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Elspode · 12-15-2007, 03:59 AM

The middle child in all of this is Clifton, my 21 year old stepson. Socially semi-inept, nonstop talker, anime and hentai fiend, despiser of the outdoors...and mature and hardworking enough to have gathered together a group of his friends to live with him in our old house, paying rent and keeping us out of having to sell it for a major financial loss...all while being the sweetest kid you'd ever hope to meet. And his girlfriend beside him...

More amazing yet is the fact that I am part of a vital and spiritual community of Pagans who support each other, share the same sorts of events and interpersonal rituals that more mainstream Americans share. The second pic is the Wiccaning (think of it as a Pagan christening) of the grandaughter of Joni and Michael, a child born of a drug using mother; a child almost certain to have cognitive disabilities and physical handicaps as she ages. They adopted her...at nearly 60 years of age, this couple adopted their granddaughter so that their son, who was unaware that he had procreated until the child was born and the mother called him from the hospital, could continue his own growth and life progress. How special is *that*?

Oh...and see the tiny redheaded lass to the left, the lady with the Yorkies? She is a very good friend indeed. :-)

12-15-2007, 03:59 AM	#3
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	The middle child in all of this is Clifton, my 21 year old stepson. Socially semi-inept, nonstop talker, anime and hentai fiend, despiser of the outdoors...and mature and hardworking enough to have gathered together a group of his friends to live with him in our old house, paying rent and keeping us out of having to sell it for a major financial loss...all while being the sweetest kid you'd ever hope to meet. And his girlfriend beside him... More amazing yet is the fact that I am part of a vital and spiritual community of Pagans who support each other, share the same sorts of events and interpersonal rituals that more mainstream Americans share. The second pic is the Wiccaning (think of it as a Pagan christening) of the grandaughter of Joni and Michael, a child born of a drug using mother; a child almost certain to have cognitive disabilities and physical handicaps as she ages. They adopted her...at nearly 60 years of age, this couple adopted their granddaughter so that their son, who was unaware that he had procreated until the child was born and the mother called him from the hospital, could continue his own growth and life progress. How special is that? Oh...and see the tiny redheaded lass to the left, the lady with the Yorkies? She is a very good friend indeed. :-) Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 12-15-2007 at 04:07 AM. Reason: To fix my screwups.