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irisblue

(37,463 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:35 AM 22 hrs ago

I dreamed we all were eating a pizza I was 9 yrs old. For one second it was gold

My parents already had big marital issues a kid would not understand nor should about that.

My parents divorced soon after that, then the years of quiet & not so quiet despair. My rotten brother really really needed a firm presence, our Mom could *not* do that. He got into much much much legal trouble & served many many many years of deserved prison time.

My father died in August 2011, I only learned of it because his brother tracked me down one Saturday afternoon. I told my mom & the rest of them a week later.
Last time all of us 5 kids & my Mom were in the same room was the day before Mom passed.

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I dreamed we all were eating a pizza I was 9 yrs old. For one second it was gold (Original Post) irisblue 22 hrs ago OP
I'm so sorry your childhood was so fraught with problems, Iris SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #1
Sheltie you are very dear to me. irisblue 22 hrs ago #3
You are very dear to me, too, Iris. SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #5
I do love sloppy joes. irisblue 21 hrs ago #6
Always with chips! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #7
I am sorry to hear that, but wish you all the love and support you need now and ahead Moostache 22 hrs ago #2
You are a kind person and I thank you irisblue 22 hrs ago #4

SheltieLover

(80,313 posts)
1. I'm so sorry your childhood was so fraught with problems, Iris
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:40 AM
22 hrs ago

Please know you are cherished here!

SheltieLover

(80,313 posts)
5. You are very dear to me, too, Iris.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
22 hrs ago

BTW, I just made sloppy joe's for breakfast. LOL

I'm not always awake when you post your breakfast thread, but I think of you daily when I begin stuffing my face.

Moostache

(11,171 posts)
2. I am sorry to hear that, but wish you all the love and support you need now and ahead
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:50 AM
22 hrs ago

Best wishes for you going forward. Where we start does not lock in where we can go or finish. May the road rise to meet you ahead.

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