torn asunder

i'd love to know how many times i'm going to have to repeat this, in this thread...

look, i don't mean to be an ass, but anorexia is a very serious issue that requires help from trained professionals. you're not a psychiatrist/psychologist, and you really have no business trying to switch her from one eating disorder to possibly another. competetive eating for an anorexic? are you serious? she needs to get a grip on why she does that, and just trying to force her to overeat is most definitely *not* the way to go about it. my advice? help her to get professional help, but don't try to "correct" her on your own - you may cause much more harm than good...

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ha! i love that song!

oh wow, that sucks! really sorry to hear this. hope you're doing ok...

...it's a wonderful night! (come on and break it on down!)

i know i'm jumping the gun here, but i want to reiterate what was said in another thread. this can be a passionate topic, please everyone, do your best to keep the discussion civil and respectful ok? i'm honestly looking forward to this convo - there were some very interesting points made in the other thread, and they got me to thinking/rethinking my own viewpoints!

this was beautiful, but i wouldn't have the stones to do it...

here's on i wrote a while back (and anyone posting their own limericks, please feel free to post them in the creations forum as well!). a needle can pierce you quite easy the hooks sometimes make you feel queasy, the pulley's the thing, when attached by a string, that will dangle you high in the breez-ie!

heh, well, i can guarantee i'm not gonna be any competition for anyone!! :

gracias! lo entiendo ahora...

not the worst, but one that sticks out to me is this time i got in a pretty serious car accident when i was still a teenager, i think. i spent several hours in the hospital, but i didn't know what had happened to the other guys. i was sitting at home the next day (still very stiff from the accident, possibly with a concussion & 110 stitches in my face) & got a phone call from someone asking to speak to me, specifically. i think it was my sis who handed me the phone, and when i said hello, a voice on the other end of the line told me that they wanted to let me know that the other two people involved in the accident had died at the hospital. i was completely devastated, couldn't stop crying. i found out a little later (not sure if it was that day or the next) that it had been a prank call. i guess someone got my name from the paper & found my ma's number or something. the guys were pretty seriously injured, but were most definitely still alive. i never understood why someone would want to do that...

get back into the workout routine - took a couple days off...

que es "cejas"?

regarding nightgaunt's & gaf's last posts... :clap:

the only place in the entire *country* where i know more than one person/couple is over there. i spend enough time alone in k'zoo, i'm not interested (right now) in moving someplace i don't know people. point taken, though, i guess it's still something to consider...

great! thanks for the input! i'll leave those out...

i know this can be a passionate topic, but let's try to keep it respectful, ok? there's no reason to be implying or directly name-calling when discussing this, so try to make your points like a civilized person.

adding inkster & westland as well, now...

i'm currently looking for places i might like to move, around but not in, detroit. general areas i've been looking at are pretty widespread, but are approximately as follows... roseville, eastpointe, hazel park, ferndale, oak park, southfield, redford, dearborn (& heights)... the reason i'm centering my thoughts here are because i'm finding a lot of foreclosed homes in these areas that could be picked up dirt cheap. (of course, i'm open to hearing about any other areas you think might be worth investigating, too!) anyone have any knowledge of these areas, or maybe live/lived in them, who might be able to shed some light on things like crime rates, property taxes/utility costs (water/sewer/etc)?

i'm thinking that i have no energy to work out tonight, so i might as well get cleaned up & go out for a bit...

i didn't get thru the whole video, but it just looks like a japanese-cosplay version of WWE to me...

we haven't had income tax forever, you know. it was instituted to help support the civil war effort. in comparison, this "tax" we're discussing on health care is designed (i think) to support americans' physical well-being. i'm perfectly happy to pay into social security, as i believe in supporting and taking care of the previous generations who made my life here possible. we promised it to them, we should keep our promise. i also agree with this idea. i don't know socialism, fascism, communism, etc - i haven't studied them, and i don't particularly care to. i believe that we need to take care of each other, as a society. even if one might not personally believe in /participate in modern medicine, i think one has a responsibility to their peers, their fellow citizens, to help them remain healthy, to help them live a fulfilling life. we all pay taxes for roads, for infrastructure support, etc, even if we don't utilize all of what they cover. i don't see people freaking out about that. this seems to be something meant to help the community at large, but it seems people would rather have everyone fend for themselves. hell, i don't even know where i'm going with this anymore!

dude, lighten up, e...