tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37507520.post3704648948545030467..comments2023-09-26T08:20:15.098-05:00Comments on Criss writes...: Sadly, the issue is way more complicated than that...Criss L. Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664903417376487387noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37507520.post-4645794006750278662010-06-13T21:32:16.678-05:002010-06-13T21:32:16.678-05:00"I guess if I was a "fetus", (I cal..."I guess if I was a "fetus", (I call it a baby), I would want to give adoption a try..."<br /><br />Good to know. If I were a fetus, I would not want to abuse a woman in that way. I'm also not as naive about the reality of this magical land you call "adoption," and I really would not want to take my chances with that.<br /><br />"Our materialism is all about future posessions, houses, cars,jobs and also most apparent here, our looks. what if a baby makes me not so hot to look at anymore."<br /><br />You know what really helps when you're trying to make a point when responding to a blog post? It REALLY helps to READ the post itself.<br /><br />I did not mention one word about "looks." I talked about keeping my body clothed; clothing is one of the five basic human needs.<br /><br />Have you ever been pregnant? I'm on my second one. Just today I was chatting with two friends of mine, one on her first pregnancy, the other with an almost-2-year-old daughter. We were talking about first-trimester exhaustion. You know, where you come home from work and go straight to bed, because you don't have the energy to do anything else. Like fix dinner for yourself. None of us went through this with another child at home already, so thank goodness we were not required to take care of anyone during this time... had it not been for our loving partners, who picked up the slack and took care of cooking, laundry, dishes, sending out the rent check, etc.<br /><br />Now, what you call "materialistic" is what I call "keeping your job so you can continue to have a roof over your head and can still afford to feed yourself (two more of a human's basic needs)." <br /><br />I'd go on, but... I already did. I wrote it in the original post. You either chose to not read it, or you chose to ignore it, or you lack the mental capacity to understand it, or you lack the basic human compassion to understand it.<br /><br />Therefore, there's no point in chatting with you longer, since you either can't or won't listen.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Criss L. Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664903417376487387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37507520.post-77778890736684009272010-06-12T21:03:03.278-05:002010-06-12T21:03:03.278-05:00I guess if I was a "fetus", (I call it a...I guess if I was a "fetus", (I call it a baby), I would want to give adoption a try, (call me crazy)rather than be snuffed out of existence. This discussion reminds me of how very materialistic America has become. That's the real issue being discussed when we talk about how unplanned pregnancies are going to affect me...Our materialism is all about future posessions, houses, cars,jobs and also most apparent here, our looks. what if a baby makes me not so hot to look at anymore. Watch TV sometime and see this message being bombarded at us. Does anyone believe God has a hand in conception anymore? I can't find anyone who truly believes it! We would all do well to listen to the stories of adults who were the product of rape sometime. Without almost no exceptions they are happy their mother allowed them to live and did not decide to kill them at the start of their precious God given lives. Is life precious or are we all just animals? Even our constitution demands we have the right to Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Why or why is life listed first? Our founding fathers were not as dumb as certain parties, our President for one, would have us believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37507520.post-26727510527091614872009-05-20T11:56:24.513-05:002009-05-20T11:56:24.513-05:00Hardball is an awful show that completely discoura...Hardball is an awful show that completely discourages any sort of discourse. I don't know why anyone goes on that show.<br /><br />I completely agree with you. But even baby steps are still steps forward. If we can give women better coverage and better services and help solve one small part of this huge problem we have on our hands, that's something we should work towards.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00792375260633790983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37507520.post-18210512450420513012009-05-19T14:07:00.000-05:002009-05-19T14:07:00.000-05:00I found the video and updated the post (I didn't e...I found the video and updated the post (I didn't embed, just linked to it).<br /><br />Another problem I have with adoption being thrown around as the end-all solution is that we keep putting kids <I>into</I> the system, but who's taking them out? Who's adopting? Here, locally (not from Africa, like all the trendy celebrities)? Who's adopting multi-racial older children? Children with disabilities? Crack babies?<br /><br />Yes, we need to put more money into adoption services, to get kids <I>adopted</I>, not to add more to the system. (But that's a rant for another post...)Criss L. Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664903417376487387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37507520.post-60889078217895424732009-05-19T13:42:00.000-05:002009-05-19T13:42:00.000-05:00Oh man. I am so torn about all of this. On one han...Oh man. I am so torn about all of this. On one hand I say kudos to the congress guy (though i wish I could see the video you're talking about) for considering the economic reasons. It's not really a choice if women have to give up a baby because of finances. But I hear you on the adoption thing. It is so much to ask of a woman. So much. I'm grateful that there are women who do it because it means that loving families get to have the babies they deserve. However, I hate that economics allows wealthy moms to adopt and poor moms to give up babies that they may otherwise want AND that poor women might have more unintended pregnancies because of unequal access to birth control. <br /><br />In a just society reproductive choices must be divorced from economic factors.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03851060397493041024noreply@blogger.com