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07/01/09 11:39 - 67.ºF - ID#49149

My Boyfriend Part 2

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Here is part 2


Ok, so everything is getting a lot better with my boyfriend and I. I remember when we first met, how he would constantly ditch me for his friends...we would be sitting in my house and he would get a phone call from them and he would run..... he would spend every damm day at least a few hours with them....I guess I can't blame him, he spent the majority of his life with them. They are " The family he CHOOSE".
I can relate to not having male companions and male influances in my life, I always used to look for male guidance because I have such a messed up father and every male I had in my life I could never connect to.
At least now, eight months later, I am getting through to him. He spends practically every day with me...which I love and im not complaining, however he suggested that we were spending "too much time together and getting on each others nerves". Which I understand.
Now he sees his friends a couple times per week. Same as me.
He did attempt to include me and incorporate me in his life with his friends, however that all backfired when they discovered I was bisexual. Which is not a bad thing....they just are scared of bisexual people. So now I am not permitted to associate with him while he is with his friends.
I just can't get over the fact that.....WHY can't he stand up and say, "Luka is my friend and im chilling with Luka, if YOU GUYS want, then come chill with US" if hi friends really wanted to see him then they'd come chill with US."
However my boyfriend is scared that his buddies will discover thet we are dating and not just friends.

Ok, I can accept the fact that my life ruined any chance of my boyfriend and I associating together with his buddies. I mean, one can't get blood from a stone and force people to like me. However my boyfriend should have made it clear that.....he IS spending his time with me and chilling with me. I dindt expect him to say we were dating, just acknowledge that we are at LEAST friends.

What really bothers me and myabe im knit picking.....who knows? But I feel like I have to express myself and he hates when I talk to anyone about my relationship.....so im talking to this fu&*^ing blog.

Whats my pet peve is.....he can bring all his friends around hie FAMILY. And his family is cool with that......however...I feel like im not good enough to be brought around his cousin and mother.....but his FREINDS are. he constantly brings his friends to his cousins' birthday and out with his cousin....but me..........NEVER. I guess he thinks im to weird of a person or that his cousin wont like me. who the hell knows.

If he were man enough to stand up to everyone and say....." Luka is my friend, if I want him around then too bad for you" THATS what bothers me.....being excluded from his life.

He claims im the most important person in his life besides his mother and yet, he wont even introduce me to his mother......even when she wants to meet me???????? She wanted to come out to the car and see me but he made me drive to the GD Time Hortons around the corner and wait.....then he called a TAXI!!!!!! ....to take him one minute around the corner !!!!! He thinks his mom will discover he is gay...... but WHY WHY WHY can he spend EVERYDAY with his troll friend before he met me and his mom never suspected a thing?????? Did she???? Did she say.... "why are u spending time with ______" NO! But my boyfriend thinks im stupid........ the REAL reason he doesn't want me around his mother is because he thinks I look and act gay.

The real reason he doesn't answer his phone when im around is because he is getting tired of lying to his friends infront of me and telling his friends he's at home when really he's at my home......he sees the look on my face when he has to lie and tell them he's not with me and I tink he's getting fed up with the fact that im getting fed up and confronting him everytime they call.....so thats why he doesn't answer.......

he could just say " Im with my girlfriend" and ocasionally "im with Luka" but he doesn't.
its always "im at home" its offensive and hurtful that im NEVER acknowledged in his life when im SUPPOSED to be so important. THATS why im always upset.....because im never acknowledged. I don't feel appreciated.

I need validation the im important....and im never getting it........ him telling me "i love u and ur important is not enough" I NEED MY BOYFRIEND TO SHOW ME!!!!

Just ONCE...just ONCE i would love for him to say " Im busy and im with Luka" or "No , I can't chill because im chilling with Luka and you all hate him because he's bisexual"

I felt horrible when his friends found out I was bisexual..... Because my own boyfriend who was "scared" made me feel like a piece of crap. He made me feel like I was a disgusting human being for being bisexual..... he told me straight to my face "Im not going to be able to chill with u as often, we have to keep our distance, my life is ruined because of u, my life is over" He tried to take all my sleeping pills to kill himself....he made me feel so bad that I was devistated.

