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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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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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
My brother shared this with me, at a time when after, more than 2 decades in other countries, I came home and began trying to find out who my father was and what I was to him. We hadn't lived together since I was 13. I didn't really know my dad as an adult, because I was living in other countries, trying to make a difference for humanity.
At around age 43, I began a 10 year journey of trying to understand my dad. My dad had had a traumatic childhood, and so much of him was a closed book to me.
My brother shared this music with me at a time when I began realizing my dad wouldn't open up to me and that I had to do the opening up. (I had essentially skipped about 2 decades of 'western' music while living elsewhere).
FYI, I found my dad, and came to love him profoundly, before he passed on.
Sharing this for anons out there who are still trying to reconcile with who their mum or dad truly is, and to learn to love them despite all past history, including the pain of recent years.
In the living years
Mike and the Mechanics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hr64MxYpgk
Adore this song,it contains some powerful messages.