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Once could go higher than 7... Blind with fake removable or no eyes: 9 Nose: 11 Tracheotomy: 12 Colostomy: 13 Bakers dozen the hard way... Can anyone think of any more? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

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Damnit!!! Skyride was supposed to meet me here for my jump. They even said they'd pack it for me.... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Now THAT'S what I call a good friend...looking out for a pal's best interest.

Who said anything about blame? My whole point was that whose "fault" something is doesn't mean that the one effected doesn't have to deal with it. Maybe, rather than end it all, people should just do a "life reset" by moving, ending relationships, changing jobs, traveling, new hobby, etc. People who feel "trapped" usually aren't as bad off as they seem. Then again I measure happiness as an overall: When there is more bad than good, then it's time to change something. I think people get this perception that if they aren't happy all of the time that something must be wrong with them. In my experience those "always happy" people you see are usually in serious denial about many things and are basically a facade. Yes, I think it's a good thing you are still around. You've been quite amusing and I hope we do get to meet someday.

Normally punishment is not really a behavior deterrent for me. However in this case... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Was given a link to this post. Apologies as my response is long and a little bit all over the map. Course it's been a bit since I posted too. I don't think anyone is saying it is, but there also is a difference between fault and excuses. Once something happens the only thing you can do is deal with the fallout and do what you can to try to prevent it from happening again. Things need to be dealt with. Be that with behavior changes, environment changes, medical changes, etc. If I lose my leg in the end it really doesn't matter If I was hit by a drunk driver or juggling chainsaws. The end result is still I have to deal with life with one less appendage. Then again, I don't believe in the whole "not guilty due to mental illness" legal stance either. To me doing an act and the reason are two different things. While I do care the reason, regardless, if it was done it was done. The reason just determines the next steps/consequences. I'll be the first to admit I have an engineer brain. I'm overly logical. If something is "broken" I'll try and fix it. I may not always succeed and sometimes may make it worse before it is resolved, but to me the fact I'm or someone is doing something and trying is enough. Granted you sometimes do get to the point where whatever you do in a particular thing seems wrong so at that point you should just let it go. I'm also very blunt and hide little from most and nothing from an SO. I want them to try to accept me truly for who I am as I will try them, faults, secrets, and all, so why hide them? I know I have them, I try to compensate for them, but they are still there. To me, I can't find a logical reason someone should off themselves. Whatever it is there is a way out and also others do have it worse, perhaps look to them for strength. I do have people I can call and talk to when feeling bad and just hearing them complain I feel better, While I hate to use the word "selfish" it really fits. Absolutely 100% if you have children as I feel that's no longer a decision you can make as your life is no longer your own. I have been situationally depressed though. Less than 2 years ago work was going very badly and seemed like nothing was going to change. Granted I could have gotten another job but at the same time I had a relationship that was going down the tubes too. In that case it seemed the more I tried, the worse it got plus combined with the work stress my fuse became very short for dealing with what I felt was the same problem over and over. I had been "circling the drain" and pretty much knew something had to change and soon. The final straw was my mother had her laptop die on her when she was out of town. She was still using this old program that for years I told her she either needed to upgrade to the new version or find a different one. I really didn't want to deal with it but I'd always done it for her. She had a backup of her data on her old laptop at her house so went up there to work on it. I tried to make this old app transfer onto the new PC for days without luck. In between I even went skydiving to destress some but had more issue with the relationship on the trip back. After trying just about everything except reloading the crappy app from scratch which I refuse to do as it was such a PITA to do so because the OS on this old laptop had pretty much crapped out from all my attempts, I decided I had had it. No more. I was done. However, knowing my mom I knew that she would push and try to get me to do it no matter what. I felt trapped and then felt it was all the app/laptops fault. "That fucking laptop with that crappy app. That's the source of all my problems. It needs to go. If I destroy it she'll be extremely upset and sad but will realize that I'm truly done with it. She still has the data and can try installing it herself. Besides, she's been putting me off for years on upgrades..." So at that moment of not sound mind but sound body I grabbed that laptop carried it outside and threw it against a tree. It hit hard but still appeared to be working so I got a hammer and proceeded to beat the crap out of it until it was not functioning and I deemed it not repairable. Each hit was like a euphoria as I felt I was breaking the chains that bound me. While I should have felt horrible about destroying her property, the one who gave me life, (the laptop was prolly only worth $100 or so, but that's besides the point), I felt finally free and strangely good as this would not be misunderstood. When I called and told her while driving home she was of course devestated and heartbroken. She couldn't even talk to me. Maybe even moreso that I felt I had to go to such an extreme. She did try to get me to help her after the fact but I felt at that point there was no use going back so just told her I was done even going so far as refusing delivery on a new laptop she had sent to my house to setup to replace the old one. I still won't support the old stuff but have told her I'd help her upgrade next time. While she was setting things up our relationship was especially strained as she'd still try to ask questions. She spent many hours on the phone with many different support people. Some calls to me were very short as I'd say I'll talk about anything except that. Am I proud of what I did? No. But I did do it so all I could then do was deal with it. Probably the underlying reason for me not going back and helping her later with it was I feel if I "caved in" if the next time things got bad I'd feel I'd have to do something bigger as it would be a "and this time I really mean it" thing. The amazing thing was how much of an eye opener that moment was for me. By giving up on that piece I was able to focus back on other things. The relationship soon ended which while sad led to another "I'm free" moment which made work become easier to handle plus started to change some.

