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
Im new here, just found out about this site yesterday through my stepson...Merry Christmas everyone! In response to that question: I actually have 2 favorites. The first one was from my mom. She loved Christmas, and even though she was living on disability, and was as poor as a church mouse, ( apparently church mice are really poor ) she always bought something for everyone in the family....6 kids, their wives and children. It was never anything big, but there was always SOMETHING. One year, mine was a can of shaving cream. Barbasol, in case you were wondering. Honestly, at first I was kinda ticked off, but that only lasted a few minutes before I realized how special it was, and its been a treasured memory ever since. The other was from my brother David. One year he and his wife and daughter drove 8 hours to spend Christmas with me, and he got me a spinnerbait. One spinnerbait. From Walmart. Maybe $1.25 But this time, I had already learned this lesson, so I filed the memory in its proper place, and I pull it out and ponder on it now and then when Im counting my blessings. Merry Christmas everyone!
How sweet! Your Mom was a special woman who taught you well!
Welcome and Merry Christmas. Nice story. Thanks for sharing it.
Welcome my fren. My name is Ryan. Feel free to reach out if you ever need prayer or a fren to vent to.
What a beautiful share my fren. It warmed my heart to hear. Thanks for sharing fren. Merry Christmas God bless. Much love
Had a "poor as a church mouse" Grandma growing up. She lived across the country in a very ramshackle old farmhouse. Each Christmas she managed to send my sisters and I each a gift, always the same. It was a windbreaker, in last year's size each time! Being the youngest, I just had to wait a year or two then I'd fit in the one she sent for my next oldest sister that was too small! Love that memory.