tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post9083099881972283388..comments2024-03-16T17:47:20.680-05:00Comments on MIDDLE GIRL: Friend. Missing.Middle Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-29440498016693432782015-02-08T20:35:25.263-06:002015-02-08T20:35:25.263-06:00Hey nina. No, not referring to you. ♥ ♥ ♥ Hey nina. No, not referring to you. ♥ ♥ ♥ Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-40590051968294279792015-02-08T20:32:47.095-06:002015-02-08T20:32:47.095-06:00It is. I have (reached out and armored up). Blow a...It is. I have (reached out and armored up). Blow absorbed. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-66529260242102592232015-02-08T16:30:57.312-06:002015-02-08T16:30:57.312-06:00I hope you aren't referring to me. I love the...I hope you aren't referring to me. I love the stuffing out of you. Consider me walking wounded. There are days that I don't speak a single word. I give in to despair and emptiness. nina michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457961914865221843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-81791722109651876332014-10-13T01:22:11.039-05:002014-10-13T01:22:11.039-05:00All wise words have been offered here and I have n...All wise words have been offered here and I have nothing to add except that I know it is bewildering and somewhat painful to have that happen. I would only say is reach out, but be prepared for the endgame and armor up a little just in case you have to absorb a blow. Madame One Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692174419116280119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-47081619776090245432014-10-12T18:01:30.817-05:002014-10-12T18:01:30.817-05:008th, thank you. I try to hold on to the thought th...8th, thank you. I try to hold on to the thought that my efforts get through and are well received and to keep a positive outlook. <br /><br />'tis difficult without question. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-10392116054097697912014-10-08T15:38:52.135-05:002014-10-08T15:38:52.135-05:00I see (from farther down) that this is the pebble....I see (from farther down) that this is the pebble. <br /><br />Well, just know that I doubt it's you. I think it's part of what is happening to us as a people. It's very disconcerting. <br /><br />Hugs.earthandinkhttp://earthandink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-46247703292260905592014-10-08T15:35:24.720-05:002014-10-08T15:35:24.720-05:00This feeds in to something I've been thinking ...This feeds in to something I've been thinking about a great deal. That our times are encouraging disconnection and you can see the results of that everywhere.<br /><br />I've actually decided what I want to do about it. It's not timely yet ... but ... suffice to say I have some ideas and am working on more.<br /><br />In the meantime, my guess is it isn't you. I feel as though I earthandinkhttp://earthandink.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-16610480079185345412014-10-07T16:51:48.344-05:002014-10-07T16:51:48.344-05:00I don't think I have anything to add to the wi...I don't think I have anything to add to the wisdom already shared here. But I do know that when I go into introspective times, I have always been aware of the hands that stayed extended to me. I do believe they were my guides when it was time to come back. And I do hope your friend comes back soon. A good friend is difficult to lose.8thdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139355263412766126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-70349084303819798222014-10-06T23:38:04.376-05:002014-10-06T23:38:04.376-05:00I can. I shall. Thanks for thoughts. I can. I shall. Thanks for thoughts. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-22907311120229146432014-10-06T23:35:33.690-05:002014-10-06T23:35:33.690-05:00She told me once she read my blog. I have no idea ...She told me once she read my blog. I have no idea if she still does. IF she does, then this is the pebble of sorts.I keep her in my mind and as she is close to my heart, I tell her so. <br /><br />Thanks for your two cents. Worth a million. :-) <br />oxox Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-69232526981779446312014-10-06T23:31:22.297-05:002014-10-06T23:31:22.297-05:00Agreed. Thank you. oxox Agreed. Thank you. oxox Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-44911176192528334892014-10-06T23:30:28.739-05:002014-10-06T23:30:28.739-05:00If I could reach her, get her to talk, I would.
...If I could reach her, get her to talk, I would. <br /><br />Thank you. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-59886198927879930752014-10-06T23:24:14.029-05:002014-10-06T23:24:14.029-05:00Thanks. I have and will continue just as someone h...Thanks. I have and will continue just as someone has suggested, to let her know I'm here. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-4156334400423828722014-10-06T23:10:57.469-05:002014-10-06T23:10:57.469-05:00And it is because I have lost so many people over ...And it is because I have lost so many people over the years that I grow extremely anxious. As much as I'm afraid I did something to offend I am as afraid I didn't and it has nothing to do with me, at all. And l-i-f-e will simply (well, not so simply) whisk her away. Poof. That said, I am fairly certain something is going on. Still . . <br /><br />Oh, dear sweet E&I thanks. ♥ Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-71348460896693903822014-10-06T23:07:01.864-05:002014-10-06T23:07:01.864-05:00And I tell myself this is what it is about.And I tell myself this is what it is about.Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-10071909167998469762014-10-06T19:55:04.626-05:002014-10-06T19:55:04.626-05:00Oh hon, I'm sorry you're going through thi...Oh hon, I'm sorry you're going through this. I had a close friend that drifted away, and I still don't have an answer for what happened. It haunts me. <br /><br />Can you reach out to her? Explain how loud the silence feels?Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-75196188097438673772014-10-06T12:53:19.270-05:002014-10-06T12:53:19.270-05:00I've been on both sides of that equation. And...I've been on both sides of that equation. And, neither side feels good. But, here's something that a friend of mine told me many years ago.<br />She apologized for not staying in touch (this was pre-internet when we wrote letters and sent them in the mail) but said that my letters to her were such a gift and gave her something to hold on to through some rough times. She didn't haveehttp://plufrompdx.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-90671097866401724282014-10-06T11:46:29.443-05:002014-10-06T11:46:29.443-05:00The lack of closure is SO hard. So confusing. Alon...The lack of closure is SO hard. So confusing. Along with the others, you might not be able to control her responding to you, but I think it's worth contacting her with the heartfelt: I miss you. <br /><br />I hope she comes around.<br /><br />xoxoKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082956686236308421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-36627452297429298802014-10-06T10:32:28.770-05:002014-10-06T10:32:28.770-05:00I tend to "fall off the face of the earth,&qu...I tend to "fall off the face of the earth," moments when it's all too much for me to interact with others (aside from my kids!). So I pull back from social events, friends, etc. I avoid the phone especially. I need these moments to regroup, help myself whether I'm depressed or in a creative slump. It's like charging my batteries. I usually feel guilt over it, like I'm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-7970783359835586082014-10-06T09:44:12.176-05:002014-10-06T09:44:12.176-05:00I'm so sorry. I've probably gone radio sil...I'm so sorry. I've probably gone radio silent on some people and I know others have done it to me too. It is confusing. Have you tried contacting her one last time (for now)?JustHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05373768249873098150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-47453383365642868422014-10-06T08:16:54.560-05:002014-10-06T08:16:54.560-05:00I don't know. I've lost a lot of people my...I don't know. I've lost a lot of people myself. I know if I were picking people to make sure I keep, you'd be at the top of the list.<br /><br />For myself, I'm having a hard time at the end of a too-long hard time. I'm at a loss at this point as to what to say to people, other than that it's still going on. Still. It's taken over my life and I know everyone wants me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-20346008703700647492014-10-06T07:15:47.859-05:002014-10-06T07:15:47.859-05:00You know, I tend to be that way myself, so let me ...You know, I tend to be that way myself, so let me tell you what it's like for me and maybe it is like her as well. Sometimes, I just decide that the world is too much with me and I have to take a break. I go very quiet and don't speak much except when I have to at work or to my daughter, who needs her mother. I call these times my "black dogs" and they can last anywhere from a Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.com