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I guess I’ve had a fairly trauma free life, at least compared to some of the shitty stuff (and I don’t mean the diarrhea stories) that some folks have had to experience, but one event that shook me to the core and lingered for a surprisingly long time was the assassination of JFK. I was 9 years old and had fully bought into the US as the “shining city on a hill”, and that we were always, good, right and true bullshit. And that was all shattered and disproved in quick moment in time. Even as a goofy 9 year old, I knew there was way more to it than we knew, and that we’d never know the real truth. I pored over the newspapers for at least two years, reading everything I could about the “investigation” and getting a very clear idea that we were being taken for a ride, that we were being fed everything but the truth. I have never had any real respect for, or faith in our government since that day. It was truly a rude awakening for a kid that age……
 
I should mention the rocket attacks I endured in combat. I might also mention the human shit I had to burn while over there. How about those giant spiders we saw in the shower.
One day this story was circulating about how this one small detachment went to bed. In the morning this one guy woke up to find everyone else had their throats cut but this one guy. That scared the ever loving shit out of me and everyone else. That night about 2 hours after lights out out slow moving overhead French fans stopped moving and all the lights went out. Just a few minutes later this one guy starts screaming like he was being killed. We were all undressed with no weapon, they kept out rifles locked up. We all thought it was happening and there was nothing anyone could do. Nobody moved a muscle, we just all waited for the inevitable. Turns out a rat had crawled in this one guy's bunk. I've never been more scared and it must have taken ten years off my life.
 
I am still living through mine. I haven't had an overly traumatic life. Mainly health related issues. I am still recovering from autistic burnout, or maybe I am still slowly burning since this pandemic just won't seem to end. Either way I am still having sensory and sensory processing issues. But they are still slowly becoming less noticeable, but still very bothersome. If only I could sleep I could deal with the rest of the stuff much better.

It has affected me in ways that I couldn't have imagined. My taste just came back about a week ago, and no, no covid here. For me, this is sensory. I wasn't able to taste my food as well as I should have been able to. Heck, up until earlier this year I couldn't sense how hot my food was, so things have gotten a fair bit better. I have been having troubles joining in, and my social filters may be shot, as you lose some of your abilities in this state. It may still be months before I am fully recovered. Ah well, barring any more added to what is already a mess of a year to make me regress, I will recover.
 
Lanny said:
All dogs are great dogs if you raise them right.
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I disagree....there are dogs that are born asssholes just like people but raising a dog right is the ticket if you have one that will allow you to do that....I've seen dogs that you should never trust and it had nothing to do with their raising...it's how they're wired. In most cases I think you're right but not every case. I'll give an example of neighbors I had in the Sierras that raised Dobermans and loved them like children but those female doberman's would eat your toddler if they weren't restrained....yet love their masters unconditionally...my understanding is their brains outgrow their skull capacity as they mature ..a flaw in their hybrid design. Some border collies are known for only being close to one owner and will be aggressive to anyone but that owner...My dart throwing buddy had one I knew for 15 years...never would let me pet her nor come near the guests when we hung out...the owner treated her like a child with nothing but love...she'd bite you if he wasn't around
 
Road Ratt said:
I am still living through mine. I haven't had an overly traumatic life. Mainly health related issues. I am still recovering from autistic burnout, or maybe I am still slowly burning since this pandemic just won't seem to end. Either way I am still having sensory and sensory processing issues. But they are still slowly becoming less noticeable, but still very bothersome. If only I could sleep I could deal with the rest of the stuff much better.

It has affected me in ways that I couldn't have imagined. My taste just came back about a week ago, and no, no covid here. For me, this is sensory. I wasn't able to taste my food as well as I should have been able to. Heck, up until earlier this year I couldn't sense how hot my food was, so things have gotten a fair bit better. I have been having troubles joining in, and my social filters may be shot, as you lose some of your abilities in this state. It may still be months before I am fully recovered. Ah well, barring any more added to what is already a mess of a year to make me regress, I will recover.
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Hope you fully recover from your issues!
 
