Ooh, I like that Cash. Very chic.
Oh, I wish those council guys would let me have an hour alone in the room with her, if I was larger and had grenades.
Willow ,'Storyteller'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
SailAweigh - Jul 30, 2008 5:33:37 pm PDT #9334 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
WindSparrow - Jul 30, 2008 5:39:06 pm PDT #9335 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Gorgeous dress, sj.
Gorgeous pendent, Cash.
bonny, that sounds like a conversation that is going to be tough to have.
beekaytee - Jul 30, 2008 6:13:22 pm PDT #9336 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
bonny, that sounds like a conversation that is going to be tough to have.
Ironically, my disillusionment is working for me for once in this case. It'll be tough, but...to quote a couple of our favorite characters...my days of taking him seriously are definitely coming to a middle...or maybe three-quarters. And, I'm coming perilously close to being paralyzed with the not caring.
Okay, that last part is a lie, but my grief will be less severe than if he hadn't been such a twat.
Gadget_Girl - Jul 30, 2008 6:29:22 pm PDT #9337 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Beautiful pendent, Cash!
Conversation ~ma for bonny
beekaytee - Jul 30, 2008 6:48:19 pm PDT #9338 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Thanks hon, I really appreciate the support.
Beverly - Jul 30, 2008 7:00:21 pm PDT #9339 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I was in the changing room of a department store as a child, and saw my mother switch the skirts on a pair of suits she was trying on. The jacket of one fit, the skirt of the second fit, both were black, et voila, a suit that fit.
I was at church every time the doors opened, Sunday School, choir, GAs, Training Union. Bible stories at home, Ten Commandments, the whole magilla, at her bidding. And having had those lessons instilled, I knew in my heart of hearts what she was doing was wrong. And I knew at that moment that no child of mine would ever see me break my word, or not live as I taught.
I lied, stole, fudged, made excuses, and was not really a very trustworthy person, until I had kids. With their eyes on me, I had to try and live like the people I wanted them to be. I made mistakes, and I admitted it and apologized and tried to do better. I never made a promise I wasn't completely sure I could keep. And every step, from one year to the day they left home, I explained why, and also how, when they asked.
They lied, of course they did. But they knew that I *decided* to believe them, and would defend them. If they complained about mistreatment from a teacher, I got ready to confront the teacher. About half the time, before the meeting I'd get told something closer to the truth.
Gods know my kids didn't turn out to be Nobel or Pulitzer material. But I think they understood the world and how it works better than some.
My horn, I must toot it once in a while.
WindSparrow - Jul 30, 2008 7:25:21 pm PDT #9340 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Beverly, that is the kind of parent I would like to be, should the occasion ever arise.
beekaytee - Jul 30, 2008 7:37:51 pm PDT #9341 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Can I just hug you Beverly?
You truly are a gift.
Beverly - Jul 30, 2008 7:44:28 pm PDT #9342 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Yes.
Just be aware, I also bite, on occasion. But for hugs, I'll be good.
Also? Not a gift. Just a huge honkin' load of responsibility mixed up with some freefloating guilt. Not so fun at parties.
Trudy Booth - Jul 30, 2008 7:47:42 pm PDT #9343 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Today, I got a message from a guy who said that he'd seen my profile on a Jewish dating site and wants to know if I'd be interested in meeting his brother. He gives no information about his brother other than which law school he's attending.
Any chance your Mother has set up a dummy profile and started poking around Jewish dating sites?