I've become fairly fierce in guarding the sanctity of my birthdays. But then, so are others in my biological family, so I don't feel particularly guilty about this behaviour. Since I've been alive, I'm the only person in my immediate family to have had it erased off the calendar in favour of others' priorities. Just off the top of my head I know ( Read more... )

I've been weeding through stacks of paper from what now seems like lifetimes ago, and I came across a letter from my mother from near the end of our "Gay Wars", which I publically wrote about this past National Coming Out Day. The goal of that post, and also of this one, is to try to give the younger generations an idea of what that they do *not* ( Read more... )

There were several facets to my coming out. I wonder how tersely I can tell the stories ( Read more... )

When I was quite young (5-ish...), I tried hard to please my parents by being a good little boy. I remember one day at lunch we were sitting around the kitchen table, and I was excited because I'd just done something to be proud of ( Read more... )

At long last, I've finally met my niece and nephew, Myah and Alan. They are wonderful! Both are mature for their age and quite smart, and I kept forgetting that I wasn't interacting with short, young adults ( Read more... )

Back when I was recovering from surgery, one of the ways a close friend helped distract and entertain me was to teach me origami. I am *not* very good at it! None-the-less, I have fun folding up little things to make greeting cards just a tad bit more interesting ( Read more... )

Many thanks to everyone who replied to "punishment from god" post. The general consensus seems to be that no further action is required on my part, aside from drawing away from the person who could think such a thing about me. That seems the wisest plan, so that's what I'll continue to do.

Cheers!
- Wrath of Dhole

Here's a fun-filled question for everyone: If someone important in your life told you that God was punishing them through you, and they are religious and seriously believe this, then would you do your best to prove to them that they're wrong OR do your best to prove to them that they're correct? Why?

Cheers!
- Wrath of Dhole

My sister visited this weekend. It's the first time we've seen each other in something like a decade. Hell of a time for me to get sick, but we managed to have fun anyway ( Read more... )