Mercnbeth
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We have teens who are highly knowledgeable. Do I really want my 20 year old making sly comments? Or his 19 year old? Considering that you are now officially a child under newly passed legislation until you are 26, the most common "sly" comments we hear from our 24, 22, 22 year old children is; "we hope someday to be as happy as you guys are with our partner." They may not know the intimate details, anymore that beth and I knew them about our parents. Considering the relationships we had, and subjected our children to, before we met; this is a huge improvement. A dysfunctional 'vanilla' marriage with 'WIITWD' closeted behind locked doors is still dysfunctional. A functional lifestyle relationship, with or without any public display or disclosure, is a better representation to make with children of any age. One of the things we are most proud about is that without exception, our children and some of their friends, hold us up as an example of a loving, fun, intimate, relationship they wish someday to experience for themselves. They may have to find their own path, and personal dynamic, but at least they know, and have seen - it is possible. They may notice that beth's collar is sometimes steel with a D-ring and sometimes gold and diamonds, but their impression of it, as well as its fashion sense, is a secondary consideration. quote:
His 21 year old is in a relationship with a very stuffy girl. Do I want to be the cause of her breaking up with him because of what I wear? I would think he would be grateful to have her shallow, bigoted, and prejudicial nature exposed before making a commitment; or do you condone that attitude regarding same sex partners, interracial partners, and other non-mainstream versions of relationships? quote:
What purpose would it do to wear a big leather collar with a tag saying property of? Except to get into other people's faces and deliberately try and upset them. What's the purpose of wearing a diamond necklace, a gold 'rope' chain, a necklace made of human hair with a talisman hanging from it? quote:
I'm way too old to act like a teen. We must be too old to care; wearing whatever we want, doing whatever we want to do, adhering to as few freedom inhibiting, politically correct, arbitrary laws and policies. You know - just like the rest of the far right wing Conservatives we are accused of being. Maybe it's just us, but we don't "act" at all. One more good reason - it helps to expose the accepting hypocrites; the majority too stupid and unable to help but make ignorant comments. quote:
ORIGINAL: kittinSol That's precisely why I couldn't be a "slave" under any circumstances. My sense of fashion is an unbreachable hard-limit
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