My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1 ( Archived) (21)

Sep 28, 2008 4:44 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
PART 2

After more shouting and threatening one old man came to the gate and asked me what I would like from them. So I said that they were not to go up the lane without having the courtesy to knock on my door. That they were not to hunt with dogs, never to go on my land, that they would not hunt the valley more than twice a year and only with my agreement and at my say so.

After some more aggression from the one chap, the rest agreed. I let one vehicle pass to collect their dogs which were loose up the valley. The rest went away.

After about 20 minutes I heard a vehicle coming down the lane and presumed it to be the guards( police) it was the old man. He asked to come in, and we sat in the garden and talked about how he remembered my farm as dilapidated sheds, the work that I had done with my own hands on the cottage, land and garden. He asked if I had a problem with Mink and I told him how a mink had killed my favourite ducks the year before, he said that he would come back next weekend and lay traps for me, that he would shoot mink up the valley for me and that there would be no further trouble.

He said that he had never seen anyone look more determined, more adamant and more terrified in his whole life. He said that for one woman to come into a situation with a group of armed men who had been drinking all morning and to stand there unarmed and to stand my ground was one of the sights in his life that he will never forget.

The last time I looked down the barrel of a gun, my first husband was on the other end of the gun, he had in a drunken rage beaten me yet again, taken his gun out of its cupboard and was now holding it to my head and threatening to kill me – again. Today, I stopped the hunt in my valley, today I stood out from under the shadow of my violent ex husband and stood in the sunshine of the love and caring that all my male friends have shown me, today I became a stronger person.

Today, I think of all those men and woman that are in violent relationships and am gratefull that I managed to get away.
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Sep 28, 2008 4:48 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
jampet
jampetjampetwexford, Wexford Ireland28 Threads 1 Polls 2,549 Posts
wow- that is incredible- bet you needed a brandy after thatlaugh

well done- you have proven to yourself how strong you arecheering
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Sep 28, 2008 4:50 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
PILIPALA
PILIPALAPILIPALACardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales UK200 Threads 4,804 Posts
Wow you have my total respect
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Sep 28, 2008 4:53 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
hollandgirl
hollandgirlhollandgirlSomewhere in Canada. B.C., British Columbia Canada523 Threads 4,464 Posts
Ecoprinces you are some strong woman indeed!

cheering cheering cheering
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Sep 28, 2008 4:54 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
jampet: wow- that is incredible- bet you needed a brandy after that

well done- you have proven to yourself how strong you are



Brandy well whiskey and half a chocolate cake laugh lips
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Sep 28, 2008 4:55 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
PILIPALA: Wow you have my total respect


Thanks respect mean a lot to me, had so little for years

bouquet thanks
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Sep 28, 2008 6:35 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
irishlass45
irishlass45irishlass45Texas USA, Texas USA52 Threads 5 Polls 4,579 Posts
rose
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Sep 29, 2008 3:15 AM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
hollandgirl: Ecoprinces you are some strong woman indeed!



more like a lump of jelly, teddybear

thanks Irishlass wave bouquet
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Sep 29, 2008 3:29 AM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Rexus
RexusRexusDili, Timor-Leste13 Threads 312 Posts
Congratulations! I am amazed by your situation, your bold standing and the way you expressed it! Great!!!
cheering cheering handshake
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Sep 29, 2008 5:55 AM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
Thanks boys wink

cheers hug
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Sep 29, 2008 5:59 AM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
spiceygamble
spiceygamblespiceygambleNola, Louisiana USA36 Threads 3 Polls 4,493 Posts
cake ...oh yeah, you earned the next chocolate cake... on me.

Good girl.
teddybear
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Sep 29, 2008 6:11 AM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
spiceygamble: ...oh yeah, you earned the next chocolate cake... on me.

Good girl.



Thanks and I will think of you sweetly as I eat it.rolling on the floor laughing wink
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Sep 29, 2008 8:59 AM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
mastic55
mastic55mastic55Long Island, New York USA167 Threads 6,859 Posts
What time was it.confused
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Sep 29, 2008 3:21 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
mastic55: What time was it.


what a strange questionslaugh It was about 3 oclock in the afternoon. cheers
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Sep 29, 2008 3:26 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
hollandgirl
hollandgirlhollandgirlSomewhere in Canada. B.C., British Columbia Canada523 Threads 4,464 Posts
Ecoprincess: more like a lump of jelly,

thanks Irishlass


Strong in mind ecoprincess. You did not show fear
even when you did.

handshake
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Sep 29, 2008 3:52 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
hollandgirl: Strong in mind ecoprincess. You did not show fear
even when you did.


thanks honey mwa lips
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Sep 29, 2008 3:55 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
riyablossom
riyablossomriyablossomsomewhere, Pennsylvania USA184 Threads 18 Polls 11,244 Posts
It takes a lot of guts to do that ...

applause applause applause
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Sep 29, 2008 4:00 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
riyablossom: It takes a lot of guts to do that ...


bouquet thanks, blushing
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Sep 29, 2008 4:02 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
kidatheart
kidatheartkidatheartFruitvale, British Columbia Canada30 Threads 16,544 Posts
Ecoprincess: thanks,




hug kiss
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Sep 29, 2008 4:06 PM CST My Day - Not the Sunday I had planned - part 1
Ecoprincess
EcoprincessEcoprincessSligo/New Zealand, Sligo Ireland48 Threads 1 Polls 1,278 Posts
blushing hug kiss
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