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Superfly said:
Yes. Hotter than 400 hells here. It's awful. I miss New York, but my husband loves it here, and my kids all have their own lives here, so I guess I'm not going anywhere. *sigh* Well, at least the food is excellent and the shrimp are cheap. :lol:
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Yes, the food is good. I loved Houston for the variety of food and cost of living. Colorado is ok, but I hate not having a beach and the snow drives me crazy, but Im not going anywhere quickly either
 
Great to have you here, ClaraD!
 
TheGoverness said:
I'm sorry to hear that. Thankfully we didn't get hit so bad.
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I am glad to hear that. I lived by the north side of Beltway 8. Greens to be specific...so we were hit hard. I thought that it had missed us, but it looped around and 6 in the morning my poor chihuahua was being loaded into a plastic dishpan and out in a good 4 ft of water we went.
 
ClaraD said:
That you will. Its easier to talk about via computer. Honduras is why I have C-PTSD.
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Be careful what you say until your families asylum safety is assured.
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ClaraD said:
Hi, Im a 46 year old married woman. I have 4 grown children 1 grown step daughter and an assortment of nieces and nephews that think they belong to me.
I lived many years in Honduras. I am a native Texan from the Rio Grande Valley. My inlaws and husband are from Honduras and are in the asylum process.
I have Complex PTSD, survived stage 3 cancer, and my life experiences turned my positions from far right into a liberal.
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usually life experiences change one from a liberal to a conservative

it will be interesting to hear your story in going the opposite way

welcome aboard....most of us dont bite, and those that do have had their rabies shots....
 
DaveFagan said:
Be careful what you say until your families asylum safety is assured.
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Oh don't worry, I know what is permitted. Honduras once was safe, it isn't safe for anyone but certain politicians now. I went there in 1998 and lived there until 2011. My family's asylum for most has already been granted. My sister in law will get her work permit, etc in 3 months....its been a long, hard path to follow. I was a member of another board when our process started and left for awhile due to it. If my experiences help others understand, it is well worth it to tell my story....it also is part of my therapy program, because I won't talk about it face to face.
 
gdgyva said:
usually life experiences change one from a liberal to a conservative

it will be interesting to hear your story in going the opposite way

welcome aboard....most of us dont bite, and those that do have had their rabies shots....
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Im glad they have their shots, at least.
 
ClaraD said:
Hi, Im a 46 year old married woman. I have 4 grown children 1 grown step daughter and an assortment of nieces and nephews that think they belong to me.
I lived many years in Honduras. I am a native Texan from the Rio Grande Valley. My inlaws and husband are from Honduras and are in the asylum process.
I have Complex PTSD, survived stage 3 cancer, and my life experiences turned my positions from far right into a liberal.
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So you have a bias due to what took place in your life, keep that in mind when talking to others who's life experiences turned them or left them leaning right. Welcome aboard.
 
lefty louie said:
So you have a bias due to what took place in your life, keep that in mind when talking to others who's life experiences turned them or left them leaning right. Welcome aboard.
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Oh it is not a bias, it is a 'waking experience' to live in a 3rd world country...you see things completely different than you do when being poor is not being able to buy that 3,000 dollar television or having to drive a 2 year old car....being poor there means making your home out of drift wood, spare tin and left over coke bottles
 
ClaraD said:
Hi, Im a 46 year old married woman. I have 4 grown children 1 grown step daughter and an assortment of nieces and nephews that think they belong to me.
I lived many years in Honduras. I am a native Texan from the Rio Grande Valley. My inlaws and husband are from Honduras and are in the asylum process.
I have Complex PTSD, survived stage 3 cancer, and my life experiences turned my positions from far right into a liberal.
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Welcome! I'm at the airport heading home from Austin right now. Can't wait to get into some cooler weather!
 
ClaraD said:
Hi, Im a 46 year old married woman. I have 4 grown children 1 grown step daughter and an assortment of nieces and nephews that think they belong to me.
I lived many years in Honduras. I am a native Texan from the Rio Grande Valley. My inlaws and husband are from Honduras and are in the asylum process.
I have Complex PTSD, survived stage 3 cancer, and my life experiences turned my positions from far right into a liberal.
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Welcome aboard ClaraD :peace
 
ClaraD said:
Oh it is not a bias, it is a 'waking experience' to live in a 3rd world country...you see things completely different than you do when being poor is not being able to buy that 3,000 dollar television or having to drive a 2 year old car....being poor there means making your home out of drift wood, spare tin and left over coke bottles
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You mean like Peru or Bolivia or more like India? I think I know a bit about living conditions in poor places, that doesn't make you more WOKE then others.
 
lefty louie said:
You mean like Peru or Bolivia or more like India? I think I know a bit about living conditions in poor places, that doesn't make you more WOKE then others.
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None of those countries are the most violent in the world. I am talking San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras, where the homicide rate is 187 per 100,000 and the unsolved violent crime rate sits at 97%.
 
ClaraD said:
None of those countries are the most violent in the world. I am talking San Pedro Sula, Cortes, Honduras, where the homicide rate is 187 per 100,000 and the unsolved violent crime rate sits at 97%.
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So how far liberal do you swing? Been to Vz. lately? Living in Peru under the shining path was no cake walk, check it out if you aren't acquainted. The extreme poverty of India I'm sure compares well if not worse then Honduras. Further I'm not sure how liberal policy is any better when you have corruption throughout government, corruption usually knows no political party, it shares them equally as well, just look at the US.
 
lefty louie said:
So how far liberal do you swing? Been to Vz. lately? Living in Peru under the shining path was no cake walk, check it out if you aren't acquainted. The extreme poverty of India I'm sure compares well if not worse then Honduras. Further I'm not sure how liberal policy is any better when you have corruption throughout government, corruption usually knows no political party, it shares them equally as well, just look at the US.
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left wing politics in the US is not the same as Venezuela...you are reaching and pointing fingers, while forgetting that Hitler was a right winger.
 
ClaraD said:
left wing politics in the US is not the same as Venezuela...you are reaching and pointing fingers, while forgetting that Hitler was a right winger.
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Yes Hitler was, and out founding fathers were left wingers, however it's a fact that the sides have morphed over the years.
 
ClaraD said:
Hi, Im a 46 year old married woman. I have 4 grown children 1 grown step daughter and an assortment of nieces and nephews that think they belong to me.
I lived many years in Honduras. I am a native Texan from the Rio Grande Valley. My inlaws and husband are from Honduras and are in the asylum process.
I have Complex PTSD, survived stage 3 cancer, and my life experiences turned my positions from far right into a liberal.
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Welcome!

Congrats on your victory over that cancer.
 
<alt>doxygen said:
Welcome!

Congrats on your victory over that cancer.
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Thank you, I am a 4 month survivor so far...my scan 4 months ago was clear...I hope that holds true in September as well. I don't think any battle scar is as tough or deep as the one from cancer. When they give you the diagnosis, you feel truly defeated....today I feel like 'take that' and refuse to let it take me down. The PTSD is something that I deal with, it is part of who I am, so I just don't try to fight it anymore or it controls and consumes me...I just accept it as my mind copiing with horrific things that have happened with me as witness. I no longer let it define me.
 
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