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For Jackie1234.What makes you say darn about yourself

12 years ago

Jackie, I know you are hurting and yet I want u to stay with us. I wrote this on the menapause site and nobody responded. I think it is better suited here where the women are strong and the men are above average. Now where did I hear that.

I know there are times when we think we may go out of our minds, But we try and we try. Yesterday morning I used up the last of the TP and I had TP in the front of my brain and on my lips until I left the room. I Returned later & said Maggie, why can't you follow yourself out to the closet and fix that situation right away? Well, I simply can't it seems and that's alright. Right? Tell some of your favorite stories about yourself and let us know just how silly you are.

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maire_cate
12 years ago
moving along.
joyfulguy
12 years ago
The ad at the right, showing a picture of a toilet paper holder in a bathroom, with only the empty roll showing, says,
"DON'T LET YOUR PROFITS RUN OUT!"!

"CLICK NOW!"!

And here I asm ... wondering which of the silly things that I accused myself of lately ...

... and now can't remember ...

... that I should try to dredge up - to share.

Meant to take my bankbook with me the other day, to withdraw money to pay my rent ...

... forgot.

Same with box that I carry to keep track of stocks, mutual funds, etc.

And a book that's overdue at the (other) library.

ole joyfuelled
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phyllis__mn
12 years ago
Just who is lost here????
wantoretire_did
12 years ago
Jackie has lost her son. Every parent's nightmare. Please, let's have some compassion.

Here is a link that might be useful: Our son is gone
mary_c_gw
12 years ago
Well, I do have compassion for her.

But wanting her to tell funny stories about herself is strange, and OJ's post was just bizarre.
pattico_gw
12 years ago
Someone here is confused...the one who lost her son signs in as Jackie643 not Jackie1234
suzieque
12 years ago
I thought I was the only one who was lost, from the very beginning.
mary_c_gw
12 years ago
True, but Maggie200 posted the same post to both Jackie1234 and Jackie643. One post fell quickly, but this one didn't. It should have.
maire_cate
12 years ago
If no one adds any more responses this will drop too. Let's let this drop away, please.
maggie200
Original Author
12 years ago
It is true this post got off to the wrong start and under the wrong numbers which I thought I saw. My intention was to keep Jackie going with companssion and also humor about ourselves as she does the best she can. If you want this removed I think it should be because the spirit I hoped to bring to it is gone.

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