A few questions have come up lately from folx dealing with illness. It's time to repost this. www.twistedmonk.com/blogs/news/a...
Tom and I met in February 1991. He gently and carefully offered me kink, and, after a few months of trepidation, I jumped in with both feet. Our marriage saw us living and working all over the world, ...
Today marks 37 years sober. I spent time this morning reflecting on all the amazing people in my life - living and dead - none of whom would have spent 10 min in a room with drunk me. I am so grateful for everything. I hope I can be worth all I've been given.
33 years ago today T showed up at my house with chocolate mousse and condoms. And changed my whole world. I didn't know anyone could f*ck like that and I sure didn't know anyone could love me like that. Miss him every day.
The trash didn't take itself out but WOW was it thrown to the curb. And I enjoyed the crap out of seeing it happen.
Downside of deepening my Buddhist practice. Am I able to do the thing - yes Do I WANT to do the thing - no Would not doing it be a failure of compassion? - MF'er Commencing thing.
*extremely* telling that the NYT frames a family leaving a state because their trans son literally could not get the medical care he needed as a "politically motivated move" and an abstract "issue" rather than one connected to their child's intrinsic humanity www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/u...
It's heartening to see someone friend, and then rapidly unfriend a predator. People must have been reaching out saying "why did you connect with the rapey dude!?" Community keeps us safer.