edna Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I did read it... And it was a sad story about a boy who wanted to have a friend and was promissing stuff he wouldn´t afford. I agree with Shawna... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 I read it too, but I lost track of the plot a few times... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I think I'll pass on the movie. Pass, pass...I said pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I think you guys are being mean One of the young people here was upset about something and felt comfortable enough to talk about it here and you guys are being mean to him Stop it :beady: Try to remember what it was like when you were young and felt you needed to vent or seek advise. And I also agree with Shawna. Men!!! I tell ya. I don't see any of the ladies here making mean comments. Ya big bully's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Yet I agree with you and Shawna, Lea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Yea , you're right , Lea . Sorry Floyd ! However I still think your expectations got way beyond what was being shown to you as a reasonable possibility , so you did at least get a lesson in some people's characters for a birthday present . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Lea, we've known Floyd for years now and well, we weren't being mean so much as we were indicating that yeah, we've heard all of this before from him. Oh, maybe not this particular story but he's got a million of 'em. I'm sorry if my comments seemed mean. Really, I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydaholic Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Wow, Floyd, that was quite a story. From what I can gather, this is a guy you've known for a few years and were his friend even though no one else liked him. He plied you with money even though he had none, probably to keep your friendship. He promised you gifts that he couldn't follow through on because he had no money, and you got mad because you began to feel you deserved those gifts. He may have huge problems in his home life. People who are prone to lying to make themselves look better are a lot of times from a bad home environment and feel they must "buy" their friends. It's my experience - and now yours it appears - that it takes two: one to walk all over someone, and one to allow that person to walk all over them. You allowed yourself to be drawn in and expect things from this person, when in fact the first time he couldn't follow through on something should have been enough for you to learn not to expect anything. Chalk it up to life experience. If you really care about him as a friend, you might find you can forgive these things about him and just be more aware in the future. If you don't, then don't let him have another moment of your time by allowing him to live rent-free in your head. Thanks for the comment, all the mature ones are not going un-noticed. I've been to his home, and everything seems al right there. I don't get where the bad temper and randomly hitting me fits into him wanting to buy my friendship. I had never thought of it like that way, thanks for telling me about that, because I'll know that for future reference, I was just so ignorant. I'd think I'd be more sensitive to him if he wasn't so violent! But I'm just pissed off about it, bit I'm not letting take up any headspace (I hope) apart from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 If he randomly hits you, embarrass him in front of other people for it. Example: - kid comes over to ya: "Hey," and proceeds to hit you. - you: "WTF, mate?!" And you give 'im one of those extra-contorted stares, as if he were crazy or somethin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I always knew you were nice guys and just teasing your all just kinda sweet actually well...I mean most of the time anyway And Floyd. Are you sure your friend isn't maybe a little Bipolar or something. It sounds like something is a little off center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I was just going to suggest that also Lea...definitely sounds like some sort of a behavior problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 Andrew, this guy is going to bring you trouble unless you learn he´s a bit out of his head. I mean, don´t let him make you crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydaholic Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 I kinda feel that I should have listened to my other friend when he said to stay away from him. I probably won't see him him until September at the Debs. I gave him a chance, but now he's just really pissed me off because I was so ignorant to that sort of thing. Am I bad for feeling that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted June 30, 2008 Report Share Posted June 30, 2008 You gave the guy a chance and it did not work out. Sounds like he has not learned to control his mood swings and is not ready to hang with people that are more advanced socially. You dont have to be mean to him or ignore him, but you sure dont have to hang with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Because he´ll mess with your brain and heart. People with constantly changing moods drive other people nuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Watching a CNN report : If you really find Obama an offensive and unsuitable candidate solely and simply because he didn't wear a lapel pin of the flag at times or omitted to cross his heart during the national anthem , then you ( and we'll all get ) deserve 4 more years of hell . If you have deeper issues with the man ,then make them known and vote away ! I really fear the decline of the new Roman empire- redux ... ; ) " Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel ." - Samuel Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 There's never been a candidate for President that's had to endure more online personal attacks than Obama. Such garbage. It's absolutely shameful. I guess it's simply because he's black and perhaps because he's liberal and sadly even because he's intelligent. The idiots that send that crap never bother to check its veracity at a site like Snopes. They just gleefully click forward and off it goes. Sometimes it even includes hateful racial rhetoric which at least identifies the sender as an ignorant bigot. I've gotten so much of this crap, much of it from people I had previously identified as friends. Now they're off my e-mail list. Good riddance. Regardless of whether you're for Obama or McCain please decide based on the issues. For once we have a real choice. Let's make the best use of it and enjoy our freedom to choose. Be glad you're not in Zimbabwe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Regardless of whether you're for Obama or McCain please decide based on the issues. For once we have a real choice. Let's make the best use of it and enjoy our freedom to choose. Be glad you're not in Zimbabwe. Hear, Hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I'm with you, Joe. I don't care if you don't like the guy or not, but don't like him for a specific political issue, not just because of who he is. I can't even begin to tell you some of the terrible things I've heard people say about him here in EBF, Georgia. It would curl your hair, if you have any. I love dispel the myths that the rednecks like to throw out without any knowledge of whether or not they are true. My favorite is, "I ain't votin' for no Muslim." First of all, he's not a Muslim. His father was but left the family when Barack was 3 and had nothing to do with how he was raised. He's a Christian. Second of all, what difference would it make if he was Muslim? This country was founded on freedom of religion, for chrissakes. Not all Muslims are terrorists, people. I don't see Kareem Abdul-Jabar blowing up any buildings. I don't know where that rant came from, but I feel better now. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Hear , hear , dear . If the next guy " loves " your country as much as the last 'patriot' - I'd personally prefer a traitor . What a thrill it could be to see Macdonnell-Douglas , Colt , Remington and the like etc. having to ' downsize ' for a change . BTW , If you guys don't want Obama , send him north - we could certainly use the guy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Demonizing out of hand goes for both camps and is fostered by any little chink in the armor of each candidate. The biggest gripe I have with political party structures are their ability to polarize at a time when all nations need coalescence, direction and leadership. The agenda of a political party, by nature of their existence, is not to serve the populace, but to serve the party, which is usually accomplished by wedge building. Think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 That's quite true . I've always found it interesting , though , that ' the most free country on earth - the one with unlimited potential - Don't tread on Me , etc. ' only offers the populace merely a choice of 2 potential parties - that seen from the rest of the world are nearly equally centrist ( and we're not all fools ) ?! I do grab your point about parties , though . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Peaches, I have heard the "I won't vote for him because he's Muslim" either. At that time I didn't know he was a Christian, so I didn't know it was a false comment, but I did know it was a very closed-minded, ignorant comment. It's really sad how some people think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 It's awful, Jenny. It's frustrating to know people think such things. In reading my post again, I feel compelled to say that not everyone in my little Georgia town is an ignorant redneck. It's just as bad of me to imply that as it is to assume bad things about Obama because he's black/supposedly Muslim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 In reading my post again, I feel compelled to say that not everyone in my little Georgia town is an ignorant redneck. ...obviously, since you're living there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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