Trying to be strong

[Rainbow600]

These past few weeks have been really tough ,im struggling myself and im tyring to help my brothers get thru this what feels like impossible time ,One of them is on med change over , the other 2 are just really struggling with a situation we have with my normal brother , its just me mum and dad that care for all of them but i feel worn out atm ,really sorry if this sounds like a moan ,i feel really depressed right now just wondering how you guys deal with it when you feel down and still gotta look after them .

[Booksey]

Hi Rainbow

I'm sorry you're down it sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the moment. Do you get any time for yourself?
I try to get outside if I'm really down and take the dog for a good brisk walk, or I come on here and browse the forums. Have you looked on the fun and games section there might be something on there that you could distract yourself with for a while.

Keep posting on the forum theres usually someone around to talk to

[Rainbow600]

Hi Rainbow

I'm sorry you're down it sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the moment. Do you get any time for yourself?
I try to get outside if I'm really down and take the dog for a good brisk walk, or I come on here and browse the forums. Have you looked on the fun and games section there might be something on there that you could distract yourself with for a while.

Keep posting on the forum theres usually someone around to talk to

Hi Booksey yeah its been a trying time getting tired of fake smiles now lol , my moneys been stopped getting that sorted now tho , ive had no food for a good few days ,internet has been cut off and so has my phone ,kinda fell behind with a lot of things , slowly getting back up now tho ,but im having to be at libary to use the net for now ,ive also had a cancer scare and been at hospital many times myself , so trying to stop my brothers from getting over stressed , yeah i try and get out each day to walk my dogs aswell ,i just love my pets , im really nervous so its taken me a lil time to get confidence to even write on here , soo what kind of dog do you have ?

[Booksey]

My dogs called ben hes a lab crossed with goodness knows what Hes quite big and very loud but soft as a brush.
I've also got a cat who is 13 the dog is terrified of her she only has to give him the look and he scurrys off to his basket to hide.

It sounds like you've had a lot on your plate but its good that you are tackling it.

Keep posting on the forum lets us know how you are getting on

[Conned]

Hello Booksey.
I see you like Gardening which made me reply instead of silently feeling sad for you. I am an avid gardener and when stressed go outside with my dogs, I look at the Mole hills and cuss.Then dig and cuss, swear to myself about what has annoyed me and cut and prune..I set the world to rights and I bet a few ears are burning!!. You are wonder woman in my eyes. I am an old biddy now but realise that during our 40's and 50's life is very hard.We normally lose our family through age and now overnight (or so it seems) I have become my Mother !.
Take heart, I hope life gets better for you soon .Sending a big hug, from one who's been where you are,
Conned.

[Botticelliwoman]

Hi Booksey,
Where would we be without our pets and gardening??? I sometimes think they're the only things that keep me sane; though Lily my border terrier is still quite young and doesn't get when her 'mum' is stressed, she makes up for it by being comical!
I've only been on the forum a few days and already I feel less alone. It does help to get stuff off your chest especially with people who know exactly where you're coming from. Sometimes a good moan is all you can do!
Aitch

[Rainbow600]

My dogs called ben hes a lab crossed with goodness knows what Hes quite big and very loud but soft as a brush.
I've also got a cat who is 13 the dog is terrified of her she only has to give him the look and he scurrys off to his basket to hide.

It sounds like you've had a lot on your plate but its good that you are tackling it.

Keep posting on the forum lets us know how you are getting on

awww bless they sound soo cute i love labs but also love staffys , i have 3 dogs Lady she is a x jack russel and is 9 , Tanya is a x german shepherd and she is 7 and then i have a x lurcher she is only 6 months old and is a lil monster , my mum also has a old english sheepdog ,
Im failing at tackling my problems today infact im falling to bits trying to keep everything together tho even tho one of my brothers has been grrr at me all day *sigh*

[Conned]

Hello Rainbow, we had an OES once called Queenie, then my girl got the GSD at 7 weeks, they live wih us and he answers to " Nannies Boy" !. Are there pics of your dogs here?
Sorry you feel down today, I think we will all feel better when the sun shines and we can get outdoors more. Blinking cold here...but Spring is a coming by the moorhen in the garden today and
if I could add more than one picture I would keep you entertained or bored for hrs, ha ha !.
Take care,
Conned.

[Booksey]

Hi Rainbow

Some days you just have to let things ride. I had a long list of things to do today but its all gone flying out of the window cos my hubs is having a bad day. Looking after your brother has probably taken a lot of effort today so be kind to your self.

I would love more dogs but I think a certain cat would not like it if I brought more into the house

Botticelliwoman/Conned I do love my garden but I don't know whats going to happen to it this year we are waiting for an extension for hubs and the OT thinks the only place for it is where my veg patch usually is I might just do some container gardening this year and see what happens

[Rainbow600]

Hello Rainbow, we had an OES once called Queenie, then my girl got the GSD at 7 weeks, they live wih us and he answers to " Nannies Boy" !. Are there pics of your dogs here?
Sorry you feel down today, I think we will all feel better when the sun shines and we can get outdoors more. Blinking cold here...but Spring is a coming by the moorhen in the garden today and
if I could add more than one picture I would keep you entertained or bored for hrs, ha ha !.
Take care,
Conned.

Im just gonna do a post now about my dogs ,Ill also mention about my baby staffy that died she was my world , awwww ithink i saw a pic of your shepherd soooooo cute ,my new puppy called sheba answers to bubbles hehehe she a silly one , yeah rainy days always seem harder .