Why do you participate at AFF

[Dichotomy Girl]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

I dunno... I had someone on another forum knock this one and I remembered how kind everyone was when my mother died... and how many people genuinely tried to help me as I struggled with religious issues... I mean some poked fun and some were nasty... but over all many really tried to be helpful.

I think about how we all said Cindy made a difference in our lives by being here... then some turn around and say it's a waste of time... Can it be both ways, really?

Even though I haven't been a regular poster here in about 4 years, there was a time when this forum (and the 2 previous incarnations) had a tremendous impact on my life. In 2003, I moved (with my ex-husband) 900 miles away from all my friends and family, and the only place I had ever known. I have never felt so lonely and isolated in my life, and it didn't help that I was extremely unhappily married. For many years, the people that I knew from these forums, were the only people that I really had to talk to. And over the years I really bared my soul.

And they helped me through some of the most difficult times in my life, they prayed for me, they reached out to me, they blessed me during hard times with gifts. And even though we are now on very different ends of the spiritual spectrum, and things can't necessarily ever be the same as they once were, I haven't forgotten what these forums once meant to me.

There are many times that I've come here, (usually because an old thread is bumped and I get email notification), but didn't post because most of the topics here, are so far removed from the things that I think about it my daily life. And I think that the few that remember me from back then, are probably sad because I'm so different from who I used to be. (and that's ok, because on some level I'm probably sad because so many things haven't changed).

[ILG]

I have changed a lot but still stayed on the forum the whole time. They all still put up with me though. Look how everyone runs to say hi when you come here.

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Dichotomy Girl

Even though I haven't been a regular poster here in about 4 years, there was a time when this forum (and the 2 previous incarnations) had a tremendous impact on my life. In 2003, I moved (with my ex-husband) 900 miles away from all my friends and family, and the only place I had ever known. I have never felt so lonely and isolated in my life, and it didn't help that I was extremely unhappily married. For many years, the people that I knew from these forums, were the only people that I really had to talk to. And over the years I really bared my soul.

And they helped me through some of the most difficult times in my life, they prayed for me, they reached out to me, they blessed me during hard times with gifts. And even though we are now on very different ends of the spiritual spectrum, and things can't necessarily ever be the same as they once were, I haven't forgotten what these forums once meant to me.

There are many times that I've come here, (usually because an old thread is bumped and I get email notification), but didn't post because most of the topics here, are so far removed from the things that I think about it my daily life. And I think that the few that remember me from back then, are probably sad because I'm so different from who I used to be. (and that's ok, because on some level I'm probably sad because so many things haven't changed).

Hang around awhile... I find you very interesting.

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Hang around awhile... I find you very interesting.

Yes indeed! I hope you'll continue to hang around too...

[Dichotomy Girl]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Hang around awhile... I find you very interesting.

Thank you! I must have mellowed in the last 4 years, because I used to get a lot of "Snarky" or Obnoxious

Actually, I was looking at some of my previous threads, and it took hours, but I got through a monstrosity of 62 pages, that I posted when I decided to leave the UPC. And I thought it would be interesting to compare what I said I was going to do spiritually and what many feared would become of me, and share a little bit about where I am right now.

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

Yes indeed! I hope you'll continue to hang around too...

[Titus2woman]

Originally Posted by Dichotomy Girl

Thank you! I must have mellowed in the last 4 years, because I used to get a lot of "Snarky" or Obnoxious

Actually, I was looking at some of my previous threads, and it took hours, but I got through a monstrosity of 62 pages, that I posted when I decided to leave the UPC. And I thought it would be interesting to compare what I said I was going to do spiritually and what many feared would become of me, and share a little bit about where I am right now.

Curiosity now killing me... link?

[Dichotomy Girl]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

Curiosity now killing me... link?

I started a thread, the link is in it. In the new thread, I posted thus far, where I was 6 years ago. I'm going to pull some of the "dire prophecies" about what would happen to me, and then I'll post a little bit about what happened in the past 6 years and where I am now.

Here is a link to the new thread:

http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=43477

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by Titus2woman

08:00 here and I am totally with you... Beef... It's what's for breakfast!

I'm not big on Beef for breakfast. I'm more of a pork girl, myself. In the form of

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by Margies3

I'm not big on Beef for breakfast. I'm more of a pork girl, myself. In the form of

I'm with you!

Love me some sausage and bacon!

......and ham, and pork chops and ribs and

PICKLED PIGS FEET!!

[Margies3]

Originally Posted by Lacey

I'm with you!

Love me some sausage and bacon!

......and ham, and pork chops and ribs and

PICKLED PIGS FEET!!

Unfortunately, the pigs feet is the point at which we part company. My dad loved them tho. On the other hand,he also loved head cheese. Ick!