The Hall of Fire

Ethel, you are so wise. Your kindness shines through your posts. :) Sass: :hug: yov and Faramond, thank you for your kind words! But I really shouldn't have butted into this thread when I did. It is the opposite of helpful, sometimes, to hear people tell you "cool it" when one feels what o...

Well, I did offer the suggestion to "calm down" (in not so many words, I guess).


I didn't tell anyone to take anything back.


I probably shouldn't have stepped in at all. Shoulda just


I'll remember, next time.

Yes, hal, it usually is. We just got a run of "tough" words going (and I'm not just talking about one person, here) and the emotions are zinging through the roof. We can do this, guys. We were doing great. These are your friends, whom you respect in so many ways. They are not horrible peop...

yov, that's not helpful. Edit: saw your edit! I apologize for reading into your post incorrectly, there.. thanks for the clarification, yov. Guys, we REALLY need to take a bit of a breather on this. There is SO much raw emotion in this thread, and I can just feel my back tensing up reading this stuf...

Faramond:

Eru, you just brought tears to my eyes.



I sure hope you are right.

My son LOVES games. He would play them 24/7 if I let him. He's rail thin.. in fact, sometimes I'm certain it's the very difficulty pulling himself away from the games that keeps him from eating. He's prioritizing, and eating ain't winning. :) Sooooo.... I limit him. He doesn't get to play games (or ...

ToshoftheWuffingas wrote:Judging by the way my two kids rook me for cash they are still parasites in their 20's. Lovable ones though.

Okay, folks, I made a post here that was somewhat reactionary and almost certainly TMI... and didn't delete it fast enough so that my fine friends didn't respond to it. If anyone is curious as to what I shared here, I would be fine with PM's. Sorry about that feint and retreat guys... I should have ...

I think it has, too. I have to say that this thread is the first time I've EVER typed a keystroke anywhere into a discussion on abortion... THAT is a testament to you all, I think, very much so. I'm still not gonna discuss my position on the whole thing, though. :) As to the kidney donation scenario...

What I think I'm hearing our friends who happen to be male say here is that it is upsetting to be powerless over the fate of their potential children. I think I can understand that! One reason feelings run so high when we start discussing abortion is that both men and women find themselves facing a...

that abortion only effects women I think this is what is being inferred here. The underlying feeling that this is what is being said is almost certainly unintentional. Of course this affects men, too. It affects them profoundly. Some men could care less about the effects of their sexual lives, but ...

This subject does tend to make people feel nervous about drawing lines, doesn't it?

Ethel

Alatar, Whistler, Anthriel - I think abortion is invariably a kind of tragedy resulting from the pressure of circumstances. I am uneasy even about my support for early pregnancy abortion rights. For me it's a question of the lesser of two evils, but please know that I completely understand and resp...

So... could we simply be talking about two different populations, here? The children for whom this is an acceptable hobby, and the children who would be swept up and damaged by a violent game? As to the kind of game...it depends on the kid, but I really do think that most kids are able to separate ...

(Prim, what convinced me was the first time I drove down the strip in Las Vegas and saw all those huge, garish properties. It occurred to me then... who do you think walks away with most of the money from those tables?) SF and Prim, you both bring up the same point, and it's a good one. How to we sc...

Alatar, I am glad that you shared your thoughts here. :hug: So often only one side of the argument is represented, and I feel that the whole spectrum of thoughts being expressed certainly reflects a more realistic picture of this vexing problem than just the one judged more "progressive". ...

I found this to be an interesting paragraph, from the article that SF shared. "One study reveals that young men who are habitually aggressive may be especially vulnerable to the aggression-enhancing effects of repeated exposure to violent games," said psychologists Craig A. Anderson, Ph.D....

Tosh: :oops: :hug: Actually, I was thinking about her, and how she is... sort of embarrassed, I guess.. by the pure earthiness of boys. At one memorable family gathering, my then three year-old son unexpectedly "burped" out the tune to "Happy Birthday" at his cousin's birthday pa...

Gosh, so much to talk about in this interesting thread! TP, your original post (and the link you provided) made me want to smile--or cry-- the whole time. Oy. Sounds to me like a bad case of junior not meeting Big Important Daddy's report card standards (how embarrassing for dad!) and, so, therefore...