Hello, I Am Mylotting Again After Having Been Away For More Than A Year
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
Philippines
December 19, 2008 2:34pm CST
Life has taken so many intricate turns in my life for more than a year. It was one surprise after another. As I tried to get into mylot, it seems like I am a total stranger to the site. The whole setup seemed like all new to me.
It had been a very demanding year which resulted in an exceedingly stressful string of various events. Until now, what happened appears to be so strange. My son who has been afflicted with leukemia since birth, has continuously been giving encouraging results. His recuperation is keeping my spirits truly high.
Whatever gains I might have achieved per my son's health progress, was dimmed by the certainty of my husband's having been lost after all to someone else. My children and I, had to give him up for good. At a time when I have not yet fully recovered from the blow, a second one came. This time, it was death in the family. My brother died from a fatal vehicular accident. The incident forced me to take over the farm that he used to manage. I was not alone though. My brothers are there to lend me most needed helping hands.
This situation will make my days much busier from the time on. However, I feel that it pays to be doing mylot once again as I am enjoying at the moment, a monthlong break from farmwork. Nice to be chatting with you mylot friends once again as I have been set to wonder as to how many among us has life played with so dramatically, too. Share with me those moments in your lives, as at the moment, I feel so very much alone in my ordeal.
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10 responses
@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
19 Dec 08
I am so sorry to hear about all this bad news. It has to get better in 2009. As for here I'm forever fighting health issues as usual and now I'm looking forward to Christmas. It's my daughters' year to be home and that means I get to spend Christmas with the most important family members. My daughter, son in law and my two wonderful grandchildren. I too am hoping for a better year in 2009. Best Wishes and May God Bless You and your Children!!!
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Dec 08
We have our daughter, son-in-law, all 3 grandkids, and our son all coming over the 24th for dinner and opening of gifts. It is always great to have them all in one spot even though it isn'[t too often this occurs.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
19 Dec 08
it is always such a happy occasion to be surrounded by our love ones. may the days when occasions of their being around multiply for you both. as of this time, my two sons are with me and i am happy enough to be with them. i miss my daughter so much already since she lives far, far away from us at the moment. so i know how you feel about having them around for christmas. have a happy time with them all, grandma.
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@Grandmaof2 (7578)
• Canada
20 Dec 08
Welcome back trinidadvelasco I am so pleased to have you on my friends list!!!
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@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
19 Dec 08
I haven't been on for a year, so don't remember you from before. Yep, they have changed the look of the site a lot. I like it OK. HOpe that you do too. Glad to hear that your son is recovering and my condolences in the loss of your husband and brother. Tough year.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
19 Dec 08
hi, dawnald. yes, it had been a tough year, indeed. yet, the experience has convinced me that i am truly strong enough to cope with even the toughest and roughest of events that i may come across with. the experience has also made me realize that life is truly so very unpredictable...there is no way that one can tell what will happen next. now, this has given me a different view of the thing we call stability in this life. although this is the first time that we have met, i used to be around for sometime before having been gone for quite a time. now that i have come from the farm, i am even faltering at the keyboard. clumsy me, i am having difficulty making my piece at the moment. nice meeting you, friend.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
25 Dec 08
how good it is to have an encounter with you once more, balasri. thanks for the warm welcome.
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Dec 08
Things here have changed a lot in a years time.
I wish you the best in all your lifes endeavors as far as your son and the farem management etc. God Bless and my thoughts are with you and your family as well in these stressful times. I have had many setbacks in my years and have learned to live my life one day at a time or I can not deal with lifes every day ordeals. Believe me, you are nowehere near alone as I am sure you know. We just have to learn our own ways to survive and deal with times like this as the arise.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
19 Dec 08
it is true that so many more might be suffering from an ordeal or a string of ordeals far worse than i have gone through. the thought just came to my mind right now because of your entry. hmmm...how true indeed that when one is in deep predicament, he/she is aware only of his own predicament and forgets everyone else's. this has happened to me and your response to my discussion has just awakened from that deep slumber. yes, i am thankful that mylotting can really make one feel much better even in the most tumultous times of our lives.
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@eshaan (6188)
• India
20 Dec 08
first of all welcome my dear friend...i was missing you here...y'day only when i responded to the discussion of one lady her..titled..'where are all my old friends?'...it reminded me of U....i also had the same feeling that many of my old friends are not here, though i have accepted the new friends request and replying to them , still there was something lacking...
and about life....ya..its like that, i know u had all those struggles, and i have idea about your tough life, may god give you all that strength to face them, it will make u more strong and give your shoulder to your children, who will find u as a shadow of an old big tree....we have to keep going in any of those circumstances, isn't it...
