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helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Aug 08

I SWEAR there must be a ghost in this house or something. We keep getting things moving on their own, thumps from upstairs when no one is up there, and a little girl`s laughter from RIGHT outside the front door and up in my son`s...

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helpful_ideas Well, I have dealt with more passive ghosts in my area before and more active ghosts in other places. It is just disturbing having this one SO active here, even if it is not hostile.

2 Aug 08

Alloy42 @Alloy42 (372) • United States 2 Mar 08

So my spouse wants to look good but gets upset when I point out little things that she could do to help look better. I understand it is a sensitive subject for her and I am trying to help her. So how do you go about...

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helpful_ideas That's a nice way to say it too, "Honey, I miss when you used to..."

2 Aug 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

So this subject came up in another discussion about spankings and I REALLY would like some advice or suggestions from other parents out there about getting the attention of a three-year-old. My son is usually a very good little...

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helpful_ideas I'm guessing I will be needing to change my speaking habits soon. I don't cuss in front of my children at all (and won't) if I can avoid it. Once I have his attention, he calms down, I'm just trying to figure out how to GET his attention.

3 Mar 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

So this subject came up in another discussion about spankings and I REALLY would like some advice or suggestions from other parents out there about getting the attention of a three-year-old. My son is usually a very good little...

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helpful_ideas Alloy42 can sometimes get his attention by counting, I noticed, but that doesn't work for me.

3 Mar 08

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helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

So this subject came up in another discussion about spankings and I REALLY would like some advice or suggestions from other parents out there about getting the attention of a three-year-old. My son is usually a very good little...

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helpful_ideas He refuses to make ye contact when he has been naughty. He doesn't like eye contact much at all actually.

3 Mar 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

Two thoughts to brighten your day: There is an old song we used to sing around the campfire. It was passed from stranger to stranger, filled with hope and blessings. I would like to share it with this community as a...

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helpful_ideas Oh and to correct myself, it is a city of over 1.5 million from which Jerry disappeared.

2 Mar 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 2 Mar 08

Two thoughts to brighten your day: There is an old song we used to sing around the campfire. It was passed from stranger to stranger, filled with hope and blessings. I would like to share it with this community as a...

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helpful_ideas I believe that love is boundless and the only limits are on things like time (to spend with those you love) and resources (to spend ON those you love). It amazes me how many people we touch by simply being, how much good we can do by smiling at a stranger....

2 Mar 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 14 Dec 07

Whether you agree with the military movements in the Gulf or not, please take the time to support those people who are giving of themselves, our soldiers overseas. Having been raised in a military family, I realize it is not...

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helpful_ideas So out of curiosity, did you send at least one card?

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas At least you can be honest about it. That's a start. I know when I get around people I really like or admire in real life, I get nervous and want to be perfect for them and then become a totally babbling idiot.

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas So then comes the question of when and with what can you trust other folks online? If you've been hanging out in a virtual environment with the same person for a year are you comfortable with telling him/her what city you live in? Where does the line go?...

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas If it isn't too personal, how were you a victim? I'm trying to understand the whole situation better. Thanks.

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas Seems to be a good policy and certainly makes it easier to never get tangled in a web of deceit. I try to do the same but often find that my own personality changes over time and what was true of me earlier may not remain the same today. so, form someone...

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas Directly in relation then, since you are comfortable with yourself, what about all the folks who are struggling to figure out who they really are on the inside? The teenagers, recent divorcees, and other searchers? Has the internet become a tool where they...

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas As long as it stays in the real of pretend, you may have a point. :-) Not sure I agree entirely but definitely an interesting perspective on the subject.

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 23 Dec 07

I think there is a line to be drawn and a time and a place for everything, including the role-play and the "safety"/anonymity the internet provides. In some chat rooms, where it is acknowledged not to be necessarily real or...

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helpful_ideas Interesting perspective, the freedom to be oneself sans boundaries that society usually imposes on you, is more true to yourself than who you must remain in real life given the situations you have been born or worked into. If I understand you correctly.

23 Feb 08

helpful_ideas @helpful_ideas (1620) • United States 11 Feb 08

I`ve noticed a lot more of the `I feel X is wrong therefor YOU shouldn`t do it` attitude lately. More of a making-laws-that-encumber freedoms attitude. If you believe guns are wrong, do not own one. If you believe abortion is...

attitude

attitudes

interference

mind your own business

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helpful_ideas Thanks for your response. I'm really struggling with a polite way to respond to the previous poster. Obviously our points of view are very different, but I do understand where he's coming from and wanted to let him know.

23 Feb 08

Alloy42 @Alloy42 (372) • United States 24 May 07

I've been playing a new online game, kinda similar to the old Kings of Chaos but with a mobster feel. It is a REALLY new system/site and I was interested in helping its owner gain more players. Any ideas where good places to...

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helpful_ideas This is a great suggestion, I think if the website hadn`t folded already and you were serious about helping this guy, then hisoka147`s idea would have been the best way to go. Finding different forums and the like that specialized in gaming.

11 Feb 08

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