I understand the blank, Steph. Sometimes that's all there is. I'm very sorry for your loss.
And sj, I'm sorry too for the frustration on top of everything else. I hope it can be fixed or replaced quickly.
I'm not sure how old he is, but I heard him use the word 'newfangled' one time, so he's gotta be pretty far gone.
Dawn ,'Beneath You'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Beverly - Feb 01, 2017 12:56:19 am PST #28974 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Calli - Feb 01, 2017 1:13:13 am PST #28975 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Steph, I'm so sorry.
amyth - Feb 01, 2017 1:26:20 am PST #28976 of 30002
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Steph, I'm so sorry. I wish you and Tim could have a break. And my heart goes out to your friend's wife.
Anne W. - Feb 01, 2017 1:27:51 am PST #28977 of 30002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Steph, I am so sorry. I don't know what else to say except that my heart goes out to you and Tim.
sj - Feb 01, 2017 2:06:27 am PST #28978 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Maria, I managed to calm down without a breakdown, but my body image demons and parenting insecurities are going nuts today.
JZ - Feb 01, 2017 4:21:45 am PST #28979 of 30002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
{{{sj}}} I am so sorry the body image demons and parenting insecurities are lying to you (they are lies, truly they are, as anyone who's met you or seen you and the radiant F. interact--even just in pictures--can confirm).
sj - Feb 01, 2017 4:28:00 am PST #28980 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, JZ. But I need to lose weight again. This is likely why this happened.
Laura - Feb 01, 2017 4:37:55 am PST #28981 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Steph, I am so sorry for all his loved ones.
{{sj}} I get it, and unfortunately the parenting insecurities never go away, at least they don't if you are a caring loving parent. But that is really what ltc needs and she has that in abundance. I hear you on the weight thing too. My excess weight adds so many complications and all out misery to my life, and I punish myself continuously over it. It is the one damn thing in my life that I have complete control over, and I just don't control it. Which totally makes this mememe, when really I just want to give you hugs.
beth b - Feb 01, 2017 6:13:36 am PST #28982 of 30002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
It is the one damn thing in my life that I have complete control over, and I just don't control it.
Honestly, the more I read - the less true this seems. People lose weight, but keeping it off Is much much harder.
be kind to yourselves, people.
Connie Neil - Feb 01, 2017 6:20:03 am PST #28983 of 30002
brillig
I'm 5'2" and 265 pounds. I have been that weight for years and years. What I twit myself over is how unbendy I am. I just need to accept that my first few attempts at yoga etc are going to be awkward as hell and I'll feel like a particularly ungainly flailing cow until I can touch my toes again.