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 evolving
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 wanted to make this a post but i wasnt sure if it quite fit the criteria for being a post, so im hoping manyof you see this and enjoy it as much as i do. that said -
heres any Men out there struggling right now, whether its because youre a Father, a Husband, or just... a Man trying to survive -
you should spend 10 minutes and watch this video. Or at least watch a few of the submissions even if you dont get through it all.
If you aren't familiar with Dax - i've posted him here before because he has glorified Christ through his music. This link is a compilation of TONS of amazing contributions that his talented fans have submitted after his To Be A Man song became very successful and he gave away a version with room for other people to hop on and tell THEIR story
to be honest, first time i watched this - im not too proud to admit i cried
these are the people we fight for, the true AMERICANS.... people with a good heart who refuse to give up even when it gets tough. But, men's mental health is an invisible epidemic in todays world. There's so many people teetering at the breaking point with no outlet to deal with that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edv_bNEaYTQ&pp=ygUMRGF4IG1hbiBtZWdh
Love it so much.
I also love the top comment about the guy who shared it with his wife and got the "you don't understand what it's like to be a woman" response. š Funny.
Anyway, I'm a stay at home dad and most of my days are spent between the two worlds, male and female, taking care of a ton of kids. I see both sides pretty clearly, and I'm not going to lie it's weird. People are struggling with so much between the evils of the world and the interpersonal stuff with their spouses. All by design. Christ is King; WWG1WGA
Edit: Been through some personal struggles related to spare time recently. The schedule hasn't changed but my ability to deal with it seems to have grown. Good to be back amongst the Godly folks here on GC, at least temporarily. Much love.
Congrats on doing a fantastic job, loving your family, being a good husband and father. We need more men like you in the world. Iām grateful.