Last week I found out that one of my former coworkers had committed suicide. I went through this whole range of emotions. He was only 25. I had been planning on calling him to wish him a Happy Birthday as it’s just days away, but that day will pass and 25 he shall remain forever.
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I have been trying to write here, but I can’t seem to finish anything. I set my standards too high and then get disappointed when I can’t make the words dance the steps I choreographed. I have decided to listen to Thursday and Jean and their encouraging words in my comments for my last post. [...]
' October 15th, 2009 at 05:42am 3 comments
Damn, I had forgotten how isolated and depressed I can feel being a stay at home mom. I am reminded of when I was pregnant with Nathan; I was the lead party chef supervising a small group of women on the graveyard shift. They were always kind to me, and I wanted to be the [...]
' September 22nd, 2009 at 04:59pm 11 comments
Thanks everyone. You are wonderful, all of you. I am feeling better. There was only the option of going even lower than I was when I wrote that last post, and I’ve been there and hope to never return, or getting better, and I managed to pull myself up to functional. My Doctor added a [...]
' September 3rd, 2009 at 04:43pm 4 comments
Soon after I started writing here Jane linked to me. We emailed a little bit, and I remember her commending me on a particular entry. Her words came with a warning, however. “You can’t write like that everyday.” I didn’t really understand her words until last night. I have been agonizing over entries here, which [...]
' April 2nd, 2009 at 09:58am 5 comments