im feeling a little down today .... i could use a friend to talk to / A little about myself

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Thinking "out loud" can be a good thing

Furballsmom i did that when hes at work and can freely talk to jcatbird or mamanyt1953

 

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i also forgot to mention that i have crohns disease , bipolar 2 disorder, PTSD, depression and anxiety as well

 

[Elphaba09]

We share a birthday! I was born 1 April 1975.

 

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thats so cool ! i never really liked being born on this day cause kids were very cruel to me

 

[Elphaba09]

thats so cool ! i never really liked being born on this day cause kids were very cruel to me

I am one of four girls and had twin brothers who died between my second sister and me. My grandparents and uncles thought my parents were playing a trick on them when they said I was a girl and were very disappointed when they found out they were wrong.They called me Hank, after Hank Aaron since one of my middle names is Erin, for most of my life. I hated it.

Other than that, most people never commented about my birthday being on April Fool's Day.

 

[Furballsmom]

very disappointed when they found out they were wrong.

This happens, unfortunately, more often than people might think. In the other direction, My Dad had that happen to him because after three boys his mother reallyreallyreally wanted a girl.

 

[Elphaba09]

This happens, unfortunately, more often than people might think. In the other direction, My Dad had that happen to him because after three boys his mother reallyreallyreally wanted a girl.

Yep. It sure does. My mother and the rest of the family wanted at least one boy in the bunch, especially after my brothers passed at such a young age, but my father wanted girls. He was sad about my brothers, of course, but he really wanted girls.

We do not talk to my mother's side, so I have no idea what is going on there, but on my father's side, he has a sister and four half-brothers. Excluding my brothers, there are 18 children between them. There is one boy and 17 girls. The boys came with us. With just my sisters and me, there are 11 boys and five girls.

 

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Elphaba09 well i got teased as a child and bullied too . i was told that i was ugly and that i should have died by kids in school

 

[maggie101]

thats so cool ! i never really liked being born on this day cause kids were very cruel to me

Gosh,Jenn,I never knew you had such a hard life! So glad you have people to converse with on TCS. I was teased, but fortunately, I do not remember my past just that I was teased. I'm sure there were good times.

 

[maggie101]

hi everyone , as you know my name is Jenn and I am 49 years old and a devoted cat lady.
i was born in jasper texas on april 1st 1973 and later went to live with my grandparents at a early age of about 5 years old . my mom left me behind and didnt explain why until i was roughly in my later 20's . i have been married 3 times in my lifetime and divorced 2 times . i have had to deal with abusive men most of my life and nearly died with the first husband . the second one let his mom walk all over me so i left him too .

i am merely just thinking about a scenario where i would have to find a new place to live and handle life alone ... not something that i would enjoy though. i appreciate all of you and consider us all close friends too

I had to look up crohns disease. How are you physically? It must be really hard to cope with. I had a brain tumor when I was 7 and coma for a month. Still on meds for seizures. I am now 51 with cognitive disabilities so work is hard. Luckily I have a supportive family or I would be living on the streets

 

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maggie101 physically i have a bad back and have to take breaks during cleaning up the apartment and other activities . my walking is a bit unstable and i sometimes have sciatic nerve issues . my crohns is controlled most of the time but once in awhile it will flare up and i end up in the ER with it . i try to stay positive most of the time with things

 

[misty8723]

My grandparents and uncles thought my parents were playing a trick on them when they said I was a girl and were very disappointed when they found out they were wrong

When my mother was born, and her father found out she wasn't a boy, he told my grandmother "what good are you?" And didn't want much to do with my mother his entire life, was cruel to her, and favored her sister (my aunt). People are so ignorant. Just be happy the child is healthy.

 

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so anyway , i really dont want to go back to texas , too many bad memories haunt me there ... i dont have my grandparents anymore . grandpa passed in 2005 and grandma passed on may 13th 2022. i just want to enjoy my golden years with some friends or do something slightly different.

 

[maggie101]

I would like to leave Texas but my parents are here and I easily get lost. Where I live everything is up and down one road.when my parents pass they are unsure who will take care of me. Glad you are ok

 

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maggie101 i left texas in 2014 to get married ... life is good right now but if given a choice i might travel to another state to be with my friends .... its not a concrete plan right now

 

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update : to all my TCS family I am having a better day today

 

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well tonite has been completely miserable for me ... the homeless boy knocked on my door and totally disrupted my rest

 

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hi everyone , today im sort of feeling drained, bored and lonely .... i have noone to chat with and when the hubs is sleeping it makes me very alone

 

[susanm9006]

Your friend that you took in has gone back to her place I take it?

 

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susanm9006 she never moved in and is staying in her mobile home now that the mean room mate is gone and cant come back