MommaSharon
09-19-03, 05:27 AM
Hi there Y'all,
I am a new grandma and an old hippy with nothing but fond memories of the '70's, a) because I survived, and b) because they were a kinder, gentler time. My belief is that no one is good at everything and most everyone is good at something, therefore most folks have something to offer or have a value of some sort, however socially unacceptable or politically incorrect it may be.
Therefore, this grandma of the new millennium, although technologically impaired, would like to be able to share my world with you and learn of your world, from you, free of any condescending judgments, because I don't know about you, but this grandma gets plumb crabby and has been known to lose her cheerful disposition when forced to deal with mean spirited, hateful, blatant ignorance. Innocent ignorance is forgivable, because they don't know any better, but blatant ignorance is not to be tolerated or endured, because that means they're a box of rocks and they're proud of it, and they have no intention of evolving. This being said, please bear with me in my need to have things 'splained to me. I've always said I may not be the sharpest crayon in the box, but I do know where the sharpener is.... I haven't used it yet, but I do know where it is. Have I mentioned yet that I like to talk and I’m totally unconcerned with presentation or proper punctuation? And the tendency to blither has never caused me much concern.
(At this point, I need for you to know, that when I use bad grammar or make a totally redundant statement, it is for effect and is not being done due to ignorance... I got lots of 'book learnin'', but I dearly love the abstract pictures you can paint with the spoken word. So…onward through the fog....)
Me being here comes from a genuine desire to find someone that's not annoyed with stupid questions. My momma always said the only stupid question was the one I didn't ask. Therefore, in my quest for knowledge, I may occasionally be obtuse, but I will be gentle, and I mean no offence, and truly believe you should never miss a chance to see the world from a different point of view, even if you would never have found it on your own and although I appreciate the experience, I’ve always been most thankful to be able to return to my friendly little hills and creeks. We should never minimize the merit or magic of each individual and what they have to offer.
I'm seeking the exchange of thoughts and feelings, and although, I have been known to talk the occasional unsuspecting soul into unconsciousness, it's never done with malicious intent, I just like to talk, as I come from a long line of storytellers. Talking is as necessary for me as air or food, thankfully, my 3 yr old granddaughter is less concerned with content since her grandma tends to be rather flamboyant and entertaining, and I will go to great lengths and any degree of silliness for just one giggle or hug, cause toddlers are my soul fix. My kids and my critters keep me grounded because when you get right down to it, their innocent tolerance, acceptance, and blatant honesty in their interpretation of our world would make life for those of us in the big people world, a kinder, gentler place. If kids and critters don't trip your trigger, that's ok, they do mine.
The question of gender, a need to label, and any subsequent prejudices of us big folks just really have no true value in the overall scheme of things cause 'we is who we is' and you either learn acceptance or you don't. It's one of those square pegs and round holes kinda thing, and a bigger hammer is not the solution to the problem. We are all born and we all die, but our value as a human is found in the dash between the two.
If my words create confusion or indifference, that's ok... but if they make any kind of sense at all, let's talk.
I am a new grandma and an old hippy with nothing but fond memories of the '70's, a) because I survived, and b) because they were a kinder, gentler time. My belief is that no one is good at everything and most everyone is good at something, therefore most folks have something to offer or have a value of some sort, however socially unacceptable or politically incorrect it may be.
Therefore, this grandma of the new millennium, although technologically impaired, would like to be able to share my world with you and learn of your world, from you, free of any condescending judgments, because I don't know about you, but this grandma gets plumb crabby and has been known to lose her cheerful disposition when forced to deal with mean spirited, hateful, blatant ignorance. Innocent ignorance is forgivable, because they don't know any better, but blatant ignorance is not to be tolerated or endured, because that means they're a box of rocks and they're proud of it, and they have no intention of evolving. This being said, please bear with me in my need to have things 'splained to me. I've always said I may not be the sharpest crayon in the box, but I do know where the sharpener is.... I haven't used it yet, but I do know where it is. Have I mentioned yet that I like to talk and I’m totally unconcerned with presentation or proper punctuation? And the tendency to blither has never caused me much concern.
(At this point, I need for you to know, that when I use bad grammar or make a totally redundant statement, it is for effect and is not being done due to ignorance... I got lots of 'book learnin'', but I dearly love the abstract pictures you can paint with the spoken word. So…onward through the fog....)
Me being here comes from a genuine desire to find someone that's not annoyed with stupid questions. My momma always said the only stupid question was the one I didn't ask. Therefore, in my quest for knowledge, I may occasionally be obtuse, but I will be gentle, and I mean no offence, and truly believe you should never miss a chance to see the world from a different point of view, even if you would never have found it on your own and although I appreciate the experience, I’ve always been most thankful to be able to return to my friendly little hills and creeks. We should never minimize the merit or magic of each individual and what they have to offer.
I'm seeking the exchange of thoughts and feelings, and although, I have been known to talk the occasional unsuspecting soul into unconsciousness, it's never done with malicious intent, I just like to talk, as I come from a long line of storytellers. Talking is as necessary for me as air or food, thankfully, my 3 yr old granddaughter is less concerned with content since her grandma tends to be rather flamboyant and entertaining, and I will go to great lengths and any degree of silliness for just one giggle or hug, cause toddlers are my soul fix. My kids and my critters keep me grounded because when you get right down to it, their innocent tolerance, acceptance, and blatant honesty in their interpretation of our world would make life for those of us in the big people world, a kinder, gentler place. If kids and critters don't trip your trigger, that's ok, they do mine.
The question of gender, a need to label, and any subsequent prejudices of us big folks just really have no true value in the overall scheme of things cause 'we is who we is' and you either learn acceptance or you don't. It's one of those square pegs and round holes kinda thing, and a bigger hammer is not the solution to the problem. We are all born and we all die, but our value as a human is found in the dash between the two.
If my words create confusion or indifference, that's ok... but if they make any kind of sense at all, let's talk.