Three summers ago, my daughter went to Rome for a holiday. She brought me back a small stone that she had picked up in St. Peter's Square. As a Catholic, it is a special stone indeed.
Women, learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don't hear us complaining about you leaving it down.
Birthdays, Valentines, and Anniversaries are not considered by us to be opportunities to see if we can find the perfect present . . . . again!
Sometimes we are not thinking about you. Live with it.
Sunday = sports. It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.
Don't cut your hair. Ever. Long hair is always more attractive than short hair. One of the big reasons guys fear getting married is that married women always cut their hair, and by then you're stuck with her.
Ask for what you want. Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!
We don't remember dates. . . .Period!!
Most guys own three pairs of shoes - tops. What makes you think we'd be any good at choosing which pair, out of thirty, would look good with your dress?
Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a doctor.
Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 days.
If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, don't expect us to act like soap opera guys.
If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us. We've been tricked before!!
If something we said can be interpreted two ways, and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.
Let us ogle. We are going to look anyway; it's genetic.
You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.
Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and neither do we.
The relationship is never going to be like it was the first two months we were going out. Get over it. And quit whining to your girlfriends.
ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.
If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.
We are not mind readers and we never will be. Our lack of mind-reading ability is not proof of how little we care about you.
If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," we will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.
If you ask a question you don't want an answer to, expect an answer you don't want to hear.
Don't ask us what we're thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as navel lint, the shotgun formation, or monster trucks.
Foreign films are best left to foreigners. (Unless it's Bruce Lee or some war flick where it doesn't really matter what they're saying anyway.)
BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you. Thank you for reading this; Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know, it's like camping.
If they ever get the stem cell research issue sorted out, organ donation will be a moot point. We can all just go to our local "Partsmart", to get what we need.
Dreaming is like going to the movies. Some nights are comedy night, some nights are horror night. I get a rush when I awake from a particularly frightening dream and realize that it was in fact, just a dream. I have awakened in tears occasionally, usually those dreams involve something bad happening to someone I love. Lucid dreams are something I experience from time to time. They are the type of dream that while in it...you actually know that you are dreaming.
"Scared and Afraid", are not feelings I would want to ascribe to feeling in-love. For me, going into a relationship with these feelings would be wrong. Being in love for me, would mean having feelings of quite the opposite. Feelings of fearlesness in the sense that whatever happens, I am still me and that no one other person or situation can take away from that. I would take feelings of fear as a red flag that I was not ready. It's great that he has fallen in love with you Lorraine...do you feel the same? Thats the barometer to go by, in my opinion. I would not make a cross country trek because someone has said they are in love with me. If that was the case, I think the onus would be on him to make the journey. Let him show how much he "loves" you.
I hope you don't feel indebted to him because he says he loves you Lorraine. If that is the case, you are headed for disaster in this situation. He declared his love for you...let him get on the plane. I would be wary of anyone's declaration of such a strong feeling for me without meeting them live and in person. For me, anything else would be naive.
Many times people fall in love with the idea...of someone. You won't really know until you meet in person and spend time together if, in fact any mutual feelings are real, will you? As for that, you have to take a chance...to get a chance.
As a single person, I have developed a way whereas I do eat better. On my days off I cook a big pot of something. Stew, pasta sauce, lasagna, soups, etc. I then portion into meal size containers and freeze for the work week ahead. That way I at least get a few healthier suppers during the week. Cereal for breaky, brown bagged lunch, and my own great cookin' for supper. As far as grill cheeze? Love 'em to death, old cheddar with artificial bacon bits...then a big glass of tomato juice makes a great dip for the sandwhich....Mmmmmmmm.
On and off, I went to a Gestalt Therapist for almost 8 years. It was like peeling an onion. Layer after layer came off to reach the core of who I was. I did the work, which was almost unendurable at times. It helped me discover who I was and what I was about. Today as a result, I live this life with a true sense that there is nothing to be afraid of. Past mistakes and traumas no longer haunt me. They happened...but they no longer are a part of who I am. People make mistakes...they are not mistakes.
Counselling/therapy only works if one goes in without an agenda. When I was a Social Worker, I counselled individuals and groups. many people came to counselling only to have their views/solutions/coping strategys, etc...validated by the facilitator. That is generally not what counselling is for. All a counsellor does is help a person illuminate options in a safe and controlled setting, that may otherwise be unknown to the client. The person/client sorts the rest out themselves. I always cringe when I hear someone ask, "What should I do", or, "What would you do". If one has no agenda going in, therapy/counselling can be productive. If your looking for someone else to make choices for you, than no...it won't be much use to you. If a counsellor or therapist suggests that you should choose a particular action, at his initiative...they are NOT an effective or professional counsellor/therapist. Frankly, in that scenario, they would not be behaving ethically either.
That is a downside of the quasi-annonymity of the internet. Folks take advantage of the "no consequence" aspect for having bad manners. It's like the bad driver that throws you the finger as they whiz past you. If you were face to face with this person, its doubtful that they would behave the same way. Every computer is a whizzing car. People who don't respond, obviously have caught up to another computer to interact with. The internet being an almost infinate source for people to chat to.
If your ex can show that he is a fit parent and can provide for your kids, he has a good case. You have to prove to the court that he is unfit, which would be hard to do if he already has visitation rights. Unfortunately, girlfriends and homework hold no sway as to the court's decision. In Ontario, barring negligence...father's have equal rights to parenthood. Especially in joint custody matters. It could be a ploy, maybe he just wants to stop paying support, which would happen with joint custody. Hard to win unless you show grounds for potential neglect or unfitness Bailey. I don't know your situation, my comments are based soley on the laws I know to be currently on the books in Ontario. I have had past personal experience with this sort of thing in Niagara. You need a lawyer...not a legal aid rep, a real lawyer, if you hope to stop his petition if he does in fact file.
How long did it take the Christian extremists to stop their wholesale murder and terrorism? Think, the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, Incas, Mayans, Caribs. The whole idea of African lavery was justified by what was interpreted from the bible. The point being that extremism of any faith is dangerous and should be fought. It took the Christians about 1000 years to tone it down a notch.
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RE: Stones
Three summers ago, my daughter went to Rome for a holiday. She brought me back a small stone that she had picked up in St. Peter's Square. As a Catholic, it is a special stone indeed.