I knda like that glitch.

Oh... and here I thought I was going to have to help out..... and suggest a couple movies with really good phone sex scenes so you could up your game.. And then she could "practice" her new skills with you? Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

So avoid the Storm eh? I'm about due for a new phone, was thinking Windows Mobile based as they support Flash. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

See? Look!!! Told ya my head doesn't flap when I talk. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

You kids better behave.... Don't make me pull this car over! put down my beer! Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

I think this kid figured it out on his own... Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Nonconsensually? No. If things ever escalate to the point where one actually even thinks hitting is going to make a difference, you've already lost. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

I disagree. Apathy is not neutral. It can be, but it's not "on purpose." In this case true neutral would be not jumping at any DZ on top of not taking a side. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

You fight the fights you care about and (maybe) think you can win. People who choose to oppose Skyride can put their focus on that. Expecting anyone who opposes and fights anything must also oppose everything "evil" is not practical nor even possible as their efforts would be too spread out. As for drugs, many people think they should be legalized and may not have a problem with drug trafficking, regardless of legality. I've gone and hung out at ASC and had a great time. I have many friends that choose to jump there. However, since I oppose their parent companies business practices I choose not to contribute monetarily by jumping there. That's what I chose to do. What other do is not my concern. Have I jumped at DZ's that accept Skyride? Yes. Am I happy I'm indirectly supporting them when I do? No, but because it's indirect I accept it. Everyone has different levels of things they will accept: In the case of Skyride it varies from staunch defender - refuses to even be affiliated with the USPA. For me personally, it's telling any new potential student to go to uspa.org to find the closest DZ to them and not contributing monetarily to any business directly associated. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

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The aliens probed me too damn hard. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

There's a difference between "I need help" an "I'm powerless." Powerless is "do it for me" vs. "help me." Fo the people who were addicts to something, beat it, and don't do it anymore, you are not powerless. Knowing, recognizing, and compromising for your weaknesses and faults is what gives you power. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

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I kept smacking my head into the side of the short bus so they gave me these orange helmet protectors. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.

Sorry, but to me, this is a cop out. Admit you have a problem and need help, but don't ever think you're powerless. No one is truly powerless unless they give up. You can say that because aren't alcoholic or perhaps floating the river in Egypt To me powerless = no options. In any situation, there's always options. One may not like them or they may not necessarily be smart, but they are still there and a decision is made. Indecision is a decision too. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh.