I went home this weekend because my mom is in a play. She was the lead role. I think she did really well. The whole cast and crew did. I hate plays and musicals. The acting is over done or under done, and I can't stand either of those things. But I enjoyed this because I knew a lot of the people in the play. So it was fun to see them do these roles.
I spent most of the weekend with my youngest brother. He's my best friend, and he just follows me everywhere, wants to do everything with me. A lot of people would consider that annoying, but not me. I love being with him. We always end up having the best talks.
For instance, on our way home from supper, it was just us two driving, and he was telling me his CCD (kind of like youth group) class had someone come in and give them the sex talk. He loves talking about sex and learning new things about it. And I don't mind talking to him about it. I figure the more educated he is about it, the better. So when he asks me questions, I'm not afraid to answer truthfully.
He now knows that I have had sex outside of marriage, and I was trying to teach him that a person who has had sex with 100 people is not a bad person. That's that person's choice and not something we have the right to judge them on. People would call them a slut, but that's not a nice term. If the person is being safe and smart, what's the harm. You might not like it, and that's fine. Don't do it. But don't judge them for it.
We talked about what happens if someone gets pregnant at 16. Is the right thing to do to get married? No. I get why people want to. But I don't necessarily think it's a solution. Let's pretend I got pregnant before marriage. I would not want the father of my baby to marry simply because he felt he had to. We'd fight and life would be hell for everyone in the house. I'd rather him be involved in the baby's life, but I'd be able to still find true love with someone else so that I could find someone who could help me raise my baby in a loving and caring environment.
We talked about homosexuality, religion, abortion, and a bunch of other topics. I helped him understand my point of view, but I still gave him others' opinions. I don't want him to change his vies to mirror my own simply because he doesn't know any other side to it. I want him to see things from every angle and then to make a decision.
Ignorance is not bliss. I don't believe it ever is. In any situation. Educating yourself to learn and understand something you haven't grasped is the best possible solution. How can you have an opinion on something you don't fully understand or know about? You can't. You don't know every side, all the aspects. Simple as that.
