Best Friends Club

[Bunniekins]

@Appleblossom  hey Apple eldest son out looking at rentals today with gf.  daughter and i lapping up the peace and quiet.  i remember when we were living in canberra my eldest had a good friend when he was little who was very wealthy in fact he had a couple of friends who were from very wealthy families. anyway i did feel awkward having the children come over to play in our very modest rental property.  it broke up the friendship i had with the mother not from her side she was fine but i felt like the poor cousin.

sad but true.... hope you have a great day love bunx

[Glisten]

@Appleblossom @PeppyPatti  I have to  remind myself not to take life seriously.

[Appleblossom]

Oh @Glisten you are teaching me how to make bad... Bahahaha... Jokes.

@Bunniekins big differences in economic situation really can play havoc with relationships. Especially when managing family connections. It's not just about 2 people, eg the 2 children, it impacts all the connections between all the people, the parental relationships and between the various parents. 

[Abner]

@PeppyPatti  seeing what's happening in America and the rest of the world reminds of what Thomas Jefferson is attributed as saying "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance." 

Content/trigger warning

And I fear we've got Donald Trump now, who's just another iteration of Hitler, after we in countries like ours have been sleepwalking through life for sixty odd years with an "I'm ok, Jack." attitude. 

I can see the things happening to my LGBTQI community in America starting to happen here and it's frightening..

[ENKELI]

@Glisten yeah, the "New Dalkeith" was inspired by someone involved with the Swan Chamber of Commerce. The reasoning behind it is that the Valley of the Swan has just as much going for it as Dalkeith and other affluent suburbs. 

@Appleblossom this is why I vent with Glisten on this forum. It's anonymous and is (or so I thought) a safe place to be able to speak my mind. The person I'm referring to does not know about this forum so I'm not quite sure what you mean about being careful about listening ears...

@PeppyPatti like you I don't care who you vote for, just make your vote count. Having been a scrutineer for many years and having to check the ballot papers some people will void their papers when they could be making the change they want.

All I can say is I'll be glad when it's over so I don't have to listen to the ads. Both major parties bash each other and then lie about promises they'll fulfil and the minor ones often don't have a lot of policies to push so they just ramble about how they are independent and that's good.

I do like that picture you posted, it looks delicious. I made roasted pumpkin drizzled with honey served with roast zucchini, tomato (I'm sorry G!!) and onion risoni topped with fetta and diced bacon. It was really yummy.

[Bunniekins]

@Appleblossom   my mother liked her that was a warning that the relationship wouldnt last.

[Abner]

Thanks @Appleblossom , my mum and dad are really important to me they've been unconditionally loving to me throughout my life, they've sometimes been the only people I could talk to when I was being defamed, and they've helped me stay on track when the wheels were coming off, and mum has always encouraged me in my music, she's a musician herself, and she's always said to me "No matter what, you're a musician."

[ENKELI]

@Glisten hey my darling tomaatti, I am going to step back again for a while. I get very upset at the constant bashing of politicians both Australian and American and while the forum was a safe place for me it no longer is. I respect everyone's right to vote for whom they want, but I don't respect bashing the politician. I don't like the leaders of either party but I respect their positions enough to keep personal comments out of it.

I hope your Bunnings trip went well. I was going to go there myself before lunch but I am wanting to calm myself down before I do.

Much love and hugs, 

Retiisi ❤️

[Shaz51]

hello @Appleblossom , @Bunniekins , @Abner , @Oaktree , @ENKELI , @tyme , @Astel 

[Appleblossom]

Ooooh @ENKELI don’t worry…I wasn’t getting conspiratorial… or suggesting anything wrong…. Just, when people vent to others, they probably should have respect for the person listening, or they should limit it a bit or something….that’s all…I often have silence or live music around … it had been a quiet morning and I had a moment with my cat. Listening to her purr.

 Was usually in a listening to others mode for most of my life. Lately I am putting boundaries on it. 

@Glisten  @Oaktree 

@Bunniekins Exactly. There are all sorts of cross connections and often others will compare or triangulate, or exclude or devalue…

@Abner I am glad your parents stood by you regarding music and all things important in your life.