Marriage...Really?

So this happened to my friend and co-worker recently (here is the link to her blog because I'm not going to post her whole blog here):
http://lovelifeandpuppydogtales.blogspot.com/2008/08/violated.html

And this was my response:
"Yeah, that is crap. A marriage can't really be defined as a man-woman thing, a marriage should be defined as the relationship that two individuals share and one would hope that, be it a heterosexual couple or a homosexual couple, that relationship involves the same ideals (love, trust, friendship, sharing, etc.) which I would think are essential in any marriage.
Being raised by a single father, who I feel did a great job, I can't agree that the ideal situation for a child is necessarily with married parents (hello, how many abusive households are there because parents stay together when they should not?!!).
My own parents were miserable with each other, how is that a great situation for a child? [Fortunately I didn't have to deal with that for my whole life!] Kids should not be brought into discussion for this Prop, they just deserve a home that will love them, nuture them and teach them. Single parents, two parents, same sex parents...as long as a child grows with love, care and education, that is an ideal environment."


As someone who has met and befriended many gay couples over my lifetime, I can't help but think...really? Have we reached a point that we are going to deny happiness to persons because of whom they choose to love and form relationships with? And if someone is willing to make the commitment it takes to enter a marriage, who really cares whether it is a man or a woman?

Times are changing folks, this is an age that is blind to sex and is all about love and personal happiness. Yes, we all want our children to get married to the perfect person and have wonderful grandchildren, but the reality is that people have to find what makes them happy and not worry so much about what society wants or what our parents and grand-parents want because they have already had a chance to live their own lives and it is your life that YOU need to live and who cares what anybody else thinks?

On a tangent...Mormons have tons of kids, anyone telling them they can't have all the kids they want? No, of course not, because it is their own choice to have all of those kids. I don't agree with it, there is a huge population explosion going on in the world, there are housing problems, recessions and food shortages, so I think that people should only have 2 children. That makes sense, one child per parent. No really, I really do think this (sorry Dad, I know you want a billion granddaughters)... And I think that anyone who goes on any kind of social program like Welfare should not be compensated for having more than two children (I believe that sterilization is a reasonable solution). Really, the more kids you have the more money you get? That is rediculous!! Is this scandalous? Maybe... and to have any props that support my ideas would be outrageous to most of the community. Why? Because to expect anyone to restrict the number of children they have, especially in the USA, would be an infringement of personal freedom!

Personal freedom...hmm...how about religious beliefs? Again, we are allowed to believe and practice any religion we want...so lets stop being hypocrits and let people live they way they want to live, especially if it does not affect anyone else in a negative way.

Can't we all just get along?

Oh, and vote "No" on Prop 8!