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I think we're talking about applying the same morality to two different situations. Sparing a terminally ill person a few weeks or months of agony, from something that is unlikely to be found a cure for within that time. Ending the life of someone who is (as far as anyone can reasonably tell)...

I don't think so. You've already proven you can push yourself there. You're clearly not unwilling to push your limits. I'd suggest the latter. Imagine tackling a fear of heights. You've just gone up to the top of the tall building and looked down. You know now exactly how afraid that makes...

The only thing I can think to suggest would be to fill a bucket with hot water and close it up in the fridge for an hour or two, while it's still empty. If there is ice blocking the flow of air from the refrigerant motor, that should solve it. If that doesn't help, you might have a burned out...

I keep a bottle of pepcid on the nightstand for this exact reason. Damn lazy esophageal sphincter muscle...

I only did a real tree once. Before and after was always synthetic. The real tree was nice, but the family dog took to sneaking downstairs every night and leaving a brown stinky present for us to find each morning. LOL!

I wasn't sure what or if I should respond with here. If you really want it, here it is. My opinion is; what @Living in the 70s just said exactly. Especially the part about the booze. No interaction between people that requires diplomacy and tact, has ever been helped by alcohol. Staggering...

@Mach123 I'm the same way about unexpected guests. That would have thrown me for a loop too. And yeah, shopping.... I'm going to have to get that done soon. I hate waiting to the last minute, yet do it anyway. Last year I actually did my shopping on x-mas eve. God what a nightmare that was...

@Mach123 In my own opinion, I don't think you can go wrong with lights. The giant inflatable Santa, reindeer, Rudolph or worse even, the hard plastic automatons with the scratchy tin speakers spouting "Ho, ho, ho!" are too much. Lights? Nah. Lights don't terrify the neighbourhood children, or...

I'll try to just answer this and leave my opinion on the relationship dynamic out of it. I'm not going to repeat what I said in the thread about your sister. I know it won't be helpful or wanted input from me here, so I'll just skip it. Fair? Ok. What about asking them? If anyone knows what...

I'm indifferent to Christmas. I used to hate it when I was living paycheque to paycheque. Actually enjoyed it somewhat when I became gainfully employed. Last couple of years, I just don't care about it. Maybe it's depression, maybe not. Dunno.... meh.

Transportation could be an issue. You'd need a trailer for a horse, probably not a full size livestock trailer, but even a small trailer would make parking a pain in the arse. I think you may have discovered the only situation in which flying an airline would be less frustrating than driving...

I didn't say it wasn't childish behaviour, or bad. I said it happens frequently. Put me on ignore if you want to, doesn't matter to me. I'm not likely to tell you what you want to hear anyway.

This was her decision, besides it doesn't sound like you were then, or are now, in a state of mind to be content with anything she says or does. Nor does she owe you anything. Healthy people lie like this too, it's just part of dating life. It's her choice. Always has been. Maybe she'll figure...

I can tell you what I do when interacting with a trans person. I treat them the same as everyone else, no special treatment good or bad. Just the way I'd want to be treated were I in that person's shoes.

Same here. I remember the anaesthetist telling me I would feel a cold sensation up my arm from the IV site, I started to say "yeah, I can fe*about 2hrs later*el it... The hell?" I literally blinked once and was in another room.

If I remember correctly, Dr. Phil did something very similar after having his licence revoked for his own act of moral turpitude.

Adding to this, I'd recommend getting a bottle of peppermint oil. Put one drop in the mask, then all you can smell is candy canes for hours. It's worked for me many times.

My hero... :rolleyes: Anytime a potentially violent encounter ends without violence and or capitulation, means you handled it exactly correct. Well done.

Thanks Friday. I couldn't figure out how to phrase this. I'm one of these people. I also agree there isn't enough information about this guy and his interaction with his child to be able to make an accurate judgement call on.

True. I'd be more worried about the pill getting stuck in my throat, giving me a stiff neck. :p

When I was a kid, we'd often get American commercials with the American cable stations. I used to laugh my ass off at the list of possible side effects. My favourite was the erectile dysfunction pill that can cause your dick to turn black and fall off due to priapism.

That's right, you need at least 1 coloured item in with the whites, or a shrunken wool garment before it qualifies as traumatic. At least it is according to the DSSM-V (Detergent for Stubborn Stains Manual 5th revision.) :sneaky:

The future leaders of the world... I guess we know that in the year 2525, nope. Man & Woman are in a whole heap of trouble If they can't handle a centuries old electoral process. God help them, they sure don't seem capable of helping themselves.

You could always come down with a case of 24hr flu.

Totally. I've seen "normal" people go off the deep end for far less than what you described @whiteraven. If you aren't running in circles flapping your arms about, you're hanging in there pretty good.