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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
marquisem
Published Letters: 92 Editor's Choice: 16
My husband married me when I was 23 and he was 24. Sounds right in line with your preferences. However, the kicker is that I made it CRYSTAL CLEAR from Date One that children were not an option. Guess what? He married me anyway. And 11 Childfree years later, we're still very happy being together. I haven't read Ms. Dowd's book or any of your comments other than the post in Broadstreet, but now I wonder? Is he going to leave me for some plastic bimbo who will spread her legs and spit out the kids? Considering that this is a community property state, he makes twice what I do and Oh YEAH, we're still as gushy and goo-ey as we were before we married, I doubt it.
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And should I be shocked that NONE of the pharmacies that get a thumb's up have locations in my town in a southern state? There is a KMart 30 miles away, but they're not going to be my "usual pharmacy" with gas still at $2 a gallon. We have a Price Chopper supermarket, but no pharmacy.
GWB and supporters may not have gotten Roe overturned (yet), but in many rural areas lack of providers and supporting pharmacies make it ineffective. I suppose I'm lucky in that I'm married, have a decent job and haven't been harrassed about my BC choices. But I know I'm lucky and I know I have to be careful: should I want an abortion, I'll have to ask my husband for permission...thanks to a state law.
Reading this article reminds me of how proud I am of my mother in law (yes, you read that right). She's a small-town girl, was married 25 years to my father in law, 15 years ago, he left and now she's just the kind of woman described in the article. She goes and does whatever she wants, she is financially independent, she has a very nice man in her life, but she doesn't want to get married. She looks at it as "I've been the wife who cooked, cleaned, raised kids and I don't care to do it
again'.
She and her guy go on trips, read books together, go walking, have been trying to learn French and generally have a good time together. But he goes home during the week and she works. They have their fun on the weekends and she feels that the time apart helps them appreciate each other when they're together. It's taken him a bit of getting used to, but he (obviously) thinks she's worth it. I have to agree.
While it is true that the NBC affiliate in Little Rock didn't air The Book of Daniel last night, another station did carry it. So most of AR did have a chance to see it.
I first heard about the Olympics from that VISA commercial where the coach is trying to calm the skier down. I didn't understand why it was so important that this was "the last one before Turino". Yeah, Visa, that was some good money spent on a tie in.
This is what the "pro-life" folks just don't get. Actions like parental notification, waiting periods, just plain making it harder to get an abortion, and ultimately overturning Roe will never STOP abortions. Abortion is not the root cause: unwanted pregnancies are. And as long as those happen, abortion can either be a safe, medical procedure or a lethal do-it-yourself project. Women with the means to will go to Canada or Europe and some women who try this project will be very lucky. I hope all the pro-lifer's out there with daughters, mothers, aunts, nieces and friends have good health insurance that covers birth control.
At Christmas, I had to whittle my list for Santa down to 3 things. Only 3. I might ask for 20, but I'd better prioritize. Now, admittedly, the years I asked for a horse, saddle and bridle as my top 3 or said "I'm narrowing it down to one this year: a car", it didn't work out so well. I do remember my best friend getting MUCH more than me, but it didn't seem to be a really big deal.
What I remember most about birthdays is that Mom would attempt to make any kind of cake/dessert I wanted. I remember the year I had a cat cake very fondly. I'd just found out (the hard way) that I'm VERY allergic to cats. I guess I wanted a cat for a cake since I couldn't have one for a pet. No fancy pans, just a round and a rectangle and a lot of creative cutting and frosting. Then one year, I wanted the ice cream we'd had in a nice restaurant, a lemon ice cream. I don't remember the restaurant's version now, but I do remember Mom's.
I feel a little "old" being so nostalgic, but I'm 34. I don't feel that I had a deprived childhood in the least. I do tend to question whether or not I "need" one more piece of plastic that may one day clog a landfill and I just don't think that's a bad thing.
I'm not a parent, so Dads out there, don't kill me, but....women's restrooms haven't always had changing areas. I don't recall any changing stations or just good spots on a counter in ANY public bathroom when I was growing up (1970's-80's). I do recall, however, that women "made do".
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Salon headlines in your mailbox
