03 11 11 - 09:42

Taboo Topics

So back in February 2007, I wrote a blog titled PRIDE (if you haven't read it please go back and read it or if you don't remember it re reading it might help you understand where i am coming from), I have since made a lot of changes and feel that I need to talk about some of the Taboo Topics in my life. There are many that I could choose from but to get this started I will only write about a few and maybe with any luck I will continue this blog again with some of the other topics at another time.


I think the biggest change thats going on in my life is my divorce and this topic leads to other taboo topics so I will start here.


DIVORCE

I was 26 years young and getting divorced. ... (more)


03 11 11 - 09:26

Pride

Why is it that we are too proud to talk about our problems openly with our friends and family when the issues are not so nice? Issues like abuse, addiction, and affairs. We as society are taught that these things are bad and we shouldn’t talk about them. Maybe if we all forgot about our pride and talked about these issues they would happen less.


Why is it our pride that stands in the way? Cause we want to be good self-respecting people. But if we want to be self-respecting then shouldn’t we get rid of the issues that disrespect us. Our pride is such that is becomes arrogance and offensive and with that comes the stupidity. If we would only talk openly about the issues we would realize as a society that they are a problem.


Being prideful makes us afraid that if we do talk about these issues that society is going to look down ... (more)