So my shrink said....

[theCryptofishist]

"Well, on the upside, the world always needs strippers.."

*smacks junglesmacks with fin over and over until he is dizzy*

I am not going through that again.

[Savannah]

Seriously, someone get Junglesmacks off the pole.

[lucky420]

Hell, I've helped my kids out lots of times and still do, although they are becoming more and more self sufficient. YAY! I do this without being judgemental and offer advice when asked. I've come to a place in my life were I want to start concentrating more on myself (Alaska helped ) and go out and have fun and live for myself again. My kids know that I am here for them anytime they need advice or just to talk. They really can tell me anything and pretty much do. Although I don't think they've told me everything and that is good too.

Maybe someday your mom will respect your right to decide what is right for you...Hope so. Moms are cool people to have in your life but if you feel that she is constantly judging or making you feel bad maybe a little space is needed.

p.s. I for one would like to see junglesmacks on the pole

[Elderberry]

Bravo. Good for you. But until you cut that final apron string (ride/car/whatever), you're stuck with listening to her crap.

OK I want to clear a few things up here before you guys deiced to burn me at the stake cause it is apparent some one is holding a match and some one else has a big ass jar of gas.

I have my own apartment. I pay my rent. I pay all my own bills (Loans from school,tv,internet,electric) I pay for my own food, i pay all my own medical bills out of pocket, I do not have a car because it was stolen the wrecked and at that time it was not covered under insurance. Yes I know my bad. I have not been able to afford a new one nor do I have the credit to get one. I have picked up a part time job at night at a pub so I could get keep my head above water with bills on top of a full time school and a full time job at the salon (which is commission). I get a ride from my mom from work as I take the bus to work and it does not run after 5pm. I do not have a grocery store with in walking distance and the bus stop is quite a ways from me as well. I do not ask her for rides for anything but those two reason. The last time I borrowed money from her or anyone else was over 2 years ago for grocerys.

So please for the love of god calm down. You make it sound as if I am mooching everything off my mother when in reality I am living on my own taking care of my self 99% of the time.

[Drawingablank]

That puts things in a much different light than it originally sounded. In which case my approach would be to not seek out validation for my actions and just do what pleases me.

Hell I'm 53 and my mom tried to discourage me from going to BM, but I wasn't seeking her approval.

[wh..sh]

To put things in perspective, my mother thought I would become an "escort" if I moved to Vegas (like it's was a bad thing) Oh, I love her!

PS: My mum is from a different cultural background.

The reason I even mentioned this was because, when my mom was this concerned about me... I had finished college, I had an amazing job and I lived on my own.
My point being - moms are sometimes just worried. It's a mom thing I guess.

[junglesmacks]

Seriously, someone get Junglesmacks off the pole.

Don't be jealous of my milkshake. It brings all the eplayans to the yard.

[Savannah]

Seriously, someone get Junglesmacks off the pole.

Don't be jealous of my milkshake. It brings all the eplayans to the yard.

It's like . . . better than mine.

[wh..sh]

p.s. I for one would like to see junglesmacks on the pole

+ 1

[junglesmacks]

p.s. I for one would like to see junglesmacks on the pole

+ 1

oooooooo.. MnG 2012, anyone?

It's like . . . better than mine.

Never, darling. I'd cross mountains and part seas for your pineapple marshmallow jello cake..

[wh..sh]

MnG 2012, junglesmacks on Poles.

[junglesmacks]

I think we may have our mystery theme announcement for 2012!

[MyDearFriend]

Back on topic for just a moment:

Hell I'm 53 and my mom tried to discourage me from going to BM, but I wasn't seeking her approval.

I am 53 and my clueless mother had nothing to say about Burning Man but, when she heard I was going "all by myself" i.e., without my husband, WOW "Who told you you could do that?"

Bwahahahahahahaha, I hear that from my kids now, all the time.

And BTW I vote for Junglesmacks on the pole, too. Whirling his LED party pants around his head.

[Sentient being]

Ok I visit a shrink once a week for about a hour at a time.

i pay all my own medical bills out of pocket

Were it I, I would cease these visits, take what is being expended on that and utilize it to secure my own transportation thereby eliminating the need for reliance on mother and, quite possibly as an offshoot, the need for the visits simultaneously.

However, I'm in a quandary as to how to rank:

Seeking validation for one's actions from Mom.

Seeking validation for one's actions from someone in the medical profession.

Seeking validation for one's actions from a group of strangers on the Internet who have a demostrable bias in favor of attending the event.


In short: put on your big girl pants.

[Sham]

The only validation that one requires in this world, is validation from yourself.*








*unless of course you're parking your car at a fancy hotel, then a stamp on your ticket is very nice!

[Simon of the Playa]

Junglesmacks i'm afraid the only place she'll be able to work is in Portland, Oregon, Home of the "Alternative" Titty Bar and also the highest number of Strippers per person in the Country.

Just Offering my Two Dollar Bills.


PS....Honey, if i were you, i'd invest in a wig...

[Simon of the Playa]

IM KIDDING!!!



jesus h. christ...



that was tame, i'm from the east coast, remember?

