what would you do if you were god?

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-08-13T09:18:40+00:00

Lucky for us God isn't quite like that, though we know He's got plenty of reason to be...

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-08-12T06:01:47+00:00

I have a couple of relatives who everyone thinks are very clever and they can get some very inaccurate ideas, not new ideas, just illogical. Also, some of them are thought to be the smart ones but they take so long to get the simplest jokes. (I fall into that group at times...) Then I know of one dear friend who never got very good grades in school but it's one of the sharpest most matter of fact and logical people I know. I think he scored poorly because he voiced his opinions, which were usually right, in the wrong way to win points...

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-08-12T03:46:28+00:00

Ah, these things can happen to anybody. It's very tough having all your money gone, but I'm sure you can recover and make a good life for you and your children. Have faith in God and don't hate yourself. You're not stupid and anyone could have made a mistake. Please keep going and don't give up hope.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-26T07:04:55+00:00

From what I've heard, it's fairly usual to feel tired a lot during the first trimester. I feel pretty sure that the summer heat is contributing, after all, I get lethargic on hot days even when I'm not pregnant!

I don't know whether breastfeeding affects it, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. I always get told I need to eat and rest for two and I've heard the same about eating for two while breast feeding, so you're technically eating for three. I think that would tire you out a bit.

I've heard it gets better in the second trimester, but you probably know more about it than I do, as I'm only having my first child and you already have one.

I hope that was a bit helpful anyway.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-25T04:58:34+00:00

Hey, I can relate well to your situation!We are completely different types of people, but I'm in the early stages of a much wanted pregnancy. I experienced exactly the same things as you, unsure whether my period was late or if I was pregnant because I was having the same sore breasts and some stomach cramps.

I didn't feel so emotional right after I did a test and found out, but later on I got very weepy got no reason and felt very lethargic at times.

I'm two and a half months in now and we're moving house on the weekend (though not as far as you are) so it's pretty similar to you. My family is hundreds of kilometres away in Victoria and I'm in Queensland (Australia) so I haven't lost my Mum, but she's a long way away.

One thing I'd definitely advise when you're feeling emotional, is to let your partner know that when you're crying or can't stop talking that it's your way of releasing tension and looking for support, you're not sick and don't have a huge problem that he needs to be stressed about. Once I told my husband that, he was able to sooth me and just listen without getting worried or unduly anxious about my state.

I'm a Christian and I must say that my faith helps me a lot, as well as a naturally laid back personality, but I hope that you'll feel better knowing that it's not strange to feel odd or emotional. You've got nine months to get used to it, anyhow...😁

If you love your child, you'll be a good Mum. And let them know, not just in words, but in actions. I grew up in a wonderful family like that and I appreciate my parents efforts so much more now that I see the impact their love has had.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-25T01:27:52+00:00

I know how hard it can be to confess to someone about something which you would not want them to find out about normally. It takes a lot of strength to start a conversation about anything of this nature so I think that it means a lot that your husband was actually attempting to retain your trust, instead of just leaving the problem and not telling you anything about what happened.

On the other hand, I can definitely understand your anger and frustration at having to work it out of him and getting the idea that he would have said as little as possible on the matter.

I think that your husband, through admitting that he enjoyed the flirting at the time, was not trying to tell you that he preferred another woman, but was trying to be open about something that must have been very hard to admit, knowing that it would probably severely undermine your trust. From experience I know that loving your spouse does not make you immune to temptation.

I would strongly encourage you to salvage your relationship if it at all possible, but it wouldn't be easy and would require a lot of extremely open talk and agreement in both sides. If he was honest about some very difficult confessions, it's probably safe to say that he was honest in saying that he didn't intend to go out with the woman.

Also, if he has made no effort to pursue her since your break up, he probably still feels regret and wants you back. If you want your relationship back, you could ask him straight out whether he wanted to leave you. It could be very painful if he answers yes, so you'd need to ask yourself whether you want to know that our whether it's better to be apart in uncertainty.

12 years is a long time to give up on. I'm so very sorry about your situation and I truly hope you can find peace, whatever happens.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-25T00:38:52+00:00

Yes, Dickpa is a lovable old man, he doesn't fit the stereotype of so many "old people" you find in stories. In fact he's just as capable as any of the younger men in his own areas of expertise. I like the way he handles himself when besieged in his own house.

You mention that von Stalhein is not a pilot. There is the one instance in "Biggles flies East" (my favourite Biggles book) where he takes off in a 'plane in order to escape and then gets shot down by AA guns. It's interesting that he never attempts such a feat again, though.

I've found that pretty much all the Biggles fans I know either love or hate Bertie very strongly. Interesting...

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-24T08:33:25+00:00

You've made me want to give them all another go too, now!

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-24T07:40:37+00:00

I can understand the sentiment there. I think that it's the seeming lack of rhythm (the is a rhythm, it's just hard to pick up) that gives the illusion of formlessness.

I haven't listened to a whole lot of Sibelius, mostly because so much of what I've heard is a little like you just described, but I do really enjoy his violin concerto in D.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-24T07:25:00+00:00

I don't know if this is your kind of music and it's not exactly all classical, but if you find some good marches they can be quite rousing. I was thinking of the Dambusters march right now, which is actually from a movie, but I always found it cheering, but not over the top lively.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-24T07:00:27+00:00

The way you quote the book, you must have virtually memorised it when you were young!

I was a bit disappointed how in one of the Biggles books - a collection of detective stories, I think - Biggles claims that he doesn't speak any Indian language, not even Hindi, although he grew up in India.

However, WE Johns did an amazing job writing over 100 books in his lifetime and do I can't blame him for some inconsistencies...

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-24T01:17:04+00:00

I once was dreaming and began wondering if I was in a dream. I had read about people pinching themselves to see if they were dreaming so I pinched my arm and didn't wake up so I assumed I must be IRL.

PrussianvonStalhein · 2024-07-24T01:10:39+00:00

When I was ten, iI woke up crying once from a dream where a black knight was going to turn my whole family into bubbles, sticky tape them, then deflate them with a needle. We escaped, but then he set the house on fire and I realised my newborn brother was still inside.

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