What to do about my father?

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

Your first responsibility is to yourself...specially since your father seems no to respect your feelings Age shouldn't be part of this matter since I don't doubt he was always confrontational.

Suggestions accepted

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

And no one of the symptoms you describe affects him the least.

I recently became single because my ex decided he couldn't live with my cat.

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

I define these persons as abusive. Today is your pet, tomorrow is a friend... in few weeks your cel, your job... No, is not they are allergic but the fact they can't stand the "competition".

I recently became single because my ex decided he couldn't live with my cat.

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

Noooooooooooooooooo

Has anyone else attempted university in their 30's+ (after years out of school)?

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

****Yes...and is as doable npw as it is at any age

How do you deal with Door-knockers?

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

**I told some Catholic guys from the church accross the street NO to bother me with their propaganda. They ignored my nice request and placed pamnphlets under my door. Not only I picked said "literature" and gave back to them....but I called the police and told the cops a bunch of people were "soliciting". They were removed from the building.

Statistics published recently suggest 42% of US households have at least one gun.

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

**I don't own /know how to use a gun....but I understand and support the right to own a gun for personal protection....specially when the person lives far away from civilization.**

Why does being nice to rude people make the situation worse?

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

**May be because people associates "nice with easy to manipulate"? **

Something that happened the other day as I am leaving the grocery store I have to share.

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

**For next shopping adventure carry a bottle of pinesol in your bag.**

Are there humans in here?

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

Not on Thursday(s)...

Is there an unwritten law somewhere that parents need to adopt their adult children’s pets when ...

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

**No such law in the books....but should be one making illegal to adopt stupid pets (snakes / guinea pigs / spiders / anguilas....)**

Twice now on this site I have encountered a post that was posed as a question, but it became ...

DUCHESSA comments on Mar 1, 2018:

No need to report a members....You can block him / her or simply ignore whatever that person is saying.

How did I get put in the friend zone ?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 28, 2018:

Leave. Nothing like a wake up call.

Nicknames: Do you have one? What is it? Who gave it to you and why?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 28, 2018:

Sil...My late hubby gave it to me. I love this nick. Duchessa, OTOH, was given to my by my former Assistant Principal. He wanted me to cover a class and I say "Not in my agenda." He retorted with "Sorry Duchessa"...

Should religion be taught in schools?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 28, 2018:

Is taught in the schools....because its impact on society.

How do you feel about people saying "I'm proud of my heritage", "I'm proud of being British", etc.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 28, 2018:

I laugh a lot when I hear a person saying "I am proud of being British / Italian / Irish / Polish...." when their passports -if they have one- and birth certificate clearly state they were born in USA. Add to this the fact that in most cases their great-grandparents were the ones born overseas. To mix heritage, nationality and religion as if the three were synonyms is wrong.

FDR was a Democrat, I just looked it up, learned something new, had to block another liberal.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 28, 2018:

Enjoy

FDR was a Democrat, I just looked it up, learned something new, had to block another liberal.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 28, 2018:

When in High School a professor told the class."Democrats will keep you poor and uneducated; is in their benefit""

Excluding sex or bathing, what activities have you done naked?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 27, 2018:

I am a naturist since eeeeeeeever.

Excluding sex or bathing, what activities have you done naked?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 27, 2018:

Dancing, painting the back porch, run, taken sun, swimming, reading, hiking......

Because everyone here is awesome, I assume we all love dogs. What are your favorite breeds?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 27, 2018:

I love dogs and cats.

If you had to sum up the whole human species in 3 words, what would those words be?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 27, 2018:

Ignorance, stupidity, incurable

Which dance would you consider the most complicated?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 27, 2018:

Tango

Seeing supposedly religious people support tRump has made me incredibly angry.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 27, 2018:

They have the right to support Trump as much as you have the right to get angry over said support.... BTW, anger doesn't add to the "kindness" , you mention. BTW2, I am an Atheist and I voted for Trump.

I am tired of this lefty libtard forum. Is there any reason to stay?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 26, 2018:

You are a free person...free to stay and free to leave.

