Thank you both! While not recognized as a genetic disease, the following in my family have had the diagnosis on my mother's maternal side:
Great grandmother (and her brother, who passed from it in his 20s.)
Grandmother
Great aunt
Two of my mother's first cousins (women)
Aunt
Cousin (woman)
I...
Whew, I really didn't think this would be so hard for me to write, so I'm not going into details. From October of last year to May of this year, I was under the influence of a clinically diagnosed narcissist of the highest order. He moved into my house and would not leave, it wasn't until August...
If you have an idea, throw it out there. I've rolled it around my brain for years and years and haven't come up with a solution.
It's been looked at from all sides, and uniquely the side of many of our "ancient" members who were teens themselves when they first joined however many moons ago.
Furthermore, the type of moderation that used to be present in this forum is no more. We're all pretty much flying free, bound by honour and the bylaws.
Going to put my Liability Sedai hat on, but there is no real way for us to manage our spaces to ensure they are entirely safe for minors, and...
And this is why I think Mediation works best as a preventative measure - not one of you wants to sit face to face with me and talk about your feelings :laugh:
(but also we are here to talk too, text communication is still fine!)
A little late here, but I was somewhat directly affected by the fires in Nova Scotia (as in the burn perimeter came within a km of my house.) Gratefully and somewhat miraculously, my family suffered little damage and we all kept our homes. I ended up with a gross fridge from power loss and I...