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Blackstarhat
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There songs are terrible i hate fall out boy.
Escape Goat
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we would call that fear. And its normal! My parents had been nothing but loving and awesome parents my whole life but I was terrified of telling them. And parents know these things so it probably wont be a shock to them. Its hard not to assume the worst when it comes to the people we hold closest but trust your gut!
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Excuse you. Only most of their songs are terrible. I play this all the time in the car: A Little a Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More Touch Me
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Not necessarily...
umop_3pisdn
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If I want more gun crime or a more quickly shriveling middle class I'll take a trip on over.
J/K, there's a lot to like about the USA, but it's not really that high in a lot of the metrics that matter to me. Norway has like the second happiest population in the world, awesome and heavily subsidized education systems, and awesome social programs, and a lot of confidence in their government, and they treat their criminals like human beings and lots of other really cool shit that make it seem pretty world-class to me.
AlexMeloche
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Maybe it's because you feel right in this? Personally only a few friends know, and I like knowing that it is a part of me which is actually "mine". (Not sure if it makes sense.)
Nobody knows?
Also this.
But in a way it's a bit harder to meet someone since the Internet and "gay friends from other friends" are the best ways to actually meet possible SO.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I wouldn't mind walking to this every morning.Today was great, we were all nervous on the onset but once we met with our nurses and started getting a flow of seeing patients and getting vitals it became much easier and dinner. I gave someone a bath and changed a diaper, moved a patient, drew up insulin and helped insert an IV. It was only an 8 hour shift but I didn't want it to end. lol
All-Star Nurse Dany
Is that a bad thing?
Nah brah aint no big thang
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he seems eager to please. tell him you wont talk to him anymore unless he sends you dick pix
tell me about your first time umop :O
Bubbavelli
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I finally learned how to cook rice so it looks like that and chicken thighs is my go-to college meal now
Escape Goat
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I said probably. People never assume I am gay but my parents had suspected so the idea wasn't totally new to them. I think them having time to get comfortable with it made it easier for me.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I'm a pretty good cook, but I've only just now learned how to properly make fried rice. It's so goo, I can't stop eating it!
Your parents sound cool
Bubbavelli
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Fried rice is my next endeavor. I fucking love fried rice
Escape Goat
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They have sacrificed a lot for their kids. In high school they watched Fox News all the time and were Republican so I was terrified of coming out. It took me a long time to get comfortable with myself before I told them. And it didnt matter to them. So many years lost to a lie. I hate that people have to deal with this.
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I think I'd heard so many people say their parents had suspected it that I thought mine should have too, but they hadn't. Kind of made me just feel a different type of nervous for a few hours after saying it. They tried to be nice, but seemed to not know what to say either. Ended up okay, I'd say.
Haven't had any friends get it before me saying it either, but one of my friends showed my picture to her Japanese foreign exchange student and the girl said, "Cute, pretty gay though," and my friend said she squealed because she never had a clue even knowing me for months but this girl guessed it right away. Though, I never asked what the picture was...
There is something incredibly freeing and calming being able to say " im going out x night to do y thing, but HE hasn't figured out dinner plans." I'd hope that people in this thread could reach that level of comfort in their sexuality without fear or prejudice. It's half 'whatever' and half 'it should not matter." If you give off a nonchalant attitude then most people will respond in like.
God knows two years ago I was still nervous speaking about that with classmates and good friends.
I'd hope that people in this thread could reach that level of comfort in their sexuality without fear or prejudice. It's half 'whatever' and half 'it should not matter." If you give off a nonchalant attitude then most people will respond in like.God knows two years ago I was still nervous speaking about that with classmates and good friends.
TheAbsolution
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I wish I could be like that with my mom. She means we'll but I just don't think she can think of me like that yet.There is something incredibly freeing and calming being able to say " im going out x night to do y thing, but HE hasn't figured out dinner plans."
God knows two years ago I was still nervous speaking about that with classmates and good friends.
I'm out to most of my friends and they're generally cool with me saying things about personal relationships but I don't tend to forget some reason. Not sure why.
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I'm kind of nervously letting media accomplish that freedom for me. I don't feel comfortable saying anything that indicates I'm gay around my parents. I just dodge it heavily. It has a lot to do with me being the only gay person they've been around since there weren't any friends or relatives for me to see them interact with. I'm quietly enjoying how many of the shows they try and watch on TV have gay characters so that I don't have to be the one gay example for the family. #threechum
Don't have experience around gay people in social settings either, so I've never had anyone to refer to as a "he" in conversation and I don't comfortably talk about it even around people who are talking freely about their thoughts and know I'm gay. There's only one person I really talk freely about it with and that's got a lot to do with her and her family having a close gay uncle and having known I was gay from the start of the friendship.
