The House of Stone...

[JustJo]

Originally Posted by SilverStoneFemme

Anyone who comes into our house and tells us we're wrong for feeling this way is denigrating and demeaning our identities.

We are who we are. And we have every right to be who we are.

Hi SilverStoneFemme,

I actually came in here to read, and am honestly confused. From what I have read, no one has said that you are wrong for feeling the way you feel, or said that you don't have a right to be who you are.

What I read was that some people were offended that, while expressing what you are and feel, you also put others down with your expressions of distaste.

It's perfectly possible to express who you are without denigrating others.

For example, BDSM or being polyamorous are not part of who I am, and I cannot imagine that those things will ever change. Some parts of me are still evolving and are up for debate, but in many ways I am who I am....and who I am is pretty vanilla (with a little twist of naughty) and very much a "one person person."

In saying that I am defining myself, but I am also not putting down anyone here who embraces a different identity, lifestyle or approach.

Does that make sense?