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From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
isabelle:
I totally agree that it is no longer socially acceptable to say you're racist, even here in France (although, at the moment, the trend is going backwards - but more on that another time if we ever get on that topic), and a VERY good thing too! It has taken so called "minorities" enough time and suffering to win on that issue. Although i wouldn't bet the bottom of the problem has disappeared. But I also think it should give us hope that we/gays will get there one day too. We/they gotta keep up the fight.
isabelle:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on May 26, 2006, 04:27:40 pm ---(Aside... you know, sometimes parenting feels like trying to reinvent the wheel while blindfolded, with one hand tied behind my back, and with 20 people shouting conflicting instructions at me. I never have any clue whether I'm doing the right thing or not, and most of the time I end up going by my instincts and hoping I don't screw up too badly.)
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This is a pretty good description of it, exactly what I feel too!
A famous child psychoanalyst here once said; "Don't worry, whatever you do, you will NEVER be perfect parents, and a very good thing too!" (because one day, in order to progress and make their way towards the person they gotta be, they have to symbolically "kill" their parents - which they can't do if the parents are perfect!)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on May 26, 2006, 04:27:40 pm ---(Aside... you know, sometimes parenting feels like trying to reinvent the wheel while blindfolded, with one hand tied behind my back, and with 20 people shouting conflicting instructions at me. I never have any clue whether I'm doing the right thing or not, and most of the time I end up going by my instincts and hoping I don't screw up too badly.)
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What a perfect description of parenting! And Mel, sounds like you have chosen exactly the right strategy. My experience is, you do have to renivent the wheel, and you can't take off the bilndfold or untie your hand. But if you can get the 20 people to shut up -- or at least learn to ignore them -- you're doing well.
ednbarby:
--- Quote from: latjoreme on May 27, 2006, 04:42:28 pm ---But if you can get the 20 people to shut up -- or at least learn to ignore them -- you're doing well.
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Yeah, I'm still working on that bit. But I'm nearly there! (At least on the ignoring part.)
twistedude:
ERxcept for Bob, who for some reason loves me, everyone I know, collegues, friends, relatives--thery all know that whatever I'[m talking about "The Da Vinci Code, Portrait ofr thr Artist as a Young Man, a quilting pattern, "Crash,"--they know I am really talking about brokeback Mountaiun. Every last one of them...my daughter isn't speaking to me anymore. My sonis more tolerant. he's a mocvie cdritidc, and 36 years old. he wonders how long this illness is going to last.
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