B!TC# IT OUT!

[Shimmer Mermaid]

Western

[Seatan]

Aw sorry I might have been interested if it was English--unfortunately I don't ride Western. It sucks that people are trying to undercut you. In the English world sometimes it seems all anyone cares about is how expensive your tack is.

[Shimmer Mermaid]

*slams head into desk* i hate that there are 0 english riders around here. -_-

[PearlieMae]

I asked my beau if he prefers to ride Western or English.

He said he prefers "bareback"!

[Shimmer Mermaid]

Your beau is Fabio? Lol
I have 4 saddles already not including the one im selling , rather nice ones, and i still prefer to not ride with one!

[Talia]

Its sad when CHILDREN understand the price of a good saddle vs. an adult.

I don't think it is a question of them not knowing the value. I think they know the value very well, but they are just hoping that you are just desperate enough for money that you will sell it for cheap.

I'm so sorry about that. People are just ugh!

[shimmygoddess]

I would not normally post on this thread, but I am devastated. We have been planning a trip up North to visit all my family and see my Nana, who is not doing well. I lost my grandfather last July and never got to see him before he passed and have had alot of feelings of guilt ever since for not visiting sooner. The main reason for this trip was to see her. I found out today from my Uncle how she is not doing well at all mentally and is unstable and depressed and doesn't want to do anything or see anyone. I am so devastated. I talked to my dad and he told me not to worry and that I did reach out to her and she knows I love her, but I feel so bad. I know I need to suck it up and that it is her issue, and how she is having a hard time coping with his loss but I am not sure how to get over my feelings of guilt, now knowing I will never see her again...sad and devasted

[PearlieMae]

Can't you go anyway? I think you might regret it a long time if you don't.

[shimmygoddess]

She had been living in CT w/ my other uncle, but recently went back to VT. Originally we didnt plan to go to VT at all, but just worked it in to the trip. I think there was a blow out b/t her and my other uncle (b/c she is in a funk and doesnt want to do anything or talk to anyone-they keep telling her to do stuff and see people) and since he wasnt going to be around I think she told him she didnt' want us to come. She has actually done that too most of my cousins too. We are still going to go to CT to see all my other family. I feel the worst b/c I wanted to go years ago, and we kept putting it off, b/c of the long car ride and the kids being small. And now I wish we sucked it up and went then when I could have seen both of my grandparents happy. If she doesnt want to see me, I will respect that. It is just so hard and I just feel so hurt.

Can't you go anyway? I think you might regret it a long time if you don't.

[Starfrit]

Just wanted to clarify, now that I'm back and reading through some folks' responses/concerns:

1) I have no problem with the worldwide kink community as a whole... It's just the local community who are full of terrible people. A disturbingly high percentage of people who actually attend munches and meet'n'greets here are notorious for using the "BDSM" umbrella as an excuse to prey on and abuse naive newcomers whose only knowledge of the kink world is from Fifty Shades of Grey (uuuugggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh). Many are registered sex offenders and I know at least four people personally who have been caught grooming underaged partners. That said, there ARE a lot of really good people in the local community... Unfortunately, that's not the crowd my sister prefers to hang out with.

2) No, I would absolutely never ever ever ACTUALLY spread my sister's photos around, especially to try and get her fired. It's a huge invasion of her privacy and I know she would never to do that to me. It's just one of those imaginary scenarios that I think about sometimes on the same level as "I could totally rob this bank" or "this guy is such a jerk I could definitely reach out and punch him in the face." There's a part of me somewhere that admits it COULD be satisfying, bit obviously it's a dick move and I'd never actually seriously consider doing it.

Besides, doing something like that wouldn't just get her fired, it would completely and totally DESTROY her career, and likely make it near-impossible for her to find another decent job anywhere near her field again. She's an idiot and a cokehead, but I still don't think she deserves that.

I am seriously considering the police angle, and have contacts/necessary home addresses on record if it comes to that. It's definitely something I'd need to talk about with my parents and my other sister first, though.

[Seatan]

My baby is going to get microchipped, and I am feeling so guilty and upset. It's the only way to get him a Pet Passport so he can join me in my new life in the Caribbean. But it doesn't seem right to inject something the size of a grain of rice into his little chest. He's going to have anesthesia but I am still sick with worry. I love him so much, the idea of the little jerkwad in pain makes me want to simultaneously cry and puke.

[Shimmer Mermaid]

He is such a cutie!!!!! I dont blame you, but i think it would hurt him more emotionally if he didnt get to be with you!

[Merman Dan]

I can't imagine why this song has been stuck in my head, today...

[Merman Chatfish]

3rd night in a row my depression has been acting up. Loneliness sucks.

[Echidna]

Parrots need to be microchipped too?

That's terrible.
It's bad enough for dogs and cats, and those have a bit more body mass and fat layers.
But a bird? holy carp.

[SINicallyTwisted]

*curse word* *curse word* Jem Trailer *curse word* *curse word* *growl*

http://sinicallytwsted.livejournal.com/899135.html

[Merman Arion]

I don't mean to play dumb but what's wrong with this trailer??

[MermaidCelesteFL]

I think it's because they turned Jem into this over-dramatic love story with a character that never existed in the cartoon series.

[SeaGlass Siren]

THEY REMOVED SYNGERGY AND THE MISFITS.

AND THEY REMOVED THE MAGIC.

[Mermaid Freyja]

The Jem movie: I have had ALL the sadness over this, all week :-(
It's a totally different story in Jem-ish costuming.
No action, no rock-n-roll, no sci-fi, no strength. No Synergy.
It's another punch in the guts, on top of the Black Widow/Avengers BS.