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MJ's Mayflowers

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Disnut

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WaltzingMatilda said:
Darn it (wish I could use the actual expletive) I forgot to vote!!!!

Grrr...so mad at myself right now.:mad:
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Oh NO!!! I forgot also.:mad: :o

I just asked DH if we were supposed to vote and he said he thought so but he hadn't heard anything today about voting. So now I don't know when I am supposed to vote. I am sooo bad.
 
Pongo

Pongo

New Member
Was it election day everywhere?

Because I didn't know. And I could have voted for the first time. Unless it was a primary. I couldn't have voted in one of them because I'm registered independent.
 
maggiegrace1

maggiegrace1

Well-Known Member
MerHearted said:
Ok, a little serious here. But what are your takes on online friends? I've been online for over a decade now and I've prolly made hundreds of online friends over the years, including some very close ones and one I fell in love with. To me, online friendships seem to bring this safety of anonymity. These people don't really know anything about you other than what you tell them. It makes it easy to open up and express things you would rarely do in real life. And in the process, it also becomes very easy to get attached to people. But as I have also learned, that comes with a price. As easy it is to make friends online, it's just as easy to lose them. Of all the hundreds of people I've known online, I've lost contact with most of them. To me, it seems a lot of people come online during a lull in their lives, when they seek out people, whether its cause they have a lot of free time or are having a difficult time of things and need some voice of support. It's then when friendships seem to blossom. But when their lives pick up, they move on and it feels like they don't need you anymore. And you look back and you think, "So that's it? You just wanted someone to vent to or entertain you. But now you don't need me anymore. You have your real life now and apparently our friendship wasn't real." There have been so many times that has happened, at least to me. It's at a point where I just expect it now. I'm practically used to it. Any new friend I make, they always seem so excited to have you as a friend, but in the back of my mind, I know they'll be off someday as well. That's not always the case though. There have been some online friends that have developed into true friends that have stayed with me... but those are rare. I guess the reason I brought this up is because I see how close and friendly this community here seems. And I wonder if you really view yourselves as true friends to each other.
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Read what Dot said..:)

Uponastar said:
Boy can I relate to what you're saying, Vince.
I wear my heart on my sleeve. I can't help it. It's who I am. And I trust that when people say they are my friend, they mean it. I don't know how to be any other way. And I know that when you are that way you leave yourself open to hurt.
I came to this thread because I saw it as a place where I could speak comfortably. A simple thing, but for me, not so simple. It worked out to be just what I thought it would be. People accepted me for being me! At first it was that simple. I was one of the group. But then, it grew into something more. I wasn't just one of a group, I became part of a family. I do believe that's what it is. We "get" one another. We know we can come here for support when things are bad and for celebration when things are going good! We can come here when we just want to be with people who don't make demands on us. To just "be". When things are bad. . . it's like a small army forms to hold you up and gently push you on. And we can always count on it!
I believe this is real. I wouldn't be here if I doubted that. I know that with that comes the real possibility of losing someone whom you have grown to love. That has happened. And it hurts like hell. But if the friendship is real it survives the leaving. If it wasn't real. . .you didn't lose much, although you still have to deal with that pain. It's the price we pay. We take big chances here. Huge ones! But I believe they are so worth it. There have been some difficult times here for me, but do I wish I never came here? No way! I bless the day I found this site. And I cherish these people. It is real!
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I agree 100%....
I have been through good and bad times with people I have met here ..but you just "know" when it is real and when it is not.

There will be times that you will get hurt by someone..and it will be a huge shock..but thats the same in real life also...

I have recently been disappointed by someone I have met online...well I guess I am more disappointed in myself for trusting that this person was real and who they said they were and that they did care about people like they said they did..I was wrong though.

Yes..it s u c k s but you know you just go on and realize that they are the ones that are losing..

I have friends that I have had forever ...and there have been a lot that have come and gone...but the ones who stick with you through the good and the bad...they are the one that matters..and I have those in real life and online.

It is a gamble regardless..but one I am willing to take because the good seems to outweigh the bad..and I like that..:)

I would not trade all the wonderful friends I have made here for anything..:)



WaltzingMatilda said:
I feel a lot the same way. I'm not as good with words as Dot, so thank goodness for her reply! When I first started with the MJ threads, I was here a lot for a while and then not so much and then I came back because I couldn't stop thinking about it. And I am SO glad to still be here...when I saw my name in the list of MJ'rs that Dana posted I got a little teary eyed.

