tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post850893158362924214..comments2023-10-14T09:44:21.840-05:00Comments on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Why It Sucks to be a Woman TodayJen Piwtpitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576108150881254072noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-91611855248181940262014-04-05T21:55:04.838-05:002014-04-05T21:55:04.838-05:00If the institution has female employees they shoul...<i> If the institution has female employees they should not be able to say which ailments/conditions/medications/etc. they are willing to pay for. That is discrimination. That's why I believe this is a war on women.</i><br />actually, they can because they are the ones paying for it. <br /><br />If the employees do not like it, they can work somewhere else. <br /><br />Freedom works both way. Michael Ejercitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707862691472293497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-35479985416708511092013-03-24T12:41:42.769-05:002013-03-24T12:41:42.769-05:00Since you brought it up again, I just have to ment...Since you brought it up again, I just have to mention the majority of religious institutions don't accept money from government. Nor should they.<br /><br />Neither do the majority of private companies.<br /><br />Governments don't belong telling anyone anything at all. Neither does anyone that doesn't pay the bills. That is the biggest fight we have. It is not the governments job to tell anyone how to live, what to spend their own money on, or any such thing.<br /><br />I really don't care what type of birth control you choose to use, that is your personal choice.<br /><br />But when a person chooses to take a job, they don't get to demand anything from their employers. That isn't the way the world ever worked.<br /><br />Not to mention most of these religious institutions won't continue if these laws pass, they will close. Were talking about 25% or more of hospitals simply gone because people want to invalidate the First Amendment of the Constitution. That means many millions of people simply won't have any medical care anywhere near them. And countless other religious based services simply because they value freedom more than being told what to do.<br /><br />And then of course there is all those gigantic companies that don't have to comply at all because the CEO are goods friends with obama and gave him tons of money. Precisely how does that fit into your worldview?<br /><br />You also complained about the price of all these drugs. Yes they are high. There is a reason for that. For every thing normal people pay for, the hospitals, drug companies, and medical institutions have to make up for what they are forced to give out for free to people with medicare, medicaid and people they know are illegal and will never pay. Not to mention all the crap states tell Insurance providers they have to cover, like unneeded plastic surgery, hair transplants, etc.<br /><br />And then they need to turn around and purchase massive insurance policies because these same people that run the governments have good friends that are trial lawyers. They get to sue doctors, hospitals , etc for ridiculous amounts of money for things that basically equal hangnails. And they win because the judges are friends as well, and they all get a kickback.<br /><br />Now we have huge issues with health care. The problem however does not lie anywhere but with state and federal governments. Get them out and health care and insurance prices would drop like a rock.<br /><br />If you were too young to remember healthcare before all these government mandates, ask your parents and grandparents how it worked. You'll be shocked how well everything worked when clueless bureaucrats didn't get there totally clueless greedy hands into screwing everything up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052699638281213761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-48166851707989549102013-01-29T13:14:31.004-06:002013-01-29T13:14:31.004-06:00What about fertility too? It's not just birth ...What about fertility too? It's not just birth control, though I totally agree with you. If men can have coverage for Viagra, why can't we have coverage to have babies? As an infertility sufferer it's really frustrating to go to the pharmacy for something as simple as Clomid and for for the pharmacist to say, "Just so you know your $8 (yes, only $8) prescription is not covered, because it's for fertility. I know it's only $8, but you're telling me my insurance company can't afford to cover an $8 medication? How ridiculous is that? I wish more women were like you, Jen. And I hope if more of us talk about it in the blog world, then maybe the real world will catch on. MrsClarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186352232391411509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-34560169104224335992012-12-28T17:53:40.609-06:002012-12-28T17:53:40.609-06:00I know I'm very late to the party but I just s...I know I'm very late to the party but I just saw this post today and I couldn't agree more. I'm a 27 year old single woman with no kids. Since I was 17 I have been on some form of contraceptive, not to prevent unwanted/ unplanned pregnancies but because my doctors believe I have endometriosis. By being the pill it is supposed to help stop the endometriosis from getting worse. I was basically told if I want to be a mother someday I need to be on the pill until that time comes or I would probably struggle to get pregnant. Obviously no one wants to have that problems so I followed what the doctor said and got on the pill. <br />It pisses me off to hear people talk about this subject who have no clue. I have a friend from college who wrote about this subject on her facebook and said that she agreed with the politicians and religious leaders and went on to say that pill is for irresponsible woman. REALLY!?! I feel that I have been very responsible for going to a doctor with a problem and getting a solution that will hopefully allow me the opportunity of having my own children someday. Let me just say that I gave her a piece of my mind the next time she called and she was dumbfounded that there were more then one reason to take the pill. <br />Currently I pay 12 dollars a month for my prescription and that is with assistance from the pharmacy I use because I don't have prescription coverage through my insurance. Without the help I would be looking at close to triple that amount each month. I can only imagine what I would have pay if these idiot politicians get there way, if I would be allowed to take the medicine at all. Women need to stand up for themselves and let there voices be heard. No man should be telling me what I can and can not to do with my body or my daughter's body (presuming that I have one someday)Stacey Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035634722360713776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-53193732504442743012012-03-15T22:21:44.061-05:002012-03-15T22:21:44.061-05:00I just wanted to let you know some OB/GYN's wi...I just wanted to let you know some OB/GYN's will put an IUD in for someone that hasn't had a child. My Gyn just told me they normally don't b/c it is more painful at first, but that it was my choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-46930045764994218502012-03-14T10:16:53.337-05:002012-03-14T10:16:53.337-05:00Here is another gem- in your state none the less!
