158 Facts

Posted under Everyday ramble by Recovering Straight Girl

1. On my blog, I frequently refer to myself in the third person.
2. Probably because RSG has become my “alter-ego.”
3. Sort of like Wonder Woman, only different.
4. My real name is Kathryn,
5. I’m a Recovering Straight Girl.
6. The name was given to me by my friend Angie who had to go out on a cold dark street with me because I forgot my lipstick in the car, when we came back inside she explained that she had to accompany “the recovering straight girl” out to get her lipstick.
7. After that, I wrote the Recovering Straight Girl’s 12 Steps to Becoming a Lesbian.
8. Then I started a blog.
9. The rest is history.
10. I came out at age 35.
11. I thought I was the only woman in the world that this had happened to.
12. I was wrong.
13. There are millions of us.
14. Okay, maybe not millions, but a lot.
15. I have an incredible partner whom I love and adore.
16. Her name is HG and she rocks my world every single day.
17. She cherishes and adores me to no end and I don’t know why.
18. When I ask her why, she always answers, “Because you deserve it baby.”
19. I don’t think that I do.
20. We met in January of 2006 online.
21. Neither of us were looking to meet anyone romantically, we just wanted to make friends.
22. We had both just broken up with our respective girlfriends.
23. We met for coffee, then made plans to go out “as friends.”
24. I bought a new outfit before that evening.
25. And new perfume.
26. I was insanely attracted to her.
27. I wanted to go to bed with her that night.
28. She told me that she didn’t want a “one night stand,” because she wanted more than that from me.
29. I didn’t quite understand that, but I went along with it.
30. We went to bed together anyway.
31. It turned out to be MUCH more than that.
32. We were illegally married in November of 2006 on an Olivia Cruise in Hawaii.
33. It’s her second marriage.
34. And my third.
35. My first husband was a complete ass.
36. We were only married for a year.
37. I never saw or heard from him again after we were divorced.
38. I’m very happy about that.
39. I married my second husband a week after my divorce was final.
40. We had three beautiful daughters together, (not at the same time.)
41. We were married for ten years.
42. My husband and I divorced when I fell in love with my best friend.
43. I had an illicit lesbian love affair for three weeks before I told him.
44. I never thought that I would have ever committed adultery.
45. My husband cheated on me at least two times.
46. He never admitted it to me, but I have eyewitnesses.
47. He’s a pathological liar, so the fact that he never admitted it shouldn’t be a surprise.
48. It still surprises me though.
49. I loved him very much.
50. He never treated me very nicely, I thought that he loved me, but now I don’t think that he ever did.
51. Calling your wife a bitch and a cunt is not nice–it’s verbal abuse.
52. Back-handing your wife across the face and splitting her lip open in front of your children is not nice–it’s physical abuse.
53. Blaming your wife for those things is not nice–sometimes she will believe you.
54. I had a very warped sense of being loved for a long time.
55. I don’t anymore.
56. I still sometimes get sad that I am divorced from my children’s father.
57. Then I remind myself why we’re divorced and the sadness goes away.
58. Remember that warped sense of love I mentioned? It still creeps in once in awhile.
59. My XH hates me.
60. That makes me especially sad.
61. I was never with a woman before #43 happened.
62. I used to have dreams all of the time that I was having sex with women.
63. I thought every woman felt that way.
64. I had a mad crush on Gwen Stefani from the first moment I ever saw her.
65. I always wanted to have a threesome when I was married to my husband.
66. I mentioned it to him in a joking way, but he said he never would.
67. I always regretted that I never “experimented” with women.
68. I thought that all of those things were normal heterosexual behavior.
69. I had a threesome after I was divorced.
70. It was a very pleasant and memorable experience.
71. I won’t tell you who it was with though, I rarely kiss and tell.
72. People ask me all of the time if I’m actually bi-sexual.
73. I don’t know why they think I should be.
74. There is nothing wrong with being bi-sexual, but
75. I completely identify as a lesbian.
76. I love being a lesbian.
77. It feels right to me, more right than anything.
78. I think I would die without HG.
79. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me.
80. I love dogs.
81. We have two dogs.
82. When I was a little girl, my cousin Tracy and I wanted to grow up and live on a farm together, raising dogs and cats.