Why can't he say.... Luka, come over to my moms house with me LIKE MY FRIENDS DO and play PS3.....or have some drinks with me in my backyard.... NOOOOOOOO he doesn't....because thats reserved for his friends and im just a dirty little secret. WHO CANT EVEN BE INTORDUCED TO HIS MOTHER AS HIS FRIEND!
Why can his friends go over to his house.......why can HIS mother call HIS friends and meet HIS friends and not me?
....oh I forgot, because his mom knew his friends from way back.....well.....NEW people DO come along. He had plenty of oppertunity to introduce me.

He made me feel like I screwed it all up...well YES, my life is not perfect and I have a past...but he knew it...no fuc*&ing secret. He should stand up and say....."Luka is my friend, he has done a lot for me, he is an amazing person and im NOT going to stop talking to him just because YOU hate him cause he is Bisexual"

I really hope oneday one of his fuc*ing retarded friends reads my blog...... READ THIS.
I don't give a damm if you hate me because im bisexual.....go crawl under a ROCK and die because gay and bisexaul people are EVERYWHERE. U can't avoid us.....u may be closed minded and SCARED of us....but that doesn't diminish the fact we DO exist and there is nothing wrong with us.....so I would LOVE for you to come and say to my face what you said behind my back to my boyfriend you COWARDS! All u are right now is immature, wannabe rapper freaks. Who have to prove how cool they are by putting others down......U REALLY think your "friends" are going to have your back in twenty years? LMFAO Life moves on and friends come and go.

My boyfriend is the niceiest guy in the world and he would be pissed that im writting my thoughts in my BLOG....Dont worry though honey, I never mentioned your name or anything about you, so your friends wont be able to tell who im talking about.

I wonder what your retard friend would think if he actually knew ALL this time that im NOT just a nobody,chaperone, thirdwheel, tag along friend and im REALLY your BOYFRIEND? That would shut the stupid ignorant ugly fool up wouldnt it! I would pay anything to see his face when he figured the truth out.

OH, but wait.....you would have no friends left because they all HATE gay people! They don't really even know you and if they did they would HATE you.....that would hurt wouldnt it? Being hated for something u can't change. Welcome to my life.....people spreading rumors about me all the time, claiming im a "publicity whore"

NEWSFLASH! I am NOT a publicity whore and I can't help whats written about me online....people use my name as THEIR username and impersonate me to make me look bad. Unless you hear it from my own mouth then DONT believe it. I DONT write stuff about me online. WAKE UP! Oh and I DONT hate Family Guy either. Stop being so gullible and thinking that im spamming my name all over the place...I actually have a LIFE! Get real.

Moving on, my boyfriend does show me he loves me by spending his time with me. However i wish I would be acknowledge...EVEN AS A FRIEND to everyone in his life on a CONTINUOUS basis.

I took him out to supper with my mother and I, my sister and I spent time with him and so did my brother.

he claims...." I introduced you to my uncle and cousin" Ok great......your cousin likes me.........however WHY can't that happen with the rest of ur family?????? Stop being so scared.....Ill stand by you if anything happens.

I DO care about your life.....you don't have to come out if you don't feel comfortable....just acknowledge me to other people and SCREW what they say.

Im tired of hearing....."im going out with my cousin for his birthday and my FRIENDS are coming along too, sorry Luka.....u can't come" Ya, well why the hell not? Oh, because his FRIENDS will feel uncomfortable. i forgot....

The reason I REFUSE to bring him around my father is because im waiting for HIM to introduce me to his mother and brother and his sister..... My friend Tony knows my father and I bring Tony around my father....I would gladly bring my BF around my father just as soon as im introduced to his mother and there is NO excuse in the world.

If he can't introduce me as a FRIEND to his mom then there is a HUGE problem.