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
20 Dec 08
yes, eshaan, we have all to go on. actually, for me, life's struggles are so designed that we can win it and topple it. it is just a matter of will power now. there is no way that we can lose if we will just keep on trying until the battle is won. it is true that i have cried buckets of tears as i was fighting it through, i need to cry in order to let out the pain and the misery that has been building up inside me. the tears have strengthened me. for as i cried through, the resolve that i must win this battle was also formed and born. so here i am, a winner once more. a humbled winner. this is what happens to a soldier who has been seasoned by life's bitter battles. it makes a better person out of me anyway. so there are no bitterness at all that i can find in my heart. just happiness that i emerged the winner and that i am communicating with you again my true mylot friends.
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@miamhae (339)
• Philippines
19 Dec 08
Sad to hear what happen in your life this past year, but you know their always reason for any bad things happen, just don't lost your faith in our almighty God and Believe it that anything that happen in our life their are a big and good reason why God let it happen.. Welcome back and Merry Christmas
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
19 Dec 08
So very encouraging of you, miamhae. yes, i agree with you that there is a good reason for everything. at first, when the blow comes, it hurts so very, very much. then slowly, it subsides. since it is the heart that got afflicted, the hurt comes up once again from time to time but, it will never hurt as much anymore.
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@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
21 Dec 08
Yes this site looks different and there are people that arent here. But i dont think we were freinds before but i dont remember you. Welcome back anyway
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
22 Dec 08
how right you are, cripfemme. this is most probably our first encounter. mylot is really such a big community that despite being around for sometime, still there are others more that we have never had the chance of communicating with. thank you for having dropped by. i hope that this is the beginning of our online friendship.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
25 Dec 08
Life must be really cruel to you huh? Well, what can i say? Welcome back! Your myLot family misses you for sure and here we are, new myLot members who are eager to strike a conversation with you. New year, new people, new friends. I thought life was cruel to me but upon reading what you have gone through, i guess i should say i'm still lucky. Just be strong and keep the faith.
@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
25 Dec 08
i have learned so much from this recent experience, modstar. but there is one good realization that came out of the whole thing, life is a matter of choice. once we decide to fight our battles well and good, we will surely come out a good winner. so it might have been a fierce battle but i fought a good fight and emerged victorious. yes, i will be strong and keep the faith, rest assured on that.
@Masmasika (1921)
• Philippines
20 Dec 08
It's too sad to hear your story but I do admire your toughness in facing the situation you are in. Welcome back. I just joined mylot and I haven't encountered your name yet but I am welcoming you.
Mylot is really a good site to make friends and express your feelings. It is refreshing to hear from other mylotters, their views, opinions and how they make the hear grow big with their pieces of advice and the care that they share.
I share your sentiments over the loss of your love ones and I am glad that your son is recuperating from an illness. I pray that he will get well and enjoy life like the normal children.
Happy mylotting.
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
22 Dec 08
indeed, masmasika, it was such a long time since i have been away from mylotting. i was in fact, apprehensive about coming back. i was kind of cowardly already. thoughts crossed my mind as to whether i still know how to do it. it is good that i have tried. doing mylot is truly stress relieving and, hearing from friends like you touches the heart.
yes, we are looking forward to the day when my son can lead a normal life. the signs are there and i can't help it but be optimistic about this.
@momtrying2makeit (3270)
• United States
20 Dec 08
I am pretty new to mylot, I like it myself. I would love to get to know people and share with people how I am making it online. As of this year I made a little over 3000 dollars throughout the year. Not just at mylot because I am new I am a freelancner in so many areas, but this site gives me some feedback and ways to earn more and learn, I love it.
Good luck and welcome back to mylot. I am glad to see that people come back that tells me a lot about the site itself. Thanks :)
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@trinidadvelasco (11401)
• Philippines
22 Dec 08
hello, mom. you did make a good amount of money doing some writing then. i never achieved that before since i have been doing mylot only online. maybe, it will be a good thing if i try doing what you have been doing. the trouble with me is, i am so comfortable with mylot that i am making it my home online. yet, it is not something worth trying to explore possibilities of earning a lot more. i should say that i am happy to hear from you that there is so much earnings that i can possibly gather if i will just work online just as you do.
