Posts by phylbean
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| The Lounge | My brother is proud to be white | Apr 13 2009 21:54 (UTC) |
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I don't care about him. He's always been a jerk. |
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| The Lounge | Am I pathetic? | Mar 26 2009 17:03 (UTC) |
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Original Post by bagga: Ummm.... |
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| The Lounge | What was your hardest college class? | Mar 26 2009 00:27 (UTC) |
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They had classes??? |
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| The Lounge | $43,000.00 Makeover for Katie Holmes | Mar 23 2009 16:33 (UTC) |
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Thanks, Peaches, for fixing my link! I am totally link-impaired! I know it's her money to do with as she pleases, and I would never suggest that she or anyone else should be told how to spend their money. But $43 grand? Would she really have looked unacceptable if she'd "only" spent $33K? It is just mind-boggling to me. And I don't know how much my distaste for Tom Cruise has to do with my feelings on this. And yes, as someone posted earlier, I don't know how much she gives to charity. So, as painful as it is to admit, perhaps it's really none of my business. |
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| The Lounge | what does your user name mean? | Mar 23 2009 10:04 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jaefuma: I love the name "Jae." We almost named my daughter "Jae Madeline" because I wanted to name her after my Uncle John (Madeline is after my father-in-law) and we liked J. Madeline, but then realized that people get so freaky about anything unusual like her first name being an initial, that we considered spelling it out--Jae. Then we decided to name her Madeline with my last name as her middle name, which I thought was pretty cool. Sorry--this has nothing to do with the original post--you just don't see the name "Jae" much. FYI, "Phylbean" is my name. Phyl is short for Phyllis, but too many years of being called "Phyllis Diller" made me shorten it. Besides, my parents picked the name Phyllis about 20 years after it had gone out of vogue. Oh well. |
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| The Lounge | Should Parents be Punished for Raising Obese Children? | Mar 20 2009 20:27 (UTC) |
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Original Post by kae03: Get a room, love birds! |
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| The Lounge | Should Parents be Punished for Raising Obese Children? | Mar 20 2009 16:05 (UTC) |
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Original Post by pgeorgian: Of course. |
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| The Lounge | Should Parents be Punished for Raising Obese Children? | Mar 20 2009 15:58 (UTC) |
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Original Post by freshbakedpi: OMG, you are SO right! And even when you become a parent, you have no idea about each age, or disability, or whatever, until you've experienced it. Amen, sister! |
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| The Lounge | Should Parents be Punished for Raising Obese Children? | Mar 19 2009 20:46 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jessicasbc: Read it. Loved it. You're a strong woman, Jessica, and you should be proud of yourself. |
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| The Lounge | Should Parents be Punished for Raising Obese Children? | Mar 19 2009 18:29 (UTC) |
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KA-BOOM! That was the sound of my head exploding. It's hard enough being a parent without this kind of nonsense (no offense, younts). I can't believe people actually AGREED with this proposition. Well, actually, I can. The world is filled with people who are more than happy to be judgmental, hateful, and holier-than-thou. My middle child (8 years old) has autism. He frequently strikes out, physically and verbally, because of his disorder. He had a meltdown in a store once, and I held him and let him yell until he stopped. To the average passer-by, I'm sure he looked like a spoiled brat who needed a good spanking. And let me tell you, I was just WAITING for someone to say something to me about my "bratty" child. I hate my son's autism, because of how hard it makes life for my beautiful, smart, otherwise charming son. I can't take it out on my son, but I DO NOT HESITATE to go postal on ignoramuses who think they know more about my child than I do. I just took him to the doctor, who is concerned about his weight. He is borderline obese. Now, before you slap on the handcuffs and stick my head in the stocks, hear me out. About two years ago, the poor little guy was stick-thin, his ribs were showing, and his dad and I were really worried about him. It is very likely that one of the medications he was on caused him to be so skinny. So, in order to help him gain weight, we gave him peanut butter, buttered bread, potato chips, etc. The doctor changed his medications, and voila! The kid is now overweight. Yes, my fault, for giving him a taste for fatty foods. Now, we as a family are going to do what we can to control his weight, because I worry about his health. But, geez, he's autistic. I'm not going to try to explain ALL of the implications of trying to feed an autistic child, but suffice it to say, it isn't easy. And nothing is black and white. You do the best you can, trying to balance healthy eating with dealing with behavioral issues, etc. I just ask people to stop being so judgmental. If you don't know a kid's name, how likely is it that you know what caused this child's obesity, or whatever you deem to be wrong with him? You can't see my child's autism, so people seem to feel perfectly entitled to judge him and, by extension, me. So, I have to ask, are ya feeling lucky, punk? Well, are ya? |
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| The Lounge | You know what really pisses me off? | Feb 21 2009 11:20 (UTC) |
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Original Post by drea99: www.mayfairstationers.co.uk/office-essentials ... If that doesn't work, just use Google images and type in "plastic paper clips." But I have to warn you, the images might be disturbing, particularly to people with addictions to these kinds of things. |
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| The Lounge | You know what really pisses me off? | Feb 21 2009 11:14 (UTC) |
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I use clothes pins. NOT cute, and definitely useful. Kinda the opposite of my husband... |
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| The Lounge | RANT: I hate Zombies... | Feb 20 2009 21:35 (UTC) |
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Original Post by dadivan: Is that supposed to make me feel better? Some people are so insensitive....
