What the hell?!? Why is this even a question anymore? - Page 4

piece-itpete · #31 05-01-2013, 09:39 AM

Because BC pills aren't a condom the new drugs OK?

Good looking out Rob.

Pete

merrylander · #32 05-01-2013, 10:22 AM

After we were married Florence would accompany me when I was teaching/lecturing in Europe. I just printed out a photograph in 11" x 14" on my big printer. It is one I took of her standing in the doorway of William Shakespeare's home in Stratford-on-Avon. I told her that I love this photo because she looks so happy. She looked at me and said she was never happier in her life than as my wife. I just ordered the frames for it and for one of the two of us on the grounds of Warwick Castle.

I came downstairs after brushing my teeth and said I will go out and open the greenhouse. She said how did you know what I was going to ask you? I just smiled, it was no accident that we met. I gave up the comfort and safety of my hotel room and set out into the teeth of a blizzard to catch my plane? Oh right, so who was going to fly in that weather. The semi I was following and I were doing 40 and 50 miles an hour with no problems, yet some guy manages to overturn his truck on a side road so she could not get home - sure. When the semi turned off I did not hesitate and followed. We both wound up in that hotel lobby and because she looked very nervous*, almost frightened, I told her not to worry for I would see nothing would happen to her. In the morning we shook hands and said we would be pen-pals. Eight months later we were married.

I don't wonder why we know what each other is thinking.

* She had two days store receipts in her briefcase, several thousand dollars.

piece-itpete · #33 05-01-2013, 10:26 AM

Seems like you are a very lucky man Rob.

Pete

merrylander · #34 05-01-2013, 10:33 AM

It does not come any luckier, she was a widow deserted by all their 'friends' and I would have been quite content had my doctor told me I only had two months more to live. That was over thirty years ago and things changed infinitely for the better after that night in the blizzard..

bobabode · #35 05-01-2013, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by whell

You're right, Bob. Why set any limits at all for kids? A 15 year old boy or girl has all of the life experience and perspective they need to make sound decisions about anything: from who they might choose to associate with, to whether or not to get their asses out of bed to go to school, or even go to school at all, to who having sex. They're not going to listen to their stupid patents anyway. So let's just turn 'em loose.

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Originally Posted by whell

I've got news for you Bob. I've worked with a lot of screwed up teens who have told me that if some adult - parent, teacher, aunt, uncle, whatever - would have cared enough to intervene in their lives, their screwed up lives might have turned out a lot different. Sometimes the defiant behavior is just a kid's way of trying to find out if anyone cares.

You are completely misunderstanding the subject and my views on the matter, nice job Mikey.

It is the parents job to teach their children well but sometimes accidents happen and sometimes not all parents are up to the job. I'm sure you will do a good job with your daughters, Mike but I ask again, why turn something into a potentially tragic ordeal of a hobson's choice of abortion or forcing the minor to carry full term and then putting the unwanted child up for adoption, that could all be prevented by this medication?

I don't think you are thinking this through to any kind of logical resolution, Mike.

Let me ask this, why is the Republican party so all fired up and concerned with a fetus but once it's post partum they apparently couldn't care less?

finnbow · #36 05-01-2013, 03:04 PM

Well, waddya know? Here's a quick update posted on the top of the NYT webpage:

Department of Justice to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Against Age Limits for Morning-After Pill

merrylander · #37 05-01-2013, 03:19 PM

And for the reasons I outlined in post #30 I completely agree with the court. Tis hardlt a Tuba Mirum event.

JJIII · #38 05-01-2013, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by merrylander

Tis hardlt a Tuba Mirum event.

Thanks Rob. I had to look that up and I learned something today.

bobabode · #39 05-01-2013, 08:34 PM

...and the latest. Why is the DOJ even fighting this?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...uling/?hpid=z3

bobabode · #40 05-01-2013, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

Well, waddya know? Here's a quick update posted on the top of the NYT webpage:

Department of Justice to Appeal Judge’s Ruling Against Age Limits for Morning-After Pill

Probably because minors can't vote. This is just stupid.