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At some point when the child asks, they are often told those are Santa's Helpers. Gman

YIKES!! Gman

My family was originally Consevative-well it's complicated. My Dad's father's family wasn't that religious. My Dad's mother's family at one point was Conservative. My Mom's father originally went to the Orthodox Shul, but my Mom quit going there because the Rabbi or Cantor used to yell at the kids. In any case my Dad's mother's family customs prevailed and we were Conservative. Then when I was 4 we moved to a city where there was a Reform Temple and an Orthodox Shul. And my parents chose the Reform Temple, and that's where we stayed. And while my family wasn't overly religious, we celebrated all the major Jewish holidays. We lit the Hanukkah candles every year. My mother lit the Shabbat candles weekly. I went to Sunday school. My brother and I had bar mitzvahs. My sister didn't -and I think there was a bit of male preference there. We had just moved, and I don't know what happened. I've heard it said the rabbi of the city we moved to wasn't that fond of Bat Mitzvahs. But I don't really know. But I knew all about the superficial observances of Holidays like Christmas and Easter. I knew all the songs, went on Easter Egg Hunts etc. When you are surrounded by Christians since birth it's easy to pick up. Did you by some chance grow up in a mainly Jewish neighborhood where these things wouldn't have been as common? Gman

(I may have asked this a few years ago. But if I did, I don't remember the responses). The Sun's Editorial to Virgina notwithstanding, I am going to take the position (spoiler alert) that there is no Santa Claus. The reason I ask is that we had a family Christmas dinner on Christmas (part of my family is Christian). Something was said about presents, and I in turn said (with the children being out of the room), "Do Y and Z still believe in Santa Claus". Y and Z are my twin 8 year old nephews. Their father assured me they did. I have to admit to being a bit shocked considering all the info that's readily available to children nowadays on TV, the internet, and books. I think I learned long before the age of 7. A lot of this was probably due to being Jewish. I have a vague memory of being around three years old, going to a neighbor's Easter Egg hunt, and wondering why the Easter Bunny didn't leave eggs at our house. I'm not actually sure if this is a true memory or not. But I remember my mother telling me there was no such thing as the Easter Bunny. I think over time I extrapolated this to patrons of other holidays. A few years later when I was around 5 I can remember visiting Santa at a mall. I remember whispering to my Dad that Santa didn't know we were Jewish. But I can't remember for sure whether I knew about Santa at that point - and thought it was funny that I'd sit on a fake Santa's lap or if I thought the guy was real. I know for sure that either by 1st grade-2nd at the very latest I knew the truth. In fact my mother tells this story (Note: I don't remember this event at all) that when I was in 1st grade some family friend thought it was terrible I didn't believe. Asked my Mom whether it was ok to come over to our house dressed as Santa. My parents gave permission. So one night in December while we were eating dinner, there's a knock on the door. My family probably told me to go answer the door. I was most likely excited to do that because the door was almost never for me that age. So I answered it, and there was Jolly Old St. Nick. My Mom says my eyes became really wide. But I doubt that convinced me for long. I mean I had figured out that the (ANOTHER SPOILER) Tooth Fairy was fake by the age of 5. At that point I still hadn't lost any teeth. But I wanted some rewards like my older brother and sister were getting. So I told my parents that there was a Tissue Fairy who collected tissues. And once or twice I told my parents at my bedtime that I had put a tissue under my pillow. And they played along and gave me a dime or quarter. Gman

Or to translate into English "The angel of the Lord announced to Mary. ..." Gman

In 10 years they'll be making them all this way!! (And if they all look similar to Puerto Rican Stud-what a future!!!) Gman

I could have sworn it didn't say that originally. But it probably did, and I missed it due to being in my dotage. For some reason -probably the long hair-he reminds me of Tom Faulk 2.0. although he's a lot more muscular than I think Tom ever was. Gman

I'm glad it was a great time. Too bad he's not versatile and doesn't kiss. Gman

I wonder if he's European. I don't think we Americans use the word 'sporty' a lot. I mean we could. It's a perfectly good word. But in escort ads they usually use athletic. Gman

I thought you were trying to say that these ads were using the same pictures implying at least one was fake. But they are obviously different guys. Gman

Of course I can't be sure now. But I think even on the previous Forum Format, the "alert" alert went away after I clicked on the first one. So this is nothing new for me. But as long as we are listing things, I wish there was a "number of pages" navigator at the top of the thread as well as at the bottom. Gman

I think whether you see the underline or not depends on which style for the Forum you pick. I'm using Safari on an iPhone. And when I pick NextGen style I see the links as blue and underlined. In the other style they are just blue. Also if I pick NextGen style the printing is much paler. The colors are more vivid for me (which I prefer) using "Default." Gman

I think on my iPhone that my "Alert" Header stays until I click on it no matter where I move in the Forum before clicking on it. Gman

Anyone interested in a crazy 6 handed massage could also hire Brodie Sinclair. And while not the purpose of this thread, @rvwnsd, is this Habib/Thanatos? I found this link by going thru several threads. I hadn't looked at his ad in a long time. And I thought he was younger-of course we all were once. https://rentmasseur.com/TallTom Gman

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Is Raul still advertising? Gman

I always figured a lot of guys, if having professional pictures done, watched their diet for days before the session. So they looked their absolute best. If they weren't quite at the peak of their pictures when we met, it didn't matter to me if they were close to that condition. Of course a professional photo shoot except for porn stars is less common now in this age of selfies. Gman

His first review was from Silver. Gman

And now gone again. You actually met him @dutchal ? Gman

It just doesn't matter as he's gone again. Gman

And on the title above the ad copy, it says "Spanish Muscle." I'd be very careful. Gman

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I truly am trying to understand your 1st sentence here. How can it be your "1st time doing the escort thing" and "don't do it too often". How can they both be true if the second quote means you've hired in the past? Gman

I had one guy whom I liked a lot. We usually communicated several times a month over the course of 2 or 3 years even if we weren't meeting. But he pretty much dropped me once I stopped hiring, and he knew there wasn't a chance of future meetings. ??? Gman

I'm Facebook friends with several former escorts and one who still escorts. I've always messaged them, explained how we knew each other, and assured them I'll never say anything about escorting on public FB. Gman