Random Thoughts

[BigV]

posting removed. too bad.

[monster]

I thought I had posted the text separately in case that happened. Oh well. someone wanted help with Christmas presents for their family. they have a 14yo girl. and a1yo girl. And their boys are aged 8,6,5,4,3 and 2. or something like that

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by monster

I thought I had posted the text separately in case that happened. Oh well. someone wanted help with Christmas presents for their family. they have a 14yo girl. and a1yo girl. And their boys are aged 8,6,5,4,3 and 2. or something like that

Maybe some condoms, for the parents?

[Aliantha]

Here's a random thought. How do you know when you've analysed a situation to the right stage? Obviously I've been doing a fair amount of navel gazing recently, trying to understand motivations and what not, but how do you know when you get to the truth, and when you're just telling yourself shit so you might stop thinking about it?

[xoxoxoBruce]

You don't, you never can be absolutely sure of anything. You make your best guess with the information you've got, and go with it. Don't make yourself nuts by rehashing your analysis over and over with the same information, trying to convince yourself you must be right.

Only rethink it when new information comes your way. Remember new information doesn't automatically change how you feel. And sometimes even when it changes your mind, it's better to keep on, keeping on, rather than make a disaster trying to change course.

Sorry to not be more reassuring, but that's a lesson I learned the hard way... several times.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

You don't, you never can be absolutely sure of anything. You make your best guess with the information you've got, and go with it. Don't make yourself nuts by rehashing your analysis over and over with the same information, trying to convince yourself you must be right.

Only rethink it when new information comes your way. Remember new information doesn't automatically change how you feel. And sometimes even when it changes your mind, it's better to keep on, keeping on, rather than make a disaster trying to change course.

Sorry to not be more reassuring, but that's a lesson I learned the hard way... several times.

QFT.

[Griff]

whs

[Aliantha]

Oh well, I am just taking one day at a time for now.

[infinite monkey]

That's what she said. (I don't mean that in the jokey way...monster mentioned the condoms before referring to the post, because her link to the situation had been deleted.)

Similar thing happened to me at my old old job. We 'adopted' a family at Christmas each year and one girl said her friend was really needy. "They have five kids and one on the way!" There was no mention of a sudden unemployment or the like. I leaned over to another woman in this meeting and mumbled "so, how about we get them a box of condoms?"

I mean, they know their financial situation but just keep popping them out? I would rather give to a family who recently lost income they depended on or who had unexpected medical bills or something like that, not one more Catholic family who feels the need to just keep on having kids no matter what. And yes, that WAS the situation.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

That's what she said. ...

[Snakeadelic]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I mean, they know their financial situation but just keep popping them out? I would rather give to a family who recently lost income they depended on or who had unexpected medical bills or something like that, not one more Catholic family who feels the need to just keep on having kids no matter what. And yes, that WAS the situation.

I'm with the bumper sticker on this one. Can't feed 'em? DON'T breed 'em! Good for dogs, cats, horses, and humans. All the other livestock I can think of is things we already do eat widely in the US, and the other popular home-breeding-friendly pets oftentimes can go to local pet stores--rodents, small reptiles, things like that.

I "adopted" a brother & sister 10 years ago who were born into a feral cat colony. By "adopted" I mean "stole from their mother when she started teaching them to be wild". I did this when I had no money and no immediate prospects for making money, which ordinarily I would regard as a hideously irresponsible act. The one thing that I did that many people do not is that I made a deal with my landlord, who already owned indoor cats. Her lazy kid claimed ownership of 3 cats but refused under any circumstances to clean their 4 catboxes. So in trade for cat food and litter from their household supply, I cleaned those 4 boxes every morning for almost a year and a half, missing a grand total of 4 days when I was super sick. I think we made a fair deal, and since I got put on lifetime disability back in '08 those cats have never missed a meal or had to go more than 48 hours without a freshly scooped-out litterbox.

And I had myself spayed (well, tubal ligation anyway) WAY before I could accidentally ruin a child's life by being its mother. Cats are about as much toddler as I can stand!

[Clodfobble]

For whatever reason, I can never remember that QFT means "quoted for truth." I always read it as "quit fucking trying," and then I have a good ten-second spasm in my head at the unexpected rudeness before I finally remember.

[DanaC]

I always misread it as 'quite fucking true'.

[glatt]

I never knew what it meant, so I skipped those posts.

[monster]

The "word" jelly as an abbreviation for jealous (when really they mean envious most of the time anyway) just needs to die in a nasty green slimy nukular asplosion.

that is all.

for now.