On Being a B*stard (standard:Editorials, 1154 words)
Author: Lori	Added: Sep 14 2007	Views/Reads: 3715/2199	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Some didn't like the first part, some won't like this part either. Don't read if you offend easily!

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I hate this term when it's applied to people who are born to parents who
aren't married. My niece was born out of wedlock. Is she a bad person 
because of it? No, her mother had been separated from her second 
husband for years, but never divorced. When she met my brother she 
started divorce proceedings.  She wasn't divorced when my niece was 
born long enough to be considered my brother's child. Her first legal 
name was my ex-s-i-l's ex-husband's last name. My brother had to adopt 
his own daughter because the laws of my state. She's termed a bastard 
because of this. Is it her fault? No, it was her mother's! If she had 
gotten her divorce before hand, my brother would have been allowed to 
marry her and it would be over and done with. But, because of her 
situation and the one to follow this wasn't done. To be honest I don't 
even know if my niece knows all this. Should she? I don't know, maybe 
and maybe not. I'm glad it's not my decision. 

Just because you hate someone doesn't mean they are a bastard. You
probably have good reasons to hate them. I really don't like my ex, and 
have more reasons than I can count to call him this, but it doesn't 
make him a bastard. Not liking someone shouldn't be just case to call 
them names. You really shouldn't hate anyone. There are just a hand 
full of people I despise. But none of them are bastards, or bitches, 
because I don't like them. 

And just because I don't like someone doesn't mean everyone shouldn't
either. I may not like them because they rub me the wrong way. You may 
like them because they do. I may not like them because their choice of 
lifestyle, you may because of it. 

What it all boils down too is a matter of opinion. If you think someone
is a bastard, for whatever reasons, it's your decision to feel that 
way. The same goes for me. But, is that really enough reason to call 
someone a word like this. Bitch is okay because it's overused and 
people are more acceptable now days to the word. I don't know if this 
one is. 

Copyright 2007 by Lori


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