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I wonder what licensing is being referred to here. I've heard from friends in the hairdressing /beauty industry that you sometimes have very specific licensing agreements as a tenant in a shop, with restrictions on what services you can offer to make sure you don't encroach into other shop's...

Home remedies Ugh, the little sore throat and feverishness from a couple of days ago has erupted into a head cold and chesty cough. Lobe's got it too. In the meantime, Ocean is recovering from his surgery and I am making him special foods and giving him the stream of medication he's been...

What RainGrlJenny said! :)

Remembering Sharon A couple of seasons ago, we had a - to me - magical guest in our garden. A spider that came out at dusk and made an enormous web across the path at the back of the house. We named her Sharon Webster. I noticed that, if there was an insect caught in the web, she would first...

Today I had a very pleasant snooze in the early evening. I could hear Ocean in the garden with Fern, and Lobe playing circus tricks with Elf downstairs. It wasn't planned... Spontaneous time alone is rare these days and I appreciated it very much. Fern is in the bathroom with Ocean now, and I...

I've had a lot of things going on these days. Several thin layers interleaved. I signed up for some work training that develops a skill area I am inexperienced in but want to improve. It's like a master's course with quite a few practical demos where you have to perform and get feedback. I was...

If it were me, and he said that, I'd take him at his word and just be as patient as I could. I might write some letters to him, not to send him but to get it out of my system. Either he'll come through it, and then we could talk about whatever I need to, or he won't and it's a moot point. Re...

Ah I think I get you. You're questioning the whole "steal someone away" narrative. Not just here but in general.

Hey, welcome! Primary relationship with kids... Hadn't thought of it that way before but it makes sense. Hope you find connection to community here. I definitely did. I like the Life blogs section for an intimate look into people's thoughts and lives. For an online forum, it's quite immersive...

Interesting points! I wonder if we're talking etiquette here or ethics. FallenAngelina, do you think it's fine for Iris to be actively encouraging Frankie to break up with the OP, and be with them? It sounds like it would be very painful for the friendship, maybe that's the part that hurts the...

Evie - I remember seeing posters for PolyFest and getting excited... But then disappointed... But then excited again for the celebration of Pasifika culture!

My days are full! And I'm mostly doing well. Today I crossed a boundary at work that I'd been thinking about for a while... I work as a community worker and occasionally through work I come across people who I could see myself being friends with outside of the work context, but our relationship...

I love the concept of Hub City Humans

That's really hard, Vicki. I'm sorry you've been knocked in this way. I don't have anything much to say, really, just hugs. I think you have a good sense of what you feel and why. It's just, sad. I think it's a good idea to touch base before your birthday and see how it goes. Did you feel like...

(present day) Had therapy today. It's the last of my initial lot of subsidised sessions and I might get a few more approved by my GP. I'm finding it really helpful so I'm thinking of self funding less regular sessions if I don't qualify for further subsidy. Update from previous post - I had a...

The conversation (undated draft) I raised the topic of non-monogamy with Lobe last night, most definitely prompted by the resurfaced crush (which I'm not pursuing at all, by the way. Haven't chatted with crush again since then and, to be honest, I am a bit afraid to!) To recap - at some point...

Glad you have managed to home the cats. I can't imagine how horrific this is for you with your older daughter. We talk about vulnerability with romantic partners but children have our hearts in such a fierce way. It's obvious you're doing your best to be a safe person for your older daughter...

Two friends (present day) Last night I was helping a friend host a queer orgy. I've never been to something called an orgy before. Been to swinging events / sex parties many many years ago. This was kinda similar but more chilled out. I reckon cos cis men were not welcome; a first for me. I...

An ancient crush (undated draft from approx 6 months ago) Wow. Today I reconnected online with an ex, who I dated for a heady year when I was in my mid teens. We broke up cos we wanted to live in different cities and he didn't want to do long distance, rather than anything problematic with our...

Thanks for your comments, Vicki! Yes a system would help a lot. I tried setting a couple of things up but they didn't take. It's now Lobe's meta task to establish a task management system that would work for him. His plan is to have something like a kanban board on the wall...