Oh that's good to hear, beth.
Bye, now. Have good sex.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
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meara - May 30, 2010 5:59:46 pm PDT #20896 of 30000
Steph L. - May 30, 2010 6:00:41 pm PDT #20897 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Coincidentally, I sent a message to a friend this evening about how wonderful Bartleby has been lately. He always has been, but even 8.5 years into it, I love him more every day.
I said earlier today that even though my anxiety and depression are particularly bad right now, having the pets around honestly helps. (Except when it's feeding time -- it is SO HARD for me to feed them right now. Not because I have a problem feeding the pets; just because everything feels impossible right now.) But they're absurd, and sweet, and good companions, and they make this easier in ways I didn't expect.
Nora Deirdre - May 30, 2010 6:08:36 pm PDT #20898 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
How is she holding up, Beth?
beth b - May 30, 2010 6:09:08 pm PDT #20899 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
After my grandmother's death, my grandfather got a dog. Partly, because he wanted a dog , but also because having a dog was a good reason to get up in the morning
beekaytee - May 30, 2010 6:09:50 pm PDT #20900 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
When I hit my psychological nadir a couple of years ago, if it weren't for Bartleby, I have no doubt, I'd have shuffled the mortal coil without a second thought. The act of meeting his needs out weighed my deepest impulse to reject my own.
That right there, is proof of miracles, if you ask me.
Steph, I'm sending a fervent wish for a lightness on your heart and whatever pull it will take to get you to the other side. It's sooo much better over here.
Envision a small, but strong, hand reaching out for you.
beth b - May 30, 2010 6:13:15 pm PDT #20901 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
She looked good, Nora. I think letters, emails, cards, and visits are what she needs now.
smonster - May 30, 2010 6:32:02 pm PDT #20902 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
beth, I'm glad that you could and did go, and that you gave hugs on our behalf.
Yeah, I've trained Frankie not to eat their food, but the other is just too strong a lure, it seems.
He is definitely helping me, too, though I can also use any real or imagined neglect as yet another cudgel on my self-worth. More the former than the latter, thankfully.
And Steph, hang in there. I'm glad you found something that works for you and I wish it didn't have the negative side effects. You know, I've never tried Zoloft, hmm...
beekaytee - May 30, 2010 6:35:01 pm PDT #20903 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Yeah, I've trained Frankie not to eat their food, but the other is just too strong a lure, it seems.
Don't give up claiming the box as 'ar belong to you.' Who knows, it might sink in eventually.
More the former than the latter, thankfully.nods gratefully
Cass - May 30, 2010 6:49:39 pm PDT #20904 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
beth, I'm glad that you could and did go, and that you gave hugs on our behalf.
This. Thank you. I've been thinking of -t all day with a heavy heart.
WindSparrow - May 30, 2010 7:03:30 pm PDT #20905 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
(Except when it's feeding time -- it is SO HARD for me to feed them right now. Not because I have a problem feeding the pets; just because everything feels impossible right now.)
I get that. The reality is, it's a task that takes 5-10 minutes, and isn't really all that strenuous. But the inner reality can make it so huge. The animals become so... they feel so demanding. And that makes it harder.