I wonder why that on the boards, threads that are started with a negative twist (eg: new grads with attitude; the good/bad/ugly of US's; catty nurses; nurses who shouldn't be nurses) grow to multiple pages while threads with a positive twist (eg: amazing stories in nursing; why choose nursing; high school inquiries; etc) fall to the bottom of our screens with hardly a whisper.
Seems like we always have something to say or an opinion about something bad, but nary a positive thought or opinion related to what is good.
The repetitiveness of negativity is very disheartening. Those threads really bother me. Am I alone?
Yeah, that's odd. It was nice because it kept him entertained for a half hour, he just stood there dancing and singing. But it was almost unbearable for me to listen to and watch.
Because many may feel they don't have a place to vent other than here....
LOL, except at the nurses station, unremittingly...
(see my "negativity at nurses station is getting on my nerves" thread to review my personal complaints about other people complaining at the nurses' station:chuckle )
Barney is creepy, I agree. Do you notice the insidious overemphasis on friendships as pseudo-family? I don't like that. It's as if those kids don't have parents. They never, ever mention the kids' own families...:uhoh21:
My cats only watch hockey and Nature, but the little I've seen of Barney creeps me out, too.
Funny thing, and kind of ties kids' TV to the OP: I laughed until it hurt over Eddie Murphy's "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" skits on SNL, but I have all kinds of respect and admiration for Fred Rogers. He was a good, kind, decent, gentle man, and the world needs more like him.
And so, as I go through life, with Eddie Murphy whispering in one ear and MisterRogers whispering in the other, I am forced to confront the sobering thought that Mr. Rogers has never gotten me in trouble. But being a wisea** is fun.
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Mr Rogers takes me back to childhood. He seemed so kind---I used to wish he were my dad. He did not seem the type to whip and beat a kid with a belt or call her horrible names.
Right at that moment, what did your facial expression do? Did you frown or smile?
Seriously, when I did your exercise - with not even knowing what I was scrolling to after reading "nursing" - my facial expression didn't change (I don't think) but my shoulders dropped and my back curled forward a bit.
It was almost like....what now? Kind of like the neverending work that awaits us nurses. You know, like having just received an order for q 4hr lactulose enemas at the very beginning of your 12 hour shift.
My recommendation: Either years of psychoanalysis to delve into the dark recesses of your subconcious mind...
or
A long hike in the woods, including a nice conversation with God, then back home to have some Starbucks coffee icecream, a good book, and a steaming hotbath...
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Yeah, that's odd. It was nice because it kept him entertained for a half hour, he just stood there dancing and singing. But it was almost unbearable for me to listen to and watch.