Deep Woods in Summer

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Jonas, Teri

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   First before starting I wanted to update everyone on my blog entry yesterday....I found out in reality I was making a huge deal out of nothing...I tend to do that :( In reality, my husband was just getting sick...not making me pay for anything or having double standards....

   Okay...thanks for bearing with me...I tend to be an over-reactor and sometimes a complainer...some people call that venting though...and since this is Free Thinkers Anonymous...well I think that entitles me to say what I want...free thinking...right?

   So I wanted to first, highlight the above picture. It's gorgeous! I have one that is similar in my living room. The above scene is deep in the woods during summer, I have the winter version. 

   I wanted to let everyone know that I am also very sorry for not posting for a couple of days, I have been sick :( Have not even been able to get out of bed all weekend long. Luckily my husband had Sunday off, he allowed me to sleep and re-cooperate, and I feel tons better now. 

   I will start writing again, so those of you who follow my articles on Triond, that will start again. Those of you who choose to read this blog, expect great things to happen! 

   Also feel free to ask questions. If you want you can leave an anonymous comment asking whatever you would like to know...

Once again, thanks for reading! 

Green Petals

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Weiss, Jan


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   Have you ever held or been held by double standards? I recently decided to go out and have a girl's night with my friends. My husband was going to meet us later, which was fine. 

   I had talked to him previously and made sure he didn't care if I did so, and he agreed that it was fine. He goes out with his friends for guy's night just as much as I hang out with my friends. I used to get upset because he wanted to go out, but when it was my turn it would cause a fiasco, so in turn I would throw a fit when he hung out with his friends. We recently decided this had to change, if he was going to hang out with his friends, I would hang out with mine. (normal, all fine and dandy...or so I thought)

   So he hung out with his buddies on Thursday night. He knew I would be hanging out with my girl friends on Friday night. After he gets off work, he comes over and hangs out with us...and I figured that he would be fine. He would act okay, be accepting, and actually talk. I must have expected to much, because instead his attitude was not inviting, it was that of a father figure. 

   I do not think that it is anyone's right to tell me what to do, who I should and shouldn't talk to, especially when I do not return the parenting style. Did I used to? Yes, but that has changed, and he has seen it change. All I expect is the same respect I show him. Is there anything wrong with that?

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    I am an avid user of Swagbucks, Facebook, and Triond...and all 3 are being absolutely slow lately! 

  I don't understand how all the sites I use are down right now...but am grateful blogger is still up and running :) 

  So I was looking through some pictures today because they tend to inspire me...I found the one about, Jimi Hendrix "Craziness is like heaven" and it made me think about the Jimi Hendrix museum in Seattle, Washington. Ever been there? It's awesome! The outside is (and because there is no other word for it I promise!) psychadelic! (sp?) 

  Anyway...I realize this was pretty random....but well it's my blog and I'll write what I want to, write what I want to! :)

I'd Rather Have Honesty Than Icing

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   Life....isn't it grand? My life has been filled with all sorts of emotions. I can go through a large span of emotions in just one day, sometimes even one hour.

   There are times that I want to laugh, cry, and scream all at the same time. With no reason behind those emotions, or mixture of my mind gets confused and I become stressed on top of it. 

   Lately I've been having issues with friends, or people who call themselves that. First you have to know that I am an extremely blunt person. If I am thinking something, I am probably speaking it. I have a hard time holding my opinion back, and I don't see any reason to. I don't really sugar coat anything, and I forget other people do not see the world through my eyes. I seem to become friends with overly sensitive people, I have 3 who are not. 

   The 3 people who understand me, get me, and don't get mad at me for speaking my mind. In fact they do the same. They know that they are not going to hurt my feelings, because I would rather have honesty than icing. 

   My life, as I understand it, is up to me to make. I have to live with myself every day, so why not be the person I am instead of someone trying to live up to other people's perceptions? The only way I am able to be happy is to be me...any other way and I wouldn't be able to live with myself. 

 

Bob Dylan

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Goodbye Summer

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   Well I may not be in Paris (Which is lovely by the way, don't you think?) but Autumn is fast upon us. The leaves on my beautiful trees outside my window are changing from greens to oranges and reds. 

   I happen to love this time of the year, though summer will be missed. So as a tribute to saying goodbye to summer I would like to share what will be missed. 

   Dear Summer,

   I will miss the way the sun warms me without fighting with the cold. The wardrobe that will have to be put up for winter will be missed as well. I will miss the way the water feels when it surrounds me as I swim in the lake. The laughter that fills the air as the children play at the park. 

   Though you will be missed, I understand it is time for you to sleep. I will see you after Autumn, Winter, and Spring. 

Sleep Well Summer,

A

   Though I will dearly miss being able to wear shorts, I am looking forward to putting them away and getting out the hoodies and jeans. 

    I am also looking forward to the holidays that come at the end of every year, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. My excitement builds with each passing day! 

   What is it that you will miss about Summer, and what are you looking forward to in the coming months?

Confuzzled....Manipulation?

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   I chose the picture above to represent the confusion that comes with manipulation....

   Women have been manipulating men for centuries. It is just now coming to light, the ways they do it, and the motives behind doing it.


   It is no secret that women use manipulations in all relationships of life to get what they want.  I say why not? They know how to work it, it works, so should they keep working it? 


   That is not to say that men are stupid and can be manipulated easily, that is just to say that women are sneaky and conniving. 


   The most popular technique used for manipulation is sex. That fails to be a secret as well. All men know that if they get their woman angry enough, she will in turn withhold sex.  Men usually want to avoid this, though I have met a few men who could care less, their hand serves the same purpose. 


   read on...


The Main Ways Women Manipulate Men


How To Manipulate Men

Romance....Yeah Right

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   As a little girl my dreams were filled with what life would be like as an adult. I dreamed of dancing, roses, kisses, and hugs.  I wanted my life to be filled with romance, and not just any romance, the fairytale kind. 

   I thought for sure my husband would be a prince, maybe not a real prince, but he would treat me as though he were and as if I were his princess.  I imagined hand holding, door opening, days filled with chivalry. There was never any housework involved, I had maids for that! 

   If only right....

   Romance rarely happens. Life comes in and pushes all sense of romance away. You start to see the little things in life as romantic, and forget what roses even smell like. 

   Prince Charming doesn't exist. Prince Stinky Feet, Prince of Belches and Farts, Sir Mess A Lot, now they exist. Prince Complainer, and Whiner, and Moaner, they exist too. There are happy endings, but your definition of happy ending changes. 

   Happy is now defined by a clean house, no whining, no moaning, no complaining. You learn to appreciate the little things because the little things are all you get. You start to realize how as a child you were duped. Your parents let you watch all those fairy tales and fill your mind with a bunch of goop. 

   Why are we allowing this lifestyle to continue? It is the job of parents to train their little ones in the way that they will go, right? Well why not train our little men to be gentlemen and our little women to be good wives and mothers? Why are we overlooking the most basic and most important qualities our children need to learn? 

   I am a mother of two, and after arguing with my husband once more I have decided this is exactly what I am going to do. I do not want my children to experience the small heartaches of life. I only pray that someone somewhere out there is doing the same thing. Teaching the children that will be the spouses to my children these qualities and values.

Kissing on VJ Day

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