Thankfully, I seem to just resemble me...though I do have an identical twin in the area that I've never met. I get told all the time that somebody saw me in a place I never was...and I found out about her over 20 years ago when an ex-boyfriend of hers mistook me for her until he saw my name tag.
Again, I want to thank you all. Having support on here from everyone, and all of the virtual hugs, has helped. I've allowed the tears to flow as they came tonight, and the feeling is slowly passing. Allowing oneself to grieve helps to heal and let go.
Good things come to those who wait...and I know the feeling.
May I make two suggestions? I'd lose the part where you say, "I'm a giant dork"...that's never a good thing to say, and can show a low self-esteem. I know you seemed to put it in as a humorous thing, kind of poking fun at yourself, but it could work against you too. I'd also change your primary pic to the middle one. Let women see the rubics cube one when they click on your profile 'cuz it is funny...but use the middle one as a primary. JMO.
Anyway, you look like a nice young man, and a nice-looking young man, and one thing you'll know for sure is that when you do find "the one", she'll really be into you for you. Good luck...and
In the meantime, live your life. You're young...very young. Also, keep working on being comfortable being you. Embrace being you, and don't try to be someone else...ever. We're all unique...it's just not always easy to find someone who appreciates one's uniqueness. But, it's well worth what you'll share when you do.
I had a teenage boy as a babysitter when I was younger, and knew some of my fellow teenage male friends that babysat. Nothing wrong with that in my mind. Nothing wrong with an adult male babysitting kids either...men can be just as nurturing and caring as women.
Sadly, there are so many perverts out there that it makes people wary, I guess...but there are women that are perverted too, and abusers. I don't think gender should be what one chooses their babysitter by.
Thank you all. I was doing ok earlier today until I had to write the date...fell apart then. Tonight is the night of wallowing. Letting go...saying good-bye again. Tomorrow starts a new year.
Tonight, I need to cry and have comfort. Again, thank you for that. It means a lot.
And this was a powerful and timely reminder that I need to return to writing mine. Tomorrow. Tonight is not the night...this is a night for hibernation and wallowing. Tomorrow will be a new day...and the start of a new year. Namaste.
Great story. Thank you for sharing it. It takes guts to step out over the parapet and fly. I know. I did it once too...and I'm still working on my wings.
I did my first year of rituals alone as a Solitary because I didn't know of any groups near me. Personally, I'm glad I never joined a Coven, I preferred practicing as a Solitary, and when with a group, with one who was a group of Solitaries who liked to hook up for rituals, with one leading according to their Path. We all respected each other's Paths and took turns leading.
Pick up one of Silver Ravenwolf's books. She really makes it easier. I would recommend "To Ride A Silver Broomstick" as a great beginning book. She also has one all about Halloween. Honestly, some knock her as being too "light", but she leads one of the largest Covens in this country, and she writes in a way that's easy to follow and makes performing your first rituals really easy.
OK...Katie and Broken Spirit get candy at my place...they're not so scary! Monkeys are welcome, too! The scary costumes are great...but too scary!
Seriously, everyone looks really great for Halloween! Love you guys! (Just don't knock on my door looking like that! Likely to scare my dogs, too...that wouldn't be good since they're both part Doberman.
(I definitely scare easily...I used to get teased as the only Witch who couldn't watch horror movies! )
I would take him on in Scrabble...however, he could have trouble beating my 13 year old son. That little wise acre started a game once with a letter from his science class that started with a Z and used all of his tiles...on the first word. Started that game with 88 points.
Very eloquent and excellent descriptions of your friends, BP. I've enjoyed reading them.
Good for you. And this is why I want to go into Natural Medicine. So many things can be treated this way. Allopathic medicine has its uses, and testing is one of them...but a lot of things can be treated through proper nutrition, meditation and exercise. That's how I deal with fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, IBS, etc...all connected diseases, btw. It helps. When I do have flare-ups, I use herbal treatments for relief.
Btw, soaking your feet in cool water is good for headaches. Shrinks the blood vessels.
I adopt my pets from rescues, and I have two children of my own.
However, their father and I had talked about it and if we'd been unable to have children of our own (I had 4 miscarriages before having my two sons, and my mother had many in between me and my sisters), then we were going to adopt a couple of older children from an orphanage rather than an infant from overseas.
RE: Who do you resemble?
Thankfully, I seem to just resemble me...though I do have an identical twin in the area that I've never met. I get told all the time that somebody saw me in a place I never was...and I found out about her over 20 years ago when an ex-boyfriend of hers mistook me for her until he saw my name tag.