Gerhardt: There’s a time when you can share and you hold hands and be on the same path. But there’s always a fork in the road… at some point. And sometimes you have to go on one part of the fork and they gotta go on the other part of the fork. Or just down the back part of the fork while you go forward. And they’re like *sigh* Or they got a salad fork and you have one of the big dinner forks and you have longer to go but they’re like done because that’s it, they’re stuck on a piece of food, that they *sigh*. A desert fork or like one of those, you know small little shrimp forks or crab forks and you’re trying to get out a crab. They’re like that and you’re over here jumping to the huge serving fork or something like that, or a ladle, you know.
28 Days
The azalea I purchased when I moved in to my new apartment is still alive and blooming. I’m disappointed that the kitten that was supposed to be on it’s way was adopted out from under me. Perhaps it’s a good thing. Perhaps it’s HP’s way of telling me to reconsider the man attracting value of a terrier. I’ve never owned a dog so that would be a new experience. I really am a cat person but cats aren’t boy-magnets. That probably isn’t a good reason to get a dog. But I think thee may actually be value in using a plant and a pet to learn to be available to care for something that is completely dependent on me for survival.
I love Gerhardt. I do a pretty mean impersonation of him which was especially useful when I was in treatment. I think we had a better ropes course. I must have been much younger when I first saw 28 Days because I don’t remember Gerhardt being quite so young and cute or quite as able to look good in a tee. I liked him then. Now I’d totally nail him.
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sounds like you are looking for companionship.
i am reading a book by david richo titled “how to be an adult in relationships’ which i got as a gift from my sponsor.
it’s amazing to read but more difficult to incorporate into my life.
but i do want my future relationships ( business, friends, social, and love) to be more grounded than i had before.
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In my opinion (and it is worth what you’re paying for it) at this time it is probably best to start with one thing at a time. Give the plant the attention it needs, don’t worry about the pet yet.
I want to get a bird. I have a small cage for one. I am waiting until my life feels less stressful and I feel I am truly ready to take on the responsibility of a bird. The perspective: I’ve had this damned cage hanging around waiting for 4 or 5 years. It has seen a lot of changes in its existance here, none of them providing enough stability for it to house the bird.
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Dogs are genius. I highly recommend them. They are a lot of work and a great deal of responsibility but I have no doubt you would find a way to be the best caretaker of that friendship you could possibly be. And your dog will return the favor in spades. Who could ask for more?
Of course your looking for companionship. We ALL are. And there is all kind of companionship to to be had and nobody is limited to just one kind. It’s all love my friend. All of it.




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