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Is This Going Too Far?

Are These Additional Restrictions on Abortion Funding Going Too Far?


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With sex education no, not at all, but I think that is just a by product of living in rural Georgia. The rest of my education was wonderful, and I had really amazing teachers.

Well, it's good to know that your education didn't lack in other areas. We all base our reality on our own experiences of reality. It's interesting how you and I have different perceptions of how sex ed programs, in general are run. They are based less on what is out there, and more on what we experienced.
 
Yep, sounds like you had it good CC. I, and many others have to learn this stuff on our own, which doesn't bode well for people learning accurate information. There is alot of BS to sift through.

You're right. There's a lot of crap out there. When I was teaching it, I found it amazing at what some of the kids thought was accurate.
 
Well, it's good to know that your education didn't lack in other areas. We all base our reality on our own experiences of reality. It's interesting how you and I have different perceptions of how sex ed programs, in general are run. They are based less on what is out there, and more on what we experienced.

I find it interesting that you, YS and I, in 3 significantly different environs, came to roughly the same conclusion about what sex ed should be.
 
You and Your Star grew up in rural areas. I grew up in an upper middle class suburban area. Big difference in enviornments, which I'm guessing made a big difference,

Do you remember a court case a while back where the Cobb County school district in Georgia was being sued for having stickers in their science books about how evolution is a theory, and not a fact. Well they were just introducing evolution to us in school to us at that time, and I remember the teacher had to give us a whole page about how it is just a theory, and you can be against it, but this is what we are teaching so remember this so you can pass the test. Good grief.
 
Do you remember a court case a while back where the Cobb County school district in Georgia was being sued for having stickers in their science books about how evolution is a theory, and not a fact. Well they were just introducing evolution to us in school to us at that time, and I remember the teacher had to give us a whole page about how it is just a theory, and you can be against it, but this is what we are teaching so remember this so you can pass the test. Good grief.

That is sad. I can see I am going to have to work with my soon to be great niece alot on her education when she gets into school.
 
You get what you give.

Is this supposed to mean something?



So says the individual who has been shown to be wrong, consistently. Means that your opinion is pretty much nonsense on this.

This is the part where you declare unilateral victory.


Says the guy who ran and didn't notice that the links were there.

Fine, please provide them. So I'm waiting already.

Nah, I think I'll just hang around, proving you wrong. You make it very easy to do so. All you have to do is post something.

By "proving me wrong" do you mean really proving me wrong or just saying you're proving me wrong?
 
You're right. There's a lot of crap out there. When I was teaching it, I found it amazing at what some of the kids thought was accurate.

Especially when I did alot of my research on the web, luckily I was able to sift through all the bull.
 
No, I believe children need role both male and female roll models. I'm not a member of the "any warm body will do" crowd. Sorry.

There's more to proper parenting than gender, you know. It's the emotional and basic NEEDS that must be met.

A man can satisfy nurturing and caring - as well as the cooking and cleaning, you know. A man doesn't HAVE to be a stereotypical 'not around, not involved' father role. Women are capable of working, taking care of the bills and autos and mowing the lawn, play wrestling and all that traditional male stuff.

When I go out of town on business do you think our children aren't being cared for? When my husband deploys do you think I don't properly care for our boys?

There's no logical reason why you should oppose such a union. If you are a staunch opponent of abortion - then you must realize that the number of children NEEDING a family will go up - it's just common sense, yes? Well - if you oppose measures that will DECREASE the number of children who don't have a family then you're just making their lot in life - and situation WORSE - not better.

If there are thousands of capable, willing, well off gay couples WANTING to adopt - then why not let them adopt? The number of equally situated straight families are DECLINING. . . and your views are not going to change that in a positive way unless you let go of your bias and your bitterness.

If every child who grew up with both parents turned out smarter, more mature, independent, capable and solid I'd side with you.
But they don't.
 
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Start by reading to her, regularly.

That is a given. Also, babies should be held alot, but that is not really for education.
 
Especially when I did alot of my research on the web, luckily I was able to sift through all the bull.

Oh lordy. It sounds like one of our anti-gays in the military folks who clearly learned about gays from gay porn. Internet + sex = bad.
 
I find it interesting that you, YS and I, in 3 significantly different environs, came to roughly the same conclusion about what sex ed should be.

Yeah, I was thinking that too just as I made my other post.

