How do you handle poly partners around the family?
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3:00 Topic: Poly for the holidays
How LustyGuy, L and Minx handled being out and in for holiday family visits. Tips: ask each person what he/she needs to feel happy and loved for the holiday and make sure each person gets those things. Take care of yourself first.
12:20 Happy Poly Moments
Lila shares a happy moment of coming out in defense of polyamory and bisexuality in her LGBTQ studies class. Great courage!
Hera shares her first poly experience
15:30 Feedback
Scott on the Swingset mashup episode argues that drama isn’t inherent in poly relationships, although LustyGuy points out that drama is common in first-time relationships, and first-time poly would fit the bill
Quick plug for Pedestrian Polyamory podcast if you’re not into kink or geekiness
K shares his light bulb moment on the episode with Aggie on treating non-primaries well LustyGuy comments that change in a relationship should be welcomed and embraced because growth is essential for healthy relationships.
26:30 Thank you
Thanks to Joan, Ariane and Sean for joining the PW Playmates!
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How does one wrangle being polyamorous and parenting at the same time? Sierra Black tells us!
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How do you find the time to be poly with a 4-year-old, a 7-year-old and an 18-year-old? Answer: this isn’t a one-way street; everyone pitches in so others can have date time.
What do you tell the kids? Answer: Be open about who everyone is with age-appropriate information.
What do you do when relationships end? Answer: deal with them just as you would with step-parents and keep them in the kids’ lives whenever possible.
What advice do you have about coming out to older kids? Answer: we’re lucky because everyone in the community is open and poly and the kids have a support network.
How are you out to the other adults in your kids’ life? School administrators, grandparents, doctors? Answer: anything you radiate normal, healthy vibes about, people will take in stride. Be comfortable, confident and open, and it’s easy to be out.
Conclusion: kids are very What’s In It for Me? They want to know that they are loved and that mommy, daddy and everyone else loves and cares about them, too.
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Advice on the ins and outs of being poly around friends and relatives during the holidays
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Sometimes it’s tough to be poly over the holidays. Which relatives are you out to? Can you introduce your lover to your auntie May? How do you schedule family time? Listeners wrote in via Facebook and Twitter to ask the toughest holiday-related poly issues, and cohosts Joreth and Puck help Minx to sort them out:
How to introduce non-spouses
How to prevent your poly-aware daughter from letting closeted poly relationships slip in front of the “in-laws”
Is being closeted OK to certain relatives?
How do you handle feeling secondary and isolated?
How do you manage economic disparities?
How do you deal with missing some and disappointing others?
37:30 Book reviews
Kurt shares book reviews of popular romance stories with contemporary, realistic settings: Jet Lag Blues and Kindle ebook Songbird.
43:00 Wrap-up
Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email polyweekly@gmail.com and attach an audio comment or call the listener comment line at 206-202-POLY. Friend us on Twitter or Facebook or leave a comment here. Check out PolyWeekly podcasts at polyweekly.libsyn.com. Share this with a friend or write an iTunes review! Want Poly Weekly for your very own? Get the Best of Poly Weekly collection from PodDisc.comOur intro and outro music is courtesy of Pacemaker Jane, “Good Suspicions.”
Introduction and host chat
Intro, under-18 warning and re-direction to http://www.scarleteen.com; friend us on Twitter or Facebook, call 206-202-POLY with comments or discuss your own topics at the forums.
Announcements PolyATL.com is a non-profit and free poly community site built for the Atlanta, GA area and the SE United States.
Wrap-up
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Our intro and outro music is courtesy of Pacemaker Jane, “Good Suspicions.”
Introduction and host chat
Intro, under-18 warning and re-direction to http://www.scarleteen.com; friend us on Twitter and answer questions about what you want on the show, call 206-202-POLY with comments or discuss your own topics at the forums.
Announcements
Sex 2.0 was May 22-23 in Seattle. Stay tuned to hear the Media Whoring panel
Contact the Poly Media Association for tips before speaking to the media about poly; email info@polymediaassocation.com
Interview: being a poly teenager
Josh, now 20, talks with Joreth and Minx about what it was like to explore and identify as polyamorous as a teenager (blame it on Heinlein).
Wrap-up
Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email polyweekly@gmail.com or call the listener comment line at 206-202-POLY. And hey, why not attach an audio comment to that email? Check out PolyWeekly at polyweekly.libsyn.com. Share this with a friend or write an iTunes review!
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Kudos to Newsweek for doing a fun, fair, lighthearted look at polyamory. And to the ever-fabulous Terisa Greenan, Scott, Larry, Matt & Vera for going on camera. We need more spokespeople like these guys!
0:00 Introduction and host chat
Intro, under-18 warning and re-direction to www.scarleteen.com; friend me on Twitter and answer questions about what you want on the show, call 206-202-POLY with comments or discuss your own topics at the forums at http://forum.polyweekly.com.
Miss Poly Manners: who gets the friends after a breakup?
Wrap-up
Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email cunningminx@gmail.com or call the listener comment line at 206-202-POLY. And hey, why not attach an audio comment to that email? Check out PolyWeekly at polyweekly.libsyn.com. Share this with a friend or write an iTunes review!
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0:00 Introduction and host chat
Intro, under-18 warning and re-direction to www.scarleteen.com; friend me on Twitter and answer questions about what you want on the show, call 206-202-POLY with comments or discuss your own topics at the forums at http://forum.polyweekly.com.
10:55 Alan from Poly in the News
Alan talks about the panel he was on “Raising Children in Poly Environment”; ALan talks to one of the panelists, Valerie White; Alan asks Valerie the changes she has had to make as her kids are getting older; Alan asks Valerie about her work defending poly people dealing with custody battles.
19:00 Happy Poly Moment of the Week
Christian called in to talk about a happy poly moment with his wife giving him the go ahead with starting a new relationship.
Wrap-up
Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email cunningminx@gmail.com or call the listener comment line at 206-202-POLY. And hey, why not attach an audio comment to that email? Check out PolyWeekly at polyweekly.libsyn.com. Share this with a friend or write an iTunes review!
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Our intro and outro music is courtesy of Pacemaker Jane, “Good Suspicions”
0:00 Introduction and host chat
Intro, under-18 warning and re-direction to www.scarleteen.com; friend me on Twitter and answer questions about what you want on the show, call 206-202-POLY with comments or discuss your own topics at the forums at http://forum.polyweekly.com.
Winter Beverage Mix
2 C creamer
2 C instant hot chocolate mix
1 1/2 C instant coffee
1 1/2 C sugar
1 T cinnamon
2 t nutmeg
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. To give as gifts, scoop into jars and tie with a ribbon.
23:00 Happy Poly Moment of the Week
Jacob from Texas
24:20 Feedback: Poly Weekly #181: Your First Poly Munch
Toadfamiliar mailed in and hopes to attend more poly munches despite a paticularly creepy person; John wrote in with his support of what Minx said; Amul called in with clarifications on TNGC and how new people are introduced into the group; Kit wants to know how to start a munch.
Thanks to Patrick for his donation!
Wrap-up
Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email cunningminx@gmail.com or call the listener comment line at 206-202-POLY. And hey, why not attach an audio comment to that email? Check out PolyWeekly at polyweekly.libsyn.com. Share this with a friend or write an iTunes review!
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How do you handle poly partners around the family?
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