tsatske -> RE: Public behavior (10/19/2008 6:17:26 PM)
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We don't do things that could not pass in public - but, really, if you take a casual enough attitude about it, most things can pass. I wear a collar all the time. it never comes off. It is a simple metal chain, locked at the back with a standard padlock. I do wear my hair long, but usually i wear it up, because it gets hot at work. I work in child care. All the ums I work with have noticed my padlock at one time or another, and commented on it. I treat it as a casual, non-issue. Last week, on a field trip to a pumpkin farm, a 6 yo from another site noticed the lock. He said, 'Hey, you have a lock on your necklace!' I said 'Yes, I do.' that's all I said, until he continued. When he said, 'That's wierd!' , his teacher started trying to pull him away, obviously afraid I was going to give him a lecture on my own personal political views or sexual prefrence or whatever reason I was wearing this thing, I just smiled and said, 'Well, yes, it is.' He looked at me for another minute and said, "I bet it is to keep your necklace on. Is it to keep it on?" And I said, "yes, it is. You are very smart." That's all. Virtually the same approach works with adults. Do what you do, and don't assume that others notice more or know more than they do. I don't push my lifestyle in others faces, but I do, just, live my life. That simple.
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