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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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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.