I try not to express too much emotion, but I pretty much can't help myself here. It's good that you posted your question Vince, because I looked at Grant Sunday night and said: " You know what? I realize that they are "online" friends" but guess what? I love them and I think about them and I miss them when I can't talk to them. To me, that means that they are my friends." (side note, I was just I was telling him the latest...and it hit me, that you guys really are my friends).

Anyways...ahem...love you all. Or something.:lookaroun
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Yes we are...

We love you too Amy..:kiss:
DDuckFan130 said:
On the subject of online friends, I have many I love to pieces. But I have very few I will confide in with my personal stuff. You'd be surprised that Brad (speck) is the only one who will call me every once in a while and we'll talk for half an hour/an hour. Before he used to call me every other weekend, but life gets in the way sometimes. I still love the dork :lol: Then there's a few more I love and will defend against anything because they're like my big brother/big sister, and I have my Latina ducky fan twin (Lil Ducky ) I've met some (which kinda makes it weird to come back online afterwards ) but there are still a few I'd really like to meet. I also sent out a record of like 7 gifts for Christmas last year and almost 30 Christmas cards My parents didn't really think I was nuts for buying a bunch of gifts at WDW for my "pretend" friends. I think they get it now

I guess my point in all this is that I have 3 real close friends in real life who I tell most things to, but the only reason I talk to one of them is because we see each other every day at the school I sub in (she's a teacher there). The other friends- meh. One's married and the other one is a lazy person who hasn't bothered looking for a job now that she's graduated. Thank goodness for my online pretend friends, otherwise I'd go nuts Sometimes they can be better friends, but I guess it's easy when you're behind a computer screen :shrug: But maybe not :lol:

Sorry for the rambling...that was just my take on it :o
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I could not have said it better Regina..:)

Sometimes I feel like I would lose my mind if I did not have my online friends..
 
WaltzingMatilda

WaltzingMatilda

Member
Uponastar said:
We love you too Amy. And we are your friends. And you are ours.
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Dot...I have no words.

Pongo said:
Oh. Apropos.



Or something.
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Yup.:o


joanna71985 said:
Awww, that stinks Amy.
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It stinks indeed. Now I have no right to complain tomorrow.

Disnut said:
Oh NO!!! I forgot also.:mad: :o

I just asked DH if we were supposed to vote and he said he thought so but he hadn't heard anything today about voting. So now I don't know when I am supposed to vote. I am sooo bad.
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You and me both kid.
Pongo said:
Was it election day everywhere?

Because I didn't know. And I could have voted for the first time. Unless it was a primary. I couldn't have voted in one of them because I'm registered independent.
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Primaries everywhere I think. Make sure to vote in November, you independent, you.

maggiegrace1 said:
Read what Dot said..:)


I agree 100%....
I have been through good and bad times with people I have met here ..but you just "know" when it is real and when it is not.

There will be times that you will get hurt by someone..and it will be a huge shock..but thats the same in real life also...

I have recently been disappointed by someone I have met online...well I guess I am more disappointed in myself for trusting that this person was real and who they said they were and that they did care about people like they said they did..I was wrong though.

Yes..it s u c k s but you know you just go on and realize that they are the ones that are losing..

I have friends that I have had forever ...and there have been a lot that have come and gone...but the ones who stick with you through the good and the bad...they are the one that matters..and I have those in real life and online.

It is a gamble regardless..but one I am willing to take because the good seems to outweigh the bad..and I like that..:)

I would not trade all the wonderful friends I have made here for anything..:)




Yes we are...

We love you too Amy..:kiss:

I could not have said it better Regina..:)

Sometimes I feel like I would lose my mind if I did not have my online friends..
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Amen. :kiss:
 
maggiegrace1

maggiegrace1

Well-Known Member
We are great..I am very sad because Gilmore Girls ended tonight...:(..
I cried...:(:(

Maggie is crazy as ever...running around yelling at everyone..:)

How are you love?
 
PSU_Princess

PSU_Princess

Member
maggiegrace1 said:
We are great..I am very sad because Gilmore Girls ended tonight...:(..
I cried...:(:(

Maggie is crazy as ever...running around yelling at everyone..:)

How are you love?
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I'm good.

I used to watch Gilmore Girls with my college roommate. I liked the show but it wasn't something I really had to watch. I watch reruns sometimes on the family channel....until Jay comes home and changes the channel:rolleyes:

I was outside talking to one of our friends and her 21 month old today.....he was crazy...thought it would be fun to suddenly run off and turn around and laugh....so full of himself:lol:
 

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