He is not even allowed to sleep over at my house???? WTF are you kidding me? my own adult boyfriend in his twenties is not ALLOWED to sleep at my house? I have to go to bed everynite ALONE! lol.
Even when his mom is at work....... Ok, he doesn't want to stress her out....but TALK to her and don't ASK, TELL her you are an adult and you have the right to spend the nite out SOMETIMES and not everynite but SOMETIMES.. if she can't understand then you will have to move......im sure she will change her mind once she sees u moving out.

Is having someone next to me such a big thing to ask?????


My entire life I have had my friends try and exclude me and I absolutely hate it....now I just can't handle my boyfriend doing it. it sucks.

I sware on my life... if he was out and everyone knew I was his boyfriend then we would have NO problems and I wouldnt care if he went to timbucktoo with his buddies... and im being HONEST.

So, to my BF if u r reading this........Im sorry that I wrote down my feelings, you were not mentioned and noone can tell who u are so don't get mad at me. I just have to express myself. If I can't to my friend then to WHO? U don't listen to me, u just talk over me and yell at me. Then u sulk and don't want to have a conversation and im left frustrated. GROW UP! i love u so much, otherwise why would I write this?

I just want to know where my life is going.....I don't know and its scaring me. I have no idea where YOU and I will be in a year and it scares me. I need some reassurance and I need some communication and I need some goals for us to work towards...... fair?

I NEED GOALS for US to work towards......

Just remember, I got rid of EVERYONE in my life who YOU told me to.....and it sucks you didn't do the same for me. I guess it was all just TALK. U can talk the best talk of everyone I know, but when it comes time to walk the walk.....your crippled with fear.
You'll have to stand up to your friends at some point wont you... or maybe you never will?

Will we be together, u and me in the future living together uietly just us? I would love that.....but I don't think YOUR life will allow it..... on my end I've bent over backwards and its time for you to do so to.
AND NOT SEEING YOUR FRIENDS EVERYDAY IS NOT NOT NOT NOT A SACRAFICE THATS HUGE. and if you think it is then ur screwed up.....everyone in relatinships makes that sacrafice.....so AGAIN.... its time for YOU to make a sacrafice. Ive made ALOT!

Giving up all my friends
My career( yes I know, and like it or not, it WAS for you)
My lifestyle and being able to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted with financial freedom.
Moving to YOU neighbourhood
Driving you to work everymorning, even when I was dead tired and had the day off.
Bending over backwards to do erronds for you
Taking you to meetings
Having to be forced to sleep with guys when I never wanted to ( because you claim we need to spice up ou relatinship)
Having to wait in the closet with you
Being your dirty little secret
Not being able to spend the night with you.
Knowing that you cheated on me in the beginning.

Yes, you have to live with my life tooooo..

I have a messed up and public past
I was sexually permiscuious
and I can't think of anything else????????????????

Oh ya, we are BOTH gay and you would have to give up having a family!!!! AAWWW would you tell your wife....."I feel bad because I would have to give up MEN?" NO! you wouldnt then DONT tall me youd be giving up a wife and kids because SO WOULD I!

If you love me then that would NEVER even be a thought. Do you want to live a lie your entre life??? I don't think you do....

And don't dare even think that being in a gay relatinship is not normal...IT IS and millions of people are in a gay relationship...you CAN and WILL(if u want) have a NORMAL life with me.... others may not like it, but if they love u then they will except it...if not then screw them.

Lifes what you make it.

Oh and if your retard friends are reading......... GO TO HELL. FAKE FAKE FAKE



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07/01/09 11:35 - 67.ºF - ID#49148

My Boyfriend

Ok, so just when I think im able to trust my boyfriend, I hear another lie.

