Life's a B****

[LEDO]

Self-pity is pathetic. You are not the first person on the planet to have lost a brother or live in a bad neighborhood. Oh pity me pity me. If you don't like your situation get off your ass and do something about it. Jesus isn't going to come down and help you.

If you have something constructive to add or valid advice to give then that's fine. But if all you are going to do is kick those who are already down then perhaps it would be best to keep your opinions to yourself.

May I draw your attention to item 3 of the rules of this forum.

The guy calls me a dick (rule 3) and I get a warning. If you are going to administor, do it fairly and stop being a dickyourself.

Personally I think obsessed philosopher is a liar and is making up half his woes. They were living quite comfortably in their house, his brother dies, and the whole neighborhood all of a sudden falls apart. I don't buy the bullshit. You can if you want. I am skeptical.

So we can't call bullshit on personal posts, just those about religion? I didn't see that in the rules.

[Edwardo Piet]

I don't blame her calling you a dick though...what you said was unnecessarily rude and unprovoked IMO...it's not like she started the 'personal' shit.

EvF

[Tiberius]

Personally I think obsessed philosopher is a liar and is making up half his woes. They were living quite comfortably in their house, his brother dies, and the whole neighborhood all of a sudden falls apart. I don't buy the bullshit. You can if you want. I am skeptical.

Where did she say that? Nowhere. She said her brother died and her family fell apart. Her post was a short description of why life is a "bitch", and she was referring to her own life, not yours.

Anyway, there is a difference between "house" and "neighbourhood" in case you didn't understand that. You can have a nice house in a bad neighbourhood, and vice versa.

Regardless, did you not even consider the possibility that they had to move house from a good neighbourhood to a bad neighbourhood due to her mother not being able to hold down a job?

Being skeptical is fine, but it just means you do not accept things without evidence. It does not mean you get to be an ass and start randomly insulting people.

Oh, and as for your complaint about rule 3, please read it again:

This includes unreasonable personal attacks on members
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Whilst making an insulting or impolite remark in a discussion is not covered by this rule, it is not recommended.

Your remark was completely unreasonable and uncalled for. obsessed_philosopher's may have been insulting, but it wasn't unreasonable (given what you had just said).

[Dotard]

Can't we all just get along?!


(Sorry, but it had to be said.)

[Matt85]

remind me not to share my woes with Ledo lol. And Obsessed Philosopher hang in there buddy I've just been through a rough patch and im finally getting to the light at the end. It takes time and a shitload of perseverance.

[Darwinian]

The guy calls me a dick (rule 3) and I get a warning. If you are going to administer, do it fairly and stop being a dickyourself.

Attacking me now are you? Who's next on your little list of diatribe?

Personally I think obsessed philosopher is a liar and is making up half his woes. They were living quite comfortably in their house, his brother dies, and the whole neighborhood all of a sudden falls apart. I don't buy the bullshit. You can if you want. I am skeptical.

How do you know she's lying, and why would you jump to that conclusion? As Adrian suggested, this was simply a cathartic exercise on her part to let off a bit of steam. Nothing I have ever read in her posts to date suggests that she likes to make things up or wants to be the centre of attention.

And why shouldn't she call you a dick after the way you treated her. Why should she take that kind of crap from anyone?

So we can't call bullshit on personal posts, just those about religion? I didn't see that in the rules.

You can call it on any post you like but * if you cannot present your point without insulting someone, you don't have a point worth presenting.

And one final point. If you are so profoundly insightful about her posts and think you can see and understand things that the rest of us mere mortals can't then the least you can do is get her gender right and stop referring to her as him.

* Section 3 of the rules

[LEDO]

I don't blame her calling you a dick though...what you said was unnecessarily rude and unprovoked IMO...it's not like she started the 'personal' shit.

EvF

HER??? That explains the emotional nonsense. Now I do feel like a dick or the knight (John Cleese) in Monthy Python who goes beserk and slaughters a wedding party, and says, "sorry, sorry."

[Overmars]

***due to the touchy-feeliness of this post, I will apologize ahead of time if I'm out of line anywhere. (to the moderators)



I don't like to face reality. I bury myself in philosophy (i.e., new age, religion, out-there shtick), fantasy novels where everyone is happy in the end, love stories, music, relationships, etc cetera...
But, eventually, what goes up must come down, and I really came down.
The other day, I was shown my family's finacial status that I was not previously aware of. I know that the economy has gone to SHITE, and that alot of people are getting laid off from work, but that isn't the thing that was really wrong.
My family would be FINE if my brother hadn't commited suicide. Two years ago, my mother was holding on to a steady job and bringing home a lot of money--we lived quite comfortably in this house, despite the fact that half the family members was being rushed to the hospital every week (car wreaks, ulcers...).
After my brother died, my mom couldn't hold on to her job. Her boss said she wasn't the same when she went back to work; wasn't as productive.
Where the hell is FAIR in that?!?!
But then again, who said life was fair?

So yeah. I don't like looking out the window at my neighbor's busted up cars with their recently slashed tires, the little kids fighting down the street, the drug deals going around my friends, and other friends that quit giving a damn.
But sooner or later, I'm gonna have to stand up and take a stand for what's right, even if I'm standing alone.

***I'm sorry for all the angst!

I understand you, I've been through a lot of shitty situations in my life, my childhood was basically a chain of depressing events, but you should never give up no matter what life throws at you, be optimistic, think positive and that will help you to get over your problems. In my case the tough times I went through only made me more stronger mentally and more mature, every time I think about my troubled past I remember the words: 'what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger".

[g-mark]

You should stand up.

[Kyuuketsuki]

You should stand up.

In church if so why(?) or on principle (in which case isn't it up to each to choose their own way)?

Kyu