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This is crap! Billy Maddison FTW!

I would just say that it was both of our faults. Not directly but we just weren't right for eachother. I wasn't going to work but it was a horrible way to deal with it. As a close friend I felt I deserved a little more consideration. I don't know if I hold it against her personally anymore. I just think that had an effect on what I'm currently looking for in a relationship. i.e. nothing. I wouldn't call it a grudge, its more that after going through that I don't want anything more than what I am currently doing, and that's enjoying myself. I understand that every girl is someones daughter. That's a hard reality when you have a daughter. You realize what they are going to have to deal with during their life. The guys that will be around. Realize one thing though. Although it might not bother me morally to act the way I do, that doesn't mean I respect the actions I take. Now I respect a lot of the things I do but sometimes it just doesn't matter.

First mtlhddoc2: Yes I get to see my daughter every weekend and I have her for the whole weekend every other week. I love her to death. The name thing is not important just for the sake of the name. Its important due to the fact that it was a personal betrayal on my ex's part. My daughter will grow up to be the same amazing and beautiful girl weather she has my name or not. Its more that I felt my ex was planning on leaving me after the birth and was planning on the name thing but couldn't tell me until the last second. I mean really what was I gonna do anyway. I was there to support her and if thats what she wanted then fine. She had nine months to tell me she didnt want our daughter to have my name. Nine months, and I got the news 20 mins before I signed the birth certificate.

Oh and darx: Yeah I lucked out. The family courts in my district are great. They push for equal rights for both parents whenever they can. They constantly want the fathers to be more involved and have all the rights they can possibly allow. I'm lucky for your are correct about most of this states family courts.

I wouldn't say that anyone was being harsh here. Like you said, I was the one who posted this and I did it because I like to hear opinions. Now with the whole betrayal part. I think that's where my "flexible morals" come in. Now I am aware that I am enabling this betrayal but in my head it doesn't really bother me. That may sound as if it is cold but its the truth. Again I don't know why this doesn't bother me. I am not some self centered a-hole. I love my family and I like to help people. I just seem to justify this action with the idea that people make their own choices. Everyone decides what is right and wrong for them self. I don't make the choice to only go after girls who are with guys. I really don't. I go after all types. It just seems that those are the ones I call back and some times I don't even know they were with someone. No I am not looking for a relationship but if I found one I don't think I would shy away. To answer Sarah, I don't think it would bother me to find out if one of the girls whom I was seeing turned out to be with a third guy. Now I think it might stop me from seeing her but only because that's a little too much. On a personal level though I don't think it would effect me. Any girl who I have been with and is currently cheating on someone automatically becomes ineligible for a real relationship with me.

I can't explain why I feel this way. I really cant. I also for some reason don't think I need help from any kind of professional. I think I have been through a lot in relationships and I'm young. I mean you get your best friend pregnant, then date her and be there for her all through the pregnancy only to have her tell you that its not working out the day after your daughter is born. Not only that but have her "break the news" that she doesn't want your daughter to have your last name on the day you sign the birth certificate. After you do that then you can tell me how messed up I am. I will find someone to be with if I am supposed to. If not then I will in fact end up alone but I think I will survive either way.

I just loved the way it sounded when I read it. Its an instant classic.

Sorry to hear about it Hayley. Inactivity is fine.

Ok well in respect to your original question and the name of the thread I will respond.

If I were at the helm of a second series I would probably take it to a not so distant future. Maybe a couple hundred years or so. Not to the point of mass industry or anything but to a place where there are multiple religions that have flourished since the destruction of Ruin. Yes I would have the plot involve the Church of the Savior but I think I would have it be a failing religion. Almost like the church was loosing followers and it was well known but not closely followed. It would take place in a time where the original empire founded by Elend no longer exists and multiple countries eventually formed. Seeing how that is the most logical of outcomes. I don't think I would involve the "gods" persay as any kind of POV character or even a very in depth description of them. I think I would spend the time describing all of the beliefs that are held by the main characters. Yes I would reference the actual characters in the various religions but I think I would leave it at that. There is no need to continually draw the reader back to the past series instead of keeping them in the present one. I would however probably make the main challenge have something to do with Feruchemists and I would dive deeper into Feruchemy and its abilities in warfare. I don't know, maybe Feruchemy would make a comeback and it would be more common than Allomancy. With the tables turned in that direction I think it would make for an interesting story.

Note this is just some rambling ideas I'm throwing out there so don't pay too much attention.

I'm with Reaves on this one. I personally wouldn't want to mess with him. That is unless I was a fully trained Elantrian of course.

I had assumed that until I remembered that Shaggy told me he was currently in the seventh grade.