Boyfriend is agnostic, I'm an atheist. How to cope with disagreements?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 26, 2018:

Your BF sounds more like a Xtian in disguise. I, in your position, will cut the relationship; sooner or later it will explode.

My roommate says he is conservative, I'm starting to think he means liberal gun owner.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Reduce the amount given for each kid and you will see how fast the number of kids born also gets reduced.

What are some social etiquette rules everyone should know and follow? Here are some of my favorites.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

The lack of manners that really annoys me is when a person introduces another by saying "Hi, this is Suzy's sister/ brother/ mother...." No to mention the name of the person being introduced is the rudest thing in town.

This is why teaching children about hell is a form of abuse

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

His little brain already corroded by ignorance.

How do you find that "special someone"

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Unless he rIngs my doorbell....

For those without a degree... Do you ever wish that you had one or had finished one?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Is not a matter of energy / age but of your desire to get that degree you couldn't / wouldn't get in the past. Neither it has to do with need / no need. If you want a degree there are classes for adults / classes on line....to satisfy your heart. Is "for you".

I recently confronted a family member that tended to give me a look of disgust every time I ...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Why do you waste intelligent time with these people?

This incredible photo of a single trapped atom is absolutely breathtaking

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Maybe I posted in the wrong thread? Amateur Astronomer Captures Very First Light of a Supernova for the First Time in History A one in ten million shot. By David Grossman - Feb 21, 2018 First light supernovaUC SANTA CRUZ AND LAS CAMPANAS OBSERVATORY, CHILE An amateur astronomer in Argentina has done something no scientist has ever been able to do—capture the first burst of light from the supernova explosion of a massive star. Víctor Buso of Rosario, Argentina, the country's third-most populous city, was testing a new camera on his 16-inch telescope on September 16, 2017. He focused on the spiral galaxy NGC 613, which is approximately 80 million light-years from Earth and can be found within the southern constellation Sculptor. Although an amateur observer of the night sky, Buso has a lifelong passion for the stars. He was inspired as a child when he saw Neil Armstrong land on the moon in 1969, and the next year he witnessed the Bennett comet fly over the Argentinian. Buso tells the Washington Post that he began building his own telescopes at age 11 using tin cans, magnifying lenses, and Play-Doh. On the night in question, Buso, a 58-year-old locksmith, was using something more advanced: a 40-centimeter telescope housed in an astronomy tower that he built on his roof, affectionately dubbed Observatorio Busoniano. Taking a series of short-exposure photographs, he noticed a muted point of light. It appeared to be brightening near the end of a spiral arm, previously invisible in the first set of photographs. The speck was just a pixel of light, but a pixel that hadn't appeared in any prior photos. Buso, a self-taught astronomer, hadn't seen anything like it before and, as it turns out, neither had any other astronomer in history. “I thought, ‘Oh, my God, what is this?’ he tells the Post. Eventually, his photos found their way to Melina Bersten, an astrophysicist at the Argentine Institute of Astrophysics of La Plata. “We immediately noticed this was an incredibly important discovery,” Bersten says. “Given that we don’t know where and in which moment a supernova is going to explode, it is very easy to lose this very fast early phase.” “Professional astronomers have long been searching for such an event,” said UC Berkeley astronomer Alex Filippenko, who followed up the discovery with observations and a detailed analysis of the explosion, which is now called SN 2016gkg. “Observations of stars in the first moments they begin exploding provide information that cannot be directly obtained in any other way.” Scientists estimate that the chances of Buso making the discovery were one in 10 million, possibly one in 100 million. Seeing the very first light of a supernova will allow scientists to better ...

Should I write a letter to try to revive a relationship?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Follow your heart.

If you could have a dinner party with 4 people from history (whom are no longer alive) who would ...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (Spain), Queen Victoria (England), Domingo F. Sarmiento (Argentina) and Juan Vucetich (Croatia / Argentina).

