I would like to get a little advice or at least a few opinions on how to best play a part in a current family problem.

As children, my older sister and I were both sent to a "fire and brimstone" Southern Baptist school and brought up in the church. It was extremely repressive and a very bad experience.

In addition to the hypocrisy we witnessed in these institutions, our mother was fanatically religious at home, teaching us:"If it's not God, it's Satan" and telling us every time we misbehaved that we would burn in hell.

14 years ago, my parents had another child. My father pulled my mother out of the church and away from the influence of fear preachers. He assured me that my little sister would be raised to think for herself and to make her own decisions.

Today my little sister called me, upset that "Mom has flipped out and she thinks I'm possessed by evil spirits because I went to an after school club where they teach about paganism."

I don't want to intrude on the way that my parents are raising my sister, but at the same time, I don't want her to re-live any part of my childhood. Any advice about what part, if any, I should take in this?

There are many ways to express appreciation for someone. Be creative. That way it'll be an adventure for both of you, rather than an intimidation.

lol, which is why, I suppose, I should count myself lucky to live on a tiny island in the middle of the pacific, deluding myself with my own private reality.

I believe in setting standards for myself and in having expectations of myself. And I try to keep an open mind, aware that often, people will surprise you.
There is something to be said of loving someone for who they are. Not for who they were or who they can potentially become. If you can't appreciate someone, don't try to build a relationship with them.

a romantic.

My friends and I have been sick for days now. I'm guessing it's from the vog. Anyone else having issues with it? Anyone know how to avoid it, other than wearing a gas mask?

ThaT WAS awesome. Thanx!

good advice I'll remember that the next time around...well hopefully there won't be a next time but, you know.

I want to die in your arms
Want to live in your breath
Want to sleep in your veins
On your eyes, come to rest
Cause I've been thinking of the ways
I could please you every day
Just for a smile on your face
And no one else takes your place
...only you.

I want to walk by your side
Lay there, tangled in your scent
Lose myself in your voice
Let you know how much you've meant
Cause I've been dreaming every night
Of all the ways this feels so right
Searching my subconscious mind
But no one else catches my eye
...only you.

Only you invoke desire
Only you are on my mind
Only you make me feel lighter
In the midst of heavy times
Only you embody everything
That I've wished to hold close
Only you fit the description
Of everything I've wanted most...

I want to be there in the moment
Fall asleep with you at night
Dream away with conversation
See your face in candle light
Take those long walks down the beaches
Wind up naked in your hands
Be the epitome of warmth
Two bodies rolling in the sand
...me and you

I want to fight to make this happen
Want to work to see it through
Want to wake up in the morning
Finding myself next to you
Cause I've been missing you so long
Although it's easy to hold on
The time and distance seem so wrong
Since I've decided I belong
...with only you.

Only you can call the shots now
Only you can say "okay"
Only I'm not gonna ask you
In this sad and sappy way
Because I refuse to push you
Leave you overwhelmed and frantic
If your heart is unrequited
With this hopeful romantic.

beautiful...
and I think it is timeless.

Pretty and a bit melancholic...It would be really cool to hear this one with a few guitar chords.

One thing's for sure... when I get my heart broken, it takes a long time before I can listen to a love song on the radio and not want to hit something.

I'm only pretending to be sane.

serious? you okay? Need to chat, hit me up.

Well said. I've been there. I felt your poem.

The Nights Are Yours

Lifetimes pass in silent moments
Wishing you were next to me
As waves crash in the distance...
Where we used to be
And lullabies ring in my ears
As I drift off to sleep
About a world that could be ours
Beyond the make-believe.

And I don't know where,
I don't know how
I don't know anything.
I don't know why I want it so much
Or if it's meant to be.
I know that what I dream may not
Come to me easily...
But without dreams, what good is it
To strive perpetually?

So I write another letter
Listen to another song
Do my best with what I have
To move these days along.
Call the ones I love
And thank them all for being there
Watch another sun set
Breathing deep the cool salt air...

And in the night, I think of you
While lying here alone
Recalling an embrace until
It warms me to the bone
And fade away, as thoughts of you
Move closer to my heart...
Right now, my friend
The nights are yours
Together or apart.

thankyou!

Throw in an extra pack of smokes. I'm always up for a mission.

Newly recovered by an old flame. See how it goes...

Welcome,