Lixy - I found the same thing ..... "not the only dysfunctional family around" in fact, seems to me from everyone I meet and/or talk with .... that most of us come from some kind of dysfunctional situation ... at differing levels of course!

And one of the really positive things that has come of such a background for me .... I know NOT to judge others because I have too many skeletons in my own closet to worry about what someone else may have done. lol

Don't know all the acronyms. I guess my secret is only having 2 partners in my life.

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And one of the really positive things that has come of such a background for me .... I know NOT to judge others because I have too many skeletons in my own closet to worry about what someone else may have done. lol [/B][/QUOTE]


To get a bit serious here (?! ~ not like me at all):- I live & work in Glasgow, Scotland, as a Psychiatric Nurse, working with people in their own homes. As jjjjbo said, I also have skeletons in MY closet, much darker than I posted earlier. But, I find, some of them help me relate better to my clients, and thus help me to be better at my job.

Every cloud has a silver lining, someone once said!!

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I agree jjjjbo and dm383! I KNOW that most people have some sort of dysfunction in their family. I am not ashamed of my life. As a matter of fact I am rather proud of the fact that I could rise above some of the secrets and sorrow and pain I grew up with. Looking back there is maybe only one or two things I would change about my life if I could. And they are deeper than what I posted but suffice it to say that for the most part I am a better person for having had to strive to make it when "it" never seemed possible. I figure it this way...........if my life hadn't taken the course it did from the beginning I wouldn't be the person I am today. And I love myself today. I am a very generous, loving, attentive, wanton, sexual, casual, caring, helpful, earthy, happy person. And that's not such a bad thing. All that I am I owe to my parents and siblings. Even if they are the nuttiest people I know! They had their good points too. I just didn't talk of those here.

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I guess I don't have anything really dark or deep to reveal...I've led such a boring sheltered life, with no history of alcohol or drug problems, no major ailments to overcome...maybe that's my dark secret, behind the facade of the zinging smartass wit, I'm really incredibly dull...

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Never you Scotzoidman!!!! never dull!!!

You have...no idea...

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I'll take dull over things I've experienced any day.

ANY DAY!



Please tell us more about your life scotzoidman...I'll live vicariously through you.

Good on ya Lixy - I truly believe everyone has to "rise above" SOMETHING, and most manage very well.

But, as far as changing some of the things that you've experienced; if you did, you wouldn't BE the person you are now, like you say, and Mr. Lixy, and all of us at Pixies, would be the worse off for it!

SO, long live you loving yourself - and the rest of us!

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by PixieSprite
[B]Well.... this isn't very dramatic or spicy... but it's true and I don't think I ever told anyone online....

I used to be tongue-tied. (Literally!) For years I couldn't even lick an ice cream cone! About 5 or 6 years ago though, a bit of day surgery fixed that up... The doctor just snipped the extra skin under my tongue and voilà! Now I can do this ~~~~>

Wow.. when I was really litle , I had the same problem pxixesprite.. had to get operated on twice ; once when I was about 7 , and then again when I was 13 or so.. but am fully lingually functional now baby :fly:

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Now I’m compelled to let everyone know…
…..,I am a lesbian trapped in a mans body!

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You too?...and I thought I was the only one...so we're coming out together lol

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If the theory does not conform to the facts, then the facts must be discarded.

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Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level, & beat you with experience.

And you call that dull, Scotz???????? If that's dull, I'd hate to see
exciting! LOL!!!

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I found out last night that I scarred my guy's member from giving him a Nail Job (me scraping my long fingernails down the shaft...which he absolutely loves!) and he was thrilled that I've now branded him.

I'm sure all you guys are wincing in pain right now...

At first I was taken aback when I saw that, but after he told me he loves it, I couldn't have been more proud.

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