Re: Wish me luck: family visit looms in the near future!

[Guest guest]

Good Luck! Just another note. The other good thing about writing

keeping a journal and writing a story is that maybe someday it

really will be of use to somebody. I know people have said the same

things to me. I keep writing things down starting with my first

memories up until current events. I figure they will help my

children understand if nothing else. I have been in contact with a

publisher but at the moment am focucing on the childrens books

because I am to scared to put anything out there. But I truly think

we as KO's have something that is now beging to get recognized and

hopfuly we can share and help. So good luck with your ideas to

because you seem very wise and like you have helping heart:) Lizzy

>

> OK! We're heading out tomorrow to visit the FOO. I'm sure

they'll be

> up to their usual foo-lishness and I think I've done as much as

> humanly possible to protect my husband and myself from undue abuse,

> mysery and stupidity. But wish me luck and send me hugs anyway

> because I always seem to get feelings of anxiety and worthlessnesss

> when " fun " -foo-activities are planned.

>

> On this trip, I'm going to work on not letting the little things

get

> me down. Like snooty nada comments which, incidentally, would be

> amusing if I could only step back and bask in the insanity of it

all

> without taking it personally. I'm going to try to not let the

> FOO-chaos upset me either. AND, I'm going to think of a list of

> suitable topics for changing conversations with when I'm starting

to

> feel the heat(thanks MG!).

>

> I am going to BYOLA(bring your own love and approval), a coping

> mechanism I learned in Oprah. I will surely need it as I will be

> spending time with baby brother's girlfiend who is a

> skinny-big-boobed-fashion student that agrees with everything my

nada

> and bruddah say. I know my nada will be ready with plenty of

> comparissons, but I am intending to dress in my regular weekend

> fair(flip-flops, shorts and hippy shirt) and not wear makeup. Bring

> it, nada!

>

> Finally, I intend to write a short story about all the things that

> make me miserable at the time, but that are really funny later. I

> already make up funny versions of family visits to tell to my

friends

> and colleagues when they ask me about trips home. Something about

> making it funny makes is speakable and livable too. My colleagues

> have told me I should write a book about my family

experiences. . .I'm

> considering it!

>

> Trish

>

[Guest guest]

Lizzy, thanks for the new perspective on this. I certainly have

learned a great deal from what others have written--whether or not

it's specifically about BPD.

Trish

> >

> > OK! We're heading out tomorrow to visit the FOO. I'm sure

> they'll be

> > up to their usual foo-lishness and I think I've done as much as

> > humanly possible to protect my husband and myself from undue abuse,

> > mysery and stupidity. But wish me luck and send me hugs anyway

> > because I always seem to get feelings of anxiety and worthlessnesss

> > when " fun " -foo-activities are planned.

> >

> > On this trip, I'm going to work on not letting the little things

> get

> > me down. Like snooty nada comments which, incidentally, would be

> > amusing if I could only step back and bask in the insanity of it

> all

> > without taking it personally. I'm going to try to not let the

> > FOO-chaos upset me either. AND, I'm going to think of a list of

> > suitable topics for changing conversations with when I'm starting

> to

> > feel the heat(thanks MG!).

> >

> > I am going to BYOLA(bring your own love and approval), a coping

> > mechanism I learned in Oprah. I will surely need it as I will be

> > spending time with baby brother's girlfiend who is a

> > skinny-big-boobed-fashion student that agrees with everything my

> nada

> > and bruddah say. I know my nada will be ready with plenty of

> > comparissons, but I am intending to dress in my regular weekend

> > fair(flip-flops, shorts and hippy shirt) and not wear makeup. Bring

> > it, nada!

> >

> > Finally, I intend to write a short story about all the things that

> > make me miserable at the time, but that are really funny later. I

> > already make up funny versions of family visits to tell to my

> friends

> > and colleagues when they ask me about trips home. Something about

> > making it funny makes is speakable and livable too. My colleagues

> > have told me I should write a book about my family

> experiences. . .I'm

> > considering it!

> >

> > Trish

> >

>