Mar 19
mother of two commented on Savage Love.
Gee, when I was in college, I heard rumors that some women shoved gerbils (complete with teeth and legs) up their vaginas. I never heard that anyone put one up his ass. I bet it's physically possible to put a gerbil in a vagina, although god knows it would be an unpleasant experience for all concerned.
Mar 10
mother of two commented on SL Letter of the Day: Shut Up and Don't Do Porn!.
No one suggested digitally blurring the faces?
Mar 10
mother of two commented on SL Letter of the Day: Support Hose.
Thanks, Dan, for talking sense.
Feb 25
mother of two commented on SL Letter of the Day: Out and In.
BITCH, I am pretty liberal, but the first time a friend came out to me I was shocked. I got over it, and we are still friends, but it was disorienting. Sexual orientation is so much a part of the narrative we write about ourselves and our friends and our families. (And no, I wasn't thinking about sex at all when he came out, I was thinking of the girl I thought he'd had a crush on.)
If your mom never suspected you might be gay, it must have been a shock for her. Possibly a "no wedding no grandchild" shock, although those are both changing.
The odds are good that she will come around. Please try to forgive her when she does. And good luck with everything.
If your mom never suspected you might be gay, it must have been a shock for her. Possibly a "no wedding no grandchild" shock, although those are both changing.
The odds are good that she will come around. Please try to forgive her when she does. And good luck with everything.
Feb 24
mother of two commented on SL Letter of the Day: Do It, Sissy.
speaking as another woman who has pulled a (single!) dry tampon out, DON'T DO IT. That is not a typical female experience. Certainly, doing it for "several days" is completely atypical.
If you want a humiliating female experience, try putting something that stains on a pad, and wear it for a while, hoping it won't leak and show.
If you want a humiliating female experience, try putting something that stains on a pad, and wear it for a while, hoping it won't leak and show.
Feb 20
mother of two commented on Savage Love.
I agree with 7 et al. It sure sounds like the bride is trying to exclude you. But if your notes passed in the mail, and it really was a coincidence, (or even if she is excluding you) Dan's advice is good. Best wishes.
Feb 12
mother of two commented on Savage Love.
vennominon, the father acknowledges his personal discomfort with homosexuality, but wants to help and support his son, and expresses a desire for a fair and just world. Cut him a break.
DUD, I think your son is gay. I don't know if he's having sex with Gomer. If he is, he is unlikely to stop. But Gomer is "a nice kid" and about the same age as your son. As Dan points out, neither will get the other pregnant. If they are only messing around with each other, they won't catch anything, either.
Rather than trying to prevent your son from having sex, I think you should focus on keeping your son healthy -- both physically and emotionally. He should know about STIs. (I recall Dan saying that "straights worry about birth control, gays worry about death control." You should keep him away from creepy or manipulative older men. I'm not sure you have to keep him away from Gomer.
And I don't know if you have to tell him that you know he is gay. He may not have come out to himself, yet. I think it would be pretty weird to learn that from your father. [Although I do know a gay man who sort of learned that from his mother, and he survived that. :) ] My advice is to make sure he really knows about safe sex, and to make sure he knows that you are there for him. And good luck.
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DUD, I think your son is gay. I don't know if he's having sex with Gomer. If he is, he is unlikely to stop. But Gomer is "a nice kid" and about the same age as your son. As Dan points out, neither will get the other pregnant. If they are only messing around with each other, they won't catch anything, either.
Rather than trying to prevent your son from having sex, I think you should focus on keeping your son healthy -- both physically and emotionally. He should know about STIs. (I recall Dan saying that "straights worry about birth control, gays worry about death control." You should keep him away from creepy or manipulative older men. I'm not sure you have to keep him away from Gomer.
And I don't know if you have to tell him that you know he is gay. He may not have come out to himself, yet. I think it would be pretty weird to learn that from your father. [Although I do know a gay man who sort of learned that from his mother, and he survived that. :) ] My advice is to make sure he really knows about safe sex, and to make sure he knows that you are there for him. And good luck.
Feb 9
mother of two commented on SL Letter of the Day: Human Pet.
Well, readers have been asking for more weird kinky stuff, and less heterosexual "normal" relationship stuff. So I guess Dan is obliging.
Oct 5, 2012
mother of two commented on Email of the Evening.
@50, there's also that unfortunate, 'I hope I made you proud". Um, well, I wish you had...
I was annoyed enough by that email to read it aloud to my husband.
I was annoyed enough by that email to read it aloud to my husband.
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