slavegirljoy
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Joined: 11/6/2006 From: North Carolina, USA Status: offline
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Not only do i completely agree with your statement, IrishMist, i would also add that what's normal for someone else isn't necessarily normal for me and vice verse. And, neither one is any more or less valid, as a chosen way of life, than the other. Just because we can't imagine living the way someone else does and we can't imagine how anyone (in their 'right mind') could live that way, doesn't necessarily mean that they are sick, crazy, incompetent, a victim or, unable to decide how they want to live. We all have different lives, different needs, different perspectives and our own unique version of "normal" and, we have no right trying to impose our standards of conduct and belief systems onto others or expect them to live by what we believe is right. A lot of people can't imagine living on the streets and being homeless and when they see someone who is, they feel sorry for them. But, why? Most homeless adults will tell you that they choose to live that way. That is their 'normal' and, even though there are some hardships that they have to deal with, they see people who have to make a monthly mortgage payment and pay taxes and mow their lawn and call the plumber, etc., etc., as having far worse hardships than they do and they "can't imagine" living that way. If the person isn't complaining about their life, why should we feel bad about it? To each their own. slave joy Owned property of Master David _________________________________________________________ "Are we there, yet? Not quite. We each evolve at our own pace." quote:
ORIGINAL: IrishMist ~~ fast reply to those who have allowed themselves to become the 'savers' of the world~~ Ya'll ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Some people have relationships that are extreme, just because you do not agree with them does not mean that they are mentally impaired, as most of you have implied here. Nor does it mean that they need 'help' or saving; it simply means that their relationship differs from yours.
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