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genuinegirly · 02-23-2011, 05:07 AM

That article in the OP is asinine and misogynistic. I hate it. But I do have an opinion on the topic.

Sterilization should be more freely available, for free or cheap.

My sister has 5 kids. All of them were unexpected. After she gave birth to the first two (twins) she wanted no more. But they kept coming. She was on various forms of birth control when she became pregnant with each of the remaining 3 children. Depo for the first one, IUD for the second, and for the third she was on an oral pill with a name I don't recall. For some women, birth control flat-out doesn't work. She tried on a number of occasions to get her tubes tied, but the state-funded physicians she had access to denied her the service. After the last pregnancy the hospital finally offered a free sterilization procedure. She jumped at the opportunity.

She loves her kids. She and her husband hate that they can't provide for them without significant assistance from the grandparents and healthcare from the state. But they make it work.

I like children. I don't have any. I will probably have some someday, whether through a natural miracle or by adoption. I am only frustrated when I see utterly unfit parents with multiple children (read: druggies whose kids are bruised and are yelled at in public). I want to hug those kids and give them someplace safe to live. I find myself irrationally jealous of the fact that people like that can have a herd of kids, and I can't have one.

02-23-2011, 05:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
genuinegirly Eat your vegetables Super Moderator Location: Arabidopsis-ville	That article in the OP is asinine and misogynistic. I hate it. But I do have an opinion on the topic. Sterilization should be more freely available, for free or cheap. My sister has 5 kids. All of them were unexpected. After she gave birth to the first two (twins) she wanted no more. But they kept coming. She was on various forms of birth control when she became pregnant with each of the remaining 3 children. Depo for the first one, IUD for the second, and for the third she was on an oral pill with a name I don't recall. For some women, birth control flat-out doesn't work. She tried on a number of occasions to get her tubes tied, but the state-funded physicians she had access to denied her the service. After the last pregnancy the hospital finally offered a free sterilization procedure. She jumped at the opportunity. She loves her kids. She and her husband hate that they can't provide for them without significant assistance from the grandparents and healthcare from the state. But they make it work. I like children. I don't have any. I will probably have some someday, whether through a natural miracle or by adoption. I am only frustrated when I see utterly unfit parents with multiple children (read: druggies whose kids are bruised and are yelled at in public). I want to hug those kids and give them someplace safe to live. I find myself irrationally jealous of the fact that people like that can have a herd of kids, and I can't have one. __________________ "Sometimes I have to remember that things are brought to me for a reason, either for my own lessons or for the benefit of others." Cynthetiq "violence is no more or less real than non-violence." roachboy Last edited by genuinegirly; 02-23-2011 at 05:14 AM..