Hmm...LOL. Well, this thread made me smile today. 
Johnny: Dear Johnny, I listen to you more than you realize. I really do. You just get frustrated because I tend to not listen to you immediately. But hey, that's why you love me, right? I'm a challenge.
ABN: Ya know...it really IS a cool hat. Combat proven, even. What more could a girl ever ask for?
watergirl: Yes, it made sense, and it was more appropriate than you know! I understood perfectly. I have had a few of those 'wow, lookie, I'm better' moments...especially the big milestones, like the first day I didn't cry, or the day I washed his shirt...you know...the one he left on the floor after the last time we made love, the one that smelled like him? Yeah. That one. Simply being able to put it in the washer was a big step for me. A small measure of letting go, I guess.
The relapses hit with a vengeance, though...do they ever. But through all this I have learned to rely on friends, to take them seriously when they tell me I can call them anytime.
And thank you, watergirl, for always being so supportive.
Ang: You know, a vacation is exactly what I need. I need to get away from the memories, the responsibilities, and the daily grind for a while.
I do try to take care of myself...yet I feel guilty if I can't be there for others. I'm finally understanding what the Music Man meant when he said he only had enough energy inside him to take care of himself. At first I thought that was selfish, because I reasoned that if I could take care of everything around me and him too, why couldn't he do the same thing? I realize now that was selfish of me to think that way...I just didn't understand. Now I understand that sometimes, moving a hurting heart from one hour to the next takes all the energy inside a person.
That might not have made ANY sense at all, lol.
And yes...when I take that vacation, I will be heading for your place.
S.
Johnny: Dear Johnny, I listen to you more than you realize. I really do. You just get frustrated because I tend to not listen to you immediately. But hey, that's why you love me, right? I'm a challenge.
ABN: Ya know...it really IS a cool hat. Combat proven, even. What more could a girl ever ask for?
watergirl: Yes, it made sense, and it was more appropriate than you know! I understood perfectly. I have had a few of those 'wow, lookie, I'm better' moments...especially the big milestones, like the first day I didn't cry, or the day I washed his shirt...you know...the one he left on the floor after the last time we made love, the one that smelled like him? Yeah. That one. Simply being able to put it in the washer was a big step for me. A small measure of letting go, I guess.
The relapses hit with a vengeance, though...do they ever. But through all this I have learned to rely on friends, to take them seriously when they tell me I can call them anytime.
And thank you, watergirl, for always being so supportive.
Ang: You know, a vacation is exactly what I need. I need to get away from the memories, the responsibilities, and the daily grind for a while.
I do try to take care of myself...yet I feel guilty if I can't be there for others. I'm finally understanding what the Music Man meant when he said he only had enough energy inside him to take care of himself. At first I thought that was selfish, because I reasoned that if I could take care of everything around me and him too, why couldn't he do the same thing? I realize now that was selfish of me to think that way...I just didn't understand. Now I understand that sometimes, moving a hurting heart from one hour to the next takes all the energy inside a person.
That might not have made ANY sense at all, lol.
And yes...when I take that vacation, I will be heading for your place.
S.
