I have to say.... I really HATE (yes, I said hate) living in a small town!!! I feel like I have to tip toe around and be sensitive to everyone else's feelings and beliefs...but I don't get to express mine!! Do I knock what you believe?? NO, it's your freedom!! It is also my freedom to not believe in the same thing! But...my problem is when you try to knock what I believe! I don't push my beliefs on you!! WHY IS IT OK FOR YOU TO PUSH YOURS ON ME?????? I get SO sick of it!!
I feel like I can't express what I believe on Facebook for fear of public persecution is this po-dunk town that I live in!! I fear that my husband would lose his job...or worse, that someone would mistreat my daughter because of my comments!
But it goes beyond religious beliefs...it extends to political beliefs!! If I were to comment that I think a person of a different party "than popular where I live", I would be ripped down! This is another of my freedoms that I am "afraid" to express!!
The thing is...I'm a good person! I don't treat others bad, I don't steal, lie, or anything else! I enjoy spending time with my friends! Guess what...most of my friends have different beliefs than me! AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT! You know why....because I don't push my beliefs on ANYONE! I keep them to myself!! It is however...what I believe! I'm the one who has to own it...not you! SO please don't tell me "how to live"!
I've been so close to just unleashing on Facebook more than once! So, I guess I thought writing in my blog would be the next best thing... Hopefully I'm not "hung" on the town square later today. If I show up missing...this just might be why! :)
