Fathers and daughters

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

My ex (father of my children) is NOTHING like my father. My dad was abusive and ignorant as hell. My ex is highly intelligent, and condescending. My dad told me he would not support me going to college, I didn't need college, I should just get married and have babies. I joined the Army instead. My ex was a good dad most of the time, not always available to the kids. He did push for them to go to college, to get a good skill for life. The thing that I'd emphasize is kids take an enormous amount of time and usually when it is most inconvenient. I had good conversations with my teenaged daughters late in the evenings. That is when I found out what was really on their minds.

Welcome @stinkeye_a as a new Moderator.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I think @stinkeye_a is a wise, prudent, and perfect choice. What a team!!

The cats were heading for the lower level entertainment room.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Ohhhhhhh NICE!

12 yr. old girl gets Maryland to teach consent, with mom's help. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

I am impressed and have renewed hope for this upcoming generation.

LAXmas - Happy Tuesday! The adventure continues - retracing childhood steps, spending time with ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 26, 2018:

Looks like fun!

This is about the solar eclipse, however the premise is the same.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Yeah, I've had kind of a post holiday letdown today. It was hard to come back to a quiet house. However I got busy with my stuff and went out to dinner with my Humanist group, and I'm ready for the routine to be back tomorrow. Ain't a great life but it's my life.

Ok this one has to stay up no exceptions this time

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

That may prevent me from ever sleeping again. Thanks for posting! Do I have enough wine in my house to forget I ever saw that???

Used to smoke lots in my younger days.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I have not had a bad reaction, but mostly I imbibe at bedtime and float off into blissful slumber.

My son and I went out to dinner last night and we both have been a bit sick since then! Hope your ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Hope it isn't serious and passes soon. If you think it was food poisoning let the health department know.

Wish list fail.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

They have no souls to get back, the Devil Drumpf destroyed them all.

Pasta with cauliflower as handed down from my Great grandmother.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I ate too much today, I can't even look at that tonight. However, if it came from your great grandmother, I am sure it is tasty and loaded with love.

It makes you all my people lol

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

You're all my kindred spirits and I love, love, love you all!!

Talk about creative solutions . . . .[facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Very creative. Mine worked well for me, not putting any decoration out. To each his or her own.

Just so everyone knows, I took @Carolekay advice to change the setting in the group to make it in ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Your group, your rules, works for me.

Union! (Happy now @kenriley?)

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Love it!!

My son and I went out to dinner last night and we both have been a bit sick since then! Hope your ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Hope you feel better soon and that it is just a bug, not something you picked up from the restaurant.

Reading Trump's tweets in the morning is like coming home to a 3 year old child that you left alone ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

His tenure in office is so much more awful than anyone imagined it would be, I think many of us, myself included are nearly numb to the shocks. Our only hope is Mueller and the new session of Congress with the House controlled by the Democrats and Nancy Pelosi. At least it is interesting times we live in, if it doesn't kill me first.

Moody's comments on recent federal tax cut. [mavenroundtable.io]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

So, he has screwed up again, and of course the common American is getting screwed because of it.

Best read in Micheal Dorn's voice.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

No, he has no honor, no goodness, no intelligence, no morals, no dignity, no compassion, no decency. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

@admin Noticed a few members will soon be approaching a year without using the site.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Question or possibly proposal: Do we/Should we remove members after a prolonged absence, especially if they were/are a very low level? Say after a year if they have not been active in several months (majority of the time) and haven't gotten above a level 3.

3 mins. of cat purring. My Xmas gift to the site. [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

We need more of this, we're all still stressed and it isn't getting better.

Can anyone help me with this new members posting problem?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I'm not techy, I hope someone can answer who can figure it out.

JP Sears reveals to us the true meaning of Christmas: [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

LOL, definitely passive aggressive bull shit.

Got a little theme going

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Love them all!!

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

There is nothing sacred to them.

Interesting observation: today TV ads seemed to have flipped from gift deals and ways to bring ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

It is pretty routine that gyms have their peak periods post Christmas and New Years. How many make New Year's Resolutions to lose weight? And then by February the fortitude to change has worn off, or old habits have reasserted themselves. I stopped making New Year's Resolutions many years ago because I knew they just wouldn't stick and many times they were unrealistic. OK, more than many times. Through the year as something comes to my attention that I need to change I will work on changing it then. Like I did join a gym in October when it got too cold to do anything outdoors. I am still going to the gym usually 6 days a week, but not this week it is closed today. How long will it last, I don't have any idea. Hopefully as long as I need it to or can afford it.

[agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I just blocked her from my groups.

