I think I traded one hell for another. I am in the twilight zone [View All]

I just moved from CA to TX. I liked CA (born and raised) but the school system there is awful and the cost of living has gotten so out of control that you can not afford to live in a good area.

My husbands job allowed him to transfer to TX. My kids are in great schools now, we live in an excellent area, but there are freaking fundies everywhere.

My kindergartener came home one day and said one of her friends told her John Kerry kills babies, They were handing out bibles outside of my 8th graders school 2 weeks ago, and today (the reason for this rant)I was at birthday party for a little girl in my kindergarteners class.

I was talking to a mother about how bad the schools were in CA (I was talking academically)
Heres the conversation:

Scary woman: I heard in CA they teach kindergarteners about (she whispers like its a bad word) gay people. And in 1st grade they have sex education!

Me: They do not, they have a sex education one day class in sixth grade and parents have to sign to allow thier children to attend.

Scary woman: Its true, you can look up liberal curriculum on the internet and you know why they are doing that you know teaching kids to be tolerant of (whispers again) gay people. They are trying to influence them that way.

Me: Dumbfounded look on my face I say, Maybe in some wierd private school you read about but not in the public schools. I've been through them and so have my kids and nothing like that happens.

Scary Woman: Maybe not where you lived but its true, my family is a conservative christian family (not shocked) and I think I should teach them about that stuff.

I just didn't know what to say after that, In a different time and place I may have said something.

I don't think I'm ever going to make friends here.