I have decided. I won't do it. I will not be intimidated, or pushed into the corner. I am not ashamed of who I am, what I believe, or how I feel. This is, after all, my journal. People who cannot appreciate that, or don't like what I have to say should read someone elses' journal ( Read more... )

After the 23-reply post that began with me mourning a dead friendship and became LJ-drama, I am considering making this a friends-only journal. I need to feel that I am safe to post how I feel without fear of some trigger-happy-friend-of-an-ex-friend-who-doesn't-like-my-current-friends-and-only-has-half-the-story dropping the hammer on me ( Read more... )

That's how it seems to go everywhere.

Last night I had a very pleasant lj exchange with lupin_spirit .  It pleased me very much to be able to talk about our kids, and break away a little of the ice that has built up between our families for so long.  She did not immediately friend me, nor did I expect her to.  That's not her way, and that's ok with me.  I ( Read more... )