His friend "M" was having a birthday party. M left a MESSAGE on my boyfriends phone saying "Im having a birthday party, its gong to be at my house with a few people, FEEL FREE TO BRING A FRIEND"

So my boyfriend calls me and tells me, like he ALWAYS does, "I might might might, be going to a birthday tonite" "Ill see if I can bring a friend and if I can then I don't mind if you want to come, I want you too"

You see, my bf is a funny person. He asks me if I want to come.....so that later on I can't get mad at him because he didn't ask me. HOWEVER, he bases his decison on MY answer, wheather or not he will attend. Hes hoping and hoping I say "no" so that he can bring one of his other buddies and not feel guilty about not asking me. Because im an embarassment to him. But he doesn't have enough guts to admit it, or maybe he just feels ashamed.


what he should've said was "i might might might be going to a birthday tonite, I really want to bring my buddie, because M told me I could bring a friend. I would bring you but you're too much of an akward person, sorry" At least that would've been the truth about how he felt.

Also, when he first called me..... he said "i don't know any of the details, I only spoke to him for a few minutes" HE DIDNT EVEN SPEAK TO HIM. It was a voice message with all the details......he knew from the beginning that he could bring a friend????? Why the FU&K lie about that??? why say " ill see if i can bring a friend"

Answer: to make it look like he's asking me to come , when he REALLY doesn't.


However, I caught onto his game and I called his bluff. I told him "sure, ill come with you" Then he got all pissed and ACTUALLY said, "Luka, I need to know if YOUR coming to see wheather or not IM going" LMFAO he sliped up there.

Ofcoarse he backtracked it because "its human nature"

I really think he didn't want me to drive him to his birthday because he was origionally planning on asking his friend to go and he didn't have enough guts to tell me his friend was going to drive him and pick him up..... OR one of his friends was going to be there and he would feel embarassed if I drove him.

Right from the beginning I could tell he really didn't want me to go with him......even though he asked......I could tell by the tone in his voice. He just asked me to keep up appearances. Really sad.

Or maybe the guilt is getting to him.....that he treats me like shit in public. And he didn't want to have to at this party....... sucks living such a big lie and weaving such tangled webs doesn't it.

In the end , he told me "I can give my mom this money instead" and he didn't go....



ALSO, he told me, time and time and time again...... he hated my friend Alex and he constantly bitched at me because my friend gave me money, BECAUSE I HELPED HIS SISTER..... I HELPED HIS FREAKING SISTER! HE GAVE ME MONEY AND A BRACELET BECAUSE I HELPED HIS SISTER!!!!!!!

So my BF got really jealous about this and kept bitching at me and telling me "friends shouldn't just give friends money" he kept saying "thats suspicious" so he made me never talk to my friend Alex again, that HURT me really really bad. I lost a really good friend and I was upset for months. He was so nice to me too.

My boyfriend tells me a week ago, HIS friend 'A' just called him IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NITE.....BOUGHT HIM A TAXI and GAVE....... GAVE him $300 for NOTHING.....NOTHING AT ALL.............. "because my bf was SUCH a good friend" he gave him $300. and thats not suspicious? LMFAO HYPOCRITE"


He also bitched at me because my friend Robert was going to give me a really good deal on an IPHONE. I was really interested in it and my boyfriend got all pissy and jealous so he told me "IPHONES are junk, they're garbage don't get one, I hear they'e the WORST phones"
So I abandoned my hopes of getting one because I didn't want to get bitched at.

A few days ago, my boyfriend told me HE WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING AN IPHONE, because they're good for his work. LMFAO.....I thought they were garbage? WTF?

Unbeleaveable how he creates double standards. He is the MOST spiteful and jealous person I have met in a few years besides my previous "boyfriend who was in the closet" LOL


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07/01/09 11:31 - 67.ºF - ID#49147

Most People Are Haters

Why does everyone have to not like me? I don't know if they do or not, but I think that everyone hates me.

Even when they say they love me. I just can't stop thinking about it. I mean I tell myself I don't really care what others think of me, but actually I do. The neighbours hate me because they feel like I anoy the hell out of them. My family hates me because They treat me like crap. My dog hates me because he doesn't want to get close to me. I just don't know. I mean,No one has really said they hated me but.I just don't know. Most of the time I think people are just envious of my looks and my personality and they feel like trash standing next to me because I outshine them.

