There are some things that are not immediately obvious and that we cannot know unless someone tells us. Things like having to change the oil in the car occasionally, or to change the furnace filter now and then, or that the earth revolves around the sun. They are things that are either not in plain […]
Tag: embarrassment
When Someone Cons You, You Hate Yourself, Not Them.
I have been conned more than once, and each time I blamed myself. I kicked myself. I felt guilty. I found it very, very hard to talk about because it is embarrassing to have been conned. I know I’m not alone in this. Many of you have been conned, too. Whether you have been conned […]
Going At It Like Rabbits
My roommate was catching up on one of the gazillion shows that she DVR’s and got excited when she saw two gay characters kissing. Gasp! Gay men kissing! On national TV! I was, admittedly, a bit curmudgeonly about this and said “What’s the big deal?” I have seen in the UK and Canada several TV […]