tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post3327839592872064876..comments2024-03-28T20:08:46.563-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: All I Know Is What I Think I Know and God Knows I Could Be WrongMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-8050924024483627332009-09-14T18:30:57.735-04:002009-09-14T18:30:57.735-04:00Ms. Fleur- Interesting idea. Amen, Aho and selah t...Ms. Fleur- Interesting idea. Amen, Aho and selah to you, too. (What did I just say?)Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66089531361023245892009-09-14T17:55:32.616-04:002009-09-14T17:55:32.616-04:00Dear Ms High Priestess of the Batshit Crazy,
&quo...Dear Ms High Priestess of the Batshit Crazy,<br /><br />"I think in a perfect world all children who have the tenacity and strength to make it through conception and development and birth would be born to a mother who recognized the Christ child in her baby, the Buddha she had birthed." <br /><br />I found this particularly fascinating as I have been rolling around the possibility of the "Hail Mary" prayer being interpreted as a homage to all women who produce children... wherein the children really are God incarnate, we just don't recognize them. <br /><br />Great post, as always.<br />Amen, Aho and selah,<br />xoxoPetit fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626110471501778855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-34723405101577991502009-09-14T14:59:30.327-04:002009-09-14T14:59:30.327-04:00Anna- No one wants to make that choice. NO ONE. Bu...Anna- No one wants to make that choice. NO ONE. But sometimes it must be made. <br />I agree with you- this is part of being a woman. Another one of the very, very hard parts of being a woman. We can create life and that is the most amazing thing of all. But we are NOT oak trees. We don't create life and then go on with our business. We MUST nurture and sustain that life for many, many years. For the rest of OUR lives, as far as I can see. Or as long as we are able. And even if the pro-lifers DID take in every unwanted baby, how is it fair to a woman to be forced to create a life and then to give it away? NO! I refuse to believe this is right. I refuse. <br /><br />Daddy X- I very much respect your words and your opinions. I really, really do. We do not have to agree on everything and it would be beyond strange if we did.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-47513274896721406262009-09-14T14:53:10.359-04:002009-09-14T14:53:10.359-04:00I think this metaphor dance will only expose my un...I think this metaphor dance will only expose my ungraceful self.<br /><br />I understand your direction, I just can't conceivably agree.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43595935769009716542009-09-14T14:52:37.790-04:002009-09-14T14:52:37.790-04:00i totally agree abortion is a deeply personal deci...i totally agree abortion is a deeply personal decision and I think of it as the choice someone makes when they don't feel like there are any other choices. Its vital that women can have the procedure safely and cleanly. And I too admire those who work at the clinics (what a crappy, dangerous but oh so necessary job!) I wonder if all those pro lifers would open their homes and raise all those unborn children they'd like to save?? I think not. Women have been doing this since the year dot, just like we've been birthing babies since the year dotannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04403380465261949494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22561865891355674482009-09-14T14:49:01.826-04:002009-09-14T14:49:01.826-04:00Daddy X- Perhaps. But not if left untended. Not if...Daddy X- Perhaps. But not if left untended. Not if all the sprouts were left. It would be so crowded that none of them would probably grow. In fact, a baby oak tree hardly ever makes it past a few inches under a mother oak. Not the right environment for an oak seedling. The acorn must be transferred to a better place for it to grow by an animal or a human. As I said- Mother Nature errs on the side of too much. Wait until ET's milk comes in- you will see what I mean.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-33786492536565416082009-09-14T14:25:44.381-04:002009-09-14T14:25:44.381-04:00True, but what of the ones that gotten rid of to m...True, but what of the ones that gotten rid of to make way?<br /><br />Could have been equally magnificent.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-13188717030671871012009-09-14T14:24:13.480-04:002009-09-14T14:24:13.480-04:00Daddy X- And you will never have to make that choi...Daddy X- And you will never have to make that choice and I am glad of that. <br />But here's more on the acorn thing: If a person clears out all the little sproutlings but a few and tends them and waters them and makes sure they are not nibbled by rabbits or birds and makes sure they get enough light and are not crowded, those are the sprouts which have the best chance of growing up to become magnificent trees.