Mortgaging My Soul, Once Again

So, from our previous adventure with Mike and I getting separate Christmas cards from my aunt Jen and uncle Scott, I will tell you how I unraveled this mystery.

It wasn’t through my Scooby Doo snooping powers, my Nancy Drew stealth, my Super Powered Decoder Ring, or my Raging Clue.

I used what I know best: My Mouth. (And, no, not in the DIRTY way!!!)

So it was near the end of the family gathering that we do for Christmas Eve and I just walked up and asked her what the deal was with Mike and I getting separate Christmas Cards from them. I wasn’t being a bitch or anything; I said it more jokingly than anything. And, you can tell she was totally not expecting this question, and she made a comment like, “Well, you guys are two people.”

That almost set me free. However, I decided not to pass judgment until I heard more.

I then asked her what she meant by that, indicating that, strangely, my brother Travis and his wife Jess are separate people, even though they do act like they are joined at the hip most of the time (except basketball…where she becomes a basketball widow. hehe). But, anyways, she then said “That was true” and then she started talking about how she then didn’t know how to address the envelope when mailing it. I just looked at her and said, “Casey *lastname* and Mike *lastname*.” She then was like, “Ohhh, I guess that makes sense.” Jessica then asked how you would do formal on envelopes to a gay couple. It would be like, “Mr Casey *lastname* and Mr Michael *lastname*.” I’m not sure how hard that was. And, even if you did find that difficult, why would that prevent you from sending it in one card and then just possibly making a faux paux and just noting the envelope wrong. Like, I dunno, Mr Casey & Mike *lastname*. *rolls eyes*

(As a side note, I typed in Faux Paux in Webster.com to see if I spelled that right and it came up with the suggestion “Fuck Up.” *laughs*)

I found the excuse lame. However, I believe my uncle when he said that they didn’t mean to upset me or anything. And, I’m not really upset, and I totally understand they didn’t mean anything by it. I mean, all I want to be is treated the same, and to get stuff like this from my own family just wounds me.

I think that’s the best word that describes it. Not upsetting, just wounded. I guess I just expected better from my family.

And then we started to get into the discussion of Gay Marriage. *sighs*

My aunt then mentioned that, due to what the Bible, she doesn’t believe that gays should get married but they should have the option to have a legal alternative (like civil unions) where they can get the same rights as married people. Now, strangely, I find that hysterical. I actually consulted the scriptures just now (and, yes, my laptop was smoking a wee bit while searching the pages, and this is what I found when I searched for homosexual. One mention in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11:

9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Strangely, all of those deviants can and do get married. Even male prostitutes, which I would think is more “naughty” than a gay guy in a committed relationship.

However, what do I know?

However, if given the option of having nothing versus a civil union, I would pick civil union.  And, personally, I don’t think of it as settling.  I think of it like this:

If someone offered me half of a donut or nothing, I would take half of a donut.  It’s not that I don’t *want* the whole one, as I’m chunky, but it’s because, frankly, it’s better then nothing and I do like my donuts.  I mean, hello, what person in their right mind would turn this nose up to *any* portion of a donut!?

However, I would still push to have gay marriage, as that would make us truly equal.  However I think that we’re far off to having that option.  So, in the mean time, I would be happy with a civil union.

And a Super Secret Decoder Ring.  Those always looked super sweet to me as a kid…