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:wacko: . Wow, I've always heard that raising a teen was tough, but wow (and she's technically not even a teen yet). I'm certainly not in a position to give advice, but long the lines of what Sharon said, maybe next time you should trying yelling something that will embarass her. That way, she'll be rushing over just to keep you quiet. "Come on, it's time to go shopping for grandma's adult diapers" "Let's go, you have to help mom go buy bras" "We need to go to the store to buy preparation H, or are you not itchy down there anymore" okay, I'm not coming up with anything really embarassing, but you get the gist. Whatever you think will push her buttons (since she's obviously trying to push yours). My sympathies Take Care, Vic P.S. - why weren't you blessed with some confused gay/questioning kid who just needs the unconditional support of a loving mom?

You mean you both didn't laugh watching 'old school'?

I said 'No, I'm a one person man'. I don't think I could share someone else for a LTR. And if I were in a threesome, I'd always be paranoid that the other two would have a stronger relationship and feel like a 3rd wheel. But if it works for others, yay for them . Vic P.S. - Now if Paul Walker & Tom Cruise ask me to be a 3rd with them, I'd be game ***This post has been labeled Label Free

Wow, you know it's bad when you start dreaming about Dom Last night I had a very vivid dream about Dom. I don't usually remember my dreams, but this one stuck out. So anyway, here's what I remember... It starts out with me checking GA and finding that Dom has blogged again. I was sooo excited, that I considered updating my signature to say 'Domluka has reemerged again', but decided it was more important to read his latest blog entry. Dom said a few things, like why he was busy and such (work, new bf, blah blah blah), but then he also said he was working on a new project, where he and the bf were making short movies. He posted a link to the movie, so of course I clicked on it. The movie starts off with Dom sitting at his desk talking to the camera. Do you remember Danny the gay guy from Real World New Orleans? That's what Dom looked like , with a slight beard. He then introduces his bf who looked how I imagined Riley from TLW/ITFB would look like. It was a pleasant surprise to see that Dom was dating someone like that. Anywho, I don't remember the entire movie, but there's this scene where Dom & the BF where dresses as cute little puppies with floppy ears and such and they were on their hands and knees pretending they were dogs. At one point Dom was play pouting as his BF was coming up from behind. Dom pouted into the camera, 'please don't hurt me'. And then all I remember next was the movie ending with credits saying it was owned by HBO . So anyway, that was my Domluka dream. I'm sure there are all kinds of symbolisms & Freudian type things to find in there. Weird....

That reminds me...When I was driving across the US from Chicago to California, I stopped at some pretty rural places. Not being white, you get some strange looks & not so friendly treatment sometimes. Well, the 2nd day of my trip, I stopped at a motel for the night. I didn't have a reservation, but the woman at the counter was trying to find ANY way to get me a discount for the room. She asked if I had triple A and a few other things. I unfortunately said No to all of them, but then she ended up just giving me a discount on the room just for grins. I thought 'wow, finally someone really nice on this trip.' When I got to the room and went into the bathroom, I saw myself in the mirror. I was wearing a necklass with a cross on it (thought I had it under my shirt), but it must have come out and was very visible. So I think the reason she treated me so nicely was because she thought I was a good christian boy . So when in Rome....

I said maybe , but gosh that would be scary. I'd have to really really really love someone to take those kinds of health risks. However, if I knew upfront that someone was HIV+, I'm not sure I would ever allow myself to get to the point where I would love them that much to take a risk. And let's say I was dating someone, and they told me their HIV+ after I've fallen in love (and after a significant amount of time), then I'm not sure how I'd feel. tough question...

no words. thanks for sharing

I should clarify. My friend is alive (and he's been living much longer than he feared at first), but it has taken a toll on his life. He's gained weight in weird parts of his body, and it looks out of place compared to the rest of him. He's had to change meds a few times because one set would start loosing it's efficacy and his T-cells would go down. Luckily the company he works for has an awesome medical plan and they cover all his drugs, but if he wanted to quit, he'd be restricted in finding another job because he'd have a 'pre-existing condition' and they might not cover his medical. He had a good friend who also has AIDS, and he's been loosing weight in his cheek area, so he's looking emaciated, yet the rest of his body looks 'normal'. He's tried dating again, but as soon as he brings up his HIV status, guys tend to shy away. So while many more are living with AIDS now then in the past, it's still a very hard life.

