{"id":2798,"date":"2011-07-07T22:15:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T05:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2011-07-07T23:53:14","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T06:53:14","slug":"7-quick-takes-admissions-that-will-make-me-lose-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/grace-filled.net\/?p=2798","title":{"rendered":"7 Quick Takes: Admissions That Will Make Me Lose Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve been pondering the idea of doing this for awhile. Here are seven admissions that will probably cause me to lose readers. None of these are open to debate — they’re things that are part of me or decisions I’ve made after careful consideration and consultation with professionals.<\/p>\n

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\nI take birth control pills.<\/strong> I can see the Catholic readers from Jen’s site<\/a> fleeing as well as some of my readers who are staunchly anti-contraception. Before people start lecturing me on the state of my soul, I should probably explain a few things. Firstly, I mainly take them because my PMS is so severe that it can land me in bed during that week. After Daniel’s birth, I also started having hot flashes and dizzy spells. The pills moderate out my hormones so that I can be functional. Secondly, me pregnant is *NOT* a good thing. I would be on bed rest for 9 months and that’s not a viable option at the moment with Daniel needing so much of my time and care. I’m married to someone who works insane hours so I’m pretty much it as far as the person who can take care of him, arrange his therapies, and verbally abuse<\/del> argue with insurance\/SSA\/Medicaid. Lastly, having a huge family is not a good choice for me with the fibromyalgia — the fatigue and pain make keeping up with Daniel hard enough. I know the risks of being on the Pill and with my (thoroughly Catholic) doctor’s help in Montana, we found one that had the fewest side effects for me. I also go in for my exams like clockwork so I’m at least being monitored.<\/p>\n

–2–<\/center>
\nI would rather pull my fingernails AND toenails out with pliers than vote for any current Republican candidate.<\/strong> The idea of Sarah Palin as president makes me want to repatriate myself to another country… like maybe Afghanistan. Michelle Bachmann is just as scary. None of the others are any better and because I live in California, I live in fear of almost putting the state up on eBay<\/a> (Meg Whitman) or selling it to HP<\/a> (Carly Fiorina). The only positive for the loser who represents my district in Congress (Dan Lungren) is that he’s put forth a bill to make it a felony to shine a laser at a plane.<\/p>\n

–3–<\/center>
\nI honestly want to vomit or throw something at the TV whenever John Boehner or Mitch McConnell (especially him) come on.<\/strong> Maybe it’s just me but I think that it’s positively ludicrous to have two white men who are independently wealthy and will have fat government pensions upon leaving Congress decide my healthcare needs and how important Medicare\/Social Security are. I’m seriously praying that Obama wins in 2012 because it’s the only shot I feel like I have to get adequate medical coverage when companies stop being able to discriminate in 2014. I also have a kid who receives SSI and Medicaid and without those, we’d be up a creek without a paddle. All those therapies cost money and we couldn’t afford them if we didn’t have government help. I also just feel like Boehner and McConnell don’t give a rat’s butt about the people that actually *NEED* the services they want to cut and are just playing partisan games.<\/p>\n

–4–<\/center>
\nI hate summer.<\/strong> Where I live, it can be in the 90-100 degrees F range easily and I just don’t want to go outside when it’s that hot. Additionally, I’m fair-skinned and I burn if I even think about the sun. I’d be better suited to the Pacific Northwest than the part of northern California where I live. Unfortunately, this weather can stretch into October so I have at least another three months of hell before things hit a reasonable temperature.<\/p>\n

–5–<\/center>
\nI think that Rick Warren’s book, The Purpose-Driven Live<\/u> is a piece of pop culture crap.<\/strong> Many people swear by it. I’d prefer to swear at<\/strong> it. It’s pop culture drivel like Joel Osteen and it does positively nothing for my faith. I tried reading it and had to stop at Day 32, by which point my copy was beaten to a pulp from me throwing it across the room multiple times a day.<\/p>\n

–6–<\/center>
\nI can’t stand the sound of kids crying or whining in church.<\/strong> This makes it doubly hard with Daniel because he’s at an age where he isn’t going to sit still and he wants to pick up everything, shred papers, and crawl down the aisle. I simply can’t keep up with him most of the time and I feel like people who tell me that they don’t mind the screaming are lying to make me feel better. Thus, I’m not making it to church much these days. (I’ve also had personal illness, family emergencies, and other things preventing me.) I’m going to talk to my church ladies this Wednesday to find a solution for this.<\/p>\n

–7–<\/center>
\nI have no desire to see the Harry Potter movies.<\/strong> I’ve read all seven books multiple times and seen the first three movies. It bugs me when the movie doesn’t follow the plot of the book which made movie #3 an annoyance to me.<\/p>\n

(For more quick takes, go see Jen at ConversionDiary.Com<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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