Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[SewChaos]

I like ya'll because I don't have to pretend that everything is perfect when it isn't. I'm bi-polar and some days its a struggle just to get thru the day. It is nice to be around people who are real and don't pretend that their life is perfect.

 

[Bettacreek]

Oh my. As much as my kids drive me nuts some days, I know I couldn't handle losing one of them. Sometimes when I take them to my parents, I get all panicky because they aren't in the car and I start to panic that I forgot them. Granted, mine are older and I've been sole caretaker for years until we moved in with George. So, they're like literally a part of me. I can't handle being home alone without them or being anywhere that doesn't have at least some kind of noise!

 

[babymakes6]

Quote: Most accidents are just that-accidents! Then you have lawyers lined up saying "sue! Sue! SUE!" I am glad your co-worker has been able to move on, and I hope she has been able to forgive herself.

Shaniah was on the porch steps at her grandparents house after a day with her Mom and cousins and aunt. Her aunt put her 2 children in the car and went to leave and somehow Shaniah moved down 6 stairs and fell under the back wheel. She was killed instantly. Her Mom and Grandma were on the porch and never saw her move, she was so quick. People who didn't know the story read the headline: "18-month-old run over in driveway" and were jumping all over the family: her Mom, for letting her play outside alone (which she wasn't!), her aunt, for not making sure nobody was behind her when she "threw it in reverse and tore out of the driveway" (she pulled out, not reversed), and even questioning "where was her Dad?" (at work, where most fathers are!).
Shaniah's Mom and aunt are closer than ever now-her aunt even made her a beautiful white dress to be buried in. I don't think I could have done that.

 

[Sahwithchicks]

Thank you all..............It was a very dark dark time in our lives


our son was almost 3 when we lost him. So to say i am bit neurotic right now with the 2 year old is a minor understatement.

---------------------We are heading to Ocala on Sunday to pick up the new hatcher. Drop off some birds to new homes and pick up some new birds and rabbits to bring home with us. 

I cried reading this. I am so sorry for the grief your family went through. I am so fearful of my children being sick and losing them, it sets off panic attacks. I can not imagine how you have been able to move on, but I greatly respect your bravery and strength. I am so sorry you had to face this in your life.
Looking forward to meeting you on Sunday.

 

[pysankigirl]

I like ya'll because I don't have to pretend that everything is perfect when it isn't. I'm bi-polar and some days its a struggle just to get thru the day. It is nice to be around people who are real and don't pretend that their life is perfect.

speak for yourself...I am perfect and never do anything wrong. I always make the best decision possible about every aspect of my life and I have the perfect marriage.

watching for the lightning bolt

 

[babymakes6]

I like ya'll because I don't have to pretend that everything is perfect when it isn't. I'm bi-polar and some days its a struggle just to get thru the day. It is nice to be around people who are real and don't pretend that their life is perfect.

I hate reading books that are too fantasy. I like Karen Kingsbury-her books are very true-to-life.

 

[tdhenson86]

I like ya'll because I don't have to pretend that everything is perfect when it isn't. I'm bi-polar and some days its a struggle just to get thru the day. It is nice to be around people who are real and don't pretend that their life is perfect.

None of us are perfect. Well, I guess I can't speak for everyone, but I know that, at least, I'm not.

...and you'd be surprised how many people you meet in life have a mental illness of some sort. Approximately 1/5 people has a mental illness of some kind (including any range of disorders from social anxiety and arachnophobia to schizophrenia) and about 1/20 people have a mental illness that is serious enough to significantly interrupt their lives. You're not alone.

 

[babymakes6]

Quote: Then why are you here with us "imperfect people?"

 

[tdhenson86]

A lady I work with closely and sit next to every day lost her infant son one morning because she forgot she had him and left him in the car. it was devastating even to witness and the cruelty of the holier-than-thou people astounded me.

There was a change in routine. They had a new & redundant carseat in the car that they were taking to the firestation to get properly fitted so when she glanced in the mirror and saw the empty carseat...well...it didn't occur to her to question it and look in the other one. She was on auto pilot and her husband was normally the one to drop him at daycare because it was on his way to work. and her husband was the one to put him into the car. it was a perfect storm. luckilly she was able to cope by getting involved in organizations and chat groups for people dealing with that sort of thing. the internet is a wonderful thing when used properly. it can get people together who never would have met otherwise but it does present some issues when people have problems and you cant physically get to them to help out. but the mental support outweighs the difficulties in giving concrete physical support.

sorry to ramble...

That is so tragic!

 

[babymakes6]

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