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<t>Fuzzy;1470742 wrote: I believe I know how you feel Chloe. I have left one or two forum sites myself when I felt I didn't fit in. Sometimes it's best to simply move on. Good way to put it. That's exactly how I feel. Although I'll be closing the door on FG another has op...

<t>Thank you Lars and Theia. I have been thinking about this for a long while now, and I believe its my time to go and surround myself with positive things and people. As my OCD had become seriously bad over the past year I have decided to focus on working out ut stuff like that instead o...

<t>Sometimes it's just the way... you feel. Or should I say, the way I feel. I haven't been comfortable posting on FG for a very long time. As much as I love talking to some of you guys, 99% of the time I end up feeling negative, stressed and punched down after posting on FG by...

<t>Oscar Namechange;1468065 wrote: Ever had a defining moment In your life when you realised you should lose weight? I'm not a size zero skinny but I am comfortable In my own skin. I am a little overweight so now and then, I do think about losing a few pounds. Some ...

<t>I understand both sides.. My mother was saving bottle caps when she was a little girl to place water pumps.. Still no water pumps. I do not believe it is the individual in Africa fault, it is their government. That is the reason why I do not give any money to Africa. I used ...

<t>FourPart;1466814 wrote: That reminds me of a time when I was about 6 & we had just moved to Lancashire from the Glorious South Coast. I came downstairs in the middle of the night & said to my Mum & Dad that Colin & Viv (my Uncle & Aunt) were in hospital in Birmingham. I'd neve...

<t>theia;1466700 wrote: Do you remember your dreams? I had a dream last night that I remembered I'd had on a number of occasions recently. It seems to be centred around loneliness and, maybe, grief. I've been feeling emotionally "raw" for most of the day but I feel that perhaps the dream...

Walks alone like this in Ireland make me smile:

silly maybe.. but when I wake up my cat waits for me at the door and rolls over paddling in the air when i walk into the room

<t>AnneBoleyn;1466032 wrote: Some people don't have loving families. Some people have cruel families, & it would be going against a lifetime of misery to help one of them out in the end. You are lucky, Chloe, you receive the love you give. I had wonderful parents & maternal grandma. When my ...

<r>Sorry bit touchy on the subject. Im glad your mum has sons she can rely on and that she is doing okay! <E>:)</E> Id say its part of being a family. I was surprised to hear many would not help family out. They continue with their normal work, day to day lives and seem only to care about...

<t>tude dog;1465886 wrote: Put my life on hold? I believe I been a good son, brother and uncle. Never seen in a situation where somebody has been in such dire straits that I should put my life on hold, whatever that means. Or you have been very lucky not to have known som...

mmmmm I had written a whole reply and it seems to have gone missing... lets try again..

First of all; ((((hugs to you oscar)))

We should rememer the things we DID do... and not the things we DIDN'T do... Hard sometimes isn't it....

<t>Oscar Namechange;1465873 wrote: He's In the dog house right now In Oscar Towers . In the dog house? I hope he got a cuppa and a biscuit to go with that then? :wah: No kidding Oscar, it's hard work.... one of the people i'm talking about is a 32 year old, dying, with 2...

<t>Oscar Namechange;1465869 wrote: I know exactly where you're coming from Chloe so very well said. Helping others gives an enormous boost to your well being. I have to work so hard to support my husband and do everything around the house but I do It out of love and not for phy...

Thank you Theia :-6

<t>Just my mind blabbing away here.... Is it? Is it so wonderful when you put your life on hold to help someone you love? What? People don't put their own lives on hold anymore to help someone they love? I have been told I am the best sister, b...

i Would reply but I think Karma would get me and find yet another way of having a big dump on my life.. Sometimes I guess it's not karma, it;s just "S.HIT Happens"!

:yh_rotfl

I hope your exam went well!

Good on you for getting that job! well done and congrats! :-6

<t>Hi again.. I decided I should come back and say hi.. so HI! I'll be checking in to FG every now and then and I might do a post here and there when I feel up to it.. I don't want to be rude about that but I just had some bad news.. So yeah i'm back but if I don't post much or...

<t>Aaah! I hope your hand is feeling better by now! I had to laugh though..I'm staying at my brothers place in ireland at the moment, sleeping on a small flip out bed.. Looks like one of those things they have in the army. It is pushed against a desk.. I had one leg out on the ...

<t>Okay just in to reply here in this thread, because my mum was going: aaawwww!!!! did you see the posts on your thread.... Like I said I'll be back soon, might be a few weeks though.. when my blood pressure has gone down again.. :wah: Yesterday after calming down, it still was 150 somet...

theia;1461426 wrote: Aww, Chloe, you'll be missed. Please don't stay away too long. I enjoy your posts.

Aww thank you Theia! I'll be back ! Soon, I hope!

<r>Time for me to take a little break. Yes I think it is time for me to take a little break. At this time I'm having to deal with a lot of health issues within my family and other minor things. Lately I have not found the relaxing that I need at FG.. And Oh my, do I ...

<t>recovering conservative;1461417 wrote: the fact that there is a lot more work for boys and men to do to keep themselves clean and infection-free if they are uncircumcised. By the way: I just think thats got to do with personal hygiene. and if you do not wash properly,...