Good article if you are not feeling Christmas this year.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

I like how he says this is not the end of your story. That is so important to remember ALL the time, it isn't over yet.

[yahoo.com] 2nd Migrant Child Dies in Custody - WTF are Trump's concentration camps doing?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

This is criminal, and beyond belief. Or should be beyond belief. Drumpf himself should be horrified that this is happening while on his watch. Totally unacceptable.

[agnostic.com] The short answers etc.. Can't check the photos away from computer. ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

She's about as real as the mall Santa.

Did you know that I'm a Non-Smoker, I stopped smoking at 8am on 12/20/2018

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 25, 2018:

Good for you!! One thing I am most thankful for was that I never picked up that habit, allergies helped keep me away from it. My addiction has been sugar. I think had I been a smoker I'd be slim, but I'd also be dead considering how much sugar I consumed under stress. Same amount of tars would have killed me.

Kids almost asleep I have to go be a fictitious character but just for a short time.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I used to love playing Santa. Then the kiddoes grew up, and now they get to be Santa to the new little ones. Makes me proud.

Sometimes I do NOT just jump out of bed!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I get out of bed with caution, though things are better now. First locate cats, then determine if knees are going to cooperate. Then relocate cats. Why do they insist on being where I am likely to step on them?

Took me a sec too!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

My cats have never experience this, their mama is weird and doesn't buy or drink sodas or any carbonated beverages. No hiss for them. I have deprived my poor girls!

Been meaning to share some pics of the family.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

He is adorable!!

I am seeing too damned many cases of people, particularly (but not solely) from people on the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I agree. I think I was just referred to as a cry-baby Lib. Really, name calling. Merry forking christmas

Some women here talked me via text messenges, all telling me they were poor with no money to pay ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

When someone messages you and asks for money, please let Admin know. We try to keep those types out, sometimes they sneak in. There are liars because lonely people are vulnerable and they are looking for easy targets. We are trying to keep the site safe for everyone, but you have to be aware of the risks. This is a link to a Better Business Bureau on dating site scams. https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/17057-online-romance-scams-a-bbb-study-on-how-scammers-use-impersonation-blackmail-and-trickery-to-steal-from-unsuspecting-daters?gclid=Cj0KCQiApILhBRD1ARIsAOXWTzuZlnk6rUxIk7SoWM2NlN9T99A4AAcaf5vHkuysjGHK1E7QDHW1a_YaAoRWEALw_wcB

Even RT wishes 45 xmess fulfilment: [youtu.be] What would you gift 45?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Syphilis.

I hung the Hobbit door today. Then gathered cotton burrs for my compost heap!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Looks good. Those are some pile of cotton burrs.

Merry, merry & Happy, happy y'all!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I want to be reincarnated as a cat, specifically one of my cats. Such a rough life they lead.

Well, it’s the two year anniversary of my wife leaving me on Christmas while I was in the hospital...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Well, you didn't die. She was a miserable bitch that you are better off without. Get the last laugh and live a good life, move on and enjoy your new lease on life. Leave the bitterness, and be better. What are you going to do with the new life in front of you? Make it count for something!

[yahoo.com] Want to Eat Out or Forgot an Ingredient - These places are open Christmas Day.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

My Humanist group has a Merry NoMas on Christmas day at 5 at a local Chinese Restaurant. So if you are in Omaha, have had it with family and Christmas, and want a lively discussion with dinner with a group of great folks, PM me for address.

Vintage Christmas Advertisement?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

For me, a Christmas gift from a SO should not have a cord attached to it. I'd be happier with someone to run the Hoover for me. Oh wait, I do, it is called a Roomba, which I bought for myself.

Today I wish a happy birthday to all people who were born on December 24 and 25.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

My first grandchild was born Christmas day 2016. It will be interesting to see how that plays out as she gets older. Now it is easy, she's 2.

It is 2:18 am and insomnia is here to greet me like a loyal friend yet once again.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I frequently have insomnia. Pot helps sometimes. I drink tea of chamomile, valerian, and tulsi when I remember before I go to bed. I also meditate in the mornings and before bed. There is an app I use called Calm. It has good meditations and guidance. Last time I had a bad night I ate a snack, read my book, took Benadryl, and got up and sewed until I felt the Benadry kick in. I'm not using Pot right now because I am looking for a new job, don't want to risk the drug screen. And if all else fails, I just suck it up and survive the next day with caffeine and grit.

Hi gang just a curious questions for men & women what are you looking for in eachother in a ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

I need intelligence, compassion, sense of humor, stability, kindness, tolerant, must be liberal, like cats, local, and adventurous.

