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People harassing KKL and telling horrible disgusting jokes about her face and looks on the 2000 videos being uploaded is getting out of control. The hate is unbearable. And a lot of these people are fake profiles of one and same person. TRULY disturbing. Why is youtube allowing this to continue? It's one thing to hate a character, but to comment about an actress's face every day in such derogatory manner is disgusting. 

I even read one comment that was MAKING FUN of KKL personal life. I AM TRULLY SHOCKED. 

10 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

I have said enough bad things about this show, about the script and the material so I don't want to repeat myself every day here.  But the last episode was so cringe. I just have no words for the level of stupidity and lack of dept in this show. The script is horrendous. Everything is one dimensional and cartoonish. And the constant repeating, repeating, repeating. We have a higher than 10 points IQ Brad, we got it the first time.

Hope and Finn are already giving me heartburn. Deacon is unbearable for the past episodes. Sheila is... Sheila. I still don't get why was this whole fiasco needed... Just to start up Hinn? And as I was watching... I was thinking. How old are these characters supposed to be... Since they are acting like they just turned 18. Aren't they nearing 40? If we guess by the actors. Annika and Tanner. It's kinda strange to me. Finn is acting like a 15 year old, his demeanor, his reactions. Why is Brad writing for these mid-age actors in this infantile manner? This is not how 38 or 37 year olds speak. At least not in my world.

And in complete contrast to that... He has Steffy written like she is nearing at least 60. 

I guess Brad wants to have a storyline for teens or early 20 somethings and he wants to have a 60 something mean woman on the show..... But these are the actors he got. So it all feels strange and bizarre to me. I don't know what is happening with Bradley Bell but he has never been so bad than what we've seen 2024.

Anyways....

I am missing the good old I made a mistake ridge I slept with my daughter's husband days.

32 minutes ago, BoldKara said:

Sorry. I suspect they had too much story for Brooke to just write her out? Only a guess as to why.

I think so too. Brooke has always had SO much storyline each year..... LIKE SOOO much. My husband one time told me - Brooke is like the only one who is in every single episode. And some years... she IS. Haha. KKL is amazing. 

When I was a kid I used to have a deep fear and phobia from older witch-looking women. Fear that... made me wake up screaming, because I used to dream of one following me around.

Nola disguised as the old grandma is soooooo CREEPY to me. Even if the makeup is 70s level, I am still getting scared watching her. AND I love it. So much fun. I am scared if I will have nightmares later!  

The Princess. 

3 minutes ago, janea4old said:

 

Thank you for this info.  Specifically the bioavailable part.

I took one just like... 15 minutes ago, what a coincidence, lol. And yes - it is life changing. I had stopped taking it for couple of weeks just because I was thinking maybe I don't need it anymore - and what a change. Worse sleep. And recently started getting the headaches I used to have BEFORE Mag-Gly. Now I'm back on it and just in 2-3 days - no more headaches.  

The other versions of magnesium don't work for me - oxide is the worst - it has so low bioavailability - just upsets my stomach - and most people take this and think they are taking magnesium.

I hope it helps - keep me updated!

29 minutes ago, janea4old said:

I don't know if you've read this book but it comes highly recommended, and it's available in book, audio, and kindle formats.  The book is quite old, but still relevant, I think.

https://www.amazon.com/Narcissistic-Family-Diagnosis-Treatment/dp/0787908703/

ISBN-10: 0787908703

ISBN-13: 978-0787908706

This is one review that kind of sums up the situation:
https://www.amazon.com/review/RLHTZB3OF5DFB/

Thank you.  I will look it up and maybe order it soon, when I have the time! Again - thank you for this. 

People who post too much baby photos on Facebook and too much personal photos... like... personal personal. I don't need to see your most precious moments honey... they stop being precious once you show them to me. It just irks me.

My cousin is like that - she poses her children for photos every other day like they are some kind of dolls and puppets and just shows them off all the time. The twist - she is a horrible mother. Other than the pictures on facebook - her children are being taken care off by grandparents all the time. She prefers to go to clubs and drink than to be with her children. But on FACEBOOK - she is sooo loving in front of PEOPLEEEE.