What is something you should never say to the opposite sex?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

The husband of a lady I knew said to her "You are too fat; you should go on a diet to look pretty." She answered "Really I am so ugly? Well, then, pick up your things and leave now. They got divorced two months later.

This one is for all the pro-life people on here.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 25, 2018:

Excellent post. I don't have kids. Many ladies thinking about motherhood should read your words.

Liberals talk about "racist" voter ID laws. Blacks respond with disgust and confusion. [youtu.be]

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

When I came to USA surprised me the driver licenses didn't have pictures....and that a birth certificate could be used as an ID.

Liberals talk about "racist" voter ID laws. Blacks respond with disgust and confusion. [youtu.be]

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

In my other country....as soon as you turned 18 y/o you had to get your voting ID. Now they unified the Identification and the Voting IDs and they have the National Document of Identity (DNI). Is a sure way to weed away those who are younger than the voting age and that are not citizens. BTW, the DNI has the person fingerprint.

Ah, the olden days on australia's endless, lonely beaches!

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

I would love to relax -nude, of course- in the Dead Sea. I did in Epecuén (lagoon in Argentina) when I was a teen but is not longer possible.

A group for nudists?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

LUCKY YOU; THE NEAREST NUDIST RESORT IN NY IS 2 HRS. AWAY FROM MY HOME.

Anybody else notice that gun control lovers tend not to want to listen to the opposition?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

I have been blocked for the stupidest reasons: For being an Atheist (other groups) / voting for Trump / being Latina / no seeing myself as a Hispanic / for supporting gun ownership / only a ban on assault weapons / for being Spanish my first language....NO INVITED TO A COLLEAGUE'S WEDDING FOR BEING WHITE..............You name.... I take blocking as a compliment.

Damn this group is up to 11 members and growing fast.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

Am I the # 12 member?

Let's talk about something other than guns for a bit.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

There is only one non-religious reason: GOD DOESN'T EXIST.

I'm a college professor and for the past 10 years, I've noticed and my colleagues have as well, that...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

They were not taught how to read for comprehension / write a term paper.....search for info or to express their opinions on paper. Debate. I had HS students who barely could write a half page interpretation of any article..and I had others whose writing skills were non-existent And yes, I also had students in college whose skills were pitiful

What have you always wanted to do or try, that you just haven't gotten around to?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

TO TAKE A TRIP TO THE COUNTRY BY RAILROAD / SLEEPING CAR.

Immigration: for/against.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 24, 2018:

I am an immigrant....so some people may belt me for supporting an immigration to USA that is ORGANIZED, SELECTED and CONTROLLED. Few days ago, an immigrant failed to see my point and reacted aggressively. My answer was "Why my country must accept unskilled people, with criminal records or, simply, uneducated? My other country was made big by immigrants from allover the world.. You name a nationality and we have....but said immigration was selected / controlled / distributed. Today immigration to Argentina is completely different...and a dangerous one.

Left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 23, 2018:

Left handed............yesssssssssssssss

The bugs your primate ancestors loved to eat found a way into your genes

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 23, 2018:

Now I understand why this pastor uses bygone to scare the bugs away

What is your favorite TV show theme song?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 23, 2018:

The Rifleman https://youtu.be/hkM0NT4YMlo

Besides your home and your work, where do you spend most of your time?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 23, 2018:

Community center (knitting club), shopping, library (book club), sharing with friends...

How do you respond?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 23, 2018:

I say "That dude doesn't exist." I love the look on the believers' faces. juassssssssss

I’ve been shot in combat.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 23, 2018:

And don't blame Trump for this idea. Is not his. After Columbine arming the teachers was an every day question / discussion in our schools.We, the teachers, refused this idea 100%.

