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Feels like it tbh. Not having a good day. Christmas is out of the way. Now we just have the anniversary to get out of the way. Life is tough.
2005 was my awful year. My wife died and left me with our 3 young adoptive kids. I’ve done my best but despite what everyone says I think I’m a crap father.
Everybody has a awful year. It’s part of being human (unfortunately).
Indeed. Sorry to hear that. Lost our only daughter on January 5th 2016. Life since has been difficult ever since.
As someone who just recently turned 18 a little over six months ago, I do find myself looking back to the late 2000s and early 2010s and just sort of reflecting on everything that has happened since then. My life has changed considerably, both for better and for worse, and I do feel it is important for me to step back from the day at hand and look at the grand scheme of my life to help me put things in perspective.
Nostalgia, at least for me, is defined by a happiness of remembrance but also a sadness of mourning for what once was but what no longer is. In particular, I seem to be looking to my computer usage during that time given that was the time I first really discovered what computers could do (and likewise kicked off a hobby that I still enjoy immensely to this day). In particular I remember the first computer where I really started getting into the nitty-gritty of stuff with, which was an IBM ThinkPad T42p. I loved that thing so much and I really wish I hadn't gotten rid of it, but I digress.
I guess this is just a long-winded way of saying that both time and experience are relative, and that informs our nostalgia. I've talked to people alive during the 1980s (which is a big target of nostalgia these days) who never want to relive any of it for whatever reason, and others who want to relive the parts they found had a biggest positive impact on them. So I wouldn't necessarily say that you're old, but instead that time and experience are relative and are judged by individuals very differently from one another.
I cannot imagine the pain you must feel. There is nothing anyone can say to help (as you will know) or even want help. It’s a numbness. A pointless emptiness. I hope as the new year moves on things will ease a little.
What's on my mind. Let me tell you.
When did it become morally right to track (stalk is more the correct word to use in my opinion) people. I don't get it. I don't disagree with people tracking each other if they are consenting adults. My wife and I do with each other and our young son. It's funny though, even though we agree to it we never do track each other as we trust each other implicitly.
But what I'm talking about is people tracking ex-wives/husbands, ex-girlfriends/boyfriends through social media. Since when has it become socially acceptable to stalk people. And I use the word STALK because that is what it is when people constantly maintain an eye on someone else.
Sorry I'm just frustrated with people thinking this is just okay. When are law makers going to open their eyes and see it for what it is. I even know of a case where the stalker actually complained to their lawyer and courts that the people they were stalking had no social media. YOU THINK!
This is only my opinion and do not expect anyone to agree or disagree with me. Thanks for taking the time to read my winded post.
When did it become morally right to track (stalk is more the correct word to use in my opinion) people. I don't get it. I don't disagree with people tracking each other if they are consenting adults. My wife and I do with each other and our young son. It's funny though, even though we agree to it we never do track each other as we trust each other implicitly.
But what I'm talking about is people tracking ex-wives/husbands, ex-girlfriends/boyfriends through social media. Since when has it become socially acceptable to stalk people. And I use the word STALK because that is what it is when people constantly maintain an eye on someone else.
Sorry I'm just frustrated with people thinking this is just okay. When are law makers going to open their eyes and see it for what it is. I even know of a case where the stalker actually complained to their lawyer and courts that the people they were stalking had no social media. YOU THINK!
This is only my opinion and do not expect anyone to agree or disagree with me. Thanks for taking the time to read my winded post.
I don't think it's socially acceptable. I don't see people brag about it or make a big thing about it.
I am of the opinion that if you don't want people to know about it -- you don't post it on social media. If you don't want everyone to know about it, on most social media platforms, you can choose who can view your posts.
Personally I would not consider looking up someone on social media as stalking - unless it is done in an excessive amount, using knowledge from that to your advantage in some deranged manner.
I don't see it in the Project Gutenberg text:
The Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete by Samuel Pepys
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.www.gutenberg.org
There are only a couple mentions of "Pudding" near "lane", a few mentions of "baker" (or the longer "bakery"), and the 31 Dec 1665 entry has neither "Pudding" nor "bakery".
The baker in Pudding-lane first appears on 2 Sep 1666, in reference to a fire. Because just when you think things can't get any worse...
Ok, I found my copy. Here’s the actual entry.
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I feel like this kind of wisdom is usually from older folks, so, it's nice to see younger people reflecting like this! 👏🏼
Looking forward only. Moving the family to Santa Rosa at the end of this month away from the metropolis of Manila. House and lot not a Condo complex. Cleaner air and grass for the girls to run around. New Year new start. Once the place is all done secure and finished I will head back to the nightmare that will be the UK with all the complications that has uugghhh Give me the third world over the first world any day.
I think I’d be one of the people the stalker would complain about. I don’t have any social media. I’m not excusing stalking, but some people give away too much personal information online.
Agree completely, and yes, I do have some personal (and profoundly unpleasant) expererience of this, over a decade ago.
I think that for some people stalking is an attempt to assert or maintain control, and a refusal to accept bondaries set by others, as well as a refusal to accept unwelcome realities.
And I don't accept the argument that one should not have an online existence, merely because someone whose attentions you would prefer not to have to deal with, (and they have been thus informed) persists with their unwanted attentions, refusing to accept your stated boundaries.
Excellent; thanks for sharing.
Thank you! I've been told by many that the way I talk and think precedes my age quite drastically. Even some people on this very site.
In other news, I came out as transgender on social media yesterday (male to female) and the support I've received from friends is quite astounding.
my 15y old irish setter has had some health issues the other day.
the earth is tugging gently to reclaim him.
the animal has stopped coughing, lost some more mobility, eating 50% of his regular diet
there has never been a slip stream for me to follow but over all life is not been difficult
my opinion is 2021 will be a good year
that's what is on my mind.
the earth is tugging gently to reclaim him.
the animal has stopped coughing, lost some more mobility, eating 50% of his regular diet
there has never been a slip stream for me to follow but over all life is not been difficult
my opinion is 2021 will be a good year
that's what is on my mind.
The very best of luck to you.Thank you! I've been told by many that the way I talk and think precedes my age quite drastically. Even some people on this very site.
In other news, I came out as transgender on social media yesterday (male to female) and the support I've received from friends is quite astounding.
Even though your red setter probably had a wonderful (and much loved life), his loss will hurt.
Pets are still a part of the family, and theri departure leaves a void and a sense of loss.
Fantastic! Congratulations, and I commend your courage! 👏🏼Thank you! I've been told by many that the way I talk and think precedes my age quite drastically. Even some people on this very site.
In other news, I came out as transgender on social media yesterday (male to female) and the support I've received from friends is quite astounding.
Thank you
As @djlythium says, this takes courage (incredible courage) but stay safe and be kind to yourself; meanwhile, the very best of luck.
On my mind at the moment are recipes for fish stews, or fish soups.
The weather this time of year does little to improve my mood. Already dark and dismal out there. November to January are my least favourite months. Just want to get on to February and the promise of Spring.
It sounds as though you have plenty of emotional strength and determination, both very good traits to have, and that you are ready to take on the new challenges which lie ahead. I hope you also have found very good support, not just among friends and family, but in any local groups affiliated with nationwide LBGTQ organizations, too, which can be so helpful as you move through your transition.....Thank you! <3
Thank you, I'll be sure to do both.
Not my favourite time of the year, either.
I dislike (actualy, I detest) that dark, dreay, and sometimes dismal world of winter.
However, I love - and thrill to - spring, and shall focus on that.
Meanehile, my more immediate focus is on the Asian themed fish stew I am preparing for dinner this evening.