Re: Lucky to be alive (was "DS wants to see . . .")

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Walking to happiness, I know what you mean it does take a long time

to unlearn behaviors. But the main thing is we know what is wrong we

see and acknowledge. I think you are right, somebody could take this

as a threat, who know today? But it is very scary that there are

mothers (or anybody)out there saying this today to sweet little

children. I am so happy to have his board to talk about all these

things with. I am happy to be here in my cozy home with my husband

and children who I love and I don't ever want to use words like that

to them. We here on this board know how to love. I am proud of you

for unlearning this and all other behaviors. I am proud of me to. We

could all be so much worse off! But look at us and how good we are!

Merry Christmas. Lots of Lizzy!

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> Thanks for the beautiful reminder to give thanks for being alive,

Lizzy. No matter what else happens and we grapple with fleas, we

survived and are alive. That is something I need to remind myself

of more often!

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> As for the phrase " I could kill you " , this is chilling, but my

nada said that everytime she got mad. She always said " I could kill

him;her " EVERYTIME she was mad at someone. Only now reading this

post do I realize how wrong those words are. Legally, that would be

a threat, wouldn't it? It would be illegal to talk about killing

someone, wouldn't it? I actually remember one time I used that

phrase and people looked at me, like what is wrong with her? It

takes a long time to unlearn the behavior I learned from my primary

(not a caretaker).

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> Talk about OZ! I never realized before that she was wrong for

speaking that phrase.

> Thank you for this insight.

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> Walking to happiness.

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