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| The Lounge | I'm looking for my husband | Feb 20 2009 20:49 (UTC) |
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Original Post by kpitarresi:
Oh, you already HAVE a husband! I get it.. I thought maybe you were posting a personals ad. That would've been way more interesting. I'm just saying... |
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| The Lounge | RANT: I hate Zombies... | Feb 20 2009 20:45 (UTC) |
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While we're on the topic of supernatural beings that are scary but really pretty harmless, what about ghosts? I mean, they could TRY to grab you, but they'd go right through you. The worst they can do is give you a nasty cold. It must be frustrating being a ghost. Now I'm depressed. |
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| Motivation | How to deal with Men when you're skinny . . . | Feb 19 2009 20:40 (UTC) |
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Original Post by cypris: I've found that a good sucker-punch to the gut usually gets the message across. But maybe you're looking for something a little more subtle.
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| Motivation | How to deal with Men when you're skinny . . . | Feb 19 2009 20:37 (UTC) |
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Good luck (and congrats on the weight loss, btw). In general, men are very shallow. Even my wonderful husband can't seem to find a woman over the age of 35 attractive (except for me, of course. Yeah, right.) I'm experiencing a little of the same thing now. I am married, so not looking, but I'm noticing that, all of a sudden, since I've lost about 55 lbs, men are actually making eye contact with me and, sometimes (brace yourself) smiling and flirting. Hopefully someone else who is a little less cynical can give you some useful advice. |
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| The Lounge | Can anyone please tell me | Feb 19 2009 15:12 (UTC) |
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Congratulations! When's the big day? |
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| The Lounge | Doing the Hokey Pokey by yourself | Feb 18 2009 16:00 (UTC) |
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Original Post by nomoreexcuses: I would TOTALLY have to charge a fee to see that particular video (I do have some self-respect, you know) Or maybe I'm confusing self-respect with a sense of "How can I make a buck on this?" I guess they're not really the same... |
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| The Lounge | Doing the Hokey Pokey by yourself | Feb 18 2009 14:59 (UTC) |
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Original Post by trhawley: Well, admittedly, that is where I started running into problems... |
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| The Lounge | Doing the Hokey Pokey by yourself | Feb 18 2009 12:30 (UTC) |
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Original Post by drea99: Is that a euphemism? |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Rolling baby! Need advice. | Feb 13 2009 16:09 (UTC) |
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Spuckine, good point. I forgot to mention, we also took off the bumper. |
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| Pregnancy & Parenting | Rolling baby! Need advice. | Feb 13 2009 14:57 (UTC) |
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OMG, does that bring back memories! My kids are now 10, 8 and 3, but my husband and I went through that same problem 3 times. The first two times, we kept rolling the little buggers back onto their backs every time we noticed they were sleeping on their tummies. Eventually, the babies got so mobile that it was impossible to keep them on their backs, and we just decided that it was impossible to keep rolling them over. By the third one, we consulted our pediatrician, who said that, by the time they're able to roll over, the danger of SIDS is so small that it really isn't a big deal. We still rolled him back over onto his back sometimes, but for the most part tried not to be freaky about it. Good luck! |
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| Weight Loss | My waist/hip ratio | Feb 11 2009 22:42 (UTC) |
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You have a waist? I'm jealous! |
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| The Lounge | A query for believers | Feb 06 2009 23:09 (UTC) |
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Original Post by splitrail: LOL! |
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| The Lounge | A query for believers | Feb 06 2009 22:19 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jules817: ***starts singing, "I Kissed a Girl" and dancing*** OMG, I think I might be a lesbian. I feel another thread coming on... |
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| The Lounge | A query for believers | Feb 06 2009 21:00 (UTC) |
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Original Post by jules817: Missed me, missed me! Now you gotta....Oh, crap. Never mind. |
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| The Lounge | A query for believers | Feb 06 2009 20:45 (UTC) |
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Original Post by santonacci: You know, at the risk of being called a whole bunch more names, the sadistic prankster theory seems to be the one that makes the most sense. Seriously, the old testament God makes the absolute most sense--an angry, jealous God who will not hesitate to smite anyone who pisses him off (i'm paraphrasing here). I can understand praying to that God. I'm not being a smartass--that's the God that makes the most sense to me. ***covers head and runs for cover*** |
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| The Lounge | A query for believers | Feb 06 2009 20:23 (UTC) |
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'Kay, folks. I am seriously beginning to regret starting this thread. I wonder if that's how God feels about Earth... |
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| The Lounge | A query for believers | Feb 06 2009 17:15 (UTC) |
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Thanks, Keenwheels! |
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