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• My daughters are really big fans of these films
• They've read the books and my youngest had a big group this weekend to Catching Fire for her 13th birthday and it was stunning in IMAX
• We actually saw Catching Fire twice this weekend, because it's really a whole different experience when you see it a second time! (I have not read the books) Thank you for that, I don't believe many films can claim that type of plot layering
• My youngest says, "Thank you for bringing this book to life and I love your work!!!"

• Best news today (I think?)
• Thank you for being EXCELLENT
• You kicked ass in Lost Boys

• you are not a victim - you survived and will continue to thrive to spite the bastard(s) that hurt you
• you make a difference
• you can have the strength to submit that app, and never let anyone stand in your way of shining your positivity into the abyss

I'm a fellow survivor of abuse. My abuser tended to keep me in suspended terror. He was a vampire of fear and a classic narcissist sociopath. I have dealt with him for now but I cannot escape his influence in my life entirely or risk the impact it has on others. Every second of the day he can get his jabs in and stings he tries but I have grown a thick armor and I redirect his energy towards positive pursuits by applying mirroring folly and evasion.

I read Carlos Casteneda's books about petty tyrants and they helped me out -- I'm sure they are in libraries. It's new age stuff but if you read between the lines you can see how it's only about a person's behaviour. The idea I can best use to describe my life with abusive people is to be a bull fighter.

Good luck !!

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