Paternal Rights and Abortion – ELLE

Paternal Rights and Abortion – ELLE: "This unusual, not to mention tragic, past is the blueprint to Greg’s personal philosophy, one that gave rise to a devotion to Libertarian politics and an “Ayn Randian” commitment to rugged individualism and independence, as well as a contradictory and profound desire for family. “Family.” Bruell says the word often, like it’s a mantra or an antidote for all the pain in his life. “I really wanted to have children. I felt this need to make up for all of the loss and suffering that happened in my family by having my own.” The current circumstances, he says, are causing a “civil war between two conflicting parts of my soul.”"

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The closest I can relate to this argument is a statement I've made on several occasions and still stand by,

"I rather get A.I.D.S than get someone pregnant."

Surprises me the reaction it always receives......

at first,

"I'm responsible enough to know I'm not responsible enough to be a good father.  With A.I.D.S,  responsibility rests one hundred percent with me."

Nor am I particularly thrilled how quiet it gets after saying this in my defense......

at least until,

"Yeah!  You would make a lousy father!"

Interesting.....
 how quiet it gets again. 

"(Fair enough!)"

Believe that puts us back where we started.


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If people only knew,
just how many fathers were on the down low. Not talking gay men in the closet here. Talking men more like Pastor Ted, Bishop Eddie Long; men who never really see themselves as gay.  Men living, or almost living, their entire lives;  extramarital affairs known only to a select few.

When online cruising, they are easy to spot...

     NEG/DDF/UB2     
MUST BE DISCREET

Quite often, staying at very nice hotels;  mostly in town on business. 
Just passing through; a lot of overnight layovers staying at hotels near Atlanta Hatfield Airport.

If this many gay, bi, whatever........
Just imagine how many are continuing making the right choice?

Over! And Over! And Over Again!

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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

- Abraham Lincoln -

 

Hot Date on Valentine's Day.

"LUV THIS SHOW"

Producing a comedy series is a lot like mixing a pitcher of lemonade.  First, choose the lemons you want to use. Next, you squeeze in as much as you can, spicing it up with sugar, diluting it with water, to taste.  The bulk of the juice being tossed along with the lemons.

"Intelligent Design" is like a little bit of juice believing it was created in the image of one BIG LEMON."


."WE'VE ALL GONE THROUGH THIS BEFORE!"

Picture this:

Two kids, brother and sister, playing a board game in the living room.  Both aware of the the tears behind closed door to their parent's bedroom.  Both frequently looking at the clock. 

 As another working day comes to an end, the sister becomes much more cheerful with her focus on the front door knowing, soon, both doors will open and everything back to normal.  The other focuses on the bedroom door, still concerned, an uneasy feeling, that somehow, this fight was different.

Tradition tells us:

Barbie,
with all of her clothes, is suppose to be behind closed door number one; coming out looking her best, either wearing something pretty or pretty much...almost.....nothing......but one big smile

as

G.I. JOE,
the great protector, provider
 walks through the front door after such a long hard day of doing whatever it is he thinks he's gotta do;  someone usually being picked up off the floor.  In my case, the youngest of three, being picked up by the hair.

As lemons go, I think my parents did a pretty good job.  My dad never stripped down less than his boxers big enough to fit a cow, settling into the Lazy Boy to watch his war movies till it's time to go to work again.  My mom did a pretty good job of spicing (and diluting) where needed to keep the family functional....as well as looking pretty.  But damn, wish she would stop taking baths with the door open and lights out.  You wouldn't know someone's in there till it's too late.  I screamed everytime. 

There was talk of   "D-I-V-O-R-C-E ".  Nothing serious, just enough to make us behave.  She once asked me, when I was little,  if I thought she should leave dad.  I said,  "yes!"

With other people's families, seen some unexpectedly colorful things come and go through those doors; enough over time,  to realize, that all families once you get to know them, were pretty much the same... no more or less perfect than mine.

A mother's tears altogether different.......Mother Earth's.   Can't help feel this fight is different.  Be comfortable with doing nothing; everything will be alright, "We gone through this before."



As to what OMNIPOTENT would wear through those doors..........all bets are off!   As I can only imagine within the realms of what I've seen; to even try would be believing,  "I've seen it all."