Re: world's most famous face says, "I want to live forever" on national TV

From: Michael Roy Ames (michaelroyames@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 14:13:22 MST

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    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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