Random Thoughts And Observations: The Sequel

Jazminsdaddy · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:35 pm

And they also reject proposal to endorse same sex civil unions.

And people say there is no difference between the Republicans and the Democrats...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/20 ... +Ticker%29

JJHolden · **Joined:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:25 am **Posts:** 1712

I'm finding it harder and harder to approach subjects such as these without flying into a rage and making a fool of myself. Those comments about women being able to lower the portcullis against all that rapey rapey sperm were the cherry on the freakin' cake.

I am Jill's lake of boiling magma.

Jazminsdaddy · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:04 pm

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

I'm trying to figure out how it's a fringe movement when it's a major pillar of your party's platform.

Saw Expendable's 2. Laughed my ass off.

Roger · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 3:01 pm

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

Roger, I have to disagree with you on a couple of points. First: the number of girls/women using abortion as birth control is miniscule. And two: Studies have shown that a woman's chance of getting pregnant is the same as if she had consensual sex. What they taught you was wrong. Just like when LE "experts" claim that listening to Metallica, reading Anne Rice, and playing RPGs turn one into serial killers.

JJHolden · **Joined:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:25 am **Posts:** 1712

Apologies beforehand to all the responsible men in the world, may you live long and prosper, but this is how I see it -

Men could stop needless abortion tomorrow, if they wanted to. In fact men have the absolute and irrefutable power to stop it from ever happening ever again, this very evening:

Less of this -"Oh, baby I'll pull out, I promise; what's the matter, are you frigid?; no I don't have a condom/I don't like wearing a condom/I'm too big to wear a condom (<---my favorite)/wearing a condom feels like my pecker is wearing a raincoat/I'm allergic to rubber; c'mon, you know you want to; here, have another drink; OMG you're 16 and you're still a virgin?; want to come with me to the park?; yeah I know it's late but lets take a drive; here, smoke this; OMG you're 18 and you're still a virgin?; I can't believe we've come all the way out here and you don't want to do this!; of course it's different for me! (<---another favorite); you really are a cock-teasing bitch you know that?; maybe I'll tell everyone what a slut you are; what's the matter are you a lesbian?; oooh, too late I took a picture of your snatch and I'm going to put it on facebook unless..."

And a little more of keeping it in one's trousers and acting responsibly, and it would all be over and everyone would be happy.

I realize Mother Nature wants us all to have at it, but holy crap it's relentless. We (men and women) are not mindless animals, we're human beings.

Is it too much to ask?

Nanci · **Joined:** Sun Oct 31, 2004 11:48 am **Posts:** 4992

MYTH: Women are using abortion as a method of birth control.
In fact, half of all women getting abortions report that contraception was used during the month they became pregnant.1 Some of these couples had used the method improperly; some had forgotten or neglected to use it on the particular occasion they conceived; and some had used a contraceptive that failed. No contraceptive method prevents pregnancy 100% of the time.

If abortion were used as a primary method of birth control, a typical woman would have at least two or three pregnancies per year - 30 or more during her lifetime. In fact, most women who have abortions have had no previous abortions (52%) or only one previous abortion (26%).5 Considering that most women are fertile for over 30 years, and that birth control is not perfect, the likelihood of having one or two unintended pregnancies is very high.

MYTH: Women have abortions for selfish or frivolous reasons.
The decision to have an abortion is rarely simple. Most women base their decision on several factors, the most common being lack of money and/or unreadiness to start or expand their families due to existing responsibilities. Many feel that the most responsible course of action is to wait until their situation is more suited to childrearing; 66% plan to have children when they are older, financially able to provide necessities for them, and/or in a supportive relationship with a partner so their children will have two parents.8 Others wanted to get pregnant but developed serious medical problems, learned that the fetus had severe abnormalities, or experienced some other personal crisis. About 13,000 women each year have abortions because they have become pregnant as a result of rape or incest.1

MYTH: Women are often forced into having abortions they do not really want.
Some women say that pressure from a husband, partner, or parent was one of several reasons they chose abortion, but only about 1% give that reason as the "most important" one in making their decision.9 Conversely, some women who do not want to continue their pregnancies are pressured to do so by family members, friends, or fear of social stigma. Pre-abortion options counseling is designed to determine whether a woman is fully comfortable with her abortion decision, and if she is not, she is encouraged to wait until she has had a chance to consider her options more fully.

MYTH: Many women come to regret their abortions later.
Research indicates that relief is the most common emotional response following abortion, and that psychological distress appears to be greatest before, rather than after, an abortion.

There are undoubtedly some women who, in hindsight, wish that they had made different choices, and the majority would prefer never to have become pregnant when the circumstances were not right for them. When a wanted pregnancy is ended (for medical reasons, for example) women may experience a sense of loss and grief. As with any major change or decision involving loss, a crisis later in life sometimes leads to a temporary resurfacing of sad feelings surrounding the abortion. Women at risk for poor post-abortion adjustment are those who do not get the support they need, or whose abortion decisions are actively opposed by people who are important to them.10 Learn more about post-abortion issues

References
Guttmacher Institute. Facts in Brief - Induced Abortion. 2003. www.agi-usa.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html
Finer LB, Henshaw SK. Abortion incidence and services in the United States in 2000. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2003; 35: 6-15.
Guttmacher Institute. State Facts About Abortion. 2003. www.agi-usa.org/pubs/sfaa.html
Jones RK, Darroch JE, Henshaw SK. Patterns in the socioeconomic characteristics of women obtaining abortions in 2000-2001. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2002; 34: 226-235.
Elam-Evans LD, Strauss LT, Herndon J, Parker WY, Whitehead S, Berg CJ. Abortion surveillance-United States, 1999. Morbidity Mortality Weekly Report 2002; 51 (SS09): 1-28. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5109a1.htm
Henshaw SK. Unintended pregnancy in the United States. Family Planning Perspectives 1998; 30(1): 24-29 & 46.
Personal communication, Archdiocese of Washington (based on statistics in the 2003 edition of The Kennedy Directory: The Official Catholic Directory).
Henshaw SK, Kost K. Abortion patients in 1994-1995: Characteristics and contraceptive use. Family Planning Perspectives 1996; 28(4): 140-147 &158.
Torres A, Forrest JD. Why do women have abortions? Family Planning Perspectives 1988; 20(4): 169-176.
Psychological Responses Following Abortion. Reproductive Choice and Abortion: A Resource Packet. Washington, DC: American Pyschological Association, 1990.
Statistical information in this fact sheet is based on research by the Guttmacher Institute and other members of the National Abortion Federation.

Roger · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:42 am

www.christianliferesources.com?5068
Interesting article on rape and pregnancy.

Jazminsdaddy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:21 pm

Roger, next time you might want to cite better sources. You link to a religious pro-life website that is in turn linking to a pro-life activist Doctor. The pro-life doctor has been debunked by gynecologists
(http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/us/po ... .html?_r=1)
and studies.

Jazminsdaddy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:33 pm

“What is very disturbing to me is that people like Mr. Akin who have postulated this secret mechanism for avoiding pregnancy have developed their own make-believe world of science based on entirely self-serving beliefs of convenience or just ignorance,” he said. “I don’t think we want these people to be responsible for the lives of others.”

JJHolden · **Joined:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:25 am **Posts:** 1712

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

Now for something completely different...

The Raid is a pretty kick-ass action movie. It's from Indonesia and is about a SWAT raid that goes terribly, terribly wrong.

Jazminsdaddy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:00 pm

The Raid was awesome. Best action movie I've seen in a long long time.

JJHolden · **Joined:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:25 am **Posts:** 1712

Oh, thank God. I'll look out for this one

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

Hollywood is going to screw it up and do a remake. Now I want to see Merantau.

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

Started doing aikido. I hurt.

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

School starts tomorrow. Fun. Fun. Fun.

Hellolost · **Joined:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:58 am **Posts:** 2120

I went on Thursday to get a mamogram. They called me today I have to go back in for more tests.

lostcase · **Joined:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:55 pm **Posts:** 420

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

Hellolost · **Joined:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:58 am **Posts:** 2120

Thanks guys

Jazminsdaddy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:47 am

All the best Jody. I hope it turns out well for you.

JJHolden · **Joined:** Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:25 am **Posts:** 1712

What Tony said, and hang in there, Jody. Hopefully it won't be anything to worry about and they'll put your mind at rest, soon.

They seem to enjoy putting the wind up everyone after those examinations. And that's after they've had your body parts in a vice and they're squeezing harder and harder to the point where you're about to scream WHAT THE FUCK! at the top of your lungs until you notice all the funny cartoons they've stuck on the side of the machine along with slogans such as We Compress Because We Care, and you simply have to 'woman up'.

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

School was okay. English Lit should be fun. As should Asian History. But the best part, watching people trip and fall while walking and texting. The 15 minutes I was waiting for the bus I watched 31 people trip. It brightened my day until I realized that these are the people I'm going to be graduating with...

On a darker note: Saw a young man get hit by a car. Lucky for him she wasn't going too fast. Wouldn't have happened if the driver hadn't been on a cell phone.

VictorV · **Joined:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:59 pm **Posts:** 1371

Why I can't vote for the GOP: Romney wants to replace "ObamaCare" with all the stuff that GOP fought to cut from the ACA but was what was originally part of the GOP position to begin with.

Hellolost · **Joined:** Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:58 am **Posts:** 2120

I had a feeling something was wrong when they squished both boobs at the same time. I was like WTF that has never happened before. You think one boob squished is messed up you should have them both squished at the same time OWWWWWWWWWWW

On the other hand WOOT!!! I got my book from Cemetery today in the mail.

Which leads to..... I had forgotten how much I enjoy getting a book in the mail. I know there was talk about a book club with one of the smaller publishers. Anyone remember and have a link. I think I deserve a present lol

ttzuma · **Joined:** Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:15 pm **Posts:** 13517

http://www.samhainpublishing.com/bookclubs/

Click on the horror book club.

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