An article about gay kids in middle school: [link] I have to say, adults are nuts if they think most kids aren't exploring their sexuality in middle school -- kids in my class started "going out" in 5th grade, even though many of those "couples" never actually spent any time together, much less fooled around.
I got stabbed, you know, right here.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Sep 28, 2009 8:10:14 am PDT #11209 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 8:11:53 am PDT #11210 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
adults are nuts if they think most kids aren't exploring their sexuality in middle school -- kids in my class started "going out" in 5th grade
Yeah, I remember that. Although I had no interest in "going out" with girls until I was in 10th grade....
Jesse - Sep 28, 2009 8:14:43 am PDT #11211 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Definitely not everyone did, but it was in the air for sure.
§ ita § - Sep 28, 2009 8:36:57 am PDT #11212 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have at least one gay friend who says he knew from kindergarten. He just didn't want to pull any girl's ponytails.
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 8:41:44 am PDT #11213 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have at least one gay friend who says he knew from kindergarten. He just didn't want to pull any girl's ponytails.
Heh.
Oh, I totally forgot - when I was in first grade, I was under the impression I had three girlfriends. But then I somehow lost interest in girlfriends until 10th grade.
Jessica - Sep 28, 2009 8:49:16 am PDT #11214 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was far too terrified of The Other Humans to actually do anything about it in middle school, but hello - puberty! Of course that's when people start exploring sexuality!
tommyrot - Sep 28, 2009 8:54:02 am PDT #11215 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, I was just about to call my new landlord and ask for the address to mail my rent check, when it occurred to me to look at my lease. Yep, his address is there.
I think I'm going senile....
Dana - Sep 28, 2009 9:16:45 am PDT #11216 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
The job that's been interviewing and background checking me wants someone to start on October 5th. That means, as of today, they have one week to get in touch with me, make an offer, and have me accept it. If it's acceptable.
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Lee - Sep 28, 2009 9:20:00 am PDT #11217 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
UGH, Dana.
I just got excused from jury duty, which means I don't have to jump in my car and drive 30 miles to South San Francisco to be there by 1:00 this afternoon, which could have been what happened.
Kathy A - Sep 28, 2009 9:20:28 am PDT #11218 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Woot!! Mom just called with the "good news"--she got the check she'd been waiting for from the executor of her godmother's estate. She had no clue how much it was going to be, but told me that if it was "sufficient," she'd give me enough to take the first few classes of my MLS program I'm applying for to start in January. Well, it was enough to take that worry off my mind!
Now I just have to get the application in, and then after I take the first class, I can submit it to my office here for reimbursement (they're reimbursing up to $5K per year for an approved graduate degree, and since I work in the corporate library, an MLS is approved!). I don't have to worry about applying for a student loan now--such a relief.