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LONG BEACH (coup2k.com) March 6, 2001 -- The Diva divulges her deviance. (Continued from Previous Page)
I don't want to have children. I don't want to start a biological family. I love other people's kids, and I'm great with them (I have three nieces and a long list of former neighbors who can back me up on this one), but I know I am happier without children of my own. I'm also sure that the kind of relationship My Consort and I now have would be gone for good if kids came into the picture. Chuck and I are a duo. That's the way it is. And honestly, that's the way I WANT it to be. I will admit to the occasional pang of baby-lust, but I've never had a case of adolescent-lust (unless we're talking about when I was an adolescent myself, back when dinosaurs ruled the earth.)
God has never spoken to me. Not once. I grew up in a religious home. I went to church, to Sunday School, to Vacation Bible School, to CYF summer sleep-away camp near Athens, Texas. I prayed A LOT. But I still vaguely remember, when I was very young, going to church and peeking out from between my clasped hands when people were praying. I remember watching them, and I remember thinking, "They're playing make believe. They're not talking to god, they're talking to each other..." As I got older, I realized the heresy of such a thought, and I stomped it down -- deep. I put all of my energy into getting right with Jesus. (Those of you who have spent any time on this site know that I have energy to spare NOW -- just imagine what I was like THEN). I made god my raison d'etre. I did everything I was told -- and everything I could think of on my own -- to get him to talk to me. He never did. And as much as I like to hear myself talk, I hung up about fifteen years ago, and it has made all the difference for me.
So, there you have it. I am a deviant -- different from the norm in a multitude of ways. So, why am I telling you this? What's the point? Here's the point: Everything I have said is true, but so is this...
I don't want to outlaw shopping or shut down the malls.
I don't think people who like to shop are bad.
I don't want to outlaw expensive cars like Lexus', BMW's, and Mercedes'.
I don't think that people who own expensive cars are bad.
I don't want to outlaw boxing, or lock up boxers or boxing spectators.
I don't think liking boxing, or making boxing your career, is bad.
I don't want to pass a law to make people adjust their clocks to suit me.
I don't think being awake during the day, and sleeping at night, is bad.
I don't want to outlaw barbers, or cosmetologists, or scissors, or baldness.
I don't think having or liking short hair, or no hair, is bad.
I don't want to outlaw sports, or sportscasts, or sports reporters.
I don't think that liking sports, or making sports your career, is bad.
I don't want to outlaw parenting.
I don't think that being a parent is bad.
I don't want to outlaw god, or prayer, or churches.
I don't think that people who believe in god are bad.
That is what makes me a liberal. As a liberal, I know I have my own personal opinions, my own personal preferences, and my own personal tastes, and I know that is ALL THEY ARE. I know that other people can have different opinions, preferences and tastes, and it doesn't threaten mine. I know other people can make different choices, and it doesn't diminish mine. I don't believe that there is only one right choice to make. I respect and appreciate diversity. I don't want the government taking sides -- even if the side they take is mine. I don't want to be told people who are different than me are wrong or bad. I want the freedom to make up my own mind, and I want you to have that freedom, too.
Here is what I DON'T want to hear from my government:
If you're not straight, you're bad.
If you don't believe in god, any god, or the most popular god, you're bad.
If you weren't raised in a two-parent family (whatever that means) you had a bad childhood; your parents were bad.
If you don't have children, you're bad.
If you don't get married, you're bad.
As a liberal, I don't want society cleansed of people that are different than me, or make different choices. I don't want a homogenous society. I don't want everyone to be JUST LIKE ME. I don't want the government to make it easy to be me, and tough to be you; to say it's right to be me, and wrong to be you. As a liberal, I know the difference between an opinion and a fact, and I want the government to stick to facts. I want the gray areas left alone. I want to make up my own mind. I want to be free to be who I am, believe what I believe, like what I like, say what I say, love who I love, and live how I live. I want the same thing for you.
NEXT: PART 1: BARTERING THE BIRTHRIGHT
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