Happy Memories of my life as an adult:
- College practicals out in the fields or woods
- the beautiful landscapes that I have seen, especially after I left the ghettos
- early morning newspaper delivering or early morning milking
- running a mini marathon with no training or preparation and in work clothes and doing a good time
- helping with college open days
- roaming around
- my Winchester before all the poison from the diocese made it a hostile town
- the carnival and bonfire in Winchester over the years
- rolling down the snowy bank in the recreation ground with the dog
- wonderful work with sheep
- the amazing gardening work that I have done
- friends
- the first two years away from home when I lodged in Winchester with my friends
- the wonderful daytrips and meals out I have had
- My 18th Birthday that the farm staff made special even though my family forgot
- All the work I have ever done
- the youth group in ******* and how they helped me to develop and feel more worthwhile and the lovely days out and meals and services we had.
- The years of joyful love and worship of God and fellowship before the grim island churches destroyed me and my blind faith.
- The good old friends
- the years when I could run and jump
- my friendship with JM, which is all invalidated by her blame of me and defence of the abusers
- All the many parties, fundraisers and volunteer events that I helped with, especially the Village show.
- two boyfriends, G. and Chris.
- The motorbike
- working in West Sussex in those fantastic gardens
- swimming in friends' swimming pools in Winchester
- the daytrips and special times with Mind when I was younger and referred myself to them for the social side of things
- My safe cozy bedsit in Andover
- Passing my test and driving my own car
- Ice skating
- my pets
- Being told that I was autistic spectrum and the relief it brough to be told that at last.
- Finding out that most of my family were on the Autistic spectrum and had problems
- finding my sister who I had lost touch with her for so long
- my tied cottages and doing the garden with Ted
- Trying to run my own business
- Being able to help with church events and services
- going back to college as a mature student
- trips to the islands
- moving to the islands
- being adopted
- my visit to england just before my first christmas on the island
- sailing and watersports
- low water fishing and cooking the catch
- marshalling for the carnival
- all the wonderful volunteer work on the island
- dog walking and playing with the rescue dogs
- photography on the island
- all the activities and sports I took part in on the island
- happy times at St. C's before the brute safeguarding official ruined it
- A friendship on the island
- winning the sailing award
- buying my little boat
- signing choir
- The railway
- helping people
- hugs with close friends
- strong soap and laundry smells
- a soft bed
- friendship
- toys
- candles
- being clean
- sleeping well
- being full
- good bin raids
- being understood
- jewellery
- rain, wind, snow, fog, frost
- night time
- fast journeys in any vehicle
- animals
- baths and showers
- good movies
- sanctuary
- swimming
- the sea (but I can't think about it or go near it without getting upset)
- solitude
- sports (that I can no longer do)
- travelling
- kindness and gifts
- samaritans
- flowers
- jokes
- hills and mountains
- work
- Livelihood, career and job, forever
- Clean record
- All volunteer work
- Health
- Home, in all ways possible
- Boat, sea, sailing, rocks, cliffs, sea, sailing friends and qualifications
- Friends
- College and exams
- All posessions, qualifications and identity apart from a non-english passport
- car and driving licence
- future
- routine and settled familiarity
- kayak
- love and respect of friends and colleagues
- usefulness
- hope
- trust
- faith
- dignity
- bank account - probably forever
- money
- purpose in life
- self worth/esteem/belief - which was always low
- faith in people
- ability - physical and mental
Everything
- police
- anything military
- sea
- boats
- mental illness
- old friends
- names
- songs of praise
- church
- prison
- surfing
- children
- indications of wealth
- nightmares, dreams, memories
- driving licence/car
- reminders of what people have said and done
- 'adoptive/adoption'
- holidays and special days
- any brutality or abuse
Some nice happy memories there. Thanks.
ReplyDelete"My 18th Birthday that the farm staff made special even though my family forgot". Can you tell us in a later blog how that was special, and what happened. Thanks.
Hi Tony, yes, I can tell you even just in a comment, but I will be hopefully transferring the whole story from the homeless blog to this one at some point.
DeleteI was on work placement on a farm over my 18th Birthday, and I don't think I even mentioned my Birthday but the staff knew, most 18 year olds have a big party and a lot of fuss, I think, but my 18th was kind of forgotten by my family like most of my teen Birthdays.
The farm staff got me a card, and a present, and at the end of the day they took me to the chip shop for fish and chips and a bottle of coke, basically I am a simple person and simple kindnesses like that mean a lot to me, I had a lovely Birthday, especially as I loved being out on the farm.