelpie) and Murray Ball had that dog down pat - as well as teachers, rugby union clubbies, people named Murphy etc etc . He ceased cartooning some years ago, but Footrot Flats books still adorn my bedside table - easy and pleasant to read before sleep. www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/326423/footrot-flats-creator-murray-ball-dies
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Post by groo on Mar 12, 2017 20:16:18 GMT -5
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Mar 12, 2017 20:24:00 GMT -5
Three years since Dad died today. I miss him.
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Post by tigress on Mar 13, 2017 15:20:47 GMT -5
Three years since Dad died today. I miss him. Hugs, Hal. At the end of the month it's four years since my brother died. I still get these sudden pangs of sadness when I think of him.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 13, 2017 16:50:24 GMT -5
hugs, hal
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 14, 2017 6:38:59 GMT -5
Hugs, Hal and Tigress.
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 15, 2017 6:15:50 GMT -5
The consequences of child abuse. I met several today in the course of my work, some from quite unexpected sources.
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Post by tzarine on Mar 15, 2017 20:24:36 GMT -5
the consequences are just awful ive seen it pass from generation to another
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 16, 2017 7:34:41 GMT -5
I live and work in a community badly affected by the Stolen Generation.
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Post by sprite on Mar 16, 2017 9:20:01 GMT -5
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Post by tzarine on Mar 16, 2017 18:59:44 GMT -5
ozz sorry to hear
heard that someone i met abused a family member really disturbed by that
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 17, 2017 5:34:38 GMT -5
Today's sadness -teachers who don't get that an extremely anxious teenager who refuses to participate in a group photo is not being a bitch!
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Post by psw on Mar 17, 2017 15:56:19 GMT -5
Had my two-year followup with the spine surgeon today. Next week will be exactly two years. I am nowhere near where I'd hoped to be. It is likely that I'll need a cane for the rest of my life. Misc. related crap.
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Post by leela on Mar 17, 2017 16:21:31 GMT -5
I'm sorry psw. That must be extremely disappointing.
I had one of those FB memory posts appear on my feed today. It was a post that my husband made when he 'borrowed' my page just one time, to let friends know how the radiation for his secondary brain tumour had gone. Seeing his 'voice' pop up like that, was tough.
ETA that I just realised there were comments after it. And those made me happy, reminding me of the warmth, support and humour that our friends supplied.
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Post by lillielangtry on Mar 17, 2017 16:54:27 GMT -5
Hugs psw and leela
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Mar 17, 2017 18:39:50 GMT -5
So sorry, PSW and Lela. Sending hugs and virtual comfort food.
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