Anyway, I'd like to think eventually I won't think about it every time I say a pronoun or something.
Don't have experience around gay people in social settings either, so I've never had anyone to refer to as a "he" in conversation and I don't comfortably talk about it even around people who are talking freely about their thoughts and know I'm gay. There's only one person I really talk freely about it with and that's got a lot to do with her and her family having a close gay uncle and having known I was gay from the start of the friendship.
Anyway, I'd like to think eventually I won't think about it every time I say a pronoun or something.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Don't forget the white pepper! It's essential! (also, instead of using honey or agave, I recommend duck sauce!)
Some parents are better than others :/
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Bubbavelli
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RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
There's honey or agave in fried rice?
In some of the recipes I've seen, yeah. I've tried making it with and without and it's definitely better with. (I also prefer red onion instead of white or yellow - the color it adds is beautiful and it also tastes better imo)
Angryharlot
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Going from Atlanta, which is rather Gay Bar centric to Portland, where the community seems to go where they want is jarring.
Especially when you have recently gotten over a few years of heavy drinking and have not yet figured out how to socialize with strangers without it.
Even stranger when you have recently lost like 90 lbs. Active social life when I had a belly and now I'm a size 6 shut in.
Being trans in Portland is a fuckload easier than it was in Atlanta but damn, it was nice to feel like all of us filled the same corner of the world on the weekend.
Not used to having to make an effort.
Random whining.
Especially when you have recently gotten over a few years of heavy drinking and have not yet figured out how to socialize with strangers without it.
Even stranger when you have recently lost like 90 lbs. Active social life when I had a belly and now I'm a size 6 shut in.
Being trans in Portland is a fuckload easier than it was in Atlanta but damn, it was nice to feel like all of us filled the same corner of the world on the weekend.
Not used to having to make an effort.
Random whining.
Blackstarhat
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I had to live without a router for almost two days. And I don't own a phone with it's own internet connection so I had to play video games.
Ew.
Now back to reading GAF and talking in the Skype Chat.
i was in the same boat 2 days ago.
There is something incredibly freeing and calming being able to say " im going out x night to do y thing, but HE hasn't figured out dinner plans."
God knows two years ago I was still nervous speaking about that with classmates and good friends.
Yup. It takes some effort to get there though.
I had to live without a router for almost two days. And I don't own a phone with it's own internet connection so I had to play video games.
Ew.
Now back to reading GAF and talking in the Skype Chat.
That's good! Welcome back
Reading about you guys not telling your parents about your sexuality has got me sad.
I can only speak for myself, but if my son/daughter was gay/lesbian/trans/bi/whatever, I'd wanna know, just so I could support in ways I might not think to if I didn't know. Mostly, I'd like to know how my child could be discriminated against and face that discrimination with them.
Not trying to force anyone to come out, though. I know every parent is different.
Happy Humpday to you too, brotha.
I can only speak for myself, but if my son/daughter was gay/lesbian/trans/bi/whatever, I'd wanna know, just so I could support in ways I might not think to if I didn't know. Mostly, I'd like to know how my child could be discriminated against and face that discrimination with them.
Not trying to force anyone to come out, though. I know every parent is different.
I just realized today is Wednesday so... Happy Humpday y'all!!
Happy Humpday to you too, brotha.
Escape Goat
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That feel when you realize you're one of the oldest posters in this thread.
Dead Prince
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like hes over 18 or still under 18
Escape Goat
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I think he means that he didn't finish high school.
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Figured it out too late to edit. Looks like I didn't finish high school reading comprehension.
Escape Goat
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I'm going to give myself the benefit of the doubt because I'm on 3 hours of sleep after spending 9 hours editing a report my group messed up for a class.
umop_3pisdn
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It really is.
Didn't graduate but the rest of that sentence is right
He's a very religious catholic which uh, confuses me?
ZombiePlatypus
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You might also wanna invest in a rice cooker. Set it and forget it.
TheAbsolution
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Yep. Best kitchen purchase I've ever made. Right next to the Pasta boat.
I would say he isn't worth your time. Sorry, I know it sounds harsh, but there are better guys out there. Don't settle.
RatskyWatsky
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Pasta boat?
N7Commander95
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BlueBadger
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^^;
I actually have no idea if this is the thing he's talking about. But I think so LOL
TheAbsolution
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Yep that's it.
^^;
I actually have no idea if this is the thing he's talking about. But I think so LOL
It makes pasta perfectly every time.
One of the very few as seen on TV products that actually really works.
BlueBadger
Banned
Amazing!!
I'm Italian, actually.. We usually go to my Nonna's to make homemade pasta.. She uses a machine that looks sorta like this
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