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mopinko

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34. yeah, the last 2 yrs kicked my butt pretty good, but

Reply to Atticus (Original post)

Fri Dec 31, 2021, 10:23 PM

Dec 2021

i've got my home, my dogs, chickens and parrots.
plenty to eat. good beer. weed.
my children all live, even tho several of them are assholes.
i've got less money than i did when all this started, but i'm still a long way from broke.

i do wish i didnt know how many of the people in my life are actually abject assholes, but hey, always good to know the truth.

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I was sorta counting my blessings this morning---I have food, clothing and a warm dry place to sleep [View all] Atticus Dec 2021 OP

👍👍 Demovictory9 Dec 2021 #1

Your mother and mine appear to have thought alike. ananda Dec 2021 #2

Mine, too. highplainsdem Dec 2021 #6

And mine. Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 #17

Thank you, a perfect post for this day of this year. Raven Dec 2021 #3

Healing is not possible yet... kpete Dec 2021 #4

Thanks, Atticus! Best wishes for 2022 to you, too! And it's always good highplainsdem Dec 2021 #5

Thankful ... and wishing everyone a happier new year sarchasm Dec 2021 #7

and for the time being, a democracy housecat Dec 2021 #8

Amen, Atticus, amen. zeusdogmom Dec 2021 #9

Thank you for that reminder allegorical oracle Dec 2021 #10

Welcome to DU! KS Toronado Dec 2021 #11

Thanks! Have been on two previous allegorical oracle Dec 2021 #12

Me too KS Toronado Dec 2021 #23

Thanks for the reminder. hay rick Dec 2021 #13

God bless your mother. And... somaticexperiencing Dec 2021 #14

Your last paragraph brought to mind a couple more of Mom's "sayings": Atticus Dec 2021 #16

Mine had a few too Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 #18

My mom, who lived through the deaths of 6 siblings from yellow fever, didn't have Nay Dec 2021 #26

My kids will probably remember Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 #31

love it. fantastic. Happy New Year! somaticexperiencing Jan 2022 #36

Amen Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #15

Yes I feel so fortunate samplegirl Dec 2021 #19

May we all indeed begin to heal in 2022. dchill Dec 2021 #20

A healing new year to us all. mwmisses4289 Dec 2021 #21

Awwwwww, thanks, Atticus! calimary Dec 2021 #22

nice song from an old movie SouthernDem4ever Dec 2021 #24

Several years ago homegirl Dec 2021 #25

Me too, yesterday. tavernier Dec 2021 #27

Kind words mean a lot. Thank you. live love laugh Dec 2021 #28

Perfect. Thank you. LoisB Dec 2021 #29

Thank You for posting...K and R.. Stuart G Dec 2021 #30

I immediately thought of the song, "Grateful," by Amanda McBroom majdrfrtim Dec 2021 #32

Agreed. Great sentiment Atticus. Happy New Year Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #33

yeah, the last 2 yrs kicked my butt pretty good, but mopinko Dec 2021 #34

This topic of Blessings was a topic during the holiday party RicROC Jan 2022 #35