[juju]

Hmm.. are you pissed off because I made fun of your post in the "well regulated militia" thread? I was only joking, you know. My apologies if I offended you.

I do like to argue just for the hell of it, but not if it means it's really going to piss someone off. I'd prefer it if the other person enjoyed the arguing as well. Anyway, I don't think that case applies here, as i'm not actively looking for an argument.

I don't pick on my wife. I try to get her to see that she's a great and beautiful person. I know that you're not supposed to try to change a person, but this is the one thing that I can't resist doing. For the most part she's come a very long way. I think it's fair to say she has high self-esteem today.

I did have low self-esteem as a child, but after many years of introspection and growing, i've gotten over it. I'm extremly self-confident today.

I do like to stand up for what I believe in. But I don't want to do this without really thinking about it first. That's why I posted this here.. to get people's opinion on it before I do something really stupid. That's the thing about standing up for what you believe in -- sometimes you're wrong. And if you are, you've just made a huge ass out of yourself. I don't have kids, and I've only been considering this subject for a few days. Therefore, I could be wrong. I think i'm right, though, and if enough people say, "Yeah, that exact same thing happened to my sister/brother/cousin", i'd consider that good evidence to support my belief.

I shouldn't have said that i'd already made up my mind. I'm still deciding, really. I've made my mind up several different ways several times since i've starting thinking about it. I always think I know whether or not i'll say something at any given point, but I keep changing my mind.