Tag: family

• There’s no substitute for compassion

  The latest thing out there right now is all about “manifesting” goodness, wealth, health, happiness etc into your own life. “If you believe it…you will achieve it“ Sorry, (not really) but that’s utter bullsh*t. Believing and – for the love of God – manifesting *shudder* good things can only get you so far. I think […]

  janetdthomas77

  June 17, 2022

  Burnt out, Family Obligations, fed up, manifesting

  99problems, aching, advice, anxious, bad advice, bekind, betrayed, Bollocks, burntout, cantcope, cantgoon, cantmoveforward, choosewordswisely, crossingoceans, disbelief, disgusted, don't be rude, encouragement, exhausted, family, fatigued, manifesting

• Surviving parent guilt

  Since my Dad died, I’ve come across new things. Like crippling grief. Grief that looks and feels like 80 feet waves pummelling me, tumbling me, confusing and frightening me. Grief like that. Grief that – like waves – doesn’t let you come up for air. It doesn’t stop for a second so you can’t stop. […]

  janetdthomas77

  June 10, 2022

  anxiety, death, family, Family Obligations, grief, Grieving, loss, money, Relationships, Work

  family, grief, GriefsFirsts, guilty, killingme, survivingparentguilt, wavesthatdontstop

• It’s been a year since you went away

  Hey Dad, Ed Sheeran has a song out called “Visiting hours” where he wants to go and see his Mom in Heaven. I’ve had it on repeat all day as tears have flowed down my face. I never thought I’d be able to relate to losing a parent and yet here we are. I close […]

  janetdthomas77

  June 4, 2022

  Author life, books, death, depression, family, grief, Grieving, happy memories, loss, Relationships

  Dad, family, grief, grievingbadly, hatethesefuckinganniversaries, lossofaparent, MissyouDad

• Wedding anniversary 💕

  janetdthomas77

  May 9, 2022

  happiness, happy memories, Life, love, marriage, Relationships, remarriage

  2ndmarriage, Admiration, Alun, alunandjanet, AppreciationPost, bestdayever, blessed, blessings, blowjobs, family, flirtgame, good memories, goodforthesoul, happily ever after, happily married

• Happy Memory #2

  Alun and I were moving house. I was SO EXCITED about it as the first home we moved into was something Alun chose while I was working long hours and when I saw it, my heart dropped. It was an old (VERY OLD) yellow cottage on a quiet street near a Primary school and really, […]

  janetdthomas77

  May 6, 2022

  anxiety, Burnt out, family, Fears, Friends, happy memories, Illness, kindness, Life, love, Relationships, Work

  blessed, family, friendsarelife, friendship, Life, mental illness, rainbowhouse, Relationships

• Coming to understand Grief

  Grief…you are not welcome here.

  janetdthomas77

  April 15, 2022

  death, depression, family, Fears, grief, Grieving, loss

  Dad, Dads, family, grief, Life, loss, LossofFamilyMember, lossofparent, mental illness

• Grief

  Grief doesn’t knock.

  janetdthomas77

  February 25, 2022

  death, family, grief, Grieving, loss

  Dad, family, Greiving, grief, Griefdoesntknock, hurting, lossofaparent, painful, PleaseBringMyDadBack

• Conversations with Dad

  

  I don’t remember meeting my Dad, you know. He came into my world when I was 3 years old. Suddenly in our tiny, dirty, shabby Filipino village was a tall white man with a twinkle in his eye and a friendly grin. I don’t remember how we got to be Dad and Daughter…we just were…and […]

  janetdthomas77

  February 15, 2022

  addiction, alcohol, dating, depression, family, grief, Grieving, Humour, identity, Life, loss, love, Relationships, Uncategorized

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• The State that I’m in

  Firstly, the blessing is that I’m loved. I have SO MANY amazing, caring, sweet, incredible friends, an extraordinary husband and a Mom who loves me so very much. She drives me nuts, but she’s my Mom. I’m so thankful for at least ONE parent in my life. I will forever miss my Dad being around. […]

  janetdthomas77

  January 29, 2022

  anxiety, death, depression, family, Fears, Friends, grief, Grieving, identity, Life, loss, mental illness, panic attacks, rest, self help, self love, suicide, The Beach, Work

  abused, anxiety, burntout, cantgoon, Dad, depression, family, grief, Ineedhelp, mental illness, pleasehelpme, suicidalagain

• I’m cured! JKS. I’m still very unwell

  The thing with being discharged from a PSYCHIATRIC WARD is that people without mental illness think it means you’re “all better” again when in reality, you’re FAR from it. I feel like I’ve been yeeted back into a dark, roaring ocean and I’m back to fighting for my life. Kicking hard with my legs to […]

  janetdthomas77

  January 21, 2022

  abuse, anxiety, depression, family, Fears, food, grief, identity, Illness, Life, loss, mental illness, Relationships, siblings

  CanIdothis, depression, Expectationsarehigh, family, JesusIneedYou, mental illness, Mom, Momyouaredrivingmenuts, ProvidingforMom, Relationships, TrustinYouLord