tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post1511652837439867135..comments2023-10-17T02:54:55.895-05:00Comments on Concordian Sisters of Perpetual Parturition: Two to tangoRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-13318291073200030562015-01-28T17:12:29.735-06:002015-01-28T17:12:29.735-06:00Again, I realize this is way old. And hopefully no...Again, I realize this is way old. And hopefully no one will even read this comment.Just wanting to write down an idea somewhere for posterity. (Dawn's link from the FB Simple Trust group brought me here again. I so miss these blog reflections!) Someone above commented wondering if it is wrong to defer to a husband's choice if the husband choosing to delay/stop children, and the wife "feels" she shouldn't contracept, but really would like a break. It seems to be that this is a self-resolving problem (eventually). The Bible says our wombs will want children: <br /><br />“There are three things that are never satisfied,<br /> four that never say, ‘Enough!’:<br />the grave, the barren womb,<br /> land, which is never satisfied with water,<br /> and fire, which never says, ‘Enough!’ Proverbs 30: 15-16<br /><br />Though a woman truly wants a break, I think eventually reality sets in, and she will want children again. This is often even reflected by women who are bold to insist that they are "done". (They probably are only announcing this to have others soothe their conscience by telling them they are right, stoking their egos, and glossing over their own guilt.) And whenever anyone brings a baby into a room, lots of women hover to get a "baby fix". So, even though a woman might feel guilty for taking her husband up on a "break" of having children, I would think, eventually, she will again bring up the subject and desire more children. For what it's worth, which is probably not much!Marie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285971788028438128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-41571491454791271412014-08-15T05:11:03.820-05:002014-08-15T05:11:03.820-05:00I know this is ancient history, and probably no on...I know this is ancient history, and probably no one will read it, but thank you for this post. I've been studiously avoiding this blog for years lest my mind be changed about NFP. Well, my mind got changed anyway, but my husband's hasn't, and I'm glad to know I'm not the only one in this predicament. Thank you for leaving up the blog even though you're no longer updating it; I will be perusing it.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089962987331862570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-31926877087288155732012-06-13T14:44:25.899-05:002012-06-13T14:44:25.899-05:00Anon: I hear what you're saying. I'm certa...Anon: I hear what you're saying. I'm certainly no expert, but it's very difficult to know where to draw the line. Birth control is birth control, whatever its means, and all birth control uses unnatural means to affect its desired end. Really, the distinction we make between abortifacient and non-abortifacient birth control is somewhat artificial. But because spermicides introduce a foreign chemical (normally, nonoxynol-9) into a woman's body and do plausible harm both to her and to anyone who might be trying to make a living in her womb, I say spermicides are more out than plain prophylactics. And again, I'm not saying plain prophylactics are "good." They're bad. They're just a bad with which we can be patient.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546489539063088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-22643828476573167602012-05-30T17:39:12.238-05:002012-05-30T17:39:12.238-05:00Quick Q from a full supporter:
Are you sure you wa...Quick Q from a full supporter:<br />Are you sure you want to lump spermicides in with hormonal abortifacients like the pill? Or is there something I don't know? Because, not to be too explicit, I thought spermicide happens naturally to every little swimmer that doesn't make it to an egg, especially if the enviroment is especially unfavorable (when the woman is not fertile . . .or if she goes to the bathroom . . .)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-76495292908829147512012-05-05T08:32:32.567-05:002012-05-05T08:32:32.567-05:00Gauntlets, thanks for finally putting this up. :)...Gauntlets, thanks for finally putting this up. :) <br /><br />Good point about husbands speaking up. Leaving the last word to Jim Bob Duggar isn't very...effective. ;)greatgauntshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535741617889857996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-89264729288411812692012-05-04T22:32:34.819-05:002012-05-04T22:32:34.819-05:00So, is it really bad if I just point the finger in...So, is it really bad if I just point the finger in DH's direction while inwardly breathing a sigh of relief? Sweet ambiguity. Wouldn't it be great if babes