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1) If you are a mother, what is your favorite memory of Mother's Day? When a child was born? A favorite home-made card, perhaps?
2) If you need to parent yourself (like me), how will you treat yourself to Mother's Day? This is a novel idea to me, and I will give it some thought!
3) If you are dealing with family, let us know how you will take care of yourself. Family times can be so triggery. Perhaps your ideas will help others.
If I could, I would send everyone a spring bouquet of flowers because we are all mother's to our inner children!View Thread

It will be a long road. Healing is worth it, though. My T keeps telling me that and so do a couple of friends who have been on their journey longer than I have. I have to trust that for now.
I hope you continue taking steps toward healing. You sound like an awesome human being.
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I was going to try to mow a little bit in the backyard before the rain hits this weekend, but I'm feeling a bit nauseous today. Not sure why, but I'm going to go lie down now. I still have a couple of things to do today, but mowing can't be one of them, I'm afraid. I saw my T this morning, and I'm glad. He is so good at validating me. I would think he would get tired of it, but he doesn't, and I would think I wouldn't continue to need it, but I really do. I'm so glad he is patient.
-MistyView Thread

I was wondering, too, if a stupid WebMD glitch ate your note. I'm so sorry! It tends to happen frequently. I try to remember to highlight all of my post and either right click to "copy" or control-C just in case the post doesn't go through. That way I can just start another post and either right click and hit "paste" or hit control-V to pop it back into a post.
Please don't try to read more into those glitches than what they are, just an unfortunate glitch - You are not the only one I have heard express, "Well, maybe it just wasn't meant to be posted," but that's not the truth. Don't you believe it!
I may not always reply right away, Wyatt/Soul, and it may be because I'm not sure what I can say that may help, but I check this board frequently, as do several others. I hope I have not inadvertently hurt you by NOT replying. If so, I apologize!
I hope you will give yourself a voice, in whatever form you are comfortable with. As DD said, it is soooo worth it in the end.
Only a couple of times have I been in the right place in my head to verbalize to my T that "I HATE him," (meaning my abuser, of course), but when I can do that, ohhhh, it feels so good to SAY it. And I think I've cried buckets worth of tears already, and I'm still not done, but I'm okay with that, too. It won't always be this way.
(((gentle hugs if okay)))
-MistyView Thread

I don't have anything special to say. I just want to wave hello at everyone.
AZ - don't forget to let us know when your last chemotherapy is done! We need a party around here.
Can't wait. Rose - A friend of mine recently was recommended L-Tryptophan (sp?) by her doctor for sleep, and you really have to watch what brand to get an honest amount, but she swears by it!
Peace to all.
-MistyView Thread

As for counselors, ya, that's pretty normal for people in our situations. It took me the longest time to speak to counselors, and I went through several because they just didn't know what to do with me. The one I have now gave me all the time I needed, and I am forever grateful to him.
-mistyView Thread

Some children DON'T survive. I'll have emotional scars the rest of my life. I hardly think ignoring a child's trauma in the name of "resiliency" is the answer.
I could go on and on, but I'm just floored by that sort of thinking.
April, congratulations on pursuing a Master's! And, as for "research," not all research is valid. Things can be skewed very easily. It may be interesting to see where that sort of research came from, who backed it up, etc. Best wishes in your career. Hope we hear from you again.

-MistyView Thread

As for my sister, her death wasn't technically a suicide, but she ran away from home as a teen, did all kinds of bad things, bad things happened to her, and by 37 she died from liver failure, among other things. I was just starting to build a relationship with her (there were 11 years between us), and I still can't discuss her without tearing up. Now that I know what I know about MY childhood, I strongly suspect she had similar things happen to her, and she didn't get the help that I received as an adult. In my eyes, it was suicide.
I am sure that she would fully support my recovery process and LIVING my life, just as I bet your sister would want you to live YOUR life, Rose. I would suggest doing things to honor her life rather than cast additional shadows. You are very creative. I know you will find a way.
BTW, your new picture is very solemn. I can respect that. It can also be a picture of strength.
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***wraps the blue blanket of comfort around you***
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