A Painful Breakthrough
Added 2022-09-22 00:22:22 +0000 UTCSorry this one isn't funny. We had some things we needed to get off our chests.
The bee of whom Kittiwake speaks is, of course, Honi Melrose the therapist. This pig, bird and cat are long overdue for a lie-down on a couch built for three.
When We Fly (c)Kae
Comments
Aaaaaaaaaaugh hugs for EVERYONE.
Rachel Terwilliger
2024-09-09 01:46:24 +0000 UTCThey do say you can't put out the fire from inside the burning house.
Must Love Frogs
2022-09-22 12:01:19 +0000 UTCAll this time I could have been calling her "third-bird"??? Forest for the trees!
Must Love Frogs
2022-09-22 12:00:38 +0000 UTCAs someone who's life was saved by therapy, THANK YOU for having them go.
Jonathan
2022-09-22 04:00:17 +0000 UTCI think an important part is The explosion happened And they're all still there
Nutjob
2022-09-22 01:21:46 +0000 UTCYeesh, Valerie. She must've been holding all that back for years, poor thing. :( At the same time, it's very, very nice to get more insight into the mechanics of Val and Red's relationship. Sex aside, pretty much every interaction they've had thus far has been negative or neutral, to the point I was kinda wondering why the heck they were married. At a certain point, the feeling of misery with another person will outweigh the fear of being alone, so I wondered why confident Red didn't just dump sadsack Valerie, or why the sensitive Valerie didn't just walk out on blowhard Red. It's good to see that explored here. They don't hate each other, that's nice to know. But do they love each other? Is there even a scrap of genuine affection to their marriage? "You're right goddamn here and I feel so alone....". Fucking OUCH, Valerie. Yet very believable! Though Red offers her a little comfort here, I stiiiiill don't quite feel a true married/familial bond between these two. I believe that sometimes hard work and therapy can save a floundering relationship, but it kinda feels like all that's keeping Val and Red together is inertia (and their shiny new third-bird). Maybe they'd both be better off pulling the plug on their marriage. It's not abusive, but it seems like it's making both of them miserable. Kittiwake is right, though. Therapy is a good start. Whether the marriage lasts or not, they clearly need it (especially poor Valerie).
Lopoddity
2022-09-22 01:02:20 +0000 UTCNay, it's a promise!
Must Love Frogs
2022-09-22 00:43:38 +0000 UTCThat sounds more like a threat, Kittiwake.
Badguy101
2022-09-22 00:42:48 +0000 UTCWe're with you, lonely cat!
Must Love Frogs
2022-09-22 00:31:46 +0000 UTCVal is someone many of us can relate to. As we feel the same. Worthless, a nothing it's hard to let anyone in when you feel like that as you are always worried they will find something hey don't like and leave I know I have felt this any times
RaptorC
2022-09-22 00:30:04 +0000 UTC
