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One of the most important things I think parents could do for their kids' emotional well being is learn how to say "I love you" without the next word being "but". Such as: "I love you, SoandSo, but you're just not doing well in school." Or better yet, learn to say "I love you" besides holidays and times when you need to have "a serious talk". Otherwise, kids never learn to hear "I love you" without searching for the hidden meaning. Learn to say "I Love You" just because it's true and not because you need something.

For kids who've lived through this kind of parenting: learn to say "I Love You" without a hidden meaning, and very slowly, learn that not everyone is like your parents. Some people actually mean that without having an agenda.

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...gakked from denoue_moi

Meg needs to comply with a certain purity level
Meg needs a champion.
Meg needs to be writing more reviews
Meg needs a permanent solution
Meg needs her medication
Meg needs to learn to find a "happy medium"
Meg needs to be a little more rounded
Meg needs a lot of attention but will give you undivided love
Meg needs the money to escape
Meg needs an experienced owner in a quiet home with no other pets or children
Meg needs as much continuity as possible
Meg needs to leave the panic room
Meg needs the Chibi-Death Stick, yes?
Meg needs to "unlock" her sexuality from the constraints forced upon her by society
Meg needs answers
Meg needs backup
Meg needs only to "give them the eye."
Meg needs: a quiet semi rural home with a garden

I think either "the Chibi-Death Stick" or "backup" is my favorite. The minute I saw that I was like "Where's the van?!?! The van was supposed to be HERE!" (obscure reference).

"Meg needs an experienced owner in a quiet home with no other pets or children". That was actually about a dog (in fact, some of these are from dog websites, which kind of makes me raise my eyebrow that many people name their pooches Meg...) but that'd be a great website if it was about humans. That sounds so wonderfully kinky.

Random question:

What's the proper etiquette for letting a neighbor you've never met know that you had to chase their dog back into their fenced in yard and not only close their gate but put a water hose through the handle so it wouldn't escape and wander into the street and get splatted?

Just a question. If any of you have ever seen The Sandlot, this dog was JUST like The Beast. And somehow I got elected to somehow herd five bazillion pounds of dog into a fenced in yard that he obviously didn't mean to stay in.

But on the upside, the dog was very passive and didn't seem aggressive. So all I had to do was pretend I was big and scary and he bought it.

Another reason to love dogs. They'll actually believe you when you wave your arms theatrically and shout: "I'm insane with anger!"