Tag: relationships
group name: survivorsforum
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November 22, 2006 12:03 PM EST --
She was wounded and weary, and she didn't want to go on anymore. What was the point? She was tired. So very tired.
Tired of fighting so many obstacles. Tired of not living . . . more
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April 28, 2006 05:29 PM EDT --
For Halloween parties, there are people like myself who come up with simple costumes (I've often been a gypsy since I can use my own clothes, jewelry and a lot of makeup.) Then there are creative . . . more
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May 29, 2006 10:57 PM EDT --
In two days it will be my husband's last day at his job. He handed in his resignation a month ago during the middle of a manic episode. We had just found out that our home's foundation . . . more
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June 11, 2006 11:35 AM EDT --
I.
Dead is as dead does.
Your love for me is dead love.
I can see it in your eyes.
Once love lived for you
But . . . more
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April 15, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
Time has changed us in many ways, you know;
More than our looks, but the way you think you know
what i'm feeling inside;
The way you think I'm the same sweet girl you married
so many years . . . more
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March 06, 2008 12:47 AM EST --
Forgiveness. Such a lovely and yes-noble ideal. To forgive those that have hurt us seems at times an almost impossible task. And, often it is. Why? Because we haven't yet learned to forgive ourselves. . . . more
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March 31, 2008 09:49 PM EDT --
When we finally were told David was dying, all bets were off. Any resentments, angers or old hurts went out the window. We simply loved and cared for him the best we could at home, where he wanted to . . . more
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July 08, 2006 02:49 PM EDT --
36 years ago today, I knew my baby was on the way.
As I attended my baby shower, Melissa was being born that hour.
Got all these presents in the nick of time, and all the gifts were really prime.
Excitment . . . more
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April 29, 2006 02:12 PM EDT --
In March of 2003 my husband Bill started complaining of a stomach ache. Several doctors' visits yielded nothing. He was losing weight very quickly, was not going to the bathroom properly and the pain . . . more
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April 30, 2006 06:05 PM EDT --
*I was going to wait until the holidays to share this with all of you, however, I was reading an article someone wrote about homelessnes on Gather (if anyone knows which one let me know - it was the one . . . more
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July 08, 2006 11:29 AM EDT --
I came to a realization recently that truly startled me. The more I surround myself with "crazy" people, the more at home I feel. And the more I think about it, which people are truly . . . more
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April 24, 2006 12:42 PM EDT --
Dear Friend,
I cannot express in mere words what I am feeling for you during this time of sorrow. I want to hold you in my arms and cradle you, helping you through you grief, helping you . . . more
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April 03, 2006 03:36 PM EDT --
The voice called to her in the night, and she was helpless to resist. She had no desire to resist. Her surrender was her freedom. Her giving was also her taking. Her pain was her . . . more
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May 01, 2006 11:23 AM EDT --
Sometimes I wonder "what if?" What if I had waited to get married? What if I had pursued a career rather than be a full-time homemaker for most of my younger years? What if . . . more
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April 02, 2008 12:12 PM EDT --
I found this story a few months ago and it has helped me explain what my life is now like to those who tell me: "But you don't look sick". Please note that I didn't write the story . . . more
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May 10, 2006 01:32 PM EDT --
I get a lot of comments on my poetry and prose from people wondering why in one poem I seem so happy, and in another I seem like I am in despair. And that's because my life is that way. . . . more
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April 06, 2006 11:07 PM EDT --
I lock myself away and fill my space with white noise, to avoid
the rantings and ravings of you. A caged bird with no escape, I
hide. Peace and calm call to me, eluding me in the presence of you. . . . more
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July 02, 2006 11:11 PM EDT --
3 years
36 months
156 weeks
1095 days
26280 hours
1576800 minutes
94608000 seconds
since I heard your last
whisper-
voice-
laugh-
since I saw your last
smile-
frown-
tears- . . . more
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May 19, 2006 12:07 AM EDT --
Oh, how I wish I had the means to protect all children from abusive hands and hurtful words. It seems like not one day goes by that I don't hear some horrible story on the news regarding a child . . . more
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January 31, 2007 07:01 PM EST --
(Sorry about the formatting. The editor would not cooperate.)
I always thought I was being a good girl, doing the right thing. I always thought I was being Christian in giving and giving . . . more
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