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Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 12, 2004
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hi ladies !
well, not really, there is stuff I could be doing but I''m lacking the motivation right now and I''m trying to get to lunch-time !!
I finally got to read that thread from Furthermore and because I came upon it so late in the game, I did not bother responding but it did set me to thinking.
I have decided that I REALLY want all of you ladies (& our few gents!) to know that I am very grateful for this forum and for you all in particular. As for all of you who set him straight ....
I can only speak for myself but the LIW thread and members have been a massive, positive part of my life for the past ten months.
I came looking for information and found friends.
I have met some of you in person but most I have not met - so what ?? Some of my best friendships were founded over the ''net and have evolved and grown from there. Interaction on the internet is not much different to interaction in ''real'' life. Which brings me to this - I consider my sitting here, breathing while typing, to be my ''real'' life. Am I supposed to have multiple lives ??? Isn''t everything I do ''real'' ???
People come into our lives and some leave our lives. There is a cycle to it all. Online I have been involved in many forums. Some I used to write to multiple times in a day and now am no longer active on them at all - they served their purpose at a given point in my life and I am grateful for them for that. It''s no different than in ''real life'' where you join groups - you get a job, make friends, leave the job, keep some friends, lose other friends.
I agree HEARTILY with whomever spoke of how we all work jobs and are deeply involved in all manner of issues, personal, family, work, hobbies etc. and like to have a place to be frivilous and trivial. The best part about our group here on LIW is that we can be totally silly and frivilous AND also get opinions and support for serious issues and questions. We have the best of both worlds on here !
For me, I didn''t have a lot of people living nearby to share my excitement over my engagement and those friends who''ve already ''been there, done that'' - their enthusiasm was short-lived. Getting engaged after most of my age-group are already well into married life and children, left me somewhat out of the loop. But I was excited and elated and it was all I could think about and talk about and I did want to share it and here I found the BEST place and BEST people to share every moment with !
YOU ALL ARE TERRIFIC ! so there !!!!!
On another note, my wonderful hubby just paid for a flight for me to go home again - just for the weekend !!! For three days. I didn''t even think I could manage it because we were only there in May but my seven-month-pregnant sister/bridesmaid did have her baby - a beautiful girl, my first niece ! - and they have asked me to be godmother so I''m going home for the Christening. I CAN''T WAIT !!
That''s it for now - time for lunch !
C
well, not really, there is stuff I could be doing but I''m lacking the motivation right now and I''m trying to get to lunch-time !!
I finally got to read that thread from Furthermore and because I came upon it so late in the game, I did not bother responding but it did set me to thinking.
I have decided that I REALLY want all of you ladies (& our few gents!) to know that I am very grateful for this forum and for you all in particular. As for all of you who set him straight ....
I can only speak for myself but the LIW thread and members have been a massive, positive part of my life for the past ten months.
I have met some of you in person but most I have not met - so what ?? Some of my best friendships were founded over the ''net and have evolved and grown from there. Interaction on the internet is not much different to interaction in ''real'' life. Which brings me to this - I consider my sitting here, breathing while typing, to be my ''real'' life. Am I supposed to have multiple lives ??? Isn''t everything I do ''real'' ???
People come into our lives and some leave our lives. There is a cycle to it all. Online I have been involved in many forums. Some I used to write to multiple times in a day and now am no longer active on them at all - they served their purpose at a given point in my life and I am grateful for them for that. It''s no different than in ''real life'' where you join groups - you get a job, make friends, leave the job, keep some friends, lose other friends.
I agree HEARTILY with whomever spoke of how we all work jobs and are deeply involved in all manner of issues, personal, family, work, hobbies etc. and like to have a place to be frivilous and trivial. The best part about our group here on LIW is that we can be totally silly and frivilous AND also get opinions and support for serious issues and questions. We have the best of both worlds on here !
For me, I didn''t have a lot of people living nearby to share my excitement over my engagement and those friends who''ve already ''been there, done that'' - their enthusiasm was short-lived. Getting engaged after most of my age-group are already well into married life and children, left me somewhat out of the loop. But I was excited and elated and it was all I could think about and talk about and I did want to share it and here I found the BEST place and BEST people to share every moment with !
On another note, my wonderful hubby just paid for a flight for me to go home again - just for the weekend !!! For three days. I didn''t even think I could manage it because we were only there in May but my seven-month-pregnant sister/bridesmaid did have her baby - a beautiful girl, my first niece ! - and they have asked me to be godmother so I''m going home for the Christening. I CAN''T WAIT !!
That''s it for now - time for lunch !
C