*hugs*

Being snowed in always makes me jittery. It was always at the holiday times that things would get really bad, my dad drinking too much, my mom retreating to her room in the basement. It always made me feel trapped, like there was nowhere I could flee if things got really bad.

Even now, almost 15 years later, I still get irritable and edgy when it snows.

I try to pick up a craft or neglected hobby to distract myself... like knitting or quilting or scrapbooking, etc. These days, I have the internet to explore. And now I have this forum to visit. Keep talking, hon. I know what you mean. It's so sad that those terrible things happened to you. But we're all here to keep you company.

Obsidian