Walking to church yesterday with my son, I said hello to a passing stranger. His hello back seemed addressed to us both so my son then said hello, and after I congratulated him on being polite and friendly. I then wondered how this contradicts the 'stranger danger' message so discussed it with him. I'm all for trusting our own instinct if we don't feel safe, and encouraging our littlies to be in touch with that too. But for me the greater danger is if we teach our children not to interact. I was once carried home by a stranger who picked me up when I split my head open on a lamppost in a botched trust game. I wonder if he'd do the same in today's scared society?
There's an ace question on facebook - starting with the statement "There's no way I was born to just pay bills and die" she asks what you think you were born to do, and what today are you doing towards that? My answer was that I'm born to love and I get tons of opportunities to do that. Today doesn't have too much work in it, so I will have time to contact people. I also have several bags of arty crafty stuff cleared from the cupboard - we don't need playdough cutters anymore. Hopefully I'll find new homes for them today too. My new surname is Lovelovelove, just like surnames have in the past been based around people's occupation. I have no doubt what my occupation is :D
I like this:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/01/29/trans-man-rejected-by-his-catholic-church-so-pope-francis-invites-him-to-the-vatican-for-a-hug-video/
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