‘My husband and I have chosen to raise our children here because we thought New Hampshire was an open state where our children could be who they wish”
This letter to the editor appeared in the Concord Monitor over the weekend.
I have lived in New Hampshire a long time. My husband and I have chosen to raise our children here, not only because the state is beautiful, but also because we thought New Hampshire was an open state where our children could be who they wish, without fear that someone would try to put them down due to a difference in beliefs.
Lately, our feelings toward the state have changed, and it makes my heart ache. New Hampshire, the Live Free or Die state, seems to be full of people who wish to dictate what others do with their lives.
I am saddened that there are people, so insecure in their own lives, their marriage and who they are, that feel that gays do not have equal rights, that there are people who want the state to be “all white.”
We’ve tried to raise our children to be diverse thinkers. We have friends of all races and orientation, all political views, occupations and walks of life. In doing so we have instilled in our children the most important lesson they can ever learn. They are not better than anyone, and everyone, regardless of who they are or where they came from, is equal.
I think it’s time people take a step back and look at the bigger picture. No one is here to attack your marriage or how you live you life. They simply want to do what they came here to do: live free.
MAGGIE HEAD
Penacook
