Oh, Biotech, I'm so sorry to hear this! For a while it sounded like things were going better. You have so much hard stuff going on right now...
Everyone has had really great suggestions. One thing I would add is to let her know that you are willing to talk about her dying and death if she...
Congratulations, Palimpsest! I'm glad it went so well for you! I hope that your relationship with him continues to become closer.
I'm glad to hear about your girlfriend. Is she getting treatment? I'm sorry to hear about your dad's prognosis. It's good that you and your...
Hope, I'm glad to hear things are going so well for you. I'm also glad to hear that they are in counseling and starting to realize (or admit) that...
Greatwhale, this sounds really good--I know you will be great at it because you always have such helpful things to say here. I'm glad to hear...
Hi, Bear101. Sorry to hear you're going through such a rough time. I'm glad you have the support of your mom, aunt, and psychologist. Your friends...
That is lovely. Thank you for sharing it!
Hi, Zoe. I'd say that my parents had the biggest external influence on my development, each in their own way. My mother was VERY...
Sorry to hear about your dad. Please keep us posted on his prognosis. I do not have experience with liver cancer, but my mom died of lung cancer...
Rose27, I agree! especially Kate Jackson from Charlie's Angels. And Lindsay Wagner and Olivia Newton John. HopeFloats, what a fun thread!...
Most colleges have student health clinics and counseling centers that provide care for students at no cost. If your college has that, you should...
I've had these same thoughts, too! I have only dated men, but I have had a few very intense confusing friendships with straight women (among other...
Just to echo what a couple of other people have said--you might look at Coursera (there is a beginning game programming class that just started a...
Greatwhale, thank you for starting this thread--I didn't notice the date when I read it, and was surprised because you seem to be in a very...
Right now my favorite song is David Byrne's "One Fine Day" . The song was inspired by the story of a refugee; it has really struck a chord (no pun...
I would bring it up in the context of something they have seen or heard already--friends at school with gay parents, TV, movies, etc. Another...
alanon/alateen meetings are incredibly helpful--other people there have gone through many of the same things, and the meetings help you look at...
I agree that there has been a degradation in conversation. As several others commented, electronic media has greatly changed how we (but not all...
It's really hard not getting a quick response to something that took a while to find courage to do! There could be many reasons she hasn't gotten...
