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I live with my partner (girlfriend sounds immature, and lover sounds a little too racy) and her 6-year-old daughter

And partner sounds gay! Nah, I use that one too. Husband sounds conservative or dull, altho i still use it sometimes. Partner is the best. Gentleman friend or Lady friend sounds like a prostitute relationship! Mate -is too friendly. I think partner wins.

Desert Girl wrote:

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Jeff and I found one. She's German. We were looking for a therapist who actually was a vegan so she could fully understand our situation! Altho all therapists can still empathise and sort of "get you", not quite the same as an actual vegan. We searched thru the accredited NVC trainers/practicioners.

DG -- great that you found one. her being vegan bodes well that she has an insightfulness beyond the usual amateur-hack. hopefully she'll have some coping mechanisms that you haven't thought of.

I absolutely feel that an omnivore therapist cannot relate at all to the angst we feel.

Edit: And who the heck wants to bare their vegan soul to someone who is the living grave of murdered beasts? You're not the one with the problem. What a twisted scenario.

She's German? German-Jewish maybe? Curious. Ask her if she's read Charles Patterson's book (Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust).

I'm not giving out my name... but you can have my bank account details and passwords!

I live in Alice Springs, middle of Australia. Grew up here mostly. Work in solar energy. Used to be an adventure tourguide, worked at IMAX in Sydney, and Hawaii in surf photography. I used to ride horses as a teen. But now believe they should be free! My passions change all the time. I used to love Wing Chun kung fu until it stopped in my small town. Now I really love exercising -especially bodypump classes and bodybalance. I have two beautiful vegan huskies. 2 beautiful young vegan children. 1 beautiful vegan husband. I am very lucky! All 6 of us usually walk together at sunset and play in the park. A new house with a pool and front row views to the ranges. Soon we will install a roof full of solar panels! It won't cost more than paying the power bills! Exciting!!!! Jeff and I want to start our own abolitionist animal rights group. The basis of our work and ethical theory comes from professor Gary L. Francione (see website below). I met (Canadian) Jeff online at veggiedate.org . You can read our testimonial story there.

S.O. (significant other). Other half. Sweetheart. Honey Bunny. WOman describing guy: beau.

Old lady, old man, main squeeze ... neh, I don't like those.

Where's the emoticon for 'losing it'?

I like your suggestions. Not keen on "other half" because it suggests codependence, like one is not a whole person without the other. I prefer "My other whole person"!!

My Love,

My vegan beau,

My special darling,

My crazy Canadian

Wow. Let me set the stage:

A speaker walks to the podium, taps the mic, and say, "Greetings, everyone. If I could have your attention for a moment, please. Now that we're all here and together, it would be great if we could have some introductions. That way we'll have a little something to talk about with anyone in the room. I'll start. My name is Mike..." The speaker introduces himself and leaves the floor open for another volunteer.

"I'll go next," says edoveggie, and she introduces herself.

"I'm Su," Suasoria chimes in after edo, and she gives an introduction.

"I NEED A THERAPIST!" someone shouts from the crowd. It turns out to be lion&lamb.

"I FOUND ONE!" shouts an anonymous woman from the other side of the room, "and that thing you said, Mike, sounds gay! Nah! Just kidding!"

"You found one!?" shouts back lion&lamb, "good thing she's not a hack!"

The room is silent except for the sporadic shouts of this runaway side conversation. The speaker is baffled by the bizarre turn the introductions have taken.

"OK, here's a little something about me!" shouts Desert Girl, as she finally gives an introduction of sorts.

Then the ladies promptly go back to hijacking the entire introduction process as they continue their conversation across the dumbfounded, silent crowd.





Mike