Regarding your post.
I didn't have the time to respond the other day, and that thread has become crowded, so I reply here.
"Much of the compulsion regarding various activities are simply no longer there anymore and I can take or leave many things much like I did before I became so driven by the attraction."
This tends to happen with age.
"Since it is unlikely that any here will be able to change my mind on these issues and I see little prospect for doing the same regarding their views it might be best not to debate too intensely since I am really here to learn more about this attraction than anything else.
Fair enough. You seem willing to have an honest and civil conversation, and that's all we expect. Naturally we think we are correct, but it's fine to disagree.
What about our attraction?
Well, it is natural, it is common, and it is beneficial. It occurs not only in humans but in other mammals, and is associated with nurturing behavior and social bonding.
See, for example, this post, this post, this post, and this post.
kea wrote: "the fact that there is a 'pedophilic' aspect to many interactions between adults & children suggests that the adaptive advantages of this response run deep in our biology, & looking at other species, i think its pretty obvious that this is so. just look at the endocrinology of vasopressin & oxytocin, & its dual role in nurture & sexual behaviour."
In short, we are not monsters. The people persecuting us are monsters.
GirlChat #559867
responding to lee lette
Posted by Baldur on 2012-July-21 14:26:20 EDT, SaturdayThis post is archived, preventing any new replies.
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- Re: responding to lee lette - lee lette on 2012-July-21 20:26:28 EDT, Saturday - (2 / 0 / 99)
- Re: responding to lee lette - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-22 12:03:14 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 7)
- Re: responding to lee lette - Baldur on 2012-July-22 05:20:44 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: responding to lee lette - lee lette on 2012-July-22 19:01:11 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: responding to lee lette - Andrea on 2012-July-23 12:00:58 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: responding to lee lette - lee lette on 2012-July-23 08:48:19 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: responding to lee lette - Andrea on 2012-July-23 12:00:58 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: responding to lee lette - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-22 16:27:43 EDT, Sunday - (3 / 0 / 1)
- Re: responding to lee lette - Baldur on 2012-July-22 21:00:06 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Making WHAT? - Hieronymus on 2012-July-22 06:25:36 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: responding to lee lette - lee lette on 2012-July-22 19:01:11 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: responding to lee lette - Baldur on 2012-July-22 05:20:44 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Minority desires - Dante on 2012-July-21 21:45:44 EDT, Saturday - (2 / 0 / 90)
- Full agreement... - Dissident on 2012-July-23 05:15:42 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-22 18:49:59 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 88)
- Fearing the queers? - Dante on 2012-July-24 07:59:42 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 22)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:13:21 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 18)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - Dissident on 2012-July-24 23:18:18 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 11)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:04:19 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 10)
- Its not the data, its the conclusions. - Dante on 2012-July-26 22:06:01 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Rind et al - rocinante on 2012-July-25 19:19:58 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - Dissident on 2012-July-25 17:26:37 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 7)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-25 22:10:31 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:45:45 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Problem of the Other - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 02:39:33 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- Re: Problem of the Other - lee lette on 2012-July-27 00:53:28 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- Re: Problem of the Other - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 17:11:02 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Problem of the Other - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:58:56 EDT, Thursday - (3 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Problem of the Other - lee lette on 2012-July-26 18:12:42 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Problem of the Other - lee lette on 2012-July-27 00:53:28 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-25 22:10:31 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:04:19 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 10)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - Dante on 2012-July-24 11:51:14 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 5)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:17:18 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- The invention of Childhood - Dante on 2012-July-26 22:22:08 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: The invention of Childhood - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-27 07:29:49 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - Dissident on 2012-July-25 17:41:19 EDT, Wednesday - (3 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-25 17:40:32 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- The invention of Childhood - Dante on 2012-July-26 22:22:08 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:17:18 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - Dissident on 2012-July-24 23:18:18 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 11)
- Brilliant quote!! - Dissident on 2012-July-24 08:21:41 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Brilliant quote!! - Dante on 2012-July-24 10:07:07 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Thanks!!-nt - Dissident on 2012-July-24 22:32:31 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Brilliant quote!! - Dante on 2012-July-24 10:07:07 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Fearing the queers? - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:13:21 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 18)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - Andrea on 2012-July-22 23:25:41 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-22 20:32:29 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 62)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-23 08:57:33 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 11)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-23 19:05:21 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 10)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:00:10 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - Dissident on 2012-July-24 22:31:46 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:23:07 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-24 13:02:26 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:27:10 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - Baldur on 2012-July-24 10:11:19 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:18:11 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - Dissident on 2012-July-24 22:31:46 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- What?! - Lil'Grundoon on 2012-July-24 07:41:13 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- You are such a notsu. NT - griffith on 2012-July-25 16:33:16 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- I'm notsu, I'm Adm; it says so in Chat - Dante on 2012-July-27 09:12:02 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- You are such a notsu. NT - griffith on 2012-July-25 16:33:16 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:00:10 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-23 19:05:21 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 10)
- Also - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-22 23:59:32 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 49)