Even when I walk down the street and mind my own business people justwalk by and say "he thinks he's so hot" and they make rude comments. People are just plaine stupid and morans and I can't believe that they r=treat me with such disrespect.



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07/01/09 02:22 - 62.ºF - ID#49135

How 2 Deal With Envious People

Envy may be defined as an emotion that "occurs when a person lacks another’s superior quality, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it.



Steer away from envious people. They will not admit they are envious typically. Steer away from this person. Keep away until they confess and say sorry. If not keep away, you can not afford to keep envious people in your private world. People that envy you are not your friends.
Examine his behavior. See his actions, words, etc. Sometimes they make face response, so be alert.
If you would like to do something, and he says things like "you can't", "you suck" or "your not going to make it" then those are signs of envy. For example: You would like to sing, and he says you shouldn't because you are a bad singer but others say you have a great voice, somethings wrong.
Try to help him out in that situation, talk to him about this feeling. If you don't succed try to Break Up with that friend.
Talk to somebody about that. You might not see he's envious, but if you tell others the situation they identify.
Envious people talk with others about you. And i don't think its good stuff
Investigate what made him that way. You might be mistaken for something you did that he hated and he's trying to have revenge. Or maybe he's in a bad mood, and people with bad mood try to make others feel like dirt.


Dont pay attention to what your friend says.
Ask other people that know that person if he talks about you. Is it bad? Is it good? You'll never know if you don't investigate.
Help him out.
Make friends with people who have the same things as you or more, this way you don't have envious people trying to pull you down.


Handle an envious friend with extreme care. If he/she is extremely envious any small reaction to their envious remarks or actions may cause them to get worse and try to hurt you. ( Remember our friends know just how to push our buttons so it's better to distance your self in a peaceful way slowly over time).
If you listen to him you'll be just like him. So don't let him take your confidence and your strength down.
That person might be your worst enemy, or your best friend. And even if its your best friend, don't pay attention to him or his actions.
Remember that if you confront your envious friend they may become hostile and deny. Worse, they may even try to convince others that you are the envious one. Try to focus on your own accomplishments and avoid getting into a "one-up-manship" game with them as they will try to brag whenever your are around. Just ignore them and be graceous if you see them.
Remember the difference between admiration, envy and jealousy. Admiration is when someone likes something about you and is inspired by it but they do not wish that you lacked it (a good friend has and SHOWS this as well). However, envy is when they like what you have (and show it by copying or worse yet, saying that they came up with it,etc) and want you to lack it (i.e they belittle your accomplishments or over act the quality in you that they desire). Jealousy is the experience when something one possess and is fearful of losing. So, make sure that you label it correctly. If a friend is envious of you, remember that it is a genuine form of flattery although painful. Remember that they feel inferior and remember that when they try to belittle you.







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07/01/09 02:19 - 62.ºF - ID#49134

People R Jealous of Me and my Looks

My friend is jealous of me bcoz i m beautiful intelligent and above him in every way. he puts me down and gives excuses for his failures. He wants to win over me help me figure this out? Why so jealous? Huh?
I know im so hot, but excuse my beauty ok.

Even in my relationships... Jealousy is a difficult vice - it is based on the low self esteem of the jealous person. The person who is the object must remind the jealous person of this often, so they remember that the object normally cannot do anything to "fix" this. If the jealous person is secure, they would not doubt their partner´s commitment. Find ways of building up the jealous partner´s self esteem, to help him or feel more good about what he/she has to offer the relationship.

Shame on Jealous people!
People can be such haters and wannabes.

Seriously.

Why me? It's always me. People see me and wish they had what I have and get jealous.


So, How do I deal with envious and jealous people?








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07/01/09 02:07 - 62.ºF - ID#49133

Marijuana Is Not A Drug: Its A Leaf

Myth: Marijuana Can Cause Permanent Mental Illness. Among adolescents, even occasional marijuana use may cause psychological damage. During intoxication, marijuana users become irrational and often behave erratically.

