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Too much pleasure, too few children
St. Paul Pioneer Press ^ | 02/22/2008 | ROD DREHER

Posted on 02/25/2008 1:13:10 PM PST by Caleb1411

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To: Mrs. Don-o

You are quite correct. Mixed up the two most important 14xx dates.


121 posted on 02/25/2008 11:06:00 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Wolfie

Isn’t that why birthcontrol revolutionized sexuality in America?


122 posted on 02/25/2008 11:07:26 PM PST by Pan_Yans Wife
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To: retrokitten

In a purely biological sense a person who chooses not to reproduce is a genetic dead-end.


123 posted on 02/26/2008 2:26:26 AM PST by Bushwacker777
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To: ME-262
Either way you choose if it is what you want it becomes the "selfish" choice,

That was the basic point of my earlier post. The rest of your post illustrates one of my secondary points: that you may find that what you thought you wanted isn't really what you wanted in the long term.

Best wishes for your current pregnancy!

124 posted on 02/26/2008 4:26:47 AM PST by Tax-chick (If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
You will not change my mind. I am almost 38 and I have no maternal instincts whatsoever.

I cannot deal with kids. They cause me to have anxiety issues if I am exposed to them for long periods of time. So not having children is a sane choice for me.

125 posted on 02/26/2008 6:13:52 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (RIP Eric Medlen. You will be missed.../ Get well Soon John Force!!!)
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To: al baby
"Well let see the lady has her own tv show not much private about that is there?"

Oh, right. You can make public, mocking comments on the vagina of any woman who's on TV. Try that with Ann Coulter or Laura Bush. (Actually, better not: squadrons of FReepers would swarm through your monitor and give you a bloody nose.)

126 posted on 02/26/2008 6:17:21 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Pleased to be of service.)
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To: Caleb1411; informavoracious; larose; RJR_fan; Prospero; Conservative Vermont Vet; eaglesnest1; ...
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Freep-mail me to get on or off my pro-life and Catholic List:

Add me / Remove me

Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of interest.

127 posted on 02/26/2008 6:18:23 AM PST by narses (...the spirit of Trent is abroad once more.)
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To: William Terrell
"Evidently, too many women celebrating being being child-free means eventually being civilation-free. Civilization is the only condition that protects women from the realities of raw nature."

I am protected by a big, tattooed, long haired, biker. My husband is all the protection I need.

128 posted on 02/26/2008 6:20:23 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (RIP Eric Medlen. You will be missed.../ Get well Soon John Force!!!)
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To: narses

Oy. I was trying to avoid this thread. Some of the comments are shocking, many are sad. I’ll go back to where in disappointment, I left off.


129 posted on 02/26/2008 6:22:23 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

To each her own. I certainly have known a number of excellent, celibate, non-parent people. Two of my closest friends have made that choice -— wisely, too.


130 posted on 02/26/2008 6:25:00 AM PST by Mrs. Don-o (Pleased to be of service.)
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To: Bushwacker777

Stop it! I’m falling in love with you!


131 posted on 02/26/2008 6:25:52 AM PST by retrokitten ("Tell the dj the last song will be 25 or 6 to 4 by the great Chicago." -Lucky, King of the Hill)
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To: CougarGA7; Clemenza

Same here - homeschooling but paying high school taxes so the illegals can have an education.


132 posted on 02/26/2008 6:26:45 AM PST by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Even my tagline is sad....I can't stand ANY of the candidates!)
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To: ThreeYearLurker
Wow. A good looking family!That's great!
133 posted on 02/26/2008 6:30:46 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
My husband and I have decided not to have children. We are financially not able to afford kids.

Also with my medical issues, kids are not right for us. I had my spine fused in 2006. A pregnancy would create a lot of stress on my spine and make for a difficult pregnancy. I need to work, so missing work for pregnancy and delivery is NOT an option or we would be homeless.

My anxiety issues around kids is also a concern. I do not take medication and I do not want to, I avoid situation where there are a lot of children and I am OK.

134 posted on 02/26/2008 6:31:53 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (RIP Eric Medlen. You will be missed.../ Get well Soon John Force!!!)
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

There was a time when I wished I had lots of kids, but that was when I lived next to a sneaker factory in Indonesia and was short on cash.


135 posted on 02/26/2008 6:33:36 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Sometimes when I cannot reach the remote, or need someone to bring me a beer.....THEN I COME TO MY SENSES!!!!
136 posted on 02/26/2008 6:35:36 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (RIP Eric Medlen. You will be missed.../ Get well Soon John Force!!!)
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To: Tax-chick
I find pleasure and children to be very closely correlated. I wonder why the author doesn't ...

Because some children turn out to be bums...

137 posted on 02/26/2008 6:46:39 AM PST by Screaming_Gerbil (Let's Roll...)
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To: Caleb1411
That sentiment has become a truism among social conservatives, who typically can't explain what they mean by it.

And how has he arrived at this conclusion? Are there studies to confirm it? Has he interviewed conservatives personally and asked them to explain what they mean, then find out they can't explain themselves? In order to use the modifier "typically", he would have to use a large sampling of that group to make a blanket statement like that. Where is his documentation to back up this assertion?

I am becoming increasingly annoyed with leftist writers who concoct these inflammatory conclusions out of whole cloth with no accountability. This is a form of brainwashing.

138 posted on 02/26/2008 6:47:16 AM PST by FrdmLvr
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick; Shyla; Lucky9teen

Hey...

Still kicking...

:)


139 posted on 02/26/2008 6:48:35 AM PST by Enosh (†)
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To: Enosh
Hi. How are you?
140 posted on 02/26/2008 6:50:08 AM PST by Jersey Republican Biker Chick (RIP Eric Medlen. You will be missed.../ Get well Soon John Force!!!)
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