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-18925839213773431102009-09-14T14:15:04.106-04:002009-09-14T14:15:04.106-04:00Undoubtedly, without freedom of choice we have not...Undoubtedly, without freedom of choice we have nothing. That must be upheld.<br /><br /><br />I'll never be able to stomach some of those choices though.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-88335400280885965722009-09-14T14:10:58.396-04:002009-09-14T14:10:58.396-04:00Daddy X- About acorns at least. And men (and women...Daddy X- About acorns at least. And men (and women in this case, especially) must be able to have the right to use their reasoning and the truth of the individual situation. That's what I think.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22049732382951137052009-09-14T14:03:44.093-04:002009-09-14T14:03:44.093-04:00Unfortunately, I think I am ;-)Unfortunately, I think I am ;-)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-70743275535329007872009-09-14T14:02:10.972-04:002009-09-14T14:02:10.972-04:00Daddy X- Too true. You are right.Daddy X- Too true. You are right.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-86139611303388337422009-09-14T14:00:29.772-04:002009-09-14T14:00:29.772-04:00Hmmm, following that to it's logical conclusio...Hmmm, following that to it's logical conclusion then every thing man does is purely an extension of mother nature.<br /><br />While it may actually be true, it's not something I would be comfortable with seeing used as reasoning for many actions.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-29237959745417584912009-09-14T13:58:02.955-04:002009-09-14T13:58:02.955-04:00Mary- Well, hopefully sometimes there is an icy sh...Mary- Well, hopefully sometimes there is an icy shot of vodka to go with that lemonade. But thank-you for putting how you feel about my writing in such beautiful words. And thank-you for feeling that way.<br /><br />Daddy X- Well, not really. Man is part of mother nature in the grand scheme of things but I get your drift. And as I said, it is not a perfect metaphor.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-42349096704971624492009-09-14T13:35:54.449-04:002009-09-14T13:35:54.449-04:00There's a difference between the acorns that f...There's a difference between the acorns that fall and fail to grow at the hand of mother nature, and those that fall and get trod on, or take root and get destroyed by man.<br /><br />No?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044403947730363259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-27350348322043457892009-09-14T13:23:16.979-04:002009-09-14T13:23:16.979-04:00Thanks for writing on this topic with such passion...Thanks for writing on this topic with such passion and clarity. <br /><br />Here's why your comments mean so much to me on this - you make points slowly and gently, circling around and touching all of the salient issues tenderly and respectfully.<br /><br />Your writing is always a favorite shaded tree and a cool glass of lemonade.<br /><br />Mary6279https://www.blogger.com/profile/09119638089926357676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-67726248254778754472009-09-14T11:27:01.332-04:002009-09-14T11:27:01.332-04:00Rachel- Yeah, that's really what the world nee...Rachel- Yeah, that's really what the world needs, right? I mean, who are we to judge who can and who should have children and who shouldn't? But let's face it- some people do not take the responsibility the situation requires. <br /><br />Marsha- Thanks for the amen.<br /><br />Ms. Bastard- Your Grandma was wise. And RIGHT!<br /><br />May- I agree. Nothing is more heartbreaking than seeing a kid who is not being cherished and cared for. NOTHING. And Pepita is such a little doll and so giving and caring. My chickens just eat those roaches up and they don't leave me a thing! Selfish little birds. But I love them.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-8892300880030462362009-09-14T11:22:02.139-04:002009-09-14T11:22:02.139-04:00Well hell, you raised me, you know how I feel abou...Well hell, you raised me, you know how I feel about the abortion topic. What really burns me is that nobody gave a shit about this until DOCTORS got involved because ladies would go to midwives for "getting rid of troubles" (I know it's annoying to quote something you can't cite, but I remember that's what it was called at some point from something I read when I did a report on this in high school) and that took business away from the doctors. Money money money. So the doctors got all sanctimonious about it and made it into a moral issue WHICH IT WASN'T. Your metaphor about the oak tree is very apt. Nice. Finally, I also have to say that I have seen what happens when someone has a baby they don't care about and it is heartbreaking. <br /> On a completely different topic, my bad kitten loves cockroaches too! I almost get excited when I see one because I think she is generally bored and it makes her so happy to hunt them down, kill them, and play with their mangled little corpses. Sometimes, when she is feeling especially giving, she puts them in my shoes.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719394416574590978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-56987283257956714182009-09-14T09:38:40.553-04:002009-09-14T09:38:40.553-04:00Ms. Moon,
