tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post7619189494717513263..comments2023-06-07T07:26:14.482-04:00Comments on Anti-Choice is Anti-Awesome: A Dog's LifeThe Pedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938339360424729672noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-51026538323493722622010-02-18T12:22:02.421-05:002010-02-18T12:22:02.421-05:00"When the patient arrived with her partner an..."When the patient arrived with her partner and kids... the protesters just stood and stared. One of them exclaimed something about children, and what a shame that was. It raises all kinds of questions in my mind about what people who are opposed to abortion can possibly be thinking."<br /><br />There's more than enough of that sentiment to be found on both sides of the equation. Prochoicers and prolifers tend to self-segregate or else avoid the topic when socializing with their ideological opponents.<br /><br />"One must be completely blind to the reality of the world, and/or exceptionally privileged, to even wonder why a mother of three children might choose abortion."<br /><br />That's a bizarre suggestion which only makes sense if you assume that believing in a prenatal right to life is always borne of unrealistic thinking. Anyone can understand not wanting to have to raise four children by oneself when you're already struggling with three.<br /><br />There's a world of difference between not wanting to raise a child and choosing to terminate a pregnancy.Ununniliumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-35387178668453532502010-01-11T19:59:39.627-05:002010-01-11T19:59:39.627-05:00I love that you have childcare--my clinic welcomes...I love that you have childcare--my clinic welcomes kids, but it can still be tricky for the patient to deal with them on top of her appointment. And then there are the patients who decline to bring kids despite our reassurances that it's fine--they don't want to expose their children to the terrible place where they do abortions, and that makes me sad. <br /><br />The story of gratitude warms my heart.Desembarazarmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594251830121657416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-66812264902634585322010-01-10T19:06:18.008-05:002010-01-10T19:06:18.008-05:00Pedge, I know what you mean. My cobloggers are hav...Pedge, I know what you mean. My cobloggers are having a rough time with the fact that anti crazies are more likely to pester us daily with comments we'll never publish than pro-choice non-fanatics are to drop us a line. It's hard to console them, because that IS frustrating! On that note, thank you from a colleague :)placenta sandwichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729355361057625131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-22437572234105211222010-01-08T10:49:39.691-05:002010-01-08T10:49:39.691-05:00Oh no, the dog was back? He's been there befo...Oh no, the dog was back? He's been there before (a couple of times during 40 Days of Crazy), but his owner must have taken him home before I began my volunteer shift on Tuesday. I am troubled by the dog for a different reason than you, Pedge: he's just plain adorable! I can't help but smile at his frisky antics, and a couple of us are convinced he's secretly pro-choice. How manipulative is it to use a cuddly and friendly animal to get people to listen to you? Will the protestors stop at nothing??ATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663998229877546776.post-47508213096695720562010-01-07T10:06:49.890-05:002010-01-07T10:06:49.890-05:00Those words of gratitude mean so much more than th...Those words of gratitude mean so much more than the words of hate. As a society we focus way too much on the negative - it's just so easy to complain/show our disapproval. So for somebody to take the time to thank you and express how much good they think you're doing, well that outweighs at least 6 or 7 protesters (and their dogs!).Verohttp://www.workoutfine.comnoreply@blogger.com