JennyMominFL

I can one up you. My ex and current husband are both named Ed.. For years I have made jokes like, Hi I'm Jennifer, this is my husband Ed and this is my other husband Ed. And I once old someone 2 Ed's are better than 1. I've even called it a double Edder. Disclaimer. There is nothing funy going on . My Ex has stayed with us for brief moments of time

Wow, all that homeopathic stuff sure is working on Shannon. She is just so relaxed

I think it's a little messed up to compare yourself to someone who was kidnapped, locked in a closet, repeatedly raped, beaten and brainwashed.

Holy Crap. How did I miss that?

Maybe I am niave, but I didn't see it as racial either

Hey, I was really just joking when it came to my posts. I do believe there is a time and place for profanity. There are definitely lots of times when its inappropriate

There's also a lot of stuff out there that is known in the AIDS community that the general public finds out later. Scientists and doctors have conducted tests for years that show that someone with an undetectable viral load can not pass on the virus. Many people have been told this informations off the record, but it's still not official .

I didn't see your posts as an attack and I did even defend your right to say them. I was not using the term ignorant to refer to you on the whole, just when it comes to knowledge of HIV transmission modes. There are plenty of diseases(and other things) that I am ignorant of myself. I also believe you when you say that your friend believes she contracted the virus via kissing. I just know that if a doctor did believe that was the case he would be required to report that fact to the health department and then on to the CDC ,as this would be a very big deal. Honestly most people newly infected with HIV are far more concerned about getting proper treatment, than in narrowing down specifically what the mode of transmission was. For myself, as someone with an HIV negative spouse, it's very important for me to be aware of the risks to him.

Just a page or two back on the most recent episode thread

Runing from, Running from Mullet, Running from, Running fast aahhhhh Runing from the side hugs and the Tater Tot House

In my head, it's Running from Mullet, to the tune of Running on Empty by Jackson Browne

Prince Philip,The Duke of Edinburgh, just dropped the F Bomb at a public event. If it's good enough for the almost King Of England, than it's good enough for me.

I believe that too.

I was in the Marines. I drop the occasional F bomb.. My kids are in their 20's though. I was the guardian for a single dad who was in the Navy. He would come back from a 6 month float swearing, well, like a sailor. He would get home, hug his 5 year old daugher and say, I missed you so F'in much. How the F are you. It's so good to be F'ing home. It would take him a few days to get out of swear mode.

When I come across ignorance, and I mean that in the literal sense, someone who just doesn't know, it's no so hard. I don't expect the average person to be an expert on the transmission of HIV. I don't mind explaining things to someone who just doesn't know, but has an open mind. Most people do fall into that category. I've seen some genuine hate and judgment, but not as much as others. I am seen as a victim. A wrong was done to me. I am morally in the right. I don't deserve it etc. etc.. Of course, by default that means that some DO deserve it. They judge the gay man next to me as "guilty", because he didn't get it like I did. There is still so much judgement out there. There is a still a lot of "It's your fault" thinking , and it's wrong. I am no better or worse than anyone else with HIV. No one deserves it. It's sad that we have come so far, but still have so far to go. I just can't get too angry. I have better things to do with my time.

I will never ever be able to see Mason without thinking of Jim Carrey. Thanks

For people that are unaware, when someone tests posiive, the local health department is notified.. The health department then notifies the CDC. It's anonymous, but it is reported along with the mode of transmission, which doctors try to determine. I don't deny that it is theoretically possible to get HIV from kissing. It is possible. Just like it is possible that you will struck and killed by a meteor while in your back yard. There has NOT been a confirmed case of it happening, just one possible case in nearly 35 years. As someone who lives with a family, including a spouse, who are all negative, I've always kept close tabs on transmission risks. If a doctor or health department believed a case had developed via kissing, it would be big news for the medical community, and it would be looked at and followed up very closely. Frankly, many people don't know how they got it, many are in denial, and many lie about it, because of stigma. Many people who are newly diagnosed also have little knowledge of the actual facts about transmission and might be genuinely mistaken in their assumptions of how they contracted the virus. Misinformation helps no one and only makes life much harder for someone like me and for my family. 25 years, still healthy, and I've managed NOT to infect anyone. Imagine that! My first husband, the man who gave it to me, is also still alive and well. Lets not go back to the 1980's again

Thanks for backing me up on the HIV stuff guys. I felt so much beter when I saw the posts this morning.

Thanks.. And I'm sorry. I knew I was probably going off topic, but I just could not let things go unsaid. I actually felt kind of sick when I read the comment and for me it's real life .Things like that make it more difficult for people like me to live my life...So I had to comment. I was so relieved to see the other posts today,as I went to bed las night feeling bad. I'll take this to this to small talk, if there is more to be said. And yes, it's very slut shamey

It's not MY opinion, it's the CDC's opinion I think they are experts. HIV cases are repored to the CDC and the mode of transmission is tracked. The CDC themselves reports that no one of 500,000 cases tracked came via kissing.

Well, what would you do if you visited the town of Fucking Austria?

I was a secular homeschool and I'm not religious. I used Math U See. It is secular. Has Anna had her baby yet?

Ok, I'm sorry, but I have to say something here. I have been HIV pos for 25 years. You cannot get HIV from kissing. There has never been a recorded case of aquisition of HIV from kissingin the USA. Odds are one in a million. It is theoretically possible. but highly highly unlikely due to conditions in the mouth. http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/top-10-myths-misconceptions-about-hiv-aids http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/3099.aspx?CategoryID=118 ETA, I have the actual number now.1 possible case out of 500,000 transmissions in the USA, And due to gum disease.The CDC reports that case as inconclusive and still states that there are no recorded cases of transmission via kissing

And Heather's character in That's Life, was arguably the lead. And that show lasted 2 years. And stop making me defend Heather. I can't stand her, but I have to disagree about her not being an actor. I know too many people with careers that are NOT as good as hers was. And there is no shame in taking the focus off acting to raise a family.

IME it can be a mysogynisic, but it also gets thrown at men just as often if not more than at women