Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
I really miss my grandma, we were really close. I was her favorite. Actually, I wasn’t anybody’s favorite. Only hers. So we had a special bond. She was also the only one who ever spanked me, I appreciated that. It meant that she loved me.
Edit: my daughter is not going to have children, she’s firm on this, and I’ve known it for a long time. So I will never be a grandmother. Also, my brother and his wife of Japan, and they never had kids. So I’ll never be an Aunt either.
I am resolved to this fact, although it seems sad, I’m trying to live my best life now. Headed to Kauai in May, and I’m so excited I’ll be spending six weeks their pet sitting and housesitting for my family. It’s my second home now and I love it.
I don't plan to have kids either due to financial and medical reasons. My parents are quite sad about it but my mom has gotten over it. She leads a Bible study group where a lot of youth joined and they always call her Mommy and always seek her for advice and such, she said she feels like she has adopted many grandkids and feels happy about it. Sometimes when things are not meant to be perhaps God wants us to focus on someone else or other callings in life.
So glad to hear you're living your best life. Cheers!
I pray your daughter comes around. Not that there's anything we can do about it, but she's really missing out completely if she doesn't have children by choice. It's a shame. Whenever I hear someone say they refuse to have children it makes me deeply sad.
You should try going to local playgrounds sometime in the mid-morning to early afternoon. There are often tons of children who could use a good grand motherly influence, even if for just a morning. I go every day with my young son and always pick up a gaggle of hangers on. It's absolutely beautiful for all involved... And I feel it often "wakes up", to a small degree, the "cell phone parents" whose children I end up parenting. The world needs more drive by grandparents and parents. 🤗
Well, I would agree with you, but my daughter is totally LGBT. She think she’s nonbinary, and she’s denied Christ.
I’m almost relieved, because if she had a child, she would screw it up completely. She would be a horrible mother, and we would be fighting about whether I can share Christ with my grandchild. Actually, my daughter didn’t even talk to me for an entire year. She would use the child as a pawn.
Since we live in a 55 and older neighborhood, there’s not a lot of kids neighborhoods around if you know what I mean. Lol. However, I do have a job pet sitting. I really love it, and I get to love on these animals and give them attention. For the most part, animals do love unconditionally, so it’s nice to have that for me.
Today, I’m watching three dogs, we run around the yard together, and a little sheep dog chases me and barks and nips at my heels. It’s hilarious. The dog just needs somebody to heard! The other two run with each other while we do that. It’s not quite grandchildren, but it does bring joy to my life.
I’m happy that you’re having that wonderful experience. I’m sure it fills your heart with joy, and your son enjoys having you in their life as well
resigned
Grammar Nazi!
Resolved:
a : to deal with successfully : clear up resolve doubts resolve a dispute b : to find an answer to c : to make clear or understandable d : to find a mathematical solution of e : to split up into two or more components especially in assigned directions
For me - A - applied - my daughter not having children was an issue that I had doubts about, and there was a dispute at hand. It was ‘resolved’ successfully, by me accepting that fact and moving on.
If you really want to get grammatical about it, perhaps I should’ve said…
I have resolved these facts.
OR
If I was you, you would’ve said…
I have resigned to the situation.
But I’m not you, and you’re not me, so… I don’t come here for people to correct my grammar. But thank you anyway.
Also, quite often, I use text to talk through Siri, she will change whatever she wants, whenever she wants, even after pressing save. This happens a lot. Unless I go back through and read every single thing that I’ve ever posted, I don’t know until somebody tells me. And I guess that’s you today. However, I can’t blame Siri, because this one is on me.
In addition, right before I was going to press save, I went back through and read my entire comment. Siri once again had changed around the words. It’s quite exhausting having to edit your work over and over, and then come here and have somebody criticize your grammar.
I’m sure if you look closely enough at this comment, you can find all kinds of grammatical errors.
I know, but if he has nothing better to do, he should just click on all of my comments, and then grammar Nazi. There is plenty of material. Lol it’s all good.
It’s ok. I resolve to be your Fren. Resolve or resign. Who gives a hoot or two?😂