OK.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

Why the guns? 1. Fear of invasion 2. Fear the government becoming a dictatorship. 3. Fear of another 9/11 4. Self-defense.... One thing is for sure (AND I support the right to own guns) a. Civilians don't need assault weapons, b. No person under 25 y/o should be allowed to purchase a gun. c. No person with a criminal record should be allowed to buy a gin. e, No person who presently...or in the past...has a mental problem should be allowed to buy a gun d. Any person who buys a gun to be used by a citizen who falls in "a, b or c" would be incarcerated for a minimum oF 10 years. e. Any person caught carrying an illegal weapon should be incarcerated for 10 years....20 years / death penalty if he / she killed a person with said illegal gun. f. Any person who lends his / her gun to an unauthorized person or to a minor should go to jail for a minimum of 10 years and he / she will be as guilty as the person committing a crime with said gun. ....I will think of more ....and remember, I support the right to own a gun....

To the happily childfree: What were your reasons?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

I don't care for kids.

How would you tell a guy that his fly is open in a party/public?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

ZIPPER UP....? lol

After Mass Shooting, FL House Votes to Put “In God We Trust” Signs in Schools – Friendly ...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

Please somebody clarify this for me. They are actually convinced that by hanging a sign saying "In god we trust" in each classroom...the criminals won't massacre anybody? What's next? Garlic and salt over the shoulder?

How open are you with others about your lack of religious beliefs?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

100%

Why do criminals murder innocent people?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

Criminals never think they will be caught. IMHO, the part of the human brain that makes us to stop when we are going to do something wrong....is not working in a criminal's brain...or is not even there.

How do you tell someone, with diplomacy that you don’t want to have a prayer with you?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 22, 2018:

Diplomacy -in many instances- only perpetuates ignorance. T

I dared to ask to have the radio switched to a different station from a Christian station today in a...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

Educated people shut off the radio when he /she is not alone in the car....I do.

Never thought I'd see the day when I agreed with Pat Roberson: [patheos.com]

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

I support the right to own guns....but I fail to understand why the NRA fights a ban on assault weapons (civilians) .

Never thought I'd see the day when I agreed with Pat Roberson: [patheos.com]

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

Everybody with a little common sense asks for a ban on assault weapons. Now, what if said ban in few years evolves into one on all guns? This possibility scares me. I don't own guns neither I know how to use one....but if today we lose one right tomorrow we may lose another...

Can you die of a broken heart?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

A recent example Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds.

Who else would rather use natural medicines?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

I do for many things: Turmeric Apple cider vinegar Cucumber Ocean water Yerba mate

Billy Graham, dead today at 99.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

For the life of a roach....but as soon as I read he had passed this song got in my head. https://youtu.be/3GwjfUFyY6M

Do people on the road raise your blood pressure? Or, are you chill on the road?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

Yes, they do raise my blood preassure....but only the stupid ones.

Do you like tea? If so, what kind do you drink?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

I drink YERBA MATE....is a tea from Paraguay and Northen Argentina....is duretic and loaded with antioxidants.

Kids

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

No, none, nope.......uffffff

Flirting, what are your tactics when implementing this strategy?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 21, 2018:

No idea how....

Weird?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

When and old brain neighbor asked me why I married "so late" (39 y/o) I told her "" Because I didn't want to be a servant like you and you daughters.."" lol BTW, I married a guy who was the perfect partner.

Have any of you ever taken a cruise ship to another country? Did you need to have a passport?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Whenever you leave your country you must carry your passport: "To pass the port" as in to go out of your country through the port / to enter the other country through the port.

I am an animal lover, especially dogs, but others as well. What about you? What ones do you like?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Dogs: Pinky (9) and Morgana (10) cats: Amadeus (22) , Blair (11) and Lance (12) each one left an eternal memory in my heart.

Has anyone else been discriminated against just for being atheist/agnostic/etc?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

After reading some of your post I must say that to live in NY is not bad at all.

How about a non-hysterical discussion about guns in the US?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Removing guns from decent citizens won't stop the nut cases from killing people because they will get the weapons in the streets. I won't forget the student who told me: " I can get a gun here before the school day is over and without leaving this classroom." We must enforce the laws already in the books and modify those that are outdated. Ban on assault weapons? Indeed I don't own guns neither I know how to use them.

I recently moved to Ohio.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Have you checked the Atheist groups in OHIO?

