The AH, my family

[Guest]

There have been many conversations about what the AH means to certain people. Some people say it's just a place to go and share ideas. Some say it's nothing but a medium to relax and chill.

To me, this is my family. I care about each and everyone of you. I think about you and wonder how you are when you aren't here. Those of you I have met know that I mean these words with every fiber of my being.

How are you? Where are you? What is going on in your life? How can I listen to make you feel better? What can I say to make you laugh?
It's not obsessive, but I do think of those who aren't here as often as they once were.

These are some of the things I think about when I ponder the AH culture because that is what I consider this...a culture.
What does the AH mean to you?

 

[sophia jane]

As I said in a post a bit ago, the AH is my family, too. Sure there are some people here that I know better than others, but I still feel connected to all of you, and I am more myself here than anywhere else.
It was said at the Shack and I felt it being with Logo, being with my AH family is like being home. All of my very best friends and my very favorite people are here.

 

[Guest]

I even miss those who i disagree with often.. Amicus, you out there?

Family:# A group of like things; a class.
# A group of individuals derived from a common stock

where are you Dr. M? i wonder how you're feeling...what books you're out there selling...you. you are one of those who don't view the AH as fam. it doesnt matter to me.

Sher? come spout some political babbles that make me toss my head back and laugh coffee (read mimosa's) come sailing from my sinus.

im not picking out people to be part of some upper echelon, i'm making a point.

 

[Guest]

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[Liar]

What does the AH mean to you?

A comfort zone, an athmosphere where I can beathe easy and speak without fear.

Company that I genuinely like and respect. That goes for all of you, even ones I hardly ever do anything but argue with.

Some individuals that I have grown to love. You know who you are. I hope.

 

[McKenna]

Some individuals that I have grown to love. You know who you are. I hope.

Awww, I love you, too.


The AH is a kind of family for me. Even though I don't talk with everyone on a regular basis, I do read a lot of posts without commenting, so I feel like you're a part of my life even if you are unaware of it. (Wait, did that make sense?)

It's comforting here, comfortable. There are only two or three that annoy the fuck out of me, but hey ... I did say this was family, right?!

I know who I can approach about writerly stuff, who I can approach with fun stuff, who I can approach when I need a shoulder, and who I like to make smile with a bit of nonsense. To me, the AH is a multi-purpose forum, not just a forum for authors. I like it like that.

 

[Guest]

huge smiles... that is exactly what i meant.
surely noone cares very much for what uncle fester is doing in the corner, but hes family, so...

 

[tolyk]

I don't know anymore. I have a lot of respect for most of the people I know and see around the AH, but I'm really not quite as connected as I used to be *shrug* That's the best I can explain it.

Sure, I feel comfortable here, I can talk about most anything, but I'm like that in many places...

 

[yui]

It's a place I come back to, when I feel alone, cos I know people here. It's like calling a favorite cousin - safe, comforting, free to say what you want because it's okay. I've left the AH for periods before, because it's too easy for me to get caught up in all the stuff-ish, but I always come back, because there are those I love and those I'd like to know. It's a place to be me. Me, air brushed, but my thoughts are mine. I wish for everyone. I want peace and happiness for us all. Sometimes, that weighs.

 

[Guest]

I don't know anymore. I have a lot of respect for most of the people I know and see around the AH, but I'm really not quite as connected as I used to be *shrug* That's the best I can explain it.

Sure, I feel comfortable here, I can talk about most anything, but I'm like that in many places...

there's a lot to be said for being comfortable. im glad you're here.

 

[tolyk]

there's a lot to be said for being comfortable. im glad you're here.

Thank ye

 

[minsue]

It's a safe place. Actually, to be more accurate, it's the safe place. The one place where I can be completely and utterly me. (Wait,,, I can do that at the Love Shack, too, but "the one out of two places" just doesn't have the same kick to it. )

I care for the people here and I feel cared for myself.

I met the love of my life here.

What more could I ask?

 

[Guest]

It's a safe place. Actually, to be more accurate, it's the safe place. The one place where I can be completely and utterly me. (Wait,,, I can do that at the Love Shack, too, but "the one out of two places" just doesn't have the same kick to it. )

I care for the people here and I feel cared for myself.

I met the love of my life here.

What more could I ask?

what a coinkydink...me too!
on all sides.

 

[Aurora Black]

A giant rollercoaster ride full of thrills, but not without its share of dangers.

 

[yui]

It's a safe place. Actually, to be more accurate, it's the safe place. The one place where I can be completely and utterly me. (Wait,,, I can do that at the Love Shack, too, but "the one out of two places" just doesn't have the same kick to it. )

I care for the people here and I feel cared for myself.

I met the love of my life here.

What more could I ask?

Goslings rock.


Makes me wish I liked girls, cos boys suck.

 

[minsue]

Goslings rock.


Makes me wish I liked girls, cos boys suck.

Some boys suck, but then so do some girls. Actually, I think I may have heard boys like girls who suck....

Yuis rock, too 'Specially pink ones.

 

[Xelebes]

No Mommy! I don't want to be touched that way!

 

[Guest]

We are a family.

And like all families there are the smart, the not so smart, the nurturing, the needy, the confused, those just finding their way, the uncles that spout too much politics, the loud, the quiet.

I've been all of those here, yet always I feel loved and appreciated.

Ted

P.S. There is however, a higher level of incest here than most families.

 

[yui]

Some boys suck, but then so do some girls. Actually, I think I may have heard boys like girls who suck....

Yuis rock, too 'Specially pink ones.

S'ok if I just adore you, right?

And sucking, well, that's another topic, right?

P.S. There is however, a higher level of incest here than most families.

Listen, I write kickass incest .... Oh, wait. <cough> You weren't talking to me, were you ....

 

[Liar]

Makes me wish I liked girls, cos boys suck.

And some suck better than others.

 

[yui]

And some suck better than others.

Try me on for size, Swedish Boy. <tough pose>

 

[SeaCat]

How do I feel about Lit?

Good question.

I feel accepted here, accepted as I am in few other places. I have friends here, friends whom I have never met.

There are people here who I disagree with, and yet I would stand before them to defend the way they feel.

There are a couple of people here, people to whom I have not only offered the rest of my home but my protection as well. People to whom I have offered Hospitality in the old meaning.

There are a very few here who have been offered not only hospitality but the welcoming arms of my love. They know how to contact me, and how to find me in their times of need. (For me this is saying something because there are members of my family who don't know how to get hold of me much less where I live.)

Yes Lit. is a kind of family for me, and yet it is so much more. It is a place where I can let my mind run free, a place where I can allow my ideas and wishes to be expressed.

Cat

As an example, after Hurricane Wilma, when I got back online I found numerous E-Mails and Messages from people I had rarely even talked to asking if me and my wife were okay and if we needed anything. I received in the same time interval one, from my parents. (And yes, for the one who knows, the Futon is still with us.)

 

[Liar]

Try me on for size, Swedish Boy. <tough pose>

You're awfully cute when you go hard-ass.

 

[Guest]

You're awfully cute when you go hard-ass.

Eight-nine pounds sopping wet, of hard ass.

Well, firm anyway.

But she'd send you a handwritten get well card after beating your ass.

 

[yui]

(And yes, for the one who knows, the Futon is still with us.)

You guys so rock.

You're awfully cute when you go hard-ass.

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Always wanted you, Poetman.

Eight-nine pounds sopping wet, of hard ass.

Well, firm anyway.

But she'd send you a handwritten get well card after beating your ass.

<laughing> Closer to one-hundred-and-twenty pounds sopping wet. But I would send a handwritten get well card.

And I’d think about you. And hope that you’re not sorry.