Hi again Guys! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" />
Starfish -- you remind me of me in the mid-years (I can't believe I've been around here for nearly 4 years!). Oh, and please don't be insulted <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> , I'm a pretty good egg.
I was all over the forums, posted very often(mostly because for the last few years I was unemployed and living in a different country, away from my family, and the internet was the way I stayed connected to people), and I also wasn't easily run'd-off (think "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"). But I have definately spent more time away from this forum over the last year than ever before. And for the most part, all of my close MB-buds have left altogether.
Thanks for welcoming me to this thread!
Cerri -- First, I agree about Plan B, and have said it at least a dozen times. I am nothing if not black-and-white (but I'm getting less rigid in my declining years! LOL)... and lets face it, the point of MB is...
this is a PLAN. Follow the plan, or don't, but don't say you are when you aren't. (Was that convoluted, or what?)
You asked if I'd posted elsewhere on the site, and... yes, all over the place! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />
Lately, I've been getting mixed up in the controversial posts, and I know I shouldn't... why I do it, I don't know! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> I guess it's to exercise my reasoning skills -- or maybe I'm just itching for a fight or something <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" /> .
What I know is this: the concepts do work, even on good marriages. My husband and I have been separated by distance (*not* by our own choice - long immigration story that is working itself through as I write) and we still POJA everything, are 100% honest about what's going on, and are every bit as much in love as we were the day I had to leave... I know this because we tell each other every single day, no matter what. Nobody said this would be easy, but it's worth everything we put into it.
I use the Plan A principles on everyone I know (or try to) even though they weren't written for my children, or my parents, or friends. All of life is about being truly authentic to yourself, treating others the way you want to be treated, and creating a safe haven for those you love. What's not to love about this?
HOFS -- Hee hee... ya know, when I read what you wrote, I realized that you're probably right... I bet there are rumblings about Cerri being Jenn.
K,
Yeah, okay, s'what you SAY (!!!) you aren't balding. What I want is PROOF. Send lock of hair to new_beginning, care of Nutsville. I'll be waiting. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="images/icons/tongue.gif" />
Don't laugh, but I used to have templates, no kidding. Well, you probably knew that, because I helped NSR do welcomes to new builders. One of the last ones I posted got the "Harley-ite" response:
Quit being a "Harley-ite" and find some compassion. Me! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> Compassion? I'm a ball of the stuff. Oh well...
Nice chatting at ya, K. Hope all is well in Tractorland.
edited to add: I haven't always been compassionate in my responses... sometimes I just get ticked and write something biting. That's my shadow side, as my psychoanalyst mother tells me. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="images/icons/cool.gif" />
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