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Lou Laurinen

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  • It’s snowing!!! We will have a white Christmas here for the first time in a decade :) :)
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    It snowed here too! I've only seen one other white Christmas in my life (26th of December, in South Carolina of all places) but now Connecticut is properly snowy--No precipitation says Christmas like snow.
    Streetwise
    Streetwise
    bizarrely no snow on n.e.england coast but cold hasnt snowed in december since the mid 1980s,its feet deep in Wisconsin
    Merry Christmas everyone!! Hope everyone can find peace and joy this holiday… and to those who are struggling, don’t hesitate to reach out.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    My love and prayers are with you all this Christmas! Thank you guys for being such wonderful friends <3
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Crewlucaa, you are so rad and so friendly. Merry Christmas!
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too! <3
    Entered my dogs in a dog show for the first time in about a year. The timing made it so it’s the biggest regional show though… high stakes
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    It just happened to be that the first show we are able to attend is the biggest one in New England… when really all I’m trying to do is put points on a 9 month old puppy. Lol.
    When I was at the hospital, everyone commented on how well behaved my service dog is! :) And thank you everyone for caring about me <3
    The dentist said I have to get braces again in January because I didn’t use my retainer and my teeth got crooked again over the years :( :(
    Butterfly88
    Butterfly88
    Oh no!
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Ignore the dentist. He has a deal with the orthodontist that he gets a kickback for everyone he refers.

    My daughter has a beautiful straight smile, and the dentist has been saying for her to get braces for years.
    Trophonius
    Trophonius
    Oh, that sucks! I got off braces about four months ago (age 29) and my dentist said I have to use the retained all the time for now, but sometimes I forget it. I hurts a bit if I don't wear it for too many hours.
    I should probably stop trying to justify and defend my parents when they’re actually gaslighting me.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    To clarify, they’re not always like that, it’s in really specific arguments about things I’ve called them out for that they don’t like/don’t realize. But that sounds like I’m defending them again :/ I refuse to believe that they’re abusive because they did save me from extreme abuse. They can be really wonderful. But I don’t think they know much about PTSD.
    I know I’ve been pretty inactive here lately… just getting some health stuff sorted and busy because of the holidays! I’m still here! :)
    Have been dealing with some medical issues with my dogs so I may not be on here a lot for a while. They’re ok but I need to focus on them.
    Sarah S
    Sarah S
    Im sorry that youre dogs have some health iccues i do hope they will get better soon. Of course, you need to focus on youre family we'll be here waiting for you when you return
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    Good luck keeping up with all that. Sickly dogs are a handful sometimes--
    Butterfly88
    Butterfly88
    I hope they will be alright!
    aww im sorry i hope your ok and i know how you feel
    i hope you feel better soon and i hope everything goes ok with the dental appointment
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you Smilie! I’m feeling a little better :) I really appreciate your message!
    I haven’t been posting a lot lately. The holidays have got me feeling pretty burned out :( But I don’t want to be negative and annoying.
    Idk what’s going on with me but I’ve just been feeling down :( I haven’t been feeling well either and that doesn’t help…
    I always try to be positive but I always feel like I’m annoying. Sometimes this thought is hard to extinguish :(
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