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Aliantha · 10-27-2008, 07:32 PM

We did giggle a bit and sympathize with him, but we also tried to explain to him why it's an important process.

Pie · 10-27-2008, 09:12 PM

We voted absentee on Sunday. 'Tis all over but the shouting.

Cicero · 10-27-2008, 10:08 PM

I want to take the MMPI II. Who's got a copy? I found a website on scoring, but I don't have a test.

I want to takey.

Aliantha · 10-29-2008, 11:14 PM

OMG...Oprah is on, telling her audience that 'women have to make men feel like they're winners (otherwise they start cheating)'.

Personally I don't think it's my job to make Daryl feel like that, but I do support him and tell him when I reckon he's doing a great job (which happens to be often atm, but I think that's a symptom of the happy time in our lives lately).

Aren't we just supposed to support our spouse and appreciate them and love them?

Since when is my spouse's self esteem my responsibility? Sure I care about how he's feeling, but I didn't hear Oprah say anything about men having to make women feel good about themselves.

SquidGirl · 10-30-2008, 12:48 AM

Isn't Oprah a supporter of how its up to yourself to stay positive and think good thoughts...only you control your destiny/day type of thing? So, shouldn't the man be responsible for making himself feel like they are a winner then, too? I kindof don't get it.

Cheers-Aliantha!

I think by BEING supportive you are making him feel like a winner. My BF is super into mountain biking. When we met he was riding 7+ hours a day. I have been the only girl in his life that not only supports his obsession but pushes him towards it. I supported him in buying a $3,500 bike this summer as he wanted to 'settle' and get something inferior that he could deal with and just be content. The support and encouragement made him the happiest man...like he was a winner. I didn't have to "make" him feel like he was a winner, I just supported him. Yes, I think he still cheats on me with his bike...but that's an infidelity I can handle.

Aliantha · 10-30-2008, 12:53 AM

My husband cheats on me with his work if you want to look it that way. I'm pretty sure he doesn't derive too much sexual pleasure from it though. lol

glatt · 10-30-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I didn't hear Oprah say anything about men having to make women feel good about themselves.

Do any men watch oprah?

Bruce 9012 · 11-02-2008, 09:20 PM

Not lately

Cicero · 11-02-2008, 09:30 PM

Join date: 2005. Posts: 14. Huh. I am so curious right now.

Aliantha · 11-02-2008, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Do any men watch oprah?

I think we all know the main audience are middle class women, which is what makes the above statement particularly toxic in my opinion.

Are we going back to the 1950's where magazines and news articles told us women what to do to be a good housewife. Things like always make sure you touch up your lipstick before your husband gets home, and make sure the children are fed and quiet when he walks in the door, and never criticize him and oh, here's how to make the bread that he'll really like!

Bruce 9012 · 11-02-2008, 11:46 PM

Im back...?

Bruce 9012 · 11-03-2008, 12:07 AM

Is that a Tricerotops

Cicero · 11-03-2008, 12:08 AM

Bruce is slumming it...

Bruce 9012 · 11-03-2008, 12:18 AM

bleeechh

glatt · 11-03-2008, 01:40 PM

We always knew the guy across the street from us was a bit of a hoarder. "Treasures" were always appearing in his yard and driveway. Junk that he would find in people's trash, bring home, and store in his driveway for 6 months until you would notice it was no longer there. Broken lawn chairs, an old comforter draped over the fence airing out for a few months, broken wicker laundry basket. Stuff like that. Junk.

Well, over the weekend, there was a bit of excitement over at his house, and some guy was helping him clean up the place, and managed to convince him to throw some stuff away. He filled maybe half a dozen bags with trash, but during the cleanup, he had his front door open. The junk inside his house was about 4 feet deep just inside his front door.

Today, there was a huge orange sticker on the front door saying the house was uninhabitable, or something like that.

Guy has always been a little nutty. But now the local government has gotten involved.

I wonder how they found out? His place really wasn't that bad from the outside.

10-27-2008, 07:32 PM	#916
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	We did giggle a bit and sympathize with him, but we also tried to explain to him why it's an important process. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-27-2008, 09:12 PM	#917
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	We voted absentee on Sunday. 'Tis all over but the shouting. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

10-27-2008, 10:08 PM	#918
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I want to take the MMPI II. Who's got a copy? I found a website on scoring, but I don't have a test. I want to takey. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-29-2008, 11:14 PM	#919
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	OMG...Oprah is on, telling her audience that 'women have to make men feel like they're winners (otherwise they start cheating)'. Personally I don't think it's my job to make Daryl feel like that, but I do support him and tell him when I reckon he's doing a great job (which happens to be often atm, but I think that's a symptom of the happy time in our lives lately). Aren't we just supposed to support our spouse and appreciate them and love them? Since when is my spouse's self esteem my responsibility? Sure I care about how he's feeling, but I didn't hear Oprah say anything about men having to make women feel good about themselves. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-30-2008, 12:53 AM	#921
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My husband cheats on me with his work if you want to look it that way. I'm pretty sure he doesn't derive too much sexual pleasure from it though. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-30-2008, 12:48 AM	#920
SquidGirl Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cavern in Mount Pleasant, MI Posts: 79	Isn't Oprah a supporter of how its up to yourself to stay positive and think good thoughts...only you control your destiny/day type of thing? So, shouldn't the man be responsible for making himself feel like they are a winner then, too? I kindof don't get it. Cheers-Aliantha! I think by BEING supportive you are making him feel like a winner. My BF is super into mountain biking. When we met he was riding 7+ hours a day. I have been the only girl in his life that not only supports his obsession but pushes him towards it. I supported him in buying a $3,500 bike this summer as he wanted to 'settle' and get something inferior that he could deal with and just be content. The support and encouragement made him the happiest man...like he was a winner. I didn't have to "make" him feel like he was a winner, I just supported him. Yes, I think he still cheats on me with his bike...but that's an infidelity I can handle.

11-02-2008, 09:20 PM	#923
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	Not lately

11-02-2008, 09:30 PM	#924
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Join date: 2005. Posts: 14. Huh. I am so curious right now. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

11-02-2008, 11:46 PM	#926
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	Im back...?

11-03-2008, 12:07 AM	#927
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	Is that a Tricerotops

11-03-2008, 12:08 AM	#928
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Bruce is slumming it... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

11-03-2008, 12:18 AM	#929
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	bleeechh

11-03-2008, 01:40 PM	#930
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We always knew the guy across the street from us was a bit of a hoarder. "Treasures" were always appearing in his yard and driveway. Junk that he would find in people's trash, bring home, and store in his driveway for 6 months until you would notice it was no longer there. Broken lawn chairs, an old comforter draped over the fence airing out for a few months, broken wicker laundry basket. Stuff like that. Junk. Well, over the weekend, there was a bit of excitement over at his house, and some guy was helping him clean up the place, and managed to convince him to throw some stuff away. He filled maybe half a dozen bags with trash, but during the cleanup, he had his front door open. The junk inside his house was about 4 feet deep just inside his front door. Today, there was a huge orange sticker on the front door saying the house was uninhabitable, or something like that. Guy has always been a little nutty. But now the local government has gotten involved. I wonder how they found out? His place really wasn't that bad from the outside.

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