There are several things bothering me that I need to get out. I don't care if you agree or not, but I need an outlet.
First up: gay marriage, a subject that is always touchy. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. But I also believe in eternal marriage. In my church we believe in sealings, meaning a husband and a wife will be sealed together forever and ever, for eternal time and life. So when I say I believe in marriage, what I mean and should say is, I believe in eternal sealing. That my husband Zak and I, if we live worthily, will be sealed together forever, not only in this life, but in the life to come. As far as gay marriage goes, I think it should be allowed. I certainly do not agree in that particular lifestyle & orientation, but I do believe than all mankind should be allowed the same rights & privileges. And when it comes to being born gay or choosing, I honestly don't know. And I'll just say that it makes sense: man + woman = children, it's that easy. But if two men love each other and have been together for years, I say they should be allowed the same rights as my husband and I as a married couple. Because, if you followed my logic at the beginning of the paragraph, I believe in a more complex and eternal marriage than what most people consider marriage to be. So why should two men or two women who are in love be denied a right that is given to two heterosexual people?
I think it's just a matter of definition. Mormons believe in eternal sealing. It's so much more than marriage til 'death do you part'. So if two gay people, who are not members of the church, want to get married, fine. I hope my train of thought was clear enough to be understood.
Second issue: the 'mom' haircut that happens immediately following an LDS wedding. I'm not kidding. 90% of the girls I know who have gotten married, grew their hair out long for the wedding (pictures), and then within a week or two (max) chopped their hair off to a dramatic a-line haircut. Most of the time it looks awful. I don't know what the deal is. I grew my hair out for almost 2 years before I had it cut. I wanted to cut it in April, for the spring, but I was very tired of the length my hair was at, plus it was a pain with all the shampoo and conditioner, I went through that stuff! I donated it to a program Pantene has; they make wigs for women with cancer. I at least had a decent reason for cutting my hair, but most of the time, these girls just chop off their hair because they are now married, which requires a different image of them. I don't know.
Third problem: Girls who don't wear make-up. Ok, granted, this one & the previous issue has been a lot lighter than the first one, but it still bothers me. I don't know why it bothers me so much, it just does! Like, they think they're better than girls who do wear make-up? Listen, I could get away without wearing make-up if I wanted, I have been blessed with a wonderful complexion, but I adore wearing make-up! My husband thinks I often look cuter when I'm just natural, which I think is crazy, but it's his brain. Well, the reason I brought this up is because an old roommate of mine just got married. We didn't really get along (she was nuttier than peanut butter), so this probably is a reason why it irks me so much. Well, I was looking at her wedding pictures and she is wearing NO make-up. Just a tad bit of lipstick. I was enraged! Who the hell doesn't wear some make-up (I'm talking like, eyeliner, mascara, minimum) for the WEDDING DAY? Who does that?? Ugh. Well, she's not that much of a looker to begin with, so due to the lack of make-up, the pictures just weren't very flattering.
Another problem I have is with my American Humanities teacher. I had this professor for a Humanities 101 class that just sucked. Regardless of the fact that I took 201 and 202 the year before, and had to take 101 for my minor, and doing it in reverse order just made the class suck. Plus, Zak wasn't at school with me so I was just in a terrible mood a lot. But he would skim over important facts and then spend days on one subject. It was way too detailed for a 101 class, which was irritating. Now, as karma would have, I have him again. Joy of freaking joys. I already am dying to be out of Rexburg, so that is a big part, but the way he teaches the class bothers me. One day while discussing the Declaration of Independence, we seriously defined words like inalienable rights, self-evident, life-liberty-pursuit of happiness. I'm not kidding. It was stuff we did in 7th grade! Another issue with him is that everything is talked about in a hushed, reverent voice. Yes, I understand that the Gettysburg was beautifully written and that Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe is a glorious American painting, but not everything can be of that high quality. He talks about how magnificent and awe-inspiring everything is, down to the salt box type houses back East. It gets tiresome. But the latest annoyance has to be from the day and a half we spent talking about LDS artists/musicians, etc. Everyone had to get up and share about some LDS person. And since we went over time one day, he decided to go ahead and continue that discussion the following day, instead of the scheduled topic of SLAVERY. And seriously, outside of Utah, LDS history isn't as important as members of the Church believe. The Mormons were mostly separated from anything happening in America for almost a hundred years. It is just annoying that we spend so much time on LDS humanities instead of AMERICAN humanities.
Have I covered everything? Oh yeah, I also hate this town. I hate the weather, the unpaved, icy roads, the idiot people in classes, school in general, incompetent professors, not getting a job at the school gallery that I was perfect for, not having any money, and living in REXBURG. April could not come soon enough. I am losing my mind in the dumb town. Luckily, I have a great husband who caters to my crazy emotional breakdowns. So I am grateful for that.
Well I think it's time to end this now. Sorry for the ranting, but it needed to get out.
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