Life Is Not Purgatory
Tuesday, December 03, 2002
People As A Race Are Stoopid!
I talked to a friend of mine today. We dated for a little while in January/February and while it didn't work out as a romantic relationship we maintained friendly relations. I broke it off after I realized she was still in love with her long-time ex-boyfriend. I don't like playing second fiddle in most things (Yes, I am a control freak), and certainly not in a relationship. It seems that she has gotten herself in a fair spot of trouble... she pregnant... again... getting an abortion... again... [SIGH].
I like her as a friend, and she needs help: she is allergic to latex (actually allergic... rashes and swelling etc.), but isn't careful in ensuring that she uses protection at ALL times. She engages in high-risk behavior, but seems to ignore the consequences in the 'heat of the moment'. Did I mention... the fact that she wasn't on the pill at the time because she couldn't afford it? ARGH!!! Why is that? Anyways, she gets to go an get another abortion done, and rumors have started at work about her upcoming abortion so she is getting flak from her co-workers about murdering her unborn child. That's real productive people... pressuring an obviously distressed woman into carrying a child to term that she is obviously unprepared to have: emotionally, mentally, and physically. I'm not exactly a Pro-Choice person but I do feel that using abortion as a method of birth control is wrong and isn't something that our overburdened heath care system should support. Rape, Incest, one-time errors sure... but the second and third and fourth abortions that I know some people have should not be covered.
Anyways, back to my friend. I hope she gets some help. She has promised me she is going to see a counselor, and that she is going to abstain from sex until she gets herself sorted out. I hope so… because I do not want to see a friend die from something that can easily be prevented.
I talked to a friend of mine today. We dated for a little while in January/February and while it didn't work out as a romantic relationship we maintained friendly relations. I broke it off after I realized she was still in love with her long-time ex-boyfriend. I don't like playing second fiddle in most things (Yes, I am a control freak), and certainly not in a relationship. It seems that she has gotten herself in a fair spot of trouble... she pregnant... again... getting an abortion... again... [SIGH].
I like her as a friend, and she needs help: she is allergic to latex (actually allergic... rashes and swelling etc.), but isn't careful in ensuring that she uses protection at ALL times. She engages in high-risk behavior, but seems to ignore the consequences in the 'heat of the moment'. Did I mention... the fact that she wasn't on the pill at the time because she couldn't afford it? ARGH!!! Why is that? Anyways, she gets to go an get another abortion done, and rumors have started at work about her upcoming abortion so she is getting flak from her co-workers about murdering her unborn child. That's real productive people... pressuring an obviously distressed woman into carrying a child to term that she is obviously unprepared to have: emotionally, mentally, and physically. I'm not exactly a Pro-Choice person but I do feel that using abortion as a method of birth control is wrong and isn't something that our overburdened heath care system should support. Rape, Incest, one-time errors sure... but the second and third and fourth abortions that I know some people have should not be covered.
Anyways, back to my friend. I hope she gets some help. She has promised me she is going to see a counselor, and that she is going to abstain from sex until she gets herself sorted out. I hope so… because I do not want to see a friend die from something that can easily be prevented.