I really don't need say anything here.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

My belief is: People don't change until the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of changing. I have lived it and continue to live it. Change is HARD! And pain is a great motivator.

This killed me. It really did.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

When I'm on my back and they stand with their paws on my boobs. C'mon girls, keep moving!

[cnn.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 24, 2018:

Woops, Donnie's doodoo is getting deeper.

How many can relate to this ? ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I had a cat that loved to snuggle. She was the best cat ever. The two I have now snuggle for just a few seconds.

Finished framing up the north wall today.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

good work!!

Did everyone celebrate Festivus today?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I had lunch with my secular book club, we're all Humanists. I think we'll call that celebrating.

[agnostic.com] Thoughts?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

The pictures are not of such a beautiful gal that I would think model/lifted/scammer. I agree with @stinkeye_a that she is likely testing waters, can't make up her mind, or just getting used to navigating the site. She is following six males in her geographic area that seem to be close to her in age. I am not seeing any red flags.

BREAKING: Trump Throws Out His Defense Secretary Early! [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Fascinating!

The whole west coast is out of luck this year.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

The elves are gonna be busy looking after the big guy.

[youtube.com] Back to the 60's again

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I have never heard this before!! I missed something good :(

Almost that time of the year again.......

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I am sorry for your loss. She passed way too soon.

Sometimes all you need is? ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

$1,000,000 would help me out a great deal, and the hug.

For all our "Cat Ladies". Including my wife, Linda:

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

The perpetual motion machine, the litter box. My cats love to hop in and do their duty right after I clean it. They don't even wait til I get out of their way! I guess it is a small price to pay for their company, and it is easier than diapers....

Do you remember playing the toys like this? I got one for christmas when I was about 5.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I remember seeing them, but I never had one, I don't think my older brothers did.

Remember this kind of tree? ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I remember friends with them and seeing them on TV. We never had one, always a real tree, bought just before xmas when the price went down.

Fair Warning: this is a long post.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Not everyone can be or should be paired. My aunt was a single lady, never married or had kids. I think she might have been attracted to women, for her age and small town that simply was not done. She was born 1927ish. So she worked all her life, and retired, and took care of her parents until they died. When she became incapacitated and then died I became her guardian and conservator. My brother is a single guy. He is very selfish, his way is the only way type of guy. He is currently angry with me and has cut all contact again because I won't let him push me around. He wonders why he never found a woman to date... My sister has been married over 30 years, our aunt and uncle were married almost 70 years before our uncle died and we loved spending time with them because they were so connected. Yeah, I'd like to find someone, but if I don't, I'm OK with just me, and the kitty girls.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

What ever works. I am glad I am past that, and my kids are well functioning adults.

Little Donny should listen to wifey more ... How much worse can it get ? ..

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Which wife. #1 seems to think she is in charge, she speaks to Donnie Boy every day. #3 is not the sharpest crayon in the box, I don't think she is as sharp as Donnie Boy, and then there is the language issue. Yeah, #3 came from a third world soviet puppet state, and apparently she thinks Putin is hot. I'd ask "how much worse could it get?" but they have a tendency to hit new lows so I'm not going there.

[yahoo.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I totally agree!

Peeing on plants: whaddya think?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I add urine to my compost pile once in a while, great to help it heat up. But no, don't pee directly on the plants.

CONSERVATIVE COLUMNIST PREDICTS TRUMP’S COLLAPSE: PRESIDENT ‘IS WEAK AND GETTING WEAKER’ By...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

We live in "interesting" times.

Has anyone here been speed dating events? how did they go?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

BORING! But I live in a xian conservative mecca. Kinda like grocery shopping at a specialty store, most of that stuff I don't need nor want to take home.

Surprising how many people are posting about their preparations for christmas on an agnostic ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I think people need to do whatever makes them happy. Christmas was "celebrated" by the Japanese when I was in Okinawa 40 years ago. It amused me. They just wanted to party and give gifts, not so much the religious aspects. Who gives a rip if our fellow members are "celebrating" or not. The religious aspect is mostly lost, it is now a celebration of crass consumerism. Spend money to buy stuff to give to others and eat your heads off. I "celebrate" the holiday by enjoying my time with my family and eating stuff I don't usually eat. I don't decorate or make any changes aside to buy some gifts and some foods. That is my choice, I am comfortable with it and therefore happy. If it makes you happy to light up your house and have a tree, go for it. If your credit cards can stand the strain and you like buying gifts, go for it. Follow your bliss and let the rest of the world follow theirs. Be at peace.

Addition the home....

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Totally cool!

