Christy, that was a great movie. I watched it twice, and cried both times. I was moved by the loyalty of his wife Mae, even though she was against boxing at heart, eventhough she was fearful, she stood by her man.
[rolls eyes]Emoticons are fun mmmkay[makes exasperated face], and when in the hands of a discriminate user, they can be used just as creatively as words. Besides, not everyone is an eloquent wordsmith like yourself. [shrugs shoulders, then trys to scratch shoulderblade but can't quite reach it] Why not join us hear in Alduous Huxley's Brave New World? Who needs skills like communicating anyhow? [leans confidently poised on a pillar in the forum] It's not like women listen to us anyway.
What are some of your favorite toughguy (or other) lines from a Movie(s)?
from 'Secondhand Lions':
Hoodlum--Hey, who do you think you are, huh?
Garth--[to Hub]Just a dumb kid, Hub. Don't kill him.
Hub--[to Garth]Right. [Grabs Hood 1 by the throat]
I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars, and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords, to artillery and tanks. I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, killed many men; and loved only one woman with a passion a flea like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. Now, go home, boy!
My father taught me how to read before I started school, probably because he got tired of hearing me aks "What's that say Daddy?" So one day in first grade, I got bored with the A-B-C's and I wrote a little note to myself with an orange crayon. Even at that young age I liked girls. I don't think I ever went through the cooties phase. I'm healthy, and my antibodies destroy cooties like Highplains destroys anybody on this site in a biceps contest. Anyhow, the teacher, annoyed with my lack of attention toward what word begins with 'B' (hint rhymes with teacher, ends in i-t-c-h) asked me to bring my orange scrawled note to the front of the class. The note was my own little first grade ode to the girl who sat in front of me, and next to me on the bus, Robin. Miss teach read my masterpiece aloud to the whole class. "I Love Robin and God." All of the cootie patients erupted in uncontrollable laughter, and Robin never sat by me on the bus again.
I appreciate your level head Langley. Don't forget though, we live nearly 600 miles apart now, so counseling is somewhat impractical.
Bye the way, my daughter has been one of the most influential factors in my decision to ride the roller coaster. There are also two other children. I am not their natural father, but I am the only father they have ever known, and I love them as my own.
Many of my local advisors (i.e. clergy, mentors from AA program, and close friends) seem to feel that I have done everything I can. Their advice is what drove me to the attorney.
I took a huge risk legally by cancelling the divorce. I felt that God himself had directed me to do so. I was unafraid, empowered by a promise from The Creator Himself. It seems my wife's most recent profession of love, after recently exclaiming 'no chance whatsoever', is a manifestation of that promise...Or, it is simply a manifestation of her intrinsic wishy-washyness...I suck at faith.
I made the decision when we said I do. I'm gonna ride the roller coaster. I had marriage counseling arranged early on in the separation (excellent benefits at work). She quit going after a month. I still see the counselor about once a month now.
It is a crazy ride though. I came to this site originally because I saw a dude I know on an advertisement. I created a profile to give him a little guff through the mail. Since then I have been having lots of fun and getting some attention where it has been lacking.
Am I crazy for desiring to honor the commitment I made before God and men?
Oh yeah, I haven't told this part yet. I started the divorce on advice of the attorney, since she was moving, he advised me to strike first(she was going to file in KS), and sort of gain the upper hand. I couldn't go through with it. The wife and I met with the attorney to discuss a resolution or whatever the lawyer speak is for it. I essentially fired him that day. I told him that I had made a mistake, divorce might be inevitable, but I was not going to be the one to do it. He filed for a nonsuit or something, the case was dropped, and I lost all of the money I had given him to that point.
Crazy Huh?
But yeah, ride the roller coaster. I have no idea how much I can take. Also, I have a lot of guilt feelings for participating on this site while I'm not really available. Yet the other side of me rationalizes it, justifies it: I haven't actually done anything, I'm having fun, enjoying the attention, She's wishy washy anyhow, and who knows what the future holds? Snapback to reality, the future is a fantasy, right now I am committed to ride the roller coaster. It ain't over 'til it's over.
My wife wanted to get separated so that we could "work on our problems". A few months later, she told me that she does not love me anymore. I continued to show love towards her with the hope that she would be able to "feel loved", and upon having this feeling would begin to reciprocate. After about a month, it seemed my experiment had worked, she was loving me again. I kept on doing the things I was doing because they were working (or so I thought). Then, after about another month passed, out of the blue she told me she doesn't love me anymore. This time she said it more emphatically, she doesn't love me, not even a little, there is absolutly no circumstance that will cause a change. She moved to Kansas. We began divorce proceedings. I went up there this past weekend to visit my daughter. Guess what! My wife loves me again.
My life is a series of projects started and never finished.
There was the treehouse, the go-kart, tae-kwon-do, college, relationships...
Oh how depressing!
I am not my story, I am more than the thoughts that struggle vainly to bubble out of my corrupt mind. In other words, I am not who I think I am, I am not who anyone else thinks I am. I am who God says I am. He says I am loved, I am complete.
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Christy, that was a great movie. I watched it twice, and cried both times. I was moved by the loyalty of his wife Mae, even though she was against boxing at heart, eventhough she was fearful, she stood by her man.