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What if the baby is possessed by demons and will rain down the fires of hell upon you. That's not possession, that is what babies do. It's grandparents revenge.
disapprove of every war since the invention of bombs and artillery
NO DUH! Life would be much better if young men could stop killing young men, and old men try to die in glory by destroying cities.
averse to doctors. some need mental health evaluations, if you ask me.
what about poverty and pollution
YEP! EVIL.
CelibacyCelibacy is much better than a lousy relationship.
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Oh, yeah, Bev. I would never have done it (lower the flag), but it sure was fun to read about! The day of his funeral, I swear we had Secret Service everywhere but my front yard.
LOL re the Confederate Flag. Mostly in Raleigh we have "I am from North Carolina and I don't support Jesse Helms" stickers, or did when he was in the Senate. It's the Bible-thumpers (who don't congregate so much in the Triangle area) who kept him in office. And he did some serious pandering.
But enough about him. Let's forget the guy.
Re the tangential discussion: Abortions bug me because as soon as that egg hit that sperm in 9/65, I was destined to exist. Killing potential, innocent lives seems wrong. But so do unwanted babies. I guess since birth control for me has always been abstinence (no sex of any kind, TMI?), I expect the same ability of everyone else. Apparently I'm a freak of nature.
LOL re the Confederate Flag. Mostly in Raleigh we have "I am from North Carolina and I don't support Jesse Helms" stickers, or did when he was in the Senate. It's the Bible-thumpers (who don't congregate so much in the Triangle area) who kept him in office. And he did some serious pandering.
But enough about him. Let's forget the guy.
Re the tangential discussion: Abortions bug me because as soon as that egg hit that sperm in 9/65, I was destined to exist. Killing potential, innocent lives seems wrong. But so do unwanted babies. I guess since birth control for me has always been abstinence (no sex of any kind, TMI?), I expect the same ability of everyone else. Apparently I'm a freak of nature.
I meant that I would never quit my job over lowering the flag, but that's not actually what I said. So anyway. Principles can go by the wayside when logistics intervene. Now that makes me feel like a bad person. 
Probably because I admit to chastity. I am a freak. I know, because when (and I am 42 years old now) I go to the er and they want to take an x-ray, they ask what birth control am I on and I say, none, I don't need any, they always do a pregnancy test. I am much more averse to doctors than I am to bot holidays. I'm just cranky.
Probably because I admit to chastity. I am a freak. I know, because when (and I am 42 years old now) I go to the er and they want to take an x-ray, they ask what birth control am I on and I say, none, I don't need any, they always do a pregnancy test. I am much more averse to doctors than I am to bot holidays. I'm just cranky.
The Clerk wrote:
...they ask what birth control am I on and I say, none, I don't need any, they always do a pregnancy test.
That's terrible!
What does "TMI" mean?
I don't think there's anything wrong with celibacy.
What does "TMI" mean?
I don't think there's anything wrong with celibacy.
Clerk, there is nothing freaky about your choices. People have a right to not do as much as to do. I admire you for making choices most people around you may not make.
If it makes you feel better, in other times an unmarried woman would be expected to be celibate, and those who chose otherwise would be considered social outcasts. Now it seems what was once so strictly denied is shoved down our throats. You have every right to not have sex, and it's nobody's business but yours. There is nothing freaky but the situation where people judge you for such a normal and personal decision.
If your local ER does routine pregnancy tests without your consent even when you tell them you are not sexually active, I would think they are courting a lawsuit. No doubt they missed a pregnancy at one point and were sued for that, making them overcompensate (why can't administrators get the idea of case by case judgment instead of one set of rules for everyone even though everyone is not the same?). Unless you are mentally questionable (and who isn't?) I think they should take your word on it, and maybe make you sign a paper that you have no risk of pregnancy.
I don't use the pill either as my hormones are wacky enough on their own and condoms can help prevent STDs. If some doctor started doing pregnancy tests without my consent because I don't follow what they think women should all do, everyone in that ER would get an earful at the least. Expectations are strange things, no? I hope this doesn't insult you, but try getting some religious symbol (cross, star, pentagram--whatever) because for some reason people will allow you to choose more freedom not to have sex or to have less sex if you invoke a god or two. Anyhow, you are not a freak--some people are just idiots.
If it makes you feel better, in other times an unmarried woman would be expected to be celibate, and those who chose otherwise would be considered social outcasts. Now it seems what was once so strictly denied is shoved down our throats. You have every right to not have sex, and it's nobody's business but yours. There is nothing freaky but the situation where people judge you for such a normal and personal decision.
If your local ER does routine pregnancy tests without your consent even when you tell them you are not sexually active, I would think they are courting a lawsuit. No doubt they missed a pregnancy at one point and were sued for that, making them overcompensate (why can't administrators get the idea of case by case judgment instead of one set of rules for everyone even though everyone is not the same?). Unless you are mentally questionable (and who isn't?) I think they should take your word on it, and maybe make you sign a paper that you have no risk of pregnancy.
I don't use the pill either as my hormones are wacky enough on their own and condoms can help prevent STDs. If some doctor started doing pregnancy tests without my consent because I don't follow what they think women should all do, everyone in that ER would get an earful at the least. Expectations are strange things, no? I hope this doesn't insult you, but try getting some religious symbol (cross, star, pentagram--whatever) because for some reason people will allow you to choose more freedom not to have sex or to have less sex if you invoke a god or two. Anyhow, you are not a freak--some people are just idiots.
Bev, thanks. I had a really nasty doctor interaction yesterday, which probably explains my rant on a bot forum.
Cerk, Wait, we need a reason to rant now? (Yeah, you can tell I've been bored the last few days and here a lot more than I should be too).
Irina, now you are the peace maker and I am blatantly looking for debates. I didn't mean to troll. Sometimes I am just in a mood and this is one of the few forums that doesn't answer an argument with "STFU!" or the like. (That's a generalization about other Internet sites but I am convinced my generalizations are warranted at some level all the same). I think I and scaring the new people though. I will try to back off the attack mode and update the silly bots.
LoL @ Prob123. So are babies born evil then? Or is the evil only their parents' karma?
LoL @ Prob123. So are babies born evil then? Or is the evil only their parents' karma?
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