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blogslut

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35. Be tired and discouraged because these are normal reactions
Thu Dec 24, 2020, 10:16 AM
Dec 2020

This is a terrible time and you have the right to feel terrible. You're a human being, not an automaton. I mean, sure, find constructive ways to cope with your grief but never, never, feel bad about feeling bad.

I'm struggling. [View all] AirmensMom Dec 2020 OP
I'm sure you express what many of us feel. Take good care of yourself. n/t ariadne0614 Dec 2020 #1
Trying. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #6
I'm so sorry Danmel Dec 2020 #2
You put it perfectly. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #9
Just play the music JI7 Dec 2020 #3
LOL AirmensMom Dec 2020 #10
Really. Music can lift spirits. wnylib Dec 2020 #16
I'm going with the Christmas music. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #97
++++ KPN Dec 2020 #93
Amen Calculating Dec 2020 #134
AMEN! BadGimp Dec 2020 #155
And re-watch The Grinch... lame54 Dec 2020 #189
You are not alone. And the realization that 99% of our sadness is the direct fault of the person Atticus Dec 2020 #4
Yes, it is pretty upsetting AirmensMom Dec 2020 #11
What's so maddening is not that IQ45 luvtheGWN Dec 2020 #79
I'm sorry. I understand. Both of my parents died in the past year, JenniferJuniper Dec 2020 #5
You've been through a lot. chia Dec 2020 #12
I am so sorry for your loss. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #13
Yes, just play the music ornotna Dec 2020 #7
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #17
Click the link ornotna Dec 2020 #27
You've eloquently expressed what so many of us have been feeling this year, each one of us has chia Dec 2020 #8
Fake it till you make it? AirmensMom Dec 2020 #19
Yep! chia Dec 2020 #28
WE have a lot in common. Zoonart Dec 2020 #14
Handel Messiah sing along ... AirmensMom Dec 2020 #25
Oh, yes - there is the Nashville Symphony Orchestra which inhabits soldierant Dec 2020 #195
I'm with you,,,, KarenS Dec 2020 #15
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #26
Truth be told, I'm sure that many of us feel the same way. Arkansas Granny Dec 2020 #18
I don't know how to feel about that. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #31
Our DIL is recovering from COVID, as did Mr Nay's brother and his wife. They have come out Nay Dec 2020 #68
more common than not as depression is prevalent from all directions, luckily recreational beachbumbob Dec 2020 #20
Never thought of that. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #34
sooner or later Tn will as its about revenue to the state coffers, the numbers out of Illinois for beachbumbob Dec 2020 #47
The struggle is real SallyHemmings Dec 2020 #21
Actually, the responses are so helpful. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #42
Hugs! SallyHemmings Dec 2020 #71
Sending you extra hugs today.... FM123 Dec 2020 #22
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #45
... handmade34 Dec 2020 #23
It's good enough. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #46
Baby steps, AM. Hugin Dec 2020 #24
Someone said to me a few weeks ago AirmensMom Dec 2020 #49
... Hugin Dec 2020 #53
Wait ... AirmensMom Dec 2020 #99
I've never seen ants hauling a rubber tree... Hugin Dec 2020 #119
LOL AirmensMom Dec 2020 #124
Well then, may we all be ants. calimary Dec 2020 #208
Most of us feel the anxiety, North Shore Chicago Dec 2020 #29
Oh wow. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #50
Thanks for reminding me! intheflow Dec 2020 #183
I swear that I could have written this... Freedomofspeech Dec 2020 #30
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #54
You are so right... Freedomofspeech Dec 2020 #84
You will be in my thoughts today..may all the DU support you asiliveandbreathe Dec 2020 #32
All the DU support AirmensMom Dec 2020 #56
You're not alone. Malmsy Dec 2020 #33
I know. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #57
Be tired and discouraged because these are normal reactions blogslut Dec 2020 #35
OK! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #60
If you're still exercising wryter2000 Dec 2020 #36
Actually, AirmensMom Dec 2020 #62
I'm struggling too. mgardener Dec 2020 #37
I'm so sorry. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #63
You are not alone. ananda Dec 2020 #38
You are wise. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #64
Thanks. ananda Dec 2020 #78
Hard to imagine that most people aren't struggling... MissMillie Dec 2020 #39
I'm sure they are. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #67
