Love....

[Daimiaen]

Very good.....lol......

Though I would express it thus.....Your love for your son is real and cannot be threatened.....Even by the messiness of his room or his disinclination for Homework....or your use of threats....

[Solnath]

Actually, it's Nixon who's making the mess.

[Khablan]

Though I would express it thus.....Your love for your son is real and cannot be threatened.....Even by the messiness of his room or his disinclination for Homework....or your use of threats....

Ah, you're right.  Even on the rare occasion when I'm tempted to pull a Homer Simpson and throttle the dear thing, I still love him just as much.  Which is very lucky for him since that's what's kept him from bodily harm all along.  lol

Actually, it's Nixon who's making the mess.

Wait... you mean... Nixon isn't dead???  It's another conspiracy wrought by The Man to fool us, like Jim Morrison and Elvis Presley and Hitler being dead??  I shoulda known. 

Incidentally, this is the same boy who at the age of four, came to me with a Mother's Day present.  As I began to open it, he said, "I wanted to buy you a real diamond, because you're a good mommy and you should have one.  But the lady at the store said that $1.23 wasn't enough.  This isn't as good."  Inside the little jewelry box was a "diamond" made of folded crayon-colored paper strung on a piece of yarn.  If I had all the diamonds in the world, that little paper diamond would be the most precious to me by far.  I wore it proudly to work that day and told the story, and all my co-workers agreed that I'd received the best Mother's Day gift of all of them.

Now THAT is what love is.

[Solnath]

Amen.

[Allama]

Khablan, that is the most adorable thing I have ever heard.  I just read your story to one of my coworkers and she made that "AWW" sound for about 4 seconds straight.

[Khem]

ideed thats fantastic.
nah i am actualy in the process of finding romantic love again, hence my interest in everyones thoughts. glad the response was this good.

* PUR gains back faith in humanity even ryaz.

[The Empire]

OMG! She has regained faith in Ryaz :O Who is this nice woman and what has she done to our PUR?

Seriously, I'm happy to hear life is shining kinder on you again

[Khem]

thank you my friend. its been just raining kittens here so i am good. just wondering what do do with all these dead kittens...
i have a love for some of the people here as well. i hope you know who you are.

[The Empire]

Make a roadkill stew and serve to Ryaz or Garth with a fancy name on it?

I wish life was kinder on me too but it just keeps kicking me in the nuts and stabbing my heart with a dull fork. Or that's how it feels sometimes...

[Marsos]

My religious beliefs (Christian, in case you didn't know,) totally influence my view of love. After all, the Bible has an entire chapter on love.

What I know is that love is not what the media says. The media says love is a feeling, maybe followed by a commitment. While I agree that feelings are usually part of the process, they are not first. True love is when friendship is first, and the rest comes naturally. It essentially is a strong commitment, more of a lifestyle or action than a feeling. The feeling comes afterward. To me, the media has it backwards. People in movies and TV always say, "I do this because I love you." To me it's more like "I love you because I'm doing this."

To me, the love that is described in the Bible (see 1 Corinthians 13) is pure, holy, and worthy of respect and veneration. The "love" that is described by the media, however, is worthy of cynical mockery.

[Talmann]

Khab- Truly a sweet child. I am tempted to defile my manliness and let out an 'aww'.
PUR- Glad to see your life has been going well. Hope you find that special someone.   
Emp- Sorry to hear life feels like that. You should look on the bright side of life, find the happiness in little things.
Marsos- Amen, my brother.

Me, I'm not sure how to truly explain it. I'm not sure if anyone can. Anyway, I'm feeling this particular emotion at this very moment.

[The Empire]

Well, that's pretty hard when you can't see or even communicate with one you love because of her overprotective, paranoid and rabid mother.
And realizing you are starting to get feelings for someone else at the same time doesn't make things less complicated, especially not when the old feelings remain undiminished.

[Khem]

well every person has the ability to love more than just one person, hence why i like polyamorous relationships. however you should sort things out with one before trying to pursue an additional.

[The Empire]

That is the one thing I am sure of, anything else is bound to break at least two hearts, one of wich would be my own.

[Khablan]

just wondering what do do with all these dead kittens...

Catserole.
(Don't beat me, I have cats and I've never eaten a one, I swear!)

Khab- Truly a sweet child. I am tempted to defile my manliness and let out an 'aww'.

I am a very lucky mom.  Go ahead, Talmann.  If anyone catches you, put your hand over your mouth and pretend it's a yawn.   

I wish life was kinder on me too but it just keeps kicking me in the nuts and stabbing my heart with a dull fork. Or that's how it feels sometimes...

Empire, remember - this too shall pass.  When we hit a rough patch, it's hard to concentrate on anything else.  The problems keep nagging at us, giving us a sort of tunnel vision.  The little things that give us joy are still there - we're just too wrapped up in our troubles to take much notice of them.  If you can, try to get away from things, do something to keep your mind off your troubles.  Take a walk and just absorb the beauty of nature, or read a book that you enjoy.  Life is ever-changing.  The bad times will fade away after awhile.  Let your heart make your decision when it's ready.