...Here is another gem- in your state none the less!<br /><br />http://www.aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/kansas-pregnant-women-little-lie-your-doctor-wont-hurt-youJess and Barry Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11469187077576051473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-79373449157242942912012-03-06T19:32:04.031-06:002012-03-06T19:32:04.031-06:00please write a punch for limbaughplease write a punch for limbaughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-56898773452598432212012-02-25T10:13:39.494-06:002012-02-25T10:13:39.494-06:00I agree Mr. Aspirin is an idiot but what about a w...I agree Mr. Aspirin is an idiot but what about a woman that talks about 1000%? You canno have more than 100%. Drives me crazy, just like the athlete that says I give 159%. No you don't. You can't give 150%. If you give or agree with every ounce you have, that is 100%. If you want to be taken seriously then act like you deserve to be taken seriously.Jumpin Jim Flashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955185806708835240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-8139352759198443862012-02-25T07:16:08.058-06:002012-02-25T07:16:08.058-06:00Seriously? I can't believe you aren't sma...Seriously? I can't believe you aren't smart enough to get this. Even if the church didn't accept federal monies (which, by the way, goes to helping Americans), they would still be required to pay for birth contol. This is a direct attack on American freedoms and we should all be concerned about that.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555801699717110498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-48310255688642923872012-02-24T23:59:29.363-06:002012-02-24T23:59:29.363-06:00I am 37 with an 11 year old daughter, and in 27 da...I am 37 with an 11 year old daughter, and in 27 days we will be welcoming our IUD baby girl into the world. I had Paraguard. I don't say this to scare you, but you might want to look into other options, like asking a doctor tie, burn, yank out, and discard if your tubes. Okay, so maybe I did tell you this to scare you...hey, did I mention that I am 37 and a month a way from delivery? I wanna punch myself (and definitely my husband) in the throat every time I think about changing diapers, or going through menopause with a teenage daughter in the house. Anyway, point is, I bet the copy for HUBS to get a little snippy poo is more affordable than the IUD. Just a thought.Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-14089813731088685022012-02-24T16:17:43.333-06:002012-02-24T16:17:43.333-06:00Well said Kristen! I know it's hard to even i...Well said Kristen! I know it's hard to even imagine what the poor, illiterate and addicted go through at all. There are cultures in this country where the men won't participate in anything -- won't wear condoms, don't care if you get pregnant, don't even want to know about periods and such, wouldn't dare pull out because they THE MAN! We wouldn't have to worry so much about birth control if men would act more responsibly. There are so many men that once they are turned on, they want it so badly that they can't stop to think. I don't have a condom, I don't like condoms, I'll lose my erection if I use a condom, "Don't worry baby, I'll pull out", I need my pill that ensures that every time I want to have sex I can...ALL B.S. Why should women have to spend money on keeping you guys from getting us pregnant. Many times we're having sex with you to make you happy. We already buy all the undergarments, makeup, hair products, shoes to match different outfits, tampons, tampons, tampons, shoes men want us to wear to be more sexy, undergarments/lingerie men want us to wear to be more sexy, hair removal, hair removal, hair removal. This is ridiculous! Help us all NOT have to pay more for a very basic need of today's society which is birth control. Sorry for the rant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-37939752089992390462012-02-24T14:22:59.081-06:002012-02-24T14:22:59.081-06:00This, ladies, is what passes for "debate"...This, ladies, is what passes for "debate" on the left. Can't make the argument? Then call people names, change the subject or make a completely idiotic statement that only you think is witty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-39843811342929415312012-02-24T12:01:52.282-06:002012-02-24T12:01:52.282-06:00Maybe if priests could get little boys pregnant, t...Maybe if priests could get little boys pregnant, they'd be concerned about birth control and reproductive rights as well....