Letters to the Editor
tigerstripes
Published Letters: 27
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God Bless Your Wife
[Read the article: I'm a bisexual Christian husband and father]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You're 33, married seven years ago, and you HAD to tell your wife you're "bi". And now you're cruising chat rooms looking to hook up with a stranger. Brilliant.
You "enjoyed sex" with your wife - past tense. You "came out" to your wife. You're a "queer man" and get into "depressive moods." Buddy, you are GAY. So go be gay -- we should all only be happy. But don't drag your wife and kids through this morass for another second.
As someone else here advised, do your wife a HUGE favor and give her a divorce. While you're at it, give her the nice house and car, too. She helped you through graduate school, so it's the least you can do. She should have a husband who can be faithful to her, and that's not you.
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Hang In There LW
[Read the article: I want to be a veterinarian but not at the expense of animals ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It sounds like you already know you can get through this. Of course you can't let a six-week course jeopardize your degree. You have to get through it.
I wish you had told us what it is you're required to do that you object to; I can only guess that it's killing or butchering an animal. I think you do this as compassionately as possible, the same as if you were euthanizing a cat or dog, which I imagine you've already done.
As for tricks: hang in the back of the group of students, hold onto your notebook and take copious notes with your head down, which will spare you having to watch more of what's going on, put metholatum in your nostrils against the death stench, and if all else fails, pretend to pass out. Actually passing out engenders compassion in those around you, and they may help to shield you from the horror.
I don't know that you should approach your teachers. Is vet school super-competitive? I'd think that after three years, you'd have good standing, and friends around you. I feel certain that there's more than one other person in your student group who finds the scenario terrible, but they're probably keeping it to themselves -- you're not alone in your compassion.
You can get through this. You can, you can.
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Cary:
[Read the article: I stood on principle and was harshly reprimanded]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If wishes were fishes, we'd all be casting nets. Or, every day'd be Friday.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride,
If turnips were watches, I'd wear one by my side.
Watches certainly have devalued since then.
LW, your letter doesn't give enough info for me to respond. It does sound as if you need to start looking for another job. Good luck.
Oh yeah, lemme add, I would never let someone write me up without attaching my version of the event to the file. Your version needs to be concise and unemotional.
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State of the Union Speech
[Read the article: A human-animal hybrid nonproliferation treaty?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Bush mentioned 'human-animal hybrids' in a SotU speech a few years back. As another long-time science-fiction reader, I sat up and said, 'wtf'?! And now, here we are.
I'd like a talking dog, please. And catseye pupils. For me, that is, not the dog.
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145 Degrees of Cookin' Bacon
[Read the article: Bacon mania]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Nibble on raw bacon, and you'll get tapeworms. Not a good idea.
Yeah, yeah, I love bacon, too, but I'm just sayin'.
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Traister, It's Pork Week?
[Read the article: Belly of the beast]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I mean, I was gonna ask, 'What is this, National Bacon Week?', but I wasn't serious. Are you serious? You can not be serious!
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Dude, I Don't Think You Float Her Boat
[Read the article: How can I convince my girlfriend that this is as good as it gets?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sorry, but it sounds like your gal feels no chemistry for you sexually. If true, that isn't going to change, no matter how long you wait.
I don't think Cary's advice is valid, and agree with others here that it would make you her doormat. When you cut her loose, I have one solid point of advice: DON'T CONTACT HER. Don't write, don't call, don't 'text' -- or whatever you kids call that thing with the phones -- DO NOT CONTACT HER.
If this is just a shallow, restless phase on her part, the suspense engendered by your lack of contact will pull her right back into your arms pretty quickly. If not, then let her go. Get back out into the world and find someone else. It's a big world. Good hunting.
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PSAs on Crotch Liners
[Read the article: PSAs in your panties?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It's okay to publicize female genital mutilation on a bikini crotch liner. Even though it's a thowaway object, it will get people talking about the subject, and many people still think FGM is similar to male circumcision, so this may open some eyes.
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I Don't Know Which is Worse --
[Read the article: There's no rape in Williamsburg]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]the inarticulate babbling of both host and speakers, or Bateman's judgemental non-funny word commentary.
DrJay, speak for yourself. Johnny has always been a nonpartisan misanthrope, not a misogynist. He hates everyone equally.
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I'm with the Flying Squirrel on this One --
[Read the article: Why wouldn't a 16-year-old boy want to live on a houseboat?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hives and all. The entire sitch sounds so 'Mosquito Coasty' to me that I'm all itchy just hearing about it.
My heart goes out to the 16-year-old. High school can be tough enough to get through. I think those other two kids need a house to grow up in, too. If the LW (hi, LW) has enough funds to buy the houseboat now, I think he can afford to put off living in it full-time until the kids are all grown and off to college.
If you want, LW, pack 'em all up in the boat for a vacation twice a year. But a boat needs a good bit of attention, and most of yours should be going to your kids for the next twenty years.