Earlier this year I had my first girl on girl experience. The kind that inspires Dear Penthouse letters and leaves young boys holding the magazine over their pants! We met a couple out for dinner and unlike our typical dates, I agreed when they invited us back to their hotel. I had always made it clear to our swinger friends I was a “night club lesbian” (i.e. after 3 shots of fireball and standing on a dance floor, it was the Wild West and my tongue was a saloon!)
Somehow, though, I found myself in a hot tub with an incredibly sexy older woman and we went from kissing to well….more. I was turned on and if I’m being honest, a little more than confused. I had flirted with girls before but never let it go further than the occasional grope session for our partners titillation and I could not figure out why I felt such an attraction to her.
We went from the hot tub to the bed and well….that’s a story that on my other blog! 😉
What did it mean though? Was I bi? Was I just bi curious? Was it the whiskey who liked girls and I was just the vessel for it’s “deviance”? The truth, it turns, out was not nearly as complicated as all of that. I’ve realized after a few more, mind blowing experiences (One I might add that included a kitchen counter, hands made of magic, and enough chemistry to light up the Grand Canyon) that I am what they would call fluid. Attraction is situational for me it seems. After years of claiming I was “strictly dickly”, I’ve come to understand that the occasional dinner at the Y can be just as satisfying a meal!
Now all silliness aside, I need to say something that is very near and dear to my heart. My youngest came out to me 2 years ago when he was 18. It was not a huge surprise and more than anything I was just honored that he came to me about it.
I want to share with you what I shared with him because this is what I believe with every fiber of my heart:
Love is beautiful, no matter what form we find it in. Be it for a moment, a night or a lifetime, allowing yourself to be vulnerable and open with another human being, while scary is the most incredible gift we are able to give and receive.
Love cannot see, it can only feel. It is the strongest emotion we are capable of. It can neutralize hate, erase sadness, and help us see things about ourselves when we find our reflection in another persons eyes.
No matter who we choose to love, the opposite sex, the same sex, someone transitioning between, so long as we have respect, kindness and honesty with them, we cannot ever go wrong.
There is nothing wrong with loving someone of the same sex. The only “wrong” is to deny yourself the chance to experience because fear of others opinions outweighs the wish in your heart.
As proud as I was of him for coming out, I had to process the sadness I felt at his worry over my response. I’ve always been open and honest with my kids, never given them a reason to fear saying anything at all. Yet, our society has so ingrained it in our brains that only certain ways of living are the “right” way to be, he still had fear. It was heartbreaking if I’m being honest.
This is perhaps one of the reasons I’ve started this blog. One of the reasons that I’ve decided to be honest and raw about all of my experiences, a la “Good, Bad and Ugly” style. I don’t ever want another child to fear taking off the mask, another man or woman to deny themselves the beauty of a genuine life for fear of what others might think.
We get one shot, and if that is all we have, then shouldn’t we surround ourselves with a village that is as brilliantly technicolor as our own souls?
As for yours truly, well kiddos, your Auntie is a bit of freaky little thing. Sometimes I’m vanilla, other times swirl, and when the moment feels right, I am a strawberry with a pink strap on I call Bertha, and channeling the fab Ms. Perry, kissing girl and fucking loving it!