(this diary is intended as a pair to the one on the reclist now. I'm using guys instead of men, because one is more gender-neutral than the other.)
Thanks, guys!
For being there...
With advice
With citations that I Just Couldn't Find!
With hugs
With sternly worded corrections
And with typos and anti-typos
You're always out there, and we don't sit down enough and say thanks.
When there's chores to do, or a kid to read to, we know you'll pitch in.
And when someone's being a stupid git, you'll be there with a ready laugh and smile. Because everyone's been there sometime.
There's a lot of you out there, and I don't know you all.
But I'm really glad you're here.
Our strength as a community is the people around us. Just take a minute, shout out someone's name, give everyone a hug. Thank the guys who put down the video games, the TV (broken. you're getting it fixed next week, right?), and swing by here to help us all out.
Thanks for standing up and saying the things that you never thought you'd say, whether it's that you're gay (or bi), have been raped (or stood by as something awful happened).
Thanks for sharing, and making this a better place.
I'll add more to this as I think of it (or quote comments, teehee.) You can all thank aquagranny911, her approval prompted me to actually have the chutzpah to post this.
addedstuff:
We wouldn't be here without you guys!
fromsallycat:
To the ones that are tough and close to MCP but nice anyway, to the truly feminist ones, to the gay ones that share snarky comments about some hot hunky guy on the tee vee...to the sensitive ones that share their joys and sorrows here.
Too many names to give a shout out to...except Kos and Meteor Blades. Kos, cause he gave us place to play and sometimes admits when he shoots from the hip. Meteor Blades, well just cause he cares from the heart and soul...and makes us all do the same if we think about it.
Feminist hugs for everyone! (((((((m3 & U))))))))