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-13163508210424879772012-02-24T10:47:22.904-06:002012-02-24T10:47:22.904-06:00I'm not Catholic, but I am super-duper conserv...I'm not Catholic, but I am super-duper conservative. I also have the copper IUD. Just wanted to state that before I said anything else.<br /><br />While I agree that any institution taking money from the government needs to be careful about the strings attached to that money, I strongly dislike the idea of the government telling insitutions/insurance companies what to do/what to cover/i.e. how to run their business. I dont want the government in health care AT ALL.<br /><br />I do not believe in government welfare, and when I have fallen on hard times, I go to MY CHURCH and my family for help and not to the government. When I have recovered from hard times, I donate to the church and to shelters. I donate time and money, and I have found, when spending time with unwed poverty-level mothers, that they ALL have access to "free to them" birth control. Not just condoms or BCPs, but NuevaRing and the IUD and even tubal ligation but NONE of them use it. I ask them "Why don't you?" and they all said they didn't really care if they got pregnant again, even though they all have 3-4 children and cannot support those.<br /><br />I'm saying that because many of you keep saying that "free" birth control will lead to fewer welfare babies, but that just isn't true. Welfare mothers can get "free" birth control in all different types, but since the government takes care of their babies/families, they just don't care. <br /><br />I plan to vote Santorum.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-85394138145246100852012-02-23T06:34:43.431-06:002012-02-23T06:34:43.431-06:00Great, just what this world needs. Another libera...Great, just what this world needs. Another liberal woman screaming that she needs "free" birth control because otherwise a bunch of men are putting the hurt on her good times. Please STFU.<br /><br />If you don't like the Catholic Church's viewpoint on this, may I recommend a couple of things:<br /><br />1) DON'T BE A CATHOLIC<br /><br />2) Don't work for a Catholic. It's still a free country for now. Go work for someone who shares your view that your neighbors should have to pay for your stuff.<br /><br />3) Lobby for Catholic institutions to stop getting federal or state money. I'm a Catholic and am totally on board with that. <br /><br />4) And then step up and fill the gap in your community when the Catholics stop operating the soup kitchen, food pantry, battered women's shelter, hospital, school and other services in your community. And please pay more taxes to cover those costs. <br /><br />I did the math, and it would take about $.15 a day to pay for your IUD. Sorry, but if you can't be counted on to find that in your budget, don't look to me for it. <br /><br />I'm always amazed at how many of you libs are screaming "keep your morals out of my uterus" at the same time you're screaming "pay for my stuff so I can have all the sex I want without worrying about the consequences". Which is gonna be ladies? You want my morals out of your life, fine. Then I'm taking my dollars with me.<br /><br />Birth control is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. It's not "health care", it's personal responsibility. You want it, then get your sisters at Planned Parenthood (via Susan G. Komen) to pay for it. <br /><br />The Huffington Post really needs another snarky, whiny liberal woman b*tching about how life is going to be unlivable if the Catholics don't provide her with birth control pills that cost $9 a month--or are free at Planned Parenthood? Really? Geez, I would have thought they had plenty of that brand of hack already in the stable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-36061321584531812442012-02-23T06:24:10.342-06:002012-02-23T06:24:10.342-06:0099% of Catholics don't use birth control. Stop...99% of Catholics don't use birth control. Stop repeating the misinformation you hear on MSNBC. Oh, and just to educate you a bit, the Church has no prohibition against taking the Pill for medicinal purposes, so you don't have to throw up. <br /><br />"I don't understand the problems with it" is just your ignorance. If you can't even be bothered to understand the doctrine, please shut up. The last thing this discussion needs is another lazy, intellectually incurious voice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-55243626756152918922012-02-22T12:03:20.549-06:002012-02-22T12:03:20.549-06:00Have you heard about this?
