Detroit

Im not courageous, Im just too dumb to know when to give up and possibly too ornery.

Yes thanks Detroit!

Your blog is astonishing. I can hardly believe you are still standing.

If you ever decide to charge for subscriptions you can sign me up.

Here's to you and your courage.

Ah, vaguely embarrassed now, but thank you, Oldstyle! Hope you are doing ok?

Just caught up on your blog posts Detroit. Don't know what to say. Amazing writing, amazing woman.

Thank you for the link.

Detroit.

I promise Im being as careful as I can be. Its a bit difficult because all services are in a particularly dangerous part of the city, and the shelter is mixed sex. That said, the shelter providers really do their best, and are all very kind indeed. Truly lovely people. They make it as safe as it can possibly be in here.

Hi Detroit, can you include me in your link to your blog please. Take care, thinking of you.

Thinking of you Detroit. Keep safe

That sounds like a good solution Detroit. It would be awful if being on here made you less safe. Can you include me please?

Thank you!

I am a bit worried about the blog being linked to my mumsnet name and then outing my location, which is very clear from the blog! If anyone is interested, Im happy to send a link via PM to the blog. I dont know if things will ever be safe for me, its really not looking like it will be,

Thank you for saying hello, its very kind of you to still be thinking of me.

As long as its ok with mumsnet, Im happy to link.

Just to say I too thought of you during our cold weather here (probably nothing compared to your winter).

Sorry that your environment is not easy to live with. I hope there is some small space you can go to safely to get away for a bit.

Do you feel a bit more hopeful with a new President, or does it not really change how things are for you.

If there is some way we can help from a distance let us know.

And yes if its appropriate please do send your blog link.

Glad to see you are still hanging in there. I also think of you often, and hope you are as well as can be.

If you publish blogs, would you link to them? I am sure many of the women here would like to read them.

That's nice of you, OldStyle. Thank you. At least Im inside, Im not sure a pandemic outside in winter would have been a good idea...

Sounds awful Detroit - I bet you do miss your previous life, hard though it was. But so pleased that you are writing. You have a real talent.

Hey,Im trying to stay safe, the city is absolutely decending into lawlessness, Ild rather dodge bears than crackheads. The shelter has been absolutely awful at times due to other residents, solely the MEN. No surprises there, eh. Its why I was refusing to go into a mixed sex shelter. Im not really ok. Im trying to survive, but this is really very upsetting. I have started writing, Ive got a blog going, which fills up some time. No help has been forthcoming from legal quarters, no support or counselling. So...it is what it is. I miss the wildlife, the walks and my solitude! But still, there was not much choice, was there...

Oh brilliant! Hello Detroit.
So good to know you are continuing to lurk, and that you are able to eat. Please do update when and if you feel able to.

Stay safe Detroit.

Hi Detroit! I have been thinking of you since it is so very cold where I am and how you are hardy and far more resourceful and capable than I am.

The rice cooker is a brilliant idea. I'm glad you have a way you can get some hot food.

Hello, Im here! I lurk often, and read the feminist board. I see you have all been very busy. Things are ok. The city is both soul destroyingly hard and dangerous, and necessary. I worked out a way to eat, using a rice cooker that I have to hide, and the shelter is ok, but in a very dangerous area. Its nice you are thinking of me. Hello

You there Detroit?

Thinking of you often along with the chipmunks and the bears and the storms and the endless stress. Hope you are still writing, playing the guitar, eating somehow.

Let us know if you can. You have lots of support on here. xxx

Sorry you dont have any way of getting the food you need. But glad you think you might be able to make the space work for you.

Take care.

Don't want to explain my dietary needs fully on forum , too outing I fear. But I really can't risk it.

I've very severe food allergies, Dr diagnosed, get really unwell. I can't risk having a major reaction. So could not eat. Had one hot meal in 9 days or so. Bit desperate. No cooking, hot plates, crock pots allowed. I'm a bit panicked.

It's a bit gritty here, but I guess safe. The security guard is ok. Fact is I always said I would never ever do this . That was non negotiable. I now out myself in a situation I'll not manage, I don't think. It's ok. I'm fine really.