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
Mine is Irish for “the black heart”. My mother once told me I had a black heart so I’ve taken it and run with it. BTW, we reconciled decades ago, long before she died. I guess I turned myself around to her satisfaction.
Love the name and the Irish background. I learned something new. It's good you could reconcile before she died. Relationships can be very hard especially with some people. I never had a great relationship with my mom. If she knew that word I'm sure she would have used it. About ten years ago I told her I wasn't engaging in fighting with her. After that we seemed to have a better relationship. It will never be a friendship. She's in a nursing home and kinda checked out from engaging with people years ago unless she doesn't like something you did and then she talks your head off. I'm thankful for things she did in my life and love her just not like my relationship with my grandma. I made peace with it long ago.