Hang in there, kiddo! essaynnc Dec 2020 #40
Well, the thing is AirmensMom Dec 2020 #69
😀😃😄😁😆😅🤣 essaynnc Dec 2020 #74
Most of us are there with you. Lonestarblue Dec 2020 #41
27 more days. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #73
You are not alone. Ohiogal Dec 2020 #43
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #75
I look back to Christmas 2016, right after Trump was elected, and recall having a small glimmer sop Dec 2020 #44
I had no such hope. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #76
Thanks for sharing - I am with you. This one is a strange Christmas NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #48
Very strange. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #95
my wife and I started it 5 or so years ago. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2020 #116
We love you Roy Rolling Dec 2020 #51
Perhaps. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #96
This will be my first Xmas HipChick Dec 2020 #52
I'm so sorry. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #101
I get it. luvs2sing Dec 2020 #55
You have had way too much loss. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #105
Many of us struggling samplegirl Dec 2020 #58
I have no doubt of that. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #107
Nobody will ever forget 2020. William769 Dec 2020 #59
We will hope. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #108
Agree Lilaclady Dec 2020 #61
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #112
You're not alone seta1950 Dec 2020 #65
No, I'm not. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #117
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #66
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #120
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2020 #121
I really feel badly for you. Honestly. BobTheSubgenius Dec 2020 #70
It has happened. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #122
There is nothing normal about this Christmas. TNNurse Dec 2020 #72
You are right. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #125
Thank you for your kind thoughts. TNNurse Dec 2020 #146
I saw that too. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #163
It's ok. sarge43 Dec 2020 #77
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #126
You're more than welcome. sarge43 Dec 2020 #154
Well, AirmensMom. Y'know what? world wide wally Dec 2020 #80
Ok, fine. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #127
Another voice to add to your responses birdographer Dec 2020 #81
Great idea! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #128
I think a lot of us feel discouraged. We are on the home stretch to sanity, though. PatrickforO Dec 2020 #82
Thank you so much! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #140
I hope you can find some joy and some love. Merry Christmas Botany Dec 2020 #83
Thank you for posting the flashmob video. Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #94
I was looking for Ode to Joy and that video came up ... it had been years since I had seen it Botany Dec 2020 #98
...and a very Merry Christmas to you also! Totally Tunsie Dec 2020 #103
Flash mobs are the best! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #137
Music is international. It touches our soul. BarbD Dec 2020 #139
Sad On Christmas Eve JGug1 Dec 2020 #85
One complication is AirmensMom Dec 2020 #133
You're doing Yoga! Better than me LittleGirl Dec 2020 #86
I have to do it first thing. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #136
Well done! Cheers! nt LittleGirl Dec 2020 #188
I got the Thursday "ask" (for today) for our Call to Action email. I wrote a "poem" calimary Dec 2020 #87
That's great! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #141
There is a I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2020 #88
Thanks. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #142
I hear you. Mickju Dec 2020 #89
Well, there is one thing ... AirmensMom Dec 2020 #143
I am so so sorry all this is coming down on you right now...esp all your losses.. samnsara Dec 2020 #90
Ouch! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #145
Here's my favorite Christmas song Larissa Dec 2020 #91
Love it! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #147
Beautiful, thanks for posting. I visited King's once while appalachiablue Dec 2020 #157
This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Dec 2020 #92
She cannot be convinced. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #160
January 21st is nearly here bluecollar2 Dec 2020 #100
26 Days, 23 hours, 59 Minutes, and 59 Seconds. But who is counting? Botany Dec 2020 #115
