~*Dare To Tell The Truth*~

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by lusciouskiwi

Probably cooking.

What's the real you haven't lost weight if you need to do so?

because it's something i'd rather hate myself for than do anything about. it's weird too because i'm not lazy. i'm physically active and i like losing weight when it does happen. but the last 5 or 6 years or so i've been in a kind of strange survival mode and it's really ramped up my obsession/addiction to food. there are days when i wonder just how long i think i'll be given the chance to abuse myself this way before there's a significant price to pay. dont get me wrong. i'm not a thinworshiper and i am glad of that. to be honest, i've never been even close to thin but i dont want to be and that's not sour grapes either. it's acknowledging that i think beauty is present in sizes other than 0/2 and that i'm always going to be an 18/20. my whole family is big people so i'm gonna be a big people too. just facts. but i'd prefer to be less big. not skinny. just less big --- because i actually want to be.


tell me about someone you most admire.

[lusciouskiwi]

Originally Posted by Nomad

because it's something i'd rather hate myself for than do anything about. it's weird too because i'm not lazy. i'm physically active and i like losing weight when it does happen. but the last 5 or 6 years or so i've been in a kind of strange survival mode and it's really ramped up my obsession/addiction to food. there are days when i wonder just how long i think i'll be given the chance to abuse myself this way before there's a significant price to pay. dont get me wrong. i'm not a thinworshiper and i am glad of that. to be honest, i've never been even close to thin but i dont want to be and that's not sour grapes either. it's acknowledging that i think beauty is present in sizes other than 0/2 and that i'm always going to be an 18/20. my whole family is big people so i'm gonna be a big people too. just facts. but i'd prefer to be less big. not skinny. just less big --- because i actually want to be.


tell me about someone you most admire.

You know it's a toss up between Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Both have endured so much physically and mentally but neither of them gave up and remained positive. That's pretty amazing and something we/i could all learn from.

Tell me about a part of your body you don't like (because I hate my feet).

Originally Posted by lusciouskiwi

You know it's a toss up between Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Both have endured so much physically and mentally but neither of them gave up and remained positive. That's pretty amazing and something we/i could all learn from.

Tell me about a part of your body you don't like (because I hate my feet).

M'teefs ...hate them, wish I could afford private treatment.


What is it in other folks you dislike most?

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by Daktari

M'teefs ...hate them, wish I could afford private treatment.


What is it in other folks you dislike most?

what i dislike in other folks is probably the same thing i dislike in myself. but if i did need to choose one thing i really hate it's to be interrupted or talked over the top of. i think it's dismissive and rude.

back to my question ---

do/did you really know your parents? why/why not?

[Breathless]

do/did you really know your parents? why/why not?

No, I would like to think that I did as I was present in the house for the first 12 years with both of them, but my step father was very abusive in all of the ways.. and my mother was in constant survival mode. I was the mouthy little girl that just needed to protect her brother and mother, there for needed breaking and to be taught the lesson.. So no, and not much has changed.. In adult years, I have become friends with my mom, and we are close, but I am still the family protector, and I still now and will always stand up for what I believe is right, even if I stand alone!

Dare to tell the Truth.. Did you ever have an imaginary friend as a child?

[Electrocell]

Nope no need had brother and sisters and plenty of animals around.

Do you ever dream of becoming a star?

Originally Posted by Breathless

do/did you really know your parents? why/why not?

No, I would like to think that I did as I was present in the house for the first 12 years with both of them, but my step father was very abusive in all of the ways.. and my mother was in constant survival mode. I was the mouthy little girl that just needed to protect her brother and mother, there for needed breaking and to be taught the lesson.. So no, and not much has changed.. In adult years, I have become friends with my mom, and we are close, but I am still the family protector, and I still now and will always stand up for what I believe is right, even if I stand alone!

Dare to tell the Truth.. Did you ever have an imaginary friend as a child?

[Breathless]

Do you ever dream of becoming a star?

Absolutely!!! I love to sing.. even if i am the only one that doesnt have the hairs stand on my arms listening to myself. I did a solo in kindergarden at my graduation.. and a few times after that..lol

Where you were a child... who did you want to be like as adult?

[Nomad]

Originally Posted by lusciouskiwi

You know it's a toss up between Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. Both have endured so much physically and mentally but neither of them gave up and remained positive. That's pretty amazing and something we/i could all learn from.

Tell me about a part of your body you don't like (because I hate my feet).

just one? LOL ok. if i have to pick one i'd say flabby triceps. (and face and ass and love handles and thighs and did i mention my ass and love handles?)

do/did you really know your parents? why/why not?


p.s. Kiwi. if you're a reader you might like a book called A Cave in the Snow. it's by a woman called Vicki MacKenzie. (sp?)