<t>recovering conservative;1461417 wrote: All this is besides the point anyway! I didn't declare myself to be the goodwill ambassador for circumcision to begin with. I wasn't even sure at the time our boys were born if it was for the good/or not. I can understand that. Many things ...

FourPart;1461364 wrote: Can't argue with that.

I agree..

<t>recovering conservative;1461413 wrote: YOu may have solved my riddle about why this is such an obsession with some men! On the flipside, if the somewhat greater STD risk carried by uncircumcised men affected you in a personal way, would that change your preference for unci...

<r>High Threshold;1461370 wrote: I see. It most definitely would, yes. <E>:)</E> Personally, I'd love my wife even if she had her arms and legs amputated ...... but I prefer her body fully intact. It would wouldn't it :wah: maybe an extre...

FourPart;1461360 wrote: Perhaps there is something to Karma after all.

It seems like there is :-6

<t>recovering conservative;1461354 wrote: Children don't have consent on issues that affect their lives. Where and what sort of education they have is up to their parents; Richard Dawkins tried to present a case that parents shouldn't be allowed to indoctrinate their children in their religion, usin...

Congrats Anne. I hope you all have a blast!

<t>about 2 years ago when my mum was travelling back from the UK to the Netherlands, she was about to get on the train (in the UK) when a homeless man asked her for some spare change. She didn't give him any money but offered him her box of sandwiches. He was overjoyed. Other p...

<t>LarsMac;1460846 wrote: Well, our summer, so far, has been fairly mild. after two years in a row where we topped 100 f 30 days or more, this year has been quite refreshing. We have only had one day over 100 f all summer. and we have only seen above 90 f 16 days, so far. All...

It has been a nightmare in Holland.. Anywhere from 24 - 33 C.

and that is too hot for Holland.. The air feels like you are breathing in hot custard at times.. And most people have only had minimum sleep due to the heat...

I prefer the winter.. Nice and coooool!

<t>LarsMac;1460811 wrote: Well, due to this discussion, I have learned a great deal more than I ever really wanted to on the subject. I still do not see how the two can be viewed together. The female version, as I read it, seems in extreme cases to be terribly close to the male version o...

tude dog;1460808 wrote: Being a male Jew is more than a birthright. The RITUAL of circumcision must be performed.

I thought the only way to be a true jew is if you where born from a true jewish mother????

Is that correct?

<t>Bruv;1460805 wrote: So what if the jihadists had issued the same order for Holland......nobody would have given it any credence. I think if that would have been the case, action would have been taken.. more checks etc. But I don't know if they would, that just what I ...

<t>Bruv;1460802 wrote: The length and depth of argument in this thread kind of proves the reasoning of an alleged order from jihadists that have no popular following to enforce that order anyway.......still..... the mere suggestion has worked it's magic. It has had the power.................

<t>TÃ½r;1460798 wrote: What you actually wrote was I feel female and male circumcision are being compared here. But i'm very sorry, you cannot compare male circumcision to cutting off a womans clitoris. You were quite right that female and male circumcision have been compared in this thre...

<t>TÃ½r;1460792 wrote: Perhaps you'd like to describe what those designations actually mean. My implication was that nobody in this thread has compared male circumcision to cutting off a woman's clitoris. We've compared it with other less cataclysmic ritual procedures which don't involve...

Turns out the first victim has been identified, as being dutch.

I hope all victims can be identified soon and will be "reunited" with their families asap..

<t>TÃ½r;1460782 wrote: On the other hand, you cannot say cutting off a woman's clitoris is the only, or even the most common, form of FGM. I didn't say it was the most common way. There are different types/ways it is done. Does that even matter ?! * After looki...

<t>Having any body part changed/sliced off/mutilated under pressure/force is wrong. I feel female and male circumcision are being compared here. But i'm very sorry, you cannot compare male circumcision to cutting off a womans clitoris, sometimes even the inner and outer labia a...

You're welcome Anne

and what you said is so true. Plus she is an inspiration to all women across the globe

Hoax or not, female mutilation still happens all the time.

Most powerfull story to me ? Waris Dirie

<t>theia;1460739 wrote: I heard that they were intending to repeat the ceremony for all the victims and, again, I find this so moving Me too.. and yes all the victims will have the same ceremony. Tomorrow another 2 planes will arrive in Eindhoven with another 38 coffins. ...

<r>Sort of Fourpart <E>:)</E> I find it amazing that the dutch have repeated the ceremony for each day the victims have arrived in Eindhoven. I caught a bit on the news today, it said: to put this in perspective for the USA, it would be like the USA losing 3600 americans. ...

Here it is Fourpart

Windmolen - Wikipedia

first pic; long rest

second pic: short rest

third pic: time of joy

fourth pic: time of mourning

Although some say the meaning of pic 1 & 2 are the other way around..

<r>theia;1460650 wrote: Chloe, I saw the Eindhoven ceremony live on BBC and I was so, so moved. I am full of admiration for the way the Dutch people managed this horrific event. Everything was carried out so respectfully and with dignity, it truly was. I agree Theia, and thank you <...

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