Good thoughts for you and yours, Tep.

Teppy, I'm glad you're getting some rest. Your family's in my prayers.

{{{Teppy and family}}} Get some good rest, m'dear.

Thanks. I'm sure it will be; I'm just stressed because I feel like I'm expected to DO something, be some sort of rock of stability for the family, or something. (Probably because I always have been. I wonder what would happen if I flipped out and needed someone to be my rock, instead of me being the rock?) I'm not the family's go-to girl, damn it.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm not really in the same boat, but there've been times. My parents love all their kids, but the only one they've felt able to lean on, when they needed it, was me.

Your space is your own. It may be more blessed to give than to receive, but that doesn't apply so well when it's really taking in disguise.

Tell him you're just practising for Racy Tracy.

Aw, hell. I'm sorry to read your news, Tep. Get some rest and make sure you take care of yourself through all of this.

I'm sorry about the bad news, Steph. Good thoughts for them, and please take care of yourself.

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Got to ask for some ma~~ . J, one of matt's friends has worked himself into a whirlwind over a health issue - that may not be real. and he has pulled in some other issues. He sounds scary enough that he is chaseing away his friends.

sending out the heart ma~~ to Steph's family. She needs some rest please.

yay fo Joe heading home.

yay for new baby.

There is silence from the living room. I have no idea if DH is still on the phone with J.

{{{Teppy}}} It's ok to NOT be the rock sometimes.

I just took a four hour nap. My bedtime is sooooooo screwed.

Aww, you guys, so sweet, with the warm welcomes and flattery re. my Buffistological qualifications! Honestly, I doubt I'm up for the challenge of squeezing myself into a longstanding, tight-knit community such as this, though I will take comfort that, on the basis of the above, y'all may think me slightly less creepy in my lurkery here and elsewhere on the boards.

On the other hand, now that I'm here, and while I've always sent silent ~ma as due:

Yay Cashmere on the baby girl! My best friends had one o' those not two days ago; very squee!

Yay Stephanie! Your strength and achievement over recent months has been inspiring; what a lovely reward.

{Teppy}

Cheers all!

p.s. Tommyrot, Shambles is just an old, eerily prophetic family nickname, but thanks for the link -- provided a good laugh and, if I may say, a rather nifty tag.

p.p.s. Jilli, no reason you would know me, I just meant that I skulk around in the shadows of various LJ communities too. Sorry if you or anyone else thought I was riding in here on your frock-coat-tails.