What are you thinking right now?

[Mouse]

I'm thinking that a pot of tea solves everything.

 

[user 115627]

Every single morning...

 

[Triple Bogey]

I knew it would be cloudy for that Full Eclipse on Friday !
I will have to wait for the next one !

 

[PenDragon]

My cousin was raped and murdered when she was 11 years old.

I had wondered why my aunt never moved back here from Alaska afterwards to be with the rest of her family, but assumed it was because she wanted to stay close to her other children. I learned tonight that I was wrong, and got a family story.

After the murder, my aunt went mentally defunct, and later began cutting herself. She never recovered all of her mind; some of it is still lost. Their marriage fell apart, and due to her mental state, her sons were not allowed to live with her. Instead they lived with their father, who remarried and spent most of the time on the road, working as a trucker. Their stepmother was a horrible woman who treated them much like you'd imagine Cinderella's stepmother treating her, while favoring her own children. They could not take it for long, and left the home as soon as they were able, each moving far away. They have little contact with either their father or my aunt.

What struck me most when hearing this story, I suppose, and what I've been thinking on all night, was the domino effect; the chain reaction that started with one man who decided to rape and murder a child. No one can say how differently things would have turned out had it not happened. But because it happened, it destroyed a young girl, a mother, a marriage, and two other children who I'm sure are still very much affected by these events as adults. It doesn't just stop at one person. When you destroy one life, you destroy others. When you hurt one person, you hurt others. The pain spreads, and spreads, and spreads...

And for what?

I guess, what I'm thinking, is... Please don't spread pain.

Sorry to hear.

But yes, very very important message at the end. Thank you.

 

[SophiaGrace]

My cousin was raped and murdered when she was 11 years old.

I had wondered why my aunt never moved back here from Alaska afterwards to be with the rest of her family, but assumed it was because she wanted to stay close to her other children. I learned tonight that I was wrong, and got a family story.

After the murder, my aunt went mentally defunct, and later began cutting herself. She never recovered all of her mind; some of it is still lost. Their marriage fell apart, and due to her mental state, her sons were not allowed to live with her. Instead they lived with their father, who remarried and spent most of the time on the road, working as a trucker. Their stepmother was a horrible woman who treated them much like you'd imagine Cinderella's stepmother treating her, while favoring her own children. They could not take it for long, and left the home as soon as they were able, each moving far away. They have little contact with either their father or my aunt.

What struck me most when hearing this story, I suppose, and what I've been thinking on all night, was the domino effect; the chain reaction that started with one man who decided to rape and murder a child. No one can say how differently things would have turned out had it not happened. But because it happened, it destroyed a young girl, a mother, a marriage, and two other children who I'm sure are still very much affected by these events as adults. It doesn't just stop at one person. When you destroy one life, you destroy others. When you hurt one person, you hurt others. The pain spreads, and spreads, and spreads...

And for what?

I guess, what I'm thinking, is... Please don't spread pain.

Sorry to hear.

But yes, very very important message at the end. Thank you.

Oftentimes when parents lose children, they never recover. I've seen it first hand in my uncle and aunt, and then with my deceased boyfriend's father.

They've never regained their zest for life and are never going to. They're basically living in misery since their children died.

Now, this isn't as extreme as Solivagent's example though.

 

[Cavey]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. THANK YOU.

 

[SophiaGrace]

I'm thinking that a pot of tea solves everything.

*American sips her coffee*

Oh, really now?

 

[Peaches]

That woman seriously told me that because of biology women around 40 lose all curiosity? (puke)

 

[Mr Seal The Albatros]

Taking a break from the site. See you guys in a month or two.

 

[PenDragon]

Taking a break from the site. See you guys in a month or two.

Going on vacation or something, Mr Seal?

 

[Mr Seal The Albatros]

Taking a break from the site. See you guys in a month or two.

Going on vacation or something, Mr Seal?

Haha. No, just have some things I need to clear up.

 

[Tealeaf]

Everyone hates change. Why did you change the completely functional website without notifications or updates? Now we'll have legions of confused, computer-illiterate people coming to us.

 

[Skid Row 89]

It's depressing how socially inept I am and today has just made me realise how awful I am in this area. I want to be confident so badly.

You can be, I think. Wondering if I am figuring this out myself.

You've far too much faith in me but thank you

 

[WallflowerGirl83]

I know I haven't been on the Forum much these days but I've been keeping myself busy watching a lot of anime. I didn't forget about anyone on here and I hope I wasn't forgotten on here.

 

[user 115627]

Chain reactions.

 

[user 108508]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

[TheRealCallie]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

you're welcome

 

[user 108508]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

you're welcome

I don't know what I would do without you, honeybunny!

 

[Peaches]

facing my biggest fear…

 

[PenDragon]

I know I haven't been on the Forum much these days but I've been keeping myself busy watching a lot of anime. I didn't forget about anyone on here and I hope I wasn't forgotten on here.

Forgotten, No. A little distant, may be. Missed, yes. Good to see you're back again