- Re: Also - lee lette on 2012-July-23 09:00:27 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 48)
- Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-23 20:26:30 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 47)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:38:26 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 46)
- Re: Agreed. - Dante on 2012-July-25 00:03:04 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 10:01:40 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- [Dubious - discuss] - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-25 17:20:22 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Nope - nt - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:48:09 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-25 17:02:54 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- [Dubious - discuss] - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-25 17:20:22 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 10:01:40 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-24 23:42:30 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 10:07:28 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-25 17:17:41 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Oh but we do! - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-25 17:24:27 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-25 17:17:41 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 10:07:28 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-24 13:24:34 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 36)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 10:16:06 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 35)
- You sound like an anti. - griffith on 2012-July-25 11:44:18 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 13)
- One less to battle against it seems - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:36:55 EDT, Wednesday - (1 / 0 / 12)
- Re: One less to battle against it seems - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:15:47 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: One less to battle against it seems - Baldur on 2012-July-26 07:35:34 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 10)
- Re: One less to battle against it seems - lee lette on 2012-July-26 13:00:46 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 9)
- The main thing to consider, my friend... - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:07:02 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 8)
- I before E except in German. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 17:32:39 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- For Anglophones, pronounce the last. - Dante on 2012-July-26 23:04:32 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Whoops!-nt - Dissident on 2012-July-26 21:29:56 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Wrong. - griffith on 2012-July-26 17:54:36 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: The main thing to consider, my friend... - lee lette on 2012-July-26 16:37:52 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- Re: The main thing to consider, my friend... - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 17:44:55 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: The main thing to consider, my friend... - lee lette on 2012-July-26 18:31:45 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: The main thing to consider, my friend... - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 19:55:30 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: The main thing to consider, my friend... - lee lette on 2012-July-26 18:31:45 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: The main thing to consider, my friend... - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 17:44:55 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- I before E except in German. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 17:32:39 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 3)
- The main thing to consider, my friend... - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:07:02 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 8)
- Re: One less to battle against it seems - lee lette on 2012-July-26 13:00:46 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 9)
- One less to battle against it seems - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:36:55 EDT, Wednesday - (1 / 0 / 12)
- Re: Agreed. - Baldur on 2012-July-25 10:23:12 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 20)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:31:39 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 19)
- Evidence? - Dante on 2012-July-26 11:06:38 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 3)
- Re: Evidence? - rocinante on 2012-July-26 11:30:08 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Evidence? - Baldur on 2012-July-27 10:58:19 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Evidence? - lee lette on 2012-July-26 13:11:01 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Evidence? - rocinante on 2012-July-26 11:30:08 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-25 18:29:16 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:47:12 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 5)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:35:36 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Agreed. - Baldur on 2012-July-26 07:13:21 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-26 13:15:08 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Agreed. - Dissident on 2012-July-26 16:38:59 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-26 13:15:08 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 1)
- Re: Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 01:53:54 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:47:12 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 5)
- Re: Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-25 17:33:30 EDT, Wednesday - (3 / 0 / 7)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:39:39 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Re: Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 02:20:26 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 5)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-26 16:46:46 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- Evidence from Multiple Personality Disorders? - Dante on 2012-July-27 10:01:35 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Evidence from Multiple Personality Disorders? - NFiH on 2012-July-28 23:06:56 EDT, Saturday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Evidence from Multiple Personality Disorders? - lee lette on 2012-July-27 18:39:35 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Re: Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 18:13:33 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Evidence from Multiple Personality Disorders? - Dante on 2012-July-27 10:01:35 EDT, Friday - (2 / 0 / 2)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-26 16:46:46 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- Re: Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-26 02:20:26 EDT, Thursday - (2 / 0 / 5)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 21:39:39 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 6)
- Evidence? - Dante on 2012-July-26 11:06:38 EDT, Thursday - (0 / 0 / 3)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 11:31:39 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 19)
- You sound like an anti. - griffith on 2012-July-25 11:44:18 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 13)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-25 10:16:06 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 35)
- Re: Agreed. - Dante on 2012-July-25 00:03:04 EDT, Wednesday - (2 / 0 / 4)
- Re: Agreed. - lee lette on 2012-July-24 10:38:26 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 46)
- Agreed. - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-23 20:26:30 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 47)
- Re: Also - lee lette on 2012-July-23 09:00:27 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 48)
- Re: Too many minorities, man! - lee lette on 2012-July-23 08:57:33 EDT, Monday - (2 / 0 / 11)
- or not enough - Baldur on 2012-July-22 20:28:39 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 0)
- Fearing the queers? - Dante on 2012-July-24 07:59:42 EDT, Tuesday - (2 / 0 / 22)
- Re: responding to lee lette - qtns2di4 on 2012-July-22 12:03:14 EDT, Sunday - (2 / 0 / 7)