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Started by erocse, September 29, 2010, 12:30:16 PM

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erocse


                                     

   And no, This is not another post about boobies.

    As some of you may know, I live in Oregon. But I also have ties here in So Cal. I have to travel there often. I made the trip last night. It's a grueling thirteen hour trip without any layovers. My wife could not accompany me this time. ( I miss her). Anyway, I found my mind wandering , I thought of the things I have to do here in So Cal. I thought of my wife, but I couldn't help thinking about Susan's Place. I find it pleasant to think about, the recent posts, there replies and the people who wrote them. It amazes me how many truly wonderful and compassionate people there is out there. 

    It's funny, when I was a young. I wasn't aloud to have friends that were not of the same religion . I know that sounds crazy but it's true. If I came home from school and said to my mom  "  can I go to my   friends house?" She would look at me sternly  and say " your what?" I knew what she meant. I would correct myself and then ask "can I go to my acquaintances house". They use John 18:36 to suggest that they we should not be part of the world. I know, crazy huh. ::) That's probably why I find it still hard to make friends. Although we haven't formally met I'd like to consider you (Susan's Place posters) my friends.

      I feel lucky to have found Susan's Place.

     I am a firm believer in luck. The harder you work , the luckier you become.

     I know, Too much?? Too mushy?? It's those wonderful hormones. Makes me want to give everyone a big hug!! :-* :-* :-*

  Hugs !!! Erocse
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spacial

That's great Erocse. Susan's really is that good though, isn't it!?

Personally, I'm still quite stunned at how much I've thought about since I've been here.
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Janet_Girl

I'll bet you never figured you would have such a large family when you first joined.  We are one of the few families that actual become friends.


Hugs from your friend and sister up north.
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Nigella

Hiya, Yeah, the people here have been invaluable to me over the past three years. Those questions, thought's, worries can be all expressed here and some will have been there and got the T-shirt to be able to help and post a reply. Even if no one can the people her will encourage and support you. Susan's is the only place I come to post, read, respond and hopefully I've helped others too.

Thanks for your post and take care,

Stardust
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Sarah_aus

I can honestly say that Susans has been invaluable to me since I found it...
A place of understanding, a sounding wall, a place to think.
I never expected to be a part of such a large family when I joined, but now that I am, I wouldn't trade it for anything
Even when I feel totally alone, I know I can turn to Susans and not feel as alone, know that there are others out there that feel this way, others that have been through this and others that will go through this...

~Tali
"There is a place you can touch a woman that will drive her crazy. Her heart." - Melanie Griffith
"It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives." - Unknown
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Colleen Ireland

Hugs right back to you, sweetheart!  I, too, feel blessed in the extreme to have found this wonderful place.  And I know exactly what you mean about not being allowed to have certain friends, although in a different context - I now have three trans friends that are local to me, and I can actually get together with them from time to time, and they are immensely helpful to me on a number of levels.  However, my wife does not support me in those friendships, quite the opposite.  At this point, I'm in a mode of being completely honest with my wife, because there were too many years (i.e. MOST of our life together) when I was anything but.  However, it causes her sadness and grief when she knows I'm going to see one or more of them.  That doesn't stop me, but it does cause me pain, knowing that the simple act of spending time with a friend causes her so much pain.  So much about this process is so painful at this point, and yet there is so much joy and beauty in it too.  Coming here and posting about it, and reading others' experiences really helps me a lot - I am truly blessed to have found such a wonderful place.

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erocse

   Thank you very much ,Ladies. :angel:  And  I mean that in every sense of the word.

  la·dy   [ley-dee]   
noun, plural -dies,  adjective 
–noun
1. a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken: She may be poor and have little education, but she's a real lady.

  Erocse
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