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   Hello all, I hope this finds you all well. Seems to be a bit of a night shift missing lately. I hope you will all come back soon, I miss it.

   I am well, starting my new job in 2 weeks, thanks for all of your support during these last couple of months.

   Today is the 12th anniversary of my father's passing and my sisters and I are doing well and remembering the good times.

   I am sorry to hear of the problems with family members here and wish them all well. My prayers go out to all and wish them the best of all recovery.

   I see we have some new friends showing up and welcome them as well. May they join the group and let it grow.

   I hope everyone is having a good night and hope to see you later. Mama Lynn

   Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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   Mama Lynn, I was just thinking of starting a night shift. Thanks. Sorry that you are having a sad day today with the anniv of the passing of your dad. I am GLAD you have the job coming in two weeks though. I have noticed that we have a lot of new family members joining in the past two weeks. I have started a thread "TDK newbies" for old and new members to go to if they want a buddy. If anyone is interested in being a buddy or finding a buddy would you be so kind as to go to that thread? Hi to anyone else who has signed on since I started typing this!

   Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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   Mama Lynn, so glad to see you posting! Great news on the job front! ((hugs)) it's been 11 yrs in May since I lost my Dad!... seems like just yesturday! Hi Molly! Sorry your day was so rough! Have a relaxing night!

   Posted 12 months ago by AV #

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   Evening Lynn and MC.
   I am so glad you are starting your new job soon Lynn and that you found a job! Hopefully it will be so much better than your old one. I send you and Kay big big hugs!!!
   MC are you feeling better? what happened at work?

   Posted 12 months ago by cricketsmama #

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   Hi AV..you snuck in while I was typing :)

   Posted 12 months ago by cricketsmama #

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   Hi CM! you simply must try the fried chicken for Maddie & Wayne, they'll love it, and it's soooooooo easy!

   Posted 12 months ago by AV #

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   Thanks for your kind words for the job and my dad AV and CM. Each year the pain ease just a bit. CM, will send the hugs on!!

   MC are you ok, CM seems to think you are in distress.

   Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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   I saw that recipe and I plan to! I have heard that corn flakes rock on chicken. I saved the link so I can buy some of the ingredients. I already have the chicken. :)

   Posted 12 months ago by cricketsmama #

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   Av, saw that fried chicken recipe and will definetly try it, sounds yummy!!

   Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    I am sorry about your dad Lynn. On the 6th of April it will be 2 years since my mom passed and it feels like yesterday. My father has been gone for almost 33 years now. It's nice to think about the good times. So bittersweet.

    Posted 12 months ago by cricketsmama #

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    MC is in distress and her digestive system can't take much more! We had a meeting today with my staff, my boss, and the company VP. Boy did I feel like an ASS! My staff made me look like the worst person to have ever walked this earth. They have done some very bad things with our patients and said that I was not supportive of them and that is why it happened. IT TURNED OUT BEING MY FAULT! I was in Oregon at the time, how could it have been my fault?!?!? Now I am the one who is in trouble because the "higher ups" seemed to believe them and NOT ME! (fuming here) Yay! We get to do it again tomorrow because the "higher ups" are coming to "shadow" me tomorrow!

    Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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    Isn't it odd that we may be grown up but when it comes to our parents we are always taken back to being kids? (lynn) (cm)

    Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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    MC, this is not a good thing. I am sorry you are sick, but it sounds like your company is not supporting you at all. If there are more details I missed, I apologize. I don't know what else to say but I hope you feel better soon and I hope that you will win this situation. I have been there and done that and remember that nothing, not even a job, is worth your health.

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    Agreed. I just know that there are people out there who have seen what is going on and have supported me and talked with my boss's about it. They nodded and agreed at that time but when it came to our "meeting" they didn't have the kahuna's to confront my employees who no longer care to listen to me. Not to mention they are badmouthing me to everyone they can! UGH!

    Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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    ((MC back)) yes, those times are etched in our minds forever. We may not have liked how they raised us, but when we can no longer pick up the phone and hear their voices or drive our car to the door and walk in, we become lost in our past and must deal with our future. We still go on, remember, and know that they are the angels that watch over us always. They left this earth, but not our hearts. I know my parents guide me every day, my dad more than mom, but I still believe. Without that, we have nothing. Thanks.

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    ....wistfully, even tho it's been 11 yrs since my Dad passed, I remember clearly the ride with him from the hospital to the hospice center..... he knew time was limited, and fortunately, I got to tell him how much I loved him and what a great Dad he was, and he too told me things, like how proud he was of me, how glad he was that I married a great guy and had two wonderful kids, and other sweet things (tears are clouding my vision now).... but I feel so blessed to have had that opportunity to share those moments with him. He was dead within 2 weeks of that ride.....

    Molly, I'm so sorry things are so stressful for you..... finger pointing is never a good thing, and I say hold your head up and stand by your work. You are a good and caring person! Be proud of who you are and what you do... we are!

    Posted 12 months ago by AV #

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    MC, been there, done that, on a smaller scale. I am so sorry for your tough time. These days it is everyone for themselves and it sounds like you are on the short end of the stick. I wish you well and prayers are with you. ((MC))

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    funny, i just thought of my dad when you wrote that. it will be nine years in april that he passed. we had a falling out right before he went into the hospital for an "elective" procedure and he never woke up (from surgery). he hugged everyone and told them he loved them before surgery but me (mom and 5 siblings). he just walked away from me. never got to talk to him again. I was the only one in the room with him when he struggled terribly to take his last breath in the icu. I have always been tortured by that. I often wondered if maybe these times are my penance for the way it ended. it is just too ironic that these two themes are running together tonite.

    Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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    AV, what a beautiful tribute to your dad. I had less time. My father had a stroke and was brought to the hospital. I was waiting. He was alert for about a half hour. Knew Mom, us kids, Kay. They wanted to transfer him to a hospital in Phila, my mom said no, we agreed. My fathers brain was blown out but we did have a last bit of time with him that I treasure as we all do. He went to a nursing home, heart still strong but unresponsive. The powers that be wanted to put in a feeding tube. Thank God my sister stepped up to the plate and that was not done. He passed 6 weeks after the stroke. He was gone, and he wouldn't have wanted to live, if that's what you call it, that way. It was the best we could do, to respect his life and his wishes. But we all miss those who pass and wish it were not so.

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    Know you are all in my thoughts and prayers always. It's so hard living life anyway, why can't people be good, caring human beings and just watch out for each other and be nice...I know...pipe dream :)

    Posted 12 months ago by cricketsmama #

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    Lynn, I agree whole heartedly! I feel my Dad's guidance and know that he watchs over me and mine always!.... there's been times, with my kids that I've had "bad" feelings, and then a strange sense of calm.... that I know "pawpaw" was there, and found comfort....knowing he was with them when I couldn't be.....

    Posted 12 months ago by AV #

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    MC, no, no, you had nothing to do with your dads passing, and it was not your fault. I don't know the situation, but am here to tell you, that when our time is up, no matter where, no matter when, it is up. This had nothing to do with you. I am sorry that you are feeling this pain, and now I feel terrible about mentioning it. I didn't mean to bring anyone any pain or sadness. Please know that he is watching over you and whatever your differences, he is with you. Take time to see if you smell his aftershave, or something is moved in the house or do you dream of him and see him when you might be waking up, or just something that lets you know he is near.

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    lynn, no not at all. i know i am responsible for my own happiness and sadness in the end. growing up his favorite cat looked just like my wilma and i wonder sometimes if i didn't get her as a sort of "memory" of him.

    Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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    CM it might be a pipe dream, but I sure agree with you. My head began hurting again today. They seem to now think I have a sinus infection--why not on top of it all. So I am going to take my medicine and go to bed. My hubby just came home and said I looked like I needed to be tucked in.

    Memories of lost loved ones can be bittersweet...

    Good Night and Peace to All.

    Posted 12 months ago by SoxsMom #

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    molly cat , i am soo sorry you are getting the "bums rush " from your company. it sounds like a bunch of horse manure to me. stay strong and don't let them see you rattled. please keep me posted on how things are going, i'm working fri sat and sunday, but will be on monday after i see the doc ( i,ve had a nagging cold i can't shake ).

    mamma lynn, it was nice to read your post. your dad is watching over you. i truly believe our loved ones are watching over us and helps us. mamma lynn you always make me feel better, you are so positive and i love to read your posts.

    Posted 12 months ago by beth #

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    This may sound strange, but I want to put it out. My father knew that we were expecting our grandaughter. She was born on valentines day. He was so excited. We never got the chance to take Nikki to see him before the stroke, so he never met her. As Nikki became a toddler I would hear her talking and laughing in her room we have here to "Michael". Just talking, laughing. Kay would look at me and say What? I told her what I thought. Kay not buying into my thoughts, but intrigued just the same. When I asked Nikki what Michael looked like, she described my father. No one in either Kay or my family has that look. I saw pics of Nikki with orbs around her. They are angels. Dad was at least one of them. Nikki never talked to Michael in any room but hers. I believe that my father was with her. Nikki doesn't remember any of this now, since we have talked about it. She believes in the angels in the pics, but thinks that I have made up the Michael thing! They say children see angels but lose memory around 4-5 years of age. We tend to do that to them. Such a shame. I know what I saw and heard and know in my heart that my father came back to see his "graundaughter" and welcomed her into the world.

    thanks for listening to my story.

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    Sm, please take good care of yourself and I hope you have a good sleep and feel better in the morning. Hope hubby tucked you in just fine. peace to you and ((HUGS)) as well.

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    lynn, that was beautiful and made me tear up! i agree with what you said entirely. i think children are the purest of souls and can see and talk to angels. thanks for feeling like you could share that with us.

    Posted 12 months ago by mollycat71 #

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    thank you Beth, your comments are comforting tonight. I hope your cold gets better soon and work doesn't take a toll on you as well. ((BETH))

    Posted 12 months ago by Lynn from PA 6/8 #

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    (((Lynn)))...... I believe your story! Have had similar feelings/thoughts in different situations over the past 11 yrs. since Dad passed...... Me, I'm a hopeful person, and open to the love and "white lights" or guidance that our loved ones from beyond send......

    .... my Son wants to be President...... I believe he will in the 2030 decade..... don't ask me how I know this, but ...... I truly believe this.....

    ok, many may throw shoes....... sorry, just thinking out loud, and being honest in my heart..... you can think I'm crazy......

    Posted 12 months ago by AV #

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