A Wurd Chunk - Victim or Survior?

The following is a "wurd chunk" from a book that I'm reading The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans.

Having survived something - whether it is a forest fire, a sinking ship, or an abusive relationship - does not mean that you need to build your identity around having been vicimized or having survived. It simply means that in surviving a difficult situation, you may also have discovered how you did it and you may have something to teach others - for instance, how to avoid forest fires, when to jump ship, or how to avoid a potentially disastrous relationship.

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Wurdzgurl !!! Mar 1, 2007, 11:23am EST

Thanks! See what I get for publishing something I didn't think anyone would read. I noticed the typos and left them to fix them later because I'm lazy. It's a snow day here. I'm still in bed. Daughter #1 is playing. Daughter #2 is napping. I'm in bed reading and read that quote and wanted simply to remember it.

Thanks for the edit though. I appreciate that you keep an eye out for me. Now back to my home from work snow day activities.

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Wurdzgurl !!! Mar 1, 2007, 11:25am EST

Edit to comment above. I'm not STILL in bed. I've been up and fed the girls and other Mommy duties but when DD #2 went down for her nap I climbed in bed with a book and a heating pad. I'm not THAT lazy.

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♯ ♪ Mar 1, 2007, 11:43am EST

Excellent quote. Really a pearl of wisdom there.

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Mary C Legg Mar 1, 2007, 4:41pm EST

however, you might want to catch the misspell in the title-- I'm notorious for such things, but with your name, you must be careful... as for surviving--dunno. and canna teach it

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Nippy Katz (not his real name) Patriotic Troll of Gather Freedom Mar 1, 2007, 5:02pm EST

The use of "may" is great. Something I think about a lot his how siblings turn out. Admittedly each kid in a family has a different relationship with the parents but there are a lot of similarities too. E. g. some people who grew up in an abusive household turn out to be very strong, independent adults, others look for relationship partners like the abusive parent, and others spend their lives looking for someone who can make up for what the parents didn't provide.

That's an oversimplification--assume a continuum--but you get the idea.

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Wurdzgurl !!! Mar 1, 2007, 5:07pm EST

Thanks Mary but I wrote wurdz the way I did deliberately. A silly way of claiming "chunks of words" that I find interesting that aren't my own but ones that I read somewhere along my way.

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Wurdzgurl !!! Mar 1, 2007, 7:17pm EST

I'm waiting to publish after the girls go to bed so don't look too hard.

Kathleen ~ I spend a good portion of my time sleeping snuggling with my pumpkin doll.

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