There's a book I read quite a while ago, with the main character a woman who has had her sojourns in mental institutions and who is now trying to rebuild her family and life while everyone watches carefully to see if she's going to collapse again. She has a tricky relationship with her mother, and in one less-fraught scene she wonders to her mom about how Mom has coped with so much angst. Her mom shrugs. "It's what you do. The streets aren't full of weeping women sitting on the curb."
I find that very comforting in a not-too-fuzzy way.
He's pretty cute, no? Seriously, he is walking like crazy now - it is so adorable.
I love that joy in his face. So proud that he can do something new!
Shaney is an antidote to sad. Thanks for sharing with us.
My newly walking boy takes all of my time!
That made my day! I was just wondering how you and yours were doing, earlier today, so I'm glad to see you here.
ETA: glad to see you here even if it is just for a few minutes, that is. I can only imagine how busy you must be, working and trying to keep up with that adorable short biped you've got there.
He's a cutie, GC. I love watching new walkers showing off their stuff.
Gloomcookie - he's so big!
I collapsed on to the couch and pretty much passed out. Everything I did today felt like it had more weight and evidently it was enough to exhaust me before the sun went down.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm going to print out today's posts and look at them when I need to be reminded that it's OK to feel the way I feel and it's OK to check out for a little while so I don't drain what little reserves I have left. They're also a very good reminder that people care, and I'm not alone. Sometimes it's easier to get things off my chest with you than with the people in the middle of the shitstorm.
I cannot adequately express what each and every one of you--and the very kind and wise words you wrote--mean to me. I am so lucky I stumbled across this place seven years ago. I also am apologizing in advance for what is sure to be more days like this over the next weeks and months. I wish there was some way to repay you for the love and friendship you've shown.
GC, thank you for the Shanie vids. They were exactly what I needed. Bev is right, he is the antidote to sad.
