We need to have compassion for one another regardless of our individual circumstances. Comparing hardships is about as helpful as comparing partners – it’s not.
Monocorn Sanctuary Testimonials
I’ve been challenged here, and I’ve been supported. I feel this place has given me the space and the grace to put words to my feelings, and names to the dynamics I’ve dealt with.
An Heirloom of Experience
She looks to be about 16 or 17, with long hair and that aura of unconscious awkwardness that comes with being young and being perceived by adults you admire.
The Writers that Raised Me
...the writers were the ones who created the lesson plan. They curated the paradigm upon which I've modeled my role as a human being in the world.
Answering a question: How hard is it to find the right polycule and work out all the “growing pains?”
It's easy when it happens organically without any prior agenda the way winning the lottery is easy, but you'll most certainly experience many losses along the way and a win is not guaranteed.
Boring Polyamory
The most excitement we get is when the cats do something funny.
Reflections on widowhood
. But when I parent my inner child - that little collection of her memories that I carry - I finally understand at how society, my family, and my beloved late husband had all molded into their version of who they wanted me to be.
My First “Official” BDSM Experience
He began pulling things out from the suitcase, one at a time, showing them to me - explaining to me what they were, how they were used, and then he'd use it gently on my outstretched arm. After each item he would ask me how I felt about it, have me rate my level of interest in using it, and set it aside.
Sabotage by Comparison
imagine if every time I started dating a polyamorous person, I gave up on the relationship because I compared our relationship to one they enjoyed with someone else - whether it's someone they had been with for years or someone they'd just started dating.
A New Chapter: Moving in with my metamour
I think there was a moment when I had the full realization that a non-romantic partner could be as important to me as a romantic partner - which, when I type it out right now seems like, "well, duh..." but in that moment it felt like an epiphany.
On Protests and Parades: an examination of my privilege and the downside of hope
It might feel like a good thing to wish that this was all over and that nobody would get hurt and that property wouldn't be vandalized, stolen, or burned; but it doesn't feel right - knowing that nothing will change until shit gets uncomfortable or inconvenient enough for those of us who don't seem to be willing to do the right thing until it affects us directly.
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