gininitaly Forum Posts (2,454)
... and they're probably all missing the target 
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.... because we ladies get lots of letters from young men in the east looking for a handout, work offers or a way out...IMs too. Of course that makes it harder for worldly, professionals to make contact with ladies in the west... they're gun shy...and really the majority are looking for connections closer to their homes..
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).... I'm a pretty savvy old goat and can smell those bad boys miles away in real life. .... but you learn... and mama has always taken care of her pocketbook.
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... within 'normal' range is acceptable.. 
.... kinda hard to lose your masculinity in a houseful full of em! But I think you're right, boys are boys and come that way or don't, in whatever household they're raised in . 
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) or seen a positive loving male/female interaction. There were times when I wished a kind man could have taken them aside and given them pearls of wisdom from a males point of view.... some 'guy' rights of passage moments. I do think that they missed that. But what are the guarantees that the man in the house could give them that?
. Does it have long term ramifications? Who knows? I did teach them to question what is considered the 'norm' in most anything, to think for themselves and take pleasure in the wealth of information gained from reading and most of all... that they are the captains of their ship, that how you see life and who you are, are choices that you make as human beings. This is a list of forum posts created by gininitaly.
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RE: A question for Americans.
This is timely because I'm considering a move back to the States myself.I was raised in a small town in the Sierra Foothills of California.... Not LA, Not San Diego or SF, the places people go to say they've been to California thinking that's the way it is.
Had a great childhood outside riding horses, swimming in the rivers and lakes, fishing, camping friendly country people.... but even that is not the same now. We got infiltrated by the city folks their money and their 'ways', it's gotten expensive now and the locals can hardly afford to live there. But 6 months of hot dry summer(102 avg.) and an actual winters are nice, culturally you are miles from anywhere tho... so you'd best be happy with a simple life.
I have a son in Denver, but I don't like all that desert and the city sprawl, I'm like one of the posters who likes a cafe, bakery and a local crowd... could never live in a city. It's a very 'young' town average age is 38 I think and there the skiing of course and 4 wheel driving...but I miss some green, so Arizona and New Mexico probably wouldn't do either.
I've thought about, but never been to Kentucky, but it looks lovely in photos and want to take a look also at Asheville, N. Carolina, seems an interesting place, Florida and Georgia seem flat as pancakes. These are not easy choices, dry western heat is expensive or desert, but I like the character of the south yet not fond of the humidity.... Damn it really is a hard call.
I know that I like green rolling hills, good summers, seasonal change but not excessive winters, who wants to shoveling snow for months on end? Near to a city and int. airport say 30-40 minute drive away, but live in a smaller town with friendly people.
So that's my bucket list.... everyone would have their own criteria based on hobbies, interests and needs... and that's probably what you need to do, sit down and write what you see yourself doing in your day to day life that would give satisfaction
Let me know if you want to rent an RV and travel around for a year checking places out