druidess6308 Forum Posts (13,695)

RE: One of Lifes Toughest Lessons.....

I have to be careful with this one, or I can ruin the friendship. His ex-gf rode his heart rough-shod, and he keeps saying, "I don't date, I just hang out with friends"...and he's serious right now.

Another of his ex-gf's, and mother of 2 of his sons, asked him why he isn't dating me...his answer was "I have very few true friends, and my history with dating sucks...I don't want to lose one of the few true friends I have".

I find my feelings for him growing every day...and I think his are there, too, if the one conversation when he had a few too many drinks are anything to go by (told me he loved me like a gf, and called me "Boo").

He's scared to death. OH, and it doesn't help that the ex-gf that rode him so rough is exactly one year younger than me. We went out with a couple of other friends of ours on my b-day as much to keep him from getting depressed as it was for me.

RE: Dinner

I bought a lot of chicken and rice...so, now I need to eat them up! Got to get creative...and don't know exactly what I'm going to do with them...but I know chicken and brown rice will be part of my dinner tonight.

Going to get sick of chicken and rice.

RE: Hey Everybody - its Bodleings birthday on Monday

Hope you have a happy one! By the time I get on here tomorrow, it will be very late there, so I'll say it now!

RE: One of Lifes Toughest Lessons.....

Thanks for sharing that, Hugz...and I think you just answered a question for me. Now, it's just timing....

RE: Norway donates 1 Billion (usd) to preserve Earth's lungs! Thanks!

There are a lot of companies, states, and countries doing both big and small things to save this planet. If we all do our small part, we might manage to do it. Otherwise, she'll save herself...and lose us. I hope enough people start doing more. I, for one, keep working on it.

RE: Stitches!

NO!

RE: Stitches!

That's what the Physician's Assistant that did the stitching told my son! Made him grin...he's 13 (almost 14).

RE: Stitches!

So glad to know I'm not the only one, Twinkles!

I have worked as a Medical Assistant where I helped with minor surgeries, and went to Nursing School (no, didn't graduate, good reasons) where I watched many procedures and surgeries, as well as treating many wounds. However, my younger son has taught me several times that the easiest way to make me turn pale and feel faint is to see him bleed. And he finds this extremely funny.

His last cut was the length of his thumb with a surgically sharp knife, thankfully (due to the sharpness) only the skin was involved. His way to keep himself amused while waiting for the stitches at the hospital? Check it's bleeding status and show me. "Gee, mom, you turned white again. Are you OK?"

(Funny now, but not at the time.)

RE: Seven social sins

That's good, Mastic. And with those meanings, I would then agree with those two.

RE: What is good about your partner having had a bad relationship?......................

My late husband had never been married before, but he had been in live-in relationships for 3-4 years each. His last one was so bad he wasn't in a serious relationship again for 20 years...but he gave me a chance.

Because we had both been in bad relationships before, we appreciated the little things we did for each other, and we appreciated what we had to the fullest. It always made our day brighter just to be together. I'm glad that I could make the last two years of his life better just by being there...and that I was there to care for him at the end.

I, too, would like to find that again...but for longer this time.

RE: Seven social sins

That's cool. I can teach you basics, though.

RE: the impossible is possible GOd said

I would like to be able to just appear wherever I needed or wanted to go, and take others with me when it was a group thing (and with the rising price of gas, wouldn't that be even nicer now?!)

RE: Seven social sins

I'm no master, R! I wish! Not a girl to mess with, but there are masters out there. With martial arts, I have to say I'm more of a jack-of-all-trades/master of none.

If I've ever seriously given that impression, my apologies.

RE: The wooden bowl......................

Ah, again, the wisdom of children.

I always love this story. I wish I'd thought of something to make my mother not shout over spilled milk (literally) when we were children.

See...part of me understands this story. I have been yelled at for soiling a tablecloth. (And got an evil look the time I told my mother that maybe she shouldn't buy cloth ones and iron them with three children if it bothered her that much when they got soiled. After all, we sell vinyl ones in this country.)

Good morning, Jenny!

RE: Seven social sins

I agree with most, but there are two I would disagree with on the list.

2. Wealth without work...how is it a sin to have inherited? Somebody along the way worked for it. And many who inherit do good with it (not all, but many do).

Any other wealth comes with work. Money is not the only kind of wealth that there is, though.