Since joining this site I have had an ongoing question that I ask myself.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Even being the smarter in the room you can learn something from those seen as "not so knowledgeable". Try.

Where do you think our morals come from? what brings about improvements in them?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Common sense...

I didn't figure I'd encounter trolls on this site.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

Well...only one. My other Atheist groups are plagued with trolls who defend religion better than Bergoglio does.

I was doing some reading about men being afraid to flirt and approach women.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 20, 2018:

YES, THEY ARE AFRAID....Now, while some men are out there to harm you many more are not. Women need to understand the difference between harassment and a compliment. In Latin America, for instance, to say to a lady "GOOD BYE, PRETTY..." is not perceived as harassment but as a compliment.

I notice that this site is mostly made up of people from the U.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

Besides speaking with thicker accent they are as good and as bad as the rest of the world.

I would like to open a Freethinking coffee house. What should I name it?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

I will name it "" Freethinkers" . Why? 1) Because Atheists and agnostics will know what you mean and 2) because if you name it Atheists / No God / Secular Coffee shop.....all the idiots who think we are the devil will not only harass the customers but they may destroy the place.....

Your tattoos and the story behind it/them

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

Eyeliner....to save time.

Would you deny someone a date if they were wearing something you didn't like?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

If the one asking me out is wearing a T Shirt with the Che Guevara face I most certainly won't date him.

How do you deal with a relationship where someone believes in conspiracy, gods, aliens, racism, etc?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

I don't.

Single

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

Four years....since my husband passed.

While growing up, I was raised by my parents as a Catholic.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

1. Move out of your parents' home.....as fast as YESTERDAY. 2. Think of the masses in Spanish as a way to practice the language. 3. Always find the positive in everything. I bet your depression is the result of your "sick" parents.

How do you socialize?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

No much to do in NY.

How do you socialize?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

Well, "Atheist church" is not the way I describe my group of thinkers.

Hugs & kisses.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

LOL. In Argentina -where I am from- people never greeted e/o with hugs and kisses....but, during my last visit to the homeland I noticed this healthy tradition had began to fade; many now kiss & hug. How I stop them? Easy. When they approach me with their arm ready to squeeze me... I extend my hand to them. They hesitate for few seconds and, then, shake my hand.

Any President's Day plans? Here's a suggestion.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 19, 2018:

There is a huge tag sale near my home. I'll be there.

Why do religious people feel the need to go announcing to the general public that they love and ...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I guess they thing they are evangelizing mankind. Poor idiots.

How do you handle talking to a parent when they are politically opposite of you?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I say what I think....If the other person is willing to debate....is fine...if he/she becomes out of line I make an about face and I go in my merry way. The age / relationship with the other person is of no importance when he/she becomes offensive.

Not long ago.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

LOL, I was belted left and right....but few members confessed to me -privately- they also were Atheists.

In regards to Tinder: I hate being put on a back burner, all these girls act interested in making ...

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

Did it ever occur to you those girls are afraid to meet you -and others- because this world is full of dangerous people and they are being polite to you?

I'm at a crossroads(again) and I've been thinking about what "better" means.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

Does it matter what better means for the other person? What counts is what it means to you...what makes you feel complete, happy, at peace with yourself.

How many languages do you speak?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

I speak / read / write two very well...one even perfectly: Spanish and English. I can communicate in Italian and some French. I am planning to tae lessons -again- in Italian.

Two Cows in a Field - On a beautiful sunny summer morning there were two cows in a field.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 18, 2018:

Learning of a second language. Most American see as unnecessary / useless

I thought this group would stir shit up, and it has.

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 17, 2018:

Would you believe me if I mention that the last school shooting could have been prevented? No, no by confiscating guns but by arresting the guy...since the FBI has info. on him. BTW. about assault weapons....yes, these ones shouldn't be available to civilians.

If the Object of Your Affection became allergic to your pet, what would you do?

DUCHESSA comments on Feb 17, 2018:

Dump the dude / gal.