tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post7442988803968266400..comments2015-10-29T17:19:02.389-07:00Comments on Felicity's Felicity: The Mentally Ill Teen, and Other MemoriesFliqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020537482587979437noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-47933633085931872542014-01-28T04:19:40.159-08:002014-01-28T04:19:40.159-08:00Hi Felicity,
My name is Gemma. I love your blog! I...Hi Felicity,<br />My name is Gemma. I love your blog! It's amazing! I heared somewhere that you did YMT. Which is pretty cool because my brother did YMT too! How did you find team? I hope when I'm older I might do it too!The Gem Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01573132251889384371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-52650474745197786252014-01-14T00:03:45.457-08:002014-01-14T00:03:45.457-08:00Thank you for commenting, Lucinda!
I agree that ...Thank you for commenting, Lucinda! <br /><br />I agree that the biggest challenges are what have caused me to grow that most. It can feel awful at the time, but, when we have weathered our challenges, we do really find we are stronger and better for it. I wouldn't change my experiences. However, I am certainly glad I don't have to live them again! Fliqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020537482587979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-74978417625665462362014-01-13T23:59:22.071-08:002014-01-13T23:59:22.071-08:00I am so flattered that you are reading both my mum...I am so flattered that you are reading both my mum's and my stories, Michelle! Thank you! <br /><br />I love the quote - and I do think it sums up perfectly the spirit of what we are doing on our blogs at the moment. Though I think we have worked through many issues ourselves, my mum and I agreed that we could always learn more about each other, and we have been surprised at the amount of people who have found that these posts have resonated with them.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing our stories with us!Fliqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020537482587979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-79130942958518454272014-01-06T14:10:25.269-08:002014-01-06T14:10:25.269-08:00You have had more to deal with in your life so far...You have had more to deal with in your life so far than most people do in a complete lifetime, Felicity. I can't imagine what it must be like dealing with bipolar disorder, or the effect losing Thomas had on your family when you were at such a vulnerable age. <br /><br />I do know that the challenges I've faced in my own life are what have stimulated, ultimately, the greatest growth. Sometimes I only see that looking back, a long time afterwards. I was in my mid-thirties when my mother - who was unmarried when she found out she was having me on her eighteenth birthday - apologised to me for the "mistakes" she made bringing me up. I told her, honestly, that I wouldn't change a thing in my childhood, because everything had led to me being the person I was at that moment - a person I was finally able to love and accept. <br /><br />I don't think there is such a thing as a "normal" life, and even if there were, who says what it should look like? We are each here to make our unique contribution and from the little I know of you here, in addition to your angelic voice, with your writing you are moving the hearts of people across the world. Lucindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06165136384071830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-58353667759443364232014-01-06T04:43:42.632-08:002014-01-06T04:43:42.632-08:00After reading both mother and daughter so far, I&#...After reading both mother and daughter so far, I've had a million thoughts. I even had a long, encouraging, bla, bla, bla on your mom's that I ended up deleting since trying to keep my words simple and few (a serious struggle with my fingers and mouth!) is my newest resolution. At the end of the day, I read this and thought it captured what I wanted to say anyway:<br /><br />"Sharing ones experiences widens one's horizons and opens out new and better ways to deal with difficulties. There is no need to solve them alone." ~One Day at a Time in Al-anon<br /><br />Thank you Felicity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683674751076218614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-33024335804822079262014-01-06T02:34:41.590-08:002014-01-06T02:34:41.590-08:00Thank you so much for reading, Steph! I will defin...Thank you so much for reading, Steph! I will definitely read your blog in return.<br /><br />Life is easier now that I understand myself better. It isn't easy, but everyone gets their own challenges, so I'm not upset. I just have a few different challenges to everyone else!Fliqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020537482587979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-64430171272660041262014-01-06T02:32:22.174-08:002014-01-06T02:32:22.174-08:00Thank you for your comment! Isn't it awesome w...Thank you for your comment! Isn't it awesome when we can share an experience? I think mental illness is one of those things that is very common, but little spoken of - so I try to buck the trend and write about it whenever I feel the need.<br /><br />I thought maybe this collaboration of posts between my mother and I would alert everyone to what a terrible child I was to live with, but everyone is being so nice! Thank you so much!Fliqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020537482587979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-61985926679565896922014-01-06T02:29:44.087-08:002014-01-06T02:29:44.087-08:00Thank you for the compliment on my photo, Bernice!...Thank you for the compliment on my photo, Bernice! I love my sister's big grin!<br /><br />I'm so glad you find my blog interesting. I sometimes wonder how much I actually have in common with other people, but it is lovely to share life from my unique perspective, and so far everyone's been really sweet with their comments. Thank you for commenting!Fliqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020537482587979437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-53513199924464225212014-01-05T20:42:56.689-08:002014-01-05T20:42:56.689-08:00I hope things get easier for you!
I found your blo...I hope things get easier for you!<br />I found your blog from the mum/daughter blog and had to comment and follow. I hope you don't mind!<br />-Steph<br />P.S http://stephandcoblog.blogspot.com.au/Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366415276851363650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-40139749491022754362014-01-05T04:20:38.910-08:002014-01-05T04:20:38.910-08:00
Felicity, I was very much like you as a teen/yo...<br /><br /><br />Felicity, I was very much like you as a teen/young adult and so is my eldest son. Thank you so much for sharing your journey here. I think it is more common than we realize. You sound like a wonderful young woman who has a good understanding of herself.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947706234723167028.post-89528470917475402842014-01-05T00:31:13.065-08:002014-01-05T00:31:13.065-08:00That photo at the end of the post is so pretty :) ...That photo at the end of the post is so pretty :) Thanks, Felicity. I read your interessting post. Infact, I have read most of your posts earlier and they have a learining impact on me.Bernice Ziebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13674948310771355690noreply@blogger.com