Thought I's save you all some time...

[RNMOM]

After the CB Vent post, I thought I would air my dirty laundry and get it off my chest.

AHemm.. here goes.

I am an overweight, non smoking, non drinking, non drug using, DEMOCRAT agnostic. I drive only foreign cars and don't like country music or jazz. I have two teen boys who are severe underacheivers and don't even know how to spell honor roll. :rolleyes:
I used to work full time, sell tupperware, volunteer for several jobs on PTA and cubscouts but all that is behind me. I am a part time nurse and do nothing for noone any more.

I am sure I have given folks a reason to be unhappy with me...how about your?????

[Serena]

LOL, questions?? What are you still doing up??

[WillyJ]

You sell Tupperware????? :o


;)

:teeth:

[Goofball]

I like jazz

[RNMOM]

I was hungry and am scarfing down vanilla wafers before I go to bed!

I USED to sell Tupperware. I am still addicted. :rolleyes:

Come on, I thought one of you guys would jump on....;)

[Ricola]

I like tupperware. Except that hair brush thing. Those HURT!







And I like
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[KimRaye]

Originally posted by RNMOM
I am a part time nurse and do nothing for noone any more. Now, that's kinda scary! :eek: But, I think I get your drift.

I have upset a few/several that I know of but, it was all taken the wrong way. :( Again, to those of you, I apologize. Sometimes words are read wrong or, at the very least, the meaning behind them is read wrong. I've also done the same misinterpretation. It happens.

You want Imperfect to follow you RNMOM well, I'm IT!!!

IMPERFECT, checking in!! And, my list is LONGER than RNMOM's! :eek: :(

[Pooh93]

That's okay....I like you anyways!!! :D Even with all your imperfections!!!;)

I can probably race you for that #1 spot on the imperfections list too! My list is too long to list and I am too incoherent this time of the morning!!! :D

[bfeller]

:) You sound normal to me. Can you be my DIS friend?

[crazyme5kids]

Oh.......... I have you beat. Like you I am agnostic, used to work full time, don't smoke and I used to sell Tupperware and am the mother of some underacheivers! Here goes the differences! I am a liberal, used to sell Avon (what a disaster, I don't like make-up!), sold Longaberger Baskets, drive an old 1989 suburban, still have the habit of helping others(must be a genetic flaw), I do like to have a drink or two, have a tatoo and love it (can't convince my daughter to get one). I am not over weight, but oh that celulite............

[Lars624]

Nobody's Perfect:D
I gotta like anyone who is a fellow tupperware addict!

[CamColt]

LOL! I think youre prety cool! ;)
I wont dare tell you about myself since the last time I mentioned about how hard my "profession" is, I was jumped on all over the place. It was then I vowed not to mention that Im a **** ever again! :p

[year2late]

Originally posted by RNMOM
I am an overweight, non smoking, non drinking, non drug using, DEMOCRAT agnostic. I drive only foreign cars and don't like country music or jazz. I have two teen boys who are severe underacheivers and don't even know how to spell honor roll. :rolleyes:
I used to work full time, sell tupperware, volunteer for several jobs on PTA and cubscouts but all that is behind me. I am a part time nurse and do nothing for noone any more.

But do you have cats?

[Serena]

Okay, I'm overwieght, short, a democrat, a mom, I do drink, I don't smoke, I don't do recreational drugs, and I don't litter.
I have tons of questions about religion, the world, humanity, and just about everything else.
Both my girls are over-achievers in just about everything but that doesn't prevent them from getting into trouble. Or giving me gray hairs. Yep, I have them too, carefully hidden under the color I put in.

I have sold hamburgers, lingerie, Avon, Mary Kay, and worked at a daycare. I have taken care of other peoples' kids everywhere inbetween and now. I am officially a school crossing guard. Yep, I stop traffic, but I have to use a stop sign. lol
I volunteer at school for tons of stuff, and I drive my kids around so much I should paint my car yellow.
I have a dog, fish, newt and two, count them, TWO snakes. Red-tail boas to be exact. Nope, I never thought I would ever voluntarily have a snake in my house. It took my dd three years to convince me.
I've been married almost 20 years, but I don't know how long that's going to last.

