Here's what I wonder ... just because they're related to you, does that mean you have to accept them? My instinctive answer is yes because they're family but apparently in my family at least, if you go against the grain you are "evil". This world is beautiful and fascinating but I'm hoping we can all grow up enough to learn to appreciate the ones who do things their own way. You know, the ones that aren't sheep but rather the ones who see a different path and aren't afraid to take it. I love family, don't get me wrong but sometimes the line is crossed and respect is forgotten entirely. This is the trend as of late with me. I believe in people and our ability to choose for ourselves, be kind to one another, think outside of the box. My family, let me be sure to state only a few are this way, believe if I don't believe as they do I somehow am going to hell. Oh yes, hell. All I can say is I suppose I better get my bags packed because if hell means I can speak for myself, think for myself, not judge other people if they disagree with me, be open to anything and everything, educate myself, and god forbid expect that I will be accepted by those that claim to love me, then I'm ready for hell. I cannot bend to the will of others simply out of fear because in my opinion they have alienated me and my family. My little, precious unit. A unit I believe can think freely and independent of me. Call me crazy but that is the way life should be. And all of this while I recover from surgery and look forward to undergoing a second. Ahh the beauty of living - fraught with chaos and the crazies we often we refer to as family. Love them, I do. Put up with their ridiculous insinuations? Absolutely not!
