From: Michael Roy Ames (michaelroyames@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 14:13:22 MST
Samantha Atkins wrote:
> Mike Lorrey wrote:
>> Yes, he has little credibility outside of a small hard core fan base.
>> He is currently under investigation by the California Child Services,
>> and I might also note in that interview that he confessed to sleeping
>> with children...
>>
>
> Do you believe that "sleeping with" == "has sex with"?
>
> -s
A very good question indeed, Samantha. As a teenager I often took
child-sitting jobs because a) I got paid to sit quietly, studying and b)
I enjoyed being with children. Nothing weird about that: I had grown up
in a family surrounded by younger children, and as a teenager had moved
away from home - and found I missed the kids. When I hit twenty years
old, one parent asked me: "Don't you ever worry about being considered a
pervert?" (not nastily, just asking) It quite shook me up, I can tell
you. I answered: "Well, no. Do you think I should worry?" The Mother
shook her head, and left for an evening out with her husband. That
night, for the first time ever, I felt a twinge of discomfort when
reading a bed-time story to a child.
It is saddening to see people raise eyebrows over bed-sharing, and you
see it especially often when the adult is male. When an adult shares a
bed with a child, it seems the current default assumption is: 'looking
for sexual jollies'. It used to be: 'providing comfort and warmth'.
What went wrong? Is society becoming more cynical?
Michael Roy Ames
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