Posted by Dinah on November 16, 2005, at 10:02:20
In reply to Re: A short conversation from today » Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on November 16, 2005, at 1:46:02
I don't know. I think there may come a point when you become starkly aware of the shaky foundation your stable life is built on. That nothing can be relied upon. And the way that makes you feel doesn't look like any way you've felt before.
Add in a good dollop of self hatred for not letting my inlaws stay with me.
And then add in reading daily in the newspaper how really little you mean to the government of these United States. Legislators suggesting that the city shouldn't be rebuilt, or should only be given limited protection, when you know the protection they gave you before didn't even live up to the standards it was designed to. That the situation you're living in wasn't caused by the hurricane at all, but by failure of governmental protections. And you feel like less than nothing. I really should stop reading the news entirely.
At any rate, you might have helped me get to the reasons behind my hygiene problems. Sigh.
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