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ratherastory) wrote2012-04-12 03:16 pm
ratherastory) wrote2012-04-12 03:16 pm
What Do You Need?
This is a non-fandom post. I stole it from a friend of mine in a different place, because I think this is where the power of fandom can be harnessed for good. I've been feeling a little out of place and useless in the world lately, and this seems like a good way to get rid of that feeling.
Feel free to link this around, too, if you'd like. The more people see this, the more likely everyone will have a chance at getting what they need.
ETA: You don't have to be my LJ friend to participate. In fact, I highly encourage you to participate no matter what! Go ahead and ask for something. You never know what people might be able to provide.
What do you need? (Copied from a DW friend, so not in American, but you can Google translate. I like how it reads.)
(We can solve our own problems and help each other. Here's a spot to do so. Leaving it open...Non friends comments screened by default but I'll release them as soon as I see them.)
What do you need? Not what do you want? A million pounds, a fairy godmother, a nicer car.
But what do you need? A friend in Spain. Or Norfolk. A car that works, to get your kids to school. An old and unloved mp3 player that has been chewed by a cat but still works. A loan of fifty quid, for a week. Someone to trade emails with. People to visit your online shop. A hand-made card to make you feel loved. More friends on your journal. A copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, not too old. Advice on doing your own taxes. A loving but firm kick up the bum to get on with that project. Someone to talk lampwork / knitting / martial arts with. Clients to photograph in return for train fare or lunch. Help with your vet or medical bills, a dollar at a time. A used wheelchair. An unwanted bookcase. Reviews on Amazon. A cat-sitter. Reassurance because you're getting married / having a baby / getting your first job / struggling in college and need a pep-talk.
Sound off. Send people here.
ALSO? GO AHEAD AND FRIEND SOME FOLKS. Might as well frenzy a little bit too. Pleased to meet you.
Feel free to link this around, too, if you'd like. The more people see this, the more likely everyone will have a chance at getting what they need.
ETA: You don't have to be my LJ friend to participate. In fact, I highly encourage you to participate no matter what! Go ahead and ask for something. You never know what people might be able to provide.
What do you need? (Copied from a DW friend, so not in American, but you can Google translate. I like how it reads.)
(We can solve our own problems and help each other. Here's a spot to do so. Leaving it open...Non friends comments screened by default but I'll release them as soon as I see them.)
What do you need? Not what do you want? A million pounds, a fairy godmother, a nicer car.
But what do you need? A friend in Spain. Or Norfolk. A car that works, to get your kids to school. An old and unloved mp3 player that has been chewed by a cat but still works. A loan of fifty quid, for a week. Someone to trade emails with. People to visit your online shop. A hand-made card to make you feel loved. More friends on your journal. A copy of the Oxford English Dictionary, not too old. Advice on doing your own taxes. A loving but firm kick up the bum to get on with that project. Someone to talk lampwork / knitting / martial arts with. Clients to photograph in return for train fare or lunch. Help with your vet or medical bills, a dollar at a time. A used wheelchair. An unwanted bookcase. Reviews on Amazon. A cat-sitter. Reassurance because you're getting married / having a baby / getting your first job / struggling in college and need a pep-talk.
Sound off. Send people here.
ALSO? GO AHEAD AND FRIEND SOME FOLKS. Might as well frenzy a little bit too. Pleased to meet you.
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I lost my brother a few years back,(KIA in Iraq) and it hit our family, hard. Nothing, nothing, nothing you can do can make it better, but all you can do is be there for your mom. We all stuck together, all of us in one house for days, and that was really good. The one thing I wish had gone differently was hat my mom never went for any sort of counseling, and she really, really needs to. When the time comes, you might suggest it for your mom. If she doesn't seem like she wants to go, say it's for *you* and you need her there for moral support.
(((((hugs))))) again.
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The worst of it was how sudden it was... I don't think any of us expected it. Thank you for the advice... I'll be looking into grief counselling now.