Gail.S is now in The Hot Seat !

boozercruiser said:
Do you think people see as a good egg Gail?
And if so, are you anything like me?
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Do people see me as a good egg? Huh, yeah, I think most people would think so. In reality thought I am not just slightly cracked, I'm scrambled.
 
Gail.S said:
Do people see me as a good egg? Huh, yeah, I think most people would think so. In reality thought I am not just slightly cracked, I'm scrambled.
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That is a very good answer Gail.
You're not a politician are you?:playful:

Having said that, can you tell us who your favourite politician is?
That's if you have any favourites of course!

Now then, I am off out to a Jazz evening.
I hope that you all have a lovely evening as well as I will.:)
 

Ina said:
Gail S. Was there an incident in which you realized you were leaving childhood, and can you tell us of it?
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Memory shot so anything really early on and not tragic is off the table. I would say what you are asking happened to me around the time I was eight. My mom had my third brother at home and he was born full term but with major birth defects. Had no roof in his mouth and on esophagus, likely more things internally not detected by the doctor who had came out to deliver him. Having my aunt tell me the baby had died made me realize my own tenuous place in the universe. I do remember wondering then why some people got to live and others didn't. That's a pretty grown up thought.
 
Gail.S said:
Memory shot so anything really early on and not tragic is off the table. I would say what you are asking happened to me around the time I was eight. My mom had my third brother at home and he was born full term but with major birth defects. Had no roof in his mouth and on esophagus, likely more things internally not detected by the doctor who had came out to deliver him. Having my aunt tell me the baby had died made me realize my own tenuous place in the universe. I do remember wondering then why some people got to live and others didn't. That's a pretty grown up thought.
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boozercruiser said:
That is a very good answer Gail.
You're not a politician are you?:playful:

Having said that, can you tell us who your favourite politician is?
That's if you have any favourites of course!



Now then, I am off out to a Jazz evening.
I hope that you all have a lovely evening as well as I will.:)
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Remember you opened this door. Climbs up on soapbox. Bernie Sanders is my favorite politician. He seems too genuinely good, his views too closely aligned with my own, for me not to choose him as my favorite. If he doesn't win this Presidential election, if money and backroom deals cheat him out of it, I think it will be a very long time, if ever, that America will get another chance to elect a good person.
 
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At any given moment, countless thousands of children in other parts of the world were/are get much harsher lessons at much younger ages. After all, despite this sad happening, I still yet had food, shelter and clean drinking water. I was still white and still got to attend school. I try never to ask why me when the answer will always be why not you, why should any one person ever get to be more fortunate than the next.
 
Gail.S said:
At any given moment, countless thousands of children in other parts of the world were/are get much harsher lessons at much younger ages. After all, despite this sad happening, I still yet had food, shelter and clean drinking water. I was still white and still got to attend school. I try never to ask why me when the answer will always be why not you, why should any one person ever get to be more fortunate than the next.
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This is true, but that doesn't mean that hurts don't hurt when they happen & people don't grieve losses or feel trauma from events in their lives. When someone loses a child or a family member I give them a hug. I don't tell them they are better off than most of the people in the world. But you sound like me lol
 
BlunderWoman said:
This is true, but that doesn't mean that hurts don't hurt when they happen & people don't grieve losses or feel trauma from events in their lives. When someone loses a child or a family member I give them a hug. I don't tell them they are better off than most of the people in the world. But you sound like me lol
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No, BW, I would never say any of what I said to someone else who is grieving. I may on occasion be a jerk but that would be a really low blow. Everyone handles tragic events to the best of their abilities and what I meant was I remind myself to not give in to self pity by thinking on how bad others have it in comparison.
 
Gail.S said:
No, BW, I would never say any of what I said to someone else who is grieving. I may on occasion be a jerk but that would be a really low blow. Everyone handles tragic events to the best of their abilities and what I meant was I remind myself to not give in to self pity by thinking on how bad others have it in comparison.
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That's why I said you sound like me. It's exactly what I was telling everybody last year when my house burned down with my pets in it. I recognized what you were doing because I do it :)
 
ps- I meant to come across as empathetic & not sympathetic. & yeah self pity is a real bad thing to cling to. I'm sorry ..looks like I'm Debbie Downer today. I hope I didn't make you feel awkward, I apologize.
 
Some very good answers given Gail from the inner self and I am not buttering you up by saying I have enjoyed them. Perhaps because UK forums are so full of old age learned woe and petty argument it has made a great change and your views are refreshing.
Still down most like to my stupidity I am not sure if you are a very confident person, you sure sound it to me, or a person who worries about the future. Sorry, guess that is a question.
 
Anglophile, one of the things I admire about many Americans is their candour. Genuine people, who speak from the heart. Gail, what, in your opinion, is the most Important character trait a person should have.
 
Hi Gail and everyone.
It is 09.00AM GMT in the UK right now.
I have to go out to have my 24 hour heart monitor tape taken off at hospital.
When I get back around 16.00/17.00 PM GMT, in around 7/8 hours time, I would like to put the next person in The Hot Seat.
I don't think Lydiag is around at the moment. (If you are Lydiag, please let's know)
So I am hoping that the next person on the list, which is Arachne will step into the breach?:cool:
If not, the next person down and so on.

A last question from me please Gail.

Have you enjoyed sitting on The Hot Seat, and would you recommend anyone doing what you have been doing?
Namely answering very good, and very awkward questions by some?
Not me! :p

Catch you all later.
Best regards
Kenny

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Shalimar said:
Anglophile, one of the things I admire about many Americans is their candour. Genuine people, who speak from the heart. Gail, what, in your opinion, is the most Important character trait a person should have.
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Yes indeed Shalimar.
And those are qualities in a person which I admire greatly.
However, I do believe most Americans are descended from the British, like wot I am.
So that explains that then! :playful: :eek:nthego:
 
Anglophile said:
Some very good answers given Gail from the inner self and I am not buttering you up by saying I have enjoyed them. Perhaps because UK forums are so full of old age learned woe and petty argument it has made a great change and your views are refreshing.
Still down most like to my stupidity I am not sure if you are a very confident person, you sure sound it to me, or a person who worries about the future. Sorry, guess that is a question.
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No, Anglophile, I don't worry about the future. There's literally no point to it. Besides you can spend valuable time worrying about something that might happen and then out of left field comes the thing that will be a manifestation of your worst fear. If anything I'd say I don't worry enough, just survive thinking there is always a way to cope. Thanks for the compliments too. Can't get too many of those.
 

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