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[Stumpfarmer]

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Why is it so much harder to forgive ourselves than to forgive others?

Early training, I suspect.

Maybe the fact that my almost-eighty-five year old aunt was complaining about how she needs to find a job because she's bored and restless now that she's sold her five-bedroom house and three-quarter-acre lot and moved to an apartment says all I need to say about the kind of standards I've had modeled. By those measures, all I've done for my whole life is fail, fail, fail.

 

[RustyHen]

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How wonderful I pray that things only get better.

 

[RustyHen]

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Why is it so much harder to forgive ourselves than to forgive others?

Early training, I suspect.

Maybe the fact that my almost-eighty-five year old aunt was complaining about how she needs to find a job because she's bored and restless now that she's sold her five-bedroom house and three-quarter-acre lot and moved to an apartment says all I need to say about the kind of standards I've had modeled. By those measures, all I've done for my whole life is fail, fail, fail.

Stumpfarmer, You have to remember that your aunt grew up without a lot of the toxic foods and meds that we have had to deal with.
Health issues that we can't control....

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Yay! That is great news!

 

[SadieSue]

Just checking out BYC auctions. Have you guys seen the Serama pullet on there that is up to $95.00 PLUS $40 for shipping? She's a cute little thing, but without the faintest idea what I'm looking for I'm not sure what is so special about this particular bird. Just wondering if any Serama people have seen her and can give their input? I don't have Seramas, probably never will, but I think it's interesting to get the lowdown on what makes a desirable bird.
Just curious -

 

[SadieSue]

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I don't currently have any room for more birds but I've always admired your BLRW as well as your lavender orps. Very pretty birds Tamara! I might not be able to have them right now, but there's no harm in window shopping so I enjoy looking at your pics.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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I know the feeling! Last child, my DS who is disabled, my uterus ruptured, mega blood transfusions. You wake up and don't know WTH happened! All you know is your baby is PERFECT going in and then phenol barbitol induced coma when you wake up! S--t, W-T-F and guilt for life that you screwed up.

Well, anywho, Clover, such good news for your FIL! Thank God for prayer.

 

[SadieSue]

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I don't have an answer to your pellet stove question and don't have any immediate solutions to all going on with you right now T-Hi. All I've got are some of these...

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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Early training, I suspect.

Maybe the fact that my almost-eighty-five year old aunt was complaining about how she needs to find a job because she's bored and restless now that she's sold her five-bedroom house and three-quarter-acre lot and moved to an apartment says all I need to say about the kind of standards I've had modeled. By those measures, all I've done for my whole life is fail, fail, fail.

Stumpfarmer, You have to remember that your aunt grew up without a lot of the toxic foods and meds that we have had to deal with.
Health issues that we can't control....

You really don't know enough to say that, and how very little difference there is between our medical history.

Really.

The primary difference between us is that I am not a drivien ACOA and was never an Army wife with three children under six.

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

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Why is it so much harder to forgive ourselves than to forgive others?

Early training, I suspect.

Maybe the fact that my almost-eighty-five year old aunt was complaining about how she needs to find a job because she's bored and restless now that she's sold her five-bedroom house and three-quarter-acre lot and moved to an apartment says all I need to say about the kind of standards I've had modeled. By those measures, all I've done for my whole life is fail, fail, fail.

We all fail at something! I think as long as we try we haven't really failed. You are awesome at English and vocabulary! And anyone who attempts to farm is never a failure.

If I had known I would be such a failure at raising (and giving birth to) kids I never would have had them but we learn as we go. We do what we can with what we got. All we can do is give it our best shot. And something just recently that Rustler posted has been in my frontal lobes, no one can judge us unless they have lived our lives. Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone is different and lived different lives. As long as we try and do our best we are much better off than a lot of people.

Put your Aunt to work at your place! Give her that Wyandotte coop to finish.