I have a close friend who's been living with AIDS for over ten years now. He's been on several cocktails and has been doing pretty well. I was curious...do you know anyone close who's living with AIDS? I think having AIDS be so close to home is a constant reminder that I should be careful if I were to start dating again. To the younger guys...do you think not knowing someone with AIDS makes it seem less real to you (and thus less cautious when it comes to unprotected sex)? ***This post has been labeled Label Free®***

Happy 54th Birthday Benji!!! You're twice as old as Davey, so I guess that means you're going to have twice as much fun this year that he'll have.

How to break it to him? Print this quote out and show it to him: Good friends are way to important to risk loosing it with an attempt at dating. Good luck Kevin! Vic

Happy 27th Birthday Davey!!!! Hope you have a great one!

I'm not meaning to offend anyone 'I am Jeff'. I was just thinking back to when I first knew Joey online, when he was much more confused. He's done a lot of growing since then and it's nice to be able to see him gain some confidence about himself and who he is (whatever he chooses to 'label' or not label himself). Regards, Vic 'Who apologizes to Joe if his blog is a label free zone'

Are you identifying as 'Gay'? If so, welcome Vic 'who had it in his head that you were identify as Bi'

Slow it down a little partner...you're already talking about moving in together. :wacko:

Awww, poor Kevin . No matter how much we don't want it to bug us, it usually does when an ex starts dating someone else. You're only human having a little green monster in you. But while yours is about the size of a flea, mine is a huge mo fo that has public hissy fits . Anywho, the logical/supportive side of you will prevail. Take Care, Vic

Maybe Joe plans on using his masculine ways to bring back GA chat

Does this mean you're going to be eating tuna from January - June? :wacko: Sounds like a lot of fun! Now that the stagehands strike is over, you'll probably have lots of choices on Broadway. I haven't broken it yet to my family that I won't be going to Chicago for Xmas.

It doesn't matter what your label is Graeme, I wouldn't date you cause I wouldn't want to be the mommy of two upcoming teenage boys. Too much stress :wacko: . Just kidding Graeme

I would use it . I met a lot of my MSN buddies (and buddettes) in GA Chat. Chat rooms facilitate the ability to get to know new people.

Well put Menzo. I can't help but roll my eyes when I read how the poor, misunderstood, & persecuted bisexuals equate the two things :wacko: . I don't think anyone is saying bi-sexuals are all going to hell, should be send to re-education camps, nor should they be discriminated against in terms of housing, jobs, & civil rights. Fixed it with a word that rhymes Robbie As Kevin pointed out, statistically 75% of gay men are okay with dating a bisexual. So stop complaining you all

Glad to hear you got some good news . Hope the STD results come back clean. Take Care®, Vic 'Who got this icky feeling in his stomach from remember when the Doctor swabbed a Q-tip up my you know. That was 12 years ago and it still gives me the chills' :wacko:

Stereotyping? Judgemental? To a degree, yes . However, if I make the statement that 'I wouldn't date a priest...too many issues', would you be miffed at that too? I think we all have some criteria as to who we want as a significant other. Those criteria could be physical features (body types), Tops or Bottoms, Racial, income levels, age groups, and whether they are exclusively gay or Bi. Now maybe my criteria is too restrictive (thus explaining my single status), but it's what I like. You go with the Friends First thing, and I'll go with the Gay Only thing . Take Care®, Vic

Kevin, I think you made a good point about the levels of closetedness. I voted yes, I could date someone who's closeted (if I were attracted to them enough), but only if I felt they were making progress towards coming out. It was hard for many of us to come out and I would hate to force someone out further then they were willing to be. But they have to be willing to stick their toes into the water and hopefully one day be comfortable enough to be out a respectable distance. I remember when I was first dating my Ex (we had been together for about a month). We were shopping in the Monkey Wards and about 100 feet away, I see my mom. I literally push what's his name away from me in a panick , so that it didn't seem like we were together. There was hell to pay after that . I'm happy to say that 12 years later, I'm much more open about my gayness, but back in the day, yikes I was a case :wacko: . Take Care®, Vic 'Who's head hurts from all this thinking that Kevin's makin us do'