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I think you have tarred yourself with your own brush enough dear!

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That's settled that then Pats - Uncle Joe can come camping with us and we'll put his nice comfy chair by the river and he can whack the fish (whilst we are out of sight and earshot of all that murdering of fish) and get them ready for us to eat when we get back from scrumping apples or Manx Plums (known to the rest of the world as Damsons )

You up for that Uncle Joe

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Vell mindbender, how long haff you had zese hallucinations? Haff you alvays had problems viz reality and ze bending of it to suit your own agenda? You haff to see zat zis is sumsing zat exists only in your mind - no?

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Ah - I seez now - vy he calls him-self ze 'Mindbender' - I zinc he likes tos 'bend ze mind' a liddle - yah.....

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well I think in your own existence you still have a lying mother and a reluctant daughter but if you can live with all that baggage and not let go fine by me - we tried to help but some people just like the baggage!

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I coudn't eat the liddle fishes....

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Maybe some people don't like the language used by those claiming to offer help. A forum isn't a place where I would put all information and you must know that you are not in possession of the full facts so you are not able to give advice about a situation you know little about.

Tbh mindbender, I see it as my problem and mine alone - I have asked for help but when I see glib comments about 'just leave the baggage behind' I find it irritating; if it was that simple to do, there'd be no anti-depressants, no shrinks, no mental health institutions - the fact that there are shows that the instruction to 'leave it all behind' doesn't work for everyone. I guess some people feel things more deeply than others.

If I have done or said something that has offended you to such an extent that you would embark on a verbal attack of me, I'd rather you said what it is that I have said or done - that way I have a chance to explain or apologise but your approach has given me neither choice.

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Well, being gracious and caring, I would eat the liddle fishes out of your sight (once Uncle Joe has dealt with them) - I can't say fairer than that Pats but I would give you my share of fruits that day.

I once went on a day out with the Forest Rangers at the Lickey Hills (took a bunch of the Scouts with me) and the day was entitled 'Natures Larder' - really interesting and such an eye opener - the only one I can remember is Sorrel (which tastes a bit of apples) but is was amazing the amount of things you can actually eat!

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It is probably best if people don't bring up family spats on forums if they don't wish others to comment on them adversely. Sometimes other posters have sympathy with those being complained about! Besides which, if the family members ever got wind of the fact their disputes were being discussed on a forum it isn't likely it would improve the situation.

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Ooooohhh Karen darlin' - bring the sugar and the Gin and we'll make Damson Gin too - delicious and just the thing to wash the fish 'n chips down with.