Having to deal with an aggressive borderline psychotic parent who stalks you on social media, berates you and prefers your partner than her own child, gives him compliments and has never ever complimented you... is heartbreaking. 

I pray some of these days I get the courage to CUT her off completely from my life. How I survived that childhood is a miracle of itself. 

But... life goes on. 

Sometimes I am hungry, but everything I can think of - I don't want to eat anymore. This is a mad feeling. And then I realize - maybe a pancake can fix things - they always do. 

@Liberty City @Soapsuds

Staff of restaurant/fast food cleaning with chemical fluid, spray... the tables next to you, while you EAT. Happened so many times. I always say - please can you wait for me to finish - I am allergic. It's the most disgusting off-putting thing to smell this SHARP chemical-fake-flower-smell of cleaning liquid while you eat.

DISGUSTING.

Happened at KFC, Mcdonalds... and some italian pizzerias too. 

NIGHTMARE.

4 minutes ago, Broderick said:

It's extremely well-written in the late 1970s and very early 1980s.  What always impressed me is there's very few "throwaway" scenes.  If someone is discussing an event with another character, you better believe the other character will soon be a player in the storyline.  And no one is EVER anywhere by accident.  Henry Slesar places them all exactly where he needs them to be.  

I agree with your analysis and it makes me think...

What I like so far : The writing - sharp, intelligent dialogue. Not too much melodrama or repeating. Straight to the point, forward, fast-pace. I don't think a modern soap even in 2024 is going in this pace. You really can't miss an episode! Amazingly correct and coherent plot - hints and seeds of things to come are put months in advance. Atmosphere and directing - angles and sets reminiscent to film noir and old Hollywood suspense thrillers. There are moments I find myself searching for Bette Davis to come out of one door.   Acting - very, very powerful cast. So far I haven't seen one cringe worthy performance.  Raven.  Nola aka Norman Bates and Baby Jane Hudson's spawn.

Things I don't like. Paige Madison - I don't know if it's just my own perception but I find her bland compared to the other characters. Her acting is also very underwhelming. When Kim Hunter is against her, she just sinks hard. She just irks me and I don't find anything exciting about her. Basic.

Now I'm just at the point where Nola will come back in disguise. I am really giddy with excitement. Sunset Boulevard/Hitchcock level of psycho.

I have been irked by this for a long time, but I decided I will get used to it. Haha. I have my own pet peeve - this one video of Alley Mills talking about her Emmy that keeps popping up as an ad every single day now for months. It's hilarious at this point. I think I've seen that video MILLION times and now I even dream of Alley Mills. 

I have chronic hereditary low blood pressure, just like my mother... and if I don't eat HEAVY salty foods... I can't function. I am lightheaded and I black out. 

Today I started the day with a very tasty yogurt salad - very salty. Yummy.

11 hours ago, Liberty City said:

 

Thought of the day - having friends who support you.... is something to cherish. 

5 hours ago, Jeff said:

Aww thank you.  Not too much to say on the board these days, plus some personal stuff going on.  I'm around, my day wouldn't be complete without at least checking in...thank you for thinking of me.

I am keeping you in my prayers!   

For everyone that still wants to have access to that page - there is a way. https://web.archive.org/ - you put in the address - http://edgehomepage.com/ and you can access an older version of the site, till it gets up again. It's the official internet archive.  The newer snapshots don't work, but the older ones do and I've been reading from the site using this tool.

I also want to thank the author of the site for his great work and I hope the site gets back up and running in no time!

I have been binging Edge all night... didn't even sleep much. Nola's reign of terror has began. Amazing episodes. I feel like a kid, who can't stop watching the TV again. I am now nearly 100 episodes IN in just a week - probably my personal record.

This show is one of a kind. 

Always Defend yourself people - nobody else will. You only have yourself - so never let yourself down. This is one of the most important mental health discoveries - DEFEND yourself and know your rights and ASK and Never let people humiliate you, bully you, belittle you, discriminate you.   

This is my thought of the day. Sadly. I wanted to end it happy.

But as I think about this - this actually makes me happy. That I have strength to defend myself. I couldn't when I was little.  

Missing @Soapsuds and @Jeff

Evil never sleeps.