At how paternalistic it is, in a rather self-satsified and at the same time dissembling sort of way. The alliance between the Christians and the Republicans is an unholy abomination, filled with devils dressed nicely in suits having fatherly chats with you. Eep!
As for that... Well, my extreme caution and hesitation with drug use (even alchohol) is partly due to my upbringing I suppose. But I think that was because my brain was the only thing I thought anybody valued when I was a kid, so I'm hesitant to mess it up.
As for causing an unwed pregnancy, well, I have no compuctions. Causing an unwanted one I'm a lot less happy about though. And that has more to do with a sense of ethics than anything, which I suppose is something instilled as a kid, but strengthened by a lot of thought and reasoning as I got older.
In fact, I would say being away from an authoritarian parent gave me room to think about things and develop a much stronger set of ethics than I might've had before. I was an extremely stubborn little kid, and would do things to spite authority I percieved as undeserved, particularly if I felt wronged.
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Date: 2006-10-13 09:20 am (UTC)At how paternalistic it is, in a rather self-satsified and at the same time dissembling sort of way. The alliance between the Christians and the Republicans is an unholy abomination, filled with devils dressed nicely in suits having fatherly chats with you. Eep!
As for that... Well, my extreme caution and hesitation with drug use (even alchohol) is partly due to my upbringing I suppose. But I think that was because my brain was the only thing I thought anybody valued when I was a kid, so I'm hesitant to mess it up.
As for causing an unwed pregnancy, well, I have no compuctions. Causing an unwanted one I'm a lot less happy about though. And that has more to do with a sense of ethics than anything, which I suppose is something instilled as a kid, but strengthened by a lot of thought and reasoning as I got older.
In fact, I would say being away from an authoritarian parent gave me room to think about things and develop a much stronger set of ethics than I might've had before. I was an extremely stubborn little kid, and would do things to spite authority I percieved as undeserved, particularly if I felt wronged.