Meg seems to be gone.

[anon]

It was some Japanese tentacle porn site wasn't it?
No need to answer, my instincts have never been wrong before.

As a fan of the genre, I regret to inform we're no longer in the 2000s and there isn't any good Japanese tentacle porn anymore. It's all rape and NTR stuff now

[j2k4]

I'm lost and don't want to search that.

[anon]

This stuff, it's not for everyone.

[j2k4]

Yes, you can be intimidating.

[megabyteme]

My sincere apologies for not seeing this without Idol's nudging, and my extended absence from this place where everyone knows my name tastes in porn. <3

My absence has been from almost literally everywhere. After my mother passed away in late August, I have been scrambling to take care of my stepdad, whom was abandoned in a shitty rehab facility (there's actually a warning instead of the usual number ratings about this place on the Medicare portal for this sort of 'care'). He not only has Parkinson's, but he's actually a pretty miserable, manipulative, and demanding man. I can take care of all of his Parkinson's needs, including frequent doctor's appointments, and his abysmal financial condition-- but his negativity and manipulation suck the life and joy out of me and my family. I wasn't here because I have been pulled down to a very dark place. I took 12 weeks off from work to care for him 24/7 after he spent 3 weeks in the hospital. He came back unable to walk safely on his own, and weakened.

It's hard. Life is seriously difficult right now. I suspect that I will be taking a long-term leave from work once the 12 weeks are over. I finally found a job I love with coworkers who are supportive and enjoyable. So is the individual who is in my care. I've had to give up nearly every good part of my life to care for him.

Doing the right thing always comes at a huge personal cost. Everyone else avoids him as much as possible. He won't let me out of his sight for over 20 minutes-- including trying to take a shit.

Thank you again for the very kind words and worries about my wellbeing.

[j2k4]

Praying your situation improves however/whenever it can, Meg.

I moved my folks in with me from Georgia in September of '18, hoping they would live out their years with me after living my entire adulthood a thousand miles away.

I went to GA myself, put their stuff in a couple of moving vans, and transported them here myself.

There were here for three whole days before my Dad ended up in the hospital and essentially didn't come home until January of last year, just in time for my Mother to die of a heart attack.

Much diminished, he went to a local nursing facility - a good one, staffed by friends and in-laws of mine - where he died in September.

Luckily, I had been allowed dispensation from Covid-rules to visit him daily, and my wife and daughter were with him when he died.

A blizzard of activity settling estate matters is finally tapering off, and I sort of felt myself surfacing for air, just in time to end up here awaiting my surgery.

I feel you, brother - chin up, there're better days ahead, I promise.

[IdolEyes787]

I'm kind of dead now to everyone's pain including my own. Previously losing anyone and anything that you ever cared about probably helps me out with that.

[j2k4]

I'm kind of dead now to everyone's pain including my own. Previously losing anyone and anything that you ever cared about probably helps me out with that.

That fits.

I hereby present you with your certificate and admittance into the Club of Bereft Gentlemen.

[IdolEyes787]

Several people have told me that my two biggest character flaws are not taking anything seriously and being too good looking but I don't really believe that I don't take anything seriously.

[IdolEyes787]

"Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee". - Proverbs 9:8

“Do not correct a fool, or he will hate you; correct a wise man, and he will appreciate you.” – Unknown

Tell a man a truth that he doesn't want to hear and he will hate you for it. - Me