Comments | vicki_sine: Family for me

vicki_sine

Family for me

Nov 21, 2006 12:57

Well I tried what I hope is a positive approach to explaining why this attitude bugs me. I posted this to CMA:

( Recently I have had some reasons to seriously review what the word family means to me. )

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paigemom November 21 2006, 19:18:24 UTC

Nicely put.

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vicki_sine November 21 2006, 19:36:57 UTC

Council of Magical Arts a Texas based pagan organization.

Puts on 2 festivals a year and owns some land in central Texas.

Recently in the last 10 years or so it has been inundated with this silly idea of "the pagan community" being a "chosen family".

Drives most of us a bit around the bend, and the people who have this idea are almost manic about it. Anyone who disagrees with them are attacking
"the community".

paigemom November 21 2006, 19:41:54 UTC

"Oh," Paigemom sniffs disdainfully. "Those people."

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herbmcsidhe November 21 2006, 20:07:01 UTC

Well said.

also pombagira November 21 2006, 20:07:52 UTC

i hope that you have a wonderful thanksgiving

*smiles*

Re: also vicki_sine November 21 2006, 20:15:29 UTC

Thanks I hope your holidays down under are equally enjoyable.

Getting close to midsummer isn't it?

Re: also pombagira November 21 2006, 20:21:46 UTC

yup it sure is, i'm weating a summer skirt as it is quite warm today. although we have had a very very wet spring...

*smiles*

sarahswampwitch November 21 2006, 20:30:16 UTC

I like your thinking. :-)

I've never been able to figure out why so many Pagans want to embrace ALL other Pagans as their "brothers and sisters." Don't they realize that not all of "us" are nice... or ummmm even sane? I mean, exactly why should I be expected to join hands with folks and sing kumbaya with them just because we loosely share a "community"?

vicki_sine November 21 2006, 20:40:27 UTC

yup...very loosely.