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Wow, this was powerful

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Thanks, Tom - glad to have you aboard!

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Perfect Mercury retrograde memories of a complex relationship with your family. So in line with the astrology of this eclipse season. Sun in Taurus (jewels), Mars in Cancer (family conflict). Sending you a hug. Love your writing.

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Thank you my dear, you're a star among stars ⭐🌟⭐

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enterprise which mainly consisted of weeding and complaining. This is the way I "yard" (every other noun is turning into a verb...why not this one?

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haha I like it, I'm sure your moonscape is positively luminous ;)

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Yeah, family dynamics, mother-child dynamics… rarely tidy. Maybe one reason I never had kids. All I know is I’m just gonna try my best not to end up bitter about Life 🤞🏼

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...if you don't mind my asking...Were you adopted by any chance? I was, and it adds a whole weird dimension...

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Wow, yes I guess that would add a lot of layers to things…

I was not adopted. I’m an only child, my mom was chronically depressed and grew up in Germany during the war, and my dad was autistic and they divorced when I was 3. Aren’t families fun!

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Barrel of monkeys... 🙈🙉🙊

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Very touching. I understand well the complexities of difficult family dynamics but could never desccribe it so well in words. This story spoke to me on a profound level. Love and light to you!

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And to you 💚💚💚

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That was beautiful and painful. I don't have any words of comfort for complicated family relations, except maybe to keep remembering those moments of levity and love.

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Thanks Nadia - that really is the only way. I cherish that Polaroid :)

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What a story. Could be a short film. My relationship with my mother was much more conventional. There was jewelry too. But, in my case, no one wanted it! So, of course, the inevitable question is: whatever happened to the Saudi gold?

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I traded it for some magic beans 🤪 Thanks for reading, Richard!

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