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Starry

Starry

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^^^ I agree. I also thought it was a generally weak episode...

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Okay, time to start complaining again, 'cause I don't do that nearly enough(!)

My family really irritate me... I put time and effort and much thought into choosing their presents, and making them all mini-stockings with their names embroidered (each taking 2-3 hours to make.) I said "Merry Christmas" to them on FaceBook because I know I won't get a "Merry Christmas" from them otherwise... Of three "Merry Christmases" I got only 1 back. Not one person thanked me for the mini-stockings (On my side of the family - everyone on my husband's side did). And only two of the three FB-using family members even said thank you for the presents at all.

Right, so I have my Birthday to look forward to next... Last year, not one family member even said "Happy Birthday" to me on FB, despite two of the three that have it being online and chatting to their friends that day! I had no cards or gifts from any family, only from my husband's grandmother and my husband. I hasten to add that I don't care about cards or gifts, but it's the thought that counts. It's patently obvious that none of my family give me any thought whatsoever! Well, except my mother, but being a Jehovah's Witness she doesn't "do" Christmas or Birthdays... However, I should add that this year I do have a card and gift from my one sister, due to my mother going shopping with her and making her get me something... But I doubt I'll get anything from anyone else... Despite the fact my other sister has twice sent my husband a Birthday card with money... Me, nothing... Perhaps she'll send a card? Perhaps? Maybe?
 
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BlackPuma

BlackPuma

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Lea said:
Why was the thread about pakistani men taken down just once I replied, I wonder. Was it all ok before but because of my reply it had to be taken down? What´s wrong with saying they are a different culture where their women have to be dressed from head to toe so they think all western women are loose - esp. if scarcely dressed? I guess it´s true :idontknow:
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I don't think it was personal. If your comment was offensive, I suspect only your comment would have been removed. I think they felt the thread was race sensitive/biased/offensive, and was removed for that reason.
 
BlackPuma

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Opaline said:
I can relate, having dealt with a dysfunctional family all my life as well. My stepfather used to make everyone miserable while he lived with us (he still makes us miserable from afar), and then acted like he was the one being treated unfairly. He was abusive to my mother, and when she would tell him he was abusive he'd say "YOU'RE abusive!" which of course is typical abuser behavior... blame it on the victim.

I'm sorry you have to deal with that. I know just how that kind of frustration feels.
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Some people are just toxic through and through. It's not even the actual shouting and things I mind.. well, I do mind that, more then I can properly express, but it's not the thing that bothers me most.

The thing that bothers me most is the emotional damage that sticks. It's such a unbelievable strong barrier making many simple things so much harder to achieve.
 
vj288

vj288

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I was thinking about why exactly it is so gross to use someone else's toothbrush, and you know, I couldn't come up with a good explanation. First, there is the idea of using something that had been inside someone else's mouth, but anyone who is not grossed out by the idea of kissing (or, maybe french kissing specifically) can't really use this as reasoning, it doesn't logically follow unless it is someone's toothbrush you wouldn't want to kiss, (which would make total sense) but there are of course people out there whom kissing is not something gross in the slightest, so this doesn't apply to all toothbrushes.

Then there is the idea of there being a difference between a toothbrush and a mouth as the toothbrush is dirty and used to take the dirtiness out our mouths. But...then why are not grossed out by our own toothbrushes? Is there some magic spell that makes our own toothbrushes more clean than those of others? You can't say it's the dirtiness of other people that makes it gross, unless you feel you are a way cleaner person than them but really then kissing a person dirtier than you would be a problem too.

So, based on my analysis of toothbrushes and brushing habits, I have concluded that either A) There is nothing gross about using some others toothbrushes or B) there is something gross about using some others toothbrushes, but it is also gross to use your own toothbrush.
 
polishgirl

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Do you ever have those moments when a recent memory comes back to your head and suddenly you feel CRUSHED by embarrassment?

Well yeah, that's just what I had a second ago. I feel so stupid and humiliated.
 
