Puppilull

'Tis the season for it...

This is how I treasure Christmas nowadays. Through the eyes of my kids it's worth the stress of finding the right gifts and fixing the food, decorations etc. If it were just me and hubby, I suspect we wouldn't bother... I have to guess. It's become a thing now. So I think this is Val. Why? I can't really say. Weird how my brain just decides without letting me know...

Yes, to have it interpreted as weakness is so wrong. It takes a lot to dare to open yourself like that and give yourself over. Just as a good D is strong in their way. A bully is almost never attractive...

We've had basically the same Disney movie mix show on Christmas Eve for close to 50 years. Snippets from different movies. Each time they try to change it, there's great outrage. Funnily enough the kids nowadays are so used to cartoons they don't even watch these (really old) clips.

As a fellow s (though I suspect your Alpha is slightly more Alpha than mine... LOL), I've always appreciated the way you quietly refuse to hide or let anyone try to make be someone you are not. Today, it seems to be so very provocative to relinquish that precious control, but if it's who we are why should anyone care? I can get really riled up at the sometimes derogatory attitude towards s and bottoms that can be seen all too often. I mean what would all those D/tops do if there were no s/bottoms...?

I guess you missed my post about hubby being allergic. If we could I'd choose a real one every time, but it is rather harsh to expect him to stay in a hotel for Christmas...

A classic Swedish tree. This year I gave in and the tree came up a few weeks early and the kids had free rein to decorate. Not sure I can tell that much difference from when I do it...

I'm sensing a theme here... LOL

Oh, Lahja is making Kiorl work for it. And work hard. Even if he's not aware of that he's making the feline demon jump through hoops for him. Perhaps waiting is good? A bit of yearning...? To give Kiorl the time to realize what's going on.

I got that warm and fuzzy feeling from this ending. So good to see the boys actually talk things out and not let their bodies do the deciding. Not entirely at least... They have a good start since they got to know each other a bit first and now they have the support of friends and family. I feel kind of sad for Adrian, but he has to fight his own battle. It wouldn't be fair on Zac to expect him to give up a life out in the open just to have a few stolen moments. Perhaps Adrian will realize he's heading towards possible misery and do something. Very good story! I enjoyed it very much!

I can relate to the feeling of excitement at the thought of an evening on my own. After 23 years and two kids, it's kind of nice to just be me on occasion. Then again, my hubby haven't made me compromise quite as much as Tom. Still, liking your own company isn't always a warning light. In the case, I guess it all happened for the best. In my opinion, there is no one Mr/Ms Right, but rather several people you can connect with on that level. These guys seem to have had a good run. They should perhaps have talked it out earlier and possibly avoided the not so nice ending, but things happen... As for writer, I think you're trying to trick us! I'll say Cole wrote this. LOL

Now this sounds very bad... I hope Daniel gets his nerves under control and can start to use that head of his. Be smart and three steps ahead of this sleaze, and you'll make it out of there!

All this mounting tension... This meeting seems to risk turning into a rather terrible affair... Still a chance for the truth to come out.

I actually guessed Val, so I am apparently capable of independant thinking... LOL

A little help on the way from the more experienced is sometimes a very good thing! Sneaky grandma! As for writer... This was hard, but I'll go with Val on this one.

LOL!!!

That sounds risky...! LOL We unfortunately have a fake one, but I would want a real one. Hubby got allergic a few years ago, so no... I remember growing up and my mother wanting to get us a tree. Some years in a row we got to the tree place after it had closed. My mom said she'd go back the next day to pay and that it was ok to take one. Only much, much later did I realize she had actually taken those trees... Not the best role model perhaps, but she wanted us kids to have a nice Christmas. But there was no money... So, for a couple of years, we celebrated with a stolen tree.

Love can make you fly, literally sometimes... LOL A very sweet story, well written even though it was short. I'm guessing Cole wrote this one! For no particular reaso really.

To me, this is a question only you can answer for yourself. There are so many lines drawn in that sand that it's no wonder it's blurred. Is it easy to find your limit? No, not necessarily. It's quite easy to think you're 'cool' with something and then find out you're not... However, you are the only one who can find it. When you do find it, you really should tell your partner and together you should work out what rules apply to your relationship. As long as you are in agreement, I'd say that's your definition of cheating. It doesn't matter if you're OK with full out sex with another or if you draw the line at texting an ex. I'm one of those people who've been in a long relationship and I can tell you this isn't always a matter you resolve once and for all. Things change, people change. What was OK yesterday, isn't necessarily OK today and vice versa. So communication is key. In this as in all mattes involving people.

I was a stable girl myself. Not going as far as turning it into a career, but I spent a good deal of time there from the age of 10. Never seriously wished for a horse of my own, since I knew we could never afford it. Mom managed to scrape together enough though to let me take lessons and also spend time with the horses during the summer. As for a special Christmas gift... It's difficult to remember one in particular. Usually I just liked the idea of getting presents or opening the boxes. The anticipation almost outweighed the actual things. Perhaps I was a strange child... And come to think of it my own two kids are the same. I for one want to keep an open mind about who wrote this. Who knows how Cole and Adi identified themselves as children...?

So much progress made here! Jimmy talking sense into Zac and Kenny finally growing up (perhaps, I'm not entirely sure I trust him...). Adrian has his own problems to deal with and it's not a struggle Zac needs to he involved in. The fact that he doesn't seem to find anything wrong with expecting Zac to be his secret tells me he's not ready for any kind of actual relationship. Now I'll keep my fingers crossed Austin will lusten to Zac grovelling...

That was like a punch to the gut... To lose your family like that. Maybe the Christmas can help her to find something to at least smile about. Happiness could be too much to ask for just yet. I like the idea of her ex and his husband as a kind of spare tire. Maybe not as good as the original, but it will take her a little further on her way.

This is one of the reasons I'm always a bit torn about Christmas. It's so focused on family. I try to include others, but I must admit I'm not very successful. When the holiday finally is upon us, I'm usually so bone-tired I more or less crash. Right now, there's just not enough of me to go around. Not physically at least. I donate money instead of time. Not ideal, but for now that will have to do. I try to be there for friends also, but they can sometimes act as if they feel like they are intruding. So many emotions tied to these few days in December... Oh, and my guess is Adi too.

Maybe that was the wakeup call Eamon needed to get out of his slump? All that self pity cant be good, even if I think he's been entitled to mourn the loss of his eye sight. I don't like the idea of Marion and Jezebel teaming up to go against Alex. They will be really dangerous and he's already facing war. But what is this sisterhood? Is Almanita conspiring too? That would make me sad. I like her...

I really want those cops and Gibby to join forces and bring some serious whoop ass on Daddy dearest and the deacon. Not in a violent way, but as harsh a treatment as the law can bring. I hope Ezra soon realises Josh and Abby will never let him go back to that house. It will take time to find trust though.