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An overview of one Franco-American family's journey through French bureaucracy.
Ok so it's not me...
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7 comments:
I am so sorry. And, I am so happy to see you and glad you had the energy to post in the midst of such difficulties. I sincerely hope that the worst is behind you. Sending good thoughts and many hugs.
xo
L'écriture est une bonne catharsis, même si personne nous lit.
D'ailleurs, quand on écrit sous l'influence d'une émotion forte et un peu destructrice, comme la colère, la jalousie, parfois, il n'est pas utile de se relire.
Une fois que la douleur est sortie, expulsée, on se sent mieux. Se relire n'est pas toujours nécessaire. On peut le faire longtemps après, quand la situation a évolué. Alors, on se rend compte du chemin parcouru.
Et c'est gratifiant.
Courage !
Marianne
thank you both for thinking of me. many years ago i wrote prolifically and now i just don't have the will. maybe KNOWING that no one would ever read my journals is what made them cathartic and helped me write 'well'.
Marianne - thanks for your support. I want to contact you and ask you (and others) for help but I have always had a hard time asking and now, in french on top of it, it's even harder than i ever imagined.
Stephanie,
Depending upon the situation, perhaps it would be good to start at the beginning and give us a foundation from which to understand what you are currently going through.
It is possible for you to control your blog to a certain extent--delay comments until you have read them, limit the types of commenters you allow.
Do you read "Tongue in Cheek"? She has been writing very candidly for the past year about the death of her father, who was hospitalized for several months and for whom she stayed in the U.S. for 7 months away from her French home and family of 20 years. Now that she has been back for just a few weeks, her mother has had a stroke.
What precisely has caused your husband's hospital stay? I am assuming that, for the moment, you need to make connections with bilingual French/English speakers who could help you in a pinch.
How is your son? How is he doing in school? How is the transition going for him? Do you have immediate family in the area that you are living with your husband and son?
I want you to know that I have always found French people extremely helpful, caring, funny, and compassionate. They just don't walk around smiling all the time.
Perhaps a good approach would be to ask for help via the blog and then see if someone who knows someone who knows someone couldn't help you to connect with just the people you need in this particular situation. What do you think?
You read "These Days in French Life." Have you reached out to Riana? I know that there are lots of people out there in French expat bloglandia how would be more than willing to support you at this time.
Write me back--here or via the email on my blog and let me know what's up and what kind of help you need.
Writing, asking for help, surviving adversity are all a function of habits that we build. You just got to France so you are in a transitional phase. Things will improve but you have to meet them, at least, halfway.
Bon courage!
weird, you've been on my mind ... and now I pop over and find this. Hope things turn for the better, and if you need to share ... make it private and share ... we are both in France now, if you ever want to chat...
I don't know you, but cannot even imagine being in your situation. There is a whole community of bloggers out here in France that would help, I am sure... Just ask!
Stephanie,
Comment ça va, ma belle?
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