Thread:Nerdie SS/@comment-31285774-20180511031951/@comment-30990869-20180517012706

Hi JB! I know your name in my heart but I try not to use it evem though you sign and use it yourself. It feels like I’m giving away a little of your privacy if I do so please know I type your handle but think your name ❤️ I got your message a few days ago. I’m so sorry things are bumpy for you. I may have hinted that things are not good here, it’s hard to talk about but I think this may be one of The Darker Timelines. So it took me a bit to write back as most days I am frozen with anxiety. I don’t have a MIL any more but I envy you and your visits with family. It’s horrible to have a blowout with someone you love, you must have been upset for a long time (maybe still). The thing about grandkids and the younger generation that I’ms seeng isn’t well understood is that things have changed so much in the world in so many ways that the older gemerations don’t fully get because they didn’t experience it (I’m not saying YOU, fyi!). For example: jobs. Used to be, if you meeded extra money you could just apply and get a second or part time job and you could take it or leave it and no harm done, all around. It’s all different now. Jobs are very hard to come by and pay rates don’t match the inflation. It is not just hard to get ahead it’s darn near impossible to make ends meet. Companies are less flexible and friendly - some are downright hostile to workers and that makes the staff horrible to work with even if you can get a foot in the door. Your grandkid could be a brat or really struggling, the world has gone to the dogs, it’s going to take some real change by smart minds to make it happen. And it sounds like you too are doing some of the struggling as well. Things are so bad for so many, in so many ways. It hurts my heart to see how things are going. I’m sending you good vibes and prayers for better days. And the game: your list is almost always full for me. I have trouble sending daily gifts. You are just too darn popular 😎 That may be intimidating for some (but I’d also bet on laziness or forgetfullness) especially newbies. I send daily when I can and if I don’t it’s only because I was blocked from doing so. I know that when my gift comes up in someone’s list they will think of me and be grateful, and I am happy just knowing that little bit of gratitude has been sent out into the universe for even a moment. And when I am grateful to receive I think that momentary positivity changes our inner world just a little. Now that the worst of the frustrations of the game seem to be behind us this may be its saving grace ❤️ Write when you can, know I am thinking of you and are thankful you are around 😎 Love and hugs! 🤗