Lawmaker: 'Radical...Have you heard about this?<br /><br />Lawmaker: 'Radical' Girl Scouts out to destroy 'American family values'<br /><br />http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/21/10469492-lawmaker-radical-girl-scouts-out-to-destroy-american-family-valuesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-34056172916405203502012-02-22T09:03:25.592-06:002012-02-22T09:03:25.592-06:00We have a couple of years before that mandate. For...We have a couple of years before that mandate. For right now, you CAN drop your insurance with no penalty. But, what I meant was to drop your employer sponsored insurance and purchase one that would meet your moral standards. I'm sure there is one out there that does not cover contraception.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-70600217635914941332012-02-22T08:55:04.490-06:002012-02-22T08:55:04.490-06:00You can claim expenses for a failed adoption using...You can claim expenses for a failed adoption using the adoption tax credit. You would need to wait until the year after the attempt to file for the credit. <br /><br />However, That credit is going away starting in 2013 unless new legislation is passed.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-20339554441871316072012-02-21T23:22:04.489-06:002012-02-21T23:22:04.489-06:00Did you hear about the government research that yo...Did you hear about the government research that you shouldn't get mammograms until age 55? <br />When all doctors and OTHER researchers say you should start sooner to catch anything that may happen? And many women DO catch things before age 55.<br /> <br />Now, if the government has a hold of your health care... they can tell you what you can eat (like, no fast food, no bacon, no Paula Deen - whom Michelle Obama loves HER food, no pudding), what you can do (because there is a research out there that being on your cell phone while pregnant is bad - can hurt the baby - so, you shouldn't be on your cell phone for 9 months)... you shouldn't use the microwave because of all the radiation that comes off of it. ... <br /><br />now... if the government has a hold of your health care... what else can they get a hold off. Think about it.<br /><br />What rights will you have?<br /><br />If I want to eat McDonald's once a week, I should be allowed to. We all make our choices. <br />Why should we let the Government make them for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-55237295785299649142012-02-21T23:15:43.247-06:002012-02-21T23:15:43.247-06:00Obama is requiring EVERYONE to pay for insurance. ...Obama is requiring EVERYONE to pay for insurance. If you do NOT pay for insurance, You WILL be charged a HEFTY fine when tax time comes around.<br /><br />It is NOT FREE people!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-5552654259712509852012-02-21T23:11:03.254-06:002012-02-21T23:11:03.254-06:00SO TRUE!!!
there is not such thing as a free lunc...SO TRUE!!!<br /><br />there is not such thing as a free lunch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-52719181752677325312012-02-21T23:08:35.923-06:002012-02-21T23:08:35.923-06:00I agree with you on all points.
My husband and I...I agree with you on all points. <br /><br />My husband and I have thought about adoption. the cost (may be up to $40k or more), and the risk of not getting it back if the birth mother decides to keep the child is so high now. We just rather not adopt to avoid stress, heartache, etc.<br /><br />The government doesn't help you out when you just paid for birth mother's clothes, rent, food, and medical expense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-90455855856082021142012-02-21T23:02:23.278-06:002012-02-21T23:02:23.278-06:00i have several issues with this.
i can understand...i have several issues with this.<br /><br />i can understand wanting healthcare to provide free birth control (i even think some state clinics give free birth controls, even state funded clinics hand out free condoms - don't like the feel of them... well, too bad. not everyone like vegetables, but we eat them any way!). but I don't think it should be handed out at churches. that's what the argument is about at the congress level.<br />religion and state should be separate.<br /><br />one friend said that she plan on putting her child on birth control as soon as she starts her period to avoid pregnancy. that bothers me. why? because she is assuming that her child is probably having sex before her period or shortly after. Should we all assume that our children are having sex at that early age and not explain to them the consequences of having sex at such a young age? And instead of confronting it, explaining to them the choices that they make.... no, just put them on the pill, give them shots of HPV, etc... what's next so we can avoid uncomfortable parenting?<br /><br />oh yes, have the government tell us what we can and cannot eat, do, and read... what's the point of being a parent when we have the government?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5984487997306130330.post-26422500479107504932012-02-21T18:52:36.668-06:002012-02-21T18:52:36.668-06:00Every time I post about this topic, I lose Faceboo...Every time I post about this topic, I lose Facebook and twitter followers. Not that I care as I don't need those people following me, but the point is - people are living in the 1800s. This is a war against women, make no butts about it - anyone who tells you different is blind. But I will say, I speak with my pocketbook. I donate to Planned Parenthood and other related reproductive organizations. I proudly identify myself as feminist and get irritated when other women are like "Oh we have our rights now so why do you keep fighting and complaining". I say shame on any woman who doesn't fight for their rights - esp reproductive. I think many women are brainwashed to aspire to be like Paris Hilton and all those braindead wastes of space on reality tv. WAKE UP people.HypocriticalOathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379241547727704473noreply@blogger.com