I do have skeletons in my closet, but that's another thread.

[bfeller]

Gee, I want to know about the skeletons in your closet. What kind of skeletons do you have?

[bumcat]

ok, i'll join. I'm an overweigth, exsmoker, exdruggie (in my much younger days), only have a couple of margaritas now since I use to also drink too much,christian now (not to be confused with being a self righteous hypocrite), republican. I am baptist now but according to my psycho self righteous hypocrite dad and step mom, I will be going to hell because I no longer go to an assembly of God church and I married a catholic, my real mom was jewish, no wonder I was a mess. LOL!
I was in therapy for 4 yrs to figure out why i kept screwing up my life. now married 26 yrs, very stable, work full time, 3 kids they aren't over or under achievers, just average. my kids were in day care most of their lives, haven't seen the damage of that yet and they are 19,16 and 8.
And at the age of 45 I still listen to rock and alternative music. But I love my life and couldn't be happier these days.

[browneyes]

Originally posted by RNMOM
don't like country music
I think we're related.;)

[Serena]

the anorexic kind ;) :)

Okay for real. I was molested by my step-brother. I was verbally threatened by my uncle, and threatened with a knife by my cousin while the other two watched.

Later, I got pregnant by my bf and had an abortion.

That's it, all the skeletons.

[RNMOM]

Well, I had to look hard for this one.

I was feeling kinda disappointed in all the bashing of certain persons last night and thought I would give folks another target. LOL. Didn't work, I guess.

bfeller..yes, I would love to be DIS friends. Thanks

Camcolt..Pray tell what occupation is a ****? My imagination is waaaay to active to hazzard a guess.

Year2late... Yes, I have 2 cats and I will post lots and lots pictures of my furbabies when I can figure it out now that I have a digital camera. ;)

I don't like when people get picked on. I like being here and am often. Lets try to play nice. We all have lots of good things to share and lots of opinions. I know my feelings have been changed by others expression of their thoughts. What a wonderful place we have.

[jan/cape]

RNMOM, You are my hero!

I never went to college,married the boy next door when I was barely 22. I walked down the isle in a white dress and was 4 months pregnant. I hate 1 of my sister-in-laws, but I am good at pretending I don't.I divorced the self rightous son of a gun 2 years ago, and am now with a man I am Crazy about, he is the complete opposite of my ex..
I think in life we all need to take an honest look at ourselves. The good, the bad, and the ugly....we all have those qualities. Then we have to contend with the skeletons(relatives) in the closet ;)

[nativetxn]

You sound pretty cool to me, RNMOM, I, on the other hand, am fatally flawed.

I'm overweight and I don't have a career :rolleyes: My only child is grown up and actually likes me, now there's a flaw for you.


{{{HUGS}}} sweetie, I think you're great :)

[Deb in IA]

Great thread, RNMOM!

I, for one, TRY to see the good in everyone. It's just that for some, you have to look a bit harder than for others . . .

[jan/cape]

Just had to add....I have been told I am an extrovert.
I talk a lot.
But I am a good person!!
Which I believe is the most important quality of all.

[EROS]

RNMOM, you sound almost SAINTLY compared to a despicable character around here who loves animals, drives an old Volvo, and is a diehard RED SOX fan. Discretion prevents me from sharing his name...........;)

[tc]

I understand what you're trying to do, and I think it's great. If we can't see ourselves as equals, despite our differences, how can we call this a family. I may not agree with the way you believe or how you might want to live you life, but it's not my place to pass judgment. Especially on a Internet board. We don't know what is really going on in everyone's lives, or why they do what they do.

As for me, I am underweight and undernourished (long story), I don't drink, don't smoke, don't do drugs. I am a Christian, Republican, conservative, but I have many friends who are not. I stayed at home till my girls were in high school, and now I work for a divorce attorney. I have been married to my best friend for 22 years. I have had 4 years of intense counseling to combat a sexual assault when I was 12, I was bulimic most of my high school and young adult years. My parents were divorced and I haven't spoken to my dad in 15 years. My girls pay for their own college even though I could have it I hadn't bought a new car and DVC. I don't make friends easily, and don't like pets (none, no dogs, cats, snakes, gerbils, birds, fish, etc.) Don't like the mess and don't like the time it takes to care for them. I am considering getting a tattoo, and love riding motorcycles.

