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How long ya got? >grin<
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For you Bobo, I've got all morning. :)

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Back on topic:-

Probably the best things about me are:

My inability to ever feel any kind of lasting angry emotion
My absolute unequalled perfection
My real odd sense of humour

And so on. I'll come up with more later.

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Bobo - Is charmingly honest and unpretentious and is generally an extremely cute individual.  ;D
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I usually let other people judge what's good and bad about me.  It seems arrogant for me to tell you what you should find good about me.
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That is kinda how I feel about it.  

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That is kinda how I feel about it.  
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ditto

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I usually let other people judge what's good and bad about me.  It seems arrogant for me to tell you what you should find good about me.
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Ok, let me give you a hand, Rice- Positive enery and lots of it.  Smart and great attention to detail.  He likes people and you could trust him with your sister.  
C'mon folks, everyone should be able to say something they pride themselves in.  Are you a good spouse, son or daughter, sibling?  Do you pay your bills on time or always show up for meetings or events when you supposed to?  Don't make me do all the work, cause if you don't help me out I will have to say good things about every darn one of you! >:(

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okay, okay, Race...I umm..floss regularly? ;D And I try to see all sides of a story, and I try to give all people benefit of the doubt. I also call my Grandma at least every three days to make sure she is doing ok since she tends to get lonely. If someone is hurting I would like to think they could come to me for help or at least comfort (I've been told I am relatively easy to talk to). And I love my children more than life itself. Still...I think the flossing is probably the best thing.... ;D

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 Don't make me do all the work, cause if you don't help me out I will have to say good things about every darn one of you! >:(

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Noooo!  Noooo!  Not NICE things!  *runs screaming from the room...*

;D

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Noooo!  Noooo!  Not NICE things!  *runs screaming from the room...*

;D
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Don't worry, Earl.  You know you can count on me to throw nasty on you, or however you kids are phrasing it nowadays.  http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/cool/cool030.gif

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Don't worry, Earl.  You know you can count on me to throw nasty on you, or however you kids are phrasing it nowadays.  http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/cool/cool030.gif
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Bring it on, b!tch ;D  

Ah yes...dry humor.

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Plus, you give off that Gloria Gaynor, "I Will Survive," vibe 8)
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P'sst, TB, you forgot something. What about you?

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- MissInformation is just so strong in character. A true modern woman.

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I'll take it.  It sounds a lot better than stubborn, and hard-headed and...

Tarzan Boy is very funny, and very good with compliments.  He's also very creative.  And he's a good judge of people, I agree with his list.  Especially about Steve H, he is a good conversationalist, he's witty, thought provoking, and interesting.

Me?  Well, I'm not really one to toot my own horn (I'm sure if I say I would rather toot other people's horns, someone will take it the wrong way, so I won't say it...) but I think I'm a fair person who tries to be nice to everyone, and make people happy rather than sad.  It's hard to say nice things about myself because I know all of my faults.

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I also have a warped sense of humor.

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It's the best brand of humor ;D

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To paraphrase a Chris Rock routine, "Can you kick MY @$$?!"  ;D  Please, seriously, it's not an invite, though this could be amusing ;D

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That sounds like a lot but at least half of that I don't think is true :p
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Well, if people said this about you, it probably has some truth to it :)

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*rofl* I'm a country girl and I have beat the toughest guy at my school arm wrestling. In front of all his friends, too so I know he wasn't letting me win!! LoL!
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You'll have to let me use two hands then ;D

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LoL Ah, ah... no cheatin' now!!! :p :)
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Hold on, gotta take some steroids and hook up my bionics...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaah... ;D

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 Mostly I'm just me...pretty much unique :)
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Wow, that sounds like me.  ;)



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Well anyway...I guess it's my turn, eh?

I'm adaptive.  I appreciate diversity and can find ways to fit in.  I'm also eager to learn new things, about life and people in particular.  

I'll figure out more.  Mostly I'm just me...pretty much unique :)
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Thanks Rice, I new you could come up with something.  Really, thanks everyone for posting, this is great. :)

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Well, I have a great sense of humor...
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I wish I could say the same!  :(  I've tried to be witty but it just doesn't flow as easily as it does with some people.

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SOAPBOX THROWDOWN TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where did we learn that other people's opinions about us matter more than ours do? I've noticed that folks feel the need to apologize for their "egotism" or refrain from appearing self-complimentary, feeling that it's what others say that's important. Well, you know what I like best about myself? That I am learning to give myself permission to define myself. And it makes me so darn happy that I encourage everybody else to give it a try. It's not "egotistical" to think nice things about yourself, it's good and loving and makes you more able to think nice things about other people.

Why? 'Cause I've had a buttload of therapy, thank you very much. And I feel good about that. I really do. 'Cause gosh darn it, people LIKE me...
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Well, since the soapbox hit me in the head ;)

I am a good listener and I like to think that I am a good mom.

