Surly-Canuck
Surly Canuck
Surly-Canuck

Personally I have never told my abuser that I’ve forgiven him. He wouldn’t acknowledge what he did to me even if I tried. It’s not about him. I did it to let go of the anger that was nearly swallowing me whole.

I had a very catholic upbringing. I became pro-choice after hearing my babysitter’s story of carrying around her dead fetus because her priest told her “abortion is abortion” and wouldn’t give her his blessing to abort. I was so appalled by his lack of empathy especially since she still carried that hurt years later. 

I’ve had two such apologies. One went far better than the other. If you are still friends with a person than apologizing

Dear PIP, I know it feels like there haven’t been any repercussions, but you did say that now there’s been a falling out with everyone. Is it enough for all the damage he’s caused? Probably not, but in time the few friends Jerry still has will suffer the Derek or Mary treatment. There’s nothing you could say that

I got shingles at 28 immediately following my wedding. The doctor called in his older coworkers to confirm because he couldn’t believe his eyes.

Yeah, its tough. Both of my live-in break ups were orchestrated by me. In both cases, I made suggestions of where they should go and just left the details for them (in both circumstances it made sense for me to stay). I did all the packing and made sure they had a set of everything they needed for their new place

I disagree about signing a lease before talking to your boyfriend. Logistically it would be a nightmare to find out that in a week’s time you’ll be paying rent on your own, and he might not even want to stay in the apartment (so you’d save yourself a move). Instead have a couple suggestions to offer. a) You stay and I

So I’m not the only one! =)

I used to volunteer at a local community theater where a woman walked out of a production of Mambo Italiano for “being a gay story”. I mean it’s the story of the child of immigrant parents coming out to his family so yeah, it is. Anyway her husband refused to leave and so she had to sit in the reception until the show

You could look into Comixology unlimited or check out your local library. My library partnered with Hoopla. They get new titles every month, and you can borrow 8 per month. I tend to use it to test drive titles to see if they are something I’m interested in.

That seems like a reasonable explanation.

Fable was amazing! Luckily I came to it near the end of its run so I didn’t have to wait for each issue to come out (just the last year or so). The wait between some of those issues must have been excruciating.

I started with Comixology and picking up whatever was on sale that looked interesting to me (now I’ve moved to Amazon so my e-books and comics are all in the same place). My library has a bunch of comics available online (I can read 8 titles a month) which has been a no-cost way to test drive new titles. If I’m using

Is it just me or could Michael Cera play him in the inevitable movie about this administration?

JHC! I hadn’t even thought of the dependent’s angle. That is really unsettling.

I actually like that Archie doesn’t see that he is a victim. Everyone else + the audience can. I also really liked Ms. Grundy’s lecherous looks at other boys as she leaves town since it cemented the idea that Archie was not “special”, she is a predator.

I know! B seems to be returning his affection, but not really. I don’t think she gets the same butterflies as he does which makes me sad.

Agreed. I was kind of hoping he’d wind up with Midge (if we met her) on Riverdale, but Betty and Juggy are pretty cute together, and I base that entirely on Sprouse’s acting. There is just something really sweet about his affection for her.

Wait does that make 45 Thomas the Tank? They do put their names on everything.

My cat started putting me to bed at night when I was pregnant. He used to lean against my belly and purr. Then BabySurly started kicking him when she felt the rumble so my cat would storm off in a huff. Nowadays she’s an exuberant toddler, and he is still so patient with her. She kisses him and pets him until he leaps