Carin's Profile

Hi everyone

Carin comments on Dec 4, 2018:

Hi! Cool shirt. Are you new here?

Count me in

Carin comments on Dec 4, 2018:

Oh yes--it appears than anywhere is better than Missippi.

I want to explore a touchy topic.

Carin comments on Dec 4, 2018:

Many male mammals are more aggressive & violent than female ones. Still, it's no excuse. We are all expected to control our animal urges. I also agree with all the others posting here talking about patriarchy, entitlement, societal expectations, role models & childhood training to name only a few.

Climate changes in your area.

Carin comments on Dec 4, 2018:

The changes in CA have been anything but fun--the fires are killing a lot of people.

No Relationship is Ever a Waste of Your Time.

Carin comments on Dec 4, 2018:

No, I disagree--people can waste years of your life; if you're female they could be your fertile years. They waste time you could have spent being happy with a good person.

Hey guys, maybe women wouldn't be so cold all of the time if we didn't expect them to shave off all ...

Carin comments on Dec 4, 2018:

That's a very good thought. You sound like a kind & considerate man.

Hello, this site seems very interesting, Hope to have some great chats and meet some like minded ...

Carin comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Nice to meet you, John! You came to a good place.

These are what we need

Carin comments on Dec 1, 2018:

We do need that! I open the door with the paper towel I dried my hands with. I hate it when they just have those air blowers.

What are the biggest/most effective turn ons for you in a person?

Carin comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Kindness.

Eight mummies discovered in Egypt Updated 30th November 2018 [cnn.com]

Carin comments on Dec 1, 2018:

It's beautiful!

Hi, newbie here How are you today guys?

Carin comments on Dec 1, 2018:

Hello & welcome! I'm doing OK today. Hope you are too.

Santa must be a man, Great Aycliffe councillors rule [bbc.

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

There have been lawsuits in the US over Santa's race.

Leaving Ohio tomorrow morning to finally meet @lee_man in Toronto! Hoping for the best and to update...

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

I hope he turns out to be as sweet as the guy I met here!

No one changes unless they want to.

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

Even if they want to it can be very difficult if not impossible.

Is this a common occurance?

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

Oh how awful! Why would someone be so malicious? What can they gain? You must feel very hurt. So sorry.

I still struggle.

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

I gave up on trying to love myself & am focusing on the last sentence. I still feel a lot better.

Here is an excellent illustration of the difference between men and women.

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

Wow I hope not!

I think I’m being ghosted.

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

Aw I'm sorry. I guess she's reluctant to just come out & say it....

On dating...

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

Precisely. Sometimes your parents had help from other people, but it usually starts with the parents. (God, what are my kids going to be saying about me??)

This is so me, who else can relate? ???

Carin comments on Nov 29, 2018:

I can SO relate!

" Let the dick drive " The men here can get offended .

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I'm female but found it too sexist &/or unoriginal to even sit through it to the part where men are supposed to get offended.

Ever have that problem?

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Oh I know!

Do you think unhealthy families are more numerous today?

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Yes, we just hear more about it. People used to be very averse to "airing the family's dirty laundry" by exposing any sorts of abuse, marital infidelity or other problems. Also, many sorts of abuse were not considered abuse in previous eras--wife beating was a acceptable way to maintain the family hierarchy & children were believed to benefit from whippings.

Hi.

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Hi & welcome! Interesting punctuation there. I'm always the one looking for the cookies & punch the minute I arrive at a party too! People laugh at me.

How do you tell children about death?

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I had a terrible time with my daughter! She would be sitting there playing with her toys, around age 3 or 4, then suddenly stop playing & wail "I don't want to die!" It was so awful--I felt utterly helpless as I don't want to either! I tried a few approaches--telling her about different ideas that people have about death & what, if anything, happens next. & I tried to make it sound like a normal part of life that is supposed to happen with every living thing, so it must be right. I was kind of going for a sense of completion...trying to be somewhat positive. I would point out a dead animal or insect & say "It was all done being a butterfly" or whatever it was. But I would also say that the squirrel or possum wasn't being careful crossing the road & didn't get to finish living... The eventual outcome (like after 2 very distressing years) was, I think, that between hearing about the idea of reincarnation as one option & my choice of words regarding bugs being "all done being bugs" was that she decided she would be reincarnated as some sort of animal. One kind of funny story--we were crossing the street & I said we needed to be careful not to be run over, & she rather too enthusiastically said "And then I can be a lion!!" Rather taken aback, I said that we were vegetarian & she'd have to eat dead animals if she were a lion. Her reply: "But I would have a lion mouth!" I guess I bumbled my way through--she's not locked away in a mental institution some where. She seems happy, capable & self confident, & she hiked the Appalachian Trail by herself in one season when she was 20.

This is a question for both sexes.

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I'm proud to say I've never cheated on anyone. When I was very young, I overlooked cheating with one guy but have never put up with it since. People who do that have no morals & can never be trusted with anything, in my opinion & experience. I am no longer with my husband since finding out he cheated.

Ever Heard Of SmartNews?

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I've never heard of them & couldn't find any of their stories.

Meanwhile the cats are scheming to pull the tree down ...

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Attach it to the ceiling with wire.

Hi people.

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Hi Sparky! Sounds like you just jumped right in--good for you!

Hello, all! Just arrived here today and hope to be able to share in the great community.

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Hello & welcome!

The worst thing in life...

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I do agree.

Something to entertain you ! CapeTown ETC: Table Mountain's myth and legend. [capetownetc.com]

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

I want to go there!

Hey, fellow freethinkers! I've never lived anywhere where I truly fit in, but this looks like it'll ...

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Hello & welcome!

It's not just me - is it?

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Fun!

Hi, really new at this.

Carin comments on Nov 27, 2018:

Welcome!

How is it that I can so effectively see into others' lives and recognize their shortcomings, but I'm...