| Oct 25, 2006 @ 11:20 PM |
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raykl
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Now Billy was a good 10 year old boy, but Billy was also a shy boy.
Sally was a pretty 10 year old girl, but never had a boyfriend.
Billy liked Sally and Sally liked Billy, but, alas, neither knew this.
When Billy was with his friends in school, he would tease Sally.
Outside with his friends, he would throw snowballs at Sally and laugh.
Sally would yell "I hate you Billy" and run home crying straight into her bedroom.
One day Sally's mother asked her what the problem was.
So she told her all about Billy and what he would do and
despite the things he did, she still kinda liked him.
The wise ol mother hugged her daughter and said through experience,
"That is just the way boys show that they like you.
They lack the courage to tell you the way they feel, because they are afraid".
"Afraid of what Mom?" asked young Sally.
Her mother replied, " ".
Those of you that are wise will know the true answer to understanding men.
The amazing thing is guys & girls, even at an older age, women are still attracted to the guys that tease them and show no fear.
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 12:01 AM |
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Tenacity1
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So they hit you with something? Sounds about right but I would rather they pull my hair 
Oh Oh I tease everybody!
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 12:08 AM |
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painter007
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men are really just little boys in long pants!
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 12:21 AM |
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DoorWatcher
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With Big Ideas...
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 9:46 AM |
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zulamaze
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Little boys never grow up, just the price of their toys. 
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| Oct 26, 2006 @ 12:53 PM |
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doncasto
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With Big Ideas...
Hey, I resemble that remark! Thanks to Raykl for starting a topic that I have been "ruminating with intent to blog" on for several months now. *Group Groan* . . ."Oh NO! . . .he's ruminating again! . . .make it stop! . . .make HIM stop!?"
When I was home schooling my daughter there were many discussions with other parents and educational experts on the subject of "socialization." My understanding of the term is that it details the acquisition of life skills through contact with other students.
Looking back at my own grade school years I can see that they were a "full immersion" course in gaining a modicum of understanding, tolerance and patience with (and ability to endure) those of the opposite gender. As with so many other of my grade school educational endeavors, the success of this facet of the experience would at best be considered "mixed."
I am now considering that the gender relations aspects of the socialization may not mirror another learning curve I went through during those years . . .riding a bicycle. Since taking on the mantle of "single custodial dad" nearly twenty years ago, my exposure to supplemental socialization booster experiences has been minimal to non-existent. Although I find I can still hop on my bicycle and navigate around town without falling on my ear, the same cannot be said for my contacts with the Y chromosome-less people around me. The apparency is that all that understanding (probably not all that much), . . . .tolerance (I recall there were some reasons to tolerate them) and . . . patience with (definitely closely tied to the absent understanding/tolerance) them has seriously eroded over time.
I now find myself invariably withdrawing from contact muttering . . . "That was just weird"
YMMV, always source the consideration . . .
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 5:12 PM |
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doncasto
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. . .apologies to Raykl for ruminating his thread to death. 
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 6:11 PM |
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Tenacity1
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tolerance (I recall there were some reasons to tolerate them) and . . . patience with (definitely closely tied to the absent understanding/tolerance) them has seriously eroded over time. It's all starting to come back to me....hey it's just like riding a bike!
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 6:23 PM |
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doncasto
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It's all starting to come back to me....hey it's just like riding a bike!
. . .dayuuum . . . how come T can climb right back on and ride merrily away . . . and I am going to have to go back to training wheels . . .or maybe even a tricycle . . .
Guess they were right after all . . .I shoulda worn a helmet
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 6:27 PM |
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Tenacity1
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I would kiss your ear or even your boo boo 
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 6:41 PM |
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MotownManiax
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men are really just little boys in long (square) pants!
Nod to Spongy 
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 6:57 PM |
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doncasto
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I would kiss your ear or even your boo boo
Why thank you, T . . . your kind support may go a long way toward reducing the crashing, burning and mangling I anticipate as I peddle up that ol' dating learning curve.
Now tell me more about the "boo boo kissing" part . . .
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| Oct 27, 2006 @ 7:01 PM |
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Tenacity1
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Okay I will handsome but promise me to always wear your helmut
safety first!
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 5:33 AM |
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dark_moon
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They lack the courage to tell you the way they feel, because they are afraid".
"Afraid of what Mom?" asked young Sally.
Her mother replied, " ".
afraid of rejection
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 1:12 PM |
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emperorguy
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"So they hit you with something? Sounds about right but I would rather they pull my hair "
hmm, shades of B&D play there!
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| Oct 28, 2006 @ 1:16 PM |
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Tenacity1
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spank me daddy 
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| Oct 30, 2006 @ 1:09 PM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
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spank me daddy
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| Oct 30, 2006 @ 1:13 PM |
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twotall911
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painter men are really just little boys in long pants!
not all
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| Oct 31, 2006 @ 2:07 PM |
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raykl
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afraid of rejection
Go to the head of the class Dark Moon 
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