{"id":2076,"date":"2023-08-23T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frogsareevil.co.uk\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2023-08-23T17:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:35:00","slug":"we-will-fight-them-on-the-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/?p=2076","title":{"rendered":"We will fight them on the beaches&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Some things are worth fighting for and I have decided to stop being dominated by my fears and try my hardest to get out of this situation I find myself in. Memories to me are like cancer spreading through your mind and body. The good memories start to fade, or you get a twinge of guilt for thinking of something joyful but no. I will fight the hell out of my brain. I WILL have my good memories back. No more flashbacks, no more whispering in my ear. Because, well, fuck that. This isn&#8217;t life. Walking 100m and then needing to sit down. Not leaving my room because the outdoors scares me. No more. I won&#8217;t take it. I shouldn&#8217;t have to take it. So here are some good memories. They come from a time when I was single back in 2006. There is one of me topless. I aim to be that man again once I push past this walking problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dsc00298.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-id=\"2082\" src=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dsc00298.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dsc00298.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dsc00298-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dsc00298-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dsc00298-768x576.jpg 768w, 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Should they be of my children? maybe but I see them every day. These images act like a time machine taking me back to standing in a field of flowers, the scent, the wind and the peace I get from seeing that photo. The boots are from when Owen and I went out to Manchester, we were both living in Wales at the time, and I really wanted these, but they didn\u2019t have size 12. Nor did I have the \u00a3120 to buy them. The motorbike parts that I ordered from Korea for my bike that I smartened up myself. Endless afternoons spent riding around the countryside without a care in the world. JD was a puppy who lasted 11 years, as a puppy he was awesome. I met J, R&#8217;s mum and we got a Molly together (a dog) I moved to Manchester rapidly and the family looked after JD. The pool in a hotel I used to frequent at work, I worked in Llandudno. Lots of hotels. Lots of pools. Then yes that&#8217;s me I used to think I was ugly in that photo. My body was my temple; in 2006-7 I treated it with no drugs, no drink, just rock climbing and the gym.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in conclusion, screw you negative memories, here are some you will never take from me. Onwards and upwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some things are worth fighting for and I have decided to stop being dominated by my fears and try my hardest to get out of this situation I find myself in. Memories to me are like cancer spreading through your mind and body. 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