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I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

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Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.

Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.

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It's apparently the original way to spell it when Ashely started being used as a name... then people got lazy and switched "leigh" in pretty much every name with "y". But's it's going to be hell to spell when she's older. We have a confusing last name too. It'll be like I have to do with my name. "(So and so name) with a K, right off the bat) I looked into it, my family is literally the only one with that last name. Why can't my last name be Smith?

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my last name could have been 'scott' Razz but instead i got one most people cant prounounce hahaha

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My last name is quite possibly the easiest one to make fun of in the whole history of mankind with the exception one one (Cass-collin will the yellow phone cover) I crack up poor kid

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7 page welcome thread...

Eh, you pass. I'm not gonna creep you out.

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damn it devon look what you did! Biggrin

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AWOL Wrote:7 page welcome thread...

Eh, you pass. I'm not gonna creep you out.

You obviously didn't read the other six pages-- it is quite difficult to creep me out!

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And you obviously misread my post.

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Which I often do myself...Welcome by the way. (Lateness for the win)

Someone dear to me once said "We are the light." But, if that's true, then why am I still searching?
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AWOL Wrote:And you obviously misread my post.
RIght you are, My apologies

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It's a common thing. I just think AWOL has a funny way of wording things.

Someone dear to me once said "We are the light." But, if that's true, then why am I still searching?
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Since I have a very monotone voice, I rely on stressing key parts of a sentence for people to completely grasp the meaning of my statements.

Also, I talk in a convoluted fashion, so people tend to just skip over like 90% of the small words in my sentences which can lead to some mild confusion.

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Well, I shall be more careful to listen 100% next time! Btw, I am rather fond of you signature

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didnt HeartOfShadows write that? Biggrin

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itsurgrlcass Wrote:didnt HeartOfShadows write that? Biggrin

Quite observant. It actually settled an argument between myself and someone else.

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This is... the best thread.

Which I will probably post in 4 other threads today too.

Anyhow welcome.

Anything that ever happened or will... one condition, it has to be amazing.

I gave her wings but she don't wanna fly no more.

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll away
Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
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Pointless bump?

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Not really.

Anything that ever happened or will... one condition, it has to be amazing.

I gave her wings but she don't wanna fly no more.

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Yeah really. At least I'm bumping with the purpose of getting my post count up.

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I loled.

Actually I hadn't seen the thread at all since I'd last been on.

Anything that ever happened or will... one condition, it has to be amazing.

I gave her wings but she don't wanna fly no more.

I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
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Ooo, I'm just sittin' on the dock of the bay
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That would make sense.

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Well, whether its mostly bumping or conversation, I'd say eight pages on a welcome thread makes a person feel loved!

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Off-topic for the win.

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I hate new people

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Jesusaurisrex Wrote:I hate new people
Thanks for giving this site a welcome feel for new members.

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(11-27-2011 10:52 AM)Efs Wrote:  Our Army is more professional than Amerika. Smile
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Such is the word of the Lord, our God.

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The Desert Fox Wrote:
Jesusaurisrex Wrote:I hate new people
Thanks for giving this site a welcome feel for new members.

they actually do stuff, it pisses me off. once again, this is a place of buttsecs and faggotry, we dont need productivity here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmXMA34CeoQ
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AWOL Wrote:Such is the word of the Lord, our God.

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Jesusaurisrex Wrote:
The Desert Fox Wrote:
Jesusaurisrex Wrote:I hate new people
Thanks for giving this site a welcome feel for new members.

they actually do stuff, it pisses me off. once again, this is a place of buttsecs and faggotry, we dont need productivity here.

Dutifully noted!

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Well, the real rule would be; don't fake productivity. Don't post useless shit under the guise of news or production.

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BREAKING NEWS!

some guy in russia killed a dog, god what a dick! lets talk about how much we love dogs and how fucking gay we are

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