Littlenellie, how do we keep going, I often wonder? Is it a mother/woman thing? Are we just so, so strong that our backs only bend a bit beneath all the burdens, but never break? I don't want to upset or offend the granddads on here, but in my own experience, I've only seen the female of the species being the ones who take on all of the pressures that family problems bring. I don't mean that the men do nothing (though some don't). I just mean that we seem to try to cover every side of every problem. Then we have to deal with the balancing of the emotional side of things to keep the family happy and provided for, whether it be calming down situations that are ready to blow, or pretending that it really is no trouble/expense to feed or do washing/make room for those who need us to help them. Sometimes we feel so stretched that there is nothing left of us for ourselves. And so we pretend we're alright. And because we pretend we're alright, those who need us so much believe what we want them to believe, and we get more and more stretched and stressed, and then we become ill, because our bodies make us slow down. I know you know all of this, but I really do feel for you. I do so wish, as soop just said, that we could help you somehow. xxx
Have any of you got all electric cars? Pros and cons please.
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