Hi @Oaktree
I don't know where you live - I do know that cold, bleak weather can make us feel blue - it's called SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder - I get this myself at times during winter and certainly understand.
I will write about my son later - right now I am expecting someone to come and help me shower - it's easier to do this with my injured shoulder - and it helps - she should be here soon.
You didn't make light of my dental phobia - I only mentioned it yesterday - really - after I had a serve if it when I was at the different dentist - I had a bad time in the dental hospital many years ago - it left scars - I only really trust my dentist and dentistry has come a long way in the last - 40 odd years - which seems a long time ago now. Those memories last though.
So yeah - the whole thing is freaky.
And my daughter - who is in her middle years with her own chronic pain and other health issues - she is very off-hand about anything I might feel and it has a lot to do with her different attitudes about life - for me - I can take the hard parts without trying to minimize what I am feeling - she tends to be really passive about what is happening to her and trust other people - professional people - know what they are doing.
I know better - that is not always the case - I have informed myself a great deal through formal study - then prompted by interest and the internet - to learn more.
So - as I accept my daughter as who she is - she does need to grow up a bit - and I will leave that up to her - not to drive her away at all - just maintain my boundaries - it's time I did with her though I have been pretty good about it with other people.
It would be great if you could come and set out some new herbs etc in my garden - I need some new pots and potting mix - I have had a lot of appointments lately - I need to get my gardener in - maybe he will go to Bunnings for me and get some new stuff. I will make a time for him to come back and talk to him about it.
I have a large pencil pin in my front garden - huge actually - and I have a set of Christmas lights to put up at Christmas - the birds keep getting into it and spoiling the shape - that needs trimming - otherwise the garden looks pretty good - even though I was in hospital which is why the gardener hasn't been.
Must go
Mumma Bear
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