Smile
I am happy. Very happy. And it’s not because my doctor prescribed new medication for me. No. It’s because those three little goat kids are so sweet that my teeth are going to rot and drop out just from being in their presence.
I have spent hours up there today. Holding and cuddling and petting and stroking and lifting and nuzzling and scratching and rubbing my nose against their noses.
I have had girls say “why do they all love you so much?”.
I have had Pernille say “we think Mathilde was looking forward to proudly showing her kids to Lasse, she likes him so much”.
I have had Bodil (holding her dog Lulu) say “Mathilde trusts Lasse so much. And those kids are going to be so tame, with him sitting there with them all day”.
I have had a girl say “you know everything about goats”.
Is there any feeling better than having a tired little goat kid fall asleep in your arms? Perhaps having two fall asleep in your lap. Tomorrow I might go for the record and have all three of them fall asleep somewhere on me.
I’m still going through my pictures, several hundreds of them. I shall be posting soon enough. Don’t you worry. They have been spending most of their time inside so far, which means bad lighting and flashed out highlights. But that’s not going to stop me.
I went to the doctor today. Talked to him about my depression and how I didn’t feel my meds were working. He prescribed me another type of meds that apparently work well with the ones I’m taking now. So I’ll be taking two forms of medication, I feel so adult. If only it could be arranged that new goat kids arrived once per week, why I’d need no pills at all.
I was trying to decide which one was my favourite, but everytime I picked up a new one and held it that one instantly became my favourite. So it was rather futile.
If you have never experienced goat kids then you really should get out your phonebook and find the nearest petting zoo and get your butt out there. They are amazing.
Pictures soon. I promise.
April 11th, 2006 at 20:48
I’m so happy for you! :))) Both of the news sound great ;) And hearing that more eye candy is to come makes me wanna do my little happy tap dance. We have a park and there is a little playground there with a couple of goats & I haven’t been there in a while, so I donno, maybe there are some new babies out there too. That would be fantastic! So I’m going there this weekend, because I realized that I’m not almost jelous, but… really jelous! hehe. There’s this one white goat there (I’d call her snowy) that likes to get kissed on the nose and rubs her back against the fence in such a cute way. Too bad I can’t come inside and spend some good quality time with them.
You know, til very recently I was also on two types of meds & I can say that it was a good decision. It was a good duo, put everything in balance. I strongly believe that the second meds did a good job at making the first work better. But what I wanted to say most of all is, Plume, you gotta believe that they will help you. Because the power of belief can do wonders ;)
April 12th, 2006 at 14:23
No insult intended, but maybe getting off your butt and doing something
other than cuddling animals all day would be better for your depression
than eating pills.
There is a world out there! DO SOMETHING, make it yours, instead of slowly
wasting away at a playground for kids.
April 12th, 2006 at 16:12
Thanks for your insightful advice.
April 12th, 2006 at 18:23
Well, everyone is entitled to their opinion and my opinion is this… the comment above was too silly (that was not the word I intended to write, but since I have much respect for Plume, I’ll just bite my lip).
Fume… You probably believe that your views on everything are real wide and all, but they seem pretty narrow to me. For example, if for a teacher her world is mostly her classroom & she’s happy teaching & devoting time to kids, that means she’s wasting her time? If I grow plants and spend much time doing that & not flying into space or other ‘significant’ things, that means I’m wasting my time too? Hardly. The world has a totally different definition for each person. And if the world is there for you, than you don’t have to force yourself, jump at it & prove anything to anyone. It’s important to find something that suits you, a comfort zone, especially when dealing with depression. And I can say from my experience that I tried so many things & activities in order to get better and it was my meds that helped me in the end. Sometimes words and good intentions don’t help as much as they should. When I got better I could once again start thinking about what I can do for the world and what it can do for me. One of my natural meds was my dog. Spending time outside in the company of my pumpkin was very soothing. Taking care of her and watching her grow gave me unbelievable strength. So having a special bond with animals is an amazing gift, that can do one a lot of good. Sometimes love and meds is the best combination. No need to rush. The world is already yours.
April 12th, 2006 at 18:31
Plume, you beat me at this one ;) It took me pretty long to write this, but I just couldn’t agree with this point of view. Hope I didn’t show too much of my matchhead personality… ;) But the playground is sacred man! :)))))
April 12th, 2006 at 19:21
Fume I deleted your comment. I don’t want that kind of language here. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, and I don’t believe you meant any harm with your original comment. But no fighting, please.