raises hand.
i found this book while perusing a book store in midtown manhattan.
it overwhelmed me because all this time i thought i was not "normal" (i can hear the peanut gallery now).
I bought this book about a year ago, not so much for me but so I could understand some people around me who seemed to fit into this category.
There are a few things that apply to me personally. Still, I'm far from introverted. People tend to mistake my quietness for shyness. I believe I'm ENTP.
as a young dub in the 80's me along with many of my friends got married, either in our teens or early 20's.. in my area, if you were over 25 and not married, it was percieved that something was wrong with you or you were probably engaging in sex with a "worldly" person.. by why did so many of us feel the need to get married so young?.
i believe it was because of one of three reasons.. 1. you wanted to get out of your parets home.. 2. you had already gone "too far" with you girlfriend or boyfriend.. 3. you were just an average normal teenager and you knew this was the only way you could legally have sex.. .
was this true in your area?.
In my area it was because of reasons #2 and #3. A lot of 7 month pregnancies in my old congregation .
hello ya'll.
was just listening to great guitar music from some of my favorites.
who are your all time favorites?
OMG that's a list bikerchic!!
Well there are many great ones out there. My personal fav's are Al Dimeola, Ry Cooder, Joe Satriani, Brian May, Ted Nugent, Richie Sambora and Carlos Santana
Wow that date is very close to mine: July 23 1988. I was all of 12 years old, just 4 days away from 13. Big whoop.
i regularly talk to a poster on this board via the pm system...............mainly because i like his mind.......today he suggested in reply to something i had said that basically men and women dont do friendship.........he asked the question 'why do people even bother with each other if they dont fancy each others intimacy?
'...............not that he was suggesting this about us.........but i am just wondering what you lot think.. it has been my experience to have some wonderful men friends...........i love mens company and their conversation..........now i am wondering if all those 'mates' were/are after something else............well not really........i am pretty sure at least some of them arent.. so whats your view/experience.........can men and women just be good friends.. oh and to my friend who i pm.........this is not a criticism of you.........i am interested in what others experiences are..........and i will give you a big kiss (on the cheek) one day when i see ya to make up for it.......... fi.
well I would like to believe that my male friends see more in me than just great T&A.
if I possess all the qualities that one would value and cherish in a friend, why should it matter that to my male buddy that I'm a woman?
but then again, too many men still see us as mere sex objects.......
this is for all you girls 30 years and over.... and for those who are turning 30, and for those who are scared of moving into their 30's...and for guys who are scared of girls over 30!!!!....
this was written by andy rooney from cbs 60 minutes.
andy rooney says:.
Thank you! I love my 30s
my foot tastes kind of nasty......like the recent response i made to a post about "sexual positions" (what is sex?
) it is a done deal and i apologize for it as i have done at other times here.. ok.....i'm done with my apology......i have salved my conscience.
ok.......you get my point.
That is a beautiful tattoo HD! I love tattoos I've said it here before. Yes they can be addicting! I had my first one at 30 and another one less than a month after the 1st. I do plan to get more just haven't decided on the artwork yet. Plus I'm thinking of a nose piercing.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05172007/news/regionalnews/jehovahs_luxe_plan_to_turn_prophet_regionalnews_rich_calder.htm
watching the history channel on all the effort, expense and equipment that goes into mining them, cutting and polishing them, the above question occured to me.
so, except for industrial uses, what is it about them?
i mean, as far as looking at them, glass worth less than a nickel can look the same.
Thanks BA I actually have a lot of those articles saved on my laptop already. I did a term paper many years ago in college about conflict diamonds. If more people knew about that topic.....but even if they did, would they care? I saw so many girls my age demanding a $20,000.00 engagement ring at that time from their boyfriends, like nothing. I later on worked in the Diamond District in NYC and saw those same rings sold back to the jewelers for maybe less than $500. A real ripoff it is. The Diamond market in NYC by the way finances black market arms deals to certain unsavory nations in the Middle East and North Africa, and sex trades in Eastern Europe....but that's a whole other topic for another day.
funny though, the only time i really think about the good old days is when i come here.
when i meet other exjws, quite often they seem consumed by their present situation.
sometimes i like to go out, have a couple of drinks and enjoy the food.
It took a while but yes I am so glad to have found a life outside of the small JW world. When I look at them now I am amazed and can't believe that I used to be one of them. I am so so different today than I was over 10 years ago.
