In touch with feminine side? Not especially. So why here...
....because as a lone (and I am very fucking 'lone') parent to four boys, two of whom are less than mainstream I have yet to find anywhere better.
...and I do need it. The half term holiday (now stretched to a near fortnight. Sigh) is upon us. My term time and school hours only contract is surely a marvel of enlightened employment policy. However it also ensures that I shall have zero social contact with adults for the duration.
So thank fuck for the interweb....
Forums (fora??? No.) frequented by men are usually single issue, hobby driven affairs. I could resort to some of these that I belong to, but doubt that The Wedding Present site will yield anything more entertaining than the set list for the latest tour (so that I can imagine what the gig would be like in the unlikely event of persuading anyone to urchin sit).
...and as for the Bristol Rovers fans forum. Well, I have spent whole seconds reveling in its glory.
Tried lone parent sites, but I can only take so many posts about the CSA and housing benefit, interspersed with nonsense from F4J wankers.....
....prior to using this site I had frequented a site for widowed people. This was splendid, but by its very nature transitory. After a while the common ground disappears a little (as it should). This site was recommended to me by a couple of fellow travellers there...
...and yes, I know that being male will always make me a little 'other' here. That is ok, and to be expected. But I shall continue to lurk and post where appropriate (or, frankly inappropriate) to help ease the loneliness and the boredom.
Nearing the end of the 10 litre box of wine........