[RNMOM]

Eros, honey, you are my hero. Can you teach me how to get all those great pictures? Uh, not the ones of the bikini babes, the OTHER ones? :rolleyes:

tc...I forgot to add my 7 years in therapy for incest survivorship. Been through the trenches too. Perhaps that is why I dislike judging people. There is so much that lies beneath the little bit each of us allows other to see.

I really appreciate all the warm fuzzys here today. Thanks guys.

[Disney845]

Well I guess we all have less in common than I thought. I am very tall and slender (a model's build really), I have long blond hair, piecing blue eyes, and could look good in a potato sack, of course I have much better fashion sense than that and would never be caught dead wearing anything that wasn't overpriced by at least $165.00. I was educated at the best private schools, where I was class president, head cheerleader, and the prom queen. I also happened to be # 1 in my class ranking due to my very high intelligence. I don't like foreigners, poor people, stupid people, or anyone that listens to country music. I generously contribute to all the important causes in life. I live in a home that was once featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, where I throw lavish parties for dignitaries, celebrities, and other beautiful people like myself. If you have not received an invitation it is most likely because I am a stuck up snob and none of you are good enough to enter my home. I drive a car that you would all envy and have to save for 5 and 1/2 years to even start a lease for. I hope that I haven't offended any of you little people out there, and will be looking forward to seeing you at the drive through window of McDonald's in the future. Oh and so I will be able to save you the trouble, "No, I do not want fries with that" at least one of us on this board has to stay slim and beautiful and I have elected myself!

Good Day! (you may now grovel at my feet)














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[glo]

I am the queen of imperfect..ask my DH....lol
I too think we are realted!!! :)

[CamColt]

You guys are cracking me up!!! What a great thread. :)

Ok, RNMom, this is for your eyes only....Im a SAHM. But shhhhhh, dont tell anyone since some people seem to have a big problem with it.

Since everyone else is confessing, Ill go for it too. I dont smoke and I dont like being around it when I eat. I do have a few drinks about once a week. Im not registered to vote. After 13 years of Catholic school I dont go to church. I dont like animals(we do have fish though). I didnt want to sit with other people at dinner when we went on our Disney cruise(which BTW, we went on without our kids). And to really push people over the edge, I followed the dress code. Im a soccer mom who drives a mini suv. And worst of all, I spend way too much time on the Dis when I should be playing with my kids.

[tnkrbell]

Ok well I am an ex anorexic bulimic!! I drink wine and love it!! Dont smoke. Havent excerised in a year!! was in really bad debt up intill a few months ago (charge cards)
Grew up in a catholic home but have not been in a catholic church in too many years to count. (bad experience with the Catholic church)
So can I join this unperfect yet great group?? :D
Oh I have cellulite and stretchmarks also!! :smooth:

[tnkrbell]

Ok well I am an ex anorexic bulimic!!(8 years ago) I drink wine and love it!! Dont smoke. Havent excerised in a year!! was in really bad debt up untill a few months ago (charge cards) (I am out of debt now thank goodness but it took a good 4 years to get out!!)
I only work 16 hours a week. And I am also a GASP SAHM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol :D
So can I join this imperfect yet great group?? :D
Oh I have cellulite and stretchmarks also!! :)

[catsrule]

I have cats.

[tnkrbell]

Oh and if you all dont know by now I cant spell worth anything!!! :)

[mamajoan]

ROTFLMAO.. OF COURSE ONLY AFTER I SAID 'IF NOT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD...'

Oh my, I feel as if I am in Catholic School again, standing in line waiting for my confession to be heard....

BLESS ME DISSERS FOR.......

I, Joan, am overweight, neuroticaly neat, hobble short distances, I have an uncontrolled need to be helpful and nuturing.. to the point of enabling............. I also am a screamer when I am angry.

I am also proud to say that I am something a little rare...
I am both an adoptive parent AND a birth mother.

RNMOM, I gotta tell you, I often look for your post responses as they are interesting and well thought.

