I think most folks my age grew up in either a Star Trek house, or a Star Wars house. I grew up in the former, with reruns of the original series (which my parents liked, but I couldn't stand) and my beloved TNG. I'm pretty sure Wil Weaton's presence had at least a little something to do with my enjoyment of the show. I love to ask Alexa for "tea, Earl Grey, hot," or instruct her to "make it so." In case there was ever any doubt, I am a bit of a nerd. Case in point, I researched which term to use: nerd, geek, or dork. Dweeb also came in to the equation, and I found a really cool Venn diagram to help: So, here I sit in my nerdiness, thinking about the coming months and all that they bring. Each year, I seek a new word to guide my thoughts and actions. I pray and meditate on scripture during December to see what God has in store for me. For 2017, the word was abide , which certainly summed up so much of our life with Imogen at home; 2016 was
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A few years ago, the youth director at our church came to my dh (our pastor) and said, "In this town, if a girl wants a boyfriend, she has to have a girlfriend." I thought that was really interesting and certainly a shift from when I was in school....
I still think the statistics are interesting.....11% they quote as being in these relationships (same-sex) and yet their age ranges overlap.
There's no question but that things are more "open" than they used to be. I went downtown to pick my teen son up at the movies one night and got quite a show of "same-sex" public displays of affection!!
I have adult gay friends and acquaintances...the thing that bothers me is that this is so much a part of the identity and that the tolerance for what happens in public has gone up so high.
Amazing!
This article is disturbing on so many levels. I remember hearing about this on talk radio. The writer was interviewed by Laura Ingram and well, wow.
I'm trying to teach my children that part of having respect for yourself involves not 'giving it away' on a whim, a dare, pressure, etc. Raging hormones will crave a wild ride, but if you've drawn a line you can choose not to get on the roller coaster. Regardless of sexual preference.
I'd not read the entire article, thanks for the link! C