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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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'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Lillie yesterday. 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 on Saturday. 7 Replies 0 Likes
This was a fun article to read.When…Continue
Girl Recovered After 10 Years Claimed Dead by Psychic
Started by Steph S.. Last reply by Steph S. on Saturday. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Psychics are all BS.Here's an interesting news article.Amanda Berry, a…Continue
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher Hitchens
Started by Joan Denoo. Last reply by Joan Denoo on Friday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Brutal 4 Minutes for All of Religion Christopher HitchensJust think about this for a minute, “three thousand years ago, at the most, it was decided,…Continue
Talented young singer
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by booklover May 14. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Aldrich Lloyd Talonding is going to take the world by storm. What do you think? He's singing Dance With My Father Again. Continue
Carved shell jewelry
Started by Ruth Anthony-Gardner. Last reply by Ruth Anthony-Gardner May 13. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Browsing carved shell jewelry by Shinji Nakaba, I came upon this ring.LOL, "Kiss the ring" has a new meaning. They show how it's made.…Continue
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Comment by Steph S. on October 22, 2012 at 6:24am -
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Comment by Steph S. on October 22, 2012 at 6:25am
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Joan and skyeycat - those are some cute cats!
How's everyone today?
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Comment by booklover on October 22, 2012 at 7:22am -
Love all the pics and info everyone! I hope we all have a good week!
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Comment by Tony Carroll on October 22, 2012 at 8:01am -
From the first season of Sesame Street. Bob singing 'Good Morning Starshine', with hippie muppets. From the musical 'Hair'.
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Comment by The Flying Atheist on October 22, 2012 at 8:57am -
Good morning everyone.
Tony, thanks for posting that Sesame Street video. I don't think anybody can watch that without having a smile on their face. Being born in 1964, I was in kindergarten in 1969, so Sesame Street definitely was a part of my early childhood. Of course, one year later, I remember running home from first grade to catch the end of Dark Shadows. How's that for a well-rounded education?!
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Comment by sk8eycat on October 22, 2012 at 10:39am -
Oh, Tony, THANK you! What memories tthat brings back; both the beginning of "Sesame Street" and seeing "Hair" live at the Aquarius Theatre in Hollywood.
What a thrill! Srsly.
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Comment by Joan Denoo on October 22, 2012 at 11:46am -
The Flying Atheist, I have a son born in Sept 1963, and twins, a son and daughter, born in Feb 1964. So I know your era very well. It was a wonderful age for me as a mother.
You may notice how closely their birthdays occur. We adopted our 1963 son when he was five days old and the twins were born when he was 5 months 13-days old. It was like an ant hill for 20 years and now I reap the reward of all those books read to them, and outings to parks and playgrounds and swimming and camping and following their interests as they grew. Sweet wonderful memories.
I participated in the fourth birthday of my great-grandson last Saturday and watching all the kids around the table, I just felt an incredible sense of happiness, not so much that I had given birth to two children, but that I have participated in all their lives and loved every minute of it. I think I made a difference in their lives.
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Comment by The Flying Atheist on October 22, 2012 at 12:21pm
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Joan, what a wonderful post. I don't have children myself, but I can readily imagine the great satisfaction of seeing your own children as adults and knowing how much of a positive influence you had on them. The world needs more mother's like you. The kind of happiness you speak of is absolutely priceless. Please accept my internet virtual hug. :)
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Comment by Joan Denoo on October 22, 2012 at 12:40pm
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The Flying Atheist, I hope I made the point that it wasn't that I had given birth to children, but that I participated with them that brings me so much joy. Community and family comes in so many sizes and descriptions, I honor those who choose not to have children, or those who cannot. My message to you is the importance of community for mental health. You create that by surrounding yourself with people who love you and who you love.
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Comment by sk8eycat on October 22, 2012 at 12:44pm
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Tony, or anybody, do you know what this means: -"this content cannot be displayed in a frame"
I sent the link to "Good Morning Starshine" to a friend who still works for PBS, and that's what she got when she clicked on the link. I also sent her a different YouTube link to the same clip, and she got the same message.
Is it her computer, or what? Does anybody know. (Her ISP is AOL...which sux as much ... in different ways...as mine does. AT&T/Ya-effing-hoo.)
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Blog Posts
My first funeral as an atheist
Posted by Two Cult Survivor on May 21, 2013 at 11:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I posted the bulk of this on another thread, but wanted to add some context separately.
I finally confronted my faith and embraced the fact of my atheism late last August, 2012. Days after I revealed my "epiphany" to a few friends who knew me from another message board, my sister died from Lou Gehrig's Disease (which pissed her off because she hated catching a disease from someone she never f---ed).
THAT was my sister, understand? She was a beautiful, life-loving, potty-mouthed…
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Death of a family member
Posted by Larry Taylor on May 20, 2013 at 8:15pm 7 Comments 2 Likes
OK. I am venting. My mother died two weeks ago. She was a “god fearing christian.” Before her death she refused all medical treatment. She wanted to be left alone. She even refused to speak with my brother who is a methodist minister. He is a pip, let me tell you! I suspect she did not believe, but a woman born in her time could not and did not state her actual beliefs. This is the opening salvo to all christians; FUCK YOU! I had so many people come and tell…
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Unbelievable!!!!!!!!
Posted by Christy Stewart on May 20, 2013 at 2:17pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
This probably should not have shocked me as much as it did (especially since I am in Texas). I actually thought my coworkers were playing a joke on me because they know I am an atheist. Sadly, this was no joke. This actually happened.
I work in a psychiatric hospital. The doctors who admit patients are general MDs. (Psychiatrists see patients after admission) Yesterday evening we received several calls from irate parents. A new doctor who was doing admissions yesterday actually…
Continue anti-atheist rant from an Orthodox Mormon part 2
Posted by Debra Stevenson on May 20, 2013 at 1:09pm 3 Comments 1 Like
What do you think of this,
Nathan Young,
No Jason Torpy it is you that should be banned for promoting atheism, a belief that has no foundation in reality and zero proof behind it. The letter was a mockery of your atheist beliefs. I request to the board here that they remove Jason for his unverifiable beliefs in atheism for which he has no proof other than his arrogance. The letter was a mockery of atheism. Atheism is stupid and it should be mocked and it…
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