Everyone else is saying it way better and nicer than I have. Ideally, yes if you can communicate and engage in physical intimacy that isn’t necessarily sexual, that might be helpful ... but he doesn’t seem from what you’ve posted, to me to be very “open minded” ... Him disrespecting your boundaries, is not a good sign…

You said it way nicer than I did.

Honestly, I sort of feel like I’m having a “bite my tongue”/ “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all” moment ... I’ve never had children, but I was a micro preemie in the 80's ... I know some of what/how it impacted my parents (& I was also in the NICU for four months after being born three months…

I’m so, so sorry that happened to you. I have a lot of similar problems, but due to literal brain damage at birth. The damage itself is seemingly minor, the resulting complications as I’ve aged are not ... The idea of having to suffer some similar things due to negligence and thoughtlessness, is terrible. 

I voted for kodos.

Thank you! I do too ... My honest advice would be enroll your daughter in a martial art. It’s great for self confidence, learning responsibility and respect, and it’s good exercise. No age is too young.

That’s amazing!

Guys like I described are why I don’t actually try and date. I’m too scared, I know it’s stupid and #notallmen and everything, but I won’t take the chance. It’s lonely, honestly.

I’d also add BE WORTHY of that added trust and confidence. Don’t just do so, so you can “score”. Guys like that, just ugggh, ick.

There’s something about the added “Thank You”at the end of his last tweet that makes this all just the tiny bit worse somehow.

This!

“Kiss Me, Son of God” is soooo very Trumpian.

Now all I can think of is, They Might be Giants “You and Your Racist Friend”

I’d like to add “a hardwater stained, greasy, racist meat cleaver.”

My heart is with you ... Seriously, truly, if you need anything, no matter how or what you might think or be thinking ... let me know if I can do anything. I’m always willing to listen, even though I don’t know you ... Grief in any package, in any way, in any time ... is an ocean of feelings and experiences, that is…

My boy is very much a “cat dog” which the Shiba is sometimes called. He is not a lap dog (unless he’s really scared, thanks 4th of July!). However, he likes to be involved and/or touching me, not on, but very much next to. Often he sits next to me or someone else, buuuut just out of reach. He doesn’t like to be pet…

The best way I can describe my Shiba (see my other, I think, grey posts for details, if you’re interested) is an adrenaline junkie with an anxiety problem.

The very best way I’ve found to describe my Shiba is, an adrenaline junkie with an anxiety problem.

A lot of people/kids bought clown fish after Finding Nemo too ... Which is salt water fish ... which is actually really complicated, largely expensive, and tricky endevor under the best of circumstances.

Yup, a tricky breed to be sure (again see my other posts lol) ... I took a looong time to come to the decision, and it’s still complicated ... but I was largely prepared for the stereotypical Shiba (which of course, my boy turned out not to be. Which was a crash course learning curve. Though now I’m considering a…