@TheFunCartel I heard about this through one of our mutual friends here. Had a brother -n -law last year go through similar event. So glad to hear you got taken care of on the plane and hoping things are much better now! 🙏
@GuyverGordon I have had two kidney surgeries and open heart surgery. My thyroid is trash and I am on the highest dose of Synthroid you can be on. The kidney issue is from birth and caused the heart issue and I am on too many pills although I weaned myself off some. But my blood sugar spiked to 360 and my blood pressure crashed to 75/54 on the flight. I am now on diabetic meds. Everyone has this picture of a 400 lb dude being diabetic and I am here to tell you that’s not always the case. I have played sports and been active all my life but I have been borderline diabetic since 3. Age finally dictated that diet and exercise were not enough.
@OhioMike Thank you. And yeah she always cheers me up so she was one of the first people I texted.
I didn’t tell my adult daughter until I called from the airport back in KC to pick me up because she would have dropped everything in her life to rush to Baltimore. She is still pissed at me for that one.
Unfortunately, the character limit won't allow me to list it all... 😁
Everyone has this picture of a 400 lb dude being diabetic and I am here to tell you that’s not always the case.
Your tale is fairly close to my dad's. He was never overweight; was always in shape. He had diabetes since he was 20. It was controllable on its own until it wasn't. He has had multiple kindey surgeries; ended up getting a kidney transplant that extended his life ~10 years.
I'm sorry. Thank you for sharing your story.
@GuyverGordon Thank you so much. And yes, I can identify with your dad.
This was scary because I don’t even know how long I blacked out. The physicians on the plane said about a minute. The ER called it an “episode” and said if I don’t get on the meds the next time it can be a diabetic coma. Believe me I am motivated.
@TheFunCartel ~ Wow... That sounds scary. I, for one, am glad you're still here! I'm right there with your daughter--- I'D BE PIST!!! lol But look at love---you said she would have DROPPED EVERYTHING... You must be doing something right!! Your experience, example before other men will, hopefully, serve as a cautionary, advisory tale. Our bodies are worthy of care. We often give them less care than we do our cars!! I'm glad you heeded your wake up call! And I hope that from your own and the other experiences shared here, in response, that we ALLLLL start taking our health seriously!!
One more thing: That was not a "roll of shame." Don't beat yourself up. That was a "roll of HOPE/CARE/SAFETY," AND I'M GLAD THEY GOT THERE IN TIME!! AND that you are still here, on site
There isn't much that I ALLOW myself to feel embarrassed about--- I'm typically LARGE AND IN CHARGE in most of my life! lol After hearing of your experience ( @GuyverGordon , thank you, BOTH, for sharing! It's ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL to see members of The Brotherhood support one another! ), maybe I can work at changing my perspective on this cuddling thing, too!
I am really afraid of heights, like I get vertigo and start to panic when I'm staring down from a dizzy height
@pmvines So you are saying you won’t be participating in the trust fall tonight?
@TheFunCartel
Nope, nor any night, afternoon or morning lol.
I was on a date at a fair and we went on a double decker ferris wheel and I about lost my shit couldn't even try to act tough after that.
@pmvines Damn, there goes my plans of the two of us cuddle bungee jumping together. ..I gotz da sadz! 😢😜
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@Katota
No ma'am , just no ! Bad @Katota
double decker ferris wheel? ... I didn't know there was such a thing ...
@pmvines I'm joking, friend. 😁🫂
Of course I would have ASKED beforehand. 😊
@GuyverGordon ~ I LOVE THAT GIF!! You understood the assignment. Thank you!
Yes. All the time. But I’m learning to set that aside and just live life so those kinds of feelings don’t get in the way of experiencing life.
Maybe one day I’ll fully be able to do so. 😇
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I was going to share what embarrasses Me, but after reading this comment. Not gonna share! 😛Thank you @lovingspoonfull and very true words, embarrassed about it or not, I still gotta keep on going on with my life. 😄🫂
@Katota Now I’m embarrassed I kept you from sharing! 😇😂
@lovingspoonfull Lol! 🤣
Nah, you did good. 😁👍
Many would think that my embarrassment is "silly" due the kind of path that I am on in my life right now. 😁
But I am dealing with it and learning to accept it as a part of me as a whole person.😁♥️
No, what you said it rings true (to Me) and I greatly appreciate it and therefore will not be sharing that tidbit of info about me. 😁🫂
@Katota No worries! And thanks for the kind words.
I’ll go ahead and share an embarrassment anyways… I’ve always had good rhythm but was too selfconscious as a boy and young man to ever really learn how to express myself through movement. Sports were a “safe” outlet, but dance! Shudder. 😇
This was an embarrassment that kept me from something freeing.
Now I'm wistful and envious of those who can move with feeling and express themselves. I’m slowly reawakening that part of myself, so that my immediate response to someone who wants to dance isn’t “hell no”!