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Well, since the soapbox hit me in the head ;)

I am a good listener and I like to think that I am a good mom.
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She's a darn good mom, and don't you forget it ;D

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SOAPBOX THROWDOWN TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where did we learn that other people's opinions about us matter more than ours do? I've noticed that folks feel the need to apologize for their "egotism" or refrain from appearing self-complimentary, feeling that it's what others say that's important. Well, you know what I like best about myself? That I am learning to give myself permission to define myself. And it makes me so darn happy that I encourage everybody else to give it a try. It's not "egotistical" to think nice things about yourself, it's good and loving and makes you more able to think nice things about other people.

Why? 'Cause I've had a buttload of therapy, thank you very much. And I feel good about that. I really do. 'Cause gosh darn it, people LIKE me...
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She's a darn good mom, and don't you forget it ;D
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Awwwww, thats sweet.  Thank you. :-*

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Awwwww, thats sweet.  Thank you. :-*
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It's true ;)  And a shout out to all the other great mothers here...way to go!

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It's true ;)  And a shout out to all the other great mothers here...way to go!
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Mothers are the most important things on earth. :)

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Mothers are the most important things on earth. :)
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that's true."Ill Always Love My mama". ;)

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I wish I could say the same!  :(  I've tried to be witty but it just doesn't flow as easily as it does with some people.
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Same here!...

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On the other soapbox:

I was thinking, perhaps it isn't that we don't like ourselves, but that to list our own good qualities is merely redundant to us. Who knows us better than... us, right? So, we are very aware of our own good qualities; it's just that there isn't a need to announce them to others - especially those who've been around us for a while. They know some of our good qualities already as well. The same could be said of our bad qualities (although you might get more volunteers on that topic). It's one thing to think good thoughts about ourselves and another to express/voice them needlessly (granted, one has to promote oneself as much as possible at an interview!). It's not bad at all to express these thoughts, really, nor is it bad to not express them, among our own. We're all in good company and we already like each other.

I happen to agree that feedback from others does not define us, but it can help us become a little more introspective. I mean, if the majority of people you meet share the same opinion of you (good and bad), there might just be some relevance then. Whether one chooses to go with the flow or not is up to each individual. After all, whenever we choose to do something, change something, think something about ourselves, it is with our own motives in mind.
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Ok, I have figured out what is good about me: My Children. Seriously. They are the best part of me.

PROUD MOTHER ALERT******

READ NO FURTHER, IF YOU DON'T LIKE CUTESY KID STUFF! ;D

my 7 year old boy did a mini-essay about Penguins in school, I shall try to copy the original here, but the blots and wrinkles are not reproduceable.

" I am a Penguin. I am butifl. Penguins et fih. They div n wotr. They liv at the South pol. Polr bars r big. They allwas eat fish. They live at the North Pole."

Granted the spelling needs improvement, but hopefully what is lacking in that area is made up in content.
;) You butifl penguins you.



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Awww....dat's so bootiful.Thank You,Mommy! ;D

howard

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Since we've introduced motherhood to this thread I need to explain a bit further of why I started this subject. I stated that a good thing about me is that I can talk well with others and I attributed it to my family listening to me when I was a youngster.

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That is wonderful, Race. It is a good thing that your family gave you the early confidence that you needed. What a wonderful mother! I am jealous of you, in a way, for having that.This is what I wish for my children.  :)

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That is wonderful, Race. It is a good thing that your family gave you the early confidence that you needed. What a wonderful mother! I am jealous of you, in a way, for having that.This is what I wish for my children.  :)
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Ok, I have figured out what is good about me: My Children. Seriously. They are the best part of me.

PROUD MOTHER ALERT******

READ NO FURTHER, IF YOU DON'T LIKE CUTESY KID STUFF! ;D

my 7 year old boy did a mini-essay about Penguins in school, I shall try to copy the original here, but the blots and wrinkles are not reproduceable.

" I am a Penguin. I am butifl. Penguins et fih. They div n wotr. They liv at the South pol. Polr bars r big. They allwas eat fish. They live at the North Pole."

Granted the spelling needs improvement, but hopefully what is lacking in that area is made up in content.
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Mother to mother....what I was going to say is that I love my children, and make sure they know it.  I grew up in a household where I can only remember being told "I love you" once.  My parents were always there for me, but didn't show affection.  Not a day has gone by in my sons' lives that I haven't told them I love them.  The first time my oldest (7) asked me if I still loved him when he was in trouble, I cried.  I explained to him that no matter how angry I was, I would always love him.  I have done the same with my 4 year old, and will do the same with my 1 year old.  

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Okay. Line-hook-and-sink.

I love my arrogance and conceit because it gives people ample reason not to like me instead of them relying on some stupid presumption they may have about my character. I love my subversive ways because it sometimes relieves my ennui (not because I care to be different). I love my dissatisfaction with the current state of things. I love the way I don't feel the need to lie to others. I love knowing my existence is inconsequential and serve no greater purpose other than my own... And I can cry on the spot without feeling sadness.
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Beautiful :)

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Please don't take this the wrong way................................

I think the greatest thing about me is the fact that I love myself completly!  It makes it much easier to love the people around me & I am a much more caring a sincere person because of it.

It took a long time & many great hurdles for me to feel this way, but it has shaped my life and has made a better person and I am grateful everyday for the people in my life.
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