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#1223139 01/05/05 07:57 AM
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Quiero un café negro por favor! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

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Morning yIdiots.

(just me bean an idjit)

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YAWN! Morning I'ville.

Make mine the usual. BTW, Robby, that bagel was awfully cold and hard yesterday. By the time you saw the order I had gone to work all day and came back! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

Can we try again? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Sheesh! I say that every day in my "real" life. <img border="0" alt="[Teary]" title="" src="graemlins/teary.gif" /> Getting pretty sick of it.

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faa,

Here's a fresh bagel. It's got a bit of pixy dust on it too... guarantee you'll have a better day!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

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Tha ithela ena cafe medrio parakalo !


Huh and folks Say Americans and Brits don;t speak other languages ! We can order beers and coffee in any language ! LOL ! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

#1223144 01/05/05 08:36 AM
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Thanks {{{Robby}}}

Morning, Bob.

Pixie Dust, eh? Sigh, I'll take anything right now. Just one day a week without some new disaster would be enough to keep me going. Just posted on the control issues thread. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. Is there ia way to disengage a brain. For an hour even?

Good bagel.

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Bob,

Been thinking about you (and YL) alot lately and I've got a question for you...

Sorry if I'm blunt...

You & Squid are now in recovery which was a choice. I wince when I hear about your new pain but I'm also curious:

Since you chose to rebuild your marriage your new pain sort of self-inflicted, but it's still pain. How does it feel? Is it different than the old pain. Duller? Does it give you focus?

I think you (and YL) provide reminders that recovery is a process with it's own ups and downs. That's wonderful perspective for others not in recovery but also only a beginning of sorts.

I guess I'm just trying to say I'm glad you guys are here! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

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Tengo un gato?

Oh, Robby, I love it when you are mushy. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />

I had a dry bowl of Crispex for breakfast, I'm really trying to take off some pounds. Hmmm, maybe I should exercise? Nah, volleyball once a week is enough. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

I've been reading The 5 love Languages, finally, and ST said to me last night.

"man you have been loving me a ton lately, I love it."

Dope, I've always loved him, just learned how he feels it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> Still trying to figure out my language, I'm very complex, you know. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" />

Morning everybody.

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Hey FAA

Your sitch is MUCH harder, but during plan A I disengaged by basically seeing everything through a defensive mesh. I sort of realised that people weren't doing things AT me they were just doing them on the floor. I had a choice to accept their actions or not to.

I let my kids inside the bullsh1t filter ut not my FWW, OM or anything bad.

Not denial either - I saw and registered the cr@p but I just didn't let it stick to me. I didn't choose to be hurt by it. Its a bit anaesthatising BUT that a WHOLE lot better than being permanently hurt for a while at least.

Dunno if that makes any sense.. ?

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Morning, {{{Jelly}}}
5 Languages of Love? By who?

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Jelly said: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I'm really trying to take off some pounds...you have been loving me a ton lately... </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You must have sent me an old photo because you don't look heavy enough to weigh a ton? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

#1223150 01/05/05 08:51 AM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by kyellow4:
<strong> I had a dry bowl of Crispex for breakfast, I'm really trying to take off a pound. Hmmm, maybe I should exercise? Nah, volleyball once a week is enough. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"><img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" /> Don't you just hate it when skinny people throw it all in your face!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="images/icons/mad.gif" />

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Ok Jelly, no more jabs from me today.

Maybe you and Robby can discuss the 5 love languages. Oh, that's right, Robby never finished reading it.

So you can figure out ST's language, but not your own. At least has ST figured your language out? Do you feel the love reciprocated? From the little I know you, I think you have a big need to talk and a slightly smaller need for praise (no wait those are Harley's Emotional Needs). Now I forget what the 5 love languages are.

<small>[ January 05, 2005, 07:56 AM: Message edited by: Recovering H ]</small>

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The 5 Love Languages, by Gary Chapman

A must read for all couples.

1. Words of Affirmation
2. Quality Time
3. Receiving Gifts
4. Acts of Service
5. Physical Touch

ST, is duh, #5, that was easy. Sometimes men get confused because they naturally have the desire and need for sex, but with ST, it really is touch, and kind, hugs, kisses, hand holding, and SF.

I love mostly by Acts of Service. I LOVE to do for people, so I guess that would be mine, but I'm huge on Quality time too, but I'm not sure if that is because I have been so darn neglected in the past or if that truly does make me feel loved. I know I want his attention, I know I want him to talk to me, I also want him to do special things for me. So I guess I'm both. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

#1223153 01/05/05 09:06 AM
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Thanks, Bob. I fight my natural reaction to confront any and all danger to me and mine head on. So, everything that I know I need to do (and try to do) is soo counterintuitive that I struggle. That is why my sig line has the teflon in it. I know I need to filter out the crap. Actually the verbal stuff, bothers me a little but the ACTIONS of WH and OW just kill me inside. I am still standing but bleeding a lot. WHat DD is going through makes it so much worse. And since she is over there already, I fear for her even more until I get there.

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Hey LINY - I'll be praying for you and Brown... Hey, we all have good and bad days... You hang in there and don't give up!

Hey Bob - Yeah and Afghanistan has some goofy 30 minute difference from all of the other time zones so I'm 30 minutes and however many hours ahead of you... Still fighting the jet lag monster, but it does seem to be getting a bit better...

Welcome H-L! Good to see you.

Morning YL!

Moring Mr. Mayor!

Morning FAA!

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Morning all how are you in I'ville today????

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Morning RIF. Less than 4 months eh? Are you out then or are you a lifer? Sorry don't know your whole sitch.

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Ok Jelly, no more jabs from me today. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I won't hold my breathe. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" />

Robby, I have gained 15 pounds easily in about 6 months. This is not good. I've never weighed more in my life. I have no clothes that fit, and I'm too cheap to go buy me anymore, so it is a problem, that is all I'm saying.

So get off me, your still much heavier than I, and your squishing me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />

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RIF, yoohooo!!!

RH, I tried to chat it up with Robby13, but he blew me off, harshly!!!

Morning AW, house the baby, did you and A2 make up? I didn't get to read any yet this morning.

F-again, I think this book is great, I think it can save marriages.

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