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In reply to the discussion: Florida girl, 12, commits suicide after she was bullied online: sheriff [View all]IrishAyes
(6,151 posts)As I said, I've slowly made slight social inroads here, but it's such an uphill slug that it's hardly worthwhile. It's been an education, though. Makes me extremely appreciative of every small kindness. Maybe I can understand a little better when other people cave to social pressure, too, having enough scars to understand the pain. I never had the least patience with it before. Still don't have much, but I don't detest sufferers quite so much as I did.
And for someone with a slim pocketbook, the advantages I've gained are almost compensation enough. My property tax is a whopping $180 a year, etc. I could afford lots more elbow room than I ever could most places. So for a congenial semi-hermit, it comes at least close to evening out. Just have to remember I'm not going to get everything I want. I have one big painting on my living room wall that depicts a town in Europe so I remember there are other places in the world, and I'd be dead w/o the internet connection with old friends from former places and new connections with DUers, for instance.
So with a decent balance of tough and tender, I still manage a reasonably happy life. Especially when I look around at other people's problems. And when I hug my dogs, all's right with my world for then.