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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.

Nobody here is into mind games. A discussion started with a loaded guilt-throwing question will be deleted.

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What are your Memorial Day plans?

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Tom Sarbeck 18 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes

I just wanted to make a fun discussion and see what all of you are doing on Memorial Day.Anyone attending a parade?Anyone honoring vets?Here is an event in Austin that looks very interesting to me.Austin, TXClose Assault 1944 is living history and…Continue

Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie 19 hours ago. 9 Replies 0 Likes

Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing

Started by Joan Denoo yesterday. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Life offers many opportunities for health and flourishing and our bodies have all kinds of red flags it sends up to tell us something is wrong. Pay attention to those flags, they can save your health and your life. I talked to a lady yesterday who…Continue

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Oklahoma Tornado

Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Steph S. yesterday. 3 Replies 1 Like

An amazing photo of the tornado's power,Continue

Tags: Oklahoma Tornado 2013

'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie on Sunday. 8 Replies 1 Like

Oh no! Crazy ants!!CNN) -- Beware the "crazy…Continue

10 Things You Can't Do and Become President

Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Randall Smith May 18. 7 Replies 0 Likes

This was a fun article to read.When…Continue

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Comment by Tony Carroll on August 22, 2012 at 9:47pm: Love the mouse picture. Am gonna collect it. Thanks.

As Melinda and Steph have said, I am sorry to hear about yours and everyones family troubles. We all have them. I'm just glad you have extended family to turn to. Love. It truly DOES make the world turn. We are here also, though all we can do is offer our love and support long distance. But you always have that. Best to you and yours. Be well.

Comment by booklover on August 22, 2012 at 8:10pm: I am sorry about all of the friends on here who have family troubles. I am glad we all have each other here. I have a very small family, but my Mom is an Atheist, my husband is Agnostic, my 18 and 20-year old kids are Atheists. My only sibling was raised as an Atheist, then became a christian, and is slowly but surely backing away from that. She now thinks the bible is bunk and knows 'jesus' wasn't the son of 'god'. Now she just needs to let go of the 'god' part...

Comment by Steph S. on August 22, 2012 at 6:34pm: So sorry to hear about your family troubles. I think we all have family troubles of some sort. I am glad you had some support through your cancer treatments and that they were there for you.

I am like you Idaho Spud and prefer no visits at all.

And that's exactly what I get - no visits - and I am just fine with that.

Comment by Steph S. on August 22, 2012 at 6:30pm: I love the mouse picture Patricia! So cute!

Comment by Steph S. on August 22, 2012 at 6:30pm: Here's a black top hat - since we are talking about hats.

And .. it's black! : )

So, it's my kind of style.

Comment by Idaho Spud on August 22, 2012 at 4:47pm: Sorry to hear about your parents Patricia, but pleased to hear about all the other good peeps in your corner.

I also don't want any "duty" visits from my family. They are all firm Mormons, and Morons put a lot of emphasis on duty. So, I get the idea that their visits are mostly that, and I would rather have none.

Comment by Patricia on August 22, 2012 at 4:12pm: Thanks Joan, & everybody.

My parents have chosen within the last several years not to speak to me anymore, & I really don't know why.....nothing to do with my atheism, which I've been for decades. They emigrated to California in the 80's but came to Canada every 2 or 3 years to see us, my kids, & the grandkids.

In the more recent visits, they chose not to come to my town with a thousand excuses as to why not. As far as I know it has to do with some damn grudge father of the year has decided to hold against my husband.

Because of this, I didn't tell them of my cancer in 2005, because they were due to arrive here the day after my mastectomy. I wrote them a letter after my treatments, & mother was upset that they weren't told & said they'd have made the detour over to my town & come to see me if they'd known. I told her I wasn't important enough when I was healthy & never was, but she just made my cancer important. I sure as hell didn't need any 'duty' visits!!

I had my husband, my in-laws, neighbors, friends, & medical people all in my corner, & none of them would have put me halfway in the grave as mother would have. My in-laws came & stayed here for 3 weeks to help me through my recovery from the surgery.....it doesn't get better than that!!!