What's the point?!

Don't be to senstive about it; the weather is nice where I am, and I think there are less people on-line.  There are also a lot of people on this site, and it's difficult to keep track of so many journal entries.  Is it finally nice up north? Can you take your bike out yet?

I understand your frustrations. I too write and most of the time no one responds. But I have learned to write for me. I enjoy it and if by chance someone may run across it hopefully they will enjoy it too. Do it for yourself, not anyone else and you will find it much more enjoyable! :) God bless

i don't think there are as many people here as there are on the addiction/substance abuse/community board. lots more activity there from my experience.

yeah...i wouldn't take it personally at all....


lily

Thanks. Lately I've been dealing with some mood swings. The weather is getting better, though yesterday afternoon it decided to rain again... Today should hopefully be nice weatherwise until Friday... Then we chill down with rain again... You gotta love MN springs...

My grandma remarks there's no idea time in spring to apply the weed preventer stuff... It's either too cold, rainy, windy...
I'd like to do spring planting, but I also have a monky wrench to deal with... The city decided they want to plant a tree and the area they have marked safe for digging is in my garden...when I found out about the notice I was taken aback, because I had visually planned out my garden already in my head as it should look. I picked out full sun plants because this is an area that gets very little shade. I had a pretty detailed mental image too... Then now I have to change it.

I guess I'll plant in other areas until I know where that tree is going. In the mean time I wonder what species it will be... The old one was a maple, but it died and had long since been removed. It'd be nice to have something new. Perhaps an oak? An ash? (We had lots of those planted along the streets in my parent's neigborhood.) Their leaves turn pale golden yellow. They also branched out nicely giving a canopy effect in the summer.  Elm trees are pretty, but sadly the disease has ravaged its way through. Dutch elm disease is still killing many beautiful American elm trees in our area.

Do the Dutch call it American Elm disease?

I guess some of my posts go unanswd as well.  I try to reply to posts Iknow something about or want to know about.

dont let it get to you sometimes i post things to and i get nothing yet i do spend alot of time using this site to vent alot in my journal and althouh i can be pretty much asure you im on alot does not mean i have an answer fo reveryone but i do try to keep in touch with alot of people alot has been happening latley that has made me more vocal and sometime more withdrawn dont give up there are people who are reading these post otherwise i would not be responding hope you had a decent week and hope you find what your looking for here it has helped me alot and im pretty new to this you know where to find me if ya want to chat or vent
have a nice weekend
Theresa

Lately haven't been active here, but I still exist.  I'm battling a problem with not feeling tired at night coupled with bad headaches... I do have another doctor's appointment scheduled, hopefully to look into my sinuses and see what's up.

In the mean time I think I'll start taking melatonin to try to trick my body into feeling tired at night again... I usually wait until I conk out to sleep, but for some reason in the spring and summer that doesn't happen until after sunrise...

Otherwise things are going okay. I found out where the tree is to be planted. (a mysterious white "+" showed up on our front boulevard. Thankfully that is not in my garden. I can start planting seeds knowing they likely won't be torn up.

You come up with cool topics.  :)  

The weather is nice, like the other person said.  I've been taking my daughter out to the park a lot, and when we get home, I've been napping with her because fresh air tires me out.  My folks were in town visiting last week, and I have other people coming for a visit, though I need to limit the amount of visitors because we're listing our house for sale in another couple weeks.  Anyways, springtime brings guests to visit in addition to spending time out in the park and out in the yard and less time on the computer.  

That is sad about your garden.  Trees are pretty to watch grow.  Hopefully they don't plant one you are allergic to.

ya know what?? i'm frustrated with this board as well. i'm in a really baaaad place right now, in need of a little support, and i'm getting NOTHING.

i don't think i'm being ignored (surely not - i hope) but the simple fact is that there isn't enough traffic on this forum to make it an effective tool to use while battling alcoholism. i think i will start posting on the substance abuse forum. or go to a different website altogether.

this forum has done nothing but add to my frustration this evening.

*gah*

hi, i guess we all suffer from this point. but i think it is becuase when you are in a depressed mood , which you can't  predict when it'll happen, you just dont be in the mood to comment! personally i prefer to read, to feel better! i  ido not  call it a form of neglect at all , what you wrote is apprecitable & of course help others.
wish you all the best

Dear MJ,

I generally don't post on things I haven't myself experienced with my son.  Lately I have been doing spring cleaning and turned down two invitations to go out this week.  I have three kids 8,9 and & and they run me ragged (be they neurotypical or not).  I don't think you are being ignored.

Again, try to make some garlic soup.  I swear it does wonders on the sinuses - if not that I find Biaxin works well.  I am still waiting to be the first recipient of a sinus transplant - my doc is barely giving antibiotics to me anymore because of the connection between antibiotics and cancer.   I was on antibiotics over 25 times in the last 8 years.  I do nasal lavage and eat the garlic soup when it starts - try it - it works.  I am going to my mom's to plant this week because I cannot garden here - the kids love doing it.  At the end of the summer, it is so gratifying to watch my mom's garden come alive.  Especially, after this year as she just finished up hard core chemo.  The kids love to see her bald head.    

Feel better, I am stressed these days too,

You know it's not just this forum, many of them have very little activity on them alot of the time. I guess summer is coming, the evenings are lighter and most of us are spending less time online. I know that certainly is the case for me.

MJ,

I know for myself, if I am not doing well with my health, I do not go online at all much. Also my job frequently follows me home and the time I am on the computer, I am actually working. I wish I had more time to devote. I am on more often on the weekends than during the week.

I do agree you come up with great topics. Unfortunately I am less creative than you and sometimes cannot think of anything worthy to contribute. I especially loved your which one's autistic game... that was great.

Don't be discouraged!

Penn

I'm getting caught up with the warmer weather too. It won't be long before I won't be able to do much of anything upstairs during the day time: Lots of heat and no AC... My african violets are getting pretty good sized and blooming too... I've been lazy, but I hope to upload photos of them in bloom once I get myself modivated to do it.

I also find myself getting rather emotionally attached with whatever I do... If I wander off I get attached to that community... Now I'm finding even there I'll need to take a break and do some "me" time...

For this forum, I'll have to pull up some interesting and controversial topics I gathered from the Autism Speaks site. Perhaps a bit of controversy would draw more members in to debate... (As long as it doesn't get to be a Jerry Springer show, lol.)