I loved the acorn analogy. Also, I love ...Ms. Moon,<br />I loved the acorn analogy. Also, I love you. And I am pro-choice, also, of course. My Grandma taught me that the only thing in this world that is mine and that I have a right to make decisions about is my own mind and body. I have no right to make decisions about anybody else's body, just mine. If we start telling other people what to do with their bodies, we may as well live in Nazi Germany.Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-15526022076829396852009-09-14T09:05:09.846-04:002009-09-14T09:05:09.846-04:00Amen, sistah.Amen, sistah.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819838818540100015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-64117671001079486362009-09-14T08:59:53.932-04:002009-09-14T08:59:53.932-04:00I agree 100% with choice. I personally could not ...I agree 100% with choice. I personally could not have an abortion, after trying so hard to have my kids. But that crack whore down the street from me with 5 kids under age 10, running the streets and always in trouble while mom sleeps off her hangover...she could definitely have made some better choices. Those kids will grow up with nothing, and will probably make a lot more babies who will, in turn, grow up with nothing. <br />It just pisses me off.rachelbkhttp://www.rachelbk.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-86927853736721701422009-09-14T08:36:56.977-04:002009-09-14T08:36:56.977-04:00Kori- It makes a lot of sense to me.Kori- It makes a lot of sense to me.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-36201273846381017232009-09-14T08:34:39.291-04:002009-09-14T08:34:39.291-04:00I get all caught up in the idea of who gets to dec...I get all caught up in the idea of who gets to decide whose life has more value, the as-yet-unborn child's OR the mother's? and that right there is what makes me feel so strongly that women should be allowed to choose. I look at the girls (and they are technically women, as they have birthed babies but they are still girls, little 14 year old girls who are mamas) in my daughter's school and it makes me mad-that they have a really, really hard row to hoe and maybe-probably-aren't going to have much beyond what they have right this minute, and to escape from it they might marry any guy who prmises them the world and sometimes it might work out but mostly it doesn't, and I think of all of the missed potential, and have to question what mother fucking idiot piece of shit with money and support and resources falling out of his/her rich asshole could look at this scenario and say, "You HAVE to have this baby because it's life has value." What about her life?<br /><br />Yeah; I feel pretty strongly about this one. I am pro-choice, obviously, but I am also pro-life; I want these girls to be able to choose their OWN life over some unformed baby's life, if that makes sense.Korihttp://seekorirant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85772623421395693732009-09-14T08:14:12.703-04:002009-09-14T08:14:12.703-04:00Ms. A- I wish.
Steph- That is exactly what I'...Ms. A- I wish.<br /><br />Steph- That is exactly what I'm saying.<br /><br />SJ- Look at the number of eggs every woman is born with. Look at the number of sperm in every drop of semen. We are overblessed with our abilities to reproduce if all goes normally, which I admit doesn't always happen.<br /><br />Mel's Way- Oh my goodness. We are not selling at this point. Maybe in ten years. Who knows? <br /><br />Nola- Thank-you.<br /><br />Joy- It's for free.<br /><br />Mwa- Yes. That's why abortion is such a hot topic. I am not taking it lightly, I tell you. And the people in this country who work in abortion clinics take their lives in their hands every day.<br /><br />Ms. Jo- Well, maybe it's just my chickens.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-74195865728604744612009-09-14T05:13:53.348-04:002009-09-14T05:13:53.348-04:00Amen to all that, Ms M. I agree about the oak tree...Amen to all that, Ms M. I agree about the oak trees. Completely.<br /><br />This is completely concise and reasoned and I really can't see how anyone could disagree with it. <br /><br />Not even the roaches bit, much as I'd prefernot to think about them.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.com