Accurate af ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Perfect time to bounce your stuffed mousie off of Mama's butt and then run while she tries to shut you out of the bedroom.

Yet another item Trump was wrong about. Was he ever right?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

I deliberately bought a pair of Nikes after the news came out. I can't say they're the best shoes I've ever had, but they do the job and I love kicking the republifucks. Nike is not a company I'd have ordinarily supported, but in this case it was worth it. FWIW, for my needs there are better, cheaper shoes.

So stinking adorable!! Wildcats!!! [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 23, 2018:

Wow, awesome! Beautiful cats.

Mystery Filing Appears to Ask High Court to Act in Mueller Probe By Greg Stohr December 22, 2018, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Wow!! This could be exciting stuff!

When theists try to tell you why you should believe in god.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I haven't had to have that conversation. I had one tiny older lady at the gym (I was wearing my Agnostic.com shirt) ask me if that meant I didn't believe in "our lord and savior Jesus Christ." I told her No, I didn't have any imaginary friends living in the sky. And I thanked her for asking and headed off down the track. She looked like MY grandmother, and I'm 60. I was afraid of shocking her and having her go into heart failure. I want to get a picture taken while I'm in my Ag.com shirt with the guy that wears an orange Samaritan's Purse shirt. Yeah, that isn't going to happen, but it would amuse me.

The Best!!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Donnie boy doesn't know shit about any shit. Jeebus f--cking moron.

Trump's Political Death Spiral Has Begun! [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Good analysis. I feel much better now.

Pretty much...

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Or "my religion says I can't let you do that." That is BS. I don't think there is a concept of "sin" outside of religion, and then sin is what the priest doesn't like or wants to restrict. I could be here all night on this thread.

Been working like crazy and it caught up with me.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I find soup soothing especially in the winter.

High five! [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Too cute.

$5 Billion or a Shutdown

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

The petulant toddler POS Potus

How will you reply??

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Oh fuck no! We are way beyond that, and I seriously think the kids would not like that at all. They will tell you were much better apart. Well, I am anyway. Ex needs a keeper but I don't think there is a woman alive that would take that job on. The kids are too involved for a golddigger to get a foothold.

Now this is true!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Or decides to play with the keys, or chase the cursor, or other....

[thinkprogress.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

They live so far above common people they have no idea what real people live like. We need more real people in congress.

[agnostic.com] Don't know what to make of this one... Scammer?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I think he looks normal aside from not figuring out if religion is BS or not. It is a journey.

US envoy Brett McGurk quits over Trump Syria pullout 22 December 2018 [bbc.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Wow, shit's just getting deeper

Breaking news! Disaster in Indonesia [bbc.co.uk]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Wow, wasn't it about 15 years ago that Thailand had a tsunami around Christmas time?

China saves America from itself.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Oh I wish!

Extra special witches

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

What is this mysterious, stinky creature!

President Obama is playing Santa Claus. [facebook.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

He is such an amazing man!

Make America Great Again!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I hate wearing hats. I will go hatless in almost any weather. You know it is colder than hell when I wear a hat. I will make an exception if I am given that hat.

My last SO i in town, and I are meeting up for lunch.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

The only past lover I have contact with is the ex that is father of my children and I wouldn't say we're friends. I have no contact with my first ex or any relationship prior to second marriage. And of those connections post 2nd divorce, I have limited contact with one. A couple of them have died and that is scary.

Everyone please help me welcome all the new members to the group.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I'm in Omaha, NE in the depths of winter. The only thing growing is discontent.

[agnostic.com] You know the drill.

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Not available, already gone, gone, gone!! Good job!

Whenever they have one for the General Public?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

I had a golden that hated fireworks, thunderstorms, and hot air balloons. Spring to early summer was hard for him. We lived with him in Nebraska and Kansas. Chief probably would have done well with a noise cancelling dog house.

Great Dane vs. 2 kittens. [youtu.be] made me think of @Zoohome and Thor

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Love the soundtrack with it!!

Love letters to Richard Dawkins [youtu.be]

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Wow!! Such vitriol! Good xians, lol.

What's better do on the longest night of the year than sleep!

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

Gravity seems to be suspended.

[agnostic.com] Other - Religious - "Is there an honest man here....?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

And she's gone, gone, gone.

I went outside today ?

HippieChick58 comments on Dec 22, 2018:

When I got my kitten she was convinced she wanted OUT when I came in through the garage. I am now very careful to make sure the garage door is down before I open the door to the house. I've had her almost a year, and I think now she's curious about the garage, but also scared of it because of the noise of the opener. However, I still open doors with caution.