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manicotti · 10-22-2014, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Madman

I'm so sorry... I lost my mum back in June. She was 90 and one of the most positive people I've ever known.

I've been completely lonely since I lost my mom. Turns out, I'm not particularly lovable after all. Who knew?

Madman · 10-22-2014, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by manicotti

I've been completely lonely since I lost my mom. Turns out, I'm not particularly lovable after all. Who knew?

Hang in there. It takes awhile for things to seem to back to normal, but they do.

Aliantha · 10-22-2014, 05:03 PM

Yeah, madman is right. Things do go back to normal. My mum has been gone for 11yrs now. Just every now and then i wish she were here still so she could meet my little kids and love them like she loved my big kids. My aunty does her best to take her place, and she even looks like my Mum, but its not quite the same. I will be devastated when she goes though.

Gravdigr · 10-23-2014, 05:29 PM

Remember mah pokah scootah?

I just...bought a non-runner for parts. They're practically identical. Believe it, or not, $20. And no actual cash out of hand.

We worked out a trade.

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I'd been having trouble cranking the original scooter, Scootio (thanx to some Dwellar for that!), and it didn't want to run right much past 25mph. Finally got to where it just wouldn't crank w/out starting fluid, and then just plain wouldn't crank at all. A new spark plug didn't change things. Then, after I'd tried once again to crank it, Popdigr up and swapped in the ignition coil from the junker. It now starts so quickly you hardly have time to get your finger off the starter button. I still think there's more power to be had on the top end, but after just a short run on flat ground she'll hit about 50+ mph now.

BigV · 10-23-2014, 05:30 PM

That is excellent news!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-23-2014, 06:19 PM

You're gonna scoot your eye out.

glatt · 10-23-2014, 07:41 PM

That looks fun.

Aliantha · 10-26-2014, 05:41 AM

I want to see a pic of you on that thing grav. Haha

orthodoc · 10-29-2014, 09:53 PM

But you have to be wearing a cape.

monster · 10-29-2014, 10:36 PM

I just....

decided to stop figure skating.

I'm very sad about it, but I think it's the best decision. Not a lesson goes by when I don't cry about my lost skills and how hard it is to try and coax them back (physically and emotionally), and today I realized I spend most lessons watching the clock to see when the torture will be over. I'm stubborn, I hate to be beaten but all figure skaters find it harder as they age, and it's not supposed to be torture, so I'mm'a try and take it as a positive that I didn't have to wait until I snap some bone to get the hint that it's time

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2014, 11:23 PM

Not quitting, changing course, allowing for circumstances, adjusting priorities, proactive injury prevention, realigning time allocation.

Aliantha · 10-30-2014, 12:26 AM

Could you maybe volunteer at the rink to help with teaching little kids how to do it or something? It'd kinda be like doing it, but without the pressure of having to actually do it.

glatt · 10-30-2014, 07:28 AM

Sorry monster, but I'm glad for you that you're making a decision with your eyes open. It sounds like this is best.

Completely different circumstances, but there are parallels: My FIL had been holding on to his independent living apartment while he's in the nursing home wing, just hoping that he'll get strong enough to go back to that apartment. He decided last week that he'll give up the apartment because he realizes that this is his new reality. But the good news is that it's a huge burden off his shoulders because he's not feeling that pressure to reach a goal that's unrealistic. He's in such a better mental state now. Like a changed man.

I'm sorry that you are giving up this part of your life, but I'm hopeful for you that by getting rid of unrealistic goals, you are happier without that unnecessary pressure on yourself.

monster · 10-30-2014, 09:12 AM

Thanks all ...I have a new unrealistic goal

I hope that will help make it easier

limey · 10-30-2014, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

... I have a new unrealistic goal

...

That's ma girl!

10-22-2014, 05:03 PM	#138
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yeah, madman is right. Things do go back to normal. My mum has been gone for 11yrs now. Just every now and then i wish she were here still so she could meet my little kids and love them like she loved my big kids. My aunty does her best to take her place, and she even looks like my Mum, but its not quite the same. I will be devastated when she goes though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-23-2014, 05:29 PM	#139
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Remember mah pokah scootah? I just...bought a non-runner for parts. They're practically identical. Believe it, or not, $20. And no actual cash out of hand. We worked out a trade. I'd been having trouble cranking the original scooter, Scootio (thanx to some Dwellar for that!), and it didn't want to run right much past 25mph. Finally got to where it just wouldn't crank w/out starting fluid, and then just plain wouldn't crank at all. A new spark plug didn't change things. Then, after I'd tried once again to crank it, Popdigr up and swapped in the ignition coil from the junker. It now starts so quickly you hardly have time to get your finger off the starter button. I still think there's more power to be had on the top end, but after just a short run on flat ground she'll hit about 50+ mph now. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-23-2014, 05:30 PM	#140
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	That is excellent news! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-23-2014, 06:19 PM	#141
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're gonna scoot your eye out. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-26-2014, 05:41 AM	#143
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I want to see a pic of you on that thing grav. Haha __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-23-2014, 07:41 PM	#142
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That looks fun.

10-29-2014, 09:53 PM	#144
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	But you have to be wearing a cape. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

10-29-2014, 10:36 PM	#145
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I just.... decided to stop figure skating. I'm very sad about it, but I think it's the best decision. Not a lesson goes by when I don't cry about my lost skills and how hard it is to try and coax them back (physically and emotionally), and today I realized I spend most lessons watching the clock to see when the torture will be over. I'm stubborn, I hate to be beaten but all figure skaters find it harder as they age, and it's not supposed to be torture, so I'mm'a try and take it as a positive that I didn't have to wait until I snap some bone to get the hint that it's time __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-29-2014, 11:23 PM	#146
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not quitting, changing course, allowing for circumstances, adjusting priorities, proactive injury prevention, realigning time allocation. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-30-2014, 12:26 AM	#147
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Could you maybe volunteer at the rink to help with teaching little kids how to do it or something? It'd kinda be like doing it, but without the pressure of having to actually do it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-30-2014, 07:28 AM	#148
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Sorry monster, but I'm glad for you that you're making a decision with your eyes open. It sounds like this is best. Completely different circumstances, but there are parallels: My FIL had been holding on to his independent living apartment while he's in the nursing home wing, just hoping that he'll get strong enough to go back to that apartment. He decided last week that he'll give up the apartment because he realizes that this is his new reality. But the good news is that it's a huge burden off his shoulders because he's not feeling that pressure to reach a goal that's unrealistic. He's in such a better mental state now. Like a changed man. I'm sorry that you are giving up this part of your life, but I'm hopeful for you that by getting rid of unrealistic goals, you are happier without that unnecessary pressure on yourself.

10-30-2014, 09:12 AM	#149
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thanks all ...I have a new unrealistic goal I hope that will help make it easier __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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