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Now if that doesn't beat all. Can you imagine the grievance of that write up? That poor person won't stand a chance of overturning that write up if they happen to let one during the meeting!!!!! HA!

It is all about the kid and what is in her best interest. I doubt if any rational person would conclude that being raised in poverty would be in her best interest. Married fathers are always presumed to be the father of any child that comes from a marrage. It isn't exactly like returning some pajamas for a refund. Ya, I agree that is sucks for the man to find out that his wife was sleeping around and that he was duped. However, the girl is the innocent party in all of this and she should not be punished. I am sure that his name is on the birth certificate as the father and if he can turn off his love for this girl because she is not biologically his, then I don't feel on bit sorry for him. Just think how many men never help support their children in any way and get away with it. Shouldn't we feel just as outraged for the mother and child in these situations. Life is not always fair, but not supporting a child that grew up believing she had a daddy is not fair either. It is only money and it will end when she is 18

Viridenscence, Your friends just have not gotten to the same place as those of us who have chosen WLS. We have all been through countless attempts at a million different diets, then finally came to our senses. We all come to this through our own realization and nothing anyone else said or did made any difference. We can only control what we do, and not anyone else. Your friends may someday decide on their own that what they have been doing isn't working. I wish them lots of luck and the same to you.

Ya, you just can't make up stuff like that. That was hillarious in such an other wordly way. I have no idea which world because that guy was definitly mmm...shall we say unique??? My fav was the girl from Allentown Pa with the glitter covering 90% of her body. "and if I could legally moon ya, I would" but her a$$ was so skinny, it would not have been a proper moon anyway, just a pale sliver.

And there in lies the problem! Priority # 1= Eating, good taste, feeling a full tummy = pleasure. It always goes back to that. It isn't that I don't have other things that I really enjoy, it is just that eating and food always works it way to the top. But thanks for reminding me that I need to focus on the things that I enjoy that are not self destructive and will give me the most pleasure in the long run.

I wish there was something that would motivate me to a good diet and self control. But I am afraid that I am a hopeless case. Way too much a a hedionist to practice either. Have I mentioned that I was banded almost 2 years ago and I am still fat?

There are also excerpts from Susan Wicklund's book in the latest issue of More Magazine. It is very well written and it really hit home to me the reason why abortion must never be made illegal again. Honestly, it made me cry to even think of what women would have to go through if their bodies are ever again held hostage to anyone but themselves.

Stand your ground. If he doesn't beg your forgiveness on bended knee with the moola in hand, kick his ass right out the door straight on over to his bitch sister's house.

Me, me, me!!!! I got pregnant when I had an IUD. They can get slightly displaced and lo and behold, preggers. I am not going to go into detail about how it happened, but it did and I got pregant, which of course, I didn't want to be.

My choices of addiction are very limited and that is why I think that I still cling to the food thing. Alcohol, not predisposed to it and don't even think about it. I will have a drink on rare occasions to be sociable. Shopping, haven't lost enough weight to want to buy many new things, plus I have a closet full just waiting for the lbs to fall. And I live with a pack rat husband so I do not need any more junk. Gambling---way to sensible with money, plus witnessed firsthand the devistation on self and family. Sex---post menopausal..enough said. What else is there? I have become attached to this and other WLS boards out of necessity and for recreational purposes. I need to become addicted to self improvement. That is going to involve exercise and I find that impossible to wrap my head around.

My resolutions this year are pretty selfish but I have spent the last 37 years devoting my time and energy to my kids, husband and Mother. So 2008 is for me! I want to be more productive and creative Unfortunatly losing weight is still at the top of the list. I want to lose 50 lbs this year. Rather aggressive for me since I have only lost 50 in about 2 years. I am going to take better care of myself in every way. I am 58 now and I need to hold back time in a serious way. Get rid of clutter in my house, my body, my mind, my job and my relationship with my husband. Happy 2008 and good luck to all.

If that turns out to be true, I am so pissed that a beautiful animal had to die because of a stupid human. That stupid human sounds like he was doomed. Too bad he had to take that tiger with him.

None of those cooking broads bother me. I don't watch the food network much, but I used to turn on Lidia's Italian Kitchen for my mom to watch. My mother was the best Italian cook and when she got dementia, she could no longer cook but still thought she could. I was a vicarious adventure for my mom. Lidia is much more authentic and not as grating as the others.