I am certainly enjoying this thread a great deal

[Blondie]

Okay, since everyone is airing their dirty laundry so to speak....I could stand to lose 10-15 pounds (and I'm working on it) I curse like a drunken sailor when I'm mad and I rarely attend mass (working on that one too!)

I'm lazy, and I just might give you the evil eye if I think you look better than me! ;) ;)

I have a few skeletons in the closet ;) that fly out every once in a while--but they always come back home to rest again (I have them properly trained.)

Oh yeah, and I have an ADHD son who's on medication during the school year, so sue me.

Who is next? :cool:

[debster812]

:stands up and wildly applauds RNMOM for starting this:

and everyone else for jumping in:

My Turn:

I am also a bit overweight, work outside the home, and my 5YO DS has been in a day care center since he was 16 months old! *gasp* I enjoy my career and I LOVE my son and DH!
DH and I have been through a bit of a rough patch due to totally polar opposite schedules.
I don't smoke, will occasionally have a drink, and will eat too much stuff that is too bad for me.
I am not as patient as I could be, don't go to church often enough.
I would rather read anything than do housework or laundry (fortunately, DH likes it) and I love to cook.

[Robinrs]

I have so many skeletons from my "former" life I would burn my keyboard telling all of them... :rolleyes:

I grew up in the ghettos of Brooklyn hiding from my hoodlum friends that I was a "genius". I was a gang leader and graduated at the top of my class, talk about two faced! I pointed to kids I didn't like and they got beat up, BAD. It was my idea of power back then...

I remained a virgin and a teetotaler through the crazy 70s, but kept it a secret from my "cool friends". To the world I was a tough cookie but at home I was my Daddy's little girl. It was for survival, it was kill or be killed, ridicule or be ridiculed.

I went to a mostly Jewish school so I know more about Jews than blacks, which is what I am, by the way. I have dated every kind of man, I used to say everything but a monk, but managed to date one of those in my 20s. I even dated a member of the mob, who killed someone to get out of the mob because I asked him to get out before he was killed himself.

Through this all I was an atheist, then an agnostic. I had no use for the bible, thought it was a joke. I read it and knew it so I could throw it in the stupid "religious" people's faces. I just knew I knew better.

At the age of 30 I thought it was time to have a baby. It was my idea. I chose the cutest guy I knew and got pregnant. I lost my son 3 days after he was born.

I remember hearing someone screaming after my son died. It was me. I was watching Tina Turner singing the Beatles"Help". I remember begging for someone to PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. It was the day I found my best friend. Jesus.

Since then I have spent my life trying to help and uplift others. I became a grief counselor and counseled women who had lost babies. I look for mothers and babies that need my help. It is my calling.

Since that day I found my best friend, I was given the right to be the mother of a wonderful boy named Michael. He has made my life worthwhile, and I no longer feel the need to hurt people to feel special. He teaches me everyday how to make people feel better, not worse.

If you still ask questions, I'll tell you what my 83 year old Daddy tells me... "keep living".

You'll get the answers.... ;)

[Robinrs]

... oh and yes, I have THREE beautiful cats! :bounce:

[ugadog99]

This is a great thread! Ok, I am a single mom with two DD (8 and 11). The eight year old drives me CRAZY!!!!! Although I have known it for a while, she has recently been diagnosed ADHD and will begin Adderall next Monday. I am REALLY hoping things will start improving with medication. I am a teacher who is suffering from SEVERE burnout. However, with 18 years of teaching behind me, I can hardly think about a career change now. My 11 year old is gifted and also a handful. She and I don't clash as much as the 8 year old and I do. I, like many others, am overweight. At one point in my life I lost close to 100 pounds. Unfortunately, I did it for the love of a man and when the man went, some of the ponds came back. I was widowed at age 30 with a 3 year old and was 6 months pregnant. Since that time, I have dated two men very seriously. Both of them were drunks and were physically and mentally abusive. In my brilliant judgement, I married the second drunk. Fortunately, I regained my senses and dumped the idiot. I prefer to think of myself as a widow not a divorcee. I would like to erase the entire second marriage from my mind. I am totally addicted to Disney, dachshunds, my girls, and UGA football! So, now you know all about me. :o

[jan/cape]

WOW robinrs, I think you have opened your soul to us. Can you hear me applaud you ??
It must have been so difficult to hide who you really were as a child, but like you said it was to survive.
I admire you for being so honest.
Jan

[Tony-NJ]

I'll just say I'm perfect and leave it at that LOL!