came without a year of lingering insanity?mzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18058633356374866613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-78739860673875818172012-05-04T13:50:18.320-05:002012-05-04T13:50:18.320-05:00And, could you send me that paragraph about husban...And, could you send me that paragraph about husbandly peer pressure?MooreMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524893692649808227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-36122436192829871602012-05-04T13:49:35.562-05:002012-05-04T13:49:35.562-05:00Pies. Who knew?Pies. Who knew?MooreMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524893692649808227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-490158705056916502012-05-04T13:47:48.749-05:002012-05-04T13:47:48.749-05:00Thank you, Gauntlets, times 2! This was precisely...Thank you, Gauntlets, times 2! This was precisely what I needed to hear. Thank you!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-41818654161710159712012-05-04T09:17:42.936-05:002012-05-04T09:17:42.936-05:00The real trick lies in submitting to a husband who...The real trick lies in submitting to a husband who wants to submit to you on this issue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-42759025053253945232012-05-03T21:03:31.658-05:002012-05-03T21:03:31.658-05:00Hi Ladies,
I am so happy to have found your blog. ...Hi Ladies,<br />I am so happy to have found your blog. We are allowing God to bless us with children, and it stresses me out a lot. My husband doesn't stress about it at all. We are also LCMS, and it is refreshing for me to hear other LCMS women believing in this way. I would love to meet you all in person!! But this blog is helping tremendously! Thanks.<br />BrandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-52526538799011743582012-05-03T19:04:02.703-05:002012-05-03T19:04:02.703-05:00Yes. And during those months (in our case) where t...Yes. And during those months (in our case) where the wife is convinced that all bc is ungodly but the husband is not, the conversation goes something like this:<br /><br />W: I don't want you to wear that thing. It burdens my conscience. <br /><br />H: Well, it's only affecting my body, so your conscience should be clear.<br /><br />[the next week. . .]<br /><br />W: again? Don't you want more kids? This is really costing me sleep. IT BURDENS MY CONSCIENCE when you use prophylactics.<br /><br />H: And it burdens my conscience not to. The memory of your most recent birth is still fresh in my mind, and you're a sleep-deprived wreck. You are neither physically nor emotionally healed.<br /><br />W: But that's why babies take 9 months to come! <br /><br />[more abstinence] <br /><br />Maybe that's why it only took him a few months to see my point of view. :DUntamed Shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12060575057546219752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-90160505422873210812012-05-03T18:53:23.070-05:002012-05-03T18:53:23.070-05:00My original draft contained a paragraph that ran, ...My original draft contained a paragraph that ran, more or less: the more husbands out there who state frankly how completely uck prophylactics are, the easier it will be for other men's wives to speak their own hearts on the matter. <br /><br />So, you know, as much Acts 5:29 as it takes. But I think for the sake of the wife it does better coming from other husbands.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546489539063088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-62963855373248462752012-05-03T18:10:20.777-05:002012-05-03T18:10:20.777-05:00Hey now, context, context. Sometimes Acts 5:29 is ...Hey now, context, context. Sometimes Acts 5:29 is right on called for. And sometimes life is messy. Gauntlets has, whether knowingly or not, reproduced exactly the current ethical suggestions of Rome, who, for all her faults, has done the best in holding up the traditional Christian line in these topics.<br /><br />+HRCPr. H. R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-21875741627484095362012-05-03T18:02:23.850-05:002012-05-03T18:02:23.850-05:00Interesting. I am fairly certain that my own husba...Interesting. I am fairly certain that my own husband would throw an "Acts 5:29! Acts 5:29!" at this. I have never known what to make of such counsel.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-9593164019450616992012-05-03T17:22:55.505-05:002012-05-03T17:22:55.505-05:00Thank you for this, it is very good.Thank you for this, it is very good.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386439534540061869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-32055835242313079292012-05-03T16:19:27.195-05:002012-05-03T16:19:27.195-05:00Yes. And well written to boot. Thank you.Yes. And well written to boot. Thank you.Angelahttp://www.thewhompers.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com