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When Darkness Falls...

by Gaby

Rated: GC · Book · Personal · #1747905

...I come out and play...

This may be as ordinary as they come or the complete opposite of what you've ever read.

If an entry is written during the day, it may be less thought provoking than the one written at night..

Because when darkness falls.. I am no more..

We all know what hides in the dark corners of an uncontrollable mind..

When nothing but confusion spreads its wings and, dare I say, flies..

Either way, sit down; read an entry or two, comment if you'd like, give advice, but don't judge.

...and welcome to my world...

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Gaby

Jan 25, 2020 at 8:10pm
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Joy, my husband's aunt raised seven kids and she gets really annoying talking about her kids and how she raised them without any help and so on. She was 15-16 when she had her first one and her husband wasn't much help, ever. I just want to say, that was your choice to have so many kids with a guy who left you to your own devices, but I know better.

Ⱳƹ₿~ŴitcӉ 2021, don't even go there!

Daisy is still in diapers and I'll be sixty when she turns twenty soooo...

Nice to hear your youngest is getting married!

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Ⱳƹ₿~ŴitcӉ 2021

Jan 25, 2020 at 7:14pm
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You think you're losing sleep now -- wait until Daisy, the "mini-you" turns sixteen. Oh, yeah, that's when the real sleepless nights begin. I say this a bit tongue in cheek, as I raised four daughters. Yup, four, because if I messed up with one of them, I had three more to improve my mothering techniques with daughters. My last child, born as I was turning forty, was thankfully a boy. He was much easier to raise. Low maintenance then and now. In fact he will be getting married this summer.

Enjoy your precious baby girl. You will be her best friend when she's a mom of her own one day.

It's all worth it, Gaby.

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Joy

Jan 25, 2020 at 4:50pm
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Gaby Take my word for it, I am not one of those old women who raised seven kids and thought the whole thing was a breeze. I raised two boys and kept asking myself, "Where was my mind? How did I get into this?" Even though, I truly love my boys beyond anything, it was no picnic.

To me, this is the essence of motherhood: You love the kids so much that you don't care being sleepless, mindless, and working like a robot, and the minute something goes wrong, the whole world blames you. But then, you get used to it and love every minute of it, too.

Well, best of luck! And I so wish I could send you some real luck.

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Gaby

Jan 25, 2020 at 1:28pm
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I'm working on it! Until she starts walking. Then I'm screwed again.

🌓 HuntersMoon

Jan 25, 2020 at 1:25pm
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Ahhhh. The bemoaning of a parent.

Well, you've learned the silent but ugly truth. They make the schedule... we just adjust to it.

Happy to hear you're enjoying it and we look forward to your return... when she lets you.

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Elle

Nov 5, 2019 at 3:52pm
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Can I use that as an excuse for all the shit I've never finished?
Uh, yeah. Duh. That's the whole point of mentioning it.

Gaby

Nov 5, 2019 at 11:23am
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At least I'm not alone.

I was starting to feel bad.

squritoon, I don't mind other people's writing either. I enjoy it either way I just wish sometimes I could focus better.

Thanks, Elle, so basically on top of my OCD I have inattentive ADHD. Can I use that as an excuse for all the shit I've never finished?

Here's the thing though, we stopped smoking in the house thanks to Daisy and that hasn't helped really. I have to stop what I'm doing, go outside and smoke, and that sidetracks me often. I'll walk back in and do something completely different.

Kittiara, I'm glad to see you around, girl!

I know it's been too long since I've stepped foot here.

Fivesixer, it could be a writer thing but still, your focus on blogging is much better than mine.

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Elle

Nov 4, 2019 at 6:01pm
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I was talking to Rhonda

about this earlier in the year. She said it's a sign of 'inattentive ADHD'. I was like 'Dude, I'm the laziest person I know, I'm not ADHD' but holy fuck, I definitely have inattentive ADHD. It's so me!

Hmm, doesn't look like I did a post about it in my blog. Weird. I'll copy from my offsite blog into my WDC one so you can read it: "ADHD?"

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Fivesixer

Nov 4, 2019 at 5:07pm
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"So, seeing how I haven't been on WdC in what seems like a damn decade, I decided to snoop through ports, see what's new, what's old, and all that good stuff. Of course I stumble on some blog entries and it doesn't even matter if the subject is mundane, it's the writing itself that captures me. Then I read another entry and another and an hour has gone by and yet again I haven't done anything productive."

I would argue that by reading and getting lost in the reading you've done, that you've been hella productive. The people you've read appreciate the view, and any comment or connection you might make to their entry. It may not serve you much, but it serves the writer.

As for getting lost in general, it happens to me often. Brain Fog is a bitch. I can flashback to exact moments from a decade or two ago but can't remember why I walk into different rooms, and my apartment isn't that big. Some things take me a minute or two before I can jump in. Other times, I have no clue and need more reminders. But when there's something I know I need to get across, I have every detail down pat before I get into it. I don't know what that means or how it relates here. That's me, half-assing the "paying attention" part I guess

.

Anyway, always nice to see you back up in here.

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Kittiara

Nov 4, 2019 at 2:38pm
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I don't know if it's a female thing or not, but yep, I am exactly the same.

It's how quite often I never even bother writing a story, because in my mind I've already been there and now I'm done. It's why I also don't do NaNo prep or anything, because I'd be so bored when I'd finally get around to writing the thing. And yeah, some people's blogs amaze me. I just babble on.

Anyway... Gaby! You're back!

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