Fenton and I accompanied Dad and Kell to this month’s gathering of the Interspecies Support Group last night. While there’s no real stigma to our union (unlike with most of the member’s relationships), we definitely qualify since we’re a creature of the land and a creature of the sky. We do share the same insectivore eating habits, though, which makes our situation easier than so many of the others who find themselves divided by diet.
We enjoy attending, and not just because the parties are at night. We spend 95% of our time immersed in a culture that judges and categorizes us, so the ISG is one of the few places that sees us as individuals.
There are workshops and panels, and seminars on how to maintain togetherness under challenging circumstances. There’s always a speaker, usually someone who can offer a unique perspective on non-traditional families. Last night we had the sister of a certain Presidential candidate.
As I ready my attempt at communication with the Human dimension, it fascinates me to imagine a world in which everyone is a single species. They must find it much easier to live in harmony without anything substantive to divide them!
