@greengaybles Thank you for your kindness, Daisy. I do think you have a point, and tho nothing in life is simple, I think your insight is a helpful one that I will consider

Not so simple for two reasons. I have learnt that sharing my wonder at the experience and oddness of my being alive is not always appreciated by others 😂 And they have a point. I need to be careful to ensure that doesn't come across as conceit, which it really isn't. The lives of others are just as wondrous, but only they would have the place to speak to it. And it is not so simple because part of my apology is merely cultural. When speaking of ourselves, it's what we do here in the UK 🤷🏼‍♀️ Now that, the apology part, is a form of egotism (tho we think we are so smart that no one will notice 😉)

But what you say is also true of me, in and of itself. My self-image, born of external criticism, is as one who owes that apology. I'm grateful to you for pointing it out 🙏🏻💕

@dee Being far away for 15 years with no intention to ever bridge the geographical divide helps and, importantly, a firm mental firewall against whatever they hurl. Oh, and.. one being dead helps, too (sorry, bit bleak, maybe)

I wouldn't have told either if I was not sure that doing so would be good for my sense of self, entirely independent of whatever response I got

So you have a difficult parental relationship too, huh? Very few of us don't, it seems

Thank you, Dee, for saying what I shared was beautiful. Despite the countless typos I've barred myself from correcting? 😂 I'm glad you spotted it, dear one. Have a lovely day 🥰💕