what did you do today for your inner child?

Staying Inside · Sep 22, 2018 at 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TerryL

my mom never asked me how i was doing so i have been asking myself that as often as i feel i need to.

and i have been working on my rejection issues - not only because of my emotionally distant mom (she couldn't help it, that's how she was raised) but also from my sibs icing me out when i was a kid because they felt (very ironically) that i was mom's favorite. (one of them apologized to me last year) i have been consciously rejecting their treatment of me as being their issue, not mine, and separate to who i really am.

i have been looking into the mirror and telling myself how happy i am to see me. and praising myself whenever i feel i have done something good. this might sound a bit nutty but it has really helped me fill some of the void. i used to feel empty inside but it is getting better.

after a lifetime of passively accepting the status quo, to think that i, me, myself, can, even in the slightest way, fix what i feel needs to be fixed...well, it feels amazing and encouraging..it isn't too late.

I had some of the same experiences you mentioned. Thank you for sharing and being open and giving some ideas.

TerryL · Sep 22, 2018 at 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Staying Inside

I had some of the same experiences you mentioned. Thank you for sharing and being open and giving some ideas.

i really hope you will try self-parenting. my mom has passed so there is no way to fix my upbringing through her but i hope parenting myself is another way to heal. it doesn't cost a thing and we can do it anytime, anywhere.

Sep 26, 2018 at 05:00 AM

I have been listening to all the catchy songs/ one hit wonders.

in a musical mood...

Sep 26, 2018 at 05:00 AM

I've also been drinking some doctor pepper

Sep 27, 2018 at 08:01 AM

while channel surfing today, I came across a channel showing toy story 2.

it was a while since I'd watched any of the toy story movies, so figured I'd watch it- it was good, though I think I may have triggered a memory..

their's a song in the movie called woody's roundup, and the more and more I think about that song, I deffenetely remember it with other words- and I remember a guy dressed up as woody, from somewhere, but it eludes me where...

going to bug me all day now

I also drank some pop and had some bacon crisps

Sep 30, 2018 at 04:47 AM

I have a massive cookie jar on my desk

this week I filled it up with cookies and started eating them

MMM they are so nice!

and it's a lovely jar too. so frajile

Oct 01, 2018 at 04:02 AM

I've been eating more of my big jar of cookies

I am the cookie moooooonster.

Fuzzybear · Jan 08, 2021 at 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TerryL

my mom never asked me how i was doing so i have been asking myself that as often as i feel i need to.

and i have been working on my rejection issues - not only because of my emotionally distant mom (she couldn't help it, that's how she was raised) but also from my sibs icing me out when i was a kid because they felt (very ironically) that i was mom's favorite. (one of them apologized to me last year) i have been consciously rejecting their treatment of me as being their issue, not mine, and separate to who i really am.

i have been looking into the mirror and telling myself how happy i am to see me. and praising myself whenever i feel i have done something good. this might sound a bit nutty but it has really helped me fill some of the void. i used to feel empty inside but it is getting better.

after a lifetime of passively accepting the status quo, to think that i, me, myself, can, even in the slightest way, fix what i feel needs to be fixed...well, it feels amazing and encouraging..it isn't too late.

Good post. Mother did not ask how I was doing either

Albatross2008 · Sep 21, 2018 at 11:38 PM

No choice but to stay in bed all day. Fever's down but not gone.

Sep 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM

not too much... just ate some sweeties and drank some pop

unaluna · Sep 24, 2018 at 10:04 AM

Im cleaning out my shoe closet, and i once again saved my saddle shoes.

lilacsnow · Sep 24, 2018 at 01:13 PM

I spent all my spare money for the month on some art materials which seems like a crazy luxury given that I have a long list of items that are needed - but the delivery driver hasn't arrived yet and the company that employ him said that they are having trouble with him! I just hope he's not having a melt down for some reason.

Edit: Just seen on the online tracking screen that he's driving to a different town now!!! I was meant to be painting today.

Sep 25, 2018 at 04:39 AM

sat here drinking cola..

Sep 25, 2018 at 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by lilacsnow

I spent all my spare money for the month on some art materials which seems like a crazy luxury given that I have a long list of items that are needed - but the delivery driver hasn't arrived yet and the company that employ him said that they are having trouble with him! I just hope he's not having a melt down for some reason.

Edit: Just seen on the online tracking screen that he's driving to a different town now!!! I was meant to be painting today.

what are you painting?

hope you get to do it!

lilacsnow · Sep 25, 2018 at 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

what are you painting?

hope you get to do it!

Delivery is due this afternoon and I'm hoping just to play! Although I have seen a lovely painting of colourful triangles so might see if I can try something like that.....

lilacsnow · Sep 25, 2018 at 12:47 PM

After unpacking the paints too tired to start today, so had afternoon nap.

Munching on doritos......

Sep 25, 2018 at 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lilacsnow

After unpacking the paints too tired to start today, so had afternoon nap.

Munching on doritos......

doritos are good.... especially the hot spicy ones...…

enjoy

Albatross2008 · Sep 26, 2018 at 04:41 PM

I have both a print copy and an electronic copy of a certain book. Today I thought it would be fun to let the automated text-to-speech reader read the electronic copy while I followed along on the print copy. It brought to mind those old read-along records accompanying children's books from the late 1960's and early 1970's. Some of you might remember. I'm talking about the Disney ones with Robie Lester's voice saying, "When Tinkerbell rings her little bell like this, (sound effect of bell ringing) turn the page."

Sep 27, 2018 at 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Arbie

I have both a print copy and an electronic copy of a certain book. Today I thought it would be fun to let the automated text-to-speech reader read the electronic copy while I followed along on the print copy. It brought to mind those old read-along records accompanying children's books from the late 1960's and early 1970's. Some of you might remember. I'm talking about the Disney ones with Robie Lester's voice saying, "When Tinkerbell rings her little bell like this, (sound effect of bell ringing) turn the page."

as I was reading this message I thought you were going to bring that up.

growing up, I had some of those on cassette tape- I had a lion king one, snow white one, peter pan and the hunch back of notre dame- probably others, but those are the ones I remember using a lot

Albatross2008 · Oct 08, 2018 at 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by raging vortex

as I was reading this message I thought you were going to bring that up.

growing up, I had some of those on cassette tape- I had a lion king one, snow white one, peter pan and the hunch back of notre dame- probably others, but those are the ones I remember using a lot

With me, it was on vinyl. I was about five or six years old. I think I also had Peter Pan, but as a record instead of a cassette.

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