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Post by crushy on Dec 18, 2008 11:11:25 GMT -5
NINE WORDS WOMEN USE
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
(6) That's Okay: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').
(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying< /B> F-- YOU!
(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.
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Post by amola on Dec 18, 2008 11:26:57 GMT -5
i absolutely love this one!!!!
#9 is quite common around this house........lol
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Post by kittenhart on Dec 18, 2008 21:05:42 GMT -5
I was laughing at this too. ;D
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Post by jules on Dec 18, 2008 23:56:54 GMT -5
Yeah, I am guilty of ALL of these. ;D Except I beg to differ with the translation of "fine." "Fine" means "I am far from fine, but you are going to have to suck up to me big time to get out of me what is really bothering me, or leave me the hell alone."
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Post by Phyxius on Dec 19, 2008 2:33:08 GMT -5
Hmmm... I've been told that the two deadliest words to come out of my mouth are, "Alright - FINE." Translation: I've tried to be nice, I've tried to avoid the verbal evisceration you so richly deserve, but you obviously are too stubborn or too stupid to take the hint. Soooooooo... And then it's time to run from the dragon or invest in aloe vera...
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Post by crushy on Dec 19, 2008 8:29:04 GMT -5
Hmmm... I've been told that the two deadliest words to come out of my mouth are, "Alright - FINE." Translation: I've tried to be nice, I've tried to avoid the verbal evisceration you so richly deserve, but you obviously are too stubborn or too stupid to take the hint. Soooooooo... And then it's time to run from the dragon or invest in aloe vera... Your ex trained you well (I say that jokingly). 'Fine' was my favorite. I couldn't relate to the 5 more min of game before time to help around the house one. He wouldn't let me buy him a leather LazyBoy to watch college football in. I'd love the time to have him in that chair, give him something to eat and clean or garden. He's 6'5", so recliners that fit are rare. I'm 5'2", so I have a heck of a time getting in and out of it (but he loves it and it's his). He got one off of Craig's list and I've nick-named that thing 'Archy'. I love him, but that thing is going in his 'man-cave' when we get married. I must love him to death because I've actually thought about Frazier's dad's raggedy recliner and thought it could actually be an endearing part of our union. Yep, I've got it bad. Just picture Monk living w/ Frazier's dad, recliner and dog. We are a match made in heaven. ;D
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Post by amola on Dec 19, 2008 9:23:44 GMT -5
Just picture Monk living w/ Frazier's dad, recliner and dog. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my husband can be very monk-like, especially about certain things. i'm more of a slob at heart, although i've gotten better.
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Post by crushy on Dec 19, 2008 10:13:22 GMT -5
Just picture Monk living w/ Frazier's dad, recliner and dog. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my husband can be very monk-like, especially about certain things. i'm more of a slob at heart, although i've gotten better. See, I knew I loved ya for a reason, I guess opposites attract. I take Prozac for my OCD. A friend of mine with a young teen son gives it to him and tells him it's vitamins... works wonders on some. My sons and fiance will ask me within 12 hrs of a missed dose if I took my medicine. I think it has something with seeing a crumb on the coffee table through the light of the TV. I just can't settle down until it's gone. I have a 16 yr old that is a neat freak (moved plants and chairs back at 2 1/2 when I'd moved them for a Tupperware party) and then there is my 13 yr old son...Tornado follows him. You just follow the trail and pray for a good ending. The great thing is...they are over 3 yrs apart, total opposites and I haven't seen them fight for over 2 1/2 yrs. I have to break them up from sneaking into the other's bedroom after bedtime to talk, play video games, share music and art, etc...little farts!! How can you really be mad? So, Amola, what is your husband's number? Mine is 3, Rosie O's is 7...
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Post by rocko on Dec 19, 2008 10:40:05 GMT -5
They are trying to diagnose my 5 year old with OCD. They want to medicate him and I won't let him. He makes it just fine and only has melt downs once in a while.
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Post by crushy on Dec 19, 2008 10:49:41 GMT -5
I don't know how I missed #8. My ex hated it when I said, 'Whatever'. In the past 4 yrs, I honestly don't recall ever saying 'whatever' to W. It must have been a Troy thing.
