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I know a lot of families feel they have to both work to survive, but do we really need that extra TV set, new couch, ipod, *cringe* washer dryer and so on - just cause the Jones'es or little tommy at school has it 'I deserve' 'NEED' it too, or is time with people more important as against solitude on a machine for you?
It depends on what you find to be convenient. For a lot people, they find it necessary to buy everything from a car, to a huge house, and subscribe to a worthless television network. That's a big contributor to people needing to work more and more because they bought things they must continue to pay for in large increments because they didn't plan anything out. And, wow. You really are old-fashioned. You want to force this belief that "family is super important, love and care, blah, blah, blah" when there are people who are uncomfortable with such a thing as spending time with "family". I remember going to this "party" some time back. Total waste of time. I don't know anyone there, they're not technically related to begin with, and nobody there has similar interests. However, one there was actually intelligent among the masses of ones whom are not and we discussed the dangers of religion. Good stuff. But the rest was just uncomfortable. I'm not comfortable with many, so let me ask you this, MsDink - if someone is uncomfortable with most people, should they be forced to spend time with hordes of people just because they're "family", or should they be allowed to do what is most comfortable to them? I say we let people do what they find comfortable the most instead of force potentially harmful situations on people just because it's "the old-fashioned way".
We would be healther without packaged foods, eat together and the family works out its issues (or at least offers a forum to do so) grow your own veges its so rewarding to eat what you have tended, make your own meals - yes it takes longer but life is over so fast so why not slow down and enjoy it. Less of what I call "plastic" food and we will be healthier and invariably happier.
Again, this point of family. I'll say it again - if someone isn't comfortable with certain situations, don't ducking force them too. I can't even tell you how long it's been since I've been at a table to noisily slurp something with others in silence. That is so ducking awkward and the thought of it makes me cringe. Do you know how less awkward it is to grab your shit and sit down on a couch or walk around with it? What about at the desk so you can continue to do the things you enjoy? I'm typing this long-winded rant to a 3 year old topic with something to my right. Am I wrong? Should I be at the table that is not used for such a thing just because it's the old-fashioned way? Should I be forced into an uncomfortable situation that I would want to get away from because it's old-fashioned? It's not the only way. Different strokes for different people, MsDink.
On the topic of "we would be healthier without packaged foods". Just how avoidable is that? There's plenty of packaged things that are healthy, and growing a garden takes work that people either don't want to do, can't do, or don't even want to try because it can easily be unrewarding and get ruined by weather, deer, birds, and various insects. Well, guess I'll go grow a garden. Let's see...tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce...I think this is good. Time to wait it out. Is it harvest time? Damn, my crops are all gone! Guess I'll just eat nothing. Hold on...there's a store down the road which sells a more healthy lineup of foods! Perfect! They're much better at this than I am. I'll go over there instead. >_>
Oh, and should we all live on farms then too? What if we don't have the money or the space to begin with to have crops and cows or some crap?
It depends on what you find to be convenient. For a lot people, they find it necessary to buy everything from a car, to a huge house, and subscribe to a worthless television network. That's a big contributor to people needing to work more and more because they bought things they must continue to pay for in large increments because they didn't plan anything out. And, wow. You really are old-fashioned. You want to force this belief that "family is super important, love and care, blah, blah, blah" when there are people who are uncomfortable with such a thing as spending time with "family". I remember going to this "party" some time back. Total waste of time. I don't know anyone there, they're not technically related to begin with, and nobody there has similar interests. However, one there was actually intelligent among the masses of ones whom are not and we discussed the dangers of religion. Good stuff. But the rest was just uncomfortable. I'm not comfortable with many, so let me ask you this, MsDink - if someone is uncomfortable with most people, should they be forced to spend time with hordes of people just because they're "family", or should they be allowed to do what is most comfortable to them? I say we let people do what they find comfortable the most instead of force potentially harmful situations on people just because it's "the old-fashioned way".
We would be healther without packaged foods, eat together and the family works out its issues (or at least offers a forum to do so) grow your own veges its so rewarding to eat what you have tended, make your own meals - yes it takes longer but life is over so fast so why not slow down and enjoy it. Less of what I call "plastic" food and we will be healthier and invariably happier.
Again, this point of family. I'll say it again - if someone isn't comfortable with certain situations, don't ducking force them too. I can't even tell you how long it's been since I've been at a table to noisily slurp something with others in silence. That is so ducking awkward and the thought of it makes me cringe. Do you know how less awkward it is to grab your shit and sit down on a couch or walk around with it? What about at the desk so you can continue to do the things you enjoy? I'm typing this long-winded rant to a 3 year old topic with something to my right. Am I wrong? Should I be at the table that is not used for such a thing just because it's the old-fashioned way? Should I be forced into an uncomfortable situation that I would want to get away from because it's old-fashioned? It's not the only way. Different strokes for different people, MsDink.
On the topic of "we would be healthier without packaged foods". Just how avoidable is that? There's plenty of packaged things that are healthy, and growing a garden takes work that people either don't want to do, can't do, or don't even want to try because it can easily be unrewarding and get ruined by weather, deer, birds, and various insects. Well, guess I'll go grow a garden. Let's see...tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce...I think this is good. Time to wait it out. Is it harvest time? Damn, my crops are all gone! Guess I'll just eat nothing. Hold on...there's a store down the road which sells a more healthy lineup of foods! Perfect! They're much better at this than I am. I'll go over there instead. >_>
Oh, and should we all live on farms then too? What if we don't have the money or the space to begin with to have crops and cows or some crap?
