Focus on blind rage

[drwex]

This URL came across on a humor list I frequent:
http://www.focusonyourchild.com/develop/art1/A0000684.html

My reaction wasn't "aren't those fundamentalists funny" but rather "I will now reach out and choke the life out of anyone who messes up their children with this crap." I mean like I want to feel this jerk's windpipe slowly crush under my fingers as his eyes (because I know it was a guy) bug out. It was a bit startling to experience that reaction.

I guess it's part of becoming a parent. I am watching my own children play around with gender, roles, and identity. I and they know other kids who wear whatever clothes they please, have hair whatever length they please, and often they're able to identify and freely express their emotions. Sometimes they roughhouse and other times they don't like it and would rather sit and make pretty pictures. THIS IS GOOD! Hello? Important! DO NOT MESS THIS UP, YOU NARROW-MINDED FRIGHTENED DOGMATISTS! Most especially don't get your crap on my kids.

Sometimes the heterosexual agenda depresses me. Today's flavor, I think, is barely suppressed fury.

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[donnad.livejournal.com]

I saw something today that pleased me and I think you will find it pleasing too so I'll share.

I was out running errands this morning and I passed, on the side of the road, three children playing. One girl and two boys, they had three doll carriages with dolls in them. One of the little boys was tucking a blanket in around the doll in his carriage. I probably wouldn't have even taken any notice other than "oh three kids playing on the sidewalk" but I stopped at the street corner near them for traffic and watched them for a few minutes before I realized that it was little boys playing with dolls with the little girl. My first response was "cool." I guess my point is that their parents (which are likely mainstream) are not listening to the fundamentalists, I take heart that few people actually do. Unfortunately those few have the loud voices.

I really like my neighborhood, I'll miss it when we have to finally move. It's so diverse and accepting. We have all many nationalities and many religions represented. The three children playing were Hispanic, we have two Asian families that live across the street, my landpeople and neighbors are from Greece, And on the other side are from Russia. We have a group of Nuns who live nearby, a family of Sikh (sikhs?) and a household of Tibetan Monks in the neighborhood.

Anyway, it seems that those who are the most vocal are the ones who get all the press. And the fundamentalists tend to be rather vocal when it comes to pushing their adgenda. The squeeky wheel gets the grease.

Children learn from what they are exposed to. Your children have such an open minded and accepting social circle surrounding them, that that is what they will learn.

[c1.livejournal.com]

How often do the folks in your neighborhood get together and do something as a group, where all of you can interact and learn from each other?
(Straightforward question, no fingers being pointed.)

[feste-sylvain.livejournal.com]

How often do the folks in your neighborhood get together and do something as a group, where all of you can interact and learn from each other?

Knee-jerk reaction: Ewww!

Quote-file reaction: "Geography is no basis for community"

Introspective reaction: I have never understood some peoples' desire to do such things.

[donnad.livejournal.com]

Not very often. Usually when it snows and we are all out shoveling out parking spaces and driveways, we chit chat. But people are busy with their own lives. Usually it's a wave or hello in passing, But there is no social circle that we are associated with, if there is otherwise, I don't know about it.