Posts by Ellie

Thom - like you whenever I hear something bad on the news my first reaction is always "The end is near", I have to give myself a little shake to start thinking rationally again.

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What should I do about my brother??? I'm going insane.

by sonnyboy in

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i'm at my wit's end right about now.. my 24 year old brother is staying in my home as a roommate.

when i bought the house 5 years ago everything was fine; he helped with the housework, cut the grass, and was fair with the amount of 'house food' he'd consume.. time changes everything.

he now does nothing inside the house: no dishes, no vacuuming, no dusting, no anything.

Ellie

I really feel for you Sonnyboy because I've been in exactly the same situation.

A few years ago my little brother got himself into a mess, he'd been renting a house but hadn't paid the rent in god knows how long, he was about to be evicted but had nowhere to go, so I foolishly said he could move into my spare room, I told him it was temporary, and he'd need to pay his way.

A couple of weeks after moving in he lost his job, through his own fault, not getting up of a morning to go to work and this is how it carried on for months, he'd find a job then a few weeks down the line get sacked, I was too soft though, I'd lend him money which he'd promise to pay back when he started work but never did, he rarely paid rent and it was left up to me to feed him too.

He never so much as washed 1 plate the whole time he was here, he kept his room tidy but thats about it, he had no respect for the rest of the house, he'd even bring his laundry down and leave it on the kitchen floor for me to do.

It was mainly my own fault, I let him get away with it for too long, I was way too soft as I suspect you are.

In the end we came to blows, he went off to stay with my mum for a few nights while I packed his stuff and then I just had to get tough and tell him that he'd taken advantage, that I couldn't have him around anymore for all of the above reasons.

We didn't speak for a while, until he wanted to borrow money to pay my sister rent because he'd moved in with her and lost anouther job, suprise suprise.

But shes been tough on him from the start, told him in no uncertain terms that if he can't pay rent he can't stay, etc, and its worked, hes grown up a lot, hes applying for a job with the police and hes actually got saveings now for the first time in his life.

So, I reckon you should do the same with your brother, hes not your responsibility, he needs to grow up and then maybe one day he'll appreciate you and even thank you.

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Stubborness

by Es in

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i am a very very stubborn person at times, i would like to know from others like me do you feel this a burden at times?

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Ellie

I'm terribly stubborn, I always have to right all of the time, it doesn't make me easy to live with and I'd rather not be this way because even when I am right I am told that I'm wrong but won't admit it because I'm stubborn, which really infuriates me.

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Why do/don't you believe in God

by LouBelle in

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now for all the scientists out there this is not a question of proof or anything along those lines.

for my part i choose to believe in a god because i honestly believe there is one (though i did start doubting for a little while) i've always felt that there was more to our existance on earth - and that doesn't stem from me wanting to live forever or as a spirit, as i don't even know if that will happen.

i also believe in him because many many times when i could not carry on, on my own strength, i managed to pulled through.

Ellie

I just asked myself the question, do I believe in God? And the answer was yes, but when I asked myself why I was disturbed to see the answer being the same as any Jehovahs Witness would give, about creation etc.

I'm sure that there is something out there, but before I say whether I believe it to be God or not I would prefere to free my mind from all JW indoctrination.

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Porky?

by Low-Key Lysmith in

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in leu of all these threads lately about what attracts us to the opposite (or same) sex, i was wondering if any of y'all out there share my love for the ladies (or gentlemen, if in your case) to have a little "junk in the trunk" or "cushion for the pushin'"?

i like really voluptuous women.

not obese, mind you, but some chunkyness is okay by me.

Ellie

This really is good news for me, I used to be skinny but I'm pregnant now on my second child and I've put on a lot of weight, as I'm not the active type I don't much fancy burning it off, so I'm glad that some people prefere a bit of meat on the bones.

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What is your quirkiest quirk?

by damselfly in

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i, damselfly, can not knowingly eat the little squiggly, umbilical cord things in eggs.

i have to very carefully separate the whites from the yolk and remove the squiggly bits with a knife.

i get gaggy just thinking about them.

Ellie

Thom - What you have described sounds to me like OCD, if I were you I'd speak to my GP because at the moment it might not seem like a problem but wouldn't want it to get any worse for you.

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End of the World Near?

by love2Bworldly in

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i am wondering how many people out there still believe that in the next 100 years or so that this world/earth is going to be destroyed?.

my husband is a christian, and sometimes he is obsessed with world events in the middle east and he thinks one day soon all the christians are going to be raptured away to heaven while the antichrist rules here on earth.

i am extremely uncomfortable when he talks about it because it reminds me of the jws.. any thoughts out there?

Ellie

I don't believe the end of the world is near, there may be a lot of problems in the world but I don't think that its quite as bad as what is made out by the media.

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What is your quirkiest quirk?

by damselfly in

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i, damselfly, can not knowingly eat the little squiggly, umbilical cord things in eggs.

i have to very carefully separate the whites from the yolk and remove the squiggly bits with a knife.

i get gaggy just thinking about them.

Ellie

I have obsessive compulsive disorder so just about everything really