Negative responses? Welcome to Girl Chat.

When I first got my account I posted quite a bit. But it seemed that no matter what great new I reported or how happy I was, someone was always right there to put a damper on things, making a negative comment. After a few months, I gave up and I only post very rarely now.

I know that a lot of the people on this forum feel downtrodden and misunderstood. They want immediate change and get frustrated when the world doesn't change attitudes overnight.

I am getting older now and understand the pace of change of this world. I no longer hope for worldwide acceptance of adult-child sexuality within my lifetime (something I really hoped for and expected when I was half my current age.) I will be supremely satisfied if, wihtin my lifetime, I see a time where pedophiles are considered "sexually different" but not monsters -- similar to the way homosexuals are now seen, but with the expectation that pedophiles would not be acting on their desires.

Why would I accept such a limiting goal within my lifetime? Because I know that it's just another step on the path to full acceptance, and it takes many generations for society to change. In the USA, the battle for gay rights has been going for 50 years and gay marriage is legal in less than half the states. People are FAR more concerned about protecting their children than worrying about their neighbor's adult behavior, so we should expect this movement to take longer than the gay rights movement. So when I tell people about my sexuality I do it to change opinion for the future generation, not because I expect to have direct benefits in my own lifetime.

I hope the negative responses didn't get you too down. Please know that a number of us really appreciate your words.

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Paedestrian