Tobias

Comforting myself with old Torchwood scenes. This was the 5th episode, as if I wasn't already hooked on Captain Jack Harkness (I'd already fallen in love with him from Dr Who).



I mean, letting children run off with the faeries, in order to save the world? Yes, please.

(There are all different manner of faeries. Some are indeed terrifying. They have to be.)

(PS: If it helps ease the pain of the mother's weeping, know that she was allowing the child to be abused at school and by her step-father.)

hey friends, wondering if there is a ladies book or art or knitting group that meets regularly and might have room for a newbie. my activity-based social bonds have collapsed due to early onset arthritis, now that I can't dance, skate, rock climb, or run. friends my age have no interest in meeting consistently as a group. I think because I lost my parents early, have no generational wealth or ties, and have no children, I am more like a 70 year old than a 50 year old, in many ways.

at my age, being childfree and parentless, with no house or inheritance, I feel like I am waiting for all of my 40-something friends to lose their parents before they realize that community is also important. very few of them will leave their homes to socialize, and my activity-based social groups have collapsed as I can no longer dance or do intense exercise with my early-onset arthritis. I feel like I am waiting for people to catch up, given the losses and trauma I've had to endure, and without religion or children or family, it's very difficult to construct meaning or a sense of belonging without a circle of women who are willing to meet regularly. I think this, along with my physical problems, are contributing significantly to my increased clinical depression symptoms, although I know menopause is also a factor.