Gwladysover
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Happy Birthday to your daughter,@Sassy Colombian. Hope she has a lovely day.??
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Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven
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Harryflashman
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@Sassy Colombian happy birthday to your daughter hope she has an amazing day
Harryflashman
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As I’ve discussed before Fred I’m a man who had his accounts locked as I forgot my age on a phone security check so I feel your pain !
Gwladysover
Player Valuation: £35m
Wow, that’s lovely. Both my brothers are very good artists, one is professional. I wish I could paint but artistic gene passed me by unfortunately.
carlos21
KING OF REP
Hi gorgeous Xxxxxxx
You're getting good at this photo lark! That's gorgeous.
Bluetintedspecs
Player Valuation: £6m
Since hearing about Messy passing away, it's reminded me of my own experiences of losing people close to me when they were young.
This is going to be more upbeat than it sounds, and maybe it will help anyone who's recently lost someone close to them. This is only based on my own experience, so I'm not presuming it's the same for everyone.
Sometimes people die too young. My sister died of cancer aged 38. My nephew, from my other sister, died of cancer aged 20.
I often talk about them, and my mum who died in 2009 aged 73. I get little reminders about them all the time, but they don't make me feel sad. They make me smile. Here's an example for each of them.
My scouse mum used to say "Hello love" to complete strangers as she passed them in the street. Nowadays, whenever a stranger has the courtesy to say hello to me as we pass each other, it reminds me of my mum and makes me smile. Every time.
My sister gave the firmest hugs I've ever experienced. It was like having your ribs crushed. It was too firm really, but I knew it was her way of showing how much she loved me. Whenever I get a hug that feels a bit on the firm side, it reminds me of my sister and makes me smile.
I didn't move to London until my nephew was 5, so I saw a lot of him in those early years, which made me closer to him than my sister's other kids. The first time I came to visit after moving to London, he saw me getting out of the car, ran out of the house and got within a few steps of me before he just launched himself at me like a missile. I managed to catch him, swung him round a few times and then he clung onto me for ages, not wanting to let go. It's probably my most treasured memory of him, so whenever I get a hug which is a bit on the lengthy side, it reminds me of him and makes me smile.
For me, the initial pain of losing someone close to you is eventually replaced with loving remembrance. The memory of times spent with them remain, as well as the influence they had on you, and you feel lucky to have had them in your life.
This is going to be more upbeat than it sounds, and maybe it will help anyone who's recently lost someone close to them. This is only based on my own experience, so I'm not presuming it's the same for everyone.
Sometimes people die too young. My sister died of cancer aged 38. My nephew, from my other sister, died of cancer aged 20.
I often talk about them, and my mum who died in 2009 aged 73. I get little reminders about them all the time, but they don't make me feel sad. They make me smile. Here's an example for each of them.
My scouse mum used to say "Hello love" to complete strangers as she passed them in the street. Nowadays, whenever a stranger has the courtesy to say hello to me as we pass each other, it reminds me of my mum and makes me smile. Every time.
My sister gave the firmest hugs I've ever experienced. It was like having your ribs crushed. It was too firm really, but I knew it was her way of showing how much she loved me. Whenever I get a hug that feels a bit on the firm side, it reminds me of my sister and makes me smile.
I didn't move to London until my nephew was 5, so I saw a lot of him in those early years, which made me closer to him than my sister's other kids. The first time I came to visit after moving to London, he saw me getting out of the car, ran out of the house and got within a few steps of me before he just launched himself at me like a missile. I managed to catch him, swung him round a few times and then he clung onto me for ages, not wanting to let go. It's probably my most treasured memory of him, so whenever I get a hug which is a bit on the lengthy side, it reminds me of him and makes me smile.
For me, the initial pain of losing someone close to you is eventually replaced with loving remembrance. The memory of times spent with them remain, as well as the influence they had on you, and you feel lucky to have had them in your life.
Wow! That's awesome.
Sassy Colombian
Member: Team PoP
Messy was truly a great human being, one that was taken from this earth too soon. The past few night I’ve been thinking of him and wondering where has he gone? Such a mystery that it’s death. But wherever he is at, if he reading what you all have been posting the past few pages, I’m sure he is having a great laugh. My favorite quote and rightly characterization is when he said “I like talking in this thread, its a bit like a coffee room gossip all kinds of random subjects and everyone is nice to each other.” He brought so many people here to have that sort of interaction and he was proud of it!
You are missed Karl!
Sassy Colombian
Member: Team PoP
That’s a gorgeous garden, Jazzy. I look forward to seeing a pic once it’s blooming
Sassy Colombian
Member: Team PoP
I bet there’s an artist buried beneath the admiration of your brothers work ….
Sassy Colombian
Member: Team PoP
Thanks for the birthday wishes for Sofia, she will be 11 on Thursday and time has passed too quickly. She was just a baby not too long ago and now she is quickly arriving to teenagers years or as she would said, she is now a tween ? I was actually feeling a bit stressed about her upcoming birthday today as we had to get tested for Covid before our trip back to the US. We have taken all the precautions while traveling through CR and throughout the country is mandatory to wear mask, wash hands or sanitize before coming inside an establishment and even temperature taking is conducted to go into a supermarket. Among the many things that have impressed me about CR, and there have been many, is how seriously they are about taking preventive measures to stop the spread of Covid. So all those measures plus the fact that we mostly spent our time outdoors, even when we dined at restaurants, should have been good enough to keep us safe. Nonetheless I began anxious this morning at the thought of posting positive for Covid and for our daughter to have missed her birthday celebration with the family. I was feeling guilty (@Brett Angell Delight there is that parent guilt) that our trip was meant for her to miss her birthday celebration. Thankfully our test came back negative this evening and we are safe to travel back to the US. Once back home we will take a home test again on Thursday to ensure we are okay to be around grandparents. Life is so risky now days but the best we can do is to cope with this new way of living safely, because it seems as if Covid is here with us for the long haul
So to all of you reading this post, I hope you can stay safe friends! Good health to everyone for the upcoming year! Xx
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Terrarian
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What a shame I never discovered this thread sooner, having bad health can be a lonely slog at times, I do struggle with the old grey matter and only recently discovered that there is actually diagnosis for what I am experiencing. Then my physical health is awful I feel like an old man and struggle to walk far some days, not quite where I envisaged my life to be at this age when younger. Koff health, leave me be.
Sassy Colombian
Member: Team PoP
@Terrarian it is a shame you were not able to interact with Messy on this thread as he was a great inspiration, but maybe the timing is just right for other reasons.
Sorry to hear about your physical health struggles, getting old is a bitch. Whoever said it was the golden years must have been on crack. And while there is no much many of us can do here to improve your physical self, if your mental health is in need of some positivism and a good laugh then this is the place to visit. This is the legacy Karl left for all of us at GOT. Welcome! X