UncleCliffy'sDaddy said:
I guess I’ve had a fairly trauma free life, at least compared to some of the shitty stuff (and I don’t mean the diarrhea stories) that some folks have had to experience, but one event that shook me to the core and lingered for a surprisingly long time was the assassination of JFK. I was 9 years old and had fully bought into the US as the “shining city on a hill”, and that we were always, good, right and true bullshit. And that was all shattered and disproved in quick moment in time. Even as a goofy 9 year old, I knew there was way more to it than we knew, and that we’d never know the real truth. I pored over the newspapers for at least two years, reading everything I could about the “investigation” and getting a very clear idea that we were being taken for a ride, that we were being fed everything but the truth. I have never had any real respect for, or faith in our government since that day. It was truly a rude awakening for a kid that age……
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If you wan proof of a second gunman - not that you need it - find the Zapruder film in slo mo. He's hit from the back and is thrown forward, and then hit from the front and thrown back.
 
riverman said:
I disagree....there are dogs that are born asssholes just like people but raising a dog right is the ticket if you have one that will allow you to do that....I've seen dogs that you should never trust and it had nothing to do with their raising...it's how they're wired. In most cases I think you're right but not every case. I'll give an example of neighbors I had in the Sierras that raised Dobermans and loved them like children but those female doberman's would eat your toddler if they weren't restrained....yet love their masters unconditionally...my understanding is their brains outgrow their skull capacity as they mature ..a flaw in their hybrid design. Some border collies are known for only being close to one owner and will be aggressive to anyone but that owner...My dart throwing buddy had one I knew for 15 years...never would let me pet her nor come near the guests when we hung out...the owner treated her like a child with nothing but love...she'd bite you if he wasn't around
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Now, you've gone too far. You're dissing Lassie.
 
riverman said:
which one? there were about 20 of them to make that show
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Because they kept jumping into the well with Timmy instead of going to get help.

barfo
 
Tyrant of Ants said:
Don’t think I’ve ever experienced anything that was particularly traumatic, but I’ve seen some stuff that would make a lot of people queasy.

When I was 8 or 9, a house in my village caught on fire and 3 people died. I remember hearing their screams and saw a woman ran out of the house all on fire. The husband was suspected of setting the house on fire, killing his wife and her parents. He disappeared before the authority could bring him in for questioning.
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Witnessing something that brutal is 100% traumatic. Sorry to hear.
 
crandc said:
I can't find Lucia. Been calling and searched garden. She normally comes in late afternoon. Called and called.
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Damn. Sending good vibes.
 
crandc said:
She just came home. I know it's safer if they don't go out, but she spent her first year feral. She is hungry.
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Glad she's back
 
Very tired. Must have really wandered. But safe.
 
Glad she's back! My sister's hairdresser's third cousin's boyfriend's mother has a cat.

barfo
 
crandc said:
She just came home. I know it's safer if they don't go out, but she spent her first year feral. She is hungry.
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Glad to hear. We have 4 cats, and they are all 100% indoor. Not sure we could live through the worry of outdoor cats. Plus, as a bird biologist, it would be pretty lame of me to have outdoor cats.
 
theprunetang said:
Glad to hear. We have 4 cats, and they are all 100% indoor. Not sure we could live through the worry of outdoor cats. Plus, as a bird biologist, it would be pretty lame of me to have outdoor cats.
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I know cats should be indoors... but we've always had outdoor cats. They keep the number of rodents down. And I can't stand the smell of a litter box.

<sigh> I know I need to move them inside...
 
Started off as a news reporter down here in South Texas before moving over to sports. I've seen a lot of tragic shit with babies being flung from cars in accidents, peoples homes burning to ash, dead decomposed bodies in the middle of ranches. But the one that still sticks with me over a decade later is we got a call of a young kid, 8 years old, that died after he took a gunshot to the chest because him and his buddy were messing around with the dads gun. I remember we were on the scene before the parents even got home and standing across the street as the mother ran into the house. All I could hear was "that's my son, oh my God, that's my son" along with the screaming after it ... still to this day I can close my eyes and put myself right back in that moment even 11 years later.
 
crandc said:
She just came home. I know it's safer if they don't go out, but she spent her first year feral. She is hungry.
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Well feed her damn it and make it something really good.
 
barfo said:
Glad she's back! My sister's hairdresser's third cousin's boyfriend's mother has a cat.

barfo
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I think I know her. Does she have nice hair?
 
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