Friends Only

[spokenonlyonce]

Hello and welcome to my personal LiveJournal! As you can probably see, all entries are friends only (except for the occasional invitation/announcement). If you'd like to be added as a friend, please just comment letting me know why you'd like to be added (if you know me in real life, if you found me through an LJ community, if we have a mutual

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[brenda_k_a]

Loved your post in the natural living community! I like to surround myself with positivity....so I'd love to be added to your friends. :-)

[spokenonlyonce]

cool, I'll add you back!

[coco73]

HI there,
I read your post in naturalliving and I'm really glad you made it. You're a trooper for fighting that fight all by yourself over there!
I belong to an amazing community that mixes fashion and politics for fat people, called fatshionista. It's been a godsend for me and many others, and I hope you think about coming on over and checking it out.

Thanks again for the awesome post.

[spokenonlyonce]

hi, thanks a lot! I'll go check out fatshionista and I think my sister would be interested in it too!

Thank YOU for supporting me in that fight! I expected disagreement, it kind of goes with the territory... but let's just say I didn't expect it to be quite so belligerent. :-/

[coco73]

I know. I have been really taken aback by the aggressive ignorance in this discussion. It reminds me that we, as Fat people, have a long way yet to go.

At any rate, I hope you do come over to fatshionista. I think you and your sister would be excellent additions.!

[daddysambiguity]

I saw you in Feminist tonight regarding the fat/thin issue. :)

Can I friend you? Hope so, as I already did! We have other similar itnerests, too -- the genderqueer community, apparantly, for example.

I thought everything you said in there was utterly brilliant and, in the end, it wasn't even a body issue, but an issue about privileged folks stomping in and demanding to be coddled. The same thing would NEVER have been tolerated if it were about white privilege or straight privilege, but we're still so fucked up about weight in the Western world, that folks still want to deny thin privilege exists, even -- then again, I've run into white folks who deny they have white privilege, too, and straight people who whine about not having straight parades. :)

Anyway, if you add me back, I can read your journal! *hopeful*

<3

Dylan

[spokenonlyonce]

weird, I typed up a comment to you and it looks like LJ ate it!

I checked out your profile and we do have a fair amount in common! I'm getting an MA in pastoral counseling, which basically means I'll be a licensed psychologist with a specialization in spirituality and its impact on overall health. I would like to go on to do PhD work and write and teach at the university level at some point. I'm also potentially interested in writing or research on how technology impacts our relationships, and/or do something with children and conflict resolution in the schools (my undergrad degree is in elementary education).

I friended genderqueer when I needed some help on a presentation I was giving on Gender Identity Disorder (yucky language). I kept it on my friends page to keep reading since I want to learn more and think that in my practice I would like to work with people, especially teens, who are facing sexuality and gender identity issues

[spokenonlyonce]

hi there! I really appreciate the comment, especially since I am training to be a counselor and am trying to continue to develop my compassion and kindness in interacting with people. It does seem we have a bit in common, and I am very intrigued by your involvement in the birthing process. I'm adding you back, and looking forward to learning more about that :)

hi back :)

[moonfaerie77]

i saw you from faith feminists & thought ur profile looked interesting :) have u seen the new hp movie yet????? i am looking fwd to it still.

Re: hi back :)

[spokenonlyonce]

I did get to go to HP with my sister on Wednesday! We went to a 10:00 am showing at the IMAX, which was fabulous, especially the 3-D ending!