I'm pretty sure the book we had was something like Growing Up, Feeling Good, but I remember learning a lot more from looking through my mom's copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves. I'm not sure I ever had, like, a sit-down Talk with my parents, but they were always open & willing to answer questions and made me feel like I could ask them anything. It worked out pretty well!
Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
Wash ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Kate P. - Apr 09, 2012 9:02:43 am PDT #11094 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Laura - Apr 09, 2012 9:17:34 am PDT #11095 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
ION, D and I have been married 2 years today!
Congratulations!
hippocampus - Apr 09, 2012 9:28:21 am PDT #11096 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
It was an interesting decision I made, scheduling HPF's dentist appointment for the day after Easter.
So, here we are. I'm nodding off in the corner of the room while someone else gives her another talk about brushing. Which is fine. I'm glad it's not me.
Ginger, continuing the good outcome vibes.
Good luck LeN!
Happy anniversary, Erin and DH!
Ginger - Apr 09, 2012 9:29:52 am PDT #11097 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Happy anniversary, erin!
The procedure wasn't bad at all, except for the amount of time I spent being shut in various rooms and told someone would be coming for me soon. It was never soon. Results are in about a week.
I got back to find a message from Angela in the oncologist's office saying that I needed to come in for a bone marrow test. Angela is the one I saw three weeks ago who decided it had to be done in at the hospital and scheduled it there for today. Possibly Angela has gotten into the good drugs.
SailAweigh - Apr 09, 2012 9:31:00 am PDT #11098 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Passing grades, Ginger!
Best of luck, LeN!
I said it in Natter, but I'll say it again, because you guys rock as a couple. Happy Anniversary, Erin and DH!
smonster - Apr 09, 2012 9:32:38 am PDT #11099 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Erin, you continue to be one of my heroes. And happy anniversary!!
omnis, I don't know whether to thank you or curse you* for linking those "Single Dad Laughing" posts. I went on to read his posts about bullying, and it's brought up a whole bunch of shit I had forgotten about or at least tried.
And my parents are about to arrive in three days, and I just sent them an email asking them to consider carefully before they vote on Amendment One, and I'm back dealing with the fact that it's been thirteen years since I came out out to my parents, and I still think twice-three-twenty times before I mention anyone gay.
And I'm pondering how all that affects who I am and how I am now, and my game of "affection chicken" (TM Cheeks) with StW, and my feelings of loneliness and insecurity.
Fun times. I'm practicing being here with all of it, letting it flow over and not swamp me. God, I want a cigarette so bad right now.
In better news, I did a lot of stretching and stuff last night and one of my vertebrae has popped back into place that has been out of whack for a long time, so that feels good. The lessening of pain is a good thing.
* thank you
Strix - Apr 09, 2012 10:41:35 am PDT #11100 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
smonster, I spent a whole night last week sucking up Single Dad Laughing, and thinking a lot about bullying and single-parenting and such.
It was a thoughtful evening for me.
Beverly - Apr 09, 2012 10:45:07 am PDT #11101 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Fingers still crossed, Ginger. Always.
Ma for LeN, too.
Congratulations to Erin and DH!
Less pain is a very good thing, smonster. And, you know, in general for everybody.
omnis_audis - Apr 09, 2012 11:02:05 am PDT #11102 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
omnis, I don't know whether to thank you or curse you* for linking those "Single Dad Laughing" posts.Huh? Was that me? I just saw the one about gay kids and the mom writing in on facebook this morning, but I don't think I posted it... but... the iPad has been on my lap when I wake up, so I wouldn't doubt anything at this point.
smonster - Apr 09, 2012 12:03:03 pm PDT #11103 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Huh... where did I see it, then?