:eek: :eek:

Actually, I'm overweight, i SMOKE, I drink sometimes on weekends, or on vacation. ( I love the Rose & Crown Pub). ;) I've done the drugs years ago, I think I turned out OK. I live with my partner of 7 years Very happy together. I have an OK job, I sometimes talk on the cell phone while driving and I havn't registered to vote since moving to NJ.

RNMOM - if anyone gives you any trouble - send them my way;)

[snoopy]

ROFL!

I'd probably be a full time smoker and an alcoholic drug addict if I didn't get bored so quickly. :rolleyes: I get tired of anything after awhile, so I only smoke when I drink and I only drink when I'm bored. I smoked a whole lot of pot when I was a teenager, until I finally decided that I wouldn't accomplish anything by sitting around my basement doing bong hits and watching cartoons and All My Children. I gave it up, but ocassionally I think about it and miss the old days of being oblivious.

I'm a Yellow Dog Democrat living in a town full of conservatives and I'm always the one at every party who gets into it with one of them. People still invite me to their parties, I guess I'm like the novelty.

I'm terribly anal retentive. If you come to my house and eat dinner, I will more than likely take your plate before you are done eating I am so much in a hurry to get it washed.

I'm almost always late for apppointments and I don't think I have ever been on time for work in 9 years. I just saw on TV the other day that this is a sign of someone who is a selfish egotistical person, so I guess I am that too.

I do love my family and my friends and will go to bat for anyone that I love. I'm loyal to the core, have a tendency to run my mouth when I'm challenged, and snort when I laugh.

Ahhh, how therapeutic that was! Who's next?

[Blondie]

Originally posted by snoopy
I'm terribly anal retentive. If you come to my house and eat dinner, I will more than likely take your plate before you are done eating I am so much in a hurry to get it washed.

OMG Snoopy, you just described my mother-in-law! Must be an italian thing, huh?;)

[Rexfan]

Fun....I tend to be irresponsible, unorganized, and you can probably slide me into the "agnostic" category. I'm 31 and I still love punk rock and if you're into a last minute road trip-I'm there! My car is incredibly messy, and I'm married to a neat-freak.:rolleyes: One of my best friends refers to me as a "Dirty Hands Liberal", and I think this board is so cool. Where else could you find such diversity?

Oh yeah, I love beer and sometimes revert to smoking if I've had a few. :o

[Saffron]

Hmmm. Let's see. I quit high school, took off across the country to California, came back, lived in a commune for 3 months. It took me 9 years to work my way through community college because I worked full time and went to school part time. Oh, what's even worse is that I love community college and am a big advocate of it. I weight lift but I'm not a body builder. I like to wear skirts and dresses more than shorts or pants. I have some gray hair starting to show, I am obsessed with the kitchen counters being clean and I don't have a creative bone in my body.

I try to always treat others with love and respect, but I'm human and as you can see, I'm not perfect, by any stretch of the imagination.

[Goofyposter]

Groosch...I waz the poster child fer a perfect childhood...that came back to haunt me in a number of ways...I ballooned up to the size of a mid-sized moose....I drank and smoked....I basically hated myself....my Dad died suddenly...and after a 'joy ride' thur college...I was forced into the 'real world'....I hated that too...'cause I still hated myself for my size....at sum point...and I'm nert sure where or why....perhaps God (sorry to those whom that might offend)...I realized that life was to a large degree what I made of it....years later...and almost 150 pounds less, later....I began to think I was "ok"....I found the most wonderful person in the world..despite my phyiscal problems....got married....started to seriously take care of myself....got into an 'extra martial affair' with becoming healthy...and have not regreted it since....flame away

[BWVDenise]