83. I haven’t seen my cousin Tracy since 1992.
84. 1992 is the year I moved to Portland, Oregon. It was right after weathering Hurricane Andrew in south Florida.
85. I’m originally from Pennsylvania, but I have lived in many states.
86. Michigan, Ohio, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, Florida, and Washington.
87. I like Oregon best, but I loved the others as well. They all have good points.
88. I used to be a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines.
89. After that, I waitressed, and managed a restaurant.
90. Then I stayed home to be a mom.
91. In 2001 I became a certified doula, which is someone who provides emotional, educational, and physical support to women and their partners during the pre-natal, birthing, and immediate post-partum periods.
92. I have helped nearly forty women give birth.
93. I cry almost every time I see a baby being born.
94. I gave up practicing when I went through my divorce.
95. It was too hard being on call and being a divorced mom.
96. I really loved being a doula, although I don’t miss it as much as I thought I would.
97. I still take a client here and there.
98. There were four couples who were my favorites; they probably know who they are, because I’ve told them!
99. Two of them read this blog.
100. I’m trying to figure out my next career move, it’s not easy.
101. Right now I’m a Glamorous Waitress but I don’t really like it. I also do a little freelance writing for The Oregonian and I’m studying for my real estate license.
102. The later thing is purely a money making thing, although I think I will enjoy and be good at it.
103. I would rather have a job where I am helping people or being creative, or both.
104. I haven’t exactly yet figured out what that is.
105. I have considered going to Mortuary school and becoming a funeral director.
106. I would love to be able to help people during that time.
107. Dead bodies don’t gross me out.
108. I would also like to do hospice care.
109. Being born and dying are the same, only different.
110. I’m a left-winged, liberal, feminist, Democrat and very proud of it.
111. I listen to progressive talk radio every day.
112. Randi Rhodes is my favorite progressive talk radio host.
113. I once voted for a Republican, but I would never again.
114. Because I would never vote against my own best interests.
115. I believe in God.
116. But not the same kind of God that freaky weird right winged religious whackos believe in.
117. I consider myself a very spiritual person.
118. I have made it a point to know a lot about religion.
119. I can hold my own on most bible debates.
120. I love chocolate, especially dark chocolate.
121. I love Pinot Noir.
122. HG and I drink a lot of wine, (because it’s good for you..)
123. I’m a little bit of a wine snob.
124. And a coffee snob.
125. I love eggnog latte’s at Christmastime.
126. My favorite dessert is chocolate mousse.
127. My favorite tea is Ginger Peach and Constant Comment.
128. I grew up on Constant Comment, it’s the only tea my mother will drink.
129. My mother and I are very close, I love her very much.
130. I don’t have much of a relationship with my father, although I love him as well.
131. My parents divorced when I was 11 and I didn’t see much of him after that.
132. He re-married and had a new family.
133. He told me once that his biggest regret in life was not knowing his grandchildren.
134. I told him that it wasn’t too late, but he hasn’t done anything different.
135. We speak every few months and he usually calls me on my birthday.
136. I used to be very hurt by my non-relationship with my father, but over the years I’ve gotten over it.
137. I’m pretty sure he loves me.
138. See #51.
139. I have two half-sisters that I barely know.
140. My step-mother has always referred to me as “My husband’s daughter.”
141. That always bothered me.
142. She doesn’t love me. This I’m certain of, but I don’t really care.
143. I have the greatest daughter’s in the world.
144. I really love being a mother and try to be the best one that I can be.
145. I hope that my daughter’s are all gay.
146. That way I won’t have to worry about them getting STD’s or pregnant.
147. I’ll be accepting if they are all straight.
148. My kid’s are too busy, which makes ME too busy.
149. I really hate that part of my life but there is nothing I can do about it.
150. I want them to be happy, well balanced, and have all of the opportunities that I can provide them.
151. Even if it drives me to the point of insanity sometimes.
152. I love to travel.
153. I love to dance.
154. I love to go out to dinner.
155. HG and I do those things a lot, even though she doesn’t love to dance so much.
156. Blogging helped me through the most difficult times of my life.
157. I have met the most amazing people, you might be one of them.
158. I thank you for reading all of these ridiculous things, I think I’m finally done!