Posted by gardenergirl on July 8, 2006, at 17:41:27
In reply to My first padded cell, posted by tofuemmy on July 8, 2006, at 13:27:14
Oh sweetie, that sounds really awful. I'm sorry you went through that. I wish that professional caring always meant actual caring and consideration, with dignity and respect in all cases.
> How did I get here? Me? Holy cr*p. It's come to this? I couldn't stop shaking my head in amazement at my predicament.
I'm sure I would react that way, too. I imagine it felt a bit surreal.
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> How do we encorporate this sort of experience into our lives? How do we change the definition of who we are? Now I am someone who gets locked up. I'm struggling to process all of this.I don't know. Maybe it helps to talk about it. Maybe writing about it. Maybe just sitting wth it for awhile? I just know that we are the sum total of our experiences, good and bad. You're so much more than someone "who gets locked up." My definition of my friend Emmy has not changed. I've learned that she's hurting and struggling recently, and I'm sad about that.
But you're still the caring, wise, funny, silly, lovely, talented, thoughtful, honorable, hard-working, smart, tasteful, insightful, tender-tough, generous, dog-loving, spendid bath product-using, marvelous tofubuttsky that I know and love.
It's a blessing to know you, you know.
gg
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