Rainy Monday

[Bookish]

Rainy Monday

Thank you Jenna, I have such strong feelings where she is concern. She was like a pebble in a pond that touched so many in such a destructive manner.

Waves, offend me? PLEASE! My father in law thought is was hysterical when his son married a blonde polish girl. The jokes I could tell you would burn your ears off. That was a good one, fictional my arse. :H

Diana, great job on moderating.

Hello Lush and Betty, hope you are both having a nice day

Laura

[Beaches]

Rainy Monday

Hi again,

Laura, How did the conversation go with your grandmother? That is so hard when you have all those emotions to work with and talk to the person that causes them. Will you be going to visit her with your mother? I wish you and your mother the best of luck.

MM-do you think the fall had any impact on your dad? How's your mom?

Like Fan I am glad to hear all these stories and here how they have such an impact. You are all so inspriring to me to see what you have survived and to teach me how to protect my own children. Thank you

[MKR]

Rainy Monday

Hey all,

Been a very hectic day. Sorry I missed out coming here earlier today.

so sorry Waves that you feel like that but heck that was some seriously spooky stuff the last couple years.

MM, the story broke my heart along with everyone else's similar family stories. Gosh that must be so hard.

I hope all of you have a much better evening and those staying AF and moderating well wonderful news!!

Love you all,
Mary

[Mighty Mouse II]

Rainy Monday

MKR and Beaches, thank you so much for your support! No, I don't think that it had an impact on my Dad at all! He is drinking less, partially because he is asleep on the medication for most of the day -- but I hardly think that drinking 10-12 beers a day the frist couple of days out of the hospital, while on pain-killers is an improvement. Yes, I feel sorry for my mother, and we are doing everything we can for her -- and yes, we have tried for years to have her deal with this -- now it is hitting her in the face -- we can only help her as much as she will allow herself to be helped.

I also should add that tonight I have been given the most wonderful gift that anyone could receive. My son knows that I participate in "a forum" and I sometimes share some of the things I say, especially if they involve him. I shared my comments and remarks about him that I had made earlier and thanked him for his positive impact on my life. Once again he hugged me and said, please be sure to tell "your friends" that no matter what your mood, your alochol consumption, or your state of mind, you have always looked out for my best interest". Have I died and gone to Heaven!!

I hope you will all forgive me for sharing this good news! Please know that I look at all of you as my friends. I tell you the good, the bad, and boy have you all seen my UGLY!!!!! Please forgive me if I, after being insufferably self-pitying about my family happenstance this past week that I inflicted upon you with unabandonment, want to also share something wonderfully positive that subsequently happened that made me so happy -- I hope you will forgive my induglence to share. I look at all of you as my true friends. If I can tell you the bad things in my life that I share with nobody else, I hope in the same spirit of that trusting friendship, you will be happy for my small victories.

With much love,
MM

[Allie]

Rainy Monday

Hi again,
Just wanted to share that I got some "not so good news" about my Mom today after her last treatment. I dont want anyone to feel like any of you have to share a bunch of "Oh I'm so sorry", because all of you have done that so much along this journey I've had with her, and I know your heart. Also, my Dad who had stopped drinking since last October with the exception of a few slip ups... well Mom said he had a bad one last night... fell and bleeding really bad. So things have just turned "downhill" it seems really fast and I know that this is my trigger. I do have a bottle of wine in the house, and will probably drink it all tonight. But in light of what I am capable of, its really not too bad. I know I will not venture out for another, as I dont ever drive after I start drinking.

I am determined for this to not set me up in a negative spiral, but rather want to view this as the next hurdle in life that I can use my progress to tackle it better than I have in the past. God knows life is full of pain, and I do not want alcohol to be my anesthesia anymore. Just wanted to share... the next days could be crazy and I am leaving to go out of town for four days on Thursday morning, so just wanted to share this here.

Thanks for listening!
Allie

[Waves 2]

Rainy Monday

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