First post over...

Now to the real business...

Polygamy. I think it's OK!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not for the likes of the FLDS. Some of the stories that come out about them are hair raising, but on the other hand, I'm not one of these people that believes that humans are meant to be strictly monogamous. Whether thats the whole polygamy/polyandry thing, or just eyeing up someone other than your bit of stuff, it's up to your personal morality to decide. Some people are fine with their other half blatantly sizing up the other fish in the sea, and some go absolutely bonkers!!

What I'm trying in my own meandering way to say is... if they aren't hurting anyone, leave them alone! But if they are then do something about them!
The sticky issue is what do you call OK? Is it OK for the FLDS to encourage their daughters to marry 50yr old when they are 18? Personally i don't think so, i also think that what they are doing is tantamount to child abuse. Well what else do you call brainwashing?

Living in a community of like minded people, maybe without the same beliefs or ideals as the"rest of the world" appeals to me, i always was an oddball. i don't care what kind of mobile phone i have, i don't own the latest hair straighteners, never mind visit the hairdresser very often, and to be perfectly honest, the only way i choose shoes or clothes is if they look moderately OK, and are going to last for a while. But if children were involved, i would give them every opportunity to see the outside world, to experience not only the good, but the bad side of life, to grow their own opinions and ideals. Not be so secluded that they mimic the only things they see..

Polygamy, very sticky subject. But when it all comes down to it, what we are talking about here is sex.Lots of people have blended families these days, the breakdown of the family unit is making it more like the old days when the extended family had a larger role in the way families are raised. It's not unusual for kids to have 2 mothers and fathers, they just see them as family. It's when we add sex into the equation that we reach the trouble part, the kids for the most part of it don't see the sex part, and if they do (heaven forbid! ) it's a case of "ewww!!! get a room". In general they don't, and flatly deny that their parents are sexual beings, so unless sexual abuse is an issue, where is the problem?

I guess the problem is that society states that monogamy is the only moral and acceptable relationship. Not being satisfied with only one person in bed is wrong, and dirty.

Am i the only one who's asking why?