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Post by crushy on Dec 19, 2008 11:01:10 GMT -5
They are trying to diagnose my 5 year old with OCD. They want to medicate him and I won't let him. He makes it just fine and only has melt downs once in a while. Really, Rocko? If I remember correctly, your son also has autism? I don't advocate medicating when not necessary. My friend ran a daycare out of her home (hence our friendship other than neighbors) and he couldn't even sit in their van if her purse was in there if it had been in the daycare room. He was going through a full bottle of anti-bacterial stuff just to get through the day. He even ran it through his hair. His goal in counseling was to sit for 1 min on the family room couch and he couldn't do it. Now that he's a little older (16), he's finally able to raionalize some of it, but still obsesses. Of course, he also realizes Prozac is not vitamins. He's a darling kid that has not spent the night at anyone else's house but mine (not even cousins) for his entire life. It kinda scared me because I had to learn how to give insulin injections, test him and watch for signs of diabetic coma. Rocko, I think you're wise to weigh on the cautious side before medicating. When OCD runs your life, I think that's when to consider other alternatives, but until then, if it's not...why medicate? PM me if you'd like.
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Post by amola on Dec 19, 2008 11:19:44 GMT -5
So, Amola, what is your husband's number? Mine is 3, Rosie O's is 7... number? huh?
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Post by crushy on Dec 19, 2008 17:45:17 GMT -5
So, Amola, what is your husband's number? Mine is 3, Rosie O's is 7... number? huh? Oh, I'm still in too much denial to quote research, but personal experience and just stuff you hear (friends, celebrities, etc) makes you aware those with diagnosed OCD generally have a #. Again, I have nothing to back my words up. I just know when I was about 8 and really stressed, I thought if I moved my foot once and not in 3s or sets of 3s would change time and events. When I haven't taken my Prozac or am really tired, if I lift a finger once, I have to do it 3 times. Then I have to do it in 3 sets of 3s because 2 sets of 3s is not divisible by 3. I can go all night... I know it makes no sense, but that is why they call it a disorder. Frustrates the hell out of me when my mom says, 'how can you have OCD and not do this perfectly?' What?! Yep, I'll take that one to counseling this week. It manifests in unlimited ways. I have a neighbor that will literally stand w/ her arm in her mailbox for hours worried she's not getting all of her mail. Now, that makes no sense to me, but if I open a taco sauce packet on any other end than right side up, top to the left, all hell is going to break loose?! Makes no sense to others, but it does to me. I have the most awesome sons, they have learned to put every single can, sauce bottle, pop bottle, shampoo bottle, box - label forward. I'm not making fun, but recall someone on Ojar that obsessively collected cat foods, but didn't have any cats...or collected every color of Crayon since the beginning of Crayon time. It's like if you don't accomplish (CONTROL) the certain things, your fate is going to be compromised. That's why I say there may come a point where OCD runs your life. My friend's son is doing better after his therapist told her that when he became sick of being controlled, he'd make some changes, but not until then because it 'worked for him'. Rocko, please PM me. I'm no expert by any means and again, it's more just living it, not ready to research it. I know you're a great mom. I just hope I can cast some kind of insight on the anxiety that can physically manifest whether it's real or not... T
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Post by amola on Dec 19, 2008 17:47:19 GMT -5
oooooohhhhhhhhh i get it!
i don't know that he has a number - and technically he's not ocd (at least not diagnosed) but he sometimes acts that way. his thing is laundry - i won't even go into the way that he does it, but it drives me insane!
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Post by rocko on Dec 22, 2008 9:51:43 GMT -5
I do believe some kids need medication. I don't think that there are very many that do though. I think that most kids behavioral problems can be helped with more activities and lots of patience.
Kyle is functioning well. Vanderbilt said they are not sure if he has autism or not. They want to retest him at a later date. They think he is just a genius. Kyle took part in a clinical trial of a new product to help with listening and The psychologist that read over his files is the one who wants to medicate him with a low dose of something. I said no. He was disappointed. He really thinks it would help Kyle. Even if it would help Kyle I would prefer him learn to deal with his issues without medication. He may be able to work through everything and learn to be normal all on his own.
Unless someone has a child that has "issues" they don't notice Kyle's irregular behaviors.
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