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April 16th 2024 - Holidays and Observances (click on the day for details) Christian feast day: Benedict Joseph Labre Bernadette Soubirous Drogo Engratia Fructuosus of Braga Isabella Gilmore (Church of England) Martyrs of Zaragoza Molly Brant (Konwatsijayenni) (Anglican Church of Canada, Episcopal Church) Turibius of Astorga April 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Birthday of José de Diego (Puerto Rico, United States) Birthday of Queen Margrethe II (Denmark) Emancipation Day (Washington, D.C., United States) Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust (Hungary) National Healthcare Decisions Day (United States) Remembrance of Chemical Attack on Balisan and Sheikh Wasan (Iraqi Kurdistan) World Voice Day Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details) Day of the Mushroom Foursquare Day National Angel Day National Bean Counter Day National Cash Day National Joseph Day National Librarian Day National Orchid Day National Reveal the Genius Within Day Save the Elephant Day Selena Day Teach Your Daughter to Volunteer Day World Semicolon Day Martin Lawrence’s Birthday Sadie Sink’s Birthday Charlie Chaplin’s Birthday Chance The Rapper’s Birthday Anya Taylor-Joy’s Birthday Selena Quintanilla’s Birthday Akon’s Birthday Alyssa Hyde’s Birthday Nate Diaz Bill Belichick Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tue Apr 16th, 2024 - Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week April 2024 Fuji Shibazakura Festival Fun Observances ( 2 ) Eggs Benedict Day Celebrate the hearty breakfast (or any other meal, in our very humble opinion) that is Eggs Benedict on April 16, Eggs Benedict Day. An American invention, a delicious Eggs Benedict includes an English Muffin, topped with bacon or ham, poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce. How to Celebrate? Start your day by making Eggs Benedict for yourself and your family. No time to do it before work? What about making it for dinner instead? Try different variations of the dish. For instance, replace the bacon with tomatoes, spinach, or salmon. Hollandaise too hard to make early in the morning? Substitute it with melted cheese. Did You Know… …that spinning an egg can tell you whether it is raw or hard-boiled? A hard-boiled egg will easily spin, while a raw egg will wobble. ~~~~~~~ Wear Pajamas to Work Day On April 16, lay aside your usual work attire and replace it with your pajamas to celebrate Wear your Pajamas to Work Day. While the origins of this fun holiday are unknown, the date of the holiday suggests that it was meant to give taxpayers in the United States a day to relax after Tax Day, April 15. In recent years, many celebrities have participated in the day by showing up in public in their pajamas. Pajams, payjamas, or jammies is a loose piece of clothing, not unlike pants, worn on the lower part of a person's body. While most people wear them to bed, they were once, and still are, part of a normal outfit worn by men and women during the day in many parts of the Middle East and South Asia. How to Celebrate? Wear your pajamas to work. Make sure you do inform your supervisor and your co-workers about the holiday. Share pictures of you in your pajamas at your office desk with family and friends. Did You Know... ...that the word pajama comes from the Persian word, payjameh meaning leg-garment? *** All in the Family When my husband was away at basic training, my four-year-old daughter and I stayed with my sister. Since my daughter already called me Mommy, she started calling her aunt Mom—the way her six-year-old cousin did. One day, someone called. I picked up the extension and overheard the person ask my daughter if her daddy was home. She said, “No, he’s in the Army.” “Is your mom home?” he asked. “Yes, but she’s asleep with Uncle Danny. *** Language Barrier As a young officer on the USS Midway, I was enjoying shore leave in Marseille. One day, I was invited to a local club to play tennis with two young Frenchwomen and a Norwegian man, who spoke only the most rudimentary English. After the doubles match, the Norwegian and I changed back into our street clothes and waited for the women to rejoin us. “You fly?” he said to me. I told him I was a ship's officer, not a naval aviator. After a pause to take in my response, he tried again. “You fly,” he said slowly, “is open.” *** My son, Scott, an insurance broker in Florida, loves ocean fishing and takes his cell phone along on the boat. One morning we were drifting about ten miles offshore as Scott discussed business on the phone. Suddenly his rod bent double, and the reel screamed as line poured off the spool. Scott was master of the situation. "Pardon me," he told his customer calmly. "I have a call on another line." *** I dialed a wrong number and got the following recording: "I am not available right now, but I thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes." *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** sandrewn

