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Posted on 10/23/2006 2:58:32 PM PDT by Salvation
You are correct.
That might work. I haven't talked to her for about a week now but will be in touch with her. Yes, I would have to figure out a way to filter out people who would hurt her. She's very vulnerable and needs some nice friends. She's been reduced to poverty, is really kind of an intelligent, classy person, she has a really sparkling personality when she's up. Thank you for your kindness. We will try to figure something out.
I will add your friend to my prayers. My best friend growing up had an abortion when we were in highschool. I didn't know how to comfort her. I tried taking flowers to her after the procedure but her mom wouldn't let me in to talk to her. She won't talk about it now. She's happily married with 2 beautiful girls. I wish I had known more about abortion then. She is the reason I am pro-life today.
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I'm glad that I didn't know more about abortion, grew up in a different time. Nobody I knew would have done it, you had to go to NY or Sweden. But this is now.
I don't know why I am prolife for sure. There was a period after my divorce when I was doing what people do, I thought if I got pregnant I would have to go to blank blank and get an abortion. Luckily that didn't happen; I was always afraid to have a child out of wedlock, not that I didn't have to deal with other things.
I guess the Catholic church gets the credit for my being prolife now. False apparition, book I sent in for, there was a poem in it that touched my heart forever, and I did a 180, not that I had any experience with anyone I knew or anything, this was right after Roe vs. Wade. My gf down the street got pg, was divorced, had an appt for an abortion, I didn't know anything about it, she cancelled it herself, then she came to see me, we went for a long walk in the park, I encouraged her about the baby, said well you didn't talk to her about faith and religion but was positive and said there would be a way. Then she was going to give it up to a rich couple out east. The doctor was kind of pressuring her, probably would have gotten a cut. She had the baby, and cried and cried, couldn't give it up. The guy married her and she's had about as good a life with him as one can have under the circumstances, actually pulled herself up from the pits, taught architecture at the university, and never had a day in college when I knew her.
I have paid my dues with my children, won't go in to it, people being judgmental, etc. This last one was the hardest. No matter how hard you try to share your life experiences and wisdom with your children, they will do their own thing. I feel like it has been a terrible test, but I stubbornly cling to my prolife ways, even though it is foolishness in the world's eyes and you see no light at the end of the tunnel. You walk by faith, do what you think is right, wasn't my ultimate call anyway, gets rough to keep any faith sometimes.
I called my 2nd cousin, never knew him much when I was young, we talked long distance for two hours about bunches of things. Stem cells came up. He was for it. I said no, I can't go along with that. My line in the sand it that it is life, once there are 46 chromosomes, I don't care if it is a blob, it is potentially just as human as you and I. It is hard to live in such times. I'm not militant about my beliefs, just silently grieve. And pray when I can. And help what little I can. You can't reason with people on the other side of it until sometimes they get slapped upside the head, I guess. And some never do or will in this life, and I have to accept that. One day, long after I'm gone, and I won't be remembered much, my grandchildren will remember grandma didn't believe in abortion. My children will carry the torch. My daughter did save (was a big part of it anyway) one baby, her half-sister's. She ran away and hid at her house for a week and my ex relented. But he made her get one the next time. That boy I believe my daughter saved treated my other daughter like cr*p this past year; he's a teenager now. Little does he know why he is here and not there. Life throws you some strange curves.
**there's BIRTH CONTROL**
Even that is a choice against life. A couple is not allowing life to form in the mother's womb.
Telling words, aren't they?
**Should be read by any woman considering an abortion...**
Absolutely agree with you!
**all of this suffering was basically caused by a parent's failure to give a small child a simple hug and I kind word or two **
Yes, very sad.
Thanks for the bumps and the resources.
**Maybe if she returned to the church of her childhood, she could find peace and the strength to overcome. **
Exactly what happened to the girl in this story. I would print off this story if I were you and give it to read. There is hope. She can be forgiven!
**the mother....just misguid88
The mother can return to the church too. I will pray for both of them.
**she doesn't understand why God can't instantly heal her.**
God can instantly heal her, if that is His plan. However, like the girl in this story, most healing comes slowly in stages.
You have FReepmail.
I thought it was a very moving as well as motivating story that could be used by many.
Yes they are. One thing I've made sure my children got is a sense of safety and sureness. Like the other poster said, my children know exactly what I think of them. Without letting them become "too precious" they are extremely precious and yet have good boundaries and are mindful of other's needs.
I'm extremely thankful I was able to give them so much more than I was given, and I don't mean materially.
The pro-life folks I know and have worked with are compassionate, caring, willing to help whatever it takes.
I know this woman is trying to make a point....but we shouldn't let anyone define us like this.
This woman doesn't mention visitng a crisis pregnancy center....
..If she had, she would have found the caring, loving, non-judgmental response she was seeking.
Agree with you that this portrayal is not accurate. And from her current career in work, I am sure she realizes the same.
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