Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Friends. Show all posts
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Choosing To Not Be Bitter / Jaded In Spite Of Being Read (& Tremendously Scarred By) The Riot Act

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I had the privilege to delve into volunteer work in my early 30s (20+ years ago).  This volunteer leadership position that I was appointed t...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Is A Loved One / Friend / Professional Colleague Attempting To Drive A Wedge Between You & A Third Relational Leg (Parent / Common Friend / Professional Colleague or Bossman)? Read On.

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Firstly, what is a relational wedge?   It's an intentional (tangential) relational sabotaging technique used by individuals who feel a g...
Saturday, March 15, 2025

Advice To Samson Newcomers

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I truly enjoy hosting a newcomers' meeting on Saturday mornings.  To initially hear these men's stories and how they came to take th...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Amazing Reunion

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I spoke with my freshman roommate (Mississippi State University) yesterday, (2/17) for the first time since last seeing him in '91 (we d...
Saturday, January 25, 2025

I'm Just Another Man. Or Am I?

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Years ago, during the pandemic, I wrote a letter to my Silas' (then) boss, asking for permission to "surprisingly visit" their...
Friday, October 4, 2024

Combating Mundanity (Loosening The Grip Of The Private, Self-Destructive Novelty)

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When I worked for the State of MS ('06-'12), there were two sides to our team.  The opposing side (opposite the "employee team...
Monday, September 2, 2024

Recommended Reading / Rob's Cycle of Porn

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The Cycle of Pornography | Evidence Unseen My first encounter with porn (late elementary school) occurred at my uncle's apartment.  I wa...
Sunday, July 21, 2024

As a Christian, You're Going To Get Hurt Within Samson Society. Why Expect This? Because You're Called To Serve Firstly & Feel Secondly.

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Prior to losing my Campus Architect / Facilities Director position at Delta State University in 2013, I was surrounded by men day in and day...
Monday, May 6, 2024

Rob's (Adolescent) Self-Pleasure Hidey Hole

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You've heard the trope.  "I'm taking / claiming sanctuary / asylum here within the church house".     During the previous ...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Intentional Touch / Body Proximity, For Many Men, Is The Superior Way To Confirm Brotherly Love

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Back in 2007-2008, I found myself withering on the vine via (authentic) platonic isolation (an ideal situation for Rob's uninhibited gay...
Monday, April 15, 2024

The Night He Got Jumped By His Former Youth Pastor / It Took Two To Tango / Was This An Isolated Incident? - Stories That Resonate

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It is not getting any easier admitting to my neediness.  Over the past quarter (& then some), my wife has been working 12-hour days (hom...