Sorry this post is not about the girls if you would like to quit reading now...
With everything that has happened in the past few days I have been thinking a lot. About the future, and my children and the kind of women I hope they become. I hope that they would never vote to keep two people from living how they choose, whether they themselves believe it is right or wrong. I hope that their faith in whatever higher power they choose doesn't make them question their inner morals. I hope more than anything, to MY God, that they never think abortion is ok, but more importantly that they never vote to keep women from being able to choose their own path, whether that path is right or wrong.
I think more than anything God is love. More love than we could ever imagine. And sometimes I fell like this "nation under God" has been ridiculous. Why don't people spend more time energy and money on fighting against drugs in their neighborhoods instead of if their gay neighbor should marry his boyfriend or not. I believe what our nation prides itself on is that fact that we are "free". And In many religions, they believe we have free will. God gives us choices. If we have freedom of speech why not freedom of marriage, even if it is "wrong" in God's eyes? I wish we could just allow others to choose what they will.
I have a few gay family members, and whether I think what they do is right or wrong, I believe whole heartedly that they should be able to be with someone they love, and they should be able to have a damn piece of paper too saying it is legal. I think that abortion is murder and very wrong, but if someone wants to choose to do it, I think they should be able to. It is their choice. Free nation my a$$.
I will teach my children right and wrong. I will teach them to have an open heart, open mind, and open arms. I hope they are compassionate, and passionate, and forgiving, and understanding...and above all, I hope they are not quick to judge.
Sorry for the ranting. If you have a positive comment go ahead, anything negative, please keep it to yourself. :)
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i could put up an argument, but i will honor your wishes for only positive comments.. I am so glad that we live in a country where we are allowed to have different opinions AND be a able to express those opinions! And i think you will raise your little girls to be wonderful people! You are a good mommy!! love you!
I could read your writing all day woman. And if you're girls grow up to be anything like you, they will be the wonderful girls you wish for them to be.
Hey! Thanks for the comments about my photography, i've really been trying lately. About my camera, I'm just shooting with a Canon Rebel XSI, nothing fancy. What about you? Your pictures always look great!
oh shannon you honestly took the words right out of my mouth! i was going to write something to this extent and now i don't have to. i feel the exact same way. i wish everybody could just let people live FREE. After all that is what our country is supposed to be right? the choices we have to pick freely from seem to get smaller with each election...
I totally agree with you! Only I don't think I could say as eloquently as you did. Your girls have such an awesome mommy to look up to and be raised by!
Your girls have such a wonderful role model. They will be AMAZING women just like their mommy. I'm so glad we live in a country that allows us to voice our different opinons! i love you to death!
I thought I would put my email here instead of the post below! sjbringhurst(at)yahoo(dot)com!!!
Very well put Shannon, I could never have put those words together as well as you already have. I couldn't agree with you more. Please add my email to your blog when you go private so me and Grandpa Rick can continue to enjoy pictures of the girls. Thanks, RaNae ranaedegiorgio@yahoo.com
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