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wispfoxExcellent evening last night, including lots of cuddling which I apparently desperately needed, based both on my mood improvement and a significant reduction of exhaustion last night.
Visited family today; still bemused by the degree to which this specific niece adores me. She has since she was _really_ small (6 months old?), which most children Just Don't Do. And it's not like I see her all that often. She's also one of the few children I know who don't drain me ridiculously after spending 5 hours around her, even considering she refused to nap because there were visiting people.
Nutty.
And, some linkage:
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tafkar linked to this. And to the following:
Explaining why Gays and Lesbians need to getBlack .
Fascinatingly, I think I'd not blink an eye at wearing a pin proclaiming that I am bi (but, keep in mind that I'm not in an area of the US that is known for being especially hateful about such things. And I'm female, which helps).
But... I think I _would_ be a little nervous (but likely would still do so) wearing a pin proclaiming that I'm poly. And I'm not sure _why_ I'd be nervous! Perhaps because I feel like I'd constantly have to be explaining it, and I just don't tend to have that kind of social energy...
Visited family today; still bemused by the degree to which this specific niece adores me. She has since she was _really_ small (6 months old?), which most children Just Don't Do. And it's not like I see her all that often. She's also one of the few children I know who don't drain me ridiculously after spending 5 hours around her, even considering she refused to nap because there were visiting people.
Nutty.
And, some linkage:
A born-again christian republican who voted for Kerry explains why. I think
tafkar linked to this. And to the following:Explaining why Gays and Lesbians need to get
Fascinatingly, I think I'd not blink an eye at wearing a pin proclaiming that I am bi (but, keep in mind that I'm not in an area of the US that is known for being especially hateful about such things. And I'm female, which helps).
But... I think I _would_ be a little nervous (but likely would still do so) wearing a pin proclaiming that I'm poly. And I'm not sure _why_ I'd be nervous! Perhaps because I feel like I'd constantly have to be explaining it, and I just don't tend to have that kind of social energy...
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Date: 2004-11-07 04:16 am (UTC)I really don't think most of the people out here mean to discriminate or make me feel bad, it's just such a deeply ingrained response to go "Oh hey! She's different! AHHH!!! Different is.. I don't know! Attack mode!"
Eh. I would like to continue to believe that people are general good inside and keep personal information like that to myself. The less people know the less they can say, or so goes my theory.
Re: being nervous
Date: 2004-11-08 06:57 am (UTC)When I was living in Virginia, I was rather public about being Pagan, Bi, Poly, and Switch. Most people took it as a part of my being weird and were fine with it as long as I didn't try to convert them. Some people even came to me to ask for help in understanding these things about someone they knew. It was good to be a resource.
Unfortunately, there is a bad side to that as well. I did receive two death threats in the ten years that I was there. On the other hand, the time that I was told that I was going to burn in hell, a devout Christian friend of mine that was with me gave the person a good talking to from a Christian perspective. That was neat.