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applegrove

(118,622 posts) Fri Feb 6, 2015, 10:30 PM Feb 2015

Be honest. What are your DU peccadilloes? I was traumatized years ago. I was [View all]

repeatedly separated from people in my life over years. Now I compulsively count up replies and recs to the articles I post in an attempt to feel safe. That I'm not being isolated. That I don't have to cut my loses. That I am connected to the world. Once I get to about 20 I feel safe and can relax. Even when my social life outside is going well...I still need to count. When I joined the DU, 10 years ago exactly, I immediately found the place for me to share my political interest. I'm in the zone when I am here. I love helping in small ways. I should have pursued politics earlier in my life but was pushed of that track for a bit. Sometime in those ten years it became a needed touchstone in and of itself, no longer to simply push for a liberal world. I multipurpose when I'm here.

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Be honest. What are your DU peccadilloes? I was traumatized years ago. I was [View all] applegrove Feb 2015 OP

Kick for comfort. Lochloosa Feb 2015 #1

Very sweet. applegrove Feb 2015 #26

Add one more for your count. Downwinder Feb 2015 #2

Thank you. applegrove Feb 2015 #27

3 - Because ... applegrove LiberalAndProud Feb 2015 #3

You are kind. applegrove Feb 2015 #28

I'm kind of the opposite. cwydro Feb 2015 #4

I was all about the topic when I started applegrove Feb 2015 #29

I'm afraid to do OPs. betsuni Feb 2015 #5

Ah don‘t feel guilty about not replying. applegrove Feb 2015 #31

kick! nt steve2470 Feb 2015 #6

Thanks. applegrove Feb 2015 #32

I answer anything. bravenak Feb 2015 #7

We‘d be nowhere without ya! applegrove Feb 2015 #34

!!! cwydro Feb 2015 #65

I try so hard! bravenak Feb 2015 #67

I truly laughed out loud. cwydro Feb 2015 #68

I recommended this Ramses Feb 2015 #8

Live and let live. It is the only way to fly. applegrove Feb 2015 #35

I post here because it's interesting. Tobin S. Feb 2015 #9

But it is real, in a way, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #11

Yes, we are all real Tobin S. Feb 2015 #14

Absolutely, it's not a substitute for communicating IRL. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #15

Oh I do try and spread my wings applegrove Feb 2015 #37

You are correct it is real. Issues discussed applegrove Feb 2015 #36

DU is my MS therapy. It has been a very good one. Downwinder Feb 2015 #23

DU, turning downtime into action. applegrove Feb 2015 #38

#10 here Applegrove. Marie Marie Feb 2015 #10

#11 840high Feb 2015 #13

Thanks. applegrove Feb 2015 #49

Zone away. applegrove Feb 2015 #39

Kicked! Kaleva Feb 2015 #12

I get a kick out of you too! applegrove Feb 2015 #40

... Kali Feb 2015 #16

Right back at ya Kali. applegrove Feb 2015 #41

It is cool to have a community. K & R n/t xocet Feb 2015 #17

And what a community DU is. applegrove Feb 2015 #42

There, you are at 21 Lifelong Protester Feb 2015 #18

ahhhhhhhhhhhh! applegrove Feb 2015 #43

I've enjoyed your posts. n/t UTUSN Feb 2015 #19

I enjoy yours too. applegrove Feb 2015 #45

I depend on you... jaysunb Feb 2015 #20

That is really sweet. applegrove Feb 2015 #47

it's okay--you can stop now. all the counting, the posts & the recs orleans Feb 2015 #21

Congrats on ten big years!!! applegrove Feb 2015 #50

.... madfloridian Feb 2015 #22

"Once I get to about 20 I feel safe and can relax." Android3.14 Feb 2015 #24

I know it is. I have ptsd. My day is filled applegrove Feb 2015 #52

The world and the country is already Liberal.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #25

Seems even the GOP is using liberal words applegrove Feb 2015 #53

CNBC wont.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #63

My DU picadillos? Sometimes I say things I think are funny. They aren't always. Shrike47 Feb 2015 #30

Peccadilloes? pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #33

I use peccadilloes in empanada filling. betsuni Feb 2015 #46

"I don't have to prove my absurd contention - you have to prove I'm not right" bhikkhu Feb 2015 #44

My childhood was a nightmare herding cats Feb 2015 #48

You are very kind. applegrove Feb 2015 #54

Happy anniversary! rug Feb 2015 #51

I was so angry at the way gop supporters applegrove Feb 2015 #55

I heard Hannity complaing about DU dring the 04 election so I figured it had to be good. rug Feb 2015 #56

You don‘t hear the right mentioning applegrove Feb 2015 #58

And I heard about DU on Limbaugh! cwydro Feb 2015 #66

I agree. If you are going to contend something applegrove Feb 2015 #57

I seem to find odd images when I search for words in the OPs. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #59

My DU pecadillo: I come here in good times and bad for non-judgmental company. Aristus Feb 2015 #60

posted way too many sexy pics. lived to regret it. La Lioness Priyanka Feb 2015 #61

Peccadilloes, hmm, I always associate that word with sex lol steve2470 Feb 2015 #62

consider this NJCher Feb 2015 #72

that's awesome! nt steve2470 Feb 2015 #75

I came here from aol chat gwheezie Feb 2015 #64

I'm glad you come here. I'm glad here is here to come to. DeadLetterOffice Feb 2015 #78

Well, right now it's getting suckerpunched by a creepy football fan R B Garr Feb 2015 #69

This is a safe place for you nt MrScorpio Feb 2015 #70

I wish I could reply to every awesome post. lovemydog Feb 2015 #71

War trauma pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #73

I'm glad you are better now, pinboy steve2470 Feb 2015 #74

I compulsively unhide every hidden post I come across Godhumor Feb 2015 #76

Oh good, it's not just me that does that! DeadLetterOffice Feb 2015 #79

So do I. betsuni Feb 2015 #81

Oh hell yeah. lovemydog Feb 2015 #82

Same here nt steve2470 Feb 2015 #84

Same Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #87

Sometimes I get chased off for a few days. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #77

I wish I had a bunch of hearts to give out lovemydog Feb 2015 #83

Thank you so much! Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2015 #86

I start to post something... DeadLetterOffice Feb 2015 #80

I stay up way too late at night filling in time No Vested Interest Feb 2015 #85

I adblock certain emoticons Capt. Obvious Feb 2015 #88