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  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i love giving compliments to strangers, it's fun to see their reaction, like oh wow, something nice lol i appreciate getting them so it's nice to return the favor!
  • iamsampj
    iamsampj Posts: 784
    South of Seattle wrote:
    Compliments are good. Too bad I don't get them enough :( :)

    I'm sure it was a pretty dress though.
    your orange shirt at lolla was awesome :)

    the dress is fancy...princess/ballerina fancy!!
    yes...i do feel like a human. i do not feel like a tree.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Yup...that's totally me! I *HATE* our weather (not to mention the fires).

    P.S. Did you remember the orange groves as well??
    That was more LA ie Orange County. lol We had more avocado groves. Our house was built in the midst of one and I remember they were great climbing trees! Also, my one remaining client from SD has a huge avocado grove (800 acres) close to the animal park. He sadly lost his crop and most of his trees in the fire but his house was spared. :) It was a great place to grow up in, but just got way too big for me and when you figure in that I hated the heat I was very glad to move. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    i love giving compliments to strangers, it's fun to see their reaction, like oh wow, something nice lol i appreciate getting them so it's nice to return the favor!
    Isn't it! I fell like I get it back in double somehow. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    wolfbear wrote:
    That was more LA ie Orange County. lol We had more avocado groves. Our house was built in the midst of one and I remember they were great climbing trees! Also, my one remaining client from SD has a huge avocado grove (800 acres) close to the animal park. He sadly lost his crop and most of his trees in the fire but his house was spared. :) It was a great place to grow up in, but just got way too big for me and when you figure in that I hated the heat I was very glad to move. :)

    Oh....I'm sorry to hear that. Yeah, Escondido/RB was hit really hard...all the way down to the 15...on both sides. But, as you said, thankfully his home was spared.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • chiquimonkey
    chiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    wolfbear wrote:
    Isn't it! I fell like I get it back in double somehow. :)
    definitely, it makes me feel good to say it so it works either way!
  • Sonja_S
    Sonja_S Vienna Posts: 444
    My sister and I were in Dublin for all of 1.5 days last week. We went out for dinner and a guy from another table came over and said 'excuse me, I just wanted to tell you that you have beautiful eyes' and walked away again. I thought that was really nice :)
    You can tell a man from what he has to say - Neil & Tim Finn
    They love you so badly for sharing their sorrow, so pick up that guitar and go break a heart - Kris Kristofferson
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    I get told I look younger than I am a lot, half the time I don't believe them.

    I am a midwife, and a few days ago I was working with a woman in labour and after a particularly rough contraction, she asked me " Have you ever been through this". I told her, " Four times actually". She did a double take on the bed and said " No way, how old are you????". I said, " I'm 37, why? How old did you think I was"........... and she says, get this......." Oh my god, I thought you were about 24!!!".......... I of course responded with " Oh my god, I love you!!!" That sweet girl totally made my day.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Medicated-Genius wrote:
    I get told I look younger than I am a lot, half the time I don't believe them.

    I am a midwife, and a few days ago I was working with a woman in labour and after a particularly rough contraction, she asked me " Have you ever been through this". I told her, " Four times actually". She did a double take on the bed and said " No way, how old are you????". I said, " I'm 37, why? How old did you think I was"........... and she says, get this......." Oh my god, I thought you were about 24!!!".......... I of course responded with " Oh my god, I love you!!!" That sweet girl totally made my day.

    Hmm...I've considered becoming a midwife...but never having had any children, wouldn't that seem hypocritical?
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • _Crazy_Mary_
    _Crazy_Mary_ Posts: 1,299
    The other day I waited on three ladies and when I came back with their food, Lady 1 said "Ok, now look up." So I did. Then she said "now look at Jane & Betty." The other two women, obviously, so I did. And then Jane & Betty both said, "Oh, yes, you're right! She has amazing eyes!" They thought I have beautiful eyes (I do). But that made me feel really good!
    I really screwed that up. I really Schruted it.
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Hmm...I've considered becoming a midwife...but never having had any children, wouldn't that seem hypocritical?


