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Was feeling hopeful and excited...until the guilt snuck back in.
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<blockquote data-quote="HowMuchLonger" data-source="post: 414933" data-attributes="member: 11280"><p>Star, I genuinely apologize for my lack of some sort of response to your other post. I will be honest, the first time I read it I got really defensive and thought "screw it, this board has the same judgemental types on it as I come across in real life". I started typing MANY replies to your post, and deleted them just as quickly. I already know that I am the type of person that gets hurt feelings very quickly, but in hindsight realizes what the reality of the statement was versus how I was taking it. I took the day to break the post down and revisited it several times until I finally could read it without feeling offended, and actually did get some advice from it. </p><p></p><p>However, life with difficult child 2 just happened to make a downward spiral at about that same time and I haven't even visited the board much in the past week or two. I was going to let you know that I was offended by how you "misread" and judged the situation...but then realized perhaps I myself was misreading and judging your intentions and how easily over the internet we lose meaning in simple type written words when all we can rely on is our caps key and some emoticons. </p><p></p><p>I am over it...I promise <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> And I am thankful for any comedic relief, pity parties and even the constructive criticisms that I might get from this forum <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I have been given the suggestion several times now that I seek counselling for myself. I began taking anti-depressants a few months ago, but had to switch recently when the first ones did nothing but give me weird side effects. I haven't been on them long enough to see the full effects and hopefully some good come of it. I was asked by my gp if I wanted a referral and I turned him down at the time. But now it's looking like an oasis of relief and I'm starting to look into it. </p><p></p><p>The pink toes...absolutely! With flip flop season just around the corner that sounds like a great idea. If only I could find a spa where muscular young men fed me grapes and fanned me with palm leaves whilst having that manicure done...life wouldn't seem so crappy <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HowMuchLonger, post: 414933, member: 11280"] Star, I genuinely apologize for my lack of some sort of response to your other post. I will be honest, the first time I read it I got really defensive and thought "screw it, this board has the same judgemental types on it as I come across in real life". I started typing MANY replies to your post, and deleted them just as quickly. I already know that I am the type of person that gets hurt feelings very quickly, but in hindsight realizes what the reality of the statement was versus how I was taking it. I took the day to break the post down and revisited it several times until I finally could read it without feeling offended, and actually did get some advice from it. However, life with difficult child 2 just happened to make a downward spiral at about that same time and I haven't even visited the board much in the past week or two. I was going to let you know that I was offended by how you "misread" and judged the situation...but then realized perhaps I myself was misreading and judging your intentions and how easily over the internet we lose meaning in simple type written words when all we can rely on is our caps key and some emoticons. I am over it...I promise :) And I am thankful for any comedic relief, pity parties and even the constructive criticisms that I might get from this forum :) I have been given the suggestion several times now that I seek counselling for myself. I began taking anti-depressants a few months ago, but had to switch recently when the first ones did nothing but give me weird side effects. I haven't been on them long enough to see the full effects and hopefully some good come of it. I was asked by my gp if I wanted a referral and I turned him down at the time. But now it's looking like an oasis of relief and I'm starting to look into it. The pink toes...absolutely! With flip flop season just around the corner that sounds like a great idea. If only I could find a spa where muscular young men fed me grapes and fanned me with palm leaves whilst having that manicure done...life wouldn't seem so crappy ;) [/QUOTE]
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