@lovingspoonfull Aww, that's it?! 😁
That's a cute embarrassment to me, but I understand it. 😁🫂
Best of luck with curing yourself of having "2 left feet" on the dance floor! 🪩😁👍
Seeing as you mentioned taking up sports and all...🤔🏀
Well dancing is like basketball 🏀, you have a partner (sort of) like with defense...You just move when they move, you'll get it! 😁😜
@lovingspoonfull Alright fine, one my many embarrassing traits is my boobs...Just never liked the look or shape of them, I don't mind the size. ✋🙂
Just never liked the LOOK of them, I didn't like the look of them when I was younger and the same goes for after childbirth and now getting older.😌
I was so embarrassed by my boobs, that the 3rd time that I went to a nudist resort I didn't go full nude...Lol! I went HALF nude and that half showing was my bottom half. 😆😆😆
Covered up my top half! 🫣🫣🫣
Another weirdo like Me, suggested "not to show parts that You are not comfortable showing" . I took that suggestion to heart, well I wasn't comfortable showing my boobs. She laughed, not understanding why and compared them to her boobs which were smaller than mine. 😊
Nowadays, when I go out to nudist resorts I'm Fully Nude no longer half. Naked in the sun ☀️ is a beautiful thing, wouldn't trade that feeling for nothing. 😁
Still don't like the looks of them 😏, but they're mine and they ain't going nowhere. May as well accept that and I do! 😁♥️
Oooh!! Fellow Nudist, here!! I have big boobs that float on the top of the water, at the resort, when we're playing Water Volleyball!!!! I think my boobs are better than water wings!!! Your (our) value doesn't hinge on what any particular part of us does or is--- PLEASE love them, anyway!!
One time we were at a resort and spoke with a member there. She'd had a mastectomy. She said that being at the resort helped her to regain her Self-Love, her sense of wholeness. I got tears!!! I was HONORED that she shared that Truth with us...
Nudism helped me separate nudity from sexuality, and that has helped me-- ironically-- to set and maintain certain boundaries here in the cuddle community, We haven't been to the resort, this year, and I MISS IT. However, @Katota , please be kind to your boobs! Love them, honor them.. In fact, do that with your whole, beautiful, "fearfully and wonderfully made" body...She's been a faithful servant!!! And she deserves your kindness
As someone who...wait. This is the internet. Can't spill ALL the beans, right? lolol Take it on the word of someone who has had the experiences to know, we judge ourselves--and our parts---MUCH MORE HARSHLY than the ones who want to look. Enough said! lol
Physically, I’m not the same after chemo. I get tired easily and the neuropathy in my feet is unbearable at times. Because of all of this, I don’t go out socially as often. It’s a bit embarrassing and sometimes, at least physically, I feel like a fraction of the man I used to be.
@Morpheus ~ I've been wondering where you were! Neuropathy is a total b*tch. Sad to hear of it... Saddened, also, to hear of your having to endure chemo..
Please know, though, that the part of you that some of us have come to enjoy and love isn't diminished by your physical challenges... Your Spirit still shines through..
Sending love to the Big Bucket!
Thank you @Homesteader and yes I’m still here, just been busier than usual at work and haven’t had as much time to be on the boards.
@Huggycatbear The casinos are intentionally designed to make it confusing to exit to try and passively "encourage" you to stay longer and drop more money in the casino. Just one of many subtle and not so subtle tricks of the casino industry.
I have big boobs that float on the top of the water, at the resort, when we're playing Water Volleyball!!!!
@Homesteader Lol! True, mine don't float on top but they float. 😁 Although volleyball is offered at the nudist resort that I go to, I never play just not my thing. 😌
Nudism helped me separate nudity from sexuality, and that has helped me-- ironically-- to set and maintain certain boundaries here in the cuddle community,
By being kinky as well as a partial nudist (as I only go to nudist resorts during the summer months☀️) I learned the difference between the two as well. So joining y'all on CC and boundary maintaining has been breeze here. 😁 One of my favorite nudist resort shutdown, and I loved going there because it all about nudity and nothing more. Sex wasn't allowed at all at that resort, the ones that are left open around here are basically nudist/swinger resorts. 🙄 Well beggars can't be choosers so I go to those now, it's cool swingers don't bother me much especially when I firmly tell them "I'M NOT A SWINGER!" 😐
Like I said go to be naked in the sun. Period! 🌞👍
please be kind to your boobs! Love them, honor them.. In fact, do that with your whole, beautiful, "fearfully and wonderfully made" body...She's been a faithful servant!!! And she deserves your kindness
Lol! 😆 Well, I wash and lotion them along with the rest of me every day and sometimes I go without a bra so they can be free. Be free! 😆😁
I definitely don't put them down verbally anymore, think I been showing enough kindness to my boobs lately these days. Thank you for your kindness and encouragement, appreciate you! 😁♥️🫂
@Morpheus ~ It's always true that we have lives off of here, I understand. However, I wanted you to know that you were missed AND that your contributions are still valuable
@lovingspoonfull ~ I'd dance with you! Or, even better, I'd watch you dance and encourage your efforts!! It feels WONDERFUL to move our bodies freely, especially when the beat hits right!! I hope you, at least occasionally, give yourself this gift...at home...alone...after a rough day!! It really helps!!
@Katota ~ Hahaha... I'm glad you're giving your "Girls" proper care!!! lolol LOVED it!!! lol They deserve it! You're right about making a CLEAR STATEMENT about "swinging" being an effective way to establish personal boundaries. My fella and I aren't, either, so we've been VERY CLEAR about that. It really is about feeling the sun on every. single. inch. of your body... Talk about massive doses of Vitamin D!!! We always came back mellow as a pair of cellos!!! lol
Lately, I'm embarrassed about ALLLLL OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLAMORING TO CUDDLE ME... <<we'll see if this works! lol