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they came about because of the "Will is gay" storyline and I think they relate to how we feel about it. Unfortunately, when something like this occurs, it’s kind of hard to then take it to the Brady Pub site. I don’t think it happens that often that it is a problem.
contributer on this site. (Probably more than are willing to admit, unfortunately.) Tell me, powerpaw, at what age did you realize you were gay? And when did you openly admit it to family and friends. Do you feel that there was an "event" that caused you to be gay? And did ever feel you wanted/tried to "change"?
If these questions are too personal, I apologize, and please, just ignore me. But, I think the more anti-gay people know about gays, the more accepting they will become. I’m all for education. :o)
of men being gay than vice versa. Although it seems that men really "dig" lesbians. Go figure. I have found in the past that gay men can really become good friends with me and I enjoy their social company.
When I was in HS in the 50s (OMG, THAT long ago?), the guy next door was gay (but still in the closet). It was pretty well known and, like you DeeLan, he was always my shoulder to cry on when by BF and I would have problems, which seemed to be often. I knew he was gay but didn’t totally understand what it entailed at that time. Yes, I knew he preferred men but not the mental turmoil he was going through. Years after we had moved to another state, I heard he had committed suicide.
I think I mentioned before about a guy I went to school with was gay. I didn’t know him then but we got together through email when our 50th reunion (in 2007) was being arranged and I hung out with him at the reunion and we have remained exceptionally good friends (unfortunately, only through email and phone because he’s in IL and I’m in FL). Even though he knew he was gay from a very early age, he married, had two kids and tried to live the "straight" life. It wasn’t until he was in his 40s that he finally came out, divorced and is now in a committed relationship (for 18 years now) with a man. He and his ex have remained in a VERY close relationship. They consider each other BFFs.
The only problem I have with this storyline is that, if Will is gay, he should really know it by now and realize why he’s having the problems he is. I don’t see there should be any confusion about why he can’t get as close to Gabi as he’d like.
And, like others have mentioned, I certainly hope they don’t blame his seeing EJ and Sami on it. Homosexuals are BORN THIS WAY (apologies to Lady Gaga!), they are not turned into one because of anything that happens to them. I firmly believe this and it has scientifically been proven. That’s why I hope people will sooner than later become more tolerant of them and understand this.
I hope I haven’t offended anyone with these remarks but I won’t apologize for them. I feel that homosexuals are similarly in a situation that the blacks were before integration and accepting that they were no different than the rest of us and should be treated that way. I mean, really, why should anyone care who someone is sleeping with, as long as no harm is being done, i.e. a child or such?
There’s a lot of research done on what different colors do to us and how we perceive what we hear/absorb while we are looking at them.
Heck, put everything in purple and I’m happy. :o)
My mom loved purple too and when the g.kids wanted to tease her, they’d call her The Purple Grandma.
you don’t think anything of a little spit.
I know they wouldn’t let them get malnourished on the show but you can imagine if you’re living completely off of coconuts and fish, how badly you’d crave other foods.
during primetime devoted entirely to Will and Gabby. I guess this is going to be a pretty big story. They both seem to be good enough actors to pull something like this off. I hope so.
I think both our parents got "lemons" when we were born!!! (Look how many things we’ve had alike, like the sphincter spasms…how many people have stuff like that?)
Why is it that some people go their whole lives without things like we’ve had yet we seem to get everything you can think of? It’s becoming really embarassing how many stupid adverse medical things happen to me. (Cripes, I’ve had 20 surgeries in my life.) I told the doctor yesterday I feel like my friends may think I’m a hypochondriac but he said, no, you can’t fake the stuff you’ve had. I don’t get things like colds and flu and stuff, I get things like cancer, cardiac problems, ulcer perferations, and insignificant stuff like that. <groan> I tell ya, someone’s really tryin’ to kill me. :o)
As for the PVCs, I’ve had them for years, since my cardiac by-pass surgery. My cardiologist also found a slight murmer which I never knew I had. He told me not to worry about either of them because he will monitor them. No meds or anything. I think it depends on how severe they are. Sometime mine feel like someone hit me on the back with a baseball bat, not painful but it feels like that. I only had atrial fib. badly once when my pulse hit 220. That really scared me and I went by ambulance to the ER. But by the time I got there, it was down to 120. My normal is around 60. I kid you not, the last time I went to the ER, the triage nurse remembered my name!!!
My DIL has the same problem with her knees and she’s only 50. She has no insurance so can’t get surgery. My good friend’s husband just had both his knees replaced very successfully but it was a long recovery. He said he’d rather suffer having them both done at the same time than have to go through it twice. You should consider it because I’ve known several people (including my mom) who had great success and wished they’d done it sooner.
at Steinmart yesterday and there was an old lady (probably in her late 70s) ahead of me and she had a Spanx "panty." And she was skinny as a rail. We struck up a conversation about something I was buying (a harmonica for my g.son) and I asked her why she thought she needed the "girdle." She said, "I don’t have much of it but I need the Spanx to keep it where it belongs." :o)
and I don’t think those were darts. There was a seam that went all the way up to her shoulder. And, yeah, the lace inset was very pretty.
in radiologists. When I had the MRI before my sphinctectomy, it showed everything clear. Then, one week later they go in to do the surgery and find two huge gall stones stuck in the sphincter. The doctor told me they will no longer use that facility for their MRIs.
Oh, I forgot to mention, they also found a kidney stone but the oncologist told me I shouldn’t worry about it that it probably wouldn’t cause me any trouble. He said if I should get any pain in the back (by the kidneys) to investigate then.
Boy, we sound like two of a kind DeeLan. :o)
I agree with you 100%. I’m only hoping they do it right.
I’ll have to say that I was thoroughly disgusted when I found out EJ and Sami were going to have sex but will admit that the way it was done was palatable, to me, at least. Maybe they’ll surprise us.
I was just thinking about you on the way home from the doc’s office and thought I’d ask where you were. You haven’t been around for a while, have you? Or was I just not paying attention?
I can’t remember what she had to do, I think get in a box with rats running all over her and she almost freaked out, to the point of tears. But she finally did it.
I like the host. Yeah, he does look kinda snarky but he does a really good job as host. I liked the show when it was on before EXCEPT for when they have to eat bugs and gross stuff. I can’t watch that.
I hated those girdles and I wore one even though I was so skinny you could almost see through me. The garter belts were worse than the girdles. And the nylons with seams? Trying to get them on and straight…what a mess.
As far as pantyhose goes, living in Florida, I can’t remember the last time I had them on. I even went to a formal Marine Ball and a formal wedding (of course I had on a long dress) with bare legs.
One good thing about the nylons, if you got a run in one, you could still save the other one. Not so with panythose, one run or snag and you’ve got to buy a new pair. Although, I have a friend that just cuts the one leg off and waits until she has another pair with a run and puts them both on. I’m not THAT frugal.
Actually, I wanted to put some of my orchids in my trees and the best way to do that until they take root there is to tie them with pantyhose. Alas, I have none so the poor orchids are still in their pots and they hate it. (Yes, they told me so!)