Fact: There is no convincing scientific evidence that marijuana causes psychological damage or mental illness in either teenagers or adults. Some marijuana users experience psychological distress following marijuana ingestion, which may include feelings of panic, anxiety, and paranoia. Such experiences can be frightening, but the effects are temporary. With very large doses, marijuana can cause temporary toxic psychosis. This occurs rarely, and almost always when marijuana is eaten rather than smoked. Marijuana does not cause profound changes in people's behavior.


Myth: Marijuana is Highly Addictive. Long term marijuana users experience physical dependence and withdrawal, and often need professional drug treatment to break their marijuana habits.

Fact: Most people who smoke marijuana smoke it only occasionally. A small minority of Americans - less than 1 percent - smoke marijuana on a daily basis. An even smaller minority develop a dependence on marijuana. Some people who smoke marijuana heavily and frequently stop without difficulty. Others seek help from drug treatment professionals. Marijuana does not cause physical dependence. If people experience withdrawal symptoms at all, they are remarkably mild.



Myth: Marijuana Is More Potent Today Than In The Past. Adults who used marijuana in the 1960s and 1970s fail to realize that when today's youth use marijuana they are using a much more dangerous drug.

Fact: When today's youth use marijuana, they are using the same drug used by youth in the 1960s and 1970s. A small number of low-THC samples seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration are used to calculate a dramatic increase in potency. However, these samples were not representative of the marijuana generally available to users during this era. Potency data from the early 1980s to the present are more reliable, and they show no increase in the average THC content of marijuana. Even if marijuana potency were to increase, it would not necessarily make the drug more dangerous. Marijuana that varies quite substantially in potency produces similar psychoactive effects.



Myth: Marijuana Offenses Are Not Severely Punished. Few marijuana law violators are arrested and hardly anyone goes to prison. This lenient treatment is responsible for marijuana continued availability and use.

Fact: Marijuana arrests in the United States doubled between 1991 and 1995. In 1995, more than one-half-million people were arrested for marijuana offenses. Eighty-six percent of them were arrested for marijuana possession. Tens of thousands of people are now in prison or marijuana offenses. An even greater number are punished with probation, fines, and civil sanctions, including having their property seized, their driver's license revoked, and their employment terminated. Despite these civil and criminal sanctions, marijuana continues to be readily available and widely used.



Myth: Marijuana is More Damaging to the Lungs Than Tobacco. Marijuana smokers are at a high risk of developing lung cancer, bronchitis, and emphysema.

Fact: Moderate smoking of marijuana appears to pose minimal danger to the lungs. Like tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke contains a number of irritants and carcinogens. But marijuana users typically smoke much less often than tobacco smokers, and over time, inhale much less smoke. As a result, the risk of serious lung damage should be lower in marijuana smokers. There have been no reports of lung cancer related solely to marijuana, and in a large study presented to the American Thoracic Society in 2006, even heavy users of smoked marijuana were found not to have any increased risk of lung cancer. Unlike heavy tobacco smokers, heavy marijuana smokers exhibit no obstruction of the lung's small airway. That indicates that people will not develop emphysema from smoking marijuana.



Myth: Marijuana Has No Medicinal Value. Safer, more effective drugs are available. They include a synthetic version of THC, marijuana's primary active ingredient, which is marketed in the United States under the name Marinol.

Fact: Marijuana has been shown to be effective in reducing the nausea induced by cancer chemotherapy, stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. There is also appreciable evidence that marijuana reduces muscle spasticity in patients with neurological disorders. A synthetic capsule is available by prescription, but it is not as effective as smoked marijuana for many patients. Pure THC may also produce more unpleasant psychoactive side effects than smoked marijuana. Many people use marijuana as a medicine today, despite its illegality. In doing so, they risk arrest and imprisonment.



Myth: Marijuana is a Gateway Drug. Even if marijuana itself causes minimal harm, it is a dangerous substance because it leads to the use of "harder drugs" like heroin, LSD, and cocaine.

