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Family and Friends
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I would definitely have thanked my wife for raising the subject, if she had found out my "secret" before I finally told her. I think asking your Hub about it would show your love and concern, and maybe even that being "found out"
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Male Survivors
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you can always PM someone you trust here, if you are uncomfortable posting it in public forum. sometimes, though, putting it out there works wonders. sounds like you need to talk about it. hope you find the right time and space. i am willing to
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Poetry
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your poem sent me off to the hubble site for a while. i would have gone outside but it is overcast and raining. broght this back for you.
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Men Abused/Assaulted as Adults
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okay. I made an appt to have myself checked this Friday to see if the soreness and swelling is a pulled muscle or the ripe of the hernia... ugh. still hurts. still swollen.
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Men Abused/Assaulted as Adults
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thanks, honrableman... Period, end of story. I like that and this is a good post to use it on. One day we will all embrace that truth.
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Poetry
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great theory! i would call it a working hypothesis.
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Male Survivors
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Oh, my God, Geoff! You just described my relationship with my family of origin. And they have hinted at my gayness in recent years, but who gives a fuck. They abandoned me when young, literally, forgot about me while being the caregiver for years
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Poetry
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the boy wakes up. i sense a fresh start. i love this message of courage.
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Male Survivors
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Lee. A great philosopher, poet, author, teacher, just gentlemanly thinker once wrote the following quote... "...and in the distance, I saw that which had brought me here." Keep your eyes open, you will see that which is bringing you for
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Poetry
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You strike a chord in me, Bobby. A sad, familiar tone.
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Male Survivors
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...and thanks for letting me see the view from the top...I couldn't even step outside when I was there. I nervous just watching!!!
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Male Survivors
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Ken, your pics are so awesome. I took my first visit to Savannah and Tybee in Oct '12... just last fall! Loved the vid of the lighthouse. I climbed all the way to the top and froze when I tried to step out at the top... incredible fear of heights.
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Poetry
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this poem is hard on the heart. the little boy, looking through the window, waiting. makes me cry.
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Male Survivors
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great pics. you're making me jealous. have not been on a relax vacation for 20 years. only business trips and working tours. thanks for taking me with you up the lighthouse tower. your video reminded me of a trip i took up a spiral staircase
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Male Survivors
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How Awesome I really liked it...thank you for sharing!!!! Geoff
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Male Survivors
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wherever you go. there we are. i will try to send you some good vibes. moving sucks. i just went through it. pray for a new pastor. it works for me. bon chance et bon voyage.
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Male Survivors
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Take your time TW16, Many of our stories are not so different from yours.....and we all know the fear and the terror. BE NOT AFRAID here...You are one of us, and you will find your voice, and the courage to face the past. All In good time my frie
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Male Survivors
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AWESOME!!
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Male Survivors
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Lee, Brother man, I hear you. What is being demanded isn't possible...but somehow...like when we were young...we conjure up some possibility of the next hour, day, event, and before you know it weeks have passed. I Don't know where you are going,
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Male Survivors
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Lee, You're going to be fine. Moving back to the states is the beginning of something new. It's not so bad here, y'know. Cant
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Male Survivors
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having a really tough time right now. it's like everything triggers me. not to flashbacks or panic attacks - but just deep, overwhelming sadness and grief. i can't even read the forums like i used to - it just makes me break down and cry. lots going
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U.S. & World News
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Report that 40% of vets receiving treatment for sexual abuse while in the military were male. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...0-cent-men.html
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Off Topic
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I am sad. He always posted messages of hope and extended his kindness to all here. My thoughts are with him, his family and friends.
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Poetry
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... all the little guys ... it hurts my everything to think of them ... of mine ... I found me ... not long ago ... in my Mother's things after she died ... the only picture of me there is a as a small boy I cried and cried to find it ...'the little
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Family and Friends
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That is a great question. I was approached by my father, quite innocently. One day I was driving him home from dialysis. He told me a something he had learned while having coffee with friends. One father mentioned his two sons had difficult lives a
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