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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Gosh, Matt, I'm so sorry to hear about such terrifying experiences. I'm so pleased you were able to talk to your mum about them, and that she had a conversation with Aaron's grandmother.

And yes, I hope he got the help he needed. Situations like this are frightening on both sides, I'm sure.

Changing the subject, I loved your drawing of the apartment complex. You have a great eye for perspective - I am utterly clueless where it comes to such things. Awesome! 🙌

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Matthew Murray's avatar

Thanks Rebecca for the compliments on my drawing. I even surprised myself with this one. It came out a lot better than I thought it was going to.

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

😊

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Beth T (BethOfAus)'s avatar

Oh my goodness!! Heartbreaking! Terrifying! Incredibly vivid. I can imagine it way too well. Unfortunately there are many troubled souls. I wish there was a way to help them all but there are never enough resources and it can be so very scary trying to deal with them. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Scary, scary stuff. Shudder.

(Wonderful arting again though. You captured the feel of the place really well.) Sending heaps of hugs and best wishes. 🤗😘

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Matthew Murray's avatar

Thanks Beth for the comments. It was definitely scary.

Thanks about the art too. At first I was going to post the photo of the place but then I thought why not just do it as an art piece. It can be relaxing because you lose yourself in figuring out colors and getting the lines right. Your worries disappear.

I hope you have a great week!

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🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞's avatar

Glad those days are behind us. Some things got kinda screwy when we were young. Enjoyed the story, Matt.

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Matthew Murray's avatar

Thanks Paul!

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