julietsierra -> RE: Have you ever slipped? (1/10/2008 8:58:04 PM)
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I just really don't know what the big deal is. I call it a munch all the time. It's just a word! We're the ones who give it some sort of meaning synonymous with "kink." And yes, I've used the word around my parents - usually in the summer when I'm coming in early from the boat, docking it and saying to them that while I'd love to sit and have a drink with them, I have to get going since I have a munch I need to be at that evening. Strangely enough, some people DO have conversations with their parents - even at the ripe old age of 48. But how do I handle it? Pretty simple actually. Me: I'd love to stick around mom, but I'm meeting some friends at a munch this evening. Mom: "What's a munch?" Me: "A munch? It's exactly what it sounds like - a chance for a bunch of friends of mine to get together for a drink or a bite to eat." Mom: "Why do you call it a munch?" Me: "uhhhh...cause we munch?" Mom: "That sounds reasonable." Oh... my mother also likes the nice little custom we have of putting someone else in charge of keeping things calm at our parties so that the host and/or hostess can take care of other things thereby ensuring that their guests have a nice time. (Dungeon Masters) And she REALLY respects how we all take care of ourselves (especially since her daughter is, in her mind, a single woman) and how when we plan to meet new people, we keep in contact with others, and how we work together to keep each other safe in a world that seems decidedly not so safe to her anymore (safecalls). In addition, she appreciates how I, her daughter can go to events with friends and know that someone is always available to walk me to my car, come get me if something happens and how it's been proven time and again that while my friends may be a bit ... eclectic... they're good people and according to my parents, that's good enough for them. For the life of me, I just do not understand why we feel the need to make everything about the "kink." To our loved ones, all we're doing out there is being and enjoying good friends. To them, this isn't kinky at all. It's just good common sense. juliet
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