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I'd actually say we did have some pretty well-rounded discussions, because if I said something, he would ask me why I felt or believed the way I did and I would explain my thoughts, and he would listen. Then he would simply offer his own thoughts, perspective and insights, and ask me to simply...

Just to clarify a little more.... I have come to realize that the biggest reason why I found this guy so irresistibly enticing was simply because he was kind, sweet, and he said the near-polar opposite of everything I had ever been taught. To a lonely, sheltered young lady who'd only been...

That is an interesting perspective.... and I can see where I have made some mistakes in my own mindset. There have been phases of my life where I have idolized people I admired, and thought I was nothing in comparison to them. (Which... is a reverence that should only be reserved for God...

I hope it's alright to start another thread, especially since I already have one or two where I'm talking about my issues or whatever, but... I just feel this particular topic could use its own thread. And maybe.... if anyone has experienced similar issues, they can also talk here and share...

Let's face it... there are many ways you can be greedy, and I've come to learn it doesn't just involve money. During the height of my immature days, I loved attention and wanted to be in the spotlight, and I even got annoyed if someone I liked paid a lot more attention to someone else than...

There is... also something else that I have a problem with when I think back on what little I've seen in the public school settings. I mean, before my parents started homeschooling us, I did attend public school up until First Grade ended... and it was enough to see at least some things...

I... kinda have a question for you. ^^; How do you find a balance between putting others first and caring more about them, but also not letting them walk on you/take advantage of you/take you for granted? I'm just asking cuz... well, some of my extended family (on dad's side) were/are...

This... is probably not gonna be very helpful, but... since I find that the topic in this thread is similar to something I am struggling with, I hope it's okay if I just talk a little too. ^^; Maybe you'll find it a tad relateable, or maybe it'll help both of us. Honestly... (and I would like...

Firstly, I'd like to say that I had no idea that chest-poking is illegal in the US. And the only reason I used that as an example is because apparently, in some ways at least, it is still considered a... casual measure, because I heard on an episode of Adventures in Odyssey (a Christian medium...

That... is actually a very good point. We do seem to have some rowdy teenagers and young adults in this area. There was one time, just this last week, when I stepped outside for a few minutes (after dark) to help my parents bring some groceries in after they got home from work, and I saw a...

Sometimes families can be funny. I mean... When my mom and her youngest sister each got married, both my dad and uncle usually had the same thing to say about Mom's relatives every time there was a family-get-together, and I know it to be true because I saw it happen myself. That basically, it...

Eh it might help if I give a bit more detail about the exact situation, which might also help explain why I was a little peeved. ^^; Firstly, the free-for-all community place I mentioned is basically two wooden box-framed shelves that sit outside, each with a glass door on the front. (For now...

Yeah... I dunno, I think the crazy thing in some ways is that I have seen posts on Quora and whatever about how it seems like "many people in this generation don't have good parenting skills", when... there are some areas where I've started to wonder if any of the previous generations have been...

While I can't say anything about statistical odds or why things happen the way they happen... I suppose one thing I can say on the topic of divorce is that... I find it interesting (speaking from personal experience here) that... even if a person grew up in a household with two married parents...

Yeah... I think, depending on a person's mindset and whatever environment they were raised in... it can end up kinda making people do things different ways. Maybe it's also possible that, in some ways... some parents never really develop or learn the distinction between "My child is an...

Yeah, I think I get what you mean... in at least some ways. About eight years ago, my family unit stayed in a house that belonged to a friend of my mother's, although said friend was never there personally because she lived in a different state. The place we stayed in was just convenient...

Plus another unhealthy part of our dynamic, particularly in the past, was always.... I dunno, kinda like... if you really wanted to get your way, and prevent someone else from getting their way (or maybe getting IN the way)... or maybe you just felt like you needed to hurry up and do something...

This is... an area where my family has never really been clear on some things, I guess. I think we have gotten... somewhat better at communicating, but.... For whatever reason.... it's almost like we've always been a bit... funny when it comes to money, or even other things. Maybe we never...

Then why take it out of the community box and throw it into a snow bank a few paces away? He could have at least put it back in the community box for someone else if he changed his mind about taking it.

I have been mulling over everything that has been said, along with just some of my own thoughts, and discussing some things in private with friends, and.... Maybe... there are some areas where I've had a bit of an epiphany. ^^; I think... in a lot of ways, if you are a person (which I am) who...