7. Worship without sacrifice...I don't believe that one has to sacrifice anything to worship, whether it's animals, tithing money, or physical pain from too long spent in meditation poses...or, giving up all material possessions. One can revere and worship whatever they do, whether God or Nature, without sacrifice. It's the dogmas of organized religions that require sacrifice as proof of being a "true believer".

JMO. Good morning, Rahul!

RE: What I Love About Men

I'll add to this that I also admire men who aren't afraid to cry. The ones who know it doesn't make them less of a man, but instead heals and makes one stronger.

RE: Innocence is Priceless...

I blacked out during one as a kid...does that count?!

RE: You are a very selfish person Jenny............ouch, ouch!

Ah...Karma. Yes, I believe in that. I try to treat others the way I would want them to treat me, no matter how they are actually treating me. I don't do it for the reward of it coming back to me so much as just because it feels better to treat others nicely. I always feel bad if I've been mean or rude, even if it was accidental. (Unless it's a scammer...then I don't care if I'm rude, lol!)

RE: I am...

I hope you had pleasant nothingness and wake up w/o a hangover.

RE: What would you say you need in you life right now?

I need someone to mow the backyard while I do dishes and laundry today. Or, enough money not to have to start this job tomorrow.

So....I guess while the laundry is going, I'll get out there and mow the lawn, do the dishes afterward...haven't hit the lottery yet.

Morning, everyone!

RE: What Song Best Covers Your Life?

That would be my second choice, Hugz! Love that one, too!

RE: What Song Best Covers Your Life?

Thank you for the laugh, CP! Oh my...I love songs like that. I need to listen to more British music, I think!

RE: What Song Best Covers Your Life?

I used to sing that to my sister.

Mine would also be a Helen Reddy song:

I Am Woman


I am woman, hear me roar
In numbers too big to ignore
And I know too much to go back an' pretend
'cause I've heard it all before
And I've been down there on the floor
No one's ever gonna keep me down again

CHORUS
Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to, I can do anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman

You can bend but never break me
'cause it only serves to make me
More determined to achieve my final goal
And I come back even stronger
Not a novice any longer
'cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul

CHORUS

I am woman watch me grow
See me standing toe to toe
As I spread my lovin' arms across the land
But I'm still an embryo
With a long long way to go
Until I make my brother understand

Oh yes I am wise
But it's wisdom born of pain
Yes, I've paid the price
But look how much I gained
If I have to I can face anything
I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am woman
Oh, I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong

FADE
I am woman
I am invincible
I am strong
I am woman

RE: weird serious question

Hmmm...a very good question.

It depends. First, is the family having the extra children just to sell them for money? If so, then you're supporting this practice. However, if not you, someone else will anyway.

Do the parents and the rest of the children seem relatively healthy? I understand that they're living in poverty, so they're not getting the best food or health care...but do they still appear to be fairly healthy? If not, are you willing to take care of a child with a disease that may require special foods and medicines for the rest of their life?

On a general ethics level, I see nothing wrong and everything good with this, and think that one is a very good person if they're willing to take on this challenge. JMO.

RE: marriage.

I don't think it's only men that run from that word these days! It's not what I'm looking for at this time, and I run like crazy in the opposite direction right now if I hear a guy say he's looking for a wife.

However, with the right people, it shouldn't be "no more nights out with the guys" (or gals)...space in a relationship is important sometimes. My parents still have things they do apart and they've been married for...wow, it'll be 47 years next month. A good marriage is a partnership, not a jail sentence.

RE: Would you like fries with that?.......Mayonaise that is........Never used mayo with fries?.....

Actually, my diet is usually very healthy, so the times that I say "to heck with it!" aren't going to hurt me as much. I don't do it often...but when I do I get downright decadent (hence the waffles w/cherry pie filling and choc syrup!).

RE: Would you like fries with that?.......Mayonaise that is........Never used mayo with fries?.....

And your point?

RE: On or about October 5th

Who?

RE: Would you like fries with that?.......Mayonaise that is........Never used mayo with fries?.....

Oh! Peanutbutter & Jelly on pancakes or waffles...love it!

Even better? Waffles with cherry pie filling and chocolate syrup!

RE: Would you like fries with that?.......Mayonaise that is........Never used mayo with fries?.....

the only way i've found that i like ketchup is smothered with mustard and relish on a hamburger or hot dog. too vinegary on its own for me.