kennethmgreen Member

Not being a parent doesn't mean someone is precluded from having an intelligent, informed opinion and child-rearing. I've never bought the argument that anyone who doesn't have kids "just doesn't know" and couldn't possibly add to the discussion about parenting. And those of us with kids surely aren't immune from being…

It must be frustrating to hear compliments that aren't in line with what you want to hear, in the way you want to hear them. I tend to just ignore people altogether.

Truth.

If I'm at the gym and someone is using a piece of equipment that I want to use and taking too long, I can see getting frustrated. Beyond that, isn't most of this discussion about not liking how other people make different choices that don't align with the choices I make?

Even the poop threads aren't imune.

Your post would have a lot more credibility if you hadn't created a profile just to post it.

Based on your OP, there are people who are recommending you dump your boyfriend over this. Consider how you paint a picture with your words. Granted, recommending you end a relationship based only on your interpretation of one comment seems a bit severe (if not altogether crazy). But it's still worth noting that your post…

I've found that avoiding people named Debbie Downer helps. They are usually not very fun.

I think you are pretty awesome.

This guy is kind of a doofus, but I think his quote from another thread applies here:

Read this again. Then say it out loud. Then read again. After that, translate this post into Spanish. Work on your Spanish. It could be useful. Then read the above quote again in either Spanish or English.

I've been out of work for a month and the office caterers don't visit the house. Funny this is, I've been eating a lot of crap and not exercising very much. I know that the simple solution is that the problem is not my environment, but the choices I make. I know if I work hard enough, I can come up with some explanations…

Ah, OK. I was wondering what you meant by typing "friend" in quotes, preceded by "quasi" in your original post. Now I see that you simply misspelled "lying *kitten*" - sometimes autocorrect can be tricky on smart phones.

I had this very long heartfelt post about how you should be who you are, not worry about what others think, try to have a thick skin and not allow other people's words to affect you so much. Then I realized you were asking for assistance from sarcastic people.

Other people have already mentioned the heteronormative perspective. I think that idea is valid. It applies to anything "different" (from our perspective). I don't think you are being unreasonable in what you are saying. But in a highly politicized discussion such as this, giving the benefit of the doubt, exercising…

Of course it's possible, as demonstrated by the OP and some of the early posts that followed. Though being tired of those "flamboyant gays" that "seem to be flaunting for the sole purpose of flaunting" probably doesn't fall into the "acceptance" bucket.

I'm happy to see tolerance on the forum. I appreciate that some people do not agree with a lifestyle choice, but are willing to publicly state they accept homosexuality as something that just is. I am no expert, and haven't formally studied the issue, and there are smarter people on here than me (and Dr. Oz) that could…

Heroin. Bell bottoms. Punk rock.

Devil's Food Cake for every meal?

As someone who can also write long posts, I think you would do well to ignore the criticisms about post length. Or at least not take them personally. Some of us use writing to work stuff out. That's neither good or bad, just a method of processing. Some don't have the patience for that. Long posts often elicit "TL;DR"…

The ability to ridicule that which does not fit my own preconceived notions of acceptable behavior is what makes the Internet so awesome!

Funny how you had the answer all this time... A great saying I learned years ago: "Whatever you come looking for, you come looking with." Did you concoct this story in order to discuss the personality differences between people on the West Coast vs. people on the East Coast? Sorry, I had to ask.

I think you know what you want to do and are seeking advice how to do it. Or perhaps seeking approval. Either is fine, by the way. If you are inclined to spend time with this guy at all (guessing you may not), decide how much time is OK with you. Figure that out. Get clear about that. One hour a week? One hour a month? Go…

Love this. I am convinced that most of our obstacles are self-inflicted. We make things so much harder, more painful, more awkward, etc. than we need to. The craziest dynamic I see is people who are obviously intelligent (demonstrated in other ways) that buy into crazy notions that don't make any sense. I don't believe…

Doing lines of sugar only makes my boogers stickier. And the high is nowhere near as good as cocaine.

I get what you are saying. But I don't think it helps to start threads complaining about the complainers. Couldn't your closing advice be applied here? It's a circular logic mind game enough to drive one to donuts.

Great advice. OP's initial question wasn't unreasonable. If you have a forum that highlights popular posts from six sub-groups in a 'Recent Topics' section, and one sub-group dominates that section, then 'Recent Topics' becomes somewhat redundant since you can get each sub-group's recent topics using the advice quoted…

Depends whether or not he or she is left-handed.

I understand that it's not fun to read ridicule. But I also think you may be setting yourself up for lots of disappointment if you insist on positive AND accurate information. If you really want to learn, I'd focus on the latter. If you just want to feel better, maybe just post your questions as a status update and only…

That's a lot of soda you were drinking! Since each pound is roughly 3500 calories, that would mean your soda intake was around 35,000 calories every two weeks. If you are talking about 12-ounce cans, they are approx. 150 calories each. That would mean 233 cans of soda in a two-week period, or well over 16 cans of soda a…