[Roberto Dobbisano]

you people are SO LUCKY He didn't post what he was actually thinking.

[H.G.Crosby]

pussy.

[junglesmacks]

you people are SO LUCKY He didn't post what he was actually thinking.

*nervous giggle*

[Roberto Dobbisano]

[Simon of the Playa]

all of a sudden i really like where this thread is going, but thats just me.

[junglesmacks]

Damn. I would wear pinks' ass as a swimcap.







Simon why do I feel like we're the chain smoking, leather jacket wearing bullies in the back of the classroom hucking spitballs at the back of people's heads..

[Simon of the Playa]

because we are....huh-huh huh huh-huh...huh.

[lemur]

its not a real shrink until you have to pass through multiple door buzzer locks to get in.... and most importantly OUT of the sessions.

[tamarakay]

Bravo. Good for you. But until you cut that final apron string (ride/car/whatever), you're stuck with listening to her crap.

OK I want to clear a few things up here before you guys deiced to burn me at the stake cause it is apparent some one is holding a match and some one else has a big ass jar of gas.

I have my own apartment. I pay my rent. I pay all my own bills (Loans from school,tv,internet,electric) I pay for my own food, i pay all my own medical bills out of pocket, I do not have a car because it was stolen the wrecked and at that time it was not covered under insurance. Yes I know my bad. I have not been able to afford a new one nor do I have the credit to get one. I have picked up a part time job at night at a pub so I could get keep my head above water with bills on top of a full time school and a full time job at the salon (which is commission). I get a ride from my mom from work as I take the bus to work and it does not run after 5pm. I do not have a grocery store with in walking distance and the bus stop is quite a ways from me as well. I do not ask her for rides for anything but those two reason. The last time I borrowed money from her or anyone else was over 2 years ago for grocerys.

So please for the love of god calm down. You make it sound as if I am mooching everything off my mother when in reality I am living on my own taking care of my self 99% of the time.

I agree with jkisha. As a parent of six, If i were having to make time to pick up my daughter from her job, take her to the grocery store etc. I'd LOVE doing it and helping out, but dragging on for two years with no end in sight but she's planning this vacation...I'd have a few opinions. From what Ken and I spent setting up for our trip you could get a small second hand car. Sure, it would be a beater, but its a car.

She might have control issues, but I bet raising a bi-polar (or whatever the pc term for it is these days) daughter required a few controls. Mental illness in a family affects the whole family.

Personally i don't think Burningman is for everyone, and even the best of burners have to skip a year now and then.

[junglesmacks]

Doc better start the padding on the BDC walls now..

[ygmir]

Bravo. Good for you. But until you cut that final apron string (ride/car/whatever), you're stuck with listening to her crap.

OK I want to clear a few things up here before you guys deiced to burn me at the stake cause it is apparent some one is holding a match and some one else has a big ass jar of gas.

I have my own apartment. I pay my rent. I pay all my own bills (Loans from school,tv,internet,electric) I pay for my own food, i pay all my own medical bills out of pocket, I do not have a car because it was stolen the wrecked and at that time it was not covered under insurance. Yes I know my bad. I have not been able to afford a new one nor do I have the credit to get one. I have picked up a part time job at night at a pub so I could get keep my head above water with bills on top of a full time school and a full time job at the salon (which is commission). I get a ride from my mom from work as I take the bus to work and it does not run after 5pm. I do not have a grocery store with in walking distance and the bus stop is quite a ways from me as well. I do not ask her for rides for anything but those two reason. The last time I borrowed money from her or anyone else was over 2 years ago for grocerys.

So please for the love of god calm down. You make it sound as if I am mooching everything off my mother when in reality I am living on my own taking care of my self 99% of the time.

I agree with jkisha. As a parent of six, If i were having to make time to pick up my daughter from her job, take her to the grocery store etc. I'd LOVE doing it and helping out, but dragging on for two years with no end in sight but she's planning this vacation...I'd have a few opinions. From what Ken and I spent setting up for our trip you could get a small second hand car. Sure, it would be a beater, but its a car.

She might have control issues, but I bet raising a bi-polar (or whatever the pc term for it is these days) daughter required a few controls. Mental illness in a family affects the whole family.

Personally i don't think Burningman is for everyone, and even the best of burners have to skip a year now and then.

exactly!!! well said.

[Simon of the Playa]

I agree with jkisha. As a parent of six, If i were having to make time to pick up my daughter from her job, take her to the grocery store etc. I'd LOVE doing it and helping out, but dragging on for two years with no end in sight but she's planning this vacation...I'd have a few opinions. From what Ken and I spent setting up for our trip you could get a small second hand car. Sure, it would be a beater, but its a car.

huh huh huh....huh-huh.

you said "beater"....

[junglesmacks]

huh huh huh....huh-huh.

you said "beater"....

Heh heh.. heeeh..heh heh. She want's to beat it. Yeah yeah. Beat it.

Your butt is miiiiiiiiiiiine.. and your balls are too..

Heh heh.. yeah yeah.. all WOO WOO

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