"What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed in there, regardless. It wasn't just about blood relations or shared chromosomes, but something wider, bigger. We had many families over time. Our family of origin, the family we created, as well as the groups ( Read more... )

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couples_therapy:57.3. How long do you continue to have romantic feelings about your former partner after a breakup?A year ago today I met Ste’s daughter. We went on a “date” to McDonalds, and Audrey convinced me to play in the ball pit even though I knew it was full of germs. And Ste laughed and watched us play and tossed fries in the air and caught ( Read more... )

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[locked to those in couples_therapyI have a date. Sort of. It’s just to a Halloween party. If the party is even happening. It’s all very friendly, and pretty innocent, if you ignore the fact that he’s going as a naked hobo and I’m going as Robin Hood with a skirt so short that if I move wrong everyone can see if I’m a natural redhead ( Read more... )

John and Terry take Ste's daughter Audrey to the zoo. Includes cute overdose.

You feel guilty when you realise it's time to move on. As much as I’d like to believe that I’m unique in that respect, I’m not. My therapist said it, but I didn’t believe her. Then my best friend said it, and I believed it. It hurts to move on, because in order to do so, you have to accept that whatever you’re grieving for won’t come back. Ste’s ( Read more... )

Lorna answered something in a recent meme she did, and it really affected me. She said that if Henry died, she would have wanted to be pregnant, and JP asked why. I jumped into the thread to guess an answer, and then as soon as I did I regretted it. I didn’t want to force my own opinion on someone else, especially not about something as personal as ( Read more... )

Yesterday was Ste’s birthday. Sorry if I was a little weird at work and all, I was a bit hung-over I was distracted. Yeah ( Read more... )

couples_therapy introduction hereSte was the first person I ever went to bed with without saying “I love you” first. I don’t know why that is. Well, I sort of do. At the time, it was because I felt comfortable with him. I trusted him. And I had a feeling that, given the way things were going, I would love him if given a little more time ( Read more... )

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

Takes place after this RP

It broke her. Seeing John again, seeing the state he was in, knowing there was nothing she could do, it tipped her over the edge. He looked so… weak.

Don’t think about it.Knowing the truth about Ste. Knowing how he died, knowing he ( Read more... )