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Recent content by JayLapointe

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    Bring Back Picnics

    I like picnics as long as we have a picnic table and not a blanket on the ground. Ant's/bugs etc annoy me while attempting to eat, which is funny because when not eating I can lay in the grass for hours watching them do their thing. A situational irritant. My town actually has some wonderful...
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    Am l cold and heartless?

    @Dagan in many ways this was similar for me. I will add a caveat here that I am not going to be explicit but frank in what I have to say about physical intimacy. ADMIN, if it goes to far please delete and accept my apologies. While I never had more than a handful of serious relationships I...
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    Am l cold and heartless?

    Very late to this thread but the way you've described yourself almost fits my own outlook to a tee. I too have zero desire for romantic connection. It's just never been something that I felt that I actually needed. In my youth, 20's, I thought I needed to try to get into a relationship to meet...
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    What video game are you currently playing?

    NMS is one I continually come back to. I was there for the day 1 launch and it was pretty bad back then. Where the game is at now is almost unrecognizable. I really enjoyed the corvette building updates, and that you can now go into a "free building" mode and not have to grind for resources. I'm...
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    What video game are you currently playing?

    Hahah, As a child of the early 80s, I still remember getting color added to games. Where games have gotten to these days is absolutely bonkers, and I think in another 10 we'll just be in full life like vr. I'm thinking headset and body suit and not a star trek holo deck, but a holodeck would be...
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    Image Copy/Paste to this site only not working

    image copy and paste working for me. 1) have you tried restarting your computer? Not trying to be a dink with that question, a lot of people forget to try that. 2) maybe try reloading the site, clear out your browser cache first. That way if something mucked up in the background it'll...
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    AA sucks.

    At the very least try a completely different group. That is one thing to note they aren't all the same, and group dynamics play a big part. But that current group, if it's dragging you down, it's time to leave it.
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    AA sucks.

    Empathy is just understanding where she's coming from. Sure she may have been abused herself and that is the root cause of her abuse. I understand that, I can appreciate that, it doesn't in any way shape or form condone what she did. To even think of forgiveness would require her, not you, her...
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    AA sucks.

    That is horrendous mate. Certainly would never think to make "amends" to that sort of thing, or even to forgive them. Some things can't be forgiven. But, you can learn to let go of the resentment, and if you can let go of resentment, without forgiving those that don't deserve it, then you can...
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    AA sucks.

    That is seriously messed up. That isn't making amends. That sounds like retraumatizing the poor individual. If you got abused as a child it is never on you to forgive the abuser. Child abusers deserve to be chucked groin first into a wood chipper.
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    AA sucks.

    I am so very fortunate in my area to have a weekly Addictions peer support group run by provincial health services. It is for all addictions not just alcohol, led by a rotation of Social workers/nurses/intervention workers, but always a health services professional trained specifically in...
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    AA sucks.

    I have been back and forth on how I feel about AA and where I'm at now is that I think AA can be useful for some. Particularly those who's main triggers for drinking are social isolation. But for folks with deeper seated issues, and chemical imbalances AA is not the solution, and can actually...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Oh speaking of Tudyk roles, have you seen Resident Alien? He's the lead in that, plays an alien that has crash landed in a remote community and assumes the identity of their local town doctor. There were 4 seasons of the show, I'm only into season 2 but it is absolutely hilarious. And there is...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I never did watch Castle. The Serenity movie was also a gem. I think my favorite expression I still use that comes from that is the positive "Shiny". I heard a really bad joke that you have to have watched the movie to get. "How does a Reaver clean his harpoon? He puts it through the Wash"...
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    What was the last TV show you watched?

    I forget the episode number but I'm currently watching season 4 of The Rookie. It's a police drama about rookies, it has some funny moments but it wouldn't be a comedy. I normally don't watch Cop drama's all that much but Nathon Fillion is the lead and I really enjoyed him in the lead role in...
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