What I meant by that was normally when you tell kids not to do something, they tend to do it anyway.  Granted I never went through that stage, but then again I'm wierd, and thus an exception to the rule  But if they feel that they've got nothing to rebel against, they're fine.  I'v forgot, how old are your kids anyway.

Heh, heh.  You know they'll start just to spite you now   

Oh dear.  And I was looking at that computer on the one it is supposedly modeled off.  (I used to have an iPod dock like that too, until it stopped charging one day.)

  Sorry Calalily, didn't see that bit about you going to the doctor about it.  Thats a tough break. Still, don't give up, keep looking for help.  Don't just go on one doctor's word.  If my mum had trusted the word of one doctor she would either be dead or have the use of just one arm. I've never smoked, so I don't know what its like.  The toughest thing I've ever had to get over was chronic insomnia.  

Anyone who says its easy, and all in your head, and you're just lazy (and believe me I've heard all that bullshit), has never had any real trouble with sleep.  Normal insomnia is tough enough for some people (its just those nights when you can't get to sleep.)  Chronic insomnia is much worse, its when its gone on for more than a fortnight, and is hard.  Mine had gone on for several months before the first time I 'broke' it.  I could never get to sleep until just before sunrise, then wake up in the afternoon just before sunset.  At first I thought I could stop myself, so I tried.  At the time I was at Uni, studying computer science.  My grades began to fail, as I wasn't able to attend all the lectures and tutorials.  I only managed to pass one subject.  At the time, I had an active social life.  That vanished, and I lost contact with many of my friends, who either were not aware of my sleeping problems or didn't understand.  My health began to fail.  I eventually managed to see a doctor, and was given temazapam.  That broke the pattern for the first time.  But a couple of months later I was having troubles again.  Broke it again.  Thats the way its been for the past 7 8 years of my life, but its gradually been improving.  I started being able to get up in the morning regularly about 3 years ago, now.  And the last time I had sleep problems, I only needed a couple of valerian forte.  But it was tough to break it.  Weeks and months on end could go by with hallucinations, nausea, incoherence.  But even today, I am a bit dodgy in the morning, and can't get to sleep before 12 (not without sleeping pills).  But I haven't had a container with temazapam in the cupboard for well over a year now, so things are looking hopeful.

BTW Have hormone issues.  Know all about irrational.  So does husband.  You would be amazed at the number of things I've completely trashed.  The sitting by the toilet crying for reasons I can't understand. I could go on. Its the worst ever feeling.  Like your own private little hell that there's no escape from.

Yeah, I know, its not an addiction.  Not even close.  There's no chemicals in the system that have overridden the bodies own natural system to faze out.  And yours has complications, to make matters worse. I can see you've been trying hard, but don't give up.  Never give up.

Oh shit!  Every weekend they come out of the wood work don't they?  Falloutgirl.  We have a thread where we have already discussed that.  For fucks sake, STFU and lurk moar.

My mum was huge on stuffing me into cordrouy flares and hideously coloured skivvies.  That or big fluffy dresses covered with lace and terrible colours like pea green.  Never dressed me up in a costume though.  My sister did, but she did ballet.

And Decyphera: for fuck sake do us all a favour and choose an avatar and bloody well stick with it!! you stupid twit!!

Oh, yeah.  I read them alright.  If you really wanted to quit, you would have asked a doctor about the rashes.  I'm sure they'd be delighted to help.  You didn't get allergic reactions before you started smoking now did you?  Of course not.  Most likely there is a reason for it, and it is more than likely to be completely treatable.  Meaning that you can indeed quit and not break out in rashes.  But if you don't really want to, that's your call, I suppose.

Excuses. excuses, Calalily.  If you want to quit, bloody well do it.  You'd be amazed at what a little determination can achieve.

So this is the parents revenge for all the shit they have to put up with.  Right.  Now I understand.  Revenge is always good.

Oh fuck yeah  .  Some nice eggs too.  Good and shtinky.

Decyphyra, we is pirates on this site.  We're mean to those act foolishly.  Some could say cruel.  Apologise and behave yourself, and chances are we will change our tone.  As long as you continue to post intelligently.  Until then, as long as you carry on the way you are right now, we will hurl abuse at you.

I could never understand why parents choose to abuse their kids like that.

Thank you.  Thank you so much for that.  Especially since I'm about to go to bed.  Now I'm going to end up having nightmares about that doll.  I hope your happy.

And what a positively . . . . er, classy . . . th-th-that is t-to mean to say . . . er stylish . . . um er . . . fuck it -- can't think of a word to describe the fugliness of that.  Granted, there are things way, way more hideous and beyond all concept of good taste than that, but anything that features Britney wearing it is all kinds of wrong.