Facebook flog - Oct 18 2013

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Link: Oct 18 2013, 14:15
Disclaimer: This blog entry is verbatim, as originally posted on LKH's Facebook. Copyright belongs to Ma Petite Enterprises.

First, thank you so much for all the positive feedback. It was wonderful to hear from so many other poly people - we are not alone! :-) But also loved hearing from so many people who weren't poly, but were still supportive of our choice to have a lifestyle that wasn't theirs. It was refreshing and awesome to see so much good stuff in the comments.

Thank you, also, to all the women who offered to date me, and to the women who wrote things that made my on-line security person delete your posts . . . I'm flattered, but the reason I say, I'm heteroflexible, and not bisexual is that other than Genevieve, our girlfriend, I still don't seem that interested in women. She maybe my one exception. We've been dating her for several years, so sorry, ladies, but I seem to be a one woman, sorta girl.

And for some of the other comments, it's not just the three of us in a closed poly threesome. There are other people in our lives. (Closed poly means however many people are in your poly group 3 to 50, that you can't bring new people in without the group permission, and they usually get veto on lovers, or play partners) I found it very interesting that once I used the word "girlfriend" almost everyone assumed that there were no other men, besides Jon. Particularly interesting since I mentioned Goth boys in the first paragraph.

Also, thanks for asking, but we won't be posting pictures of Genevieve anytime soon. She's a very private person, and I respect that privacy. I got her permission before posting the Goth girl post.

Thank you again for all the positive energy. You guys rock!

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Jim Hines. He blogs a lot about social justice issues, does gender-flipped cover poses for charity, and talks about his depression, diabetes, and cat, along with his books. I actually bought his book Stepsister Scheme because I liked what he said after some inappropriate behavior at a con he knew about.

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Cheryl Rainfield was one like that for me. I didn't find out about her book Scars until a lot of people started making noise saying it glorified cutting. Her response really impressed me. Instead of getting angry or defensive, she gently and quietly shared excerpts from letters from teenagers and adults who said her book made them feel like they had someone who understood them when no one else did, and that understanding and the struggles the main character went through helped them stop cutting and in a few cases averted thoughts of suicide. She said that's one of the main reasons she writes, and that turned me into a fanboy in a heartbeat. I've followed her on Twitter for a while now and even talked to her a few times, and she's a very down-to-earth darling who's always accessible to her readers without having to put on a sideshow.