Brilliant!!! N/T bluecollar2 Dec 2020 #118
Yes! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #162
Merry Christmas! n/t bluecollar2 Dec 2020 #207
My household mirrors your feelings mdbl Dec 2020 #102
Denial works. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #148
You've expressed very well what many of us think and appalachiablue Dec 2020 #104
I was a musician. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #150
I'm so sorry vercetti2021 Dec 2020 #106
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #151
Wish that would help vercetti2021 Dec 2020 #184
It is and has been a struggle.... Heartstrings Dec 2020 #109
No one is unscathed. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #152
You're so correct..... Heartstrings Dec 2020 #159
I knew what you meant. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #161
Thank you. Heartstrings Dec 2020 #167
This message was self-deleted by its author ElementaryPenguin Dec 2020 #110
This thread has helped beyond description! cilla4progress Dec 2020 #111
Thank you so much for sharing that! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #158
You are a treasure, cilla4progress Dec 2020 #171
I hear you, sister . . . and feel every bit of your anguish . . . OneBlueSky Dec 2020 #113
Thanks. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #164
Start with one song. CrispyQ Dec 2020 #114
I've listened to 3 albums already! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #165
I feel the same way liberal_mama Dec 2020 #123
I'm so sorry. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #166
Just realized reading this I haven't listened to a song either! marlakay Dec 2020 #129
Try it. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #168
Robbie is a golden retriever marlakay Dec 2020 #198
I totally get it. StarlightGold Dec 2020 #130
OMG! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #169
Actually figuratively but StarlightGold Dec 2020 #180
For me it's the rage I feel all the time. Blaukraut Dec 2020 #131
Yes. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #170
Hugs to you! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #132
I did that. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #172
Glad the music helped! SheltieLover Dec 2020 #187
Take a vacation from politics and cut screen news out of your life. Hortensis Dec 2020 #135
I only read in the morning. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #173
Okay, let's examine, what have you collectively and individually "lost" Hortensis Dec 2020 #185
It is a rough time. The effects of covid are overwhelming on so many levels. Vivienne235729 Dec 2020 #138
You are correct. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #174
Birds. Can you see birds outside your window? Grasswire2 Dec 2020 #144
Well, not today. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #176
Tonight in East TN it'll be in the teens feel like 4. I took in a stray dog SammyWinstonJack Dec 2020 #149
Good for you! AirmensMom Dec 2020 #177
Right there with you Dukkha Dec 2020 #153
Hugs to you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #178
Thanks for sharing this. You expressed yourself beautifully. mtnsnake Dec 2020 #156
Thank you. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #179
Not alone x 80,000,000 Catalunya Dec 2020 #175
Yeah. AirmensMom Dec 2020 #181
I am losing my mind. Initech Dec 2020 #182
Depression is ravaging us like Covid. SleeplessinSoCal Dec 2020 #186
You're not alone in this. I care about the meaning of Christmas, but not what it has turned into. sprinkleeninow Dec 2020 #190
I understand. happy feet Dec 2020 #191
It's okay to feel this way MustLoveBeagles Dec 2020 #192
For what its worth dianaredwing Dec 2020 #193
The Orange Monster is on his way out and sellitman Dec 2020 #194
I hope I can make you feel better mvd Dec 2020 #196
Sending healing thoughts your way dlk Dec 2020 #197
"When I'm not on the verge of tears, I'm in a rage inside or just numb." llmart Dec 2020 #199
AirmensMom... Upthevibe Dec 2020 #200
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2020 #201
I am so sorry you feel this way bottomofthehill Dec 2020 #202
Death of a parent + trump caused it thru his lack of warning + our Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2020 #203
I'm sorry you are feeling so down ... electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #204
Sorry AirmensMom! smirkymonkey Dec 2020 #205
This message was self-deleted by its author Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2020 #206
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