Fact: Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistic association between common and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a gateway drug.



Myth: Marijuana Policy in the Netherlands is a Failure. Dutch law, which allows marijuana to be bought, sold, and used openly, has resulted in increasing rates of marijuana use, particularly in youth.

Fact: The Netherlands' drug policy is the most nonpunitive in Europe. For more than twenty years, Dutch citizens over age eighteen have been permitted to buy and use cannabis (marijuana and hashish) in government-regulated coffee shops. This policy has not resulted in dramatically escalating cannabis use. For most age groups, rates of marijuana use in the Netherlands are similar to those in the United States. However, for young adolescents, rates of marijuana use are lower in the Netherlands than in the United States. The Dutch people overwhelmingly approve of current cannabis policy which seeks to normalize rather than dramatize cannabis use. The Dutch government occasionally revises existing policy, but it remains committed to decriminalization.




Myth: Marijuana Impairs Memory and Cognition. Under the influence of marijuana, people are unable to think rationally and intelligently. Chronic marijuana use causes permanent mental impairment.

Fact: Marijuana produces immediate, temporary changes in thoughts, perceptions, and information processing. The cognitive process most clearly affected by marijuana is short-term memory. In laboratory studies, subjects under the influence of marijuana have no trouble remembering things they learned previously. However, they display diminished capacity to learn and recall new information. This diminishment only lasts for the duration of the intoxication. There is no convincing evidence that heavy long-term marijuana use permanently impairs memory or other cognitive functions.



Myth: Marijuana Causes Crime. Marijuana users commit more property offenses than nonusers. Under the influence of marijuana, people become irrational, aggressive, and violent.

Fact: Every serious scholar and government commission examining the relationship between marijuana use and crime has reached the same conclusion: marijuana does not cause crime. The vast majority of marijuana users do not commit crimes other than the crime of possessing marijuana. Among marijuana users who do commit crimes, marijuana plays no causal role. Almost all human and animal studies show that marijuana decreases rather than increases aggression.


Myth: Marijuana Interferes With Male and Female Sex Hormones. In both men and women, marijuana can cause infertility. Marijuana retards sexual development in adolescents. It produces feminine characteristics in males and masculine characteristics in females.

Fact: There is no evidence that marijuana causes infertility in men or women. In animal studies, high doses of THC diminish the production of some sex hormones and can impair reproduction. However, most studies of humans have found that marijuana has no impact of sex hormones. In those studies showing an impact, it is modest, temporary, and of no apparent consequence for reproduction. There is no scientific evidence that marijuana delays adolescent sexual development, has feminizing effect on males, or a masculinizing effect on females.



Myth: Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Damages the Fetus. Prenatal marijuana exposure causes birth defects in babies, and, as they grow older, developmental problems. The health and well being of the next generation is threatened by marijuana use by pregnant women.

Fact: Studies of newborns, infants, and children show no consistent physical, developmental, or cognitive deficits related to prenatal marijuana exposure. Marijuana had no reliable impact on birth size, length of gestation, neurological development, or the occurrence of physical abnormalities. The administration of hundreds of tests to older children has revealed only minor differences between offspring of marijuana users and nonusers, and some are positive rather than negative. Two unconfirmed case-control studies identified prenatal marijuana exposure as one of many factors statistically associated with childhood cancer. Given other available evidence, it is highly unlikely that marijuana causes cancer in children.


Myth: Marijuana Use Impairs the Immune System. Marijuana users are at increased risk of infection, including HIV. AIDS patients are particularly vulnerable to marijuana's immunopathic effects because their immune systems are already suppressed.

Fact: There is no evidence that marijuana users are more susceptible to infections than nonusers. Nor is there evidence that marijuana lowers users' resistance to sexually transmitted diseases. Early studies which showed decreased immune function in cells taken from marijuana users have since been disproved. Animals given extremely large doses of THC and exposed to a virus have higher rates of infection. Such studies have little relevance to humans. Even among people with existing immune disorders, such as AIDS, marijuana use appears to be relatively safe. However, the recent finding of an association between tobacco smoking and lung infection in AIDS patients warrants further research into possible harm from marijuana smoking in immune suppressed persons.



