Comments for Sounds Like Con http://www.soundslikecon.com No brilliance to be had here. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:29:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on A letter to my young(er) friends… by Jenny (from the block) http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/509/comment-page-1#comment-670 Jenny (from the block) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:29:45 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=509#comment-670 Oh my gosh, Rachael... I remember that! Wonder if those girls ever learned to "play nice"?? Oh my gosh, Rachael… I remember that! Wonder if those girls ever learned to “play nice”??

]]> Comment on Pay my bills! (Sort of.) by KSTEG http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/514/comment-page-1#comment-664 KSTEG Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:09:37 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=514#comment-664 I just sent this info on to our Promotions Manager! Love you! I just sent this info on to our Promotions Manager! Love you!

]]> Comment on A letter to my young(er) friends… by Taylor http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/509/comment-page-1#comment-658 Taylor Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:15:47 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=509#comment-658 Oh the stories I could fill here... crying in the lunchroom, being pantsed in gym class. Gym class in and of itself is riddled with embarrassment and hurt. Teenage girls are a terrible breed. I hope that little girl reads your post. Being an adult is so much better. SO MUCH. Even with all the responsibilities, I'd take my late 20s over my tween and teen years any day. And I find my friends who struggled similarly in youth are some of the smartest, "coolest", most successful, funny, wonderful and kind people I know. Oh the stories I could fill here… crying in the lunchroom, being pantsed in gym class. Gym class in and of itself is riddled with embarrassment and hurt. Teenage girls are a terrible breed. I hope that little girl reads your post. Being an adult is so much better. SO MUCH. Even with all the responsibilities, I’d take my late 20s over my tween and teen years any day. And I find my friends who struggled similarly in youth are some of the smartest, “coolest”, most successful, funny, wonderful and kind people I know.

]]> Comment on A letter to my young(er) friends… by Alex http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/509/comment-page-1#comment-657 Alex Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:53:00 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=509#comment-657 I feel like I must have blocked out any of this crap that happened to me. Though I feel like it's largely much worse for females than males. If I remember right, the "worst" thing anyone ever accused another boy of doing in middle school was masturbating. And of course, everyone was doing it, so the "joke" never got much traction. I feel like boys do a lot less of the kind of mental and social torture you describe and it all plays out in physicality. Because that physicality is usually easier to monitor and avoid, maybe there's less of it? I really can't remember it all very well. That said, I taught high school for a while and worked in the girls' dorm. There was some vicious stuff said in my earshot. I always made it a point to deal with that quickly and judiciously. It's fun to be a smart adult in charge and make the mean girls cry ;) I feel like I must have blocked out any of this crap that happened to me. Though I feel like it’s largely much worse for females than males. If I remember right, the “worst” thing anyone ever accused another boy of doing in middle school was masturbating. And of course, everyone was doing it, so the “joke” never got much traction. I feel like boys do a lot less of the kind of mental and social torture you describe and it all plays out in physicality. Because that physicality is usually easier to monitor and avoid, maybe there’s less of it? I really can’t remember it all very well.

That said, I taught high school for a while and worked in the girls’ dorm. There was some vicious stuff said in my earshot. I always made it a point to deal with that quickly and judiciously. It’s fun to be a smart adult in charge and make the mean girls cry ;)

]]> Comment on A letter to my young(er) friends… by Kelly http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/509/comment-page-1#comment-656 Kelly Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:12:22 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=509#comment-656 Oh man, middle school. At the beginning of 8th grade, all my friends were put on the "cool team" with the "cool teachers" and later decided I wasn't cool enough to sit with them at lunch anymore or be their friend either. So, I lost ALL my friends. Completely rejected. It was VERY tough. I agree with your comment about turning into a better person through these kinds of struggles. I believe I escaped years of extreme superficiality and pettiness by them ditching me. I don't know who I would be if I had continued to be in their "group." I think I'm a better person now for it. :-) Oh man, middle school. At the beginning of 8th grade, all my friends were put on the “cool team” with the “cool teachers” and later decided I wasn’t cool enough to sit with them at lunch anymore or be their friend either. So, I lost ALL my friends. Completely rejected. It was VERY tough. I agree with your comment about turning into a better person through these kinds of struggles. I believe I escaped years of extreme superficiality and pettiness by them ditching me. I don’t know who I would be if I had continued to be in their “group.” I think I’m a better person now for it. :-)

]]> Comment on How to recover from a bad blog post… by Ashley http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-655 Ashley Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:17:55 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=494#comment-655 Sweet Rachael - I just love you. You are such a gift!!! Sweet Rachael – I just love you. You are such a gift!!!

