MINI,
Sounds like you live where I do-I say where I'm from on my name box. I hate this snow! I lived in Arizona for 12years&got spoiled-never having plans canceled because it snowed,etc. My parents are getting older&sicker, but I'm not going to be there for them-that's my way of dealing with what they did to me. Our society puts a lot of guilt on us when we don't have positive things to say about our folks or don't have the mental strength to take care of them when they're old&sick. I don't have that mental strength. Maybe someday...but I'm 40&this has been the year of remembering like a flood or an exploding volcano a lot of crap that I'd really not like to have ever remembered. I have a t&plan to get a 2nd one in 2009. The one I have now isn't helping enough-maybe if I have a team like you do I could get through this better. I like the blanket&teddy bear idea. I've always carried around&slept with stuffed animals&they are a comfort. I don't care how old I am, if they make me feel better or better able to cope, I have them nearby.
Hang in there, you know we're always here&you've got your t's&your blanket&teddy. It's OK to feel what you feel-it's better to feel it than to stuff it, no matter how much it hurts at first-it will lessen with time. That dang 4 letter word...time. Bleh!