tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post2739802056246668322..comments2023-10-17T02:54:55.895-05:00Comments on Concordian Sisters of Perpetual Parturition: Random inflammatory thoughts on the perplexing prevalence of TMIRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-84114553116246672632009-10-22T13:16:58.001-05:002009-10-22T13:16:58.001-05:00Shrew, we're counting on you to convert 'e...Shrew, we're counting on you to convert 'em all :DReb. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827521306898397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-12148990539061505552009-10-22T12:43:06.514-05:002009-10-22T12:43:06.514-05:00One of our field worker's wives recently comme...One of our field worker's wives recently commented how tired she was, so I said, "You think you might be pregnant?" Her hands flew up to her mouth and she said, "Oh, that would be awful!" <br /><br />Yes'm, I reckon I've got plenty to do 'round these here parts.Untamed Shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273110800292712897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-15857379701327156812009-10-21T13:55:02.974-05:002009-10-21T13:55:02.974-05:00Shrew, my husband was adjuncting a while back for ...Shrew, my husband was adjuncting a while back for some of Our Beloved Synod's brilliant young collegians when this topic came up. One student was incredulous that "You and your wife don't use any protection?!" He had to explain to the horrified child that I was in no way dangerous. :PRebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-32182417846905047272009-10-20T08:51:39.453-05:002009-10-20T08:51:39.453-05:00"Why would we 'use' anything? We don&..."Why would we 'use' anything? We don't have VD...."Untamed Shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273110800292712897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-16622775806900296652009-10-16T07:20:39.671-05:002009-10-16T07:20:39.671-05:00I'm really liking some of these responses. It...I'm really liking some of these responses. It's so nice to see that we haven't lost our sense of humor :)Reb. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827521306898397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-34164362499206381252009-10-15T19:48:03.280-05:002009-10-15T19:48:03.280-05:00Because, somehow, to conceive twins, we must have ...<i>Because, somehow, to conceive twins, we must have been REALLY careless.</i><br /><br />Um. Wow.<br /><br />Lisa, I am also mystified by "it's fine to a point of my arbitrary appointment." Nice work.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-83402651118523088292009-10-15T17:36:33.911-05:002009-10-15T17:36:33.911-05:00It's a little bit of a double standard for men...It's a little bit of a double standard for men. I usually can get away with saying, "I just really like my kid's mama" and winking. <br /><br />It astounds me what people feel like they can talk about, give their opinion about, or comment on. Mama Jones's favorite thing to do is look hard at our children then say, "Hmmm, I just can't decide which one I wouldn't have wanted..."Joshua Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700552259855431939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-87309982527435766662009-10-15T14:12:16.564-05:002009-10-15T14:12:16.564-05:00She would too...and she wouldn't even blush.She would too...and she wouldn't even blush.Dakotapamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600901961685207952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-24933683836162970732009-10-15T12:52:29.380-05:002009-10-15T12:52:29.380-05:00Yes, why is it that talking about Doneness is welc...Yes, why is it that talking about Doneness is welcome small talk, but talking about children being blessings whenever and however they come is considered preachy or condescending? I'm always amused at how I'm supposed to be an open book to the very people who would be offended if I asked them the same questions.<br /><br />I've used a Lisa-esque approach when asked how many we plan to have. It usually goes something like, "Well, I no longer abuse my body with abortifacients and synthetic hormones, but I don't tell my husband what to do with his body. You should ask him how many more times he intends to impregnate me." (Oh yes I would! Pam knows. :0)Untamed Shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273110800292712897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-4566321052401952192009-10-15T11:50:47.178-05:002009-10-15T11:50:47.178-05:00Pam: I cannot imagine the difficulty of a twin pre...Pam: I cannot imagine the difficulty of a twin pregnancy. You are a hero, and I'm completely serious. Keep your head up. :)<br /><br />Lisa: Your approach is brilliant. I'm going to steal it.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546489539063088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-8185492102365501022009-10-15T10:52:45.541-05:002009-10-15T10:52:45.541-05:00There's a "rude" way and then there&...There's a "rude" way and then there's a righteously indignant way.<br /><br />They look alike I guess - but let God judge. Often people will be offended by the message (bc it's dirty dirty LAW) no matter how sweetly you couch it as sweet, liberating GOSPEL with a genuine, interested, unassuming smile on your face.<br /><br />An acquaintance was talking to me about families having "a lot" of kids. She was "for it" to a "certain point", etc etc. She had no problem badmouthing families who didn't lockstep to her personal amorphous criteria. (Funny, doesn't the world seem to have a double standard? They tell US, we DON'T tell them.) Finally I just said the truth - "You know, when people ask me about my "trying" to have kids, they are asking me about my sex life. Are you asking me about my sex life, because that grosses me out." <br /><br />Now - to some that's rude. To me it's saying, "You see that? That's my personal boundary. Get off of it."<br /><br />She looked shocked, but that's fine. My next move was to direct her to my husband standing outside so she could ask him - so I guess we're both lucky it didn't get that far.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371999768381631125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-76185696199716934522009-10-15T09:22:46.904-05:002009-10-15T09:22:46.904-05:00Here's one for you. When we were merely expect...Here's one for you. When we were merely expecting our fifth child, there was little or no comment...obviously we were trying for a girl after four boys. (note: we did pray for a girl...but that was not the purpose of said conception). Fast forward to the ultrasound announcing twin girls. All of a sudden I get comments such as "Geesh, have you guys heard of BC?" "Don't you have cable" etc. <br /><br />Because, somehow, to conceive twins, we must have been REALLY careless.<br /><br />I usually smile sweetly, but my old Adam wants to blurt out "How rude!" and then comment on what must be their apparent over use of BC...which would be equally rude and insensitive.<br /><br />Oh, and expecting twins, puts me right back in the temporarily avowed camp...this has been a rough go!Dakotapamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14600901961685207952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-51829230014791035182009-10-15T08:35:15.330-05:002009-10-15T08:35:15.330-05:00I hate the cornered feeling. Upon hearing that we...I hate the cornered feeling. Upon hearing that we'd miscarried, someone I barely know asked, "So are you gonna try again?" Responding gracefully to the assumptions of the "trying" mentality is difficult enough, even under better circumstances.Reb. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827521306898397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-80730302446070558722009-10-15T07:34:03.213-05:002009-10-15T07:34:03.213-05:00I have an exactly quarter-baked reaction.
I don&...I have an exactly quarter-baked reaction. <br /><br />I don't like having to explain myself. But I have to. People think they have some right to ask why I'm always pregnant, how many we want, when we'll be Done (since obviously everyone decides that sooner or later), and don't we "use" ANYTHING?? <br /><br />I really, really hate how the normalization of contraception forces everyone's hand, especially when I think how my friends to whom God has not given babies so freely are subjected to similar interrogation at the cost of much greater pain.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.com