Barbarianism

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/27/states-ban-abortion-20-weeks_n_885419.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl8%7Csec1_lnk1%7C73623
This news video is reporting that some states are moving to ban abortions after 20 weeks.  I applaud the fact that some states are taking any steps to ban abortion in any faction. 
However, pre 20 weeks, before the fetus is viability, or before the fetus feels pain, etc. are all stupid excuses for a barbaric society that actually entertains the idea of legalizing and allowing women to murder their own children.

Oh Al

You’ve done it again. Gone and made a fool out of yourself.  In a recent interview Al Gore addressed ‘Fertility Management.’  He actually called on women to have fewer children in order to curb pollution. Even claiming that it would empower them. 

Read More: 

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/al-gore-empowers-women-to-have-fewer-children-to-curb-pollution/

You can just read the article to get the gist of what he said, but watching the video is even funnier.
The amount of children a couple has, has absolutely nothing to do with pollution.  In fact a couple with ten kids could recycle just as committedly as a couple with two kids, they could drive hybrid cars, and install solar panels on their roof.  Trying to equate fewer children to eco friendly living is an absolute joke.  It doesn’t even make sense.  Like how Gore pushes the green agenda but drinks bottled water and has huge electric bills (as mentioned in the article), it just doesn’t make sense.
But by far my favorite part of the article is the comment section.  Someone commented, “Any woman who listens to Al Gore really should not have children.”  Awesome comment and I totally agree!

Birth Control & Families

WOW.
So for some reason the ideas about having a baby have become something entirely different than the realities of having one.

For the record, women, having a baby does not make the following impossible or even improbable:
a)buying a house
b)finding a husband (besides, having a long term relationship with someone you wouldn't want to father your children isn't usually the best idea in the first place)
c)going on vacation
d)earning a degree

In fact, in my experience, having children has led me to many more opportunities and friendships than I would have had otherwise.

Being a mother is unlike any other calling, job, education, learning experience, or joy you will ever feel. It is hard. It is time-consuming. It is so worth it! I feel like the pennies I pay are nothing compared to the millions I receive in return.

At first this commercial didn't even strike me as awful. I just kinda thought, what a lame Ad. The more I thought about it, the more i realized: this commercial is very disturbing.

I am definitely not against birth control. I believe that planning a family is very important, and will benefit everyone involved. I also believe if you are not of age or with someone you don't wish to spend your life with, birth control is a very appealing option. I can attest that the pill is only 99% effective even if it is taken as directed. I have 2 children to prove that 1%.

However, this commercial and others like it tend to lean towards selfishness and avoiding things like... consequences and responsibility. I am very aware that attitudes like the ones presented in this ad affect teens and young adults. I only wish they knew this was false advertising. Birth control will not always stop you from having a baby. It will not make you happy and successful. It will not make your relationships more stable or more fun. If you choose not to have kids because you are afraid you will miss out on life, you are sorely mistaken in this idea!

Gratitude and Unselfishness….

From what I understand the NFL players went on strike because their labor union wanted to add 2 more games to their season but not pay them more for it.  Arguably football is a dangerous.  The players think they need to be compensated for the danger of injury in those extra games.  I have 2 things to say about that.  First of all, do they not love what they are doing?  Didn’t they dream as kids to get to grow up and all they would have to do is play football?  Second it’s not like they aren’t making tons of money to begin with (and I’m just considering their actual salary, not including all their other endorsements).  This is all over 2 extra games, really??  If you ask me playing 14 football games a year isn’t that bad of a deal when it comes to jobs.  I think 90% of the male population would trade careers with these football stars in a second.  So I guess this is all led to a lockout and if it continues there will be no NFL season. 

Don’t misunderstand the purpose of this post.  I am not bothered that there will be no NFL season, I don’t watch football.  Luckily for me my husband won’t even be phased by it either (although he would be one of those guys who would trade careers).  The point is the ungratefulness and selfishness in this whole scenario.  I don’t believe that every football player is is ungrateful and selfish. However, obviously enough that it has come to this. 

Gratitude and unselfishness are values I am trying to distill in my children on a daily, hourly, minutely basis.  I would be so disgusted with my kid if he grew up and became a professional athlete, was getting paid in the millions per year, but went on strike because they asked him to play 2 more games of the sport that he supposedly loves. 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6121861