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GhastlyCC

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polishgirl said:
Do you ever have those moments when a recent memory comes back to your head and suddenly you feel CRUSHED by embarrassment?

Well yeah, that's just what I had a second ago. I feel so stupid and humiliated.
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I do that too.
It doesn't even have to be something recent.
I cringe over stuff that I said or did when I was like damn 10 years old.

I have pretty good memory.
So I'm cursed with remembering every stupid little thing I've ever said.:lol:
 
JuiceB

JuiceB

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GhastlyCC said:
I do that too.
It doesn't even have to be something recent.
I cringe over stuff that I said or did when I was like damn 10 years old.

I have pretty good memory.
So I'm cursed with remembering every stupid little thing I've ever said.:lol:
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It happens to me from time to time. Memories that should be long forgotten surface and those feelings come back as if they were fresh. I was a weird and awkward kid.
 
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laure15

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polishgirl said:
Do you ever have those moments when a recent memory comes back to your head and suddenly you feel CRUSHED by embarrassment?

Well yeah, that's just what I had a second ago. I feel so stupid and humiliated.
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Same here. This happens almost everyday. The memory felt so real that I blush from the embarassment.
 
MikeyC

MikeyC

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polishgirl said:
Do you ever have those moments when a recent memory comes back to your head and suddenly you feel CRUSHED by embarrassment?

Well yeah, that's just what I had a second ago. I feel so stupid and humiliated.
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BlueDays

BlueDays

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Most relationships always seem to eventually "die" or turn sour.

Maybe humans were never meant to be monogamous.:idontknow:

Maybe it was just a rule created by early religion because men did not want to give the rewards of their hard labour to offspring they were not certain were theirs.

Or maybe we were always intended to be monogamous, but its just the fact that modern medicine ensures we now live long past the age we were initially supposed to live, therefore we now spend much longer with our partners than mother nature ever designed.:thinking:
 
MikeyC

MikeyC

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BlueDays said:
Most relationships always seem to eventually "die" or turn sour.

Maybe humans were never meant to be monogamous.:idontknow:

Maybe it was just a rule created by early religion because men did not want to give the rewards of their hard labour to offspring they were not certain were theirs.

Or maybe we were always intended to be monogamous, but its just the fact that modern medicine ensures we now live long past the age we were initially supposed to live, therefore we now spend much longer with our partners than mother nature ever designed.:thinking:
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Lusting over a couple of men, BlueDays? ;)

I see what you're saying, but relationships can last the distance. It's getting rarer, unfortunately.
 
Opaline

Opaline

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vj288 said:
I was thinking about why exactly it is so gross to use someone else's toothbrush, and you know, I couldn't come up with a good explanation. First, there is the idea of using something that had been inside someone else's mouth, but anyone who is not grossed out by the idea of kissing (or, maybe french kissing specifically) can't really use this as reasoning, it doesn't logically follow unless it is someone's toothbrush you wouldn't want to kiss, (which would make total sense) but there are of course people out there whom kissing is not something gross in the slightest, so this doesn't apply to all toothbrushes.

Then there is the idea of there being a difference between a toothbrush and a mouth as the toothbrush is dirty and used to take the dirtiness out our mouths. But...then why are not grossed out by our own toothbrushes? Is there some magic spell that makes our own toothbrushes more clean than those of others? You can't say it's the dirtiness of other people that makes it gross, unless you feel you are a way cleaner person than them but really then kissing a person dirtier than you would be a problem too.

So, based on my analysis of toothbrushes and brushing habits, I have concluded that either A) There is nothing gross about using some others toothbrushes or B) there is something gross about using some others toothbrushes, but it is also gross to use your own toothbrush.
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I was thinking about this not long ago as well. I love kissing, but using my boyfriend's toothbrush? ehhhh... But you're right, it doesn't make sense at all :thinking:
 
BlueDays

BlueDays

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There is a thread in the "Hot threads this week" list that I can't get into.:idontknow:
It is no.7, called "Even on here this Website".
Is there a reason I can't get into it? Has it been erased? Can anyone else get into it?:idontknow:
 
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