'I met my wife through her cousin, who was my next-door neighbor.  Me and her cousin used to hang out and smoke weed all the time, and she had a house-party one night, and that's where I met my girl. ...|||I suppose that I wouldn't expect a person to understand, unless they have the rationale to place themselves into the other person's shoes, and experience what they have experiencing.  Imagine that...|||Yah I guess I could make them myself, but I'm too lazy to do that.  I just want to take them out of the box and stick em in the oven.|||I'm sure that won't be a problem.  Neither my wife nor I are very restrictive people; I'm all for letting people do whatever they want to do - as long as it does not infringe upon another person's...|||So, I wake up this morning, and retrieve the morning newspaper from the lawn outside (where else would a lawn be, duhh). I'm perusing through the ads, to see which grocery store I shall do my weekly...|||I shall invent a personality test for babies then.  I'll put it on okcupid.com so that everybody can find out their babies' personality type as well.  One of the questions would be:  If you put on...|||That in love feeling is merely the result of the hormone oxytocin.  It is also released during labor in the female pregnancy process.  Oxytocin is responsible for the feelings of trust, bonding,...|||I love the stooges, and slapstick comedy.  One of my favorite channels is TCM, especially when they show the old comedies.|||Thanks, and I can't wait!  I don't expect it to be too difficult.  Sure, the first few years will be a challenge, but I'm up for a good challenge.  I'm incredibly laid back and accepting of things...|||Old enough to know better, still too young to care :)|||i'm INTP; she's INTJ; will definitely be interesting.|||I think it's just and dandy.  What do you think about it?|||heh, I can definitely related to this one.  When my wife got home from yesterday, I told her about my latest findings on amazon that I had ordered, and tried to explain my excitement to her, but it...|||No idea how I adjusted.  When she told me that she might be pregnant, I felt strangely excited - kind of a nervous feeling - butterflies and knots in my stomach.  The entire trip to the store, this...|||Thanks :)  It's a passion of mine.  If I weren't so lazy, and could actually finish something that I started, I could one day fulfill my dream of being a published author.  Until then, I make due...|||Ignore all previous advice.  Bake us brownies, cupcakes, apple pie, and just because it's the season for it, tons of pumpkin pie!  I, for one, would listen to whatever you have to say if you brought...|||Well, I've always said that I don't want children.   My wife has known the entire time that we've been together that I didn't want children.  But now that it's happened (it wasn't planned), I'm...|||It all started one fateful weekend.  I was at boy scout camp for the weekend, and the scoutmaster took us snipe hunting.  I was left alone in the night, with the 3 other guys in my little group,...|||Meh, I just roll with it.  Life is life.  People are people.  They are vastly different, yet strikingly similar.  It's what makes part of this life experience fun and interesting.|||All you people sicken me, with this facade you all put on; listing all these movies that you say are your favorite.  It's all so pretentious, and it disgusts me.  Admit it, every last one of you...|||Thanks!  I know it'll be one heck of a ride, but I look forward to it.  Last night when she told me, after the initial excitement and stuff was over, and I was rubbing her tummy, I asked her ......|||Found out last night, woohoo!  That's all, just wanted to share :D|||Romy & Michelle Mean Girls Any jennifer aniston romantic chick flick Any chick flick for that matter Sex & The City 1 and 2 Debbie Does Dallas. That new music video by Katy Perry - the one...|||So very true.  My wife has to deal with all the petty drama that comes with having coworkers and direct reports.  So naturally, when she gets home from work, she wants to tell me about said drama. ...|||I don't want to become an INTP that does stuff.  I'm rather content with procrastination, or getting other people to do stuff for me.|||Anybody else like fluffernutter sammiches? :tongue:  http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_I3NfGudET84/TJep4qEGONI/AAAAAAAAEBk/Cj5PnaHA2Tw/s1600/b_fluffernutter.jpg|||Yah, but it gets really old hearing about Lindsay Lohan and her latest drug problem, or if I watched American Idol (or whatever pointless reality tv show).  I can only feign interest for so long.|||Yah, the 2 posters above me already covered this - talk about our interests.  Since you have a close relationship with the 2 INTP's, then it should be fairly easy for you to do this.    And I...|||When my wife wants to buy the cheaper store brand of mac n cheese - nothing is better than Kraft!  (well, except for home made, but I don't always feel like 30 minute food preparation, plus cooking...|||I still think this way from time to time, but I always have to tell myself exactly what you do I'm the same as them.....  The last time I went through it was a few months ago, and I ended up in a...|||You do realize that you are repeating these same cycles as well, don't you?|||I assume you're referring to his book Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison?  Damn living in Costa Rica!  I want to read this book today.  Grrr.  Oh well, it'll be here in about a week -...|||Yah, I was in a depressed state.  The rest of the time, I just choose to ignore such things.  I haven't yet read up on Foucault.  I shall do that now :)|||heh, yah I know; it's pretty long.  I guess to sum it up, I'd say ... us humans are weird  :)|||A bit long, I know.  I wrote this a few months back during a small bit of depression, and I just found it when recently cleaning out my documents folder....  ****************************  Where...|||even trees?|||Humans are animals.|||I like your post; I don't know what I would do in the heat of the moment.  My logic says I would try to save the human first, then attempt to save my dog - but I guess it's impossible to know what a...|||I have nothing to add except for ...   awwwwwwwwwww, soooo adorable!|||Chili dogs for all!!  Who's bringing the chips and dip and beer?|||Would you still be saying the same if it were you that indirectly killed your grandmother?    I would feel nothing - as I would be dead.    I would say that a lot of what people do is because...|||LOL - thanks for the laugh :)  My cats would never ever be near water - dumb cats, hahahaha.    Yah, I didn't want to get into specifics - such as how hot the person is, or if it's a child, etc.,...|||That is a selfish reason.  By your own words, you would be saving them because of the pleasure you would derive from knowing that you helped them.  As to your question - what do i gain from losing...|||But what makes that life worth saving?  You get nothing out of it.  In all likelihood, you will not benefit from it - you will instead suffer.  When most of us die, we don't leave behind a legacy. ...|||Then by that token, it would be your selfish desires that wish the stranger alive.  You don't care about the person; you care about how it might make you feel by letting that person die.    No, a...|||And what if when the police and paramedics show up, they inform you that they had been looking for that person, because he had killed 3 children, and you had just saved his life.  So now your beloved...|||So, what makes you think that the life of a human is more valuable than that of another?  Your ego?|||So, as much as you say that you love your dogs, you love a complete stranger more than them?  Your dogs would give their life for you.  Your dogs shower you with love, attention, affection, and...|||Wow, I really don't understand how somebody could save a stranger vs a member of their own family, even if it is 'just' a pet.  Just because my dog is not fluent in english, does not make her any...|||Why is a human life more valuable than an animals?  You don't think that animals eat humans?    No, they are equally in danger of dying.  Your dog dies, or the stranger dies.  Take your pick.  ...'