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Picture yourself spending some time with congenial friends, sharing your lives and pictures from your cell phones." They're curious about that cool game, song, movie, camping trip, art show, or other event that fascinated you. You talk about all kinds of stuff, poetry, styles, personal achievements, relationships, and bad days. You can share your inner child, and laugh together. They sympathetically listen to your feelings about serious topics like politics or climate change, even when they don't agree.

Personal validation comes from paying attention to one another, giving more than you get. Everyone respects you and themselves, despite our amazing range of personal tastes and interests. They'll tell you they don't agree with an idea or behavior without implying you're a bad person or somehow deficient. It's an "I'm OK, You're OK" kind of fellowship, where nobody tries to make himself look better by picking on somebody else.

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Comment by Steph S. on January 11, 2013 at 10:32am: John sorry to hear about your abusive mom. My mom's mom was horrible too - sorta what you describe Melinda.

Love the mailbox cat Loren - very cute.

I love that Emerson quote Melinda. It's one of my favorites.

“To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Comment by Steph S. on January 11, 2013 at 10:29am: You have a really nice and generous mom Melinda. How nice of her to treat you all to shopping and breakfast. I love the dog lols.

Thanks for the miracles link sk8eycat.

Comment by Joseph Corder on January 11, 2013 at 10:10am: My comment was for the kitty stretching his/her leg!!

Comment by Grinning Cat on January 11, 2013 at 10:09am: Seen at various places around the web:

Comment by Joseph Corder on January 11, 2013 at 10:03am: Just warming up for my fight with a kangaroo!!!

Comment by Ian Mason on January 11, 2013 at 8:45am: From the creation of the Universe to the parting of the Red Sea to hard-wearing shoes. Miracles they may be but it seems that the standard is slipping. Could God be getting old and feeble?

Comment by booklover on January 11, 2013 at 8:16am: I love this!

Comment by booklover on January 11, 2013 at 8:15am: LOL Ian.

Cute mailbox cat Loren!

Felaine, I love the huge 'miracles' that gawd performs. Ugh!

I'm sorry you had to live with a Mom like that John! My Mom's mom was horrible to her while she was growing-up, but not quite that bad. When she died there wasn't one person who missed her. What a legacy to leave.

Comment by John Burtonclay on January 11, 2013 at 7:55am: I had a mother who was a tyrant and abusive, but I did go to her funeral so I could jump up and down on her coffin just in case it got stuck.