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Chapter 12 – A Joint Christmas When I woke up on Christmas Eve morning, my mom offered to fix breakfast for me, even though she and my dad had already eaten. It was comical watching her flutter around the kitchen as she prepared my meal while also getting things ready for the rest of the day. She was also singing along with the Christmas songs that were playing in the background and it even looked as if she was dancing a few times as she did these things. She was definitely in a great m

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Oscar's mother was totally insensitive to Oscar's problems and conditions.She did not tell her children why Oscar was away and they thought he did not love them anymore. They were very worried. She said it was Oscar's role to tell them why he left. He did not want to relive his painful time. His mother did not even prepare the groundwork with her two children. She seems to not care about Oscar's delicate mental health. Unfortunately, he began to have a panic attack. I assume his grandparents will take him back to their home. His siblings will be even more traumatized. Oscar will likely not want to see his mother and his siblings for a long time. He does not need to have another panic attack. It is up to his mother, an adult not a child, to repair the damage she made.He will need to rely on his grandparents and his friends for support,

And Brad already cut him off once when he refused to seek therapy. Brad can cut him off again. Brad actually forced Princess J to use public transportation! Can you imagine the horror?

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Dissociative Identity Disorder Here's a malady that has often been misunderstood and is one of the most abused troupes in fiction. Often called Multiple Identity Disorder, it is a very rare, misunderstood and often presents itself in unique ways. For years, DID (formerly called Multiple Identity Disorder) has been controversial. Some psychiatrists have denied it exists, and it was used as a dubious and failed criminal defense strategy in high-profile murder cases. DID is extremely rare because it takes a horrendous amount of abuse to trigger it. Any sane person, family member or teacher who witnessed it would blow the whistle - unless they are religious fanatics. Victims are often raised inside cults and subject to abuse of all sorts: physical, emotional, sexual and neglect. DID is a rare response to abuse trauma. Other responses are much more common, and DID is often comorbid with all sorts of other psychiatric maladies. DID is much more common in females than males and the stats are confusing, but most of them look like a 65/35 female/male split. Contrary to fiction, personalities almost always retain the gender of the sufferer. Abuse causes Dissociation, or an emotional detachment. Many people who experience abuse trauma describe this state as "going away". Repeated abuse/trauma can cause this state to extend and form personalities amenable to the abusers. For instance: John Doe is a teen who has been abused in all manner of ways since he was a small child. Four different personalities manifest. Good John is a sweet boy who is compliant and obedient. Good John will obey and do all his chores. He's a people pleaser. Bad John is the angry child who has been suppressed. Bad John understands he's a punching bag and acts out on his anger. Sexy John is compliant with and enthusiastic about sexual abuse. It's easier that way, doesn't hurt as much, and it is over sooner that way. He may trick or lure other children to the abuser. Calculating John is a cold and calculating personality that lies in the background and manipulates things for all the John's benefit. Calculating John is a controlling personality who is distinct from the others. His imperatives are survival oriented. He watches and makes decisions like not antagonizing his abusers. John will appear to be the same person, but one of these personalities will be predominate. Needless to say, if you take on writing a character like this, it can be a wild ride. For instance, if Sexy John is in charge in the middle school locker room, things are going to get interesting. Bad John will be wildly popular with the kids who sneak smokes behind the building, and Good John will be a teacher's pet. Calculating John will blame others for all their misdeeds. DID is the aftermath of a disastrous childhood. Sufferers present from mild to profound symptomatology. You will need to do a lot of research and think through how this character will act and react to situations and which personality will manifest. It makes my head hurt thinking about just how deep a dive it could take. I have only one character who manifests a mild form of DID. It's Joey Ashcraft from the Company. Joey's mother is an alcoholic who stays drunk and eventually became unemployable. Joey became a hustler to bring cash home and evolved a protective personality called Rebel. Where Joey is a sweet little boy, Rebel is loud, brash and aggressive-a survival adaptation. When Rebel was removed from the chaos and provided support, Rebel receded as he was no longer necessary, and Joey became dominate. Rebel is still in there and will emerge if he's threatened, but in his new circumstances where he's safe and secure, Rebel is unnecessary and Joey is dominate. He is under psychiatric care. This was an extremely simplistic example, but about the best I could manage. . For a short example, see: Two for the Price of One