Myth: Marijuana Use is a Major Cause Of Highway Accidents. Like alcohol, marijuana impairs psychomotor function and decreases driving ability. If marijuana use increases, an increase in of traffic fatalities is inevitable.

Fact: There is no compelling evidence that marijuana contributes substantially to traffic accidents and fatalities. At some doses, marijuana affects perception and psychomotor performances- changes which could impair driving ability. However, in driving studies, marijuana produces little or no car-handling impairment- consistently less than produced by low moderate doses of alcohol and many legal medications. In contrast to alcohol, which tends to increase risky driving practices, marijuana tends to make subjects more cautious. Surveys of fatally injured drivers show that when THC is detected in the blood, alcohol is almost always detected as well. For some individuals, marijuana may play a role in bad driving. The overall rate of highway accidents appears not to be significantly affected by marijuana's widespread use in society.



Myth: Marijuana Related Hospital Emergencies Are Increasing, Particularly Among Youth. This is evidence that marijuana is much more harmful than most people previously believed.

Fact: Marijuana does not cause overdose deaths. The number of people in hospital emergency rooms who say they have used marijuana has increased. On this basis, the visit may be recorded as marijuana-related even if marijuana had nothing to do with the medical condition preceding the hospital visit. Many more teenagers use marijuana than use drugs such as heroin and cocaine. As a result, when teenagers visit hospital emergency rooms, they report marijuana much more frequently than they report heroin and cocaine. In the large majority of cases when marijuana is mentioned, other drugs are mentioned as well. In 1994, fewer than 2% of drug related emergency room visits involved the use of marijuana.



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06/30/09 01:32 - 61.ºF - ID#49127

I Hate My Family

I hate my family. I never felt like I belong in this family at all. Everything they do annoys me, the way they walk, talk, and even breath. I just get so irritated with EVERYTHING they do. I can't stand them. I feel like they don't like me very much either. They have all been extremely jealous of my success and life for years. They all hang onto me and just want money.

My entrie family are evil, maniulative trouble makers.

Is it normal for me to be so irritated with them? I get so mad to the point where I'll scream at them on the phone for saying something stupid, pointless, and irrelevant to a conversation. Do other people feel this way?

Now, I only see them every few years and speak to a couple of people on the phone. I want them as far away from me as possible. They just bring me down and are negative.



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06/29/09 01:02 - 63.ºF - ID#49121

Someone Just Sent Me Photos

Someone who I never met B4 just sent me photos of myself which I don't even remember from years ago when I was a teenager?

People from out of the woodwork are writting to me? I suppose I am just to hot to handle.





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06/28/09 11:44 - 63.ºF - ID#49120

Nomore Affection

How do you know if your husband still loves you if he does not initiate hugs and kisses

ask him,its important that you share your feelings with each other,if your in a true relationship you shouldn't have a problem opening up to him!make sure you are truly honest to each other and then you can't go wrong! good luck!!
i agree with the first answer....open up to your partner and tell them how you feel, if you can do it better by writing him a letter, than sometimes i do that as well...this month will be 21 years for me and my hubby and communication is a big part of the relationship....i wish you well....






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06/28/09 11:42 - 63.ºF - ID#49119

Is He Cheating On Me?

How can you tell if your husband is cheating on you?
Its easy to tell if your man is cheating on you... and if he is and you two aint married kick his ass to da curb!
now the first way to tell is if he shows less interest in you
he will not have sex with you for multiple times
and he would want to into public less with you
tell you i love you less
not let you look at his cell phone
strange numbers will appear on his phone
he will tell you he is going to hang with his friends more often
and the number one way to tell if your boyfriend is cheating on you is if he says......................................... "i was working late," a lot

OR if he says "im going to my uncles house for supper" then that means he is really going to a nightclub.
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