DID Forum Meet in Person

Sotrsab wrote:My T mentioned - just as an alternative option (not pushing the idea), what about a cruise? He brought to the table that then, anyone could retreat to their private room whenever they wanted, & also, SO's could come. There could be guidelines put in place that the SOs are there to support our mission & purpose ONLY, & that they can have their own support group meetings, not necessarily 'entirely', but at least allowing us to have the time we all might need to meet our own needs/goals. Certainly over the course of 5 days or a week or whatever, we could all meet with our SOs as well.

For those without a current SO, especially if afraid to travel alone, we can talk about it & work something out. I am not afraid to travel alone & have done it many times. I found it exciting & adventurous. But, if someone really wants to attend desperately needing help, I will make it my mission to see that it happens even if it costs me a layover in another city.

Totally open to discussion on the whole thing. We could meet on the beach of a lake in the middle of the country for all I care, I just want us DIDs to meet & to have a heart felt connection to life-long friends.

BTW, cruises are way cheaper than I once thought. My T said whatever we decide, land or sea, he will use his experience that he gained while making his own vacation plans throughout the last 39 years available to us so that we get the best rates & make sure all expenses are inclusive if it applies to what we decide.

Let me know what you think?

Hornet339 wrote:Man, I really wish I could go, but I have no means of transportation because I'm poor and I also have a three year old alter and if I switched into her she wouldn't have any clue what to do. I also live in Hartwell GA and I doubt anyone would be riding through there.

we're poor too and we haven't gotten transportation figured out for sure yet. we also have lynn, who's 2, and there's a risk of us switching to her as well, which is why we're taking the time between now and when it's planned to happen to come up with safety plans, work on grounding techniques and trigger coping techniques, plan out things to be sure to bring that will help, etc.

(i hope we can find a way to help you come)



as for everything else, i dunno if we could manage something as early as this summer... maybe as early as this upcoming fall or winter, break to a warm beach, or something, but i don't think we could do it this summer...

and i posted about the cruise in the other thread but i'm scared about that idea due to the fact that we get kinda sea sick and one of us might get claustrophobic with there not being any real way off the cruise... i'm still open to the idea, it's just not my first choice...


- cassie (age ?)

tomboy24 wrote: might get claustrophobic with there not being any real way off the cruise... i'm still open to the idea, it's just not my first choice...[/color]

galaxies wrote:Yup we could get you G, MD isn't far at all. Nervous is fine too, but just warning you Linn would probably start talking about calming crystals and teas for that hahaha.