Some skeletons will STAY in the closet!
Otherwise, I was raised Catholic and am now atheist (after trying for several years to BELIEVE-- it just didn't happen).
I'm a mom because I chose to be-- through adoption, though I have been on antidepressants for panic and depression since my hysterectomy. The meds seem to keep those feelings of failure at bay...
I work a few hours on the weekends, otherwise a SAHM. I would adopt more kids if we had the finances and the patience, but my nerves would probably fry...
I despise smoking, have a dog, DIS way too much, and try to figure things out that most people probably never even give a second thought to! Oh, and I seem to be a Republican although most of my neighbors are Dems. I drink frequently, but not to the extreme. I didn't have contact with my parents for 11 yrs but have mended the relationship.
I am really lucky to have married my best friend. OK, I'll shut up before you get totally bored!;)

[jsmith]

ok I'll play-I am an overweight middle aged Practicing Catholic. I work for a company I hate (anyone see dateline on sunday?) doing a job I love. I am registered as a republican but have voted the issues in every election since I turned 18. I have a great relationship with my parents,my inlaws, and my brother altho I can take or leave my SIL. I have been married for 19 years to a really good man who deserves better and God has blessed me with two sons any parent would be proud of and I still feel like I am not good enough and it will all go away some day.

[Blondie]

Originally posted by Goofyposter
got into an 'extra martial affair' with becoming healthy...and have not regreted it since....flame away

Just out of curiosity here....(yeah, yeah I've heard the one about curiosity and the cat.....);)...which one have you not regretted, the becoming healthy, or the 'extra martial affair'????

Did you mean martial as in the martial arts....or marital as in being married? :D

[Goofyposter]

Sawree Blondie...yer know my spill'in skills! ;)

I meant 'both'...I meant that becoming healthy, was/is my 'extra martial' affair'!!! :)

and I certainly do not regret it ( or git'in married either! ) :)....hope this helps! :)

[Blondie]

Ah ha! Gotchya! :D

[RNMOM]

Wow what an interesting bunch of people.

I guess I left out my wayward ways of the 70's.:rolleyes: Nuff said. Life was very different then.

I too have a DH of nearly 24 years that deserves better. He is very tall and thin, I am very much the opposite. There is a 14 inch height difference and a lot more than that in waist sizes.

I have just one request. I would love if none of us ever feels we have to appologize for our belief in God or non belief. We just shouldn't have to. Right?

We are who we are and we are great. We are the DIS.

[Deb in IA]

Well put, RNMOM.

By the way, my wonderful DH is 13 inches taller than me. I would love to be able to look him in the eye on a dance floor (on the rare occasions when we dance) instead of his middle shirt button.

[Deb in IA]

Well put, RNMOM.

By the way, my wonderful DH is 13 inches taller than me. I would love to be able to look him in the eye on a dance floor (on the rare occasions when we dance) instead of his middle shirt button.

[bumcat]

Well put, RN. I for one will never apologize for my beliefs or my questioning God at times. I respect others in their beliefs and would never try to persuade them to belief the same as I. I wouldn't like it if someone did that to me.
As far as the 70's sometimes I wonder how I even made it during that time period.
I do read some of the religious threads that get started because I feel so dumb in that area. I enjoy reading wdwhounds threads on religion, sad to say he and one other person is the only one out there that are "nice" about explaining their beliefs without insulting others, most christians dont know how to do that.

[leahannpen]

Wow! Great thread. Seems rather theraputic....

I should lose about 20 pounds. (working on it)
Both my parents are/were alchoholics. Dad's gone almost 2 years now because of it. Brother's well on his way.
I work full time and don't like my job. I wish I was a SAHM for my DS 15 months.
I am a Luthern but yet I still have questions about religion... I'm very confused. So sue me!
I love country music!!!!!!!
I too like to drink and sometimes even have a cigarette when I drink. Although I do keep tabs on the drinking part. I usually only have drinks on weekends. But, I've been known to have a beer after work once in a while.
I was a bad student and skipped school all the time.
I'm not real good at following throught with stuff I start.
I love to read.
I'm not at all creative.
I DIS from work.
I have squeezed an extra adult in my room at WDW! OH-NO!

Boy I could go on and on. Thanks for letting us have a thread where we can say how we feel without too much of a fear of being judged for saying it. Rather refreshing. Hope I didn't offend anyone too much or sound too much like a hypocryte. (sp?)

[RNMOM]

Naah Leah, you sound just right to me.

I have enjoyed this very much. ;)