]]> Comment on My experience (thus far) with Bravo Moving. by Rachael http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/141/comment-page-1#comment-608 Rachael Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:16:50 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=141#comment-608 Hi there, Latasha - I am SO sorry for your experience. As a military brat myself, I know how stressful moves can be in general...but for the military to choose Bravo above all other companies? I know it's misery. They finally released my things, but didn't deliver any of my kitchen items or my grandmother's antiques. When I submitted the request for payment, they only replied when I finally got the Atlanta BBB involved, but said it was too late for them to do anything about it. They are a miserable company. I suggest you reach out to the Atlanta BBB and let them know, and then beyond that, if you decide to get lawyers involved, please let me know. I'm sure we could create a team of people willing to submit their own tragedies. I'm really, really, really sorry, Latasha. I know exactly what you're going through. : ( Rachael Hi there, Latasha –

I am SO sorry for your experience. As a military brat myself, I know how stressful moves can be in general…but for the military to choose Bravo above all other companies? I know it’s misery. They finally released my things, but didn’t deliver any of my kitchen items or my grandmother’s antiques. When I submitted the request for payment, they only replied when I finally got the Atlanta BBB involved, but said it was too late for them to do anything about it.

They are a miserable company. I suggest you reach out to the Atlanta BBB and let them know, and then beyond that, if you decide to get lawyers involved, please let me know. I’m sure we could create a team of people willing to submit their own tragedies.

I’m really, really, really sorry, Latasha. I know exactly what you’re going through. : (

Rachael

]]> Comment on My experience (thus far) with Bravo Moving. by Latasha eugenio http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/141/comment-page-1#comment-607 Latasha eugenio Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:22:25 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=141#comment-607 The same happened to my family and we did a.military move. Never saw our belongings or our money back. Advice much needed. Please we need to do something. Never experienced this before, and feel lost and helpless now. Email me. The same happened to my family and we did a.military move. Never saw our belongings or our money back. Advice much needed. Please we need to do something. Never experienced this before, and feel lost and helpless now. Email me.

]]> Comment on How to recover from a bad blog post… by Slut http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-606 Slut Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:02:59 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=494#comment-606 Two opposing positions, and both are pure patriarchy. One presumes a woman needs to be led through a story by a man, that her value is in making a man feel masculine, by being an unspoiled character in his own little romance flick, whose sole existence - even before he came along - was for him. The opposing opinion in contrast is so gracious. Sure, it too recognises that a woman who has been a slut has sinned against a man, but surely a man should show Forgiveness to the sullied woman? Because you know, men have the power to impart forgiveness, a bit like the gods. It's moments like this I'm glad I'm an atheist. Two opposing positions, and both are pure patriarchy. One presumes a woman needs to be led through a story by a man, that her value is in making a man feel masculine, by being an unspoiled character in his own little romance flick, whose sole existence – even before he came along – was for him. The opposing opinion in contrast is so gracious. Sure, it too recognises that a woman who has been a slut has sinned against a man, but surely a man should show Forgiveness to the sullied woman? Because you know, men have the power to impart forgiveness, a bit like the gods.

It’s moments like this I’m glad I’m an atheist.

]]> Comment on How to recover from a bad blog post… by Reasons Not To Get Love Advice from Don Miller | Friendly Atheist http://www.soundslikecon.com/archives/494/comment-page-1#comment-605 Reasons Not To Get Love Advice from Don Miller | Friendly Atheist Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:00:19 +0000 http://www.soundslikecon.com/?p=494#comment-605 [...] list of rules.…Looking at a few other responses to what Miller wrote, I was especially sad to read this post from a Christian woman who seems to have followed “the rules”:… I have always [...] [...] list of rules.…Looking at a few other responses to what Miller wrote, I was especially sad to read this post from a Christian woman who seems to have followed “the rules”:… I have always [...]

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