hugging the pole

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hugging the pole

Unread postby Shorty220 » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:18 pm

how do i stop hugging the pole? what are some good mental ways to remedy this b/c i know its all in my head.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:22 pm

A coach of mine once said to pretend it's your ex boyfriend. You don't want to hug him, you want to push him away!

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Unread postby Shorty220 » Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:30 pm

hahahha thats good, altough my ex is not someone i hate...i'll think about someone i hate...lol

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Unread postby blazerunner121 » Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:06 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:A coach of mine once said to pretend it's your ex boyfriend. You don't want to hug him, you want to push him away!


but then the pole would not like u ;)

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Unread postby skyin' pimp » Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:58 pm

WHAT!!! everyone knows that the pole is your best friend.. never let go of your friends.. and when your planting.. the pole is such a good friend that it lets you hang on it.. HANG.. not hug.. HANG!.. no hugging in public
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Unread postby Shorty220 » Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:18 pm

lol thanks skyin pimp..nice username by the way


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