    Actually, not at all. There are plenty of midwives who have never had children. Sometimes I wonder if the job has put them off though lol. I must say, it's a pretty amazing job. I love what I do and it's bloody unreal that I look forward to going to work. Go ahead and do it, the world needs more midwives!!!!!!!
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Medicated-Genius wrote:
    Actually, not at all. There are plenty of midwives who have never had children. Sometimes I wonder if the job has put them off though lol. I must say, it's a pretty amazing job. I love what I do and it's bloody unreal that I look forward to going to work. Go ahead and do it, the world needs more midwives!!!!!!!

    The other thing, though, is that if I did have kids...I'd be all doped up. For me personally, I'm all about "No pain".
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    _Crazy_Mary_ wrote:
    The other day I waited on three ladies and when I came back with their food, Lady 1 said "Ok, now look up." So I did. Then she said "now look at Jane & Betty." The other two women, obviously, so I did. And then Jane & Betty both said, "Oh, yes, you're right! She has amazing eyes!" They thought I have beautiful eyes (I do). But that made me feel really good!
    Aww no fair.. i'm a fan of gorgeous eyes... i wanna see! heh
  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    AmentsChick wrote:
    He SOUNDED sincere. But, then again...it was 7am and I was half asleep still.
    My brother told me how he was walking behind a woman one day and she smelt nice so he told her... I thought it was weird :p
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    AmentsChick wrote:
    The other thing, though, is that if I did have kids...I'd be all doped up. For me personally, I'm all about "No pain".


    Well, when the time comes, check out hypnobirthing. My sister used it and when she told me about it, I practically laughed my head off at her having been through childbirth myself. But then I witnessed her using it in labour, and I swear, it was a totally pain free experience for her. No drugs whatsoever, I shit you not.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Medicated-Genius wrote:
    Well, when the time comes, check out hypnobirthing. My sister used it and when she told me about it, I practically laughed my head off at her having been through childbirth myself. But then I witnessed her using it in labour, and I swear, it was a totally pain free experience for her. No drugs whatsoever, I shit you not.

    Ok...maybe I didn't explain my pain tolerance very well. I cry when I get blood drawn.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Hmm...I've considered becoming a midwife...but never having had any children, wouldn't that seem hypocritical?

    On the contrary, I would think that many women become midwives when they are unable to have children.... seems logical to me.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • jamainiac
    jamainiac Posts: 429
    wolfbear wrote:
    It is nice when people compliment you. I try to do that because I know from experience that it can make a difference in someone's day. My dad was in the Optimist Club and I always loved their "creed". :)

    The Optimist Creed

    Promise Yourself-

    To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

    To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet.

    To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.

    To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

    To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.

    To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

    To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.

    To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.

    To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

    To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

    THAT! is one of THE Coolest things I've ever read in my life :D

    How do I join the club? I could use me a good dose of optimism!!

    I'd bet your Dad (and his fellow O Clubbers) were/are a big happy bunch of successful people!!
    Exercising her will to lose control...
    she lets go
  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Ok...maybe I didn't explain my pain tolerance very well. I cry when I get blood drawn.
    I like the fact i'm not scared of the blood needle.... or the dentist needle :p

    I'm like bring it on! well not in a sick way.. i just know i can handle it :p
  • Medicated-Genius
    Medicated-Genius Posts: 359
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Ok...maybe I didn't explain my pain tolerance very well. I cry when I get blood drawn.


    Well, pain is very much a subjective thing. It's also a cultural thing. I've seen some asian and muslim women labour who barely make a sound. I've seen sudanese women leap into the air like leopards at the height of their contractions. And I've seen western women who demand the epidural at the first sign of a niggle. It's all about what you know. In the west, we create a pretty scary picture of childbirth. Pretty much every depiction of it involves women writhing around on the bed screaming in pain. We hear our mothers stories of the horrors if childbirth, so it sets up a real fear in us. Hypnobirthing addresses that.
    What you need to do for yourself in labour is not the same as what you need to do for a woman in labour as a midwife. As long as you can be sensitive to what SHE needs, your own perception of pain doesn't come into it. What I love most about this job, is that it keeps you completely present, in the moment. You are unable to think of anything but what you are doing and you are always totally focussed. It's probably why most women remember their midwives, because they are really present with them.

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