by
tinker
Sunday, March 08 2009
A few years back I was viciously attacked by my best friend and my daughter, and then everything fell apart. I lost all my old friends, and began a total isolation. My health problems made it easy to stay home and play the victim.
After three years of silence my old best friend called me Thursday nite. She didn't apologize for... Read more
by
tinker
Tuesday, February 24 2009
My animus hit a sore spot with me today. Lonliness is one of the worst side effects of prolonged illness.
I was a practicing alcoholic for a while when my children were growing up. My daughter has never forgiven me, though I have been sober sixteen years now, and a lot of her childhood was great...we often only remember... Read more
by
tinker
Thursday, January 29 2009
Acceptance is a place of peace. As I have heard so often, "accepting life, on life's terms".
I have rebelled so thoroughly all my life. The "why's" have over loaded my common sense. I just haven't been able to see reality until now. I thought I was powerful. I thought that I would be special and I am... Read more
by
tinker
Wednesday, January 28 2009
My room mate has had pneumonia for a few weeks. A young man who is a friend of hers has been helping her with her early morning paper route. Yes, he is immature for a man of almost fourty, but her cruel anger for his defects of character are petty and mean.
The first moment she became well she started dissing him to me with irritated... Read more
by
tinker
Monday, January 26 2009
The first of 2009 actually marks the new beginning of my life in reality. All the men of my past are no longer lingering in my present with dreams for my future. I don't base my life on the idea that I need the love and approval of a man any more. There were three men I loved in my life and they are all just memories now. ... Read more