h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey if it helps you to be less bitter by talking here, then go for it. I am glad you feel you have moved on though. I still rant about things my parents did when I was little, it is difficult to let go, especially when you are still amazed at the nastiness of what happened.

I am worried about more present people though, have we let her down, should we try harder? How will she get out of her situation now that she feels abandoned maybe? I don't know what to do though, what can we do when we don't even live in the same country?

In the meantime lets celebrate our own lives, we survived in spite of certain people. I feel bad I can't help certain others at present, but at least we sorted ourselves out, we can't help everyone, especially when they don't want to be helped. So its bitter sweet to celebrate ourselves, but if we won't do it, who will?

>I feel bad I can't help certain others at present, but at least we sorted ourselves out, we can't help everyone, especially when they don't want to be helped.<

I've been feeling this same way myself. I think we did all right by ourselves, for what that's worth!!

I don't know if we have abandoned her or if she's run away. Maybe she *needed* us to abandon her, to prove Viking right and justify her continued acceptance of his abuse? I hear from others that she sounds happy. Maybe she is really only happy when surrounded by chaos and upheaval and abusive, manipulative people?

She has replied to my email, I hope to work something out. By laying down boundaries etc etc. I hope to see her back and even if she doesn't want to talk to me, I hope she will benefit from having her English place to talk in again.

I hope you two can work something out as well. Friendships change as we know, sometimes that change can be rough. Anyway, we can only do our best.

I hope you do work something out. I have received no replies from her, so I assume that means she wants me out of it right now. I'll do her the courtesy of butting out then! I surely don't want to be rude and make her more uncomfortable by discussing her behind her back, or humiliating her on h2g2. The "English Place" is important for her, indeed! And she's got loadsa friends here I don't want her to avoid on account of me!!