JJ doesn't really care about controlling money or making it as long as the flow of money remains constant.

As welcome as any new chapter from you is @quokka, this one started well. Oscar seems to be doing well, with no recurrence of anxiety attacks or what triggered them before. His friends have rallied around him, and even schoolmate and neighbour Marcus Gresham, despite being in one grade lower, has become a good friend. Oscar learned Marcus' parents had to sell their small vineyard and orchard farm business due to finance issues, but the new owners agreed to let them rent the farm (at an affordable rate), and retain their home so that Marcus will remain in the same school and be a close by neighbour. And surprise (?), Gramps and Gran purchased the Gresham farm and added it to the growing 'Lands Trust' they've been assembling for Oscar's future. Unfortunately, a trip up north to spent a quiet weekend at the family farm, before school starts for Oscar, does not go as planned. When they arrived, Oscar's younger sister and brother, Amara 4 and Deacon 6, rushed to see their big brother who they love and miss dearly, running towards him as he got out of the vehicle. Amara asked, (as only a distressed child can), “Oscar, don’t you love us any more? Why do you not come home more often?” While Deacon asked: “I miss you, Oscar, why can’t you go to school here in Moore?” Oscar, more than a little shocked that his parents perhaps hadn't explained to his younger siblings that he was away at school, glanced over to my approaching mother for an answer. Which turned into a bit of a heated discussion, in front of the younger children, getting worse when Gran suggested it was a bad idea to visit and they should leave, triggering a panic attack in Oscar. (And scaring two little children needlessly). * (to a child, of any age, a 'discussion' can seem more extreme. It's all POV.) What is going on? A few chapters ago, it 'seemed' Oscar's parents were favouring their younger children over Oscar, hence the grandparents making separate plans for Oscar's future (unbeknown to his Mum and Dad). Now it seems Gramps and Gran are being too controlling? Some clarity is desperately needed. For Oscar, his siblings, and everyone else.

@Demiurge especially that one about pumpkins, yeah? That one is like, Really Important. Also, thanks boss. Very kind of you to suggest that anything I've said might be useful in any capacity. I mean, I don't really see it, but who am I to quibble. Besides, does a body a right treat to hear. Or, in this case, read Cheers man, and thanks again - much appreciated.

Yep. Ant had a tough ride too. Had to give him a break.

Hate that we lost Golvinte; but he will be avenged. Hell of a battle, still a little worried about Fonith, they had been torturing her for so long. This group will escape this time, but how many more escapes do they have in them?

Glad Ant's dad was released. That was good news.

Well, an education of what can happen and did happen long ago was gotten by all that witnessed this abomination as he spoke, let us hope the one that was able to take his body back will be okay. Agda is going to have to fight like never before; and they will need to find this counterweight and shut the door; or she may well not survive this battle no matter her prowess. Great chapter.

Okay, just feel this got way more complicated that I would have thought. I really like Nathan, and love that he and his parents don't fib to each other, but that might cause and issue with this one. The ability that Kieran has shown Nathan by healing Rom, what was the issue by the way, will not be something that the PM and his advisor simply dismisses like some others. Excellent chapter.

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