Although I wasn't a potentially aborted fetus, I spent many years thinking I was, and am still very pro-choice. I am sure there are also men in my situation.
The billboard in my poor neighborhood now advertise Ruinite and Geico, but man, I feel like the Lotto has really brainwashed a lot of people. I used to sell Lotto/scratch offs, and I can really not buy them now, because I saw so many people spend so much money... it made me sick. And the people who were spending $100 a week were not the people who could afford it, but those who the dream of the millions meant the most. I am not sure if the state run taxed "lotto" is better than numbers running.
We have one of those lotto initiatives on the ballot here, supposedly prompted by the desire to keep money in the state. But I suspect it would also drain a lot out of the pockets of people too poor to drive to Missouri or Tunica and gamble there.
All your toddlers sound adorable. Matilda is interspersing adorable with contrary; I just tried to get her to say "Barack Obama," and she said sternly, "No Bocka Mama!" and then cracked up. Then, oh so pleased with herself, she added, "No Fuckorama!"
I. Um. Huh.
OMG. Buffista kids are just cracking my shit up! This is better than the jokes in Reader's Digest.
Then, oh so pleased with herself, she added, "No Fuckorama!"
Wise girl. The Fuckorama is just filled with poseurs these days.
The person who is pregnant should be able to decide whether they want to continue the pregnancy. Ideally they could turn to their parents for support, but there's really no guarantee that they'll find support there.
There is also no guarantee that they won't find support. There are very many times when teens are convinced that their parents will not be supportive, and then are shocked and relieved to find that their parents are understanding. Not just talking about pregnancy here. I appreciate the point that the proposition is being presented for all the wrong reasons, and is indeed a means to chop away at rights. But I feel there does need to be some means of better support for girls facing this decision. If my non-existent daughter was pregnant and was considering abortion and felt she could not talk to her parents I would hope there was someone that would talk to her. Abortion is still a serious medical procedure that carries a number of risks. It bothers me to think of young girls making this decision without the benefit of competent caring adult counsel.
I just tried to get her to say "Barack Obama," and she said sternly, "No Bocka Mama!" and then cracked up. Then, oh so pleased with herself, she added, "No Fuckorama!"
Oh! Um, I hope she doesn't say it on TV next week when you take her with you to vote?
(DH and Dylan were on our local news channel when they went to vote in the primaries, so I'm trying to teach him to say "Obama" in response to "Who is Daddy voting for?" in case it happens again. Currently it's coming out more "oomama" but at least it doesn't sound like anything anyone could mistake for "McCain.")
Currently it's coming out more "oomama"
I would totally vote for Uma Thurman too! Dylan is smartiepants.