Interesting story. In one of my group therapies a couple of weeks ago, the issue of racism came up. I immediately thought about DP, and asked my group how they think their belief systems about things developed... things like abortion, politics, religion, etc... It was a fascinating discussion, with them exploring how they came to be themselves, realizing that many things influenced their beliefs... parents, family, the media, experiences, friends, their school, their town, etc... Each of us developed through such a complex series of things and experiences that it is difficult to tell HOW we got to exactly where we are.

I always find it interesting when I agree completely with someone on an issue, when I disagree completely with pretty much everything else they say.
 
I find it interesting that you, YS and I, in 3 significantly different environs, came to roughly the same conclusion about what sex ed should be.

That is quite interesting, and I would like to see how differently sex education is taught in different areas of the country.
 
There's more to proper parenting than gender, you know. It's the emotional and basic NEEDS that must be met.

A man can satisfy nurturing and caring - as well as the cooking and cleaning, you know. A man doesn't HAVE to be a stereotypical 'not around, not involved' father role. Women are capable of working, taking care of the bills and autos and mowing the lawn, play wrestling and all that traditional male stuff.

When I go out of town on business do you think our children aren't being cared for? When my husband deploys do you think I don't properly care for our boys?

There's no logical reason why you should oppose such a union. If you are a staunch opponent of abortion - then you must realize that the number of children NEEDING a family will go up - it's just common sense, yes? Well - if you oppose measures that will DECREASE the number of children who don't have a family then you're just making their lot in life - and situation WORSE - not better.

If there are thousands of capable, willing, well off gay couples WANTING to adopt - then why not let them adopt? The number of equally situated straight families are DECLINING. . . and your views are not going to change that in a positive way unless you let go of your bias and your bitterness.

And many more times that in heterosexual couples wanting to adopt.....and I'm not bitter tho I'm just as biased as you are. I just hold different values than you. ;)
 
Do you remember a court case a while back where the Cobb County school district in Georgia was being sued for having stickers in their science books about how evolution is a theory, and not a fact. Well they were just introducing evolution to us in school to us at that time, and I remember the teacher had to give us a whole page about how it is just a theory, and you can be against it, but this is what we are teaching so remember this so you can pass the test. Good grief.

I remember that case. Amazing that they had to give you that paper.
 
Yeah, I was thinking that too just as I made my other post.

Interesting story. In one of my group therapies a couple of weeks ago, the issue of racism came up. I immediately thought about DP, and asked my group how they think their belief systems about things developed... things like abortion, politics, religion, etc... It was a fascinating discussion, with them exploring how they came to be themselves, realizing that many things influenced their beliefs... parents, family, the media, experiences, friends, their school, their town, etc... Each of us developed through such a complex series of things and experiences that it is difficult to tell HOW we got to exactly where we are.

I always find it interesting when I agree completely with someone on an issue, when I disagree completely with pretty much everything else they say.

It's also interesting when you agree with someone, but when the two of you get to that conclusion in different ways.
 
Yeah, I was thinking that too just as I made my other post.

Interesting story. In one of my group therapies a couple of weeks ago, the issue of racism came up. I immediately thought about DP, and asked my group how they think their belief systems about things developed... things like abortion, politics, religion, etc... It was a fascinating discussion, with them exploring how they came to be themselves, realizing that many things influenced their beliefs... parents, family, the media, experiences, friends, their school, their town, etc... Each of us developed through such a complex series of things and experiences that it is difficult to tell HOW we got to exactly where we are.

I always find it interesting when I agree completely with someone on an issue, when I disagree completely with pretty much everything else they say.

This is actually interesting since I am composing in my head a long post on the topic of racism and some thoughts on how we react to people based on upbringing. Moving to Georgia I have had to learn that I may not be as indifferent to race as I thought...but that is for another thread.
 
Oh lordy. It sounds like one of our anti-gays in the military folks who clearly learned about gays from gay porn. Internet + sex = bad.

If that was the case then I would still think lesbian sex would involve me rubbing my crouch awkwardly over a blonde girls leg while screaming loudly for no good reason.
 
Is this supposed to mean something?

You want courtesy, try giving it.


This is the part where you declare unilateral victory.

Easy to do when you provide no evidenciary counters.

Fine, please provide them. So I'm waiting already.

They're in the thread... as they have been since the day after I found out the links no longer worked. Go get them.



By "proving me wrong" do you mean really proving me wrong or just saying you're proving me wrong?

The former.
 
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