In what ways do you feel Emily’s community supported her? What might her life have been like if she hadn’t been welcomed by Liberal’s women? Do you have a community that supports you?
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I think she would have been VERY lonely and may not even have survived and perhaps left.
I have family and friends who support me.
They supported her as friends, they supported her through loss, they provided for her and Henry when they lost everything and gave her the opportunity to get away from a hard life for a few hours a week- to laugh, sing and vent when necessary. She would not have survived that life without them. I definitely have an amazing support system between friends, family and church partners.
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I agree with Elizabeth and Susan_U, the support she received certainly helped her to survive and to also thrive emotionally. She needed her community, without it would have been impossible. As humans we do best when we have friends and/or family and support systems.
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The prairie women meetings on Tuesday evenings were Emily’s support. It gave them the opportunity to release some of their anxieties. Living under those conditions took strong willed and determinate women. I am lucky to have strong family support. As I have grown older, my group of friends has dwindled down to a much smaller group for which I am most grateful.
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I absolutely agree!!
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Yes! Her group of women was amazing and absolutely added to her satisfaction and fullness with the life she chose. Women need women, without a doubt. If she didn’t have those women, I think she would have stuck it out because of her love for Henry, but certainly she wouldn’t have felt supported and engaged in the community.
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I think that group of women were amazing. Everyone needs to talk to someone no matter how trivial it may seem. Without them I don’t think Emily would have stayed as long as she did.
I have a similar community in my 55+ community.
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Even though she had a close relationship with Henry, a woman always needs women friends to confide in and share thoughts that only women would understand. It was indeed very important to her to have a good community of women friends. I recently moved to a new community and found friends through joining groups at the library. This group of friends has been a great support during my time of adjustment to the new community.
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The support that Emily’s new community gave her was outstanding. She was welcomed and they loved her music. It would have been very difficult for her if she hadn’t been accepted right away. I have a community that supports me.
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I believe if a person is not connected to some sort of community, there is a feeling of loss or sadness and loneliness. I have found a diverse community through my volunteer work. I also built a community when I had my first child by joining parenting groups. That really saved me because I felt truly alone at home with no friends in the same situation. I am still thankful as they are my friends now for 40 years!
Friends are important to everyone. Emily would have lived a lonelier life without